Kkachisan Japanese diner: katsu poured vs dipped, icy soba, Hekbap
In short
Hekbap Kkachisan Branch (핵밥 까치산점) is a Japanese home-style rice bowl restaurant on the 2nd floor of the Lotteria building near Exit 3 of Kkachisan Station in Gangseo, Seoul. We ordered two Western-style pork cutlets (₩11,900 each), one with the sauce poured over and one with the sauce on the side for dipping, plus a ₩2,500 mini udon add-on and a ₩10,000 maru soba (cold soba) with slushy ice floating in the broth. Hekbap Kkachisan Branch keeps the seasoning light and clean, which makes it a good pick for a family meal with kids or a solo summer lunch.
Good to know
- Getting there
- Kkachisan Station Exit 3 · 2-min walk (store listing, Oct 6, 2026)
- Location
- 2F, 35 Gangseo-ro, Gangseo-gu, Seoul; 99 m from Kkachisan Station Exit 3 (2nd floor of the Lotteria building)
- Opening hours
- Daily 11:00–21:00, last order 20:30
- Break time
- Daily 15:00–16:30
- Parking
- No parking in the building; use the nearby Kkachisan Station Hwagok Bon 1-1 public car park (₩50 per 5 minutes, up to ₩2,000 per day)
- Seating
- Tables for 4, tables for 2 and solo seats; high chairs available
- How to order
- Order on the tablet at your table; choose a single dish or a set
- Western-style pork cutlet
- ₩11,900
- Maru soba
- ₩10,000
- Mini udon add-on
- ₩2,500
- Cube steak rice bowl
- ₩12,900
- Pork jowl rice bowl
- ₩11,900
- Korean beef intestine rice bowl
- ₩13,900
- Karai ramen
- ₩11,000
- Mazesoba
- ₩10,900
- Price reference
- ₩11,900 ≈ $8.9 · ₩2,500 ≈ $1.9 · ₩10,000 ≈ $7.5 (2026-10-18)
as written by the visitor on Jun 15, 2026
Today I'm introducing a clean, tidy Japanese home-style rice bowl place near Kkachisan Station: Hekbap Kkachisan Branch (핵밥 까치산점) 🫡
Where is Hekbap Kkachisan Branch, and where do you park?
Hekbap Kkachisan Branch is 99 m from Exit 3 of Kkachisan Station, on the 2nd floor of the Lotteria building. Walk straight about 50 m from the exit and you'll spot it. 💃
There's no parking in the building, so use the nearby public lot, the Kkachisan Station Hwagok Bon 1-1 public parking lot. It costs ₩50 per 5 minutes, up to ₩2,000 a day. 🚗
At the entrance there's a short menu overview. You can enjoy all kinds of Japanese home-style dishes here, such as rice bowls, ramen, soba, udon, katsu and curry, in a tidy setting. 👌
Hekbap Kkachisan Branch opening hours and break time
Hekbap Kkachisan Branch is open daily 11:00-21:00, with a break from 15:00 to 16:30. Last order is at 20:30. ⏰️
What are the seats like for solo diners and family meals?
The inside of Hekbap Kkachisan Branch was pleasant and neat, with 4-person tables, 2-person tables, and even solo seats for people eating alone. ✨️✨️✨️
Disposable aprons are provided on the wall, and there are high chairs too, so I'd recommend it for family meals. 🤗
Hekbap is a Japanese home-style restaurant, but I really loved its slogan, "a restaurant that protects the heart of rice." 👍👍👍
Hekbap Kkachisan Branch signature dishes and prices
You order by tablet at each table at Hekbap Kkachisan Branch. The signature dishes are below.
- Cube steak bowl ₩12,900 – a light bowl with cube steak grilled to order
- Pork jowl bowl ₩11,900 – tender, savory pork jowl (a special cut) grilled in a house sauce
- Korean beef intestine bowl ₩13,900 – bouncy texture with smoky char and spicy seasoning
- Karai ramen ₩11,000 – spicy chili and fragrant garlic as the finishing touch
- Mazesoba ₩10,900 – Japanese-style mixed noodles with various toppings and Hekbap's special sauce, richer in flavor the more you mix
- Western-style king katsu ₩11,900 – freshly fried crispy cutlet topped with a fragrant sauce
There were plenty more rice bowls and ramen on the menu. You can order à la carte or as a set, and I liked that you can add various fried sides too. 🤗
Today's order was two Western-style katsu at ₩11,900 each, a mini udon add-on for ₩2,500, and a soba for ₩10,000.
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Tips on how to enjoy each dish best are also posted at the table. 👀 The table was neatly arranged!! My favorite thing was the hair tie 🤗
And finally, the dishes I ordered arrive!!!! 🍽
How does the icy maru soba taste? (₩10,000)
The maru soba is ₩10,000, and the mini udon is the one I added to the Western-style katsu for ₩2,500 😋
It was hot out, so I ordered the maru soba to cool down. It came with ice floating in it, topped with fried tofu, shredded seaweed and cabbage 👍👍👍
Maru soba is good for dieting and good for your health!! The broth wasn't salty and tasted clean, and the noodles were springy and nutty 😋 I highly recommend it this summer.
Western-style katsu: pour-on vs dip-on-the-side (₩11,900)
The Western-style katsu (gyeongyangsik donkkaseu) at Hekbap Kkachisan Branch is ₩11,900. 🍽
The katsu came as a neat full tray with cabbage salad, kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi), pickled radish, cheese rice cake and a clear soup. 👌
Hekbap's sweetish Western-style katsu sauce is perfect for kids, and even as an adult I enjoyed it since it isn't salty. 😋 I ordered one pour-on and one dip-on-the-side, and even the pour-on katsu stayed crispy, moist inside and crunchy outside 👏👏👏
In the cross-section, the meat is thick, with a nice chew and a tender bite. 😋 It was light with no gamey smell.
Mini udon add-on (₩2,500)
This is the mini udon I added to the Western-style katsu for ₩2,500. 🍽
The mini udon had a clean broth, and the noodles were springy and chewy 😋
Hekbap Kkachisan Branch: overall verdict
Everything I ordered at Hekbap Kkachisan Branch today was a hit. If you want a rice bowl place in Kkachisan serving a range of Japanese home-style dishes in a clean, comfortable setting, I recommend giving it a visit. 🤗
Another piggy-good day wrapped up!!! 🐷 Thanks for the meal.
Where it is
35 Gangseo-ro, 2nd floor, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 강서구 강서로 35 2층
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