# Cheongju diner with barley water and free makgeolli: Ttukbangjip - By Saeum (https://superchart.com/en/@lip-tint-shelf/) - Written Sep 19, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Cheongju, Chungbuk - Sponsored: This is a review from a sponsored visit to the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@lip-tint-shelf/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@lip-tint-shelf/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch/index.md) ## In short Ttukbangjip is a lunch-only Korean restaurant on Musimseo-ro in Sajik-dong, Cheongju, serving from 11am to 3pm. Charcoal gochujang pork for two costs 14,000 won and two bowls of rice are 1,000 won each, with a self-serve side dish bar, cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew) and barley water included, plus a free bottle of Cheongju makgeolli (rice wine) for writing a receipt review. The writer normally cannot finish one bowl of rice but emptied two at Ttukbangjip. ## Good to know - **Address**: 1st floor, 435 Musimseo-ro, Seowon-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk - **Hours**: 11:00–15:00 (last order 14:00) - **Parking**: Available in front of the restaurant - **Charcoal gochujang pork**: 14,000 won (serves 2) - **Bowl of rice**: 1,000 won - **Freebie**: Cheongju makgeolli for writing a receipt review - **Price reference**: ₩14,000 ≈ $10 · ₩1,000 ≈ $0.7 (2026-09-20) *as written by the visitor on Sep 19, 2026* Today I went to [ Ttukbangjip ] in Sajik-dong, Cheongju! What's really unusual about this place is that they only do lunch business haha. I'd been wanting to go for ages but the timing never worked out, so I finally went with my boyfriend when our schedules matched! ![Main photo of Ttukbangjip in Sajik-dong, Cheongju](https://img.superchart.com/images/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch-01-bu5tx-1200.webp) ## Ttukbangjip in Sajik-dong, Cheongju: address, hours and parking - Address: 435 Musimseo-ro, 1st floor, Seowon-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea - Hours: 11:00–15:00 (last order 14:00) - Parking: Available in front of the restaurant ## Why is a lunch-only place this busy? ![Exterior of Ttukbangjip](https://img.superchart.com/images/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch-02-1tj6p-740.webp) ![Ttukbangjip busy with lunchtime customers](https://img.superchart.com/images/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch-03-oobbq-740.webp) It really does seem like being open only for lunch means they get a lot of customers! ![Entrance of Ttukbangjip full of grilling smoke](https://img.superchart.com/images/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch-04-m26v1-740.webp) There was a smoky charcoal grill smell filling the air from right at the entrance haha. It seemed like the owner was grilling it all personally — really sweating and toiling over it, so of course it's going to taste good! The place was pretty spacious~~~~ and the tables were spaced far enough apart that we could talk comfortably. ![Dining room of Ttukbangjip with widely spaced tables](https://img.superchart.com/images/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch-05-sziyl-740.webp) They said if you write a receipt review, they'll give you Cheongju makgeolli (rice wine) as a freebie!!!!! ![Sign about the makgeolli freebie for receipt reviews](https://img.superchart.com/images/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch-06-18ine-740.webp) ## What we ordered at Ttukbangjip and what it cost What we ordered was: charcoal gochujang pork ₩14,000 (for 2), and rice ₩1,000 (2 bowls)! ![Table setting at Ttukbangjip with barley water](https://img.superchart.com/images/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch-07-gfo63-740.webp) The water wasn't just plain water but seemed to be barley water??? Honestly regular water tastes a bit fishy to me so I can't drink it easily. This was such a nice touch for someone like me! ![Four basic side dishes at Ttukbangjip](https://img.superchart.com/images/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch-08-1vkd5-740.webp) ## Self-serve side dish bar, barley water and free cheonggukjang They bring out about 4 side dishes~~~ and every single one was really tasty! The kimchi especially was totally my style haha. ![Self-serve bar for extra side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch-09-amo4z-740.webp) If you run low on side dishes while eating, you can just grab more from the self-serve bar! ![Complimentary scallion salad](https://img.superchart.com/images/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch-10-s2qub-740.webp) ![Cheonggukjang packed with beans, served as a basic side](https://img.superchart.com/images/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch-11-bzpr9-740.webp) They also bring out scallion salad and cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew)! I was shocked when I saw the cheonggukjang. They give you this as a basic side...? No way, seriously lol. This isn't your average basic cheonggukjang. It's packed full of beans inside, and the broth was so delicious I kept going back for more!!!!! I think this place might actually be a cheonggukjang specialist haha. ![Charcoal gochujang pork table setting for two](https://img.superchart.com/images/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch-12-1ju9q-740.webp) ## Charcoal gochujang pork for two: portion size and taste The meat came out right after the cheonggukjang! Wow... can you see how it looks? Looks so delicious hehe. It's a portion for two, and there's quite a lot of it!!!!! And the combination with the cheonggukjang was so good! The gochujang pork is a bit spicy but not super, super hot, you know? But the cheonggukjang has a slight kick to it, so I just kept eating! I have another post about a spicy seafood noodle place where I really dug in face-first, and I felt the same thing there — some places where the first bite is just okay, but the more you eat, the more you keep going without getting tired of it, still tasting like that first bite. I felt that Ttukbangjip is exactly that kind of place! You just keep eating. You don't get sick of it! It really felt like the textbook definition of Korean home-style cooking! ## Two bowls of rice from someone who never finishes one I can't even finish one bowl of rice normally! When my boyfriend and I go out to eat, I eat so little that he ends up struggling to finish my leftovers too — but here it was the opposite lol. ![Table mid-meal with two emptied bowls of rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch-13-1db7s-740.webp) Can you see this...? It's the rare sight of me eating the rice my boyfriend left behind lol (he usually can't eat much at his first meal lol). This is a genuinely good restaurant that got even a small eater like me to finish two bowls of rice lol. I think the cheonggukjang especially is the kicker! Honestly, even while writing this post I want to go back again~~~~~~~ Please keep the business running for a long time, owner... T.T ![Empty dishes cleaned out at Ttukbangjip](https://img.superchart.com/images/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch-14-1qd8y-740.webp) Cleaned my plate down to the kimchi!!!!! If you're looking for a place to eat in Sajik-dong, Cheongju, I highly, highly recommend [ Ttukbangjip ]!!!!! ## Where it is - Ttukbangjip (뚝방집) - 435 Musimseo-ro, 1st floor, Seowon-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea - 충청북도 청주시 서원구 무심서로 435 1층 - 36.6304077, 127.4809729 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%9A%9D%EB%B0%A9%EC%A7%91/@36.6304077,127.4809729,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@lip-tint-shelf/ddukbangjip-cheongju-sajikdong-lunch/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt