Ansan Korean BBQ with half-and-half beef ribs: Yangsimso

Ansan Gojan-dong half-and-half beef rib platter

Yangsimso is a chain, and the Ansan Gojan Branch I visited is near Ansan City Hall. You can use the building’s underground parking lot.

Inside Yangsimso Ansan Gojan Branch

The spacious dining room has four-person tables and group seating, so it looks great for a family meal or group gathering. Personally, table spacing is one of the things I care about most at a Korean BBQ restaurant, and there was plenty of room here, making it comfortable to eat without feeling cramped ☺️👍

Menu and platter order

They sell meat platters and à la carte dishes, plus lunch specials for anyone who finds meat a bit much at lunchtime—just something to keep in mind~!

They also set out the complimentary side dishes—scallion salad, sweet corn, kimchi, and more—along with a variety of sauces that go well with the meat.

👇 What we ordered 👇 600g beef rib platter (half fresh beef rib meat + half marinated beef rib meat) + 120g yukhoe (Korean beef tartare) + doenjang-jjigae (soybean paste stew) 📌 ₩75,000

A tidy self-service corner

You can get extra side dishes at the self-service corner (❁´◡`❁)

Charcoal-grilled fresh beef rib meat and yukhoe

Here comes the star of the show. The visuals alone were impressive before it even hit the grill ✨ You could tell from the color that this was good meat. I especially liked that the slices weren’t too thin.

As soon as the meat went on the grill, that nutty aroma started wafting up. The key with beef rib meat is not to cook it too long—quickly sear both sides over charcoal to keep all those juices in! ☝️ The charcoal stayed strong right to the end, so the meat cooked beautifully haha.

The yukhoe included in the set was another surprise,,, 😮 I ate it without much expectation, but it felt so fresh. Is yukhoe from a meat restaurant just different? It was so delicious that I polished it off in no time haha.

The doenjang-jjigae included with the platter had lots of meat in it and a nice spicy kick—such a total rice thiefㅠㅠㅠ

I tried the plain beef rib meat with a little salt, and it was clean and nutty, with that distinctive beef flavor building as I chewed. It was tender, and the charcoal aroma made it seriously delicious 🤤🩷

The meat wasn’t tough at all—just tender. As I wrapped it with onion, then scallion salad, changing up the combinations, the platter somehow kept getting emptier and emptier haha.

Perfectly seasoned marinated beef rib meat

The marinated beef rib meat had seasoning that was neither too salty nor too sweet, and it went so well with the juicy meat that it was one of those can’t-go-wrong combinations—ahh. I don’t usually love marinated beef rib meat that much, but Yangsimso’s marinade was especially delicious.

Review-event sausage and Zero Cola

A sausage and Zero Cola from the review event!

The sausage was bigger than I expected, so I wondered if I could finish it—but what do you know,,, it was as delicious as the meat lol.

It had little pockets of cheese throughout, so it beat most meat dishes~~

After eating until I was stuffed, I noticed dental floss, single-use mouthwash, and even finishing candies by the register. I fell for this attention to detail all over again,, 😮🩷

It was quite a lot of food for two people, but we left absolutely nothing behind haha. I can’t believe I only just discovered Yangsimso Ansan Gojan Branch... I think I’ll come here whenever I’m craving meat now.