Suwon Korean BBQ: which beef cut to grill first at Sogogi Twist

Beef is usually too pricey for me to try often~ but at Sogogi Twist, a BBQ place near Yeongtong District Office in Suwon, I ate as much as I wanted until I was stuffed ^^

It's 1kg of beef for ₩88,000, not even a geun (600g)~ and the cuts are the tastiest ones: jebichuri (chuck flap tail), shrimp cut and chuck flap. There's also an opening event with 200g of free brisket, so you should go now. You really should ^^

Sogogi Twist Yeongtong District Office Branch: location, hours and parking

Sogogi Twist Yeongtong District Office Branch is at 393 Hyowon-ro, 1st floor, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 952m from Exit 4 of Maetangwonseon Station. It's open 15:00–24:00, every day of the year.

• Location: 393 Hyowon-ro, 1st floor, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon (952m from Maetangwonseon Station Exit 4)
• Hours: 15:00–24:00 (open every day)
• Parking: building basement lot (2 hours free)
• Alcohol and corkage: available, ₩10,000 per bottle (no bottle limit, excludes drinks sold in store)

Sogogi Twist menu and prices

The signature item is the prime beef platter: 1kg for ₩88,000 or 500g for ₩54,000. Here's everything on the menu board: the Korean pork platter, the MB9 wagyu special platter, single items and sides.

Platters (best value)

• Pork platter (Korean pork), pork belly + pork neck: 800g ₩74,000 / 400g ₩38,000
• Beef platter (prime), flower shrimp cut + chuck flap + jebichuri (pick 2 or 3): 1kg ₩88,000 / 500g ₩54,000
• Special platter (MB9), wagyu ribeye + wagyu flower cut: 1kg ₩128,000 / 500g ₩77,000
• Mountain-high brisket (500g): ₩49,000
• Beef yukhoe-style raw beef sashimi (good days only, 180g Korean beef): ₩35,000

Single cuts (200g each)

• Pork belly / pork neck: ₩20,000
• Beef (prime) brisket: ₩20,000
• Beef (prime) flower shrimp cut / chuck flap / jebichuri: ₩25,000
• Wagyu (MB9) ribeye / flower cut: ₩35,000

Side dishes

• Fresh pork kimchi stew: ₩9,000
• Cold noodles, plain or spicy: ₩8,000
• Beef doenjang rice pot / kkakdugi (radish kimchi) fried rice / cheese bomb steamed egg: ₩7,000
• Bean sprout hangover ramen: ₩6,000
• Beef doenjang (soybean paste) stew: ₩5,000
• Extra mushrooms: ₩3,000 / bowl of rice: ₩1,500

Alcohol and drinks

• Soju · beer: ₩5,000
• Chung-ha: ₩6,000 / bokbunja (black raspberry wine): ₩15,000
• Iljipjin-ro Mild: ₩19,000
• Iljipjin-ro 25: ₩25,000
• Iljipjin-ro OAK45: ₩39,000
• Set upgrade (2 tonic waters + ice + lemon): +₩6,000
• Tonic water: ₩3,000 / soft drink: ₩2,000

How many people does a 1kg beef platter for 88,000 won feed?

Even at 200g per person, the 1kg prime beef platter at Sogogi Twist is enough for 5 adults to eat their fill. What makes this place a hit is that the top-grade prime beef platter (flower shrimp cut + chuck flap + jebichuri) is 1kg for ₩88,000, crazy good value, and the Korean pork platter (pork belly + neck) is also a real bargain at 800g for ₩74,000 / 400g for ₩38,000.

These days lots of BBQ places give you less than 150g per serving, but with 1kg of prime beef, even at 200g each, 5 adults can eat their fill ^^

Opening event: 200g of free brisket

When I visited, Sogogi Twist Yeongtong District Office Branch was giving out an extra 200g of brisket as an opening event, so it was really packed~ I grilled the free brisket first, and you wouldn't believe it was a freebie, there was a decent amount, it cooked in seconds on the grill, and one bite and the richness just melted on my tongue haha

Jebichuri, ribeye cap, chuck flap tail: which order should you grill them in?

The tip a Sogogi Twist staff member gave me: grill in the order jebichuri ➡️ shrimp cut ➡️ chuck flap. You move from the lean cuts to the heavily marbled ones, so it gets more tender and richer in flavor as you go.

The beef platter arrived with gorgeous marbling and fresh dry ice smoke~ Of course the look was insane, so I took photos like crazy haha

The platter is jebichuri, shrimp cut and chuck flap, so I asked the staff which order tastes best,

and got the tip: jebichuri ➡️ shrimp cut ➡️ chuck flap is the best way to eat it ^^ Once I tried it, my head and tongue both got it right away~ First enjoy the beefy aroma of the lean, chewy jebichuri,

then move on to the juicy, moist shrimp cut,

and finally the chuck flap, the peak of marbling. It gets more tender and flavorful as you go and it's totally delicious T_T It melts and disappears in your mouth T_T

How to grill prime beef so it stays tender

The key with the prime beef at Sogogi Twist is to lightly cook only as much as you'll eat at once and eat it as soon as the pink is gone. The order isn't the only thing that matters, the grilling matters too ^^

Maybe because it's prime grade, the ratio of lean meat to fat is really excellent^^ If you grill beef too long it gets tough no matter how good the cut is, so cook just what you'll eat in one go, lightly, and gobble it down the moment the pink disappears. That's the poiiint~!!! haha

That way you can fully taste the tender juices, so my chopsticks never stopped moving as I devoured the moist, soft beef~

There's so much meat that, I was told, you can take any leftovers home, so just order the beef platter no matter what ^^

This wasabi soy sauce was a total kick. It goes so well with the beef and tastes great!!

Parking and atmosphere at Sogogi Twist Yeongtong District Office Branch

For parking, use the paid unmanned Millennium Plaza 24-hour lot under the restaurant; a 2-hour parking discount is available with a meal. No worries about driving there~

We went around 6 p.m., early for dinner, and there were already lots of customers who'd heard about the opening ^^

Finishing with beef doenjang stew, and the verdict

I finished at Sogogi Twist with the ₩5,000 beef doenjang stew~ It's packed with vegetables and beef and has a deep savory flavor, and at ₩5,000 T_T it's practically free

Honestly, I was half in doubt when they said they'd pile on 1kg of prime beef at this price. Like, come on, when there's a lot the quality must be bad or there's some catch, right? But there was nothing, they really do pile on 1kg of prime beef for ₩88,000. I'm so grateful haha

If you're looking for a group dinner or family meal near Yeongtong District Office in Suwon, I strongly recommend Sogogi Twist Yeongtong District Office Branch, where you can stuff yourself with high-quality prime beef at a super bargain price. Drop by before the opening event ends~ It's a place that sells beef cheaper than pork belly ^^