# Yangju restaurant for family charcoal dakgalbi: Seorak Makguksu - By Jisoo (https://superchart.com/en/@midday-tablecloth/) - Written Sep 10, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Yangju, Gyeonggi - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@midday-tablecloth/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@midday-tablecloth/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/index.md) ## In short Seorak Makguksu Chuncheon Dakgalbi Yangju Branch is a charcoal-grilled chicken restaurant in Yangju, Gyeonggi. We enjoyed staff-grilled pre-cooked dakgalbi, roomy parking, high chairs, a self-service bar, and children’s doenjang-jjigae. A comfortable choice for a family dinner after a Yangju trip. ## Good to know - **Parking**: Spacious, comfortable parking area - **Amenities**: High chairs, self-service bar, and children’s doenjang-jjigae - **Chicken**: 100% Korean chilled chicken thigh meat *as written by the visitor on Sep 10, 2026* I really love charcoal dakgalbi (spicy grilled chicken), so whenever I travel to Gapyeong or Chuncheon, I always make sure to have it. This time, while visiting Dongducheon and Yangju, I was craving charcoal dakgalbi, so we went to Seorak Makguksu Chuncheon Dakgalbi Yangju Branch. We visited for dinner after our Yangju trip, and I absolutely loved it—the food was delicious, the restaurant was clean, and the parking was spacious 👍 You can enjoy charcoal-scented dakgalbi right in Yangju, and even better, the staff grill the pre-cooked charcoal dakgalbi for you, so it was both incredibly tasty and easy to enjoy. ## Location, parking, and visitor information ![Location and parking guide for Seorak Makguksu Chuncheon Dakgalbi Yangju Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner-01-1ei82-966.webp) If you are driving, search for “Seorak Makguksu Chuncheon Dakgalbi Yangju Branch” or “211 Mansong-ro, Yangju-si, Gyeonggi-do” in your navigation app to find it easily :) Since I am still a nervous driver when we go out for family meals... haha, easy parking is something I pay close attention to. (No matter how good a restaurant is, if parking is difficult or the space is too tight, it feels a little daunting to visit with children.) Seorak Makguksu Chuncheon Dakgalbi Yangju Branch has a spacious, pleasant parking area, so it was great to visit by car. When you are travelling around Yangju or near Lakewood CC, you will often be driving, so being able to eat without worrying about parking felt like a real plus. For public transportation users, it is also conveniently located for getting there on foot or by car from major bus stops in Mansong-dong and the Goeup district 😊 ## A clean restaurant that was easy to visit with children ![Interior of Seorak Makguksu Chuncheon Dakgalbi Yangju Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner-02-1v39f-966.webp) ![Clean and bright restaurant interior](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner-03-1q4yo-966.webp) As it is a newly opened restaurant, the interior felt clean and bright overall. It was comfortable for a family meal, and the owner and staff were all kind, making it a nice relaxed stop for a meal during our trip. We visited with the kids, and the space was well maintained, with high chairs available, so it would be easy to come with younger children too 😊 On a hot day, food eaten in front of charcoal can be hard to enjoy if the restaurant is too hot or stuffy, but we could eat in a cool, clean space, which was great. ## Pre-cooked charcoal dakgalbi grilled by the staff ![Table setting with pre-cooked charcoal dakgalbi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner-04-o0ueq-966.webp) ![Pre-cooked dakgalbi placed over charcoal](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner-05-lhj12-966.webp) ![Staff grilling seasoned charcoal dakgalbi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner-06-e63m3-966.webp) Seasoned dakgalbi can be a little tricky because if the heat is too high, the marinade burns first, so you have to keep turning it. But here, the charcoal dakgalbi comes pre-cooked, so there is no long wait, and the staff grill it deliciously for you—that made it even better. They put the dakgalbi over the charcoal and turn it at just the right moments so it does not burn, so you can simply chat comfortably while you wait. ![Dakgalbi cooking over charcoal](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner-07-9rtv3-966.webp) Once cooked, the dakgalbi was placed on a double-layered iron plate to keep it warm, so we could enjoy it hot right through to the end of the meal 👍 The chicken itself was tender and juicy, and the gentle smoky aroma from the charcoal kept me reaching for more 🔥 ![Tender dakgalbi with a charcoal aroma](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner-08-1guc1-1200.webp) The meat was tender rather than dry, so it was great for eating with children too. ![Tender dakgalbi enjoyed with children](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner-09-mnze0-966.webp) ![Seasoned dakgalbi with ssam vegetables](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner-10-thlyl-966.webp) The seasoning was not just aggressively spicy; it had soaked deliciously into the chicken. It was good with rice and also wrapped in ssam vegetables (wrap greens). And personally, rice-cake add-ons are a must for me 😆 ## Refill as much as you like at the self-service bar ![Self-service bar for refilling side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner-11-1wa9w-966.webp) ![Mustard-pickled cabbage and dongchimi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner-12-4o5j2-966.webp) ![Basic side dishes for a charcoal dakgalbi meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner-13-1us96-966.webp) We could take as much of the tangy mustard-pickled cabbage and refreshing dongchimi (radish water kimchi) served as basic side dishes as we wanted 🥬 When eating charcoal dakgalbi, you start craving something fresh and cool in between, and a bite of dongchimi made my palate feel cleansed. ![Dongchimi served with dakgalbi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner-14-1p7in-966.webp) ![Pickled cabbage from the self-service bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner-15-xzirn-966.webp) The pickled cabbage was also lovely with the dakgalbi. Best of all, it was convenient to get more side dishes from the self-service bar whenever we needed them instead of repeatedly asking the staff. ## Children’s doenjang-jjigae is also recommended when visiting with kids There is a separate children’s doenjang-jjigae (soybean-paste stew), so it was easy for the kids to have a meal alongside the dakgalbi 🍲 Rather than eating only charcoal dakgalbi, having warm doenjang-jjigae and rice with it makes for a filling meal. ![Children’s doenjang-jjigae and rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner-16-106om-966.webp) ![Dakgalbi meal enjoyed by children](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner-17-zb3mi-966.webp) The kids ate dakgalbi, rice, and doenjang-jjigae together, and it made for a delicious complete meal ❤️ ## A place I would revisit for dinner on a Yangju trip The tender dakgalbi made with 100% Korean chilled chicken thigh meat had a proper charcoal aroma, and because it came pre-cooked and was grilled by the staff, we could enjoy it even more deliciously. Above all, everything was clean and the portions were generous, so our family left truly full. If you are deciding where to have dinner during a Yangju trip, this is somewhere I would recommend to anyone looking for Yangju dakgalbi. I also recommend it if you need a hearty meal before or after a round near Lakewood CC ❤️ ## Where it is - Seorak Makguksu Chuncheon Dakgalbi Yangju Branch (설악막국수춘천닭갈비 양주점) - 211 Mansong-ro, Yangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (경기도 양주시 만송로 211 1층) - 경기도 양주시 만송로 211 1층 - 37.7833779, 127.0836036 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%84%A4%EC%95%85%EB%A7%89%EA%B5%AD%EC%88%98%EC%B6%98%EC%B2%9C%EB%8B%AD%EA%B0%88%EB%B9%84%20%EC%96%91%EC%A3%BC%EC%A0%90/@37.7833779,127.0836036,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@midday-tablecloth/yangju-charcoal-chicken-family-dinner/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt