Magok Seoul restaurant with crab egg custard octopus set: Jju Baksa

Today I'm bringing you a review of Jju Baksa Magok Branch, a great spot near Yangcheon Hyanggyo Station for when you're craving that combo of spicy webfoot octopus and savory grilled meat! With the cool weather, it's the perfect place to throw open the folding doors and enjoy that outdoor patio (yajang) vibe.

Where is Jju Baksa Magok Branch and what are its hours?

Jju Baksa Magok Branch is on the 1st floor, Unit 130, of Daebang DMC City 2 Officetel, 23 Magokdong-ro 10-gil, Gangseo-gu, Seoul. It's open daily from 11:00 AM to 1:00 AM, and there's outdoor patio (yajang) seating. Parking is free for 2.5 hours at Daebang MCity 2.

How to walk to Jju Baksa Magok Branch from Yangcheon Hyanggyo Station

It's located in the shopping units on the 1st floor of Daebang DMC City 2 Officetel, about a 3-minute walk from Exit 8 of Yangcheon Hyanggyo Station (Line 9).

On nice-weather days you can eat outside for that patio (yajang) atmosphere.

If you eat outside, this is the park view you get!

I went right at weekend opening so there was no wait for me, but it seems like there's a line during regular meal hours.

Here's the inside of the restaurant. Looks like celebrities have stopped by too — there are autographs on one wall.

Jju Baksa menu and prices

Here's the full lineup on the menu board. It's packed with great-value sets, single dishes, and sides.

Jju Baksa set menus, including the 38,000 won drink set

• Alcohol Set (₩38,000) — jjusamgyeop for 2 + service menu (choose 1) + self-made rice ball + flying fish roe (15g) + 1 bottle of alcohol (3 people ₩52,000 / 4 people ₩66,000)
• Drink Set (₩35,000) — jjusamgyeop for 2 + service menu (choose 1) + self-made rice ball + flying fish roe (15g) + 1 bottle of a drink (3 people ₩49,000 / 4 people ₩63,000)
• Fried Rice Set (₩33,000) — jjusamgyeop for 2 + service menu (choose 1) + flying fish roe or cheese fried rice + flying fish roe (15g) (3 people ₩47,000 / 4 people ₩61,000)
• Add ₩3,000 to change the meat to jjuusam (beef brisket), or ₩5,000 to change it to jjusamsae (pork belly + shrimp)
• Service menu (choose 2 for orders of 4+): cheese egg custard / crab egg custard / soft egg custard / cream spaghetti

Single main dishes and the 10,000 won lunch special

• (Minimum 2 people required for a first order of these menus)
• Rose webfoot octopus: ₩16,000
• Hot plate jjusamsae (octopus + pork belly + shrimp): ₩16,000
• Hot plate jjuusam (octopus + beef brisket): ₩15,000
• Hot plate jjusamgyeop / hot plate octopus: ₩14,000
• Lunch Special (₩10,000) — grilled dish (octopus or jjusam) + cheese egg custard + hot plate fried rice (11:00 AM–3:00 PM / minimum 2 people / cheese topping +₩2,500 available)

Choosing your spice level

• Mild (about as spicy as Shin Ramyun)
• Medium (a bit spicier than Shin Ramyun)
• Spicy (about as spicy as Buldak Bokkeum-myeon)

Hit and highly recommended dishes

• Flying fish roe cheese fried rice ₩4,500 / flying fish roe fried rice ₩3,500 / cheese fried rice ₩3,500
• Extra beef brisket (180g) ₩9,000 / extra pork belly (180g) ₩8,000 / extra shrimp (6 pcs) ₩6,000

Side dishes and drinks

• Fish cake soup ₩9,900 / pineapple sorbet ₩8,000 / octopus ramyeon ₩7,000
• Cheese or crab egg custard ₩5,000 / plain egg custard ₩4,500 / cream spaghetti ₩4,000 / cheese fondue (100g) ₩3,000
• Self-made rice ball ₩3,000 / rice cake serving (cheese or plain) ₩2,500 / flying fish roe (25g) ₩2,500
• Noodle serving (udon or ramyeon) ₩2,000 / corn butter ₩2,000 / fried eggs (2) ₩1,500 / bowl of rice ₩1,000
• Alcohol: Maehwasu, Cheongha ₩6,000 / beer (Cass, Terra), soju, makgeolli (Jipyeong) ₩5,000 / soft drinks ₩2,000 / Coolpis ₩1,500

The set menus and lunch special seem like the best value here. And since it's open until 1 AM, there are also drinking-snack items like octopus ramyeon and fish cake soup for people coming in for a second or third round, haha.

That day, we ordered the generously composed drink set and changed the meat to jjuusam (beef brisket). For spice we went medium — a bit spicier than Shin Ramyun — with zero-sugar cola to drink, and the service menu item we chose was the moist crab egg custard! That comes to ₩38,000.

Corn butter comes out free.

This is the crab egg custard we got as our service item. It reminded me of a crab omelet I once had at a fusion Japanese restaurant. So fluffy!

Hot plate jjuusam cooked at the table by the staff

🐙 Here's the hot plate jjuusam. Fresh rolled beef brisket comes out piled up generously like a mountain.

There were cooking instructions written out, but a staff member actually cooked it for us bb — so convenient, haha.

Nice touch adding bean sprouts too bb

Sizzling away on the hot plate with the octopus, crunchy bean sprouts, and rice cake, the rich sweet-and-spicy sauce soaks perfectly into everything. The medium spice level was a pleasantly tingling kind of spicy, pairing perfectly with the rich, savory beef brisket.

Self-made rice balls and ssam wraps at Jju Baksa

The self-made rice ball included in the set is loaded with seaweed flakes and finely chopped pickled radish, giving it an appealing savory, crunchy texture.

Placing the jjuusam on a fragrant perilla leaf, then topping it with rice ball and popping flying fish roe for a ssam (wrap), fills your mouth with layers of flavor 🤍

Right as the spice starts kicking in, a spoonful of the soft crab egg custard we chose as our service dish cools everything down comfortingly. Finishing it off with the fizzy zero-sugar cola made for a flawless meal. The portion was just right, but we still ended up adding extra beef brisket into the leftover sauce.

Extra beef brisket serving — pretty huge portion, right?

They said they'd add more sauce if we ran out, but ours was just the right amount.

Final verdict: who will enjoy Jju Baksa Magok Branch?

I'd recommend this to anyone near Yangcheon Hyanggyo Station looking for a filling, good-value hot plate octopus meal. The set menus are so generously composed that they work great for a solid meal, a drinking session with friends, or even a date-night course.