Magok octopus restaurant with rice cake and egg custard: Jju Baksa

Why Jju Baksa Magok Branch for octopus near Yangcheon Hyanggyo Station?

Jju Baksa Magok Branch is a hot-plate jjukkumi (webfoot octopus) specialty restaurant in Magok-dong, near Yangcheon Hyanggyo Station. After coming back from a trip, I was really craving spicy octopus, so I searched for good restaurants near Yangcheon Hyanggyo Station and ended up at Jju Baksa Magok Branch.

I usually love spicy food and crave octopus every once in a while, but this particular day I was especially craving something spicy and delicious.

Jju Baksa Magok Branch hours and free parking

Here's the business info for Jju Baksa Magok Branch.

• Hours: 11:00 AM – 1:00 AM the next day
• Takeout and delivery available
• Parking available (2.5 hours free parking at Daebang DMC Tower 2)

Outdoor tables with blankets at Jju Baksa Magok Branch

Jju Baksa also has outdoor tables set up, which looked great for enjoying a cool meal outside on a nice day.

With the cooler weather lately, eating at the outdoor tables seemed perfect. The atmosphere was nice, and it felt like an even more relaxed way to enjoy the meal. They even thought to provide blankets in case it got chilly — such a nice touch!

Inside Jju Baksa Magok Branch and what's on the menu

Disposable aprons were provided.

The set menus include the Hanmaek 2-bottle set, a liquor set, a drink set, and a fried rice set, each of which comes with egg custard and corn cheese. The à la carte menu has hot plate rosé octopus, juu-samsae, jju-usam, jjusamgyeop, and jjukkumi, plus a 10,000 won lunch special until 3 PM. Fried rice and extras include flying fish roe cheese fried rice, flying fish roe fried rice, cheese fried rice, and extra meat, while the sides are octopus ramyeon, fish cake soup, pineapple sorbet, cheese fondue, cheese egg custard, and crab egg custard.

Orders are placed through the tablet at each table. They're also running an event where you get a free drink or alcoholic beverage if you leave a Naver receipt review or participate in the Instagram hashtag event.

The basic table setup comes with perilla leaves, pickled radish, peanut dipping sauce for the octopus, flying fish roe, and cellophane noodle salad.

The jjusamgyeop set: octopus, pork belly, rice cake and corn cheese

Rather than just octopus, we ordered the jjusamgyeop set so we could enjoy pork belly alongside it too. The set composition was really generous.

The spicy seasoned octopus and pork belly combo, topped with rice cake.

And here they add the combo that needs no explanation — savory corn cheese.

The octopus had a springy, chewy texture and the sauce was spicy in a way that really woke up the appetite. Adding pork belly to the mix softened the heat, making it a combo I kept going back to.

Earthenware egg custard and bean sprouts

Side dishes matter a lot when eating spicy food, and egg custard comes with the set. The hot pot egg custard had a truly soft, fluffy texture that paired really well with the spicy octopus. Taking a spoonful of egg custard between bites of octopus mellowed out the heat, letting me enjoy the octopus even more.

They also stir-fry in bean sprouts with a nice crunchy texture.

Perilla leaf wraps with pickled radish, flying fish roe and peanut sauce

The best way to eat it: put octopus and pork belly on a perilla leaf, add pickled radish and flying fish roe, drizzle on the savory peanut sauce, and wrap it all up in one bite — it was genuinely delicious. The fragrant perilla leaf, the tangy crunch of the pickled radish, and the popping texture of the flying fish roe all came together beautifully with the octopus.

Finishing with octopus hot-plate fried rice

After eating our fill of octopus and pork belly, we finished with the highlight — the fried rice. Fried rice is simply a must!

They add rice to the leftover sauce and fry it right on the hot plate.

Even though I was full, I couldn't stop reaching for more.

Perfectly crisped rice with properly seasoned octopus fried rice!

We cleaned our plates completely. By the time we were finishing up, the restaurant had filled up with customers at every table. I could see why this place is so popular. Return visit rating: 100%.

Even if you drive, parking is available with up to 2.5 hours free, so we could eat comfortably. I'd highly recommend Jju Baksa, a great restaurant near Yangcheon Hyanggyo Station!