# Sweet potato cheese katsu at a Pyeongdong donkatsu spot: Jinsim King - By Duri (https://superchart.com/en/@namdo-doorplate/) - Written Sep 5, 2026 - Updated Sep 15, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gwangsan, Gwangju - Sponsored: This post was written as part of a paid in-store sponsorship. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@namdo-doorplate/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@namdo-doorplate/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@namdo-doorplate/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/index.md) ## In short Jinsim King Donkatsu Pyeongdong Branch is a Western-style pork cutlet (donkatsu) restaurant near Pyeongdong Station in Gwangsan, Gwangju, where workers from the nearby industrial complex come for lunch. The order was gochidon, a cutlet piled with sweet potato mousse, and Jinsim Jjol Cheese Katsu, which brings jjolmyeon (chewy cold noodles) and cheese donkatsu on one plate, with self-serve lettuce wraps cutting the richness; a basic donkatsu is 10,900 won. Portions are so big that Jinsim King Donkatsu keeps a self-packing station by the door — generous and genuinely tasty. ## Good to know - **Location**: 11-13 Pyeongdong-ro 800beon-gil, 1st floor, unit 102, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju - **Hours**: 10:00–21:00 - **Parking**: Plenty of parking right in front of the restaurant - **Basic donkatsu price**: 10,900 won - **What we ordered**: Jinsim Jjol Cheese Katsu, sweet potato cheese donkatsu (gochidon) - **With kids**: High chairs available - **Also good to know**: Self-serve bar (soup, broth, side dishes, lettuce wraps), self-packing station, robot servers - **Price reference**: ₩10,900 ≈ $8.1 · ₩10,000 ≈ $7.4 (2026-09-15) *as written by the visitor on Sep 5, 2026* ![Signature king donkatsu photo at Jinsim King Donkatsu Pyeongdong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-01-1h653-1200.webp) I visited Jinsim King Donkatsu, a spacious pork cutlet restaurant near Pyeongdong Station that gets packed at lunchtime. Every time I eat here it's huge and has none of that greasy smell — a genuinely good Korean-style Western (gyeongyangsik) donkatsu place!! They also have a donkatsu-jjolmyeon set, so I got to enjoy that combo 🧡 - 📍Location: 11-13 Pyeongdong-ro 800beon-gil, 1st floor, unit 102, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, South Korea - ⏰Hours: 10:00–21:00 - 🚘Parking: wide parking space in front of the restaurant - 🐥High chairs available ## Jinsim King Donkatsu Pyeongdong Branch menu and prices ![Menu board of donkatsu and noodle dishes at Jinsim King Donkatsu Pyeongdong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-02-6xf7b-691.webp) At Jinsim King Donkatsu Pyeongdong Branch, the basic donkatsu is ₩10,900, and most of the noodle dishes are under ₩10,000. There's a huge variety of cutlets — regular, spicy, cheese, sweet potato cheese, fish, curry — plus a donkatsu nabe (hot pot). The noodle and rice side is just as varied, with jjolmyeon (spicy chewy noodles), kalguksu, naengmyeon, mobil (buckwheat noodles), bibimbap and tteokbokki. Even the basic donkatsu is huge, so at ₩10,900 it's insanely good value — no wonder it's so popular with office workers near Pyeongdong Station at lunch. I ordered the Jinsim Jjol Cheese Katsu and the sweet potato cheese donkatsu. ## Is there parking at Jinsim King Donkatsu? ![Wide parking lot and exterior of Jinsim King Donkatsu Pyeongdong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-03-eh9qg-900.webp) *Plenty of parking space* The exterior of Jinsim King Donkatsu Pyeongdong Branch is spacious, and the parking lot is huge. ![Entrance view of Jinsim King Donkatsu Pyeongdong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-04-te6z7-900.webp) ![Interior of Jinsim King Donkatsu Pyeongdong Branch crowded with lunchtime customers](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-05-16afc-900.webp) Inside, it was crowded with office workers and families too. My friends who work in Pyeongdong told me they've all been here haha. If you're craving donkatsu near Pyeongdong Station, this is the place to go! ## What the self-serve bar includes: soup, broth, side dishes, lettuce wraps ![Self-serve bar corner at Jinsim King Donkatsu Pyeongdong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-06-u7yi8-900.webp) *A self-serve bar that's easy to use* ![Soup and broth at the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-07-oe1ta-900.webp) ![Side dish corner at the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-08-2uptl-900.webp) ![Lettuce wraps at the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-09-7djp4-900.webp) ![Plate of soup and side dishes gathered from the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-10-16wh6-900.webp) At Jinsim King Donkatsu Pyeongdong Branch's self-serve bar you can comfortably grab soup, broth, and side dishes yourself. There are also lettuce wraps, so you can wrap your donkatsu if you like. But is wrapping donkatsu in lettuce a Gwangju thing...? When I was in university in Seoul I never once wrapped donkatsu in lettuce, but it seems like most gyeongyangsik franchise restaurants in Gwangju have wraps. ![Serving robot carrying food](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-11-1gh2q-729.webp) It's a restaurant with robot serving, and even though it didn't seem like I waited long, the food came out super fast!! ![Donkatsu meal set with cabbage salad and rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-12-1aocn-900.webp) The donkatsu came with cabbage salad in a mayonnaise-based dressing, rice, peppers, and corn kernels. The donkatsu sauce here isn't too sour and has a gentle sweetness, which I liked, and it's got button mushrooms in it too, adding a chewy texture. The sauce isn't overpowering, so it went well with the cutlet. ## Gochidon: pork cutlet piled with sweet potato mousse ![Sweet potato cheese donkatsu topped generously with sweet potato mousse](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-13-ai2io-900.webp) *Gochidon topped generously with sweet potato mousse* The gochidon was a crispy fried donkatsu piled generously with sweet potato mousse. Crispy cutlet plus soft sweet potato mousse — what a great combo. The sweet potato mousse was soft and subtly sweet, pairing well with the donkatsu's clean, savory flavor, and with the added cheese there was a nice nutty richness too 🧀🍠 ## Jinsim Jjol Cheese Katsu: jjolmyeon plus cheese-waterfall donkatsu ![Jinsim Jjol Cheese Katsu with jjolmyeon and cheese donkatsu on one plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-14-1kt05-900.webp) *An unbeatable combo: jjolmyeon and waterfall cheese donkatsu* ![Cross-section of cheese donkatsu with cheese pouring out](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-15-e5xk1-900.webp) ![Close-up of tangy jjolmyeon noodles](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-16-13qkp-900.webp) The Jinsim Jjol Cheese Katsu comes with jjolmyeon and a gyeongyangsik-style cheese donkatsu on a single plate — the portion alone is huge, so big eaters should go straight for this menu!! Being able to enjoy tangy jjolmyeon and cheese donkatsu together on one plate is a revelation. The crispy donkatsu is stuffed full of cheese inside, making it plump. There's so much cheese in the cutlet that it pours out like a waterfall — it looked delicious from the moment it arrived. The combination of crispy donkatsu with rich, stretchy cheese, punctuated by tangy-spicy jjolmyeon to reset your palate — I'm in love 🧡 ![Donkatsu wrapped in lettuce](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-17-errhp-900.webp) That question I had about wrapped donkatsu — the crunchy, refreshing taste of the lettuce wrap added to the crispy, savory donkatsu really cuts the richness. It's an amazing refresher 🥬 ## Portions too big to finish? Pack the king donkatsu yourself ![Self-packing station at Jinsim King Donkatsu Pyeongdong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-18-1f3lh-900.webp) *Don't leave the huge king donkatsu behind — pack it up yourself* The king donkatsu at Jinsim King Donkatsu Pyeongdong Branch is so large and the portion so generous that many people take leftovers home, so there's a self-packing station too. I saw a lot of families with kids packing up their leftovers as well. ![Final shot of Jinsim King Donkatsu Pyeongdong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu-19-1oucz-900.webp) With so many industrial complexes near Pyeongdong Station, this is a great spot for office workers' lunch, and the generous portions make for a filling meal. With everything from jjolmyeon and cheese donkatsu to lettuce-wrap donkatsu, there's plenty of variety to pick from depending on your taste — a true hanwoo pork donkatsu spot. If you're looking for donkatsu near Pyeongdong Station, I'd recommend this place for both the generous portions and the great taste 👍 ## Where it is - Jinsim King Donkatsu Pyeongdong Branch (진심왕돈까스 평동점) - 11-13 Pyeongdong-ro 800beon-gil, 1st floor, unit 102, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, South Korea - 전남광주통합특별시 광산구 평동로800번길 11-13 1층 102호 - 35.1235221, 126.7614574 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%A7%84%EC%8B%AC%EC%99%95%EB%8F%88%EA%B9%8C%EC%8A%A4%20%ED%8F%89%EB%8F%99%EC%A0%90/@35.1235221,126.7614574,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@namdo-doorplate/pyeongdong-jinsim-sweet-potato-cheese-katsu/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt