Gyukatsu restaurant at Seoul Station, crispy butter grilling: Ichigyu

I went to Ichigyu Seoul Station Branch, a lunch spot in the basement of LG Seoul Station Tower! It's perfectly located for a weekday office lunch, and it's also great for a weekend date near Seoul Station.

Hadn't had gyukatsu in a while, so I really loaded up on the grease haha... back number songs kept playing, which matched the food so well ㅎㅎ

Where is Ichigyu Seoul Station Branch, and its hours and parking

• 98 Huam-ro, B1F, Jung-gu, Seoul (4-min walk from Seoul Station Exit 10)
• Daily 11:00–21:30
• Break time 15:00–17:00 (last order 14:00, 20:30)
• Naver Reservation / Catch Table booking available — reserved guests get a snow beef fritter
• Paid parking available on B2 of the building, ₩1,000 per 10 minutes

If you go down the stairs on the right before entering the LG Tower entrance at Seoul Station, you'll get there quickly!

Push through this revolving door and Ichigyu Seoul Station Branch is right there!

How long was the wait on a Saturday afternoon?

You can put your name on the waitlist through Catch Table! Since Seoul Station is a business district, I figured it would be quiet on weekends, but even arriving around 1:30pm on a Saturday, only one table was left! A popular Seoul Station spot even on weekends~

There were quite a lot of seats and the spacing between tables was generous, which I liked. The two-seaters also looked fine for eating solo! It really felt like being at a gyukatsu place in Japan~

Near the entrance there's this quirky meat model! It's bigger than you'd think, whoa.

Why Set 1 costs 3,000 won less than ordering separately

If you're going with friends or on a date at Ichigyu Seoul Station Branch, I'd recommend ordering a set menu! Whether it's two sirloin gyukatsu or a sirloin gyukatsu plus omurice combo, the set is ₩3,000 cheaper than ordering items separately, so going with a set seems like the better move!

There's also a Naver receipt review event! Leave a review and get a fried shrimp haha

Two people share one grill for cooking the gyukatsu! If the flame goes out partway through, just tell staff and they'll relight it.

Order slip — Set 1 menu ₩42,000 (2 sirloin gyukatsu, 2 zero-sugar colas) / TOTAL ₩42,000

Splitting the set menu between two people comes to about ₩20,000 each, which feels pretty easy on the wallet.

What comes on the Set 1 table for two

The full spread has everything: gyukatsu, salad, cabbage, dipping sauce for the cutlet, chili sauce, salt, miso soup, and rice!!!

Look at that color...

The rice comes in its own separate container, so you scoop it into the rice bowl on your tray yourselves!!

The drink comes with a cup of ice too! Zero-sugar cola is an absolute must with gyukatsu.

Butter-grilled gyukatsu: how long to cook it for a crispy finish

At Ichigyu Seoul Station Branch, each person gets their own butter, so once the grill heats up, melt some butter and grill the gyukatsu on top of it!! Grilling it in butter makes the gyukatsu taste even richer!

Listen to that sizzling sound as the gyukatsu grills!!!! Back number songs kept playing too, which made it even better~

I figured grilling it too long would be a mistake so I ate it right away, but it actually tasted better cooked longer than expected! Eating it quickly keeps that tender texture, which is nice, but I preferred grilling it more crispy ㅎㅎ

Seeing it sizzle again makes me want more,,, at first I put pieces on one at a time, but since they don't burn quickly, go ahead and stack four pieces on at once!!! Keep brushing on plenty of butter as you grill so it doesn't burn and stays delicious!!

A gyukatsu spot with a real Japan-local vibe. Whether tender or crispy, grilling it in butter made it taste even richer and better! Recommending Ichigyu Seoul Station Branch as a Seoul Station gyukatsu lunch spot for office workers ~~