Seongsu Station burger joint: butter garlic fries & refills, bd Burger

The weather was lovely, so I went out to Seongsu-dong, and I'd heard there's a burger place near Seongsu Station known for thick handmade burgers and fried eggplant. So I headed to bd Burger Seongsu. Here's my review, go!

bd Burger Seongsu hours, location and parking

bd Burger Seongsu is open from 11:30 to 21:00, with last order at 20:30. Group seating, takeout and delivery are all available.

The restaurant sits on the 2nd floor of an alley about a 5-minute walk along Seongsu's café street, in the direction of Daerim Warehouse and the Musinsa Store.

🅿️ There's no private parking lot, so use the underground car park at 14 Seongsui-ro 10-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul. (₩1,000 per 10 minutes / ₩6,000 per hour)

When is the bd Burger Happy Lunch set?

bd Burger Seongsu is currently running a Happy Lunch set event, so on weekdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. you can enjoy the lunch set menu at a discounted, great-value price :D

Inside bd Burger Seongsu: atmosphere and self-bar refills

The inside of bd Burger Seongsu is clean and casual overall, with a variety of seats from tables for 2 to 4, so it looked good for a solo meal or a date.

At the self-bar across from the pickup counter there are small plates, forks, knives, hygiene gloves, wet wipes, hair ties and other essentials, plus a soda dispenser, so drink refills are possible +_+

bd Burger menu and set side swaps

At bd Burger, a handmade burger favorite in Seongsu, the burger menu includes Wasabi Shrimp, Double Cheese, Cheongyang Chili Mayo Bulgogi, Grilled Shrimp Avocado, Buldak (spicy fire chicken) Shrimp and Sriracha Shrimp, among others.

Sets come as burger + drink + side. Fries and fried eggplant are the two default sides, and you can swap them for cheese fries, Butter Garlic Fries, fried mushrooms and more :D

You order and even pay right from your seat on the tablet on the table, which was convenient. A review event is also running now, and you get a corn salad if you take part :D

What we ordered at bd Burger Seongsu

• Grilled Shrimp Avocado set (Butter Garlic Fries + Coke Zero)
• Double Cheese Burger set (fried eggplant & mushrooms + Coke Zero)

True to a top handmade burger place in Seongsu, they looked thick and packed with fillings at a glance, and the quality looked great!

How does the signature Grilled Shrimp Avocado Burger taste?

bd Burger's signature Grilled Shrimp Avocado Burger has whole shrimp grilled over an open flame, with a subtle smoky flavor and the springy texture of the shrimp filling my mouth.

Add soft avocado for creaminess and a little spicy black pepper, and the whole thing is nicely balanced! Thanks to the generous fillings, even one burger leaves you full . . 💞

The best-selling Double Cheese Burger

bd Burger's best-seller, the Double Cheese Burger, has thick cheese and patties, and juices burst out the moment I took a bite.

It has two slices of cheese and two patties, so it's full of flavor, and what impressed me most was that the thick onion grilled golden brown cut right through the richness!

Are bd Burger's fried eggplant and fried mushrooms really that good?

Personally, what really surprised me was the fries category. I ordered the set with eggplant and mushrooms together, and it came with 3 nicely fried pieces of each.

Dipped in the chipotle sauce that came with it, it was so crispy outside and juicy inside that I thought "Is this really eggplant?" As you can tell from the photo, the coating is super crunchy while the eggplant stays moist and soft, and I kept marveling the whole time,,

The fried mushrooms are whole button mushrooms, fried with a great chew, and they're so full of that juicy mushroom liquid that it bursts out with every bite, seriously delicious. I don't know how they fry it like this, but the crunch was next level!

Butter Garlic Fries at bd Burger

I swapped the fries for the Butter Garlic version, and thick garlicky butter sauce is spooned over salty seasoned potatoes, so there's no way it could taste bad +_+ It's the kind of flavor that instantly makes you think of beer.

Verdict: is bd Burger Seongsu worth it?

bd Burger Seongsu, the Seongsu handmade burger place that even appeared on the TV show Omniscient Interfering View (Jeonchamsi). From the burgers to every single side, you can feel the care, and I'm officially calling it a truly great burger spot!