# Cheonho charcoal chicken galbi with garlic salt and spicy sauce - By Hae Dam (https://superchart.com/en/@pine-window-stays/) - Written Sep 7, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gangdong, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written after a sponsored store visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@pine-window-stays/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@pine-window-stays/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/index.md) ## In short Ondogye is a charcoal chicken galbi restaurant near Exit 6 of Cheonho Station in Gangdong, Seoul. After a Naver reservation, the writer sat at a reserved table and had 270g each of garlic salt chicken galbi and spicy sauce chicken galbi, plus cheese steamed egg and a rice ball, with staff grilling the meat table-side from the first sear. Free chicken gizzards and doenjang stew (soybean paste stew) come standard, and ice cream arrives at the end — a small Cheonho favorite where reservations are a must. ## Good to know - **Address**: 15 Cheonho-daero 158-gil, 1F, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea - **Location**: 247m from Exit 6 of Cheonho Station - **Hours**: Daily 16:00–23:00 (last order 22:00) - **Parking**: Nearby paid parking lots; 3-minute walk from Cheonho Station public parking lot - **Garlic salt chicken galbi**: 270g ₩17,000 - **Spicy sauce chicken galbi**: 270g ₩17,000 - **Steamed egg**: ₩5,000 - **Rice ball**: ₩3,000 - **Soda**: ₩2,000 - **Complimentary**: Chicken gizzards and doenjang stew (soybean paste stew) free / ice cream after the meal - **Reservations**: Naver reservation gets you a reserved table *as written by the visitor on Sep 7, 2026* Let me introduce a Cheonho spot for chicken galbi that's honestly better than what I had in Chuncheon, the city famous for it~ ![Ondogye, a charcoal chicken galbi favorite in Cheonho](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-01-1ga6b-900.webp) ## Location and hours of Ondogye near Cheonho Station This time the Gangdong-gu spot I visited is Ondogye, located in Cheonho 15 Cheonho-daero 158-gil, 1F, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, 247m from Exit 6 of Cheonho Station Open daily 16:00–23:00, last order 22:00 Parking for Ondogye Cheonho is available at nearby paid lots ![Exterior of Ondogye near Exit 6 of Cheonho Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-02-1rkrh-900.webp) ## Where to park for Ondogye Cheonho? Among the paid lots near Ondogye Cheonho, we parked at the Cheonho Station public parking lot Going from the underpass toward the jjukkumi (baby octopus) alley ![Walking route from Cheonho Station public parking lot to the jjukkumi alley](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-03-eeqet-900.webp) It's only about a 3-minute walk, so it's close and I'd recommend it as the parking spot for Ondogye Cheonho ## Getting shown to our reserved table and ordering We visited after booking ahead, so we were shown to Ondogye's reserved table ![예약 후 안내받은 온도계 예약석](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-04-1xxoe-900.webp) After looking over the menu at Ondogye, a charcoal chicken galbi spot, we started by ordering two servings of the garlic salt chicken galbi ![Ondogye's charcoal chicken galbi menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-05-m44eq-900.webp) ![Ondogye's menu price list](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-06-1gjxm-900.webp) ## A basic spread that even comes with chicken gizzards and doenjang stew Once we ordered, Ondogye Cheonho's own basic side dishes got set up ![Basic side dish spread at Ondogye Cheonho](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-07-1b1le-900.webp) ![Complimentary chicken gizzards and doenjang stew](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-08-1mc0h-900.webp) Chicken gizzards and doenjang stew (soybean paste stew) are provided free of charge, so you can snack on them while the charcoal chicken galbi cooks ## Garlic salt chicken galbi, 270g ₩17,000 As soon as the charcoal was set up ![Charcoal set up at the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-09-550t3-1200.webp) Ondogye's garlic salt chicken galbi (270g ₩17,000) — our two orders of charcoal chicken galbi arrived ![Two servings of garlic salt chicken galbi, 270g](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-10-1mykw-900.webp) The Ondogye Cheonho owner gave it a first sear for us ![The owner giving the garlic salt chicken galbi a first sear](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-11-j7xpn-900.webp) then put it straight onto the heated grill plate ![Charcoal chicken galbi placed on the heated grill plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-12-10cz6-900.webp) ![Garlic salt chicken galbi cooking over charcoal](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-13-wpcz6-900.webp) At Ondogye, this Cheonho favorite, the staff grill everything for you themselves ![Staff grilling the charcoal chicken galbi themselves](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-14-itxpa-900.webp) ### Cheese steamed egg, ₩5,000 Ondogye's steamed egg (₩5,000) — while the charcoal chicken galbi cooks to a nice golden brown, we'll be eating this savory cheese steamed egg 😋 ![Ondogye's cheese steamed egg](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-15-1vodh-900.webp) The Ondogye staff pulled the fully cooked charcoal chicken galbi to the edge, and when we tried a bite it wasn't dry at all, just nicely salty — Ondogye Cheonho is number one for charcoal chicken galbi ![Fully cooked chicken galbi pulled to the edge of the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-16-11tdu-900.webp) ### Rice ball, ₩3,000 Ondogye's rice ball (₩3,000) — I enjoyed it so much on my last visit that I ordered it again this time, and ![Table setting after ordering Ondogye's rice ball](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-17-23q9h-900.webp) the staff rolled it up into this nice round shape for us ![Rice ball rolled into a round shape](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-18-ygvzl-900.webp) ## The spicy sauce chicken galbi is the real kicker Ondogye's spicy sauce chicken galbi (270g ₩17,000) — the garlic salt version at Ondogye Cheonho is delicious, but personally, the sauced version is the kicker because at Ondogye, this Cheonho favorite, the owner's own homemade sauce is generously brushed on and grilled over charcoal — if you haven't had the sauced chicken galbi, you haven't really been to Ondogye ❗️ ![Spicy sauce chicken galbi brushed with sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-19-1bnsn-900.webp) Ondogye's soda (₩2,000) — at Ondogye Cheonho, almost every table is drinking alcohol with their chicken galbi, so it has a bit of a pub vibe, but we stuck it out and cracked open a big can of soda instead ![Big can of soda enjoyed with the chicken galbi](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-20-4bki6-900.webp) ## Ice cream to finish Once the meal is over, the staff at Ondogye Cheonho, a Gangdong-gu favorite, bring out ice cream to finish the meal — I expected it to taste like that childhood liquid medicine flavor, but it was so good I wanted to ask for more. I held back though, since I can always have it again next time ![Ice cream served after the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-21-11ibg-m-900.webp) Walking out stuffed that day, I noticed chef Lee Won-il on the TV screen, and it turned out Ondogye had actually been featured as a Gangdong-gu favorite on the YouTube channel Hong Seok-cheon Lee Won-il, which I watch ![Chef Lee Won-il appearing on the restaurant's TV screen](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-22-1jsz9-900.webp) They'd set up a table right here to film, apparently lol lol lol lol lol ![The seat at the front of Ondogye where the YouTube filming took place](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-23-1985y-900.webp) ## There's a wait, so booking ahead is a must The place is pretty small, so it's a Cheonho favorite with a wait ![The small Ondogye storefront with a waiting line](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi-24-31kyp-900.webp) If you book through Naver reservations before visiting, you'll be shown to a reserved table, so make sure to reserve ahead ## Where it is - Ondogye (온도계) - 15 Cheonho-daero 158-gil, 1F, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 강동구 천호대로158길 15 1층 온도계 - 37.5367176, 127.1264377 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%98%A8%EB%8F%84%EA%B3%84/@37.5367176,127.1264377,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@pine-window-stays/cheonho-oondogye-charcoal-dakgalbi/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt