Solo beef BBQ in Ansan: 300g of aged galbisal for one at Yangsimso

Yangsimso Ansan Gojan Branch: can you go for BBQ alone?

Yangsimso Ansan Gojan Branch (양심소 안산고잔점) is a beef BBQ restaurant near Jungang Station in Ansan, at 33 Danggok-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi (1st floor, Unit 119), open daily 11:00 - 22:30. I was supposed to be doing yoga and sticking to my diet, but I suddenly wanted meat so badly that I came to eat BBQ alone!!!!!!!!!

Eating meat these days costs a fortune, but this time I found a beef place in Ansan that has both good value and great taste. It's Yangsimso Ansan Gojan Branch, right by Jungang Station!!

Yangsimso Ansan Gojan Branch: atmosphere and parking

The restaurant is huge and clean the moment you walk in. I get so annoyed when a BBQ place has sticky grease on the floor and feels grimy, but here I'd happily bring my family and get compliments!!!!

It's not a cramped, old-school joint but feels stylish, so it'd be perfect for a get-together with friends or a company dinner. (Plus there's plenty of parking, so driving there is super convenient.)

I sat at a window seat. Since I came alone and was a bit bored, I figured I could at least watch the outside...!!

Yangsimso galbisal price and how to order

You order by tablet!! So easy. The signature menu items are aged galbisal (rib finger meat) and kkotgalbi (flower-cut short rib), and I went with the 48-hour aged galbisal. At ₩19,000 per 150g, the price won me over right away.

You need to order at least 2 servings, so I ordered 2 and added bibim naengmyeon (spicy cold noodles) as a side. I was going to order the doenjang (fermented soybean paste) stew with rice, but they said a doenjang soup comes free, so I skipped it!!

Also, I care a lot about wet wipes, and they had thick, big ones, which made me like the place even more haha

Then the charcoal arrived and it was so gorgeous ㅜㅜ I never knew a place could present charcoal so prettily.

Yangsimso side dishes: even sampler yukhoe

Once you order, the side dishes get laid out. Here's the lineup.

Scallion salad, pickled onions, bean sprout soup, kimchi and more, and even a sampler of yukhoe (seasoned raw beef) comes as standard. It's a "sampler" but the portion is huge!!! And so delicious.

The sauces were a chili sauce? a salt and mushroom sauce? and a doenjang rice-grain sauce? I see that doenjang-with-rice-grains thing at BBQ places a lot lately, and it's so good ㅜㅜ

300g of aged galbisal for two: can one person finish it?

Two servings of Yangsimso's 48-hour aged galbisal is 300g. I worried whether I could finish that much alone, but I did... haha

If you put this sampler yukhoe into the bibim naengmyeon later, it turns into yukhoe mulhoe (a cold noodle bowl with raw beef). So good!!!

The free brisket doenjang stew

This is the brisket doenjang stew that also came free. I was shocked at how huge the earthenware pot was, even though it's a freebie. It tastes great too. It's not just soup: the ingredients are generous and the broth is rich!! (If I weren't alone, I'd have dumped rice in right away.)

Galbisal and bibim naengmyeon together

Meat with bibim naengmyeon needs no explanation. Wrap a piece of fire-kissed marinated galbisal in spicy, tangy noodles and it's heaven!!!!

Ugh, my mouth is watering!!

Yangsimso galbisal taste: no gamey smell, charcoal smoky flavor

The meat quality is good, so there's none of that typical beefy gamey smell at all.

It's grilled over charcoal and soaks up that smoky flavor as it cooks, and the look of it alone made my mouth water.

The pollack napa cabbage kimchi I wanted to steal

And among the side dishes, the napa cabbage kimchi was seriously crazy good. One bite and it was so so so delicious that I honestly almost stole it.

It's a kimchi with pollack in it, I think? Take a bite of it together with the meat and it's the best meat I've had all year.

Where did it all go?

Yangsimso Ansan Gojan Branch: entrance freebies and staff service

At the entrance of Yangsimso Ansan Gojan Branch there are interdental brushes, mouthwash, and even those candies that are famous lately, Xiaoke? (샤오커) or something!!!!!

The staff were all so kind, which put me in a good mood. It's an atmosphere where you can eat comfortably, without feeling awkward at all about dining alone. I'll be going back to this Jungang Station BBQ place, Yangsimso!!!