Migeum dak hanmari restaurant: self-mix sauce and cabbage refills

What kind of restaurant is Sugyeokok Bundang Migeum?

Sugyeokok Bundang Migeum is a dak hanmari (whole chicken hot pot) and noodle specialist on Migeum-il-ro74beon-gil in Bundang-gu, Seongnam. As the weather gets cooler I've been craving warm broth~ You don't have to go all the way to Dongdaemun for dak hanmari anymore! Come here instead~!

• Location: 13-5 Migeum-il-ro74beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 1st floor
• Hours: Daily 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM
• Break time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
• Parking: Available in front of the restaurant

Parking, reservations and the dining room at Sugyeokok

At the entrance of Sugyeokok Bundang Migeum there's parking space and waiting chairs for guests. It's on CatchTable, so if you book ahead you can eat without waiting! Also, if you make a Naver Reservation, there's an event that upgrades your single dish to a set menu for a limited 5 slots — might be worth booking through Naver in advance!

The restaurant is clean and spacious! Even visiting late on a Monday, there were quite a lot of people there!

Menu and what comes in the two-person dak hanmari set

At Sugyeokok Bundang Migeum you order using the tablet on the table~ It even shows the number of people so you order the right amount haha. The set menu is really well put together — you get chicken neck rice porridge + dak hanmari + noodles.

There are three types of dak hanmari — original, neungi mushroom, and hangover-relief! I ordered the two-person set. There are also side dishes like cheese potato pancake and seasoned chicken salad!

And they had hair ties ready at the table!! The owner has such great sense 👍

Chicken neck and scorched-rice porridge plus side dishes

They set the table with the dak hanmari, the chicken neck rice porridge, and side dishes — the pre-meal porridge had so much sesame oil in it that the nutty smell alone made it seem delicious!

While the dak hanmari was boiling, I could eat the porridge to take the edge off my hunger! The pre-meal porridge is made with chicken neck and broth — it had that nutty flavor with bits of chicken meat mixed in, so tasty! Such a special treat haha. Highly recommend the porridge!! haha

How to mix the dadaegi, mustard and soy sauce dipping sauce

At Sugyeokok Bundang Migeum, the tables have instructions on how to enjoy the meal! Just follow those haha. While the dak hanmari boils there's another job to do haha — making the sauce!

Mix dadaegi (Korean chili paste) + minced garlic + mustard + soy sauce, then add cabbage, and you get a spicy, tangy, and pungent sauce that goes perfectly with everything!!

This sauce was so good I kept thinking about it even after I got home... They said the dadaegi and minced garlic are both domestically sourced, so maybe that's why it tasted even better... I refilled the cabbage and ate it again! Such an addictive sauce..!!

How to eat dak hanmari in order, and how it tastes

At Sugyeokok Bundang Migeum, they recommend eating in this order: rice cakes first > breast meat > thigh meat! While I was making the sauce, the food finished boiling! They set a timer for us, and when it goes off, it's time to eat haha. If you boil the rice cakes too long, the starch comes out and the broth can get cloudy~

The chicken was so tender and soft! Eating the chicken together with the cabbage from the sauce recipe was such a perfect combination!! I usually don't like chicken thigh because it's fatty, but here it's cooked so thoroughly that it was soft without being greasy — nice and clean tasting~

Since the chicken is so tender it can get a bit plain after a while, so eating the spicy, tangy, pungent sauce right then hit the spot haha. And the broth was so refreshing and clean haha — the chicken stock had really infused into it, so delicious~ I sometimes crave this kind of healthy dish!

Finishing with kalguksu noodles and a broth refill

Once you've mostly finished the chicken, they bring out the noodles! Oh, and they refill the broth too~ As you keep boiling and eating, the broth reduces and the flavor gets more concentrated haha. If the broth runs low while you're eating, you can ask for a refill~

You boil the noodles for about 6 minutes before eating, and setting the timer here too makes it easy haha. Boiling the noodles in the chicken broth was so delicious! Tip here — you can dissolve some dadaegi in to make a spicy version of the noodles!!

Is Sugyeokok Migeum good for family gatherings and babies?

Having visited, I think Sugyeokok Bundang Migeum would be great for a family gathering with parents. They have baby chairs too so you can bring your baby along~ The staff were friendly and the food was so good that I think I'll come back again haha.