5 PM opening run at Hapjeong Korean BBQ: pork ribs at Champpoppo
Champpoppo Jjokgalbi Hapjeong Branch is a jjokgalbi (pork rib) BBQ restaurant on the Hapjeong-Sangsu food alley in Mapo, Seoul. Walking in as the first customers right at the 5 PM opening, the writer ordered 2 servings of soy-sauce jjokgalbi and 1 serving of seasoned jjokgalbi (regular heat), plus cheese-bomb steamed egg and an extra portion of whole galmaegisal (pork skirt meat). Chicken porridge, corn cheese, pork skin and potato slices come free with the meal, and the ribs carry thick, meaty cuts, so Champpoppo Jjokgalbi is worth a return trip.