Nowon group dinner spot with free cheese steamed egg: Moksam Hwaro

How to find Moksam Hwaro: 5-10 minutes from Nowon Station Exit 1

Moksam Hwaro is a Korean BBQ restaurant on the 1st floor at 15-7 Nohae-ro 85-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul, tucked in an alley in Sangye-dong. It's about 5-10 minutes on foot from Nowon Station Exit 1. Hours are Mon-Thu 17:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-23:00, Sun 16:00-22:00, with last order at 22:30 (21:30 on Sundays).

I met up with a friend after a long while and we went to Moksam Hwaro, the pork place we both love most in Sangye-dong (๑ˊ͈ ꇴ ˋ͈)♡॰ॱ I've been here a bunch of times even for work dinners, and every single visit has been delicious haha. Once you eat the pork neck here, you can't eat pork neck anywhere else lol. Alright, let's get into it!

This is the exterior of Moksam Hwaro in Sangye-dong. The sign stands out, so it wasn't hard to find.

We showed up right at the 5pm opening! There used to be no partition in the middle of the seating area, but there was a new one when I visited haha.

What to order at Moksam Hwaro: teukmoksal premium pork neck

We looked at the menu and ordered right away with zero hesitation. At Moksam Hwaro, the pork neck is non-negotiable ⭐️

And then the side dishes showed up right away. Not a huge variety, but exactly what you need.

Cheese steamed egg comes free with every table

What do you need most when eating meat? This cheese egg soufflé right here! Isn't it amazing that Moksam Hwaro gives you this as a default instead of making you order it as an extra??!

And check out the nice touch behind the table — water cups, tissues, even a bottle opener all set up.

Pre-seared pork neck grilled at your table by Moksam Hwaro staff

Finally, the meat arrived! That thick, glistening pork neck comes pre-seared once on the grill station in front of the restaurant.

Good quality charcoal was set up too ๑˘ᵕ˘๑

While waiting for the meat, we mixed up some soju-beer combos right away haha.

Staff came back to finish grilling the pre-seared meat. No need to grill it ourselves — they grilled it to the perfect point, which was so convenient.

Finally, the finished pork neck! It was seriously so tender and the aroma was insane... total chaos in the best way.

They said they use good quality raw meat, and you can definitely tell the texture is different. Even though it's pork neck, there was no dryness at all — it was tender and truly delicious.

Tonkatsu sauce with bread crumb powder: how to eat it

And this sauce combo that came as a default was seriously amazing. It's tonkatsu sauce plus bread crumb powder, and even just dipping the meat in these two alone was so good.

And eating it together with the pickled chili peppers — no need to say more. Popping one in between bites of meat cleaned my palate so well that I kept reaching for more haha.

Here's the full table shot. From this point on, I was basically eating like a starved person.

Free grilled pork skin for a receipt review

Moksam Hwaro gives you free pork skin if you leave a receipt review, so be sure to grab that if you visit. (The pork skin here is genuinely thin and delicious lol.)

The meat quality was great, and from the complimentary cheese egg soufflé to the sauces and side dishes, everything paired perfectly with the meat — it was a day I properly enjoyed a good meal with a friend after a long time ෆ˙ᵕ˙ෆ