# Hongdae restaurant for solo steak and smile-shaped fries: Hey Joji - By Eunbin (https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-diner-aisle/) - Written Sep 5, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written after receiving a complimentary meal as part of a store visit sponsorship. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-diner-aisle/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@seoul-diner-aisle/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo/index.md) ## In short Hey Joji is an American home-style restaurant in Yeonnam-dong, Seoul, about a 500m walk from Hongik University Station. Dining alone after a workout, the writer ordered the house steak at Hey Joji, which came cooked medium-rare with smile-shaped potato fries and cheese-topped sweet potato fries as its standard garnish. With a fireplace and a cozy living-room feel, Hey Joji suits solo dinners just as well as family meals or dates. ## Good to know - **Location**: About 500m from Hongik University Station toward Yeonhui-dong, down an alley - **How to order**: QR code ordering - **What was ordered**: House steak (served medium-rare by default) - **Standard garnish**: Smile-shaped potato fries, sweet potato fries - **Review perk**: A soda for writing a Naver review (Sprite chosen) - **Drinks**: Wine by the bottle, including orange wine - **Kitchen**: Open kitchen *as written by the visitor on Sep 5, 2026* ## Where is Hey Joji in Yeonnam-dong? Hey Joji is an American home-style restaurant in Yeonnam-dong. Walk about 500 meters from Hongik University Station toward Yeonhui-dong, then turn into an alley, and you'll find it. I've been working out pretty hard around Hongdae lately. This time I decided to get my post-workout protein from beef steak.🥩 I heard there's an American home-style restaurant in Yeonnam-dong with great vibes and great food! That's Hey Joji. ![Exterior of Hey Joji, an American home-style restaurant in Yeonnam-dong](https://img.superchart.com/images/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo-01-a3avr-1200.webp) ![Entrance to Hey Joji tucked inside an alley](https://img.superchart.com/images/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo-02-159bb-696.webp) ## An American-home interior with a fireplace Open the door and the first thing you notice is the warm atmosphere, reminiscent of an American home. The fireplace on one side of the space was especially striking.🔥 ![Interior of Hey Joji with a fireplace](https://img.superchart.com/images/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo-03-lsrcx-740.webp) Even the tableware is pretty piece by piece, and with soft natural light coming in through the windows, the whole place feels comfortable and cozy! The kind of atmosphere that makes you want to sit for a long while.☕️ ![Table and tableware at Hey Joji lit by natural light](https://img.superchart.com/images/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo-04-3c7wa-740.webp) ## QR ordering at Hey Joji, and the wine list Ordering at Hey Joji is simple via QR code. Looking at the menu, there were way more pasta and risotto options than I expected.🍝 Apparently this place is also famous as a Yeonnam-dong pasta spot. I'd decided on steak from the start since I was dining solo, but there were so many delicious-looking pastas and risottos that I agonized for a while.😂 ![Hey Joji's QR ordering menu listing pasta and risotto dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo-05-gb9pi-740.webp) After some serious deliberation, I stayed true to today's mission and ordered the house steak.🥩✨ By the way, Hey Joji also offers wine by the bottle at pretty reasonable prices, and they even have orange wine.🍷 Once I'm done breastfeeding, I definitely want to come back and try the wine too.😄 ![A plate of Hey Joji's house steak](https://img.superchart.com/images/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo-06-doy6q-740.webp) ## The house steak and its smile-shaped fries Hey Joji's house steak comes medium-rare by default.🥩 And there was one thing that instantly put me in a good mood the moment the food arrived: the playfully smile-shaped fries.😆🍟 ![House steak served with smile-shaped fries](https://img.superchart.com/images/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo-07-13asb-740.webp) Can a fry really be this cute? Haha. But it wasn't just cute — cutting one in half, it was actually pretty thick. Crispy outside, fluffy inside, and great to eat alongside the steak.👍 ![A thick smile-shaped fry cut in half](https://img.superchart.com/images/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo-08-1dfn6-740.webp) ### Cheese-topped sweet potato fries as a standard garnish And here's the other one — sweet potato fries!!🍠🧀 Hey Joji sells these separately as a popular menu item too, but they come as a standard garnish with the house steak. At first I expected just plain fried sweet potato, but no — they're coated in a sweet-and-salty seasoning with cheese piled generously on top.🤤 One bite and my appetite instantly perked up! A bite of steak, then a sweet potato fry, then another… I couldn't stop reaching for them.😂 Writing a Naver review gets you a free soda, so I picked Sprite.🥤 After the steak, fries, and sweet potato fries, a sip of soda left my post-workout hunger thoroughly satisfied.😋 ![Hey Joji's cheese-topped sweet potato fries](https://img.superchart.com/images/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo-09-1j0zv-740.webp) ## Open kitchen, and the pasta and risotto to try next Hey Joji's kitchen is open, so you can watch the food being made right in front of you.👀 Watching the dishes come together in the kitchen was surprisingly fun. I only had the house steak this time since I was dining solo, but I kept eyeing other dishes on the menu the whole time. Next time I want to come with family or friends, order a pasta and a risotto, and share a few different dishes together.🍝🍷 ![Food being prepared in Hey Joji's open kitchen](https://img.superchart.com/images/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo-10-136io-740.webp) I went in using post-workout protein as my excuse, but I ended up thoroughly enjoying a great meal at Hey Joji, this American home-style restaurant in Yeonnam-dong. It's the kind of place I'll think of again whenever I want good food in a cozy setting.😊 ![Overall view of Hey Joji's cozy interior](https://img.superchart.com/images/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo-11-1sjkw-740.webp) It's great for meals with family or friends, but it also seems perfect for a couple's date spot.💚 Another delicious meal enjoyed today.🥩🍠🍝 ## Where it is - Hey Joji (헤이죠지) - 42-24 Donggyo-ro 46-gil, 1st floor, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 마포구 동교로46길 42-24 1층 헤이죠지 - 37.5617323, 126.9265566 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%97%A4%EC%9D%B4%EC%A3%A0%EC%A7%80/@37.5617323,126.9265566,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-diner-aisle/hey-george-yeonnam-house-steak-solo/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt