Cheonho Station Korean BBQ sides: minari noodles at Gim Sukseong
In short
Gim Sukseong Seongnae Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant near Exit 6 of Cheonho Station in Gangdong, Seoul, where staff grill 20-day cross-aged Korean pork at the table. On a Saturday at 6pm, two friends ordered 2 servings of pork belly, minari bibim guksu (tangy cold noodles with water celery) and a real apple mango highball, and the thick pork belly came out full of juice. Between the pork and the sweet-and-sour minari noodles, Gim Sukseong Seongnae Branch is worth a second visit.
Good to know
- Address
- 12-25 Seongnae-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul (near Cheonho Station Exit 6)
- Hours
- Daily 11:00–24:00
- Parking
- Parking in front of the restaurant; nearby public lot if full
- What they ordered
- Pork belly for 2, real apple mango highball, minari bibim guksu
- Aging
- 4 days dry-aged plus 16 days wet-aged, 20 days cross-aging in total
- Visit time
- Saturday around 6pm
as written by the visitor on Sep 19, 2026
I had some errands near Cheonho Station and got a craving for good pork belly, so while I was looking around I found out there's a place where the staff grill it for you! Spoiler alert: I loved it so much I'm already planning to go back soon haha. Here's my honest review of Gim Sukseong Seongnae Branch, where literally everything we ordered was delicious.
Where is Gim Sukseong Seongnae Branch, and is there parking?
- Address: 서울 강동구 성내동 12-25
- Hours: Daily 11:00–24:00
- Parking: Available in front of the restaurant (nearby public lot if full)
The storefront on the street
This Cheonho Station pork belly spot, Gim Sukseong Seongnae Branch, is located near Exit 6 of Cheonho Station! There's a bus stop nearby, and parking is available in front of the store too. Just note if there's no spot out front, you'll need to use a nearby public parking lot. The doors were wide open, which looked perfect for weather like this, and the exterior itself was super hip. We visited around 6pm on a Saturday so it was still a bit bright out, but the lighting looked pretty enough that I bet it's even nicer after dark haha.
What is the interior like inside Gim Sukseong?
Stepping inside, it was full-on retro old-school tavern vibes!! So cool haha.
Turns out Gim Sukseong only uses the finest domestic Korean pork! They dry-age it for 4 days and wet-age it for 16 days, for 20 days of cross-aging total! I was excited even before eating haha. There's also a restroom inside the restaurant so you don't need to go looking elsewhere.
Menu and side dishes at Gim Sukseong Seongnae Branch
The main meats on the menu include pork belly, pork neck, and pork skirt, and there was also a wide variety of side dishes like seasoned crab over rice, perilla oil green onion noodles, minari bibim guksu, cold noodles, beef brisket doenjang stew, Korean pork kimchi stew, and crab ramyeon. I usually love pairing stew or noodles with grilled meat, so having so many options was great haha.
Plus, at lunchtime they even sell minari stir-fried pork, kimchi budae jeongol (army stew hot pot), and kimchi jjageul ramyeon at really reasonable prices... if I lived nearby I'd run over right away. We ended up ordering two servings of pork belly, a real apple mango highball, and minari bibim guksu.
How was the staff-grilled 20-day aged pork belly?
The basic side dishes came out for this Cheonho Station pork belly favorite, Gim Sukseong. And then, the pork belly arrived!! Wow, the cuts were thick and looked really high quality.
The best part about Gim Sukseong Seongnae Branch — a place where they grill it for you! You just get to relax and watch haha. They put the meat plus potatoes and mushrooms on the grill for us. With cuts this thick, I figured it would take a while to cook through!
Grilling up golden and delicious..♡ They cut it into neat, easy-to-eat pieces too~
They added kimchi to the grill too — can't have pork belly without it haha. Watching them grill with such practiced skill was starting to make me dizzy lol.
The real apple mango highball
My friend ordered the real apple mango highball, and it came out piled with actual mango, which totally stole the show visually. She said it was delicious with all that mango aroma lol.
By this point the meat was almost perfectly cooked!! The kimchi turned out beautifully grilled too.
Time to try the main event — the meat! Wow, they don't age it 20 days for nothing... This was honestly the best pork belly I've had in a while lol. So much juice ㅠㅠㅠ my mouth was in heaven with every bite.
What does the minari bibim guksu taste like?
I saw in reviews that everyone raved about the minari bibim guksu, so I decided to order it. Minari in bibim noodles? I'd never tried that combo before, so I was curious what it would taste like. They mixed it up nicely for us haha, and I took a bite. Wow, the sauce is insane lol. Tangy and sweet, exactly my style ㅠㅠㅠ and the combination of bibim guksu with minari was just... delicious!
The pork belly, bibim guksu, and highball — everything was delicious and honestly perfect...! I was so satisfied I'm definitely coming back♡
Verdict: who should eat at Gim Sukseong Seongnae Branch
- Anyone looking for a great pork belly spot near Cheonho Station
- Anyone who prefers a Korean BBQ place where the staff grill for you
- Anyone who loves thick, well-aged pork belly
- Anyone looking for a retro-vibe restaurant near Cheonho Station
