Wonmi-gu, Bucheon steakhouse: rare ribeye Double Beef Set, Macho Steak

What is Macho Steak Bucheon?

Macho Steak Bucheon is a steakhouse on Seokcheon-ro 178beon-gil in Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, famous as the Choo Sung-hoon steak place. When we got there, a staff member was helping a customer order.

So I figured we probably wouldn't get in anyway and might as well look around the place. A sign says commercial YouTube/Instagram filming and video uploads are only allowed with prior permission, so everyone can use the place comfortably. It's a famous Bucheon steak spot, so I guess lots of people come to film~

A note says that the contracted farm can only slaughter a limited number of Hanwoo (Korean beef) per day, so Hanwoo sirloin is sold in limited daily quantities, and they ask for your understanding. Mmm~~ Hanwoo sirloin, delicious, right?

Macho Steak Bucheon hours and waiting times

Macho Steak Bucheon is open 11:30–21:00, with a break from 15:00 to 16:00. Luckily there was no wait when we went, but at busy mealtimes, guests without a Catch Table (reservation app) call can eat after 4 p.m.

After looking around, we took photos with Choo Sung-hoon too. We squeezed right in between his arms and each took a proof shot. We did the K-heart as well, hahaha. Macho means Choo Sung-hoon, and Choo Sung-hoon means Macho!

How do you order at Macho Steak?

Macho Steak Bucheon takes orders at a kiosk and recommends one menu item per person. For cash payment, ask the staff. You pick your seat first, then choose your menu.

We chose the Macho Double Beef Set. It comes with a ribeye steak, beef bibimbap (rice bowl with mixed toppings) and a drink.

Macho secret sauce, Libera sauce and vinagrete: what's the difference?

Side dishes at Macho Steak include button mushroom soup and a lettuce salad. There are two sauces, and they taste like complete opposites.

• Macho secret sauce: a special sauce made from four blended fruits, less salty and strongly sweet
• Japanese Libera secret sauce: a sauce recreating 50 years of tradition, less sweet and strongly salty
• Vinagrette (vinagrete): finely chopped vegetables like tomato and onion tossed in vinegar. It's a bit like a Brazilian salad or a pickle, and it's served alongside when you eat churrasco

Macho Steak review event and membership perks

Macho Steak has an event where writing a Naver review lets each table play a nostalgic prize board once. Wow, no blanks!

• 1st prize: Green card membership + Macho rugby tee
• 2nd prize: 1-pound steak coupon
• 3rd prize: ribeye steak coupon
• 4th prize: button mushroom soup or salad
• 5th prize: Tams grapes/pineapple

The Macho membership has tiers based on one year. Green only needs a ₩30,000 sign-up fee and gives you 2 coupons for a 225g steak.

• Gold: ₩800,000 in payments, 5 coupons for a 225g steak
• Diamond: ₩1,500,000 in payments, 7 coupons for a 225g steak, 2 goods items (T-shirt and drink cup), 5 no-waiting reservation passes
• Black: ₩3,000,000 in payments, 10 coupons for a 225g steak, 5 goods items (T-shirt and drink cup), 10 no-waiting reservation passes

Inside Macho Steak Bucheon: seating and tables

Choo Sung-hoon is everywhere in Macho Steak.

In videos,

in photos and autographs,

and on an apron hung with a steak plate.

It's not only Choo Sung-hoon. There are autographs from Choi Ye-seul and Kim Dong-hyun too. The other two I couldn't recognize ^^;

The country-of-origin board at Macho Steak Bucheon.

Macho Steak Bucheon has bar seats, 4-person tables and high chairs,

and is mostly made up of 2-person tables.

How to enjoy your steak at Macho Steak

The Macho Steak kiosk shows a surcharge, but extra sauce, rice and corn are actually free!

When your cast-iron steak first arrives, there's a paper band to keep butter and sauce from splashing onto your clothes. Just slide it off after you cut the steak. When I looked at the band later, quite a lot of sauce had splashed on it.

On the left are the Libera sauce and vinagrette. The Libera sauce is really salty, so be careful.

Then the staff explain that you should flip the steak once so the butter melts well. And just like that, the butter melts out. Mmm~ even the sizzle sounds delicious!

How does the rare ribeye steak taste?

The ribeye at Macho Steak comes cooked rare, so when you first cut into it you'll see blood juices like this. If you don't like that, wait a bit, or cut the pieces and stand them up on the hot plate.

The piece in the middle is a steak cooked longer for my companion, and the color is clearly different, right? The beef flavor was rich and delicious~ After I finished, I burped and the beef aroma came wafting back up. I wanted to eat it again.

How do you eat the beef bibimbap?

For the beef bibimbap in the Macho Double Beef Set, we were told to move the meat on top of the rice so the beef doesn't burn.

So I piled it on nicely. The meat looked thin, but when you bite into it, it isn't at all. The beef flavor came through well again, which I loved. The seasoning is a little strong, but it's delicious with the vinagrette~

Customers kept coming in while we ate, and I could see why Macho Steak Bucheon is popular. Recommended.

Where to park for Macho Steak Bucheon

Macho Steak Bucheon has no parking in the building. Use the public lot a 3-minute walk away (1159-4 Jungdong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggi) or the Bucheon City Hall lot (210-3 Gilju-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggi).