Dangsan Station Chinese bar with set menus for 6: Yongyong Seonsaeng

There's a distinctive Chinese restaurant near Dangsan Station, where lines 2 and 9 meet, so we decided to check it out. I think the reason Chinese food comes to mind now and then is that familiar taste and those mouth-watering menu items.

How does parking work at Yongyong Seonsaeng near Dangsan Station?

Yongyong Seonsaeng Dangsan Station branch is on the 1st floor of the building, and you can park right in the space in front of the restaurant. Since you can drive there and park, there's really no better meeting spot near Dangsan Station.

Maybe it's just me, but the Chinese-character signage for the Hong Kong bar Yongyong Seonsaeng somehow brings to mind a scene from a gangster movie. The restaurant is on the 1st floor and you park right in front, so the parking stress drops dramatically. You don't even need to take an elevator, which saves time too.

Right at the entrance there's a row of large, easy-to-see photos of the menu items. You can compare several dishes at once and just pick whatever looks good, right?

How six people should order the set menus

Yongyong Seonsaeng Dangsan Station branch has set menus for 2, 3, and 4 people, and since there were six of us, we ordered two 3-person sets. What I liked here is that even the same headcount set doesn't force you into the exact same lineup — there's room to choose.

We really wanted to try a bit of everything, so we mixed up the menu. We ordered 3 pieces of cheese king dumplings with soy sauce egg fried rice (+₩2,500), and crab egg soup with Yongyong hot stone jjajang (+₩9,000), so we could share a bite of each around the table.

I also looked over the listed signature dishes — chili pepper icons show how spicy each dish is, and there are also marks for mala, nuts, and cilantro. The hwasan mala hot pot seemed to be the signature dish and I was very curious, but I honestly didn't have the courage to eat something that spicy. The daechang (beef intestine) mala hot pot and the fire daechang stone jjajang also looked good for sharing among a group.

Even if you end up eating something spicy with mala flavor, there's coconut ice cream and watermelon sorbet, so you should be fine, right?

Since this is apparently a famous spot for group dinner drinking snacks near Dangsan Station, the drink selection is pretty diverse too. Beer, of course, and even Yongyong Seonsaeng's premium gaoliang liquor.

Inside Yongyong Seonsaeng: a Hong Kong-style dining room

The interior of Yongyong Seonsaeng Dangsan Station branch uses red lighting and metal partitions to create a Hong Kong atmosphere. With 'Peach Blossom Land' written in red neon, my expectations for the drinking snacks only grew.

A mirror in the back makes the space look wider, and those Hong Kong-style metal partitions bring to mind the old buildings of Hong Kong.

There's plenty on the menu for rosé sauce lovers too. Order the Rosé Heaven set and you get to try rosé toufupun and honey cream shrimp.

How do the cheese king dumplings, crab and egg soup and black pepper beef brisket taste?

Since spicy seemed like it might be a stretch for us, we ordered the cheese dumplings instead.

Fresh out of the fryer, crispy, with cheese oozing inside — these dumplings satisfied everyone, in a surprisingly good way. We shared so fairly that we each only got half, which maybe just made us want more haha.

The crab egg soup is a smooth, gentle broth perfect for when you're craving something warm, and the portion is generous.

The black pepper beef brisket is stir-fried with various vegetables, which really brings out the savory flavor of the thin beef brisket.

Crispy chili yurimgi, the dish all six of us ranked first

The crispy chili yurimgi (fried chicken with chili and sauce) got first place from every single one of us. It comes pre-cut into long strips, but we used scissors to cut it into bite-sized pieces. The chili peppers can be spicy, so it's best to mix them into the sauce and dip everything together.

Yongyong hot stone jjajang with soy sauce egg fried rice

The Yongyong hot stone jjajang comes out on a hot stone plate, so you can enjoy that thick, rich jjajang and keep it warm all the way through. I thought the soy sauce egg fried rice would be too plain on its own.

But it wasn't the jjajangmyeon look we were used to, which made it even better. All sorts of ingredients spread evenly through it. Mixing that soy sauce egg rice from earlier with the Yongyong hot stone jjajang made for a really great combination.

What time to arrive at Yongyong Seonsaeng for a table

We ate a bit early, starting at 5pm, and by the time we finished and were leaving, the place was completely full — I'm glad I took photos at the start.

Even the small decor touches give off an atmosphere different from a typical Chinese restaurant.

What to pick up before you leave

When you pay and leave Yongyong Seonsaeng Dangsan Station branch, be sure to ask for a parking ticket. You'll use it at the parking machine, and after settling up, you need to move your car within 3 minutes, so be ready before you get in.