# Friday-night Korean BBQ in Mapo, Seoul with seasoned LA galbi: Usijang - By Moyeon (https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-rice-almanac/) - Written Sep 17, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-rice-almanac/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@seoul-rice-almanac/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/index.md) ## In short Usijang Hoegwan is an old-school beef barbecue restaurant in a Dohwa-dong alley behind Garden Hotel, a five-minute walk from Exit 3 of Mapo Station in Seoul. On a Friday evening the 3-person set at 116,000 won brought a 700g assorted beef platter, yuksashimi (raw beef sashimi) and clear beef soup, with one extra plate of yuksashimi added, and the premium jingalbisal, galbisal and seasoned LA galbi were grilled in that order before the soup finished the meal. Grilled beef, raw beef and a hot bowl of soup in one sitting make Usijang Hoegwan a solid shortlist pick for a team dinner near Mapo Station. ## Good to know - **3-person set**: 116,000 won (700g assorted beef platter + raw beef sashimi + clear beef soup) - **Ordered on top**: One extra plate of raw beef sashimi, clear beef soup - **Assorted beef platter**: Premium jingalbisal, seasoned LA galbi, galbisal - **Table setting fee**: 1,500 won per person - **Included as standard**: Wrap vegetables, pickled perilla leaves, pickled chili peppers, kimchi, seasoned dipping sauce and sesame oil dip - **Location**: 1F, 15-10 Samgae-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul — 5-minute walk from Mapo Station Exit 3 - **Menu range**: Clear beef soup, beef gukbap (rice soup), secret-recipe tripe soup, restorative galbi soup, spicy gukbap, assorted beef platter, grade 1++ hanwoo galbisal, raw beef sashimi set, yukhoe (beef tartare), assorted boiled beef, 3–4 person sets - **Price reference**: ₩116,000 ≈ $84 · ₩1,500 ≈ $1.1 (2026-09-18) *as written by the visitor on Sep 17, 2026* There's something fun about ending a week with good food after work on a Friday night, isn't there? ![Friday evening beef spread at Usijang Hoegwan](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-01-1800h-1200.webp) This time I was craving meat and wanted to treat my body well, so I decided on beef for dinner and went looking — that's how I ended up at Usijang Hoegwan (우시장회관). ![Grilling beef at Usijang Hoegwan near Mapo Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-02-4jeql-900.webp) I usually like beef, so I looked around a bit before deciding where to go, and Usijang Hoegwan's lineup — from grilled beef to raw beef sashimi to gukbap (rice soup) — seemed like a great setup for anyone who loves meat, letting you pick and choose to your taste. ![Usijang Hoegwan's beef and raw beef sashimi spread](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-03-vcaa9-900.webp) ![Usijang Hoegwan meat and gukbap table setting](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-04-1yff9-900.webp) Especially if you're looking for somewhere for a work dinner or evening meal near Mapo Station, this seemed like a solid option, so I paid a visit. I ate well and left satisfied — honestly I can't even fathom how serious the owner of Usijang Hoegwan is about beef haha. ## Where is Usijang Hoegwan, and how far is it from Mapo Station? Usijang Hoegwan is about a 5-minute walk from Exit 3 of Mapo Station, so accessibility is pretty good. It's located in the Dohwa-dong alley behind Garden Hotel — once you turn off the main road into the alley, the big sign makes it easy to spot. I visited on a Friday evening, and even from the outside it already looked packed with customers, which made me think this place must really know what it's doing with beef. Accessibility matters a surprising amount when looking for a Korean BBQ restaurant near Mapo Station, and being so close to the station made it much less of a hassle to gather a group. ## The old-school beef restaurant feel inside Usijang Hoegwan Walking into Usijang Hoegwan, what struck me first wasn't the sleek, freshly decorated beef restaurants you see these days, but a traditional atmosphere that carries a real sense of history. The tables and chairs keep that same feel intact, which honestly made it feel even more like I'd come here specifically to eat meat. It's not a huge place, but the gaps between tables weren't cramped either — it had that cozy vibe good for sitting close together and chatting while you eat. ![Usijang Hoegwan's old-school restaurant interior](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-05-1tkh0-900.webp) ![Usijang Hoegwan tables and seating layout](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-06-1hmwo-900.webp) So I thought this would suit friends grabbing drinks or coworkers gathering together more than a date spot, and sure enough, plenty of people seemed to be there for a Mapo Station work dinner. ## Usijang Hoegwan's menu, from beef soup to raw beef sashimi ![Usijang Hoegwan's menu board with meals and cooked dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-07-dcod6-900.webp) Looking at the menu, there were more meal dishes and cooked dishes than I expected. There are hearty single-bowl lunch options like clear beef soup, beef gukbap, secret-recipe tripe soup, restorative galbi soup, and spicy gukbap, while in the evening you can choose grilled dishes like the assorted beef platter or two-plus grade galbisal hanwoo. There's also a raw beef sashimi set and yukhoe (Korean-style beef tartare) for light drinking snacks, plus soupy dishes like the assorted boiled beef, making it well suited for putting together a drinking spread. The 3-4 person sets in particular come with meat, raw beef sashimi, and gukbap together, making them a great choice when you can't be bothered picking everything separately. After some back and forth, we ended up ordering the 3-person set plus an extra plate of raw beef sashimi and clear beef soup. Eating beef, raw beef sashimi, and gukbap all together made for a pretty satisfying combination. ## What comes in the 116,000-won 3-person set, plus the table setting fee ![Usijang Hoegwan 3-person set table setting](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-08-mygc9-900.webp) The 3-person set we ordered comes with a 700g assorted beef platter, raw beef sashimi, and clear beef soup! The price is ₩116,000, plus a table setting fee of ₩1,500 per person!!! ![700g raw assorted beef platter](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-09-23fdv-900.webp) The assorted beef platter let us enjoy three cuts at once — premium jingalbisal, seasoned LA galbi, and galbisal. Lettuce wraps come included, along with pickled perilla leaves, pickled peppers, kimchi, and a seasoned sauce & sesame oil dip for the raw beef sashimi. The first thing that caught my eye was the color of the meat — it had a really nice sheen even before cooking, which got me excited. With three different cuts on one plate, each looked a bit different too, so it was fun picking through them. ![Three cuts of galbisal on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-10-14w0r-900.webp) ![Galbisal grilling at Usijang Hoegwan](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-11-qiw19-900.webp) ![Long-sliced grilled beef](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-12-mfi5n-900.webp) ![Grilling the premium jingalbisal](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-13-dpvmn-900.webp) ### Grilling the galbisal and premium jingalbisal The galbisal was soft when chewed, and the long-sliced cut had a relatively clean, mild flavor. ![A piece of beef grilled with some pink left](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-14-we8fw-900.webp) Personally I like beef with a bit of pink still left rather than cooked all the way through, and grilled just right, a bite had juices still alive while melting softly in the mouth. Definitely wrap a piece in perilla leaf too! The jingalbisal was also soft and melted right in the mouth. ### Seasoned LA galbi, grilled last ![Seasoned LA galbi before grilling](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-15-1hye4-900.webp) The LA galbi came with seasoning, so its flavor direction was clearly different from the other cuts. ![Seasoned LA galbi cooking on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-16-8ogdw-900.webp) ![A sweet-edged piece of grilled LA galbi](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-17-1yl6h-900.webp) With just the right amount of sweetness, after the milder galbisal earlier it felt like a nice palate switch toward the end, and it would go really well with rice too. ![Three cuts grilling together on the pan](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-18-m7vse-900.webp) Since we wanted to try several kinds of beef near Mapo Station, this platter letting us enjoy three cuts at once suited us much better than just ordering one cut. ![Grilled beef and side dishes on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-19-1nmto-900.webp) ## How was the yuksashimi (raw beef sashimi) at Usijang Hoegwan? And the dish that personally stuck with me most that day was the raw beef sashimi (yuksashimi). ![A plate of raw beef sashimi at Usijang Hoegwan](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-20-1yzc1-900.webp) When I picked up a piece, the chewy texture in my mouth was quite distinct, and I could really taste the clean flavor of the meat itself. Dipped lightly in the sesame oil-gochujang that came as standard, the nutty aroma added to it and the chewy texture came through even more. If you like the fresh flavor unique to raw beef sashimi, this would make a great drinking snack. ![Raw beef sashimi dipped in sesame oil-gochujang](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-21-1s5h8-900.webp) If you're looking for a beef-and-raw-sashimi combo near Mapo Station, ordering it alongside the grilled platter like this worked well — it's a different feeling from grilled meat, and good to pick at in between bites. ![Raw beef sashimi served alongside the grilled platter](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-22-kfuy7-900.webp) Above all, trying the raw beef sashimi gave me the impression this place really builds its menu so you can enjoy beef in many different ways. Visiting for a Mapo Station work dinner, it seemed like a good setup where the grillers and the raw-beef-sashimi eaters could each go with their own preference. ## Finishing the meal with clear beef soup After eating nothing but meat for a while, you start craving warm broth, which is why we also ordered the clear beef soup (맑은 국밥). ![A hearty bowl of clear beef soup](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-23-nme93-900.webp) The gukbap has rice inside, topped with a generous helping of thinly sliced, tender beef and beef shredded along the grain, so there was more substance than I expected. The broth leaned clean and mild rather than heavy, making it good to spoon up between bites of meat, and it suited a table with drinks too. Honestly, I think it would be fine ordering just the clear beef soup alone as a meal, and it's the kind of thing I'd think of for lunch too. ![The full dinner table with meat and gukbap](https://img.superchart.com/images/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi-24-76jgk-900.webp) ## Is Usijang Hoegwan a good team dinner spot near Mapo Station? Being able to cover everything from grilled meat to gukbap in one sitting felt like one of Usijang Hoegwan's biggest strengths. This time I visited on a Friday evening and focused on beef and raw beef sashimi, but with such a varied menu, I'm curious about the other grilled dishes and soup options next time. In particular, having grilled beef as the main course, adding raw beef sashimi alongside, and finishing with gukbap turned out to be a combination that worked better than expected. If you're going with fellow beef lovers, there's not much to agonize over on the menu, and it's a good spot for 3-4 people to share several dishes, making it worth shortlisting when looking for a Mapo Station work dinner spot. Among Korean BBQ restaurants near Mapo Station, this suits a day when you want the old-school atmosphere and beef done simply, rather than a modern, polished space, and I left feeling like I'd properly treated my body with beef after a while. Next time I'm craving meat in Mapo, I'll probably drop by again to try other dishes. Especially if you want to enjoy raw beef sashimi alongside beef near Mapo Station, adding raw beef sashimi to a set like we did this time was a pretty good combination. > One-line summary — a satisfying spread from grilled beef to raw beef sashimi ### What's good about Usijang Hoegwan - Good setup for enjoying three cuts of beef at once - Raw beef sashimi and grilled meat together make menu choices easy - The clear beef soup means you can combine a meal with drinks - Close to the station, so it's easy for a group to gather - A cozy, old-school atmosphere good for eating close together ## Where it is - Usijang Hoegwan (우시장회관) - 1F, 15-10 Samgae-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 마포구 삼개로 15-10 1층 - 37.5391391, 126.9479474 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%9A%B0%EC%8B%9C%EC%9E%A5%ED%9A%8C%EA%B4%80/@37.5391391,126.9479474,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-rice-almanac/mapo-station-beef-friday-night-la-galbi/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt