Group lunch spot in Yangjae, Seoul: arugula pizza at Pasta Gram

Here's my review of Pasta Gram, a famously affordable restaurant near Yangjae Citizen's Forest Station :-) A place where you can enjoy pork neck steak for just over ten thousand won in this economy. It's also super accessible, right in front of the station.

Where is Pasta Gram Yangjae Main Branch? Hours and parking

Pasta Gram Yangjae Main Branch is at 59 Mabang-ro 2-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 1F, right in front of Exit 2 of Yangjae Citizen's Forest Station. Hours are Mon–Fri 11:30–23:30 and Sat 12:00–21:00, closed every Sunday. Takeout and delivery are available, and you can bring pets too.

There's a building parking lot right to the left of the entrance, and parking is free!

Can a group of six get seated at lunch without waiting?

There are plenty of seats inside, plus terrace seating outside, so even at lunchtime we weren't stuck without a table. And the food came out really fast. I thought we'd be waiting a while since there were more customers than expected, but the dishes arrived right after we ordered — saved us so much lunch break time haha.

We came as a group of five or six teammates, so we tried ordering a bunch of different menu items~!! Aglio olio pasta, rucola pizza, shrimp rosé pasta, soup tteokbokki (spicy stir-fried rice cakes), and even pork neck steak!!

Aglio olio: how good is pasta at just over 10,000 won?

My pick was aglio olio! Honestly, you can tell whether a place is a real pasta restaurant just from their aglio olio, right~?

It's the most basic pasta dish and also my favorite, so I ordered it — and it was way too good for the price, barely over ten thousand won!! I wondered if it might be made from a meal kit or convenience food, but not at all!! It was clearly made with real care.

Arugula pizza, 24,000 won: the best dish of the day

Second recommendation from Pasta Gram, the Yangjae Citizen's Forest go-to: rucola pizza!! Priced at 24,000 won — the priciest thing we ordered that day..! Haha. But it came out in a really big size.

You could tell from the crust alone that this place knows what it's doing. This was my favorite of everything we ate that day. There were five of us, and I snuck the last slice for myself lol.

Loaded with rucola and plenty of cheese too.

There are so many affordable good restaurants near Yangjae Citizen's Forest Station, but Pasta Gram seemed like number one among them haha.

Pork neck steak, 11,000 won: one on almost every table

Third dish from Pasta Gram near Yangjae Citizen's Forest: pork neck steak. Seriously, almost every table around us had ordered one of these.

First off, the price is super cheap at 11,000 won. It comes with rice and a fried egg, so even the guys in our group could eat their fill.

The pork neck steak also had a solid meaty flavor, and the demi-glace sauce wasn't too sweet or salty — just right with plain rice!

Soupy tteokbokki and shrimp rosé pasta at Pasta Gram

We also ordered tteokbokki haha. The soup tteokbokki was also in the low ten thousands.

The sauce was on the sweeter side.

Second pasta dish from Pasta Gram near Yangjae Citizen's Forest! We also tried the shrimp rosé pasta. It was 13,800 won.

The second-best dish we ordered that day!

Verdict: why Pasta Gram works for a team lunch in Yangjae

Clearly living up to its reputation as a pasta spot near Yangjae Citizen's Forest Station, all the pasta dishes were consistently good, and the pizza was excellent too. The pork neck steak and tteokbokki were the kind of affordable menu items you'd be very satisfied ordering.

Pasta Gram near Yangjae Citizen's Forest is right by the station, which is super convenient, and there's plenty of parking too. Despite the great value, the pasta and pizza tasted like something from a fancier pasta restaurant~!! They also have drinking-food options, so it seems like it'd be great to visit in the evening too. That's my review of Pasta Gram near Yangjae Citizen's Forest Station.