Sindang gopchang restaurant, free yukhoe and tripe: Uon Sogopchang

Today I had plans with a friend in Sindang, and when we wondered what to eat, it was obvious: Sindang means gopchang (beef intestines)! So I looked up a good gopchang place, and we were both so happy with it that I had to share. Let's go~!

Where is Uon Sogopchang, and how do waiting and reservations work?

Uon Sogopchang (우온소곱창) is about a 3-minute walk from Exit 7 of Sindang Station, and you'll spot it right on your right. There's a wait on Friday evenings, so I recommend booking through Naver.

There are even seats outside for people waiting. I came on a Friday at 7 p.m. and had booked on Naver, so we got in right away! If you walk in on a Friday, you may have to wait. A queue formed right after we came in. Definitely book on Naver!!!

Opening hours and parking

• Hours: daily 12:00–24:00 (last order 23:00)
• Parking: free, space for 3 cars in the building

It rained the day I went, so the umbrella stand is out front~

What's the atmosphere like at this Sindang gopchang restaurant?

Inside, Uon Sogopchang is bigger than I expected, with lots of seats. My friend's and my first impression was: it's clean!! A modern gopchang place! Most gopchang restaurants in Sindang have an old-school, outdoor-street vibe, but Uon Sogopchang is different. Want to eat gopchang in a clean, comfortable place? This is it!!

What's on the menu at Uon Sogopchang, and what did we order?

We ordered the hanwoo assorted platter (₩24,000), hanwoo gopchang (₩23,000) and fried rice (₩4,000). Here's the menu board. You can order through KakaoPay or just tell the staff!

• Hanwoo assorted platter ₩24,000
• Hanwoo gopchang ₩23,000
• Fried rice ₩4,000

If you write a review, you get a free side: your choice of cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew), hangover soup, fried rice or ramen. Do join the review event!

What side dishes and sauces come with the meal?

After you order, they set out side dishes and sauces, and the variety is real, right?! The default sauces are sesame oil dip and soy sauce topped with Cheongyang chili. I love putting chili on my gopchang, so I was thrilled haha. The shared sauces are spicy sauce, ssamjang (seasoned soybean paste), wasabi and cheese powder, so picking is half the fun~~!

The sides are mustard-leaf kimchi with pickled chili, seasoned chives, and kimchi with green onion kimchi! There are so many that when it gets rich, just rotating through them one at a time works perfectly, right?!

Plus point 1 for Uon Sogopchang: free yukhoe and tripe

Yukhoe (raw seasoned beef) and tripe come free..!! And they're good..!! Super fresh, and the green onion on top of the yukhoe gives it a great texture.

Plus point 2: spicy hangover soup is free too

The spicy hangover soup is free too.. I've never seen a gopchang place give away this much. You know how gopchang normally costs a fortune.. does the owner even make a profit?

Do you have to grill the hanwoo platter and gopchang yourself?

At Uon Sogopchang the staff grill everything for you, so you just wait. The gopchang is cooked in the kitchen beforehand and comes out ready to eat, and the other items in the platter are pre-grilled too, so you only need to cook them a little~! While we were happily working through the side dishes, our platter and gopchang arrived.

The full spread is crazy, right!?!?! The staff keep walking back and forth grilling everything for you.. all we had to do was chat and wait for the tasty gopchang!

Everyone, look at this. The gopchang is packed full of creamy filling, and they grill potato, onion, garlic and green onion along with it!

Near the end, once everything's cooked, they grill the seasoned chives and kimchi from the sides too. If they're delicious raw, imagine how much better grilled! The heart, daechang (large intestine) and makchang (abomasum) were just as good as the gopchang. I tried them with all sorts of combinations of those amazing sauces~!

Recommended sauce pairings by cut

The staff recommended sauce pairings while grilling, and since they're the gopchang experts, somehow they really did go better together!

• Beef gopchang: wasabi or soy sauce
• Makchang: ssamjang
• Daechang: spicy sauce

Is the fried rice at Uon Sogopchang a must?

The fried rice (₩4,000) comes with seasoned seaweed snacks, and wrapping it up in them was even better. As always I finished with my "K-dessert" fried rice! You can eat it right away, but you know it's even better when you let the bottom crisp up a bit, right?! Fried rice isn't optional, it's a must!!!!

The restroom is inside the building's parking lot: go through the automatic door, go up a half flight of stairs, and enter the passcode to get in!

Would I go back to Uon Sogopchang?

If you want beef gopchang in a clean setting in Sindang, Uon Sogopchang gets a 100% revisit from me! The staff grill for you so it's easy to relax, and with yukhoe, tripe and soup included, the value is great too~! If you're planning to visit, there's a wait on Friday evenings, so a Naver reservation is a must!