Sangam noodle hot pot with potato dumplings and sujebi: Deungchon

When you can't decide what to eat, the food you already know is always best haha ~ We came for lunch at Deungchon Shabu Kalguksu. We ordered the perilla mushroom shabu-shabu kalguksu, a menu you can enjoy like a course — starting with minari (water celery) and mushrooms and other vegetables, then moving on to kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) and finally fried rice 🙆‍♂️ From vegetables to noodles to fried rice in one menu, it's a filling one-meal spot and a great shabu kalguksu place in Sangam.

Where is Deungchon Shabu Kalguksu Sangam Branch?

Deungchon Shabu Kalguksu Sangam Branch is on the 2nd floor of the Woori Technology Building, 9 World Cup buk-ro 56-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Since it's on the 2nd floor of an office building in Sangam-dong, it's a convenient spot to visit during lunchtime.

Plenty of tables, and Catch Table waitlist

Deungchon Shabu Kalguksu Sangam Branch has quite a lot of tables inside, so it's good for visiting with a group too. During busy times like lunch hour, you can put your name on the waitlist through Catch Table so you don't have to keep waiting inside the restaurant.

This should be useful for anyone in Sangam looking for a lunch spot where you can register for a wait in advance, or anyone searching for shabu kalguksu in Sangam.

What arrives at the table after you order

Order from the tablet at the table and kimchi plus the shabu-shabu ingredients arrive together. Since the kalguksu and fried rice ingredients come out at the same time too, you just cook and eat each in order.

Adding potato dumplings and sujebi to the pot

We added potato mandu sarrie and sujebi sarrie on top of the basic perilla mushroom shabu-shabu kalguksu. 🥟 If you feel like just kalguksu alone isn't enough after the shabu-shabu, adding various sarrie lets you enjoy a range of textures ~ With the mandu and sujebi added, the portion got even more generous, plenty for two people to share.

Generous minari and fresh vegetables

The perilla mushroom shabu-shabu kalguksu comes with a generous amount of minari. 🥬 You cook the minari, mushrooms, and other vegetables in the boiling broth and eat them — and maybe because the restaurant has high turnover, the vegetables felt fresh too ~ The fragrant minari paired well with the mild broth, making it a light, easy-on-the-stomach shabu kalguksu spot in Sangam.

Vegetables first, then kalguksu, dumplings and sujebi

Here's how to eat it: once the broth boils, add plenty of vegetables, cook them, and scoop them out to eat!

After eating a good amount of vegetables, add the kalguksu along with the potato mandu and sujebi sarrie you ordered extra. At this point you need to lower the heat 🔥

Why the kimchi makes it better

You can't have kalguksu without kimchi. Pairing the warm kalguksu and sujebi with kimchi added a spicy, crunchy touch that went really well together haha.

Finishing with fried rice cooked at the table

The final course is, of course, fried rice. 🍚 If you ask for fried rice, a staff member takes the whole pot away and makes it for you. The finished fried rice was savory and light, a completely different flavor from the shabu-shabu and kalguksu we'd just had. With the leftover broth flavor mixed in after all the vegetables and noodles, it was delicious right down to the last bite!!

Takeout discount and receipt review event

Besides dining in, Deungchon Shabu Kalguksu Sangam Branch also runs a takeout discount. If you're planning to take it home to eat, note that you can get a ₩3,000 discount on beef takeout! There's also a receipt review event where you can get potato sarrie or a drink, so it's worth keeping in mind during your meal.

If you're looking for a place in Sangam to enjoy shabu-shabu, kalguksu, and fried rice all in one visit, Deungchon Shabu Kalguksu Sangam Branch is a great choice haha. Going through minari and mushrooms first, then kalguksu and extra sarrie, and finishing with fried rice made for a hearty, satisfying meal. You can handle the lunchtime wait through Catch Table, so keep that in mind if you're planning a visit for shabu kalguksu in Sangam.