Air-conditioned Korean BBQ near Suwon Station in summer: Ssosam 208

I found a great pork belly place at Suwon Station, so I rushed to bring it to you^^

Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch: location, hours and parking

Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch (쏘삼208 수원역점) is at 11 Deogyeong-daero 895beon-gil, Paldal-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea, on the 1st floor. It is open Mon–Fri from 15:30 to 02:00 the next day, and Sat–Sun from 12:00 to 02:00 the next day, with 2 hours of free parking at Hwanggeum Parking Lot.

Ssosam 208, near Suwon Station, has a clean, stylish exterior that stands out even from far away! It is close to Suwon Station, so it is easy to reach on foot too. If you come by car, you can park at Hwanggeum Parking Lot~~ (parking registration is a must☆)

The Ssosam 208 sign, which feels like stepping back into old Gyeongseong (Seoul in the early 1900s), caught my eye, and in the evening the soft lighting looked like it would make for a lovely atmosphere! It is so easy to get to that it would be perfect for meeting up or a company dinner.

Is Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch cool enough for a hot summer day?

The restaurant is spacious and the air conditioning blasts, so I could eat meat comfortably even in the sweltering heat. The tables are spaced out nicely too, so it was relaxing to eat.

It's so hot these days, right? ㅠㅠ When I walked into Ssosam 208, the AC was really cranked up and it was so cool! Running the AC while grilling pork at home feels like a burden, so I think it's great to go eat meat in the cool at Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch♡

Also, the ventilation is good, so there wasn't that heavy smoke you usually get at BBQ places, and everything was kept clean, so the atmosphere felt pleasant!

Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch menu and prices

The signature mixed stone-grill platter at Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch is ₩35,500 for small (360g) and ₩48,500 for medium (500g). You can add the signature lava cheese fondue for ₩5,000.

• Mixed stone-grill platter, small (360g) ₩35,500
• Mixed stone-grill platter, medium (500g) ₩48,500
• Lava cheese fondue ₩5,000
• Pork belly ₩15,000
• Pork neck ₩15,000
• Cheongyeopsal (thin-layered pork belly) ₩18,000
• Chewy pork skin ₩8,000
• Basalt snowflake kimchi fried rice ₩6,000

Side dishes and the free rice noodle soup

For the basic setup, Ssosam 208 gives you myeong-i namul (pickled wild garlic leaves), garlic, scallion salad, garlic sauce, ssamjang (seasoned dipping paste) and more, a nice variety of sauces and sides to eat with the meat!!

And Ssosam 208's secret weapon!! They serve rice noodle soup for free haha. It had a cool kimchi-based broth with rice noodles and the taste was addictive. (You can get one refill☆)

How does Ssosam 208 cook its stone-grill meat?

We ordered the medium mixed stone-grill platter, the erupting lava cheese fondue and two portions of pork skin~!! Unusually, Ssosam 208 cooks the meat on a stone plate, and the staff grill it for you.

It says that grilling on this stone plate brings the temperature up above 200 degrees. The staff member measured it with a thermometer before grilling the meat, which made me trust it even more.

There are also tips on how to eat it best, so have a look~~ The staff grill the meat deliciously for you!

Kimchi and tofu were set on the stone plate too~~ Eating them with the meat made it even tastier.

How does the medium mixed stone-grill platter (500g) taste?

The medium mixed stone-grill platter (500g) at Ssosam 208 has pork belly, pork neck and cheongyeopsal, so you can enjoy several cuts at once. As soon as the meat came out, I could feel how good the quality was, and it was a very satisfying dish!

The meat cooked slowly on the piping hot stone plate, golden and crispy outside while the juices stayed locked in and moist inside!

Each cut had a different texture, which made eating fun: the pork belly was great with its nutty flavor and chewy bite, and the pork neck was charming with its mild taste and tender meat.

Does Ssosam 208's lava cheese fondue go with pork belly?

Ssosam 208's signature lava cheese fondue (₩5,000) has its own dedicated space on the stone plate, so you just dip the cooked pork belly deep into the cheese fondue. So cool and quirky!

It was my first time dipping pork belly in cheese, so it felt new and exciting. Dipped in the hot, rich cheese, it paired really well with the pork belly~~ The nutty richness of the cheese blended with the juices of the pork belly for a full, rich flavor!

The soft, creamy texture of the cheese made a nice contrast with the chewy pork belly, and a salty, nutty flavor filled my mouth! You get a richer, deeper taste, and I loved what a different combination it was♡

When it gets greasy: garlic sauce, wild garlic and scallion salad

I could enjoy Ssosam 208's pork belly in different ways, dipped in garlic sauce or eaten with wild garlic leaves and scallion salad, and they cut the greasiness right away, which I liked.

You can't have pork belly without a lettuce wrap!!

Chewy pork skin at Ssosam 208 as a finishing treat

At Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch, we ordered two portions of pork skin (₩8,000 per portion) to finish! Crispy outside and springy inside, it was the kind of dish you keep reaching for haha.

The more you chew, the more the sweet seasoning and nutty flavor come together for an addictive taste~~ It was good dipped in the cheese fondue too!!

Another day of a clean plate~!! If you want cool, tasty pork belly at Suwon Station, I recommend Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch!