Day drinking at a Geomdan grilled pork house in Incheon: Taedon

A Geomdan Sageori restaurant with great value pork BBQ — this is Taedon, a Geomdan favorite for samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly).

It was a weekday and my company was closed for the day, so we started drinking and eating delicious samgyeopsal from the afternoon~! Daytime drinking really is the best drinking, and pairing good samgyeopsal with soju is my ultimate favorite combo haha. This time we revisited a Geomdan restaurant famous for its generous service — Taedon at Geomdan Sageori — and wow, they really give you SO much extra! Steamed egg, jjolmyeon, napjak mandu, assorted mushrooms — the table was completely packed with food.

Such a great value Geomdan BBQ spot! The handon samgyeopsal and kkodeulsal were both super delicious, plus the side dishes I personally love — kimchi, gosari (bracken fern), muchae (julienned radish), mushrooms — the perfect pairing for pork belly!! We ate until we were completely stuffed! The antibiotic-free pork belly was so fresh and really tasty. Next time I'm meeting friends who live near Geomdan New Town, I want to eat here again!! If you're looking for a restaurant near Geomdan Sageori or anywhere in Geomdan, I highly recommend Taedon Geomdan Sageori Branch :)

Inside Taedon Geomdan Sageori: room for groups and babies?

This is Taedon, a popular pork BBQ restaurant near Geomdan Sageori. The interior is spacious and clean, great for company dinners and group gatherings. And if you come with a baby, they'll give you sagol-guk (bone broth soup) as a free service!! They also have baby chairs, so it's great for family outings!! I liked not having to worry about what to order for the baby when we came together.

There's also a review service, so you can finish your meal with a neat little ice cream dessert!

Taedon Geomdan Sageori menu and prices

Taedon in Geomdan uses carefully selected handon pork, I hear~ Their signature antibiotic-free samgyeopsal is rich and juicy with a nutty flavor. They also have kkodeulsal, which I'd never heard of before — it's super chewy and springy, with a great texture haha. It kind of tastes like a thicker version of chadolbaegi (thinly sliced beef brisket)?!

• Top-grade selected handon assorted platter (large) ₩54,000
• Top-grade selected handon assorted platter (medium) ₩36,000
• Top-grade antibiotic-free handon samgyeopsal ₩13,900
• Top-grade handon kkodeulsal ₩13,900
• Handon chilled samgyeopsal ₩10,000
• Tubu cheonggukjang ₩7,000, and more

This is a place where you can enjoy everything from fresh antibiotic-free samgyeopsal to chilled handon pork! Side menu items like jjagyechi, self-fried kimchi rice, kimchi jjigae and naengmyeon are all really cheap, so the value is great! They also have a lunch special, which makes it perfect for a lunch visit. Everything on the menu is delicious, and you can order it all without feeling like it's too expensive!

Free sides at Taedon: steamed egg, bibim jjolmyeon, flat dumplings, mushrooms

Taedon at Geomdan Sageori has a ton of special free service items! Wow, out of all the BBQ places I've been to, this is the first one that gives you this much for free. My husband liked it even more than I did haha.

A generous ttukbaegi (stone pot) steamed egg, tangy-sweet bibim jjolmyeon, five kinds of farm-fresh assorted mushrooms, napjak mandu (Daegu's famous flat dumplings), and even a handmade crispy kadayif Dubai-style chewy ssamjang. These are clearly made with care, and to think they're all completely free — everything was delicious too!

Wrapping pork belly in napjak mandu tastes kind of like wrapping meat in rice cake at Wonhalmoni Bossam. It was really good, and the handmade Dubai-style chewy ssamjang has kadayif in it, so the crispy texture makes it even better haha.

The 36,000-won handon pork platter (medium) with cheonggukjang and midday drinks

We ordered the top-grade selected handon assorted platter (medium), cheonggukjang, Saero soju, and Cass beer! I love cheonggukjang but it's not sold in many places, so I really liked that Taedon offers it as an affordable side dish.

The fresh top-grade samgyeopsal and kkodeulsal arrived. Just looking at the photo, you can see how well-balanced the fat and lean meat ratio is haha. It clearly comes down to systematic quality control keeping the taste consistent — that's probably why it's such a popular Geomdan samgyeopsal restaurant^^ Suddenly a robot machine? came by our table delivering things directly, so fun and surprising haha. Seeing the cold soju and beer instantly put us in an even better mood haha.

We grilled the samgyeopsal and kkodeulsal with well-ripened kimchi, muchae, and gosari on top. Wow, with the assorted mushrooms too, it was a truly perfect spread! I love grilling kimchi, gosari, and muchae together, and they gave us so much that we never got tired of wrapping bite after bite — it was so delicious. The drinks just kept flowing haha.

Maybe because they use carefully selected handon pork, but even just grilled plain, the meat smell alone was already delicious haha. Taedon also uses a dedicated grill plate system that maintains consistent heat instead of charcoal, maximizing the juiciness and flavor of the meat! It's really different from other BBQ places — there's clearly a reason it's famous as a company dinner spot near Geomdan Sageori and Incheon Seo-gu.

How to wrap it: jjolmyeon, flat dumplings and Dubai chewy ssamjang

With all the free extras at Taedon near Geomdan Sageori, we were busy wrapping meat in this and that. There were so many different flavors to try! From the Dubai-style ssamjang to wrapping meat in napjak mandu, we really got to taste Taedon's own special flavors.

Wrapping in jjolmyeon is really delicious too! The tangy-sweet bibim jjolmyeon with chewy kkodeulsal, combined with the nutty flavor of the samgyeopsal and the tangy-sweet sauce, wasn't heavy at all, so we ended up eating until we were completely stuffed. Wrapping with gosari and muchae is also great — crunchy, with the pork belly's juices bursting through, it's a perfect drinking snack!!!haha.

Finishing with self-made kimchi fried rice and extra cheese

Eating it together with cheonggukjang, which I personally love, made it even better! The rich broth with tofu and vegetables was so generous that the cheonggukjang felt like a main dish, not just a side.

Finally, we had to finish with kimchi fried rice and extra cheese. You fry the kimchi rice yourself on the grill plate — a fried rice finish is essential after samgyeopsal! Adding cheese on top meant we ended up drinking another bottle of soju!haha. My husband and I ate so much together that we skipped dinner that evening haha.

This is a totally top-tier restaurant when it comes to value for money. There's free private parking behind the building too, so it's a great spot for company dinners, group gatherings, or family outings that everyone of any age can enjoy!

Is Taedon worth it for grilled pork in Geomdan Sageori?

If you're looking for a proper samgyeopsal restaurant near Geomdan Sageori in Incheon Seo-gu, Taedon is a Geomdan pork BBQ favorite that not only locals but people from far away visit, with a very high repeat visit rate! I've marked it as one of my regular spots too! I'm planning to go here with my coworkers again for more daytime drinking haha.

With generous free service and carefully selected handon pork delivering rich juiciness, a nutty flavor, and chewy samgyeopsal, I recommend Taedon Geomdan Sageori Branch :)

• Location: 2 Wanjeong-ro 133beon-gil, Geomdan-gu, Incheon, South Korea (인천광역시 검단구 완정로133번길 2 태돈)
• Hours: 11:30 – 22:00 (last order 21:00)