# Icheon charcoal BBQ with tendon stew and rice makgeolli: Neul Gogi Jip - By Garam (https://superchart.com/en/@steam-side-days/) - Written Sep 6, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Icheon, Gyeonggi - Sponsored: This visit was hosted with a complimentary meal provided by the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@steam-side-days/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@steam-side-days/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/index.md) ## In short Neul Gogi Jip Icheon Main Branch is a charcoal-grilled galbi restaurant on Gyeongchung-daero in Icheon, Gyeonggi. A couple ordered two servings of yeast-marinated pork neck galbi with two pot rice bowls, beef tendon doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) and Icheon rice makgeolli, and staff grilled the first round before the couple finished the rest themselves. The marinated galbi was good, but the freshly steamed Icheon rice pot rice was the dish that keeps Neul Gogi Jip on the return list. ## Good to know - **Address**: 2541 Gyeongchung-daero, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do - **Hours**: Daily 11:00 AM–9:30 PM - **Break time**: Weekdays 3:30–4:30 PM - **How to order**: Table ordering - **Ordered this visit**: Yeast-marinated pork neck galbi (2 servings), pot rice (2), beef tendon doenjang jjigae, Icheon rice makgeolli - **Parking**: Plenty of parking space - **Also good to know**: Self-serve wrap vegetable bar, rooms at the back, ice cream machine and coffee machine in the waiting area *as written by the visitor on Sep 6, 2026* > The sweet marinated pork ribs were great, but honestly what stuck with me the most was the freshly made stone-pot rice! I don't get to Icheon often, but whenever I pass through and it happens to be mealtime, Neul Gogi Jip Icheon Main Branch is the first place that comes to mind. The meat is quite good, but it's really the rice that stays with me — and thanks to that, this has become one of the rare places my husband and I keep coming back to, even in a city we don't visit much. ## Where is Neul Gogi Jip Icheon Main Branch, and is there parking? Neul Gogi Jip Icheon Main Branch sits at 2541 Gyeongchung-daero in Icheon. Most people probably drive here, and the parking lot is big and well laid out, so parking is never a hassle. It's open daily from 11:00 AM to 9:30 PM, with a break time on weekdays from 3:30 to 4:30 PM. ![Exterior of the Neul Gogi Jip Icheon Main Branch building](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-01-um1zm-966.webp) The entrance area of Neul Gogi Jip Icheon Main Branch, an Icheon favorite. It's a pretty large restaurant. ![Entrance area of Neul Gogi Jip Icheon Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-02-v0hy3-966.webp) ![Interior aisle and seating of the large BBQ restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-03-7cv2-m-966.webp) Once seated, you order through a table-side tablet. Water comes as bottled water, and it seems to be house-made mildly alkaline water. They clearly put a lot of thought into even the water! ![Side dishes set out on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-04-yh573-966.webp) ![Neul Gogi Jip's mildly alkaline bottled water and glasses](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-05-q1sth-966.webp) ![Neatly arranged side dishes including soy-marinated crab](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-06-1i6e6-966.webp) Being a popular BBQ restaurant, Neul Gogi Jip Icheon Main Branch's side dishes are neat and well made. They even serve something as upscale as yangnyeom gejang (soy-marinated crab), which makes it a solid choice for a family meal with older relatives too. ![Full spread of side dishes at the BBQ restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-07-cd6u7-966.webp) ### What's on the self-serve wrap vegetable bar? One of the big perks of Neul Gogi Jip Icheon Main Branch is the self-serve bar. ![Self-serve bar with wrap vegetables and sauces](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-08-edrdr-966.webp) ![Fresh wrap vegetables at the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-09-1u9oe-966.webp) You can freely grab all sorts of wrap vegetables, sauces, garlic, and more at the self-serve bar. The greens are especially fresh, so a visit here means eating way more wrap vegetables than we normally would. ## Yeast-marinated pork neck galbi and beef tendon doenjang jjigae ![Plate of yeast-marinated pork rib collar, two servings](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-10-fozq9-966.webp) ![Icheon rice makgeolli alongside the ordered spread](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-11-1aoep-966.webp) For this visit we ordered two servings of yeast-marinated pork rib collar and two stone-pot rice bowls, plus, since we'd come all the way to Icheon, Icheon rice makgeolli to drink alongside. On the side we added beef tendon doenjang stew (soybean paste stew). The yeast-marinated pork rib collar is one of Neul Gogi Jip Icheon Main Branch's signature dishes — pork ribs in an appealingly mild-sweet marinade. ![Close-up of marinated pork rib collar with sauce soaked in](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-12-1e4gx-966.webp) The beef tendon doenjang stew came loaded with quite a lot of beef and tendon. It wasn't too salty, which I thought was a nice balance, and it cut through the slight heaviness left in your mouth after the ribs — a good pairing with the pork. ![A hot pot of beef tendon doenjang stew](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-13-uctan-966.webp) ![Tendon and other ingredients inside the doenjang stew](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-14-aumi1-966.webp) The pork ribs at Neul Gogi Jip Icheon Main Branch have marinade evenly coating the surface, but it's not the thick, sticky kind. Personally, with marinated ribs I sometimes get sick of them quickly if the marinade is too sweet, but the balance of sweetness and saltiness here was really good. Order two servings and you get two big pieces of meat — staff grill the first piece for you, and you grill the rest yourself whenever you're ready. The charcoal burns hot and the grill plate is good, so it was easy to cook. ![Marinated pork rib collar cooking on the charcoal grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-15-14r4f-1200.webp) For me, the meat tasted best right when it turned golden brown and the edges got just a little deep in color. But there's one more important point left. ![Golden-brown marinated ribs on the grill plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-16-3uwrx-966.webp) ![Opened lid revealing Icheon rice stone-pot rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-17-7hjkp-966.webp) ## Icheon rice pot rice: what makes it different? Icheon rice is one of the first things that comes to mind when you think of Icheon. At Neul Gogi Jip Icheon Main Branch, the stone-pot rice made with Icheon rice is a real treat. It's just chewy enough while still tasting clean — the kind of thing that keeps coming to mind after just one bowl. You might think, how different can rice really be, but Icheon rice does seem to have some strange kind of magic to it. ![Freshly cooked, fluffy white rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-18-qdbel-966.webp) Gently lay a piece of marinated rib over a spoonful of plain white rice and you'll really understand the charm of Icheon rice. And as a bonus, you can finish the meal with a clean-tasting sungnyung (scorched rice tea) made from the pot's crust. ![A piece of marinated rib placed on top of white rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-19-1sv7e-966.webp) ![Marinated pork rib wrapped in lettuce](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-20-1gkan-966.webp) Between the white rice and the wrap vegetables from the self-serve bar, we tore through the second batch of meat in no time. The rice quality is genuinely excellent, and the meat quality is just as good, which made it clear why this is considered one of Icheon's go-to restaurants. ![The grill plate after finishing the second batch of meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-21-lffai-966.webp) ![Scorched rice tea and table setting at the end of the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap-22-1j5xk-966.webp) ## What to order again at Neul Gogi Jip Visiting Neul Gogi Jip Icheon Main Branch in person, it turned out to be an Icheon favorite where you can properly enjoy tender yeast-marinated pork rib collar. There are private rooms in the back, good for family gatherings, and an ice cream machine and coffee machine in the waiting area let you enjoy dessert after the meal. The mildly sweet, well-balanced marinated pork ribs were nice, but honestly it's the stone-pot rice that keeps bringing me back. The freshly cooked, fluffy rice is delicious on its own, but topped with a piece of marinated rib, it becomes a true Icheon specialty. If you're looking for an Icheon Korean BBQ restaurant to enjoy comfortably with family, or you want to fill up on both ribs and rice, this place is worth a visit — and next time we come back, we'll probably order the exact same yeast-marinated pork rib collar plus stone-pot rice combo again. ## Where it is - Neul Gogi Jip Icheon Main Branch (늘고기집 이천본점) - 2541 Gyeongchung-daero, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea - 경기도 이천시 경충대로 2541 - 37.273634, 127.4506 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%8A%98%EA%B3%A0%EA%B8%B0%EC%A7%91%20%EC%9D%B4%EC%B2%9C%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90/@37.273634,127.4506,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@steam-side-days/icheon-neulgogijip-pork-galbi-sotbap/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt