Daejeon restaurant with spice level 3 single servings: Boksakkot

I've been so stressed at work lately that all I can think about is food that'll blow the stress away!!! So here's my review of Boksakkot Pineun Jip, a spicy octopus and pork stir-fry restaurant near Sutonggol in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon.

Where is Boksakkot Pineun Jip Daejeon Branch, and what are its hours?

Boksakkot Pineun Jip Daejeon Branch is a fire-grilled specialty restaurant at 238-34 Wongyesan-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 1F, near Sutonggol. Hours run from 11:00 to 21:30, with last order at 20:30.

We're the type who needs regular transfusions of spicy fire-grilled octopus or pork stir-fry, so we're always scouting for good spots. A friend told me Boksakkot Pineun Jip was delicious, so we headed over right away!!

This Sutonggol, Daejeon spot has a huge parking lot, so there's zero parking stress!

Inside the dining room and the kids' room

The interior hall is really spacious and pleasant, so it seems perfect for large family meals, work dinners, or gatherings with friends! You can bring the elders along and eat comfortably without any awkwardness.

On one side there's a cute little 'kids' room' set up for children. I thought it would be perfect for families with young kids to eat comfortably.

Boksakkot Pineun Jip menu, set and prices

Boksakkot Pineun Jip's biggest advantage is its generous set menu~ Order a set for 2 or more and you get handmade wood-fired pizza, salad, mukbasaeul (Korean acorn jelly noodles), and coffee after the meal, all included by default!

• Mushroom bulgogi hot pot: ₩18,900 per person
• Octopus and bulgogi: ₩18,900 per person
• Fire-grilled pork stir-fry: ₩14,900 per person
• Fire-grilled octopus stir-fry: ₩16,900 per person
• Fire-grilled webfoot octopus stir-fry: ₩17,900 per person
• Jjuchipa (octopus + cheese + pasta): ₩18,900 per person

We wanted to try a variety of spicy flavors, so we ordered one serving of fire-grilled pork stir-fry and one serving of fire-grilled octopus stir-fry. You can also choose spice levels 1, 2, or 3, so try out different levels of heat!

Side dishes and what's on the self-serve bar

Once you order, this spread of side dishes comes out! Even just the banchan alone was already so generous~~

The bean sprouts and yeolmu (young radish) kimchi were perfect for mixing with the octopus, and the japchae (stir-fried glass noodles) was so good we kept refilling it haha.

The fresh salad and the mukbasaeul, with its cool refreshing broth, were great for whetting the appetite before the main dishes arrived.

You can grab as much extra banchan or drinks as you want from the self-bar, so you can really eat your fill! In particular, the seaweed soup was a deeply flavorful broth that had clearly simmered a long time. Its cool, savory taste went perfectly with the spicy octopus.

Fire-grilled webfoot octopus and pork stir-fry at spice level 3

While we were nibbling away at the side dishes, our ordered pork stir-fry and octopus stir-fry showed up in no time!! Pork, octopus, various banchan, and even the wood-fired pizza~~~

Can't have this kind of delicious food without a drink, right?? We mixed up a refreshing soju-beer combo and cheers'd ♥

Let me show you the fire-grilled octopus stir-fry first~~ The octopus was deeply infused with smoky char flavor, and the chewy yet tender texture was absolutely amazing!!

Can you tell just from the photo how plump the octopus pieces are? We ordered one serving each, but I think even ordering two servings of octopus would have been absolutely no regrets (real deal flavor!!)

The moment the fire-grilled pork stir-fry hit the table, that sharp smoky aroma!! Quickly stir-fried over open flame, it had proper char flavor baked right in. We went for spice level 3, and my head was spinning~~ But it was so good we kept eating to the very end.

Mixing rice with bean sprouts and yeolmu kimchi in the big bowl

After tasting the fire-grilled pork and octopus stir-fries a good amount, we put rice into the large bowl that came with the meal and mixed it up with yeolmu kimchi and bean sprouts!

Piling spicy pork stir-fry and octopus generously on top of the rice and mixing it all together — there's no more perfect rice thief than this.

The spicy-sweet sauce soaked right into every grain of rice, so we polished off the whole bowl in an instant.

The handmade gorgonzola wood-fired pizza in the set

This handmade gorgonzola pizza has a surprisingly perfect match with the spicy fire-grilled dishes. It comes included when you order the set menu for 2 or more!

The crust is thin and crispy, and it's generously topped with cheese, so it's full of rich, savory flavor!!

It's delicious dipped in sweet honey, but if you put a bit of the fiery spicy fire-grilled octopus or pork stir-fry on top of the pizza and wrap it up, it cuts through the richness and doubles the savory flavor — a real specialty combo to enjoy!

After-meal snacks and brewed coffee

After finishing the meal, you can also enjoy the various snacks and coffee that Boksakkot Pineun Jip Daejeon Branch has prepared!!

Today I introduced 'Boksakkot Pineun Jip Daejeon Branch,' a spot in Daejeon where you can enjoy generous portions of fire-grilled dishes packed with smoky flavor. If you're craving spicy food that really gets your appetite going, I sincerely recommend giving it a visit. Thanks for the meal again today~♥