Ansan Gojan-dong udon restaurant: Toowoomba pasta udon at Gin Jaryoko

Gojan-dong lunch recommendation: Gin Jaryoko's demiglace pork cutlet & tuumba pasta udon

My Ansan friend and I had been texting forever about meeting up someday, and since "someday" could turn into never, we just set a date right away haha. I'd been craving pork cutlet, so we headed to Gin Jaryoko, a Gojan-dong lunch spot in Ansan.

Gin Jaryoko Ansan Gojan Branch: hours and location

Gin Jaryoko Ansan Gojan Branch is a pork cutlet and Japanese restaurant located at 56 Gwangdeokseo-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Hours are 11am–9pm, with a break time from 2:30pm to 4:30pm, closed every Wednesday.

A go-to pork cutlet restaurant in Gojan-dong, and a solid Japanese restaurant in Ansan.

The food models outside the store look so good — can't deny it!!! I remembered enjoying the demiglace pork cutlet at Gin Jaryoko's Sanbon branch before, so that memory brought me here for lunch in Gojan-dong.

Counter seats and kiosk ordering: is Gin Jaryoko good for eating alone in Gojan-dong?

The Gin Jaryoko Ansan Gojan Branch space is long and lined with Japanese-style tables. There are tall tachi counter seats with a basket under the chairs to hold your bag. Gin Jaryoko is a good spot for solo dining in Gojan-dong.

First, grab a seat, then order at the kiosk~

Gin Jaryoko Ansan Gojan Branch menu prices

🥩 Pork cutlet (donkatsu) menu

• Jumbo demiglace pork cutlet 19,500 won
• Jumbo real hamburg steak 23,000 won
• Demiglace pork cutlet set 15,000 won
• Mushroom demiglace pork cutlet 13,000 won
• Mushroom cream pork cutlet 14,000 won
• Demiglace real hamburg steak 15,500 won
• Gin Jaryoko assorted set 14,500 won
• Demiglace pork cutlet & real hamburg set 13,500 won
• Demiglace pork cutlet 11,000 won
• Fish fry 12,000 won
• Fish fry set 13,500 won

🍚 Rice bowls (donburi)

• Sake-don (salmon bowl) 14,000 won
• Gyu-don (beef bowl) 8,000 won
• Katsu-don (pork cutlet bowl) 8,500 won
• Ochazuke with pollock roe 7,000 won
• Oyakodon-style chicken bowl 8,500 won
• Special gyu-don 12,000 won
• Ebi-don (4 king shrimp) 12,500 won

🍛 Curry dishes

• Spicy beef curry rice 8,000 won
• Fire-flavor curry rice 8,500 won
• Croquette curry rice 9,000 won
• Katsu beef curry rice 9,500 won
• Chicken curry rice 10,000 won
• King shrimp curry rice 11,500 won
• Chicken curry udon 10,500 won
• Spicy curry udon 9,000 won
• Fire-flavor curry udon 9,500 won
• Extra curry sauce 2,000 won / poached egg 1,000 won / rice 1,000 won

🍜 Noodles: udon and soba

• Tuumba pasta udon 12,000 won
• Pollock roe cream udon 10,000 won
• Bacon cream udon 11,000 won
• Mushroom cream udon 13,000 won
• Beef sukiyaki udon 13,500 won
• Chikuwa udon 10,000 won
• Spicy chikuwa udon 12,000 won
• King shrimp tempura udon 13,500 won
• Rose pasta udon 10,000 won
• Tomato pasta udon 9,000 won
• Spicy tomato pasta udon 9,500 won
• Shrimp croquette cold udon 12,000 won

🍤 Side dishes and add-ons

• Soy sauce egg rice 3,000 won / butter soy sauce egg rice 4,000 won
• Gin Jaryoko salad 3,500 won / chicken karaage 4,000 won
• French fries 3,500 won / fried oyster 5,500 won
• Croquette 3,000 won / fried king shrimp 4,500 won
• Poached egg 1,000 won / onsen tamago 2,000 won
• Pollock roe 2,000 won / rice 1,000 won

There's such a huge menu. Even with all the options, I'd already decided on demiglace pork cutlet, but wanting to try a variety and eat well, my friend and I decided to share the demiglace pork cutlet set while she ordered the tuumba pasta udon. Since the cutlet set already had pork cutlet, fried shrimp, and croquette, we added chicken karaage as the one thing missing. Two of us together, radiating pork power!!! hahahaha

After ordering, I looked around the restaurant and noticed it had sponsored several dramas. One I enjoyed was "The Call You're Making Now" — this one's based on a web novel, and it seems like a lot of dramas these days come from web novels and webtoons. Considering there are two dramas starring Ahn Bo-hyun, maybe the owner of Gin Jaryoko is a fan? (just my personal theory)

How the self-serve bar works at Gin Jaryoko

I peeked into the open kitchen while waiting for the food to come out.

Water, side dishes, broth, and small plates are all self-serve from the counter up front. They don't bring the basic side dishes to you — you get them yourself from the start. Maybe the layout makes it hard to bring them out from the kitchen inside?

After bringing over the pickled radish, kkakdugi (radish kimchi), broth, and water, the food came out right away

How does the Toowoomba pasta udon (12,000 won) taste?

Demiglace pork cutlet set and tuumba pasta udon

Since noodles get soggy fast, we started with my friend's tuumba pasta udon. Japanese-style, so it comes with a poached egg mixed right in.

Loaded with vegetables and bacon, the udon noodles are thick yet chewy and springy. The tuumba sauce has a little kick of spice — really tasty.

What comes in the demiglace pork cutlet set (15,000 won)?

My order: the demiglace pork cutlet set. Three small pork cutlets, one fried shrimp, two potato croquettes, rice, and lettuce salad. A hearty Gojan-dong lunch spot for sure.

Freshly fried pork cutlet drenched in demiglace sauce — that kind of magic flavor that pops back into your head right after you leave.

The shrimp meat is plump and springy, with a crispy, nutty batter.

The potato croquette is soft and mildly savory — soft enough for a grandma with no teeth to eat.

White rice topped with seaweed flakes and sesame seeds, plus crunchy kkakdugi on the side.

Chicken karaage (4,000 won) added on the side

The chicken karaage came out too, smelling crispy and savory

Tender chicken thigh meat with a crispy batter, dipped generously in mayo sauce — yum yum. When you're eating something delicious, it's just pure happiness.

The demiglace pork cutlet is also great with a bit of mustard on it. Wasabi works well too, but mustard added a fun twist. For pork cutlet in Gojan-dong, Gin Jaryoko is still the one.