Stroller-friendly lamb dinner in Dasan, Namyangju: Jin 1926 Dasan

With a baby to look after, even making dinner at home feels like such a hassle haha 😂 So this time we just decided to go eat something good instead — my husband and I took our baby and headed to Jin 1926 Dasan Branch.

It's near Dasan Station so it's easy to get to, and there's a park nearby for a stroll after dinner, so it worked out perfectly as an evening dinner spot! 🌿 But most of all — the meat was seriously ㅠㅠ so good. I'll show you in a sec.

What is Jin 1926 Dasan like inside? Wood tones and warm lighting

Jin 1926 Dasan Branch is on the 2nd floor of Shinhae Central Tower 4 near Dasan Station, and I liked how clean it looked the moment we walked in.

With the wood-tone interior and warm lighting, it felt cleaner and calmer than the usual loud, rough-around-the-edges Korean BBQ place. We came as a family with our 8-month-old, and it was comfortable to visit for dinner after work. There's also a nice display of various drinks on one side of the store, so it looked like a good spot to come have a drink with lamb too!!

Jin 1926 Dasan menu: what we ordered

I really liked that the main menu was just lamb dishes. Having lots of different menu options is nice too, but I liked that this place feels like a dedicated lamb specialist.

That day we ordered two French racks and one Jin special rice (gondre pollack roe rice). The main was French rack 🐑

Side dishes at Jin 1926 Dasan and the mung bean sprout stir-fry

For basic side dishes we got kimchi varieties, white kimchi, peppers, and sauce, wasabi, and salt to dip the lamb in! And the one I really enjoyed... the mung bean sprout stir-fry!

The mung bean sprout stir-fry isn't something you order separately — it comes as a basic side dish, and the portion was pretty generous. The crunchy sprouts were seasoned just salty enough, so it was great to pick at in between bites of lamb. ㅠㅠ

How does the French rack taste? Juicy lamb with no gamey smell

The French rack has arrived ✨

Looking at the photo again makes my mouth water. It was seriously so good. ㅠㅠ I want to go back already.

The staff grill the meat for you. The thick French rack had just the right amount of marbling, and they grilled it on the pan along with mushrooms, onion, and garlic. I do like lamb, but if the distinctive smell is too strong it can be a bit much for me — Jin 1926's French rack had almost no gamey smell, and the meat was so juicy it was easy to eat.

Since they grill it for you, and there's a thoughtful oil splash guard, we could eat without worrying about oil splattering!

Ah, my mouth is watering again..😭 Honestly this was the best lamb I've had in a while. The tender French rack meat plus the savory fat bite together made it undeniably delicious.

It's delicious plain, but dipping it lightly in just salt really lets the meat flavor come through, and adding a bit of wasabi after a few bites cuts the richness, so I kept reaching for more. The grilled vegetables and mushrooms went perfectly with it too.

The bone section gets grilled separately, then they wrap it in paper. Made it easy to hold and gnaw on with your hands!

Seriously amazing.. This really is how French rack should be eaten.

Is the Jin special rice (gondre pollack roe rice) worth adding?

Since eating just the meat felt like it wasn't enough, we also ordered the Jin special rice (gondre pollack roe rice).

At first I just ordered it as a side thinking, well, we'll probably need rice too — but it turned out to pair surprisingly well with the French rack. Rice mixed with gondre (mountain herb) topped generously with pollack roe and sesame seeds — savory and salty, the kind of flavor that keeps your spoon going back for more. I really love pollack roe ㅠㅠ Eating lamb tends to build up a rich, greasy feeling, but a bite of the gondre pollack roe rice in between felt like it reset that richness.

It's also great wrapped in the seaweed that came with it 💛 Personally, I'd recommend ordering this rice to share rather than just ordering lamb alone.

Can you bring an 8-month-old baby to Jin 1926 Dasan?

This wasn't a date night just for my husband and me — it was an after-work dinner out with all three of us, baby included. 👶🏻

There was a high chair available, but we just sat the baby in the stroller while we ate. She looked around outside and waited patiently!! The place was clean and the food was grilled for us, so we managed to eat more comfortably than expected. And since it's near Dasan Station, when you don't feel like going straight home after dinner, there's a nearby park that's great for a walk. We ate until we were full and then took a light stroll with the baby before heading home. haha

It had been a while since I'd had lamb, and the French rack was tender with no gamey smell — it was really~~ delicious. Most of all, the combo of French rack + mung bean sprout stir-fry + gondre pollack roe rice worked together better than I expected.

If you're craving lamb in Dasan, or looking for a clean, comfortable spot for dinner after work, this is worth a visit :) Next time I get a craving for lamb, I'll definitely be going back here with my husband again 🤍