Seongnam rice bowl spot: beef and pork belly bowls at Godai Kitchen

This post is a review of Godai Kitchen Lunch Special in Sampyeong-dong, with the menu and prices. Yesterday I had a work trip to Pangyo, so I was back in Sampyeong-dong on a weekday for the first time in a while. I went with a coworker! We'd heard there was a place that does great Japanese rice bowls, so we went for a hearty bowl piled high with meat. Godai Kitchen Lunch Special was the restaurant I was happiest with: parking is easy, the prices are reasonable, and above all the food was delicious. The menu is varied and the atmosphere feels like being in Japan, which made the Japanese food even more enjoyable! Now, here's my honest review.

Godai Kitchen location, parking and hours

Sampyeong-dong Japanese restaurant Godai Kitchen Lunch Special Hours: 11:00–21:00 Break time: 15:00–16:30 Last order: 14:20, 20:20 Naver reservations: available Delivery and takeout: available Group seating: available High oil price relief support payment: accepted Parking: available

This is the place. It's in Samhwan Hi-Pex Building A, unit B102, about a 10-minute walk from Pangyo Station Exit 1. You can park on basement levels 2 to 4 of the building, and 2 hours of parking are free, so I parked easily and headed in for a tasty lunch!

What kind of place is Godai Kitchen?

100 bowls a day!! Godai is a Japanese food specialist!! Godai Kitchen is a Japanese home-style restaurant that puts real care into turning a meal in a busy, tiring day into something a little different. Their philosophy is not to just get a meal over with, but to give you a properly made bowl that leaves you satisfied!! Every dish is cooked to order, and they say they add depth with house-made sauces and richly flavored broth!

Full by 11:30 on weekdays: the atmosphere inside

Here's the interior of Godai Kitchen, shot by me. The restaurant is spacious, clean and comfortable. I arrived around 11, and by about 11:30 every seat was taken, which surprised me. It seems to be very popular with office workers nearby! I was glad to have found a place like this ^_^

Godai Kitchen menu and prices

Here's the menu and price info for Godai Kitchen!

Signature pork belly rice bowl ₩14,500 / Godai rice bowl ₩12,800 / homemade chicken karaage (Japanese fried chicken) lunch box ₩13,800 / sirloin tonkatsu (breaded pork cutlet) kimchi nabe (hot pot) ₩14,800 / beef rice bowl ₩15,000 / Japanese sirloin tonkatsu lunch box ₩14,000 / grilled sausage fry curry ₩12,000 / homemade sirloin tonkatsu curry and homemade chicken curry ₩13,800 / homemade chicken karaage ₩13,800 / shrimp chicken ₩14,800 / Osaka-style Godai curry and more, plus a range of drinks.

What comes with the ₩15,000 beef rice bowl

The beef rice bowl has arrived. Beef with tare (sweet soy glaze) sauce, rice, a warm soup, fresh wasabi, pickled radish and kimchi!! It also comes with an onsen tamago (hot spring egg) as standard!! I loved how much beef was piled on top!!

I also filmed the whole spread on video.

Signature pork belly rice bowl (₩14,500): how it tastes

This is the signature pork belly rice bowl, topped with hando (Korean native pork) pork belly and tare sauce, with rice, warm broth, fresh wasabi, pickled radish, kimchi and an onsen tamago!! I liked that there was so much pork belly on top! The savory umami is a work of art ^_^ It was delicious!!

Side of homemade chicken karaage and extra black rice

As sides, I added one order of homemade chicken karaage and an extra bowl of rice!! The chicken tasted like real chicken from a proper fried chicken shop, not air-fried stuff, which I liked. The rice was black rice too, which made it even better ^_^

Wrap-up

That was my honest review of lunch at Godai Kitchen in Sampyeong-dong. If you're looking for a good Japanese restaurant in Sampyeong-dong, definitely stop by here! It's REAL delicious ^_^