Balsan Station pork galbi family dinner with a stroller: Ihwajeong

My husband didn't have work this day, so it was a happy weekday! I wonder if everyone else likes it when their husband's away too,,? haha Since we were off anyway, I thought — let's all go out for a good family dinner! That's how I found ✨ Ihwajeong Galbi Myeongga ✨

I was looking for somewhere near our house with easy parking, good for kids, and a nice atmosphere for meat — and I found this Magok/Balsan pork galbi spot! Starting the post now~☺️

Where is Ihwajeong Galbi Myeongga Magok-Balsan Branch, and where to park

📍 Ihwajeong Galbi Myeongga Magok-Balsan Branch is on the 1st floor of its building, so it's easy to find, and it's about 300m from Balsan Station Exit 4, so it's also very walkable!

• Address: 42 Gangseo-ro 54-gil, 1st Floor Unit 1, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
• Hours: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM (no break time, open daily)
• Parking: large lot next to the building, 77 spaces (3 hours supported, Deumaru private parking)
• Reservations: private rooms for 6–100 people / group seating for 30–100 (venue rental available)
• Prices: marinated pork galbi 300g ₩23,000, marinated beef king galbi 310g ₩45,000, hanwoo raw galbi 200g ₩55,000
• Other: high chairs available! Strollers welcome! Wide tables for relaxed dining! Parking lot connects directly to the building!

Dining hall and private rooms: can you bring a stroller inside?

🌲 🪑 The moment you walk in, the stylish interior makes your eyes go wide 👀 The hall is super spacious, so even with a crowd it shouldn't feel packed! There are private rooms and group rooms too, making it a great spot for group dinners or family gatherings!! Perfect for taking your parents out somewhere with a nice atmosphere.

👩🏼‍❤️‍👨🏻 We brought our stroller, and the aisles and table spacing were wide enough that it never got in the way, haha. Plenty of high chairs are on hand too — just ask staff for as many as you need!

Ihwajeong Galbi Myeongga menu and prices

📋 They also sell beef à la carte and set menus! Prices for your reference, haha. We went with the good-value pork.

Marinated pork galbi 300g ₩23,000 x 2 servings / Mul naengmyeon ₩8,000 / Rice ₩1,000

Plated banchan (side dishes) with refills ordered by kiosk

🥗 The banchan (side dishes) come out beautifully plated in just the right portions. I tried every single one and they were all so good that we cleaned every plate, haha. My daughter and I each grabbed a bowl of cheongpomuk (mung bean jelly salad) and asked for more~ haha. If you need anything extra, order via the kiosk or from staff!

Marinated pork galbi with grated pear, grilled by the staff

🍐 🥩 They brought out the meat with grated pear on the side! Everyone knows grated pear works wonders with meat, right? Grated pear and meat ✨ — a perfect match that tenderizes the meat, adds a subtle sweetness, and brings out even more flavor!

🔥 A staff member grilled the meat for us, and with the grated pear alongside it, I was really looking forward to the taste, haha.

🍽️ The tables are wide enough that even with several large plates on them there was still plenty of room, and the naengmyeon came out right away so it was great to eat alongside the meat, haha. There was extra dadegi (chili paste) to add, so I ate mine like bibim-naengmyeon (spicy mixed cold noodles)!

🥓 Once the meat is fully grilled, they move it onto a plate with scallion salad and chamnamul (aster salad)! Just look at that glossy color~✨ The meat was so tender it'd be great for elderly folks with weaker teeth, or for eating with kids too 😋 My husband and I kept exclaiming how good it was as we ate!!

🥬 It was actually my first time at a BBQ place with no lettuce, perilla leaves, or garlic, but the scallion and chamnamul sides on their own were plenty, haha. And of course pairing it with the naengmyeon was delicious too!! I have no idea how many pieces my husband ate on their own lol.

Why we ordered two more servings of pork galbi

(Additional) Marinated pork galbi 300g ₩23,000 x 2 servings

🥩 My husband and I weren't satisfied, so we ordered two more servings! That's how good it was, haha. Let's fill our bellies all the way up!!

🔥 For the second order, they didn't add the grated pear this time? (Not sure why.) And they just set the meat on the table and left,,, so I figured maybe they only grill it for you the first time, and I was cooking it on the grill myself when a staff member came over and grilled it for us after all! My husband said, "This just proves the staff are really good at grilling meat," and I burst out laughing — I still remember that, haha. This time the flames really flared up too, giving the marinated pork galbi a nice charred aroma ✨

Pear sherbet dessert that tastes just like a Tank Boy ice pop

🍧 Ihwajeong Galbi Myeongga even gives you dessert! After a delicious meal, finishing off a hot summer day with pear sherbet made it such a satisfying meal, haha. I'd read reviews saying it tastes like 'Tank Boy' (a Korean ice cream bar), and it really did! Not-so-secretly, my eldest daughter stole mom and dad's portions too,,,😅

Thanks for the meal!

Verdict: Korean BBQ with a young child at Ihwajeong

💬 My daughter likes pretty older girls, so she kept talking to the staff member grilling our meat every time she came by — must've been a bit tiring 😅 but she stayed kind and kept engaging with her anyway, thank you,,, haha. Ihwajeong Galbi Myeongga, our Magok/Balsan pork galbi spot, was memorable enough to rank in the top 3 places my husband and I have been for pork galbi! Our increasingly picky 4-year-old ate all the banchan and meat happily too, so it really was a good mealtime for our family 🥰 We're going back!!

About Ihwajeong Galbi Myeongga

They say their patented 144-hour cross-aging tenderizes both beef and pork galbi while bringing out the umami of the raw meat to its peak. The galbi marinade uses organic pear to create a natural sweetness rather than an artificial one. The restaurant describes its elegant exterior and clean private rooms as offering a calm, comfortable atmosphere for conversation.

• A good BBQ spot to bring your parents to
• Perfect for group gatherings and company dinners
• A BBQ spot for a nice-atmosphere meal on special occasions
• Good for dining with kids