# Dongtan pork BBQ near Gaenari Park with homemade kimchi: Gogigaondang - By Sejin (https://superchart.com/en/@water-pitcher-meals/) - Written Sep 15, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Hwaseong, Gyeonggi - Sponsored: Visited as a sponsored guest of the business; the writer noted she would return and pay out of pocket next time. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@water-pitcher-meals/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@water-pitcher-meals/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/index.md) ## In short Gogigaondang Dongtan Branch is a cauldron-lid pork BBQ restaurant in the food alley by Gaenari Park in Bansong-dong, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, known for kimchi and side dishes made in-house with Korean-grown ingredients. On a weekday evening the writer ordered two servings of fresh pork neck (19,000 won each) and a beef brisket doenjang stew (8,000 won), which staff grilled at the table on a huge cauldron lid. The well-fermented kimchi and banchan won over a Jeolla-do native, and Gogigaondang is worth a self-paid return visit if you don't mind the grill smell on your clothes. ## Good to know - **Address**: 1st floor, 46-13 Dongtanbansong 3-gil, Dongtan-gu, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do - **Hours**: Daily 16:00–22:00 (last order 21:30), open every day - **Parking**: Spots in front of the restaurant; when full, the Gaenari Park public lot - **Seating**: 12–14 tables, high chairs available, groups and reservations welcome - **Payment**: Local currency vouchers and mobile easy-pay accepted - **Meat menu**: Korean-grown fresh five-layer pork belly, pork neck, gabrisal and more, 130–180g, 19,000–21,000 won - **Meals**: Beef brisket doenjang stew, gomchwi cold noodles, ramen in a metal bowl and more, 3,000–10,000 won - **Drinks**: Soju, draft beer, bokbunja wine, cola and more, 2,000–59,000 won - **This order**: Fresh pork neck, 19,000 won x 2; beef brisket doenjang stew, 8,000 won - **Price reference**: ₩19,000 ≈ $14 · ₩8,000 ≈ $5.9 (2026-09-15) *as written by the visitor on Sep 15, 2026* Gogigaondang Dongtan Branch, a Bansong-dong, Dongtan restaurant known for domestic kimchi and homemade side dishes. Visited on September 11, 2026. ![Cauldron-lid pork BBQ table setting at Gogigaondang Dongtan Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-01-1t9rd-1200.webp) Gogigaondang Dongtan Branch sits near Gaenari Park in a restaurant alley in Bansong-dong, Dongtan. It's already a well-known BBQ spot with locals on the 1-Dongtan side, famous for kimchi grown and made from scratch on their own farm, and homemade side dishes⭐️ Here's my weekday evening review of fresh Korean pork grilled on a proper large cauldron lid, with a spread of tasty banchan✔️ ## Where is Gogigaondang Dongtan Branch, and where do you park? Gogigaondang Dongtan Branch is on the 1st floor of a commercial building at 46-13 Dongtanbansong 3-gil, Dongtan-gu, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, right in the restaurant alley next to Gaenari Park. It's open daily 16:00–22:00 (last order 21:30) with no closed days, takes groups, reservations and has baby chairs, and accepts local currency vouchers and mobile easy-pay. ![Exterior of Gogigaondang Dongtan Branch in the restaurant alley near Gaenari Park](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-02-ppmj2-900.webp) ![Entrance and signboard of Gogigaondang Dongtan Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-03-1ptz9-900.webp) ![Parking space in front of Gogigaondang Dongtan Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-04-1ik27-900.webp) Gogigaondang Dongtan Branch is located in the restaurant alley right next to Gaenari Park in Bansong-dong, Dongtan-gu. There are quite a few BBQ places in Dongtan, but after this visit I'd say it's easily the best of all the Dongtan BBQ places I've tried so far..!! It's already popular as a homemade side-dish spot too, thanks to the owner's mother making all the kimchi, pickles, and doenjang (fermented soybean paste) herself from domestic ingredients 👍🏻 A few spots are available right in front of the restaurant, and if full, you can park at the Gaenari Park public lot — good to know. ## A relaxed neighborhood spot in the Bansong-dong food alley Gogigaondang Dongtan Branch has around 12–14 tables lined up on both sides, and the interior is fairly spacious. The vibe overall feels like a comfortable neighborhood eatery — the kind of place you can drop into without any pressure. Gogigaondang doesn't just care about homemade side dishes — it also uses only domestic meat, like first-grade female pork belly and Hanwoo-fed pork neck, so meat quality is a priority here too⭐️ With all the recent controversy over Chinese-made kimchi, it's worth noting this place uses domestic cabbage and chili powder throughout, and is known as a kimchi destination in its own right because the kimchi is just that good. ![Self-serve side dish bar at Gogigaondang Dongtan Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-05-1aau3-900.webp) ![Homemade side dishes available to self-serve](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-06-1ioaa-900.webp) You can help yourself to as many side dishes as you like from the self-serve bar 👌🏻 ### Gogigaondang menu and prices - Fresh pork belly, fresh pork neck, gabrisal and other domestic meats, 130–180g, ₩19,000–21,000 - Beef brisket doenjang stew, gomchwi (aster) cold noodles, ramen in a metal bowl, and other meals, ₩3,000–10,000 - Soju, draft beer, bokbunja (raspberry wine), cola and other drinks, ₩2,000–59,000 ## What we ordered and the homemade side-dish spread First, they set the table — and each seat has one of these big cauldron lids, so you get to enjoy properly grilled cauldron-lid pork! ![A large cauldron-lid grill placed at each table](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-07-1s73t-900.webp) ![Basic side dish spread at Gogigaondang](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-08-1qfl1-900.webp) ![Plate of homemade side dishes including wild garlic leaves](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-09-q3ghu-900.webp) ![Bowl of acorn jelly side dish](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-10-12nvy-900.webp) ![Homemade green onion kimchi side dish](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-11-1c7ys-900.webp) ![Well-fermented kimchi made with domestic ingredients](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-12-1qlj8-900.webp) Wild garlic leaves, acorn jelly in a bowl, green onion kimchi — all homemade side dishes. Visually they don't look that different from a typical BBQ place's banchan, but every single one is genuinely delicious. I'm from Jeolla-do originally so I'm picky about side dishes, and honestly these tasted just like Jeolla-do banchan. I actually wanted to ask the owner if his mother happened to be from Jeolla-do..! Everything was good, but the standout by far was the well-fermented kimchi. The fermentation level was spot on, it didn't have a strong jeotgal (salted seafood) smell, the seasoning was just right, and it was refreshingly tangy — the kind of properly aged kimchi that's genuinely hard to find at an average restaurant 😋 The owner mentioned that with all the kimchi controversy going around lately, more customers have been asking for it, and since it's all handmade, keeping up with demand hasn't been easy ㅠㅠ ![Tofu served with kimchi as a side dish](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-13-6nd0h-900.webp) Tofu also comes as a side dish, and eating it with that well-fermented kimchi is amazing!! ## Fresh pork neck, 19,000 won a serving, grilled tableside on a cauldron lid Fresh pork neck, one serving ₩19,000 x 2. I was craving tender pork neck for once, so I ordered two servings. Each serving is 180g, so it's thick-cut and a pretty generous amount. ![Plate of two servings of fresh pork neck](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-14-ljqnh-966.webp) You could tell the meat quality was good just from the color alone. ![Thick-cut fresh pork neck showing its color](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-15-1kofy-900.webp) ![Fresh pork neck placed on the cauldron lid](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-16-1lqey-900.webp) ![Cauldron-lid grill with kimchi and onion added](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-17-1epsh-900.webp) ![Cauldron lid topped with bracken fern and bean sprouts](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-18-17z62-900.webp) Here they grill the meat for you, so all you have to do is sit back haha. Watching the thick cuts of meat pile up on the big cauldron lid alongside kimchi, onion, bracken fern, and bean sprouts — all things that pair perfectly with the meat — was mouth-watering just to look at 👀 ![Staff member grilling pork neck on the cauldron lid](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-19-1tcmz-900.webp) The staff grilled it deliciously, so all we had to do was enjoy it >< I used to think all pork neck tasted pretty much the same, but the quality here is clearly a cut above. Thick-cut, no off smell, not tough, wonderfully tender — if the fattiness of pork belly is ever too much for you, this is the pork neck that hits just right! ![A well-grilled piece of pork neck](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-20-52pve-900.webp) ![Pork neck eaten together with side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-21-ilodk-900.webp) ![A piece of meat placed on top of homemade side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-22-5gfvq-900.webp) ![Completed cauldron-lid grill platter at Gogigaondang](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-23-e3uqq-900.webp) It's delicious on its own, but even better with all the different side dishes, and even more so because they're homemade — a full plate of Gogigaondang's cauldron-lid grill ✨ The onion was sweet and delicious, and the seasoned bean sprouts had a tangy kick that really got the appetite going. ![A stone bowl of beef brisket doenjang stew](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan-24-204j8-m-900.webp) ### Beef brisket doenjang stew, 8,000 won Beef brisket doenjang stew, ₩8,000. And then there was the beef brisket doenjang stew made with their own homemade doenjang. The seasoning was spot on here too, and since a good stew starts with good doenjang, this was proper, delicious homemade doenjang stew..! Top it with some green onion kimchi and that's basically game over, right? ## Downsides and the verdict on Gogigaondang Dongtan Branch We finished the meal off with a Zero Pepsi to cleanse the palate, both my husband and I feeling proud that we'd found such a good BBQ place after a while. If I had to name a drawback, it's the meat smell that inevitably clings to your clothes at any grill-it-yourself BBQ place ㅠㅠ If you're looking for a good BBQ restaurant in Dongtan, Gogigaondang Dongtan Branch is the kind of place I'd recommend even to friends — and I'd happily go back and pay out of my own pocket. - If you're looking for delicious homemade side dishes and great BBQ in Dongtan— - If you're looking for a good restaurant near Gaenari Park in Dongtan, this is the one I'd recommend— ## Where it is - Gogigaondang Dongtan Branch (고기가온당 동탄본점) - 46-13 Dongtanbansong 3-gil, Dongtan-gu, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 1st floor - 경기도 화성시 동탄구 동탄반송3길 46-13 상가 1층 - 37.2101971, 127.0673902 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EA%B3%A0%EA%B8%B0%EA%B0%80%EC%98%A8%EB%8B%B9%20%EB%8F%99%ED%83%84%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90/@37.2101971,127.0673902,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@water-pitcher-meals/dongtan-gogigaondang-homemade-kimchi-banchan/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt