Gochujang mayo chicken thigh poke bowl in Hyehwa, Seoul: Sallering

A solo lunch in Daehak-ro, Hyehwa, and my first ever poke salad challenge, at Sallering Daehak-ro.

A first poke bowl, eaten solo at Sallering Daehak-ro in Hyehwa

While looking for a solo lunch spot in Daehak-ro, Hyehwa, I ended up at a salad place I don't usually go to. Since I've started dieting and wanted a healthy meal, I visited Sallering Daehak-ro — here begins my first poke challenge.

Inside Sallering Daehak-ro: seating and solo-dining mood

Interior

The store has mostly two-seater tables, so eating alone here felt totally comfortable. Seems like a solid spot for anyone in Daehak-ro or Hyehwa looking for a healthy solo meal.

The tables were all green-toned too, so I felt healthier just sitting down before I'd even eaten haha.

The origin of ingredients was clearly labeled, and there was a meal voucher event running too — worth noting if you're planning a visit.

How do you order a poke bowl at Sallering Daehak-ro?

At Sallering Daehak-ro, you order from the kiosk right beside the entrance. (For meal vouchers, order directly with staff!)

Since it was my first time ordering poke, I wasn't sure what to pick, but the order steps and matching sauce recommendations were clearly guided, so it wasn't hard at all.

First you choose dine-in or takeout, then pick your menu — bibim poke salad, wrap, soup, and so on. For the bibim poke salad, you choose a base from all-vegetables, brown rice with barley, whole wheat pasta, or shredded egg, then pick a dressing and extra toppings. That's it, order done!

There were quite a lot of bibim poke salad varieties, plus protein balls, pasta, slim pack lunchboxes, and diet detox drinks — a pretty wide menu.

While I was in the store, a Toss app notification popped up. Apparently paying with FacePay gets you ₩6,000 off at Sallering Daehak-ro, so make sure to grab that discount when ordering.

What the poke bowl cost: menu and add-on prices

Menu

• Grilled chicken thigh bibim poke ₩18,600
• Salmon add-on ₩4,000
• Onion flake add-on ₩500
• Mixed vegetables only, 100g
• (Recommended) gochujang mayo sauce
• Original ACV drink ₩2,200

I wanted both salmon and chicken, so I added salmon on top of the grilled chicken thigh.

For the sauce, I picked the gochujang mayo that was recommended for the grilled chicken thigh bibim poke!

How does the grilled chicken thigh and salmon bibim poke taste?

Sallering Daehak-ro's grilled chicken thigh and salmon bibim poke salad comes served in a single bowl, and it felt much more substantial than I expected.

Since I chose the all-vegetable base, there were plenty of veggies on the bottom, and mixed in were mushrooms, crab sticks, egg, quail eggs, cherry tomatoes, corn kernels, and more — fun to pick through one by one.

Started with the added salmon, yum. I love raw salmon so I added it, and it tasted like raw salmon but with a faint smoky note — a strange one 🤣 Still, the firm texture was nice, and it went well with the crunchy vegetables!

Surprisingly, the grilled chicken thigh was the tastiest! I thought I'd ordered chicken breast, but turns out it was thigh meat? Being grilled thigh, it had a nice aroma and was juicy. Salads and poke really do suit chicken more than salmon! It went perfectly with the gochujang mayo sauce too — really delicious.

Adding onion flakes as a topping was also a great call. Every bite added a crunchy texture, making the bibim poke salad more fun to eat. Definitely add this one!

Is Sallering Daehak-ro good for a solo lunch in Hyehwa?

This was my first time eating poke, and the bowl was more filling than I expected, making it a great lunch option. Especially since the grilled chicken thigh was so juicy and tasty, I'll probably go with chicken again next time haha. If you're looking for a light, healthy solo lunch in Daehak-ro, Hyehwa, Sallering Daehak-ro is a great pick for a Hyehwa solo lunch.