# Group dinner Korean BBQ at Yangjae Station: two galbi, Gukgojip - By Gangnam All-Rounder (https://superchart.com/en/@weekday-serving/) - Written Jun 5, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gangnam, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written after the writer received a meal at Gukgojip as part of a store-visit campaign. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@weekday-serving/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@weekday-serving/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/index.md) ## In short Gukgojip (국고집) is a Korean BBQ restaurant right in front of Yangjae Station in Gangnam, Seoul, and its basement floor works well for group dinners. After reserving, the group visited for dinner, started with marinated pork galbi, finished with garlic-marinated beef galbi, and also ate the kongbiji stew (soybean pulp stew) served as a side dish plus Gukgojip's chalbori chogye naengmyeon (glutinous barley noodles in chilled chicken broth) in both mul (broth) and bibim (spicy mixed) versions. Gukgojip's barley chogye naengmyeon was so good the writer regretted ordering the dessert size instead of the full meal size. ## Good to know - **Location**: Right in front of Yangjae Station, 1F, 14 Nambusunhwan-ro 355-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul - **Group seating**: The basement floor is good for group dinners - **Reservation**: Reserved before visiting - **What we ordered**: Marinated pork galbi, marinated beef galbi, barley chogye mul naengmyeon (cold noodles in broth), barley chogye bibim naengmyeon (spicy mixed cold noodles) in dessert size, steamed rice - **Side dishes**: Kongbiji stew (soybean pulp stew), white kimchi, green onion kimchi, leafy greens for wraps and more - **Conveniences**: Aprons at every table for each guest; coats and bags can be stored under the chairs - **Naengmyeon tip**: Dessert naengmyeon and meal naengmyeon differ only in portion size; both are barley chogye naengmyeon *as written by the visitor on Jun 5, 2026* ![First photo of visiting Gukgojip, a BBQ restaurant in front of Yangjae Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-01-bd9vu-900.webp) We had dinner at Gukgojip (국고집), a great spot for a group dinner that's also easy to reach, since it's right in front of Yangjae Station~ ![Gukgojip table with the basic setup after reserving](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-02-ea8be-900.webp) ## What are the table setup and seating like for a group dinner at Gukgojip? If you reserve, the table is set with just the basics, and the side dishes and vegetables are brought out right after you sit down. Aprons for every guest hang right next to each table, and you can store coats and bags under the chairs so the smell doesn't soak in. ![Gukgojip side dishes and wrap vegetables served after sitting down](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-03-y63on-900.webp) Since the sides and vegetables come out after you're seated, no dust gets on them, so it felt clean and fresh. ![Gukgojip dining room with company dinner guests in the early evening](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-04-1d8of-900.webp) Even though it was early evening, there were quite a lot of people, and many of them were company dinner groups. The basement floor in particular looked really good for booking a big group. ![Basement seating at Gukgojip suited to group dinners](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-05-1o16g-900.webp) ![Group seating area on Gukgojip's basement floor](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-06-1s6db-900.webp) ## Gukgojip menu and side dishes The strength of Gukgojip is the variety of meat. There's beef and pork, and even the marinated galbi (ribs) comes in both beef and pork, which I loved. But what I liked even more was that the sides aren't just wraps and dips for the meat. They also come with things that go well with rice, like white kimchi and green onion kimchi, so it felt like a group-dinner restaurant that works with rice, as a dinner, and with drinks. ![Gukgojip side dishes including white kimchi and green onion kimchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-07-oo3b9-900.webp) ### The story of Gukgojip, run by three generations I found out Gukgojip is a restaurant carried on through three generations. It began with a grandmother's restaurant in a traditional market in Yecheon, North Gyeongsang, specializing in gukbap (rice soup) and meat. Her belief that food business must be honest was passed on to the father, who ran it, and from 1985 he ran Boksunok in Yeoksam-dong and Milsarang, an Andong guksu (noodle) specialist in Daechi-dong. The third-generation owner took all of that over and now runs Gukgojip in Yangjae-dong, carrying on all that history and flavor. ![Photo about Gukgojip's three-generation story](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-08-14wfs-900.webp) ![Photo related to Gukgojip's menu and restaurant information](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-09-8d7n4-900.webp) ![Vertical photo related to Gukgojip's menu information](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-10-1svjm-900.webp) ![Photo related to Gukgojip's meat and naengmyeon menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-11-1vju6-900.webp) ![Last vertical photo related to Gukgojip's menu information](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-12-oa75r-900.webp) ## What did we order at Gukgojip? This day at Gukgojip we started with marinated pork galbi and finished with marinated beef galbi, and added bibim naengmyeon and mul naengmyeon. We figured we should try a bit of everything so we could enjoy the flavors handed down from the gukbap shop, the noodle shop and the meat restaurant. At first I thought the dessert naengmyeon was regular naengmyeon, and that the barley chogye mul naengmyeon and barley chogye bibim naengmyeon were chogye (cold chicken) noodles made with barley. But it's only a difference in portion, and both are barley chogye naengmyeon, so keep that in mind! And this is seriously, seriously good. Please order it. We ordered one bibim and one mul in the dessert size, and the barley chogye naengmyeon was so good that we regretted not just getting the big meal size. ![First table spread with Gukgojip's boneless marinated pork galbi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-13-117b8-900.webp) ## Gukgojip marinated pork galbi: boneless and served pre-marinated Oddly, the marinated pork galbi at Gukgojip has no bones. It was a generous portion, about two big pieces and one small one, with plenty of marinade so the flavor had soaked in well. ![Gukgojip marinated pork galbi served soaking in marinade](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-14-ofgi6-900.webp) It's not the kind that's tossed in sauce right before serving, but the style of galbi that arrives already marinated. ![Gukgojip marinated pork galbi placed on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-15-5ydc3-900.webp) Even so, it wasn't overly salty, which made it tasty, and the subtle marinade flavor was lovely. ![Gukgojip marinated pork galbi grilling](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-16-4u0um-900.webp) Best of all, because it had been marinating, the meat was tender and delicious. ![Tenderly cooked Gukgojip marinated pork galbi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-17-1p1pt-900.webp) ![Kongbiji stew served as a basic side at Gukgojip](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-18-7evme-900.webp) ### Extra rice for Gukgojip's kongbiji stew side dish Gukgojip serves kongbiji stew (soybean pulp stew) as a basic side, and because of it we immediately ordered more rice, haha. A stew coming as a basic side, and we hadn't even ordered rice... Usually you have to order rice before a doenjang stew shows up, but with such a tasty kongbiji stew arriving on its own, it made us shout "One rice, please!!" haha. It was salty and rich, and the flavor was excellent. ![Gukgojip barley chogye mul naengmyeon in dessert size](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-19-pufh0-900.webp) ![Gukgojip barley chogye bibim naengmyeon in dessert size](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-20-3fu6n-900.webp) ## What does Gukgojip's barley chogye naengmyeon taste like? The barley chogye mul naengmyeon and barley chogye bibim naengmyeon I raved about above!! We ordered the mini dessert size, and it was still not a small amount. ![Gukgojip barley chogye naengmyeon, mul and bibim](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-21-96gl3-1200.webp) The noodles are made with barley, so even I, who get an upset stomach from too much wheat flour, felt comfortable after eating. That day we ate only marinated pork galbi and marinated beef galbi rather than pork belly or fresh meat, so with this naengmyeon it was a perfect match. Also, I'm a mul naengmyeon person who barely drinks the broth. But the broth was so good I kept going back for spoonfuls, and it was my first time trying chogye guksu (cold chicken noodles), which was charming. If lunch lets you order just the chogye guksu, I'd probably go often. It had that kind of appeal. ![Gukgojip barley chogye naengmyeon eaten with marinated galbi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-22-ik3bm-900.webp) ## Gukgojip marinated beef galbi: tossed in garlic sauce After the marinated pork galbi, I got curious about the marinated beef galbi, so we ordered Gukgojip's version too. ![Gukgojip marinated beef galbi tossed in garlic sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-23-1bned-900.webp) The beef galbi didn't seem to be marinated ahead but tossed in garlic sauce right before serving. There's a lot of garlic, and once it's on the grill the garlic really stands out. It tasted even better thanks to the garlic. ![Gukgojip marinated beef galbi grilled with plenty of garlic](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi-24-15wnk-900.webp) We enjoyed it with naengmyeon down to the very last piece haha ## Where it is - Gukgojip (국고집) - 14 Nambusunhwan-ro 355-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 강남구 남부순환로355길 14 1층 국고집 - 37.4859583, 127.036009 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EA%B5%AD%EA%B3%A0%EC%A7%91/@37.4859583,127.036009,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@weekday-serving/yangjae-group-dinner-marinated-galbi/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt