Hoegi Station galbitang with beef shank, no glass noodles: Hoegi Wang

It's hot and humid these days, and we all crank the AC at the office and at home. Maybe that's why I was craving hot soup, so I headed to Hoegi Wang Galbitang (회기왕갈비탕). (It's right on the main road, so it's easy to reach by bus.)

• !!!!!The broth is delicious!!!!!
• !!!!!The seokbakji (radish kimchi) is totally my taste!!!!!
• !!!!!There's dessert!!!!!

Where is Hoegi Wang Galbitang and what are its hours?

Hoegi Wang Galbitang is at 54 Imun-ro, 1st floor, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul (Hwigyeong-dong 183-352), and you come out of Hoegi Station Exit 1. It's open daily from 10:30 to 21:00, with last order at 20:20.

When you're tired of hangover soup and sick of sundae-guk (blood sausage soup), try galbitang for once! Me, I like all three, so I can do all of them in one day!!!!!

Hoegi Wang Galbitang atmosphere and how to order

The restaurant is really big and clean. At an early lunch there were lots of older folks eating solo.

You can order easily on the table order screen by looking at the pictures. For older customers who find it hard, the staff explain it in detail. Oh nice!!!!

Are the housemade seokbakji and side dishes good at Hoegi Wang Galbitang?

They bring out two basic side dishes, and the housemade seokbakji (chunky radish kimchi) was seriously good. Is it the effort of making it themselves? ♡♡♡♡♡

During the meal you'll visit this self-serve corner at least twice.

The first reason to go: you finish the delicious seokbakji and have to go refill it. They have deodeok (bellflower-like root) salad too!! Seriously, so good ♡♡♡♡

Hoegi Wang Galbitang menu and how the galbitang is made

Every day they say they soak 120kg of ribs for 12 hours to draw out the blood, parboil them for 1 hour with various ingredients, spend 6 hours trimming the meat including removing fat, and simmer it for 2 hours with healthy ingredients. It's a galbitang made with lots of care!!!!! The ribs are king-sized, and the effort is king-sized too!!!!

Wongi Hoebok Galbitang vs. Beef Shank Galbitang: what's the difference?

This time I ordered the Wongi Hoebok Galbitang (원기회복갈비탕) for ₩16,000 and the Meat-Packed Beef Shank Galbitang (고기듬뿍아롱사태갈비탕) for ₩19,000 ♡♡

Both come with two big rib bones. The Meat-Packed Beef Shank Galbitang just has extra beef shank (arongsatae) piled on top.

There are bean sprouts in it too ♡ (Glass noodles are included by default, but I asked them to leave them out beforehand so I could focus on the rice.)

Tender rib meat that's easy to feed a child

The meat on the big ribs is so tender ♡ I ordered the galbitang with beef shank to feed my kid, and she happily ate up the rib meat bit by bit!

Mom can't lose, so I was going to eat every last bit of rib meat!!!!

And I love the generous deal: order one meal per person and the rice is unlimited ♡

Misugaru and barley gangjeong for dessert at Hoegi Wang Galbitang

At Hoegi Wang Galbitang you can also enjoy "grandma's misugaru" (multigrain powder drink) and barley gangjeong (crunchy barley sweets) after the meal. Getting both a meal and dessert in one spot made it a hearty, filling and extra happy meal.

I cleaned out the galbitang like it was hangover soup ♡ And I carried one barley gangjeong home with me.

Full menu and prices at Hoegi Wang Galbitang

• Wongi Hoebok Galbitang ₩16,000
• Spicy Galbitang (얼큰갈비탕) ₩16,000
• Giryeok Hoebok Wang Galbitang (기력회복왕갈비탕) ₩18,000 (great value, boiled with full effort)
• Beef Shank Galbitang ₩19,000 (for when you want lots of meat)
• Braised beef short ribs (spicy/soy) medium ₩58,000 · large ₩72,000 (for when you want a whole side of short ribs)