Korean BBQ in Siheung Baegot with cola, no alcohol: Ssosam 208

I haven't eaten meat in a while because my jaw has been sore. But it's hot out and I need meat to get my energy up~ so I'm going to Ssosam 208 (쏘삼208) in Siheung Baegot to eat at least a little.

Where is Ssosam 208 Siheung Baegot Branch, and how is the parking?

Ssosam 208 Siheung Baegot Branch is on the first floor of Dain Royal Palace 4th, right in that Baegot area with tons of places to eat. The building's basement level 1 allows 2 hours 30 minutes of parking, but... it is seriously, seriously cramped, so I'd recommend a nearby public lot. If you use one of the 4 designated public lots, you get ₩2,000 of parking support!

We luckily snagged the very last spot, but basement level 2 and below is residents only, so basement level 1 is the only parking for the shops,,,!

Then again, this is a place people come to drink anyway~ so honestly it only matters if you're a non-drinker like me!

Inside Ssosam 208 on a weekday evening

We got to Ssosam 208 around 6 pm on a weekday. Some people were already having an early-evening drink, and maybe because it's a place where staff grill for you, there were a ton of part-time staff.

Ssosam 208 has been on lots of TV shows, and its spicy braised pork ribs and wine-aged whole pork skin are famous too. They say the spicy ribs are a real "booze thief," but I can't handle spice, so I'll just stick to the good meat,,,!

Events at Ssosam 208 Siheung Baegot Branch

Ssosam 208 runs a variety of events too.

• Naver reservation: choose either beef-belly doenjang stew (soybean paste stew) or 100 g of pork jowl
• Write either an Instagram or Naver receipt review: a free drink or ₩1,500 off
• Write both: ₩2,500 off or a free bottle of beer

How much is the marbled pork belly set (Boseong green pork), and what comes with it?

The marbled pork belly set at Ssosam 208 is ₩49,000 and includes both pork belly and pork neck. We ordered the marbled pork belly set first~

Coin wet wipes, it's been a while~

Here's our order list too, including the dessert we ate ahead of time haha

• Marbled pork belly set ₩49,000
• Wine-aged whole pork skin ₩8,000
• Cola ₩2,500
• Dessert cold soba ₩4,000 × 3

Once you order meat, they bring simple side dishes and get the kimchi and bean sprouts ready to grill too!

While the meat is being grilled, we can eat the complimentary kimchi rice noodles, and one refill is allowed.

How does Ssosam 208 grill the meat?

Ssosam 208 has been run in this spot for 5 years and is serious about its meat. The top-grade Korean pork, slaughtered within 5 days, is aged 96 hours, pre-seared over 500°C charcoal, then finished by staff on the 208°C table grill, so you get juiciness, texture and service, they say.

You go to a BBQ place after work and grilling is a hassle~ or at a company dinner you feel awkward about who's going to grill... then head to a grill-for-you BBQ place in Siheung Baegot,,, they bring the pre-seared meat and do it all, so it's super easy!

They grill onions and asparagus too~ and the kimchi and bean sprouts, topping the kimchi and sprouts with oil and some kind of kimchi flavor powder? It had an interesting taste.

They grill the meat evenly on all 4 sides, but oil can splatter, so stay far, far away from the grill.

About here it's done!

Cooked meat gets tucked into an empty section of the grill. Then they grill the onions all the way in the leftover oil~

Now it's my time to eat the meat set out like this~

Pork belly or pork neck: which was tastier?

The meat in the Ssosam 208 marbled pork belly set was plump and properly juicy, so good. It's been a while since I had meat, okay~? The myeongi namul (wild garlic pickles) wasn't salty at all and was delicious too.

Onion with garlic, plus the kimchi + bean sprouts combo, was great. I ordered the set with both because pork neck is tender, but the pork belly was tastier this day! You really do need that skin part to make it good.

Adding Ssosam 208's wine-aged whole pork skin

So (?) I also ordered one serving (₩8,000) of Ssosam 208's wine-aged whole pork skin.

Of course they grill the pork skin too!! They press it down with a plate so it doesn't splatter, and they set up fresh kimchi and bean sprouts as well. Nice touch, thumbs up~~~

And since it's pork skin, its best friend roasted soybean powder shows up too~

Once the pork skin is done, they tuck it into that section too, and all we have to do is eat, nice and easy.

How was the dessert cold soba?

Ssosam 208 of course has naengmyeon (cold noodles) as a dessert option, but they also have soba (buckwheat noodles), and since it's summer I ordered cold soba. At ₩4,000 each it's on the cheap side, so we got one each~

It wasn't amazing like a soba specialty shop, but meat followed by soba for dessert was quite a good combo!

When Ssosam 208 Siheung Baegot Branch is a good pick

• When you want a tasty, easy company dinner spot in Siheung Baegot
• When you want to eat lots of meat at a good value
• When you want juicy meat with a spicy side
• When you're craving soju with pork belly