Big-portion samgyetang with porridge in Bucheon: Oi Samgyetang

Oi Samgyetang Bucheon Main Branch: a samgyetang spot I've revisited more times than I can count

Oi Samgyetang Bucheon Main Branch (오이삼계탕 부천본점) is the samgyetang specialist in Sangdong, Bucheon that comes to mind when I want a warm, restorative meal. It's my true samgyetang favorite, so I honestly can't remember which visit this was, lol.

(Typical of a favorite spot: once you've tried it and loved it, you bring the family, right? My family has been here several times too, and every time everyone's been happy^^) There are so many reviews saying people come back because it's delicious, and I'm one of them.

Where is Oi Samgyetang Bucheon Main Branch? Location, hours and parking

Oi Samgyetang is on the 2nd floor of a building, and there's a separate waiting area on the 1st floor! (Proof that it's a real hit.)

• Location: 557-4 Sangdong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggi
• Hours: 11:00 - 21:00, last order 20:20
• Getting there: 625m from Sangdong Station, Exit 2
• Parking: available
• Waiting space available

The basement car park has plenty of spaces and they're wide, so parking was easy. Parking support is offered, so use the basement car park!

Come up to the 2nd floor and walk to the far right end, and there's Oi Samgyetang.

Atmosphere and weekend reservations

Stepping into Oi Samgyetang, I felt it was old but clean. And since it only does samgyetang, I get this feeling(?) that it must be good, haha.

I went right at opening and there were already lots of group reservation seats. On weekends many families come for a family meal, so I recommend booking.

After we sat down, the window seats started filling up first. Everyone looked like they'd just popped over from the neighborhood. You can feel it in places like this: <a samgyetang spot that lots of local residents visit>.

Oi Samgyetang menu and prices

This time we ordered the herbal mung bean samgyetang for 2. The origins of the ingredients, even the kimchi, are all domestic, so you can eat with confidence.

• Herbal samgyetang ₩18,000
• Otgyetang (lacquer tree chicken soup) ₩20,000
• Neungi samgyetang (oak mushroom chicken soup) ₩25,000
• Dakbaeksuk (whole poached chicken, reservation) ₩60,000
• Datokbaeksuk (reservation) ₩62,000
• Neungi dakbaeksuk (reservation) ₩72,000

Most other diners also seemed to go for the basic herbal samgyetang. If you want dakbaeksuk or duck baeksuk, I recommend reserving ahead.

The side dish to try: kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi)

The side dishes at Oi Samgyetang are neat too. The kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi) is especially good. If you need more, it's self-serve. (A taster of ginseng liquor is served on request, so tell them in advance if you'd like some.)

How was the herbal mung bean samgyetang?

Right after the side dishes are set out, the herbal mung bean samgyetang arrives too. See how thick the broth is?! It's herbal, but not strong at all, and the nutty mung bean flavor is just right, so even people who don't love mung beans can eat it without any resistance.

It has ginseng and jujube in it, and the chicken is so tender the meat slides right off the bone. Clean, light and delicious.

Why I like Oi Samgyetang: the big portion

It's one bowl of samgyetang, but the portion is really generous. The chicken seems bigger than at other places, and there's lots of nurungji (scorched rice).

At other samgyetang places, if it's tasty the portion is lacking (small chicken, sigh), and I hate it when it's bad but there's plenty. Oi Samgyetang is both tasty and generous, so I always end up with a satisfying meal.

The soft meat is plain and delicious, exactly the flavor kids love^^ I recommend it as a place to eat out with children too.

Glutinous rice porridge to finish: too much for a light eater

After picking all the chicken clean, it's finally porridge time! Mixed with the thick broth, the glutinous rice porridge is really delicious too!

You can tell at a glance there's a lot of porridge. I'm a light eater and got full partway through, while my husband, who eats a lot, finished it all and said he was just right full. It was so good that I was so, so sad to be full.. T_T

Why I'd go back to Oi Samgyetang

Oi Samgyetang Bucheon Main Branch is an unchanging favorite I'm always satisfied with, so I strongly recommend it for a family meal. It's another revisit, but I'm satisfied every time, so I'll be taking my family again.

Usually by the second visit or later it's hard to feel the satisfaction you got before, but Oi Samgyetang is always good, so I keep thinking of it, haha!! Plus, I recently ate a famous samgyetang in another area and it wasn't as good as Oi Samgyetang, so it made me think of Oi Samgyetang T_T