# Katsu restaurant near Seoul Nat'l Univ. Station: king shrimp set, Kosi - By Noyeon (https://superchart.com/en/@window-lunch-seoul/) - Written Sep 20, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gwanak, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@window-lunch-seoul/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@window-lunch-seoul/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/index.md) ## In short Kosi Seoul National University Entrance Branch is an udon and tonkatsu restaurant 144m from Exit 5 of Seoul National University Entrance Station in Gwanak, Seoul. Sitting at the counter after work, the writer ordered the king shrimp katsu set (12,000 won) with extra tonkatsu (6,000 won) and fried chicken (6,000 won), and the four fried chicken pieces, each about half the size of a fist, made it far too much food. One side is plenty alongside the king shrimp katsu at Kosi, which is an easy place to eat alone. ## Good to know - **King shrimp katsu**: 12,000 won - **Extra tonkatsu**: 6,000 won - **Fried chicken**: 6,000 won - **Hours**: Daily 11:00–20:50 - **Break time**: 15:00–17:00 - **Location**: 466 Bongcheon-ro, Unit 101, Gwanak-gu, Seoul (144m from Exit 5, Seoul National University Entrance Station) - **Seating**: Plenty of counter seats, easy for solo diners - **Event**: Sweet potato croquette given for a Naver review *as written by the visitor on Sep 20, 2026* 260916 - King shrimp katsu ₩12,000 - Extra tonkatsu ₩6,000 - Fried chicken ₩6,000 > Daily 11:00–20:50 / Break time 15:00–17:00 144m from Exit 5 of Seoul National University Entrance Station 466 Bongcheon-ro, 101ho, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, South Korea (870-1 Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul) Visited for dinner after work — Kosi, a restaurant near Seoul National University Entrance Station! ![Exterior of Kosi Seoul National University Entrance Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-01-s2kya-900.webp) ## Kosi Seoul National University Entrance Branch: menu and prices I was deciding what to eat and remembered enjoying the king shrimp katsu from the mixed katsu set last time, so I ordered the king shrimp katsu set and added tonkatsu and fried chicken too! I'd only had a light sandwich for lunch, so I was a bit hungry and wanted a big dinner — ordered a little too much lol They're also running a sweet potato korokke giveaway through a Naver review event, might be worth joining +.+ The Naver menu only shows a simplified version, so I photographed everything on the kiosk menu except drinks and alcohol lol. If you order the set, you get udon on the side too, so I'd recommend paying a bit extra for the full set ![Kosi Seoul National University Entrance Branch kiosk menu screen](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-02-1fwy2-900.webp) ![Kosi kiosk screen showing udon menu and prices](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-03-1bd0q-900.webp) ![Kosi kiosk screen showing tonkatsu set menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-04-10pwj-900.webp) ![Kosi kiosk screen showing side dish menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-05-1i3ts-900.webp) ## Inside Kosi: counter seats built for solo diners The interior was spacious and clean! Lots of counter seats good for solo diners, so I sat at the counter I got in right as break time ended, opening-run style, for the dinner slot, and it seemed like quite a lot of people showed up even at this early dinner hour @.,@ Some takeout customers too..! ![Spacious, clean interior of Kosi Seoul National University Entrance Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-06-1aq4e-900.webp) ![Counter seating at Kosi, good for solo dining](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-07-f984h-900.webp) ## The full table: king shrimp katsu set, extra tonkatsu and fried chicken My hearty full spread :-) The portion was way bigger than expected, I was surprised lol @.,@ King shrimp katsu is bigger than regular shrimp, but last time I only had one piece and felt it wasn't quite enough, so I wanted to add tonkatsu as a side plus fried chicken I'd been wanting to try — but once it all arrived, the portion was way, way too much lol ![Full spread with king shrimp katsu set plus extra tonkatsu and fried chicken](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-08-e06jh-1200.webp) The fried chicken was bigger than I expected so it looked like even more food, kind of a feeling within a feeling..^^..! ![Table with the large fried chicken pieces](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-09-1wit7-900.webp) Since I ordered the king shrimp katsu as a set, udon came with it too — Kosi near Seoul National University Entrance Station is originally an udon and tonkatsu specialty restaurant, so I'd recommend ordering both to try lol (it's a cold udon specialty but I've only ever had the hot version, oops^^;) ![Hot udon served with the king shrimp katsu set](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-10-1w1yy-900.webp) ### How does the king shrimp katsu at Kosi taste? The king shrimp katsu was super crispy and delicious! The batter was so crunchy — since I like a crispy texture, I really enjoyed it(^^)* Personally I'd recommend big eaters like me order one more side lol ![Cross-section of the crispy-battered king shrimp katsu](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-11-1lxm7-900.webp) Dipping it into this sauce is the tastiest way to eat it haha ![King shrimp katsu dipped in sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-12-8vznh-900.webp) ### Extra tonkatsu with salt, wasabi and sauce The tonkatsu was thick too! ![Thickly sliced extra tonkatsu](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-13-20vwp-900.webp) You can eat the tonkatsu with salt, salt plus wasabi, ![Tonkatsu served with salt and wasabi](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-14-1xnx2-900.webp) and tonkatsu sauce too, so many combos to try — good! (Don't forget to grind sesame seeds into the tonkatsu sauce lol) ![Tonkatsu sauce with ground sesame seeds](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-15-1q2ft-900.webp) ### How much fried chicken do you get, and how salty is it? The fried chicken pieces were really about half an adult woman's fist each, and there were four of them, so the portion was bigger than expected ![Four fried chicken pieces each about half a fist in size](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-16-14qmv-900.webp) I don't like dry meat but all the pieces were soft like chicken thigh meat! It seemed to be brined already, since it tasted slightly salty even without dipping it in salt or sauce! ![Soft, thigh-like meat inside the fried chicken](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-17-1j3aj-900.webp) So you really don't need to dip it in salt^^;lol ![Fried chicken added into the udon](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-18-24ph4-900.webp) ## How many sides should you add to the king shrimp katsu set? Putting fried chicken into udon like this basically makes it tori-ten bukkake udon, doesn't it..! (though tori-ten bukkake udon is technically cold udon^^;lol) Adding two whole side dishes to one set menu meant I ate until I was completely stuffed at Kosi, a restaurant near Seoul National University Entrance Station! Two extra sides is too much — one side dish alongside the king shrimp katsu seems about right^! It's a great place for solo dining, so I recommend it to fellow solo diners 'ㅡ'* ![Table at Kosi Seoul National University Entrance Branch after finishing the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu-19-5c87u-900.webp) ## Where it is - Kosi Seoul National University Entrance Branch (코시 서울대입구점) - 466 Bongcheon-ro, 101ho, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 관악구 봉천로 466 101호 - 37.4820226, 126.951605 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%BD%94%EC%8B%9C%20%EC%84%9C%EC%9A%B8%EB%8C%80%EC%9E%85%EA%B5%AC%EC%A0%90/@37.4820226,126.951605,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@window-lunch-seoul/koshi-seoul-nat-univ-king-shrimp-katsu/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt