# Seosin-dong galbi restaurant in Jeonju: Ubookgeum Saenggalbi

- By Somin Ra (https://superchart.com/en/@yangnim-back-tteukbaegi/)
- Written Sep 16, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Jeonju, Jeonbuk
- Sponsored: This visit was hosted, with the meal provided by the restaurant.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@yangnim-back-tteukbaegi/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@yangnim-back-tteukbaegi/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/index.md)

## In short

Ubookgeum Saenggalbi Seosin Branch is a beef and pork rib restaurant on the main road in Seosin-dong, Jeonju. The order was one full plate of beef saenggalbi (unmarinated short ribs, 500g, 58,000 won) and a half plate of marinated pork galbi (21,000 won), and staff used scissors to separate the bone from the meat at the table, grilled it, then moved the cooked pieces to a side wire rack so nothing burned. Alternating between the clean, unmarinated beef ribs and the sweet marinated pork ribs made Ubookgeum Saenggalbi a fun, satisfying meal.

## Good to know

- **Menu**: Beef saenggalbi, marinated beef galbi, pork saenggalbi, marinated pork galbi (full or half plate)
- **Order**: Beef saenggalbi full plate 58,000 won (500g), marinated pork galbi half plate 21,000 won
- **Hours**: 11:00 – 23:00
- **Address**: 970-2 Seosin-dong, Wansan-gu, Jeonju
- **Parking**: K Parking Lot across from Ubookgeum Saenggalbi
- **Side dishes**: Steamed egg, dongchimi (watery radish kimchi), seasoned bean sprouts, green onion kimchi and more — refillable
- **Grilling method**: Staff separate the bone from the meat and grill it at your table
- **Price reference**: ₩58,000 ≈ $42.5 · ₩21,000 ≈ $15.5 (2026-09-16)

*as written by the visitor on Sep 16, 2026*

With the holidays coming up, I've been seeing rib gift sets pop up at the grocery store lately. That got me craving LA galbi, the kind we always ate on holidays growing up, and it just so happened there's a restaurant in Seosin-dong, Jeonju where you can get beef saenggalbi (unmarinated short ribs). So I headed over to Ubookgeum Saenggalbi Seosin Branch.

![Table spread of beef saenggalbi at Ubookgeum Saenggalbi Seosin Branch in Seosin-dong, Jeonju](https://img.superchart.com/images/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs-01-kxqz8-1200.webp)

Rather than sticking to just one dish, we ordered a half plate of beef saenggalbi and a half plate of marinated pork galbi to try both. What does unmarinated beef saenggalbi taste like on its own? And how did it compare to the marinated pork? Here's the rundown.

![Interior of Ubookgeum Saenggalbi Seosin Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs-02-1hw58-966.webp)

## Where is Ubookgeum Saenggalbi Seosin Branch, and where do you park?

Ubookgeum Saenggalbi Seosin Branch sits on the main road in Seosin-dong near the Jeonju Lotte Department Store, so it's easy to find even on your first visit. The big signboard is visible right from the street.

- Category: meat, grilled dishes
- Hours: 11:00 – 23:00
- Address: 970-2 Seosin-dong, Wansan-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea
- Parking: K Parking Lot, directly across from the restaurant

If you're driving, you can use the K Parking Lot right across the street, which made the usually tricky parking situation in Seosin-dong pretty painless.

## Beef and pork galbi menu: half plates available too

The menu has beef saenggalbi and marinated beef galbi, plus pork saenggalbi and marinated pork galbi, each available as a full or half plate. We went with a full plate of beef saenggalbi (₩58,000) and a half plate of marinated pork galbi (₩21,000).

## Side dishes that arrive before the meat

![Side dishes set out before the meat arrives](https://img.superchart.com/images/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs-03-dvvu9-966.webp)

Once you order, the side dishes are set on the table before the meat even arrives. Good pairings for the grilled meat show up one by one, so the table looked pretty full even before the actual grilling started.

![Basic steamed egg served in a stone bowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs-04-1dcmq-966.webp)

The basic steamed egg came in a stone bowl, soft-set with a nice color and just the right doneness. Fluffy and soft with every spoonful — why is this so hard to make at home? Haha.

![A bowl of cool dongchimi](https://img.superchart.com/images/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs-05-pj7b1-966.webp)

The dongchimi (watery radish kimchi) was sweet and refreshingly cool. Your mouth tends to get heavy while eating meat, so it was great to sip this between bites like a cold drink.

![Seasoned bean sprouts topped with plenty of sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs-06-1ucsi-966.webp)

The seasoned bean sprouts came piled high with sauce, spicy and tangy — like the supporting actor that steals the scene in jjolmyeon (chewy cold noodles), you know what I mean? Haha. The crunchy, sauce-coated sprouts went so well with the meat that I kept reaching for them between bites — they were oddly addictive.

### Are side dish refills free at Ubookgeum Saenggalbi?

![Side dish refill counter](https://img.superchart.com/images/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs-07-1samp-966.webp)

Since the staff were busy grilling meat at every table, I went up to grab more side dishes myself, but they kindly brought extras over anyway. That warmth felt just like the saenggalbi itself — haha.

![Green onion kimchi soaked in red seasoning](https://img.superchart.com/images/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs-08-pi9sk-966.webp)

Among the neatly arranged side dishes, the vivid red green onion kimchi caught my eye the most. It was delicious from the first bite, with the sauce soaked in deeply while the onion's own flavor still came through — a piece of it on top of the meat was truly the move. Haha.

## Beef saenggalbi, a 500g plate before grilling

![Full plate of beef saenggalbi, 500g, on a long platter](https://img.superchart.com/images/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs-09-got1v-966.webp)

With the side dishes all set, the beef saenggalbi we ordered finally arrived. A full plate is 500g, neatly stacked on a long platter.

Fine marbling ran through the red meat, and you could see the meat still clinging to the bone — it looked appetizing even before hitting the grill.

## How the staff debone the beef ribs at the table

![Close-up of bone-in beef saenggalbi](https://img.superchart.com/images/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs-10-169cd-966.webp)

At first I assumed they'd just grill it bone-in as-is.

![Staff using scissors to separate bone from meat on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs-11-1ua3v-966.webp)

But as the staff member put the meat on the grill, they used scissors to separate the bone from the meat piece by piece. I'd pictured something like LA galbi, holding the bone and gnawing on it, so this process felt pretty unique.

The deboned meat was cut into bite-sized pieces and placed on the grill, while the bones were grilled separately alongside.

I'd been curious about beef saenggalbi just from its look, and now the grilling method was different from what I expected too, which made me even more curious how it would taste once fully cooked. Haha.

## How the grilled beef saenggalbi tasted

![Golden-browned beef saenggalbi on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs-12-1oyb4-966.webp)

The finished beef saenggalbi had a golden-browned surface with juices glistening on top — it looked delicious. The staff cut it into bite-sized pieces and set the fully cooked ones onto a side wire rack, one at a time.

![Cooked beef ribs placed on the side wire rack](https://img.superchart.com/images/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs-13-6aj31-966.webp)

Since it wasn't left over the high heat the whole time, there was no worry about it burning or overcooking, and it stayed warm and easy to pick at one piece at a time. When it first arrived on the plate it looked like LA galbi, but once the bones were removed and grilled, it became a completely different experience — a thick, standalone piece of beef.

![A thick cut piece of beef saenggalbi](https://img.superchart.com/images/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs-14-1h4f8-966.webp)

Taking a bite, I could taste the smoky, savory char of the beef. The outside was browned but the inside stayed juicy, with more flavor coming through the more I chewed. Since it's saenggalbi eaten without marinade, it was a great way to enjoy the clean, unadorned taste of the meat itself.

## The marinated pork galbi half plate

![Half plate of marinated pork galbi cooking on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs-15-q68do-966.webp)

After the beef saenggalbi, they moved on to grilling the half plate of marinated pork galbi.

As the marinade browned on the grill, a sweet galbi aroma rose up and got my appetite going again. Taking a bite, the sweet and salty marinade had soaked deeply into the meat.

![A piece of marinated pork galbi grilled with sauce soaked in](https://img.superchart.com/images/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs-16-10duc-966.webp)

The flavor direction was totally different from the beef saenggalbi we'd just had, so switching back and forth between the two was part of the fun.

## Worth it when you're craving galbi in Seosin-dong, Jeonju?

![Final spread at Ubookgeum Saenggalbi Seosin Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs/ubok-geum-saenggalbi-seosin-beef-ribs-17-1ozvq-966.webp)

I originally visited Ubookgeum in Seosin-dong because the holidays had me craving beef saenggalbi, but the tableside deboning method was a fun twist, and getting to enjoy a thick, standalone piece of beef once it was fully grilled gave the meal its own distinct charm. If you're looking for a place to eat beef or ribs in Seosin-dong, give Ubookgeum Saenggalbi Seosin Branch a try. :)

## Where it is

- Ubookgeum Saenggalbi Seosin Branch (우복금생갈비 서신점)
- 26 Ongoeul-ro, 1st Floor, Units 101–102, Wansan-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea
- 전북특별자치도 전주시 완산구 온고을로 26 1층 101호,102호
- 35.8342015, 127.1201024
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%9A%B0%EB%B3%B5%EA%B8%88%EC%83%9D%EA%B0%88%EB%B9%84%20%EC%84%9C%EC%8B%A0%EC%A0%90/@35.8342015,127.1201024,17z

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