Goyang BBQ restaurant with salt-pepper-sesame oil dip: Neopttakjip

I was hunting for a good meat restaurant near Samsong Station and ended up at Neopttakjip Samsong Branch! I was craving pork that day, and I came away more satisfied than I expected, so let me introduce it.

Where is Neopttakjip Samsong Branch? Right by Exit 3 of Samsong Station

Neopttakjip Samsong Branch is super close to Exit 3 of Samsong Station, so even on my first visit it was easy to find.

A big sign on the ground floor along the street made it easy to spot right away. (Is it semi-basement, maybe?)

Public transit access is pretty good, so this would be a great meeting spot too.

Inside Neopttakjip Samsong Branch: self-serve bar, private room, baby chairs

The interior of Neopttakjip Samsong Branch has that cozy vibe that's great for grilling meat.

The tables aren't cramped, so it was comfortable to eat. The 4-top seats have an extra table attached to the round table, haha.

There's a self-serve bar in the middle, and a room on one side too. (Funny that it literally has 'room' written on it.) There are baby chairs too, so families with little ones can come eat here.

You can store your bags under the chairs too~ Big bags won't fit though, so just in case, I'd recommend putting them up on the chair instead.

Looks like plenty of people have come through here.

What to order: Sancheong black pork raw ribs and Neopttak spicy ramyeon

That day at Neopttakjip Samsong Branch, we ordered Sancheong black pork raw ribs + grilled vegetables, 2 bowls of rice, and the Neopttak spicy ramyeon.

• Sancheong black pork raw ribs + grilled vegetables
• 2 bowls of rice
• Neopttak spicy ramyeon

On top of that, I got to enjoy the spicy ramyeon fully thanks to participating in the review event~

The Sancheong black pork raw ribs looked thick and fresh in their raw form — maybe that's because they'd been aged like that.

How it tasted, from the curry pasta side dish to the scallion salad

At Neopttakjip Samsong Branch, side dishes get laid out before the meat arrives, and this unnamed curry pasta(?) dish was really something special.

Sausage and rice cake come out too, and they're really delicious once you eat them around the time you finish the meat. (Why are even these so good?)

Maybe because it's black pork, but the flavor and nuttiness of the meat were definitely a cut above and really delicious.❤️ The grilled vegetables that came with it were a clean pairing to throw on the grill together with the meat. (—from someone who loves mushrooms)

I'm usually not great at grilling meat and just kind of grilled it carelessly, but the meat itself was so good it still tasted amazing.

How to dip the pork: salt, then pepper, then sesame oil

A staff member kindly told us to dip the meat in salt, then pepper, then sesame oil in that order. It was delicious no matter which way we ate it, haha.

The default ssamjang and myeoljeot (fermented anchovy sauce) also paired well with the meat. And I usually don't eat scallion salad much, but the seasoning on this one was so good I finished it all!

This is the spicy ramyeon I got from the review event, haha. The rich, spicy broth cut right through the greasiness of the meat, and we topped it off with kimchi to finish~

Is Neopttakjip Samsong Branch worth it? Final verdict

★★★★★ (4.8 / 5.0) The meat quality here is good enough to taste great even when grilled carelessly, and the combination of scallion salad and sauces was perfect — a great find near Samsong. If you want good black pork near Samsong Station, definitely stop by!