Hanwoo Korean BBQ near Samseong Station, Seoul: Gungmin Hanwoo House

I've been counting down to payday just to go eat beef lately..🥹 Here's my review after eating hanwoo (Korean beef) at Gungmin Hanwoo House Samseong Station branch!

5–10 minute walk from Samseong Station Exit 4

Gungmin Hanwoo House only sells hanwoo — already got my expectations up haha

Located at 1F, 15 Teheran-ro 86-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, about 5–10 minutes on foot from Exit 4 of Samseong Station! The area is almost entirely office buildings, so it seemed like a spot a lot of office workers would come to after work for company dinners.

It said almost everything on the menu is 100% domestic. Honestly any beef is delicious, but hanwoo is even more delicious~

I rushed in and didn't really look around at first, but on my way out I noticed a bunch of famous celebrities had visited — Ji Sang-ryeol, Park Hae-mi, even Lycèn...?

Interior good for group dinners

The interior looks like this — the tables are somewhat divided from each other so you don't have to worry too much about the table next to you, and overall it felt very clean and well-managed. Looked like a good spot for company dinners or group gatherings!

The menu and what we ordered

Here's the menu

• Sets: VIP No.9 300g / Premium Assorted / Gukdae Assorted
• À la carte: Shrimp sirloin / Seolhwa sirloin / Striploin / Skirt steak / Tenderloin / Special sirloin / Flat iron / Rib finger
• Sides: Hanwoo yukhoe (raw beef salad) / Hanwoo yuk-sashimi / Sirloin kkakdugi fried rice / Hanwoo brisket doenjang jjigal / Hanwoo brisket doenjang jjigae / Nurungji (scorched rice) / Hamhung-style naengmyeon / Bibim naengmyeon
• Meals: Galbitang / Bulgogi hot pot / No.9 ribs / Brisket doenjang jjigae / Mixed naengmyeon / Water naengmyeon / Yukhoe bibim naengmyeon / Hanwoo yukhoe

There are also full meal options, and quite a variety! With so many office workers around, this place probably fills up for lunch too.

We ordered a set plus a side plus drinks. 💵Premium Assorted 400g ₩95,000 💵Hanwoo brisket doenjang jjigal ₩10,000 💵Soju ₩6,000

Banchan that even includes yukhoe

Once you sit down, they set out the banchan (side dishes) first — a little warm-up snacking while you wait for the main food~

I'm not exaggerating, the banchan were genuinely all delicious — wood ear mushrooms, gungchae (stem lettuce), fresh kimchi, bean sprouts, yukhoe salad, all of it... I don't usually eat much banchan but I dug in because it was so good. Loved that yukhoe was even one of the side dishes... ❤️

Premium Assorted 400g, four cuts

The main dish, the Premium Assorted, arrived. It comes with four cuts at 100g each: tenderloin + seolhwa sirloin + special sirloin + special rib finger.

(Probably) from the far left: special rib finger, special sirloin, seolhwa sirloin, tenderloin...?

First cut I grilled was the seolhwa sirloin — the marbling looked so pretty...

You grill it yourself

Ah, one thing — they don't grill the meat for you, you have to grill it yourself! Would be great if someone who's actually good at grilling does it, but the meat was so good even my grilling turned out tasty!

This one's the tenderloin!

It was delicious dipped lightly in salt, and delicious with the accompaniments too — nice being able to really taste the beef itself!

Oh, and the mushrooms.. I already liked them, but grilled over charcoal they basically taste like meat.. Now I grill mushrooms properly even when I'm just eating pork belly at home haha

By the later cuts I feel like I'd figured out how to grill well — don't overcook, and seal in the juices with a crisp exterior!

Hanwoo brisket doenjang jjigal with an herbal note

Then the hanwoo brisket doenjang jjigal we ordered — I figured a side dish would be small, but it actually came out in a big stone pot like a full meal, which I liked.

The flavor was oddly distinctive, kind of herbal, which surprised me — when I asked the owner on my way out, apparently there really are herbal medicine ingredients in it. Makes it feel even better for you haha. The portion was so big I sadly had to leave a little behind.

Recommend this spot near Samseong Station whenever you're craving hanwoo!