Gwangjin ramen restaurant for late lunch with hormone-don: Mentsuru

A ramen restaurant 1 minute from Children's Grand Park Station Exit 4, with no break time

A place near Children's Grand Park where you can get a proper bowl of ramen with rich broth! This is Mentsuru Children's Grand Park Branch.

Best of all, this place is less than a minute's walk from Children's Grand Park Station (Exit 4), and since it has no separate break time, it's a great ramen restaurant for a late lunch. It's also perfect after a walk around Sejong University or the park, making it a great lunch spot for a Konkuk-area date!

Ordering: kiosk or tablet at the table?

There's a kiosk right when you walk in. This place is popular, so you can check for a seat first and then order at the kiosk. Every table also has a tablet installed, so you can order right from your seat too.

The space is spacious enough for solo dining and also works well for groups, so it's great whether you come alone, with friends, a partner, or family.

The main menu and what we ordered this time

These are Mentsuru Children's Grand Park Branch's signature menu items. On this visit we ordered the signature shoyu ramen and the hormone-don.

Above all, this yuzu pickled radish you can help yourself to as a basic side dish is truly my favorite... it's so clean and refreshing I could genuinely finish the whole container.

There's also black pepper available to add to your food according to taste.

The shoyu ramen and beef intestine rice bowl, tasted firsthand

What does the shoyu ramen broth taste like?

The shoyu ramen is made with a broth simmered from chicken bones and clams together, and it left a deep, clean impression from the very first sip. The umami of the soy-based broth blends beautifully with the refreshing quality unique to clams and the savory richness of the chicken stock, so I kept going back for more broth. Thanks to how clean and soothing it is, it's the perfect hangover-curing ramen at this Children's Grand Park restaurant!

We also ordered extra seaweed and egg. It was a hearty portion, plenty for one adult to eat. And on top of that, the broth was just so clean-tasting!

Hormone-don: a rice bowl with beef intestine and beef belly

The hormone-don we ordered alongside it is a special rice bowl piled high with beef intestine and beef belly stir-fried in Mentsuru's own secret sauce. Honestly, just looking at it, you can't even imagine how good it's going to be. The beef intestine was chewy and savory with no off-flavor, the beef belly was tender, and the salty-sweet sauce had soaked in deeply, making it great to mix through with the rice. Paired with the ramen broth, the combination was excellent, and I really got to feel what makes this a proper Konkuk-area restaurant.

Overall verdict

From various ramens to savory, flavorful rice bowls! A ramen restaurant that stood out for a menu lineup with no misses!

Accessibility, no break time, and cleanliness of the space — everything was so satisfying at this ramen restaurant near Children's Grand Park Station, Mentsuru!

If you're looking for a light but impressive lunch spot for a Konkuk-area date with your partner, or if you're craving rich broth, this is a Konkuk-area restaurant you should definitely visit. Go without hesitation and enjoy delicious ramen — remember this one as your go-to ramen restaurant near Children's Grand Park.