Weekday lunch pork neck at Galgol Yeontanjip, Gyodae Station Seocho

The exterior and atmosphere at Galgol Yeontanjip near Gyodae Station

I visited Galgol Yeontanjip near Gyodae Station on a Monday afternoon for lunch meat. Since I do intermittent fasting on weekends, I need to eat properly on weekdays — meat included.

Several groups were already eating inside. Looks like office workers from nearby come in groups.

Store information

• Address: 24 Seochodae-ro 51-gil, 1F, Seocho-gu, Seoul (246m from Gyodae Station Exit 6)
• Hours: Mon–Fri 11:00–22:30, break 14:00–16:30 / Sat–Sun 10:00–22:00
• Parking: Free parking available, valet ₩5,000
• Seating: Table seating, solo tables, couple tables, group tables, 2–57 people
• Amenities & services: Corkage (free/paid), gluten-free options, birthday perks, wine pairing, reservations, Wi-Fi, separate restrooms, wheelchair access, high chairs, waiting area, group bookings
• Naver Reservations available

The menu board — yeontan bulgogi, samgyeopsal, teukmoksal

• Yeontan Bulgogi (charcoal bulgogi) 14,900
• Charcoal Salt-Grilled Samgyeopsal 15,900
• Jujulli Teukmoksal (special pork neck) 15,900
• Seolhwa Kkodeulsal 17,900
• Seasoned Kkomjjangeo (eel) 13,900
• Charcoal Spicy Grilled Chicken Feet 13,900

They grill more than just pork here — chicken feet and dried fish too. Check the menu board for other items and prices.

Today's order: two servings of jujulli teukmoksal

Jujulli teukmoksal 15,900 won x2, plus doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew). Looking around, every table had yeontan bulbaek on the grill — probably the lunch signature dish here. But we decided to go with pork neck instead.

Kimchi came out first.

A bowl of scallion salad followed.

The pork neck arrives in individual jars, one serving each — jar-aged special pork neck. The color of the meat looks great.

Several sauces come along too, though for pork neck, salt alone is enough.

What happens when the grill isn't hot enough

No matter how much you're told to wait for the grill to heat up, someone always puts the meat on anyway.

For the best result, meat should be cooked fast on a properly heated grill.

Well, it's already on there, so there's no point complaining further.

Everyone! When grilling meat, please wait until the grill is fully heated before putting the meat on.

Since the grill wasn't fully heated, the meat cooked a bit slower and unevenly. There's a good reason people say to wait until the grill is hot.

Still, it wasn't a total disaster, which is a relief.

Once it's cooked enough, just cut it into bite-sized pieces to finish it off.

No need to flip it too often.

It's turning golden brown and looking delicious.

Even the same cut of meat can taste different depending on who grills it.

Once fully cooked, move it aside so it doesn't burn.

There were some bumps along the way, but it all ended on a warm note! Today's lesson: to enjoy good meat properly, always wait for the grill to fully heat up before putting it on.

Verdict — yeontan bulbaek next time

We had pork neck, but I noticed most other tables were eating yeontan bulbaek. Next visit, I'll have to try that. And for an evening visit, chicken feet with a shot of soju sounds pretty good too.

※ Please note that the restaurant may get busier after this post goes up.