Songpa Korean BBQ: staff-grilled beef intestines at Jinseong

Since the beginning of the year, my friends and I had been promising to go out for gopchang (grilled beef intestines). But right before our get-together, my third child got sick, so we had to cancel once.ㅠㅠ That postponed gopchang gathering has finally been reunited..! Haha

Honestly, I’m not someone who knows gopchang flavors inside and out. I usually just go along when people around me suggest it and enjoy it! This time, my friends really wanted gopchang, so while deciding where to go, we visited Jinseong Hanwoo Gopchang Bangi Direct Branch (진성한우곱창 방이직영점), a long-standing spot in Bangi-dong. Haha

The reviews were so good that I was really looking forward to it. It has been loved as a Bangi-dong restaurant for a long time, and it seemed like we could properly enjoy delicious beef intestines, so I went with my friends. 😆

Location of Jinseong Hanwoo Gopchang Bangi Direct Branch

Bangi-dong gopchang menu and prices

What we ordered

• Hanwoo gopchang ₩19,000 (4 servings)
• Hanwoo makchang ₩19,000 (1 serving)
• Kkakdugi yangbap ₩9,000

A platter of beef intestines packed with gop

You can order up to three servings on one platter, so we began with two servings of gopchang and one serving of daechang (beef large intestine). Along with the intestines, there were plenty of toppings to grill too, including kimchi, chives, sliced rice cakes, and potatoes.

Seeing the platter piled high and generously laid out, I was happy even before eating. It really made sense why they call it a place that heaps on the food! With so many things to eat alongside the gopchang, it felt even more satisfying.

They even make their own kimchi here, apparently. Maybe that’s why it tasted extra special! It was good on its own, but grilling it golden in the gopchang fat on the griddle made it so much better. Gopchang and grilled kimchi are a combination that simply cannot fail. >.<

Why having it grilled for us was so nice

At Jinseong Hanwoo Gopchang Bangi Direct Branch, the staff grilled the intestines for us, so we could eat comfortably. They even set a timer and cooked everything for exactly the right amount of time, so all we had to do was wait and eat!

When you grill gopchang yourself, you don’t know exactly how cooked it should be and end up flipping it too often for no reason. Here, they cooked it to its most delicious point, so we could properly enjoy Bangi-dong beef intestines.

The gopchang was full of gop, the rich filling inside, and there was none of the gamy smell I had worried about. It was golden outside and savory within, so even someone like me, who does not know gopchang that well, enjoyed it so much. My gopchang-loving friends kept exclaiming, “It’s delicious!” as they ate. I could see why it gets such great reviews as a Bangi-dong restaurant.

We grilled the daechang a little more golden than the gopchang. Alternating between the savory, chewy gopchang and the daechang with its rich, fatty flavor was such a good combination. Add rice cakes, potatoes, chives, and kimchi, and you just keep eating without getting tired of it.

Beer with our gopchang gathering

We could not leave out beer in front of such delicious gopchang, so we ordered some too. Haha Actually, I was taking herbal medicine and was supposed to avoid alcohol. But I decided to skip that evening’s dose just this once.. lol Cold beer just cannot be missing with gopchang... haha...

It was even more fun because it was a gopchang gathering that finally happened again after so long with my friends. Delicious beef intestines with beer really created the proper gathering mood! After neatly finishing our first order of two servings of gopchang and one serving of daechang, it felt a little lacking, so we added two more servings of gopchang. We cleared that whole platter too! Considering the price, amount, and taste, it was a great-value beef intestine restaurant to visit with a group and enjoy generously.

Kkakdugi yangbap we would have regretted skipping

We had eaten five servings of gopchang altogether, so we were already very full. Still, wouldn’t it have been such a shame to leave without kkakdugi yangbap (fried rice with cubed radish kimchi)? Haha.. In the end, I worked hard to persuade my friends, and we ordered it too.

But really, we would have been so disappointed if we had not ordered it. It looked appetizing from the start, and after one bite, the seasoning was just right. The crisp texture of the kkakdugi throughout it was so good.

It was absolutely perfect as a finish after gopchang. Even the friends who had said they were full kept eating and saying it was delicious, which made me oddly proud. >.< The gopchang was great too, but I honestly want to come back just for the kkakdugi yangbap.

It was such a happy time: delicious food with friends I had not seen in a while, plus plenty of overdue catching up. If you are looking for gopchang packed with gop and clean-tasting without a gamy smell, Jinseong Hanwoo Gopchang Bangi Direct Branch could be a good place to visit. The staff grill it for you, and the side dishes are generous, so the description of a place that heaps on the food suits it perfectly. If you want to properly enjoy delicious beef intestines, daechang, and kkakdugi yangbap in Bangi-dong, this is a Bangi-dong restaurant I would recommend!