Mackerel pot rice with kid-friendly dish sterilizer, Cheongju: Sorori
In short
Sorori Sotbap Gagyeong Direct Branch is a pot rice specialty Korean restaurant near Ipark in Gagyeong-dong, Cheongju. The writer ordered mackerel pot rice for 13,000 won and Korean beef intestine pot rice for 15,000 won, trying everything from the boneless mackerel bibimbap to the scorched rice water at the end, and found the self bar equipped with a sterilizer for kids' cups and trays plus a baby chair especially convenient for visiting with children. The mackerel pot rice was clean and satisfying, while the beef intestine pot rice was a bit greasy and may be a matter of taste.
Good to know
- Address
- 16 Seohyeonnam-ro, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, B105, South Korea
- Hours
- Daily 11:00–23:00
- Break time
- Weekdays 15:00–17:00 / none on weekends and holidays
- Parking
- Large dedicated building parking lot, 2-hour parking registration required before leaving
- Kids
- Baby chairs (table-type and seat-type), bibs, sterilizer for kids' cups and trays
- Mackerel pot rice
- ₩13,000
- Korean beef intestine pot rice
- ₩15,000
- Self bar
- Side dishes, plates, microwave, extra rice; squid jeotgal (salted squid) and seaweed soup available on request
- Ordering
- Kiosk at every table
as written by the visitor on Sep 7, 2026
Today I visited Sorori Sotbap Gagyeong Direct Branch, famous for pot rice in Cheongju! If you already know it, you probably know it well — let me introduce it anyway.
Location and hours of Sorori Sotbap Gagyeong Direct Branch
- 📍Address - 16 Seohyeonnam-ro, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, B105, Sorori Sotbap Gagyeong Direct Branch
- ⏰Hours - Daily 11:00~23:00
- Weekday break time 15:00~17:00 / no break time on weekends and public holidays ❌
- 🚘Parking - dedicated parking lot in the same building 🅿️
- 📌 Baby chair ⭕️ Bib ⭕️
Is parking convenient?
There's a large dedicated parking lot right in front, so you don't need to worry about parking, but make sure to register your parking for 2 hours before you leave.
They have both table-type and seat-type baby chairs, so it seems really good to bring kids along.
The atmosphere inside
The interior was overall wood-toned, comfortable and clean-feeling, and round mood lamps really set the atmosphere.
The window seats with sunlight coming in looked really pretty, and the tables were spacious enough to eat comfortably.
A self bar with even a sterilizer for kids' dishes
Sorori Sotbap Gagyeong Direct Branch also has a self bar, which is great for getting extra side dishes, but most of all —
they were really serious about baby products. A sterilizer for kids' cups and trays! As a father, I really want to give extra points for this!!
You can also freely help yourself to the microwave and extra rice.
There were side dishes and plates, and if you ask the staff, they'll bring you more squid jeotgal (salted squid) and seaweed soup! The squid jeotgal here is really tasty.
Each table has a kiosk for ordering, which was convenient, and furikake, soy sauce, water, and cups were all provided.
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Please refer to their tips on how to enjoy the pot rice best!! We ordered the mackerel pot rice for 13,000 won and the Korean beef intestine pot rice for 15,000 won.
The mackerel and beef intestine pot rice table setting
Ta-da, the mackerel pot rice and beef intestine pot rice arrived! Each pot rice came with its own tray, making it easier to eat.
The complimentary seaweed soup was of course delicious, but it even had scallops in it. No wonder it tasted so refreshing and good. The best 🙌🙌🙌
What does the mackerel pot rice taste like?
The mackerel pot rice came with plump boneless mackerel flesh along with green onion, flakes, lemon, and white pickled ginger, and there was no fishy smell at all.
Boneless mackerel fillet, and plump too. It was really nice.
You mix the mackerel pot rice in the bowl provided, and the satisfaction of mixing in the boneless mackerel meat! The flesh crumbled so softly!
The moment I mixed it and took one bite, I thought, wow, this is it❗️❗️❗️
If you enjoy the mackerel pot rice plain first, then sprinkle furikake on it, the flavor gets upgraded even more. Personally, I recommend adding the furikake.
They don't give wasabi by default, but if you ask for it, eating it together is really delicious. Trust me. My favorite combo was wasabi + mackerel pot rice + dried seaweed.
A bite of the squid jeotgal too. It's clean-tasting, not just with squid jeotgal but paired well with any of the side dishes that came along !!
Oh right, I almost forgot to pour water in after scooping out the rice at the start.
Scraping up the scorched rice water (sungnyung) and eating it with squid jeotgal was the perfect finish. Mackerel pot rice, where you can get clean flavor and protein at once, was really delicious. Recommended.
Might the Korean beef intestine pot rice be a matter of taste?
The Korean beef intestine pot rice came with plump intestine carrying a smoky char 🔥, along with wasabi, onion, chives, and flakes.
The intestine is really big! Plump and coated in smoky flavor, it was nutty.
Unlike the mackerel pot rice, they recommend eating the beef intestine pot rice one piece at a time rather than mixing it. The plump intestine was tasty but a bit greasy ㅠㅠ. Wasabi helped balance it out, but unless you're a total intestine lover, this one might be a matter of taste.
The Korean beef intestine pot rice also paired well with the various side dishes, but personally I recommend the wild garlic (myeongi namul) and wasabi !!
To sum up
Well, the diet starts tomorrow again ㅠㅠ. The mackerel pot rice was clean-tasting and really delicious, and while the beef intestine pot rice might be a matter of taste, taste is subjective, so if you like intestine, I recommend trying it.
Also, with the parking, baby products, chairs, and tableware, I think this is really a great spot to visit with kids. How about Sorori Sotbap Gagyeong Direct Branch for dinner tonight or this weekend?
Where it is
16 Seohyeonnam-ro, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, B105, South Korea충청북도 청주시 흥덕구 서현남로 16 B105호 소로리솥밥 가경직영점
