Soooo! Korean barbecue is hands down one of the most popular Korean dishes sought after by tourists and expats. It's not too exotic (after all, how exotic can grilled meat get?), and the condiments/side dishes that go along with the meat are somewhat unique and seriously delicious. If you are looking for a reliable Korean barbecue restaurant, I know just the place for you.
Nongoljip is a Korean barbecue restaurant with chains located all over the city. The one we went to is near Gyodae (Seoul University of Education) Station because, of course, it's very close to Renewme Skin Clinic Seocho. Address in English and Korean:
Seoul Seochogu Seocho 1dong 1642-11
서울시 서초구 서초1동 1642-11
Because you want to show your taxi driver just in case, right? ;) Directions by subway are super easy as well: just walk straight from either Gyodae Station exit 13 or Nambu Bus Termianl station exit 1.
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| There is no sign in English unfortunately; but it will look like this. No English sign means you can trust that this place is not a tourist trap! |
The interior is wide and spacious, with both floor seatings and regular tables if you're uncomfortable with taking your shoes off and sitting on the floor. Even for the floor seats, there are some tables that allow your legs a lot more space and make it seem like you're sitting on a chair instead. I might sound confusing; check out the photos instead! :)
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| Pretty neat, don't you think? |
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| Seats outside too, for those nice days. |
If you've been to your share of Korean restaurants, by now you should know that the side dishes to any meal are a given. And if you've heard of Korean barbecue, you will know that the grill is built into the table - one of the best parts, I should add!
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| Big glass for beer, small glass for soju! |
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| For the newbies, the fresh vegetables on the left are for wrapping a piece of meat with some other side dishes & possible rice. Then you have to eat the whole thing IN ONE BITE!! |
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| Dat glowing charcoal tho! |
This place has both beef and pork - since we were a pretty big group that day, we ordered a little bit of everything. I only got some photos of the beef because after that I got too busy eating and couldn't remind myself to take pictures of the other menus! So please excuse me for that. ;)
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| Before the meat hits the grill. Oh, did you know that grilled mushrooms are also fantastic? |
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| Nearly done and looking pretty darn beautiful |
The key to beef, of course, is that you can't let it cook for too long. Who the heck eats steak well done? Well, some people, obviously, and I completely respect your individual choices, but we all know that we need to see a little bit of red in order to taste the juicy, delicious meatiness. Oh, and by the way, scissors are provided so you need to cut up the meat yourself!
I highly recommend the pork as well; please feel free to try whatever you want at Nongoljip, because frankly you can't go wrong with any of the barbecue menus!
Now that all the main parts are taken care of, I need to introduce you to one of the side dishes provided at this restaurant. In Korean it's called kkaetnip (a.k.a. sesame leaves, perilla leaves) and it's provided fresh, to wrap your meat in along with the lettuce. But it's also provided in a pickled form, called jangajji, and for me it was simply
mindblowing!
It's sweet, it's tangy, it's savory - just pick out a leaf with your chopsticks (this will require a decent amount of skill) and wrap a piece of meat. Maybe it's just me, but it tasted so good I cleared three plates of this alone!!! Definitely a recommendation if you ever visit this place. Hopefully you won't regret it.
Do let me know if you ever get to try out this place (you know, through the contact form or Kakao Talk or whatever). I would love to hear what you think!
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