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15.143 Teuk Okdom Gui Hansang

katch4246

28 May

Cycle 15 - Item 143

28 (Mon) May 2024

Teuk Okdom Gui Hansang

3.5

at Bang Hyoseong's Hansang Charim

-Changgok, Sujeong, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea-

with W and IZ

Bang Hyoseong's Hansang Charim (방효성의 한상차림) is a Korean restaurant. Specializes in baekban, featuring 1 main dish - the menu offers plus 9 banchan. The name of the place means, literally, "Korean (han) table (table) spread (charim)," Bang Hyoseong being the owner/chef, presumably.

Located in Wirye I-Plex, on the southeastern rim of Wirye Plaza.

Passed by many times, always busy, piquing my interest, just never finding an opportunity to try it, until tonight. At 19:50 (30 minutes before last order), we arrived to find a full house and a queue (one guy). The manager/owner(?) (Bang Hyoseong?) took our order in advance, so that the food was ready as soon as we were seated at 20:00.

Meanwhile, next door at Pizza Hut, these abominations (Rich Gold = crusts stuffed with mashed sweet potatoes).

The 7 main dishes are offered on the menu, including jeyuk (stir-fried pork), bossam (steamed pork belly), kodari (broiled pollack), jjuggumi (stir-fried octopus), okdom (deep-fried sea bream), bulgogi (stir-fried beef), miyeok guk (seaweed soup).

Mains are priced between 10,000 - 13,000 won - half the price of the pizza next door, even at 40% off - with the large ("teuk") kodari at 15,000 won (regular at 11,000 won) and large ("teuk") okdom at 18,000 won (regular at 13,000 won).

The food was great. For the main, I chose the large okdom, which was very nicely crisp and tasty. (W's kodari was the best dish of the spread - to be covered next time.) (IZ's jeyuk was meh - won't be ordered next time.) The banchan, all involving fresh vegetables, were varied and balanced in combination - fun just to sample them all. So good that IZ and I each got an extra bowl of rice.