15.143 Teuk Okdom Gui (+ Kodari + Jeyuk) Hansang

Cycle 15 – Item 143

27 (Mon) May 2024

Teuk Okdom Gui (+ Kodari + Jeyuk) 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, though not quite worthy of being the most expensive item in the house (see for comparison 13.048 Okdom Gui).  (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.

Impressively large in area, though not so much in volume.
Also comes with a small bowl of miyeok guk.

(See also HANSIK)

(See also RESTAURANTS IN KOREA)

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