Cycle 17 – Item 64

Post 5,908

10 (Tue) March 2026

Kimchi Mandu

2.0

at Jang Hodeok Son Mandu

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

with W

Jang Hodeok Son Mandu is a Korean restaurant.  Specializes in hand-made mandu.   Franchise founded 2021, already with a gazillion locations across the country.

I’m a huge fan of these street-side steamed mandu joints.  Though I’ve never gone out of my way to visit one, I can rarely resist when passing by (see for example 13.316 Kimchi Mandu).  I despise food franchises in general, but the steamed mandu set-up, as well as the nature of the food (i.e., mandu filling and skins provided by headquarters, assembled on-site) lends itself well to the franchise model.

Alas, the mandu wasn’t that great.  Kinda bland.  And pricy at 6,500 for 8 dumplings – the other place in Wirye Plaza only charges 5,000 (see for comparison 16.323 Ddeok Mandu Guk).

 

(See RESTAURANTS IN KOREA)

(See GLOBAL FOOD GLOSSARY)

(See HANSIK)

(See BOOZE)