Merry’s Lunch Roulette – Yoogane Dakgalbi(유가네 닭갈비)

Hello, visitors! This is Merry.
It is always hard to choose what to eat for lunch.
Since I am working in Myeongdong where tons of good restaurant is located, me and my coworker “C” decided to go to one of the famous restaurant in here. There were so many options, Chungmu kimbap(Kimbap without any topping and two spicy side dishes), Ddeokbokgi(spicy rice cake), old-fashioned lunchbox……
But we decided to go……
“YOOGANE DAKGALBI”, the spicy grilled chicken. YUM!
It has chicken, vegetable, rice cake… (We thought it would be healthy… cause of vegi……)

Before we arrived at here, we heard many comments from Koreans that Yoogane is commercialized having many chain stores and becomes a tourist place. So we worried that what if it is not authentic, but we were so hungry and want to have meat and something spicy.
ANYWAY, we ordered two Yoogane Dakgalbi. I think the price is not that expensive…??? 8,500 won for one. It includes fried rice after you finish chicken and vegetable.
Ok. Take a seat. So before you start eating the main dish, you need to go to so-call “SELF-BAR” where you can get raw cabbage salad, pickled radish, spicy and cold vegetable soup. (I forgot to take picture of self-bar and radish. Sorry Radish…… :( )

Then a guy will come to you with GIANT ring and Dakgalbi, and he will cook the chicken for you.

We first thought that meat and vegi are not enough for two.
But…

The server will get you an apron in case that sauce splashes all over your new pretty blouse. Well… it may look a little silly though, I highly recommend you wear this if you wear bright color clothes.

So let’s start with these fresh vegetable and marinated chicken.

Wait! Don’t go crazy. Just wait for the server to finish cooking your dish like what “C” doing below.

(After a few minutes…)

I think it’s done! When it’s done, the server will take the big ring out around the grill. Nom.nom.nom.

Now you can go crazy. YAY!!!

LET’S EAT! You can eat meat and saucy vegetable together. Or…

If your spicy tolerance is only 1 or 2 out of 10, try a piece of chicken with raw cabbage you brought from self-bar.

Look at C. She’s fully enjoying her meal. Heehee

After you “almost” finish Dakgalbi (REMEMBER, “ALMOST”), you may want to push the button on your table to ask the server for fried rice on the grill.
Then… VOILA! There is fried rice with left over sauce. It is savory, and you can feel the crispy bottom of the rice.

Look at what we’ve done. It will be your picture.

We were so stuffed unlike first we thought the food is not enough.
It is satisfying meal to walk around Myeongdong until dinner. Also, we were worried that the place might be lame for us, Korean. But it was quite authentic and fun on the grill.
For those of you who want to know more about menu. I am posting the picture of menu. You need to click and magnify them.

There are 1st and 2nd, two Yoogane in Myeongdong. We went 2nd store. Here is a map to get there.
<1st Store>

<2nd Store>

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See you soon. Bye bye.
Merry♥