A delicious sundae guk (Korean soup with blood sausage) restaurant
is located near my house,
so I'd like to introduce it to you.
The exact name of the restaurant is
Baeknyeon Gwangmyeong Sundaeguk Mangpo Main Branch,
and it's located near the front gate of Neulpureun Byeoksan Apartment in Mangpo-dong.
It's close to Mangpo Station.
It's a famous sundae guk restaurant on Mom Cafe,
and I've been a regular since last fall.
Recently, they expanded at the same location.
It's always been a place with a long wait,
so on weekdays, I'd line up around 10:30 am for the 11:00 am opening.
I wanted to bring my child, who loves this type of soup,
but they didn't offer takeout,
and it was hard to bring them on weekdays.
Weekend waits were daunting, so I kept putting it off.
But when I heard about the expansion,
I decided to try waiting on a Saturday.
Ideally, I'd want to wait before opening,
but my child's baseball practice ended around 11:00 am,
so we arrived at the restaurant around 11:20 am.
The line was already long. ㅜ
However, the weather was cool,
so it was bearable to wait with my child.
After waiting about an hour,
we finally ate around 12:30 pm.
Shortly after we were seated,
they closed before 1:00 pm due to running out of ingredients.
The restaurant seemed larger after the expansion,
but the turnover rate didn't seem that fast.
Originally, there was one person in the kitchen and one person serving.
After the expansion, they had 2-3 more people serving,
but they seemed to still be in the adaptation phase.
However, the expanded space felt more open compared to the previous one,
making it more comfortable to dine in.
There was also a self-service area for side dishes.
There are three menu options:
Sundae guk, Dwaeji meori gukbap (pork head soup),
and a new option, So ppolsal gukbap (beef brisket soup) (9,000 won).
My husband ordered the spicy sundae guk,
I ordered the spicy dwaeji meori gukbap without noodles,
and my elementary school child ordered the regular dwaeji meori gukbap.
When you order spicy, they cook it with spicy seasoning already added,
which is much more flavorful than adding chopped chili flakes separately.
The generously topped chopped chives are a signature of Baeknyeon Sundaeguk.
Even my child, who isn't a fan of chives,
enjoyed it.
My child was getting bored after waiting for an hour,
but as soon as they took a bite, they gave a thumbs-up 👍.
The meat portions are generous,
the broth is rich,
and it's delicious no matter when you eat it.
As the weather starts to get cold,
I think I'll be craving this soup constantly.
Since the ingredients run out quickly,
I recommend arriving before the 11:00 am opening time and waiting.
People start lining up as early as 10:30 am.
They are closed on Sundays,
and Saturdays seem to draw a lot of people from afar.
Either arrive very early to wait or consider weekday waits instead of weekends.
I recommend waiting on weekdays over the weekend.
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