Pork Pancakes and Galbijjim at Dong In Dong

I am a fan of Seoul Eats and I have been wanting to go to Dong In Dong ever since I read the restaurant review posted on the blog. The poster, Dan, says "They serve Daegu (SE Korea) style food that is spicy, filling, and flavorful." And he is right. The food is very spicy. While it was perfect for me, my Korean friend was suffering a little. We ordered the pancakes and the galbijjim which were talked about in the article. Both were fantastic. We also ordered a pitcher of makgeolli (Korean rice alcohol), which was really great for cooling the fires of the galbijjim.

Galbijjim is Korean style braised short ribs. The short ribs are slowly cooked for a long time in a sauce until the meat is so tender it basically falls off the bone. The sauce is not normal spicy, but here they they cook the ribs in a flavorful spicy garlic filled sauce. It's so great you'll be dreaming about returning within days.

Spicy Galbijjim

The pork pancakes were also good. They had really good flavor and also were a good break from the spicy galbijjim. All of this was more than enough food for two people and we ended up taking some of the pancakes home, which were a good snack later on. The restaurant was nice enough to include some dipping sauce to go as well.

Pork Pancakes

Dong In Dong is great. I highly recommend it. I can't wait to go back.

Directions: Sinsa Station (Line 3): Go out exit 6 pass Beans Bin coffee and go right. It's a little ways down on the right.