Wonhalmae Somunnan Wonjo Dakhanmari (Wonsodak) — Restaurant in Seoul

We ate here for the third time on 3 trips we took to Korea. We passed by the chicken place that had all the "ra-ra, celebrities ate here" promotion and found this humble restaurant. We had fantastic good and great service. You are escorted to a table with a large pot of broth, rice cakes, potatoes and seasonings. Chicken is cut up for you and placed in the pot, and the stove is lit. You wait for 5 minutes and begin to feast. There is a special dish of sliced cabbage, onion, soy sauce, mustard and sweet chili sauce that you use as a dip. There is also noodles that you can add. The taste is heavenly, and they will add more broth upon request. It is definitely an awesome experience!!! You can also have ginsing added for an additional cost. The manager even asked how we enjoyed our meal. (A question we've not always experienced except in the better restaurants by " confident in their meals"...

! Double-check Your Order – They Charge for Their Mistakes!

Other restaurants had long lines, but this place had no waiting customers, so I decided to give it a try. Be VERY careful when ordering here. The staff made a mistake when taking my order and gave me a larger portion of the dish I wanted—costing 4,000 KRW more. Since the dish looked similar, I didn’t realize the mistake and ate it.

When I went to pay, the price was higher than expected. The server admitted their mistake, but the cashier refused to adjust the bill, saying, "You ate it, so you have to pay." They even said it was my responsibility to check when the food arrived.

This restaurant does NOT take responsibility for their own mistakes and will charge you extra even if they mess up your order. Make sure to double-check your food when it arrives, or you might end up paying more than...

Chicken hotpot/stew place. It's supposed to be a tourist destination but turns out that older locals also love this place. The surrounding market itself gives a very local vibe too.

Light broth, spring onions, long rice cakes, mushrooms, potato slices, and a whole chicken (pre-chopped) makes up the soup. Similar to Samgyetang, but this soup lacks the Korean herbs, cooks on the table & you share with others. Make yourself a dipping sauce with the soy sauce plus dadaegi (red chili paste) and mustard.

The broth starts off light but slowly develops more flavor from the boiled chicken. When you're done with the meat, throw in the kalguksu noodles inside to finish. Goes well with soju. A very...