Gilpost · Hwacheon-gun, Hwacheon-eup
Chinese
Okei Junghwa Yori
오케이중화요리 OK is the English word 'okay' written in Hangul; junghwa yori simply means Chinese cooking.
Compiled from 15 blog posts read in fullSources →
A Chinese restaurant in a two-storey building with a red sign, right at the entrance to Hwacheon market in Hwacheon-eup. Jajangmyeon is 7,000 won and jjamppong 9,000; eight visits ordered Set 4 (mini sweet-and-sour pork plus one of each noodle, 25,000 won) and split it between two. Pickled radish and onion come to the table, and refills are from a self-serve bar. Several posts note a crowd of locals and soldiers, and some families came on a son's leave from the nearby base. We read 18 posts from February 2025 to October 2026; three were about other places, leaving 15, all actual visits. None of the 15 says whether it was sponsored.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address강원특별자치도 화천군 화천읍 중앙로6길 99 Jungang-ro 6-gil, Hwacheon-eup, Hwacheon-gun, Gangwon-do
- Phone033-442-2350
- Typical spend₩6,000 – ₩27,000
- Floor areaFloor area 165 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 9 posts: 6 wrote Sunday 09:00–19:30, 6 wrote Weekdays 10:00–21:00, 5 wrote Saturday 09:00–21:00.
| No day given | 10:00–21:00 | 3 of 9 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Weekdays | 10:00–21:00 | |
| Saturday | 09:00–21:00 | 5 of 9 posts |
| Sunday | 09:00–19:30 | |
| Last order | 20:00 | 6 of 7 posts |
| Last order | Sunday 18:30 | 3 of 7 posts |
| Closed | Monday | 9 of 9 posts |
Rows without a count: 6 of 9 posts.
Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- Extra side dishes come from a self-serve bar. Six posts describe it: pickled radish, onion and kimchi, plus small plates, scissors and disposable aprons. Kimchi isn't brought to the table, so you fetch it yourself; one November 2025 post said you had to ask the staff for it.
- Eight posts say the portions are large: Set 4 was plenty for two, and even the mini and medium sweet-and-sour pork were bigger than expected. One post differs, saying a plain jajangmyeon might leave a grown man a little short.
- Nine posts say the sweet-and-sour pork stays crisp even though the sauce is poured on. Three describe it as halfway between old-style and glutinous-rice batter, three say the meat is thick, and three say it has no off smell. The sauce carries wood-ear mushroom, pineapple, carrot and cucumber. One dip-style fan was sorry it came pre-sauced.
- Three posts mention high chairs, and two of them also note disposable aprons or children's tableware. Two families with small children gave the kids black-bean sauce over rice.
What 15 bloggers said
Set 4
Crispy batter
We read all 15 in full. The most common claims are “Crispy batter” (9) and “Large portions” (8).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Second floor 7 of 15 posts
- Free refills 6 of 15 posts
- Private room 4 of 15 posts
- High chairs 3 of 15 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 3 of 15 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
1 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 1 of 15 posts |
|---|
The restaurant has no lot of its own. One visitor parked in the free public lot behind it; three others found no space out front and used the public lot by the market or the side streets, noting it's easier when the market isn't running. Info-box lines like 'parking available' were copied text and not counted.
Who came, and with whom
- Came by car 6 of 15 posts
- Date 5 of 15 posts
- Family visit 4 of 15 posts
- Came with children 2 of 15 posts
- With a friend 2 of 15 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 7 of 15 posts |
|---|---|
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 1 (of 15 posts read) |
There is a separate upstairs above the ground-floor hall. Seven posts mention it, and one more only thought there might be one. Four say it has private rooms; one counted two tables in the middle hall and three private rooms. That same post put the ground floor at about six tables, and another counted six or seven and called it smaller than expected. Groups are sent upstairs; one visitor could only photograph the second floor because the first was full.
We don't know whether there is a step at the door or whether a wheelchair or stroller can get in. Nobody wrote about it, which doesn't mean it isn't so. One post says the second floor is reached by stairs, and no one mentions a lift. One post confirms the main hall is at street level.
We don't know whether the toilet is inside or whether it is split by gender. One post only says it was clean.
No one mentioned: Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Toilet inside · Accessible toilet · Separate restrooms. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts saying nothing either way15 of 15 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
What we do not know
- Opinions on heat are split. Five posts call the jjamppong broth spicy or sharp; one says it is mild enough for people who avoid heat. Two that said 'moderately spicy' were not counted either way.
- No one wrote about arriving by bus. Two posts say it's close to the Hwacheon bus terminal, one within a three-minute walk, but as directions, not as their own trip. Six posts came by car.
- Nobody reported waiting, but four posts found the ground floor full even after lunch: one just before 2 pm, one that got the last free table. Another visited during the Sancheoneo (mountain trout) Ice Festival and found it hectic.
- The hours changed between November 2025 and early 2026. The November 2025 post gave an 11:00 opening with a 15:00-16:30 break Tuesday to Saturday; posts from February 2026 give Tue-Fri 10:00-21:00, Sat 09:00-21:00, Sun 09:00-19:30, closed Mondays, and one says there is no break. All of these are copied info boxes. One post has both weekend days at 09:00-21:00, one has Saturday opening at 10:00, and an October 2026 post gives last orders at 19:40 (Sunday 18:10).
- Five posts say prices are reasonable, pointing to the 7,000-won jajangmyeon, and four posts from November 2025 to May 2026 give that same price. Five mention a 20% local-voucher refund for soldiers paying with their service card, but as copied or hearsay; no one says they got it. Nobody restated the prices of Sets 1, 2, 3 or 5 after 2025.
- Seven posts give the same phone number, 033-442-2350. No one actually made a reservation; one only heard that the upstairs gets many group bookings.
Sources (15)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- [화천시장 맛집 탐방] 한번 먹으면 단골되는 화천중식당 오케이중.... 2026-10-18 · 입소문
- 강원도 2박3일 비가 와도 완벽했던 부부 등산, 식도락 여행기 2026-08-13 · 평범한 부부의 평범하지 않은 일상이야기❤ · via Daum
- [화천맛집]강원도 화천 짜장면, 짬뽕, 탕수육맛있는곳 오케이중화요리 2026-07-27 · 평범한 부부의 평범하지 않은 일상이야기❤ · via Daum
- [양구] 강따라 물따라 2026-06-16 · 청춘타도 · via Daum
- 화천 시장 맛집 새로운 발견 현지인들이 찾는 OK중화요리 솔직 후기 2026-06-11 · 유쾌한 라온씨 · via Daum
- 화천 맛집 오케이중화요리 짜장 짬뽕 탕수육 세트 솔직후기 (2층 단체석 완비) 2026-05-27 · 샘 나는 블로그 · via Daum
- 화천 중국집 맛집 오케이중화요리 짜장면에 탕수육 못 참지 2026-05-15 · 현이쓰 라이프 - 춘천 BMW 정대현 · via Daum
- 화천 맛집 가성비 세트로 즐기는 오케이 중화요리 2026-04-17 · 찡이의 하루기록 · via Daum
- 화천맛집 시내 중식당 오케이중화요리 짜장면 짬뽕 맛있는 집 추천 2026-04-07 · 오늘의 지니는 여행 중 · via Daum
- 화천 가성비 중국집 맛집 오케이중화요리 세트메뉴 후기 2026-03-13 · 알콩달콩 복덩이네 · via Daum
- 화천맛집 오케이중화요리 │ 칠성부대 외박날 아들과 먹은 탕수육이였어요 2026-03-10 · 일상 속 작은 발견 · via Daum
- [화천] 오케이 중화요리 2026-02-19 · ♡ · via Daum
- 화천맛집 ‘오케이중화요리’ 가성비 세트메뉴가 있는 화천중식당 2026-02-10 · ෆ 진경이의 일기장 ෆ · via Daum
- 화천 중식 맛집 '오케이 중화요리' 룸 완비 단체석 완비 짬뽕 맛집 2025-11-04 · 석뽕의 잘먹고 잘자기 · via Daum
- [강원도] 급 떠난 P들의 당일치기 여행 강원도 화천 나들이 2025-02-01 · 소소하고 행복한 리뷰인생 · via Daum
We opened all 411 candidate posts and kept 15 as evidence.