Gilpost · Yangju-si, Okjeong-dong
Korean
Dokbawi Sonmandu
독바위손만두 Dokbawi literally means 'jar rock' (it is also a Seoul place name, as in Dokbawi Station), and son-mandu means hand-made dumplings; the posts give no story behind the name.
Compiled from 7 blog posts read in fullSources →
Dokbawi Sonmandu is a takeaway dumpling shop in unit 103 of Hangil Plaza, in the Okjeong central shopping area of Yangju, Gyeonggi-do. It sells large, small and 'ugly' (motnani) dumplings filled with kimchi or pork, plus steamed red-bean buns. In 2025 posts every pack cost 6,000 won: six large, eight small, twelve motnani or five buns. We read 10 posts from November 2024 to September 2026. One was about a different restaurant in the same building and was set aside, and 7 describe buying and eating here.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address경기도 양주시 옥정로 204, 한길프라자 103호 (옥정동)204 Okjeong-ro, Yangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
- Phone031-859-3191
- Typical spend₩6,000
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 53 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 5 posts: 5 wrote Mon–Sat 10:00–20:00.
| Mon–Sat | 10:00–20:00 | 5 of 5 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Closed | Sunday | 5 of 5 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
- Six of the seven posts describe buying the dumplings and eating them at home or in the car, and none describes eating in. One writer found them gone cold by the time she got home, and another ate a pack of kimchi dumplings in the car.
- One post says the shop is takeaway-only, and no post from a visitor mentions anywhere to sit.
- Four of the five posts that ate the kimchi dumplings call them spicy, one saying they were much hotter than expected and another that spice-averse eaters may struggle. One post differs: tangy, but not overly hot.
- One post says the ready-made dumplings go into the steamer as soon as you order, so there is a short wait. Another phoned ahead, was told about five minutes, and picked them up on arrival.
1 more
- One post puts the shop opposite the central shopping-area bus stop. The writer came by bus and, while waiting, kept the dumplings warm on the heated bench at the stop.
What 7 bloggers said
keun mandu
Spicy
We read all 7 in full. The most common claims are “Spicy” (4) and “Returning customer” (2).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- Takeout 6 of 7 posts
- Cooked to order 1 of 7 posts
- Independent, not a chain 1 of 7 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 7 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 1 of 7 posts
- Came by car 1 of 7 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.
From the station
1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
No visitor says which floor the shop is on or whether there are steps; there is only the unit number 103 in the address. That means nobody wrote about it, not that there are none.
Nobody wrote about a step at the entrance or wheelchair or stroller access. We don't know.
Nobody mentioned a toilet, probably because visitors only stopped in to pick up dumplings. We don't know.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · 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 they paid themselves2 of 7 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way5 of 7 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 9 posts we gathered, 2 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 2 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
What we do not know
- Only one post mentions a queue: one person ahead, so they bought straight away. Nobody says how long the wait is at busy times.
- Only one post says who they came with (family, by car). No post mentions coming with friends or alone, so we don't know.
- All five visitor posts that give opening hours say 10:00–20:00, closed Sundays, but four of them copied this into an info block and only one wrote it in the text. One post's text says closing is at 9 pm instead.
- Prices appear only in 2025 posts, all at 6,000 won a pack. The 2024 and 2026 posts give none, so we can't say whether that still holds.
- The phone number 031-859-3191 appears in three posts, and one writer phoned the order in before collecting it. Nobody says whether the shop takes reservations.
- One February 2025 post is a template piece that misnames the shop in its title and carries only a review-score widget and a Coupang affiliate ad. We did not count anything it says about hours, seating or service.
Sources (7)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 11개월 아기 어린이집 적응기 2일째, 등원시키고 먹은 양주 옥정 독.... 2026-09-02 · 내가 만든,나의 시간을 담다.
- 옥정 손만두집, 독바위 손만두 만찐두빵의 계절, 지금쯤이면 먹어.... 2025-11-23 · zool_ife
- 양주 온누리 상품권 사용매장 : 양주 옥정 만두 맛집 독바위손만두 2025-10-30 · I'm겸
- 양주 옥정 포장만두맛집 독바위손만두 못난이만두 고기만두 내돈내.... 2025-08-22 · 언제나 행복할래
- [독바위 손만두] 주문 즉시 쪄내는 정성 가득한 양주 옥정 만두 맛집 2025-02-20 · 소떡의 일상
- [내돈내산]11월 주말 먹부림 일상 양주스텔라떡볶이 독바위 손만두 .... 2024-11-24 · 수다로 풀어낸 맛있는 일상
- 오뚜기 컵라면 투다리 김치유부우동에 독바위 손만두 김치왕만두는 사랑이야 2024-11-13 · 김심청이 기록 · via Daum
Of 328 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 7 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.