**Braised spicy chicken** 닭볶음탕 11 of 27 ordered itGenerated by AI from 11 posts. Not a photograph of this shop. © Gilpost · no unauthorised reproduction

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Seogyeri Garden

Name: Seogyeri Garden
Address: 전남광주통합특별시 곡성군 곡성읍 곡성로 833, 곡성군, 전남광주통합특별시, KR

서계리가든 Charcoal-grilled free-range chicken and duck by Gokseong bus terminal, sold by the whole bird

Compiled from 27 blog posts read in fullSources →

Seogyeri Garden cooks free-range chicken and duck next door to Gokseong bus terminal, across from the town's train-village park. It made its name on chicken grilled over real charcoal, and at the end of 2025 it moved down from its old spot by Wonhyo valley into this larger room in town — six posts tell that story, and a café now occupies the old site. The move came with four new dishes. Chicken and duck are sold by the whole bird, and they take time, so this is a place you telephone before you set off. Ten in the morning until ten at night, closed between three and four-thirty, and closed Mondays. The posts we read run from February to September 2026.

Data as of 2026-09-27 · Published 2026-09-30 · Compiled by gilpost

Location & hours

Address전남광주통합특별시 곡성군 곡성읍 곡성로 833833 Gokseong-ro, Gokseong-eup, Gokseong-gun, Jeonnam-Gwangju
Phone0507-1315-6566 as written in the posts
061-362-9888 as registered on the licence
Typical spend₩15,000 – ₩85,000
From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Floor areaFloor area 119 m² · Status In business

When it opens

Of 22 posts: 20 wrote Daily 10:00–22:00.

When it opens
Daily	10:00–22:00	20 of 22 posts
Break	15:00–16:30	19 of 19 posts
Closed	Monday	22 of 22 posts

1 other values

Open	Daily	09:00–21:00 2 of 22 posts last seen 2026-07

The values differ, but the periods they were written in do not overlap. This looks like a change over time rather than a disagreement, and the top row is the most recently reported. We did not confirm it with the restaurant.

These hours are counted from the posts we read. Shops change them without notice — check Naver Place before you go. Place — check hours

What sets it apart

There is almost nothing here sized for one. Twenty-one of the twenty-seven posts say the portions are large, but that is less generosity than arithmetic: this kitchen sells by the bird. ₩70,000 for the braised chicken, ₩75,000 grilled, ₩60,000 for the duck, ₩80,000–85,000 for the simmered ones — each a whole animal, and three posts call it three to four people's worth. Four couples could not finish and all four took the rest home. If there are one or two of you, the single bowls are the short-rib soup at ₩15,000, the raw-beef bibimbap, the cold acorn-jelly dish, and the samgyetang at ₩18,000 — though not one post says they ate the samgyetang.
This is a place you ring before you leave the house. Ten posts raise it, and two spell out that the braised chicken and the simmered birds want an hour's notice. The difference is visible: those who booked write that the side dishes were already laid out, that the pot arrived in under five minutes, that a 12:10 reservation was ready at 12:10. Those who did not, waited. One warns that, as at any chicken house, it takes time — and that older relatives may not enjoy the gap. The one exception, another notes, is the grilled chicken, which you cook yourself anyway.
In these posts the side dishes come up as often as the main one. Twenty writers praise them separately, six say the owner makes them herself, and two asked her to be sure. Eight asked for a refill — fishcake, cucumber salad, pickled water-parsley, green salad — one from a self-serve bar, one because the owner came over and asked first. Two wanted to take the white kimchi home and one wanted the recipe. The line-up turns over with the season; one post counted six dishes, another four.
Searching the old address will send you to the wrong place. The restaurant moved into town at the end of 2025, and six posts say so: one looked up the address she remembered and was baffled to find somewhere else; another warns that TMap still returns the old location and to search on Naver instead; a third had been a regular at the old site. It is worse than an ordinary move, because a café under a similar name still occupies the old building. The address now is 833 Gokseong-ro, and one writer says to look for the blue sign, visible from a distance.

1 more

There is a washbasin just inside the door, and five posts mention it — one glad not to have to go looking for the lavatory, another simply noting how sensible it is in a room where everyone eats with their hands. Alongside it, three writers helped themselves to coffee on the way out and one mentions a palate-cleansing drink set out by the exit; two took the coffee onto the outdoor terrace.

What 27 bloggers said

20/27Most ordered
The banchan setting

21/27Most-said good thing
Large portions

1/27Posts disclosing payment

We read all 27 in full. The most common claims are “Large portions” (21) and “Would return” (13).

What they liked

Large portions21 of 27 posts

Would return13 of 27 posts

No gamey smell11 of 27 posts

Roomy11 of 27 posts

Friendly staff11 of 27 posts

Clean9 of 27 posts

Returning customer6 of 27 posts

Crispy batter5 of 27 posts

Not greasy3 of 27 posts

Quiet2 of 27 posts

Not expensive2 of 27 posts

Juicy2 of 27 posts

What they struggled with

Had to wait3 of 27 posts

Where they disagree

Spicy	yes 6 · no 2
Food comes slowly	yes 2 · no 3

Things you can check on site

Private room 10 of 27 posts
Takes reservations 10 of 27 posts
Free refills 8 of 27 posts
Relocated 6 of 27 posts
Takeout 6 of 27 posts
Hand-wash sink in the dining area 5 of 27 posts
Waiting area 5 of 27 posts
Complimentary tea or drink 4 of 27 posts
Local currency accepted 3 of 27 posts
Staff cook it at your table 3 of 27 posts
High chairs 2 of 27 posts
Outdoor terrace seating 2 of 27 posts
Reachable by transit 2 of 27 posts
Large windows 1 of 27 posts
A minimum number of portions on the first order 1 of 27 posts
Origin labelling posted 1 of 27 posts

These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.

The most ordered dish is The banchan setting (기본 반찬 (백김치·장아찌류)) — 20 of 27 posts.

The prices here are what bloggers wrote down in their posts, and they may have changed since. Check Naver Place for the current menu and prices. This list is not a menu board — it counts what bloggers actually ordered and ate. Check on Naver Place

닭볶음탕11 ate it
Braised spicy chicken₩70,000
A whole free-range chicken stewed with potato and carrot in a red sauce, brought to the table in a large earthenware pot. Three posts note it arrives fully cooked — you eat straight away. Eleven posts ate it
Thirteen posts all give ₩70,000, from February to September 2026. **Four note that the chicken feet and gizzard go in** — some are delighted, some startled. Three call it three to four portions, and four pairs who came as two took the rest home. One writer says the heat cannot be adjusted; six call it spicy and two say it is not the aggressive kind. Five praise the potatoes for holding their shape. **It takes time to cook, so several say to phone ahead**, two of them specifying an hour.
부추오리로스11 ate it
Duck roseu with garlic chives₩35,000 · ₩60,000
Raw duck marinated in garlic, grilled at the table. **A separate plate of dressed garlic chives arrives in roughly the same volume as the meat**, mixed with bean sprouts and seasoned with chilli. Eleven posts ate it
₩60,000 a bird, ₩35,000 a half — three posts from April to September 2026 all give the same. **Five posts say the staff explain there are two ways to eat it**: wrap the meat in the raw chives, or tip the chives onto the grill once the duck is two-thirds done and let them fry in the fat. Opinion divides on which is better. A dip of chilli-vinegar paste mixed with perilla powder comes with it, and six posts single that out. Six say there is no gamey smell. **Lettuce is not part of the setting, but one writer asked and was brought some.**
참숯 토종닭구이4 ate it
Charcoal-grilled free-range chicken₩40,000 · ₩75,000
The dish the place was built on. A whole free-range chicken, marinated in garlic, salt and pepper, comes out on a wooden board to be grilled over real charcoal at the table. Four posts ate it; seven more either had it on an earlier visit or say it is what they will order next time
₩75,000 a bird, ₩40,000 for an extra half — six posts agree. **Two posts (by the same writer) warn that the wire grate and the real charcoal burn hot enough to catch you out**, and say to start with the skin so the fat seasons the grate. Four describe crisp skin and bursting juice. **One notes there is no neck or feet, but there is gizzard.** **A mung-bean chicken porridge comes with the whole bird** — order it about fifteen minutes before you finish the meat, one writer suggests, so the meal does not stall. Two posts remark that for a charcoal room the extraction is strong enough that your eyes never sting.
왕갈비탕2 ate it
Beef short rib soup₩15,000
A soup with two whole short ribs in it. Unlike the birds, which are sold by the animal, **this is one of the few things here you can order as a single serving**
A March 2026 post gives ₩15,000. Two describe two genuinely large ribs with meat that slides off the bone. **Two ordered it for the children**, and two more noticed that the lunchtime crowd and the older tables were eating this or the samgyetang. One notes a dish of pickled radish comes with it
육회비빔밥2 ate it
Raw beef bibimbap
Bibimbap served in a stone pot. Two posts ate it
**Not one post gives a price.** Both writers chose it because the whole-bird dishes were too much for two. Two mention that the rice arrives in a stone pot, and that hot water is brought so you can make scorched-rice tea at the end

7 more dishes

묵밥 (묵사발)2 ate it
Acorn jelly in cold broth
Acorn jelly in a cold broth — the summer dish here. Two posts ate it
**No post gives a price.** Both remark on how much of it there is. One notes shredded lettuce through the broth. One post lists it among the four dishes added after the move
황칠백숙 (닭·오리)1 ate it
Hwangchil-simmered whole chicken or duck₩80,000 · ₩85,000
A whole bird simmered with hwangchil (Dendropanax) bark. ₩80,000 for chicken, ₩85,000 for duck — the top of the menu
**Only one post says they ate it** — and that was on a visit before the move. Eight others saw it on the menu and marked it for next time, or spotted it on a neighbouring table. Two mention reading the framed notice about hwangchil's properties while they waited. Two September 2026 posts agree on the price. **It is grouped with the dishes that need ordering ahead.**
황칠삼계탕named in 4
Hwangchil samgyetang₩18,000
A seasonal dish added after the move. **Not one of the twenty-seven posts says they ate it**
A September 2026 post gives ₩18,000 — **the only bird dish here priced for one person**. Four posts saw it on the menu and marked it for a future visit; one watched an older table eating it. We know nothing about how it tastes

기본 반찬 (백김치·장아찌류)20 ate it
The banchan setting
The free setting of side dishes. **Twenty posts praise it on its own account.** White kimchi and cabbage kimchi are near-constant; the rest rotates with the season — pickled perilla leaf, pickled onion, water-parsley, spinach, bean sprouts, pak choi, butterbur, radish with perilla
**Six posts say the owner makes them herself**, two of them having asked. **Eight posts refilled something** — fishcake, cucumber salad, pickled water-parsley, salad — one from a self-serve bar, and one because the owner came over and asked first. **Two writers wanted to take the white kimchi home.** It is free, so no post gives a price
공기밥 (누룽지 가마솥밥)7 ate it
Rice₩1,000 · ₩2,000
Two posts say the rice is cooked in a cauldron and comes with its scorched crust. Seven posts ordered it separately
**The only price anyone disagrees about**: four posts say ₩2,000 (or ₩4,000 for two), while one March 2026 post says ₩1,000. We cannot tell which is current
마무리 볶음밥4 ate it
Finishing fried rice₩3,000
Rice fried down in what is left of the sauce, with laver and vegetables. Four posts had it
A June 2026 post gives **₩6,000 for two**, and notes **two is the minimum** — she wanted one and could not have it. **Three posts say the staff either take the pan away or fry it at the table**, and one describes an egg cracked into the middle at the end
닭죽3 ate it
Chicken porridge
It comes with a whole grilled chicken. Two posts mention the mung beans in it
**No post says whether it is charged for** — all three treat it as part of the grilled chicken. One had two bowls; another was too full by then to finish it. One asked for it early because it needs time to cool

Parking

16 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.

Posts saying you can park	16 of 27 posts

Sixteen posts describe the car park from having used it: a private lot right in front, and repeatedly called large — big enough, two say, for the crowds during cherry-blossom season or on market day. That does not mean it is empty: one writer arriving at noon on a weekday found it nearly full. Six further posts say only 'parking available' without any sign they parked; those came off a copied facilities list and we have not counted them.

Who came, and with whom

Family visit 15 of 27 posts
Came by car 9 of 27 posts
Came with children 8 of 27 posts
Date 4 of 27 posts
Group visit 2 of 27 posts

Where it is

From the station

There is a washbasin just inside the door, and five posts mention it — one glad not to have to go looking for the lavatory, another simply noting how sensible it is in a room where everyone eats with their hands. Alongside it, three writers helped themselves to coffee on the way out and one mentions a palate-cleansing drink set out by the exit; two took the coffee onto the outdoor terrace.

Getting inside

No post says what floor it is on. One calls it a free-standing building, and the licence gives the ground floor. Whether there are steps, or a lip between the car park and the door, nobody writes — sixteen posts discuss the car park and not one of them describes the walk from it to the entrance.

Not one of the twenty-seven posts mentions a step, a ramp or a wheelchair. We do not know whether there is a lip at the door. Eight came with children and two note that high chairs are kept, but nobody says whether a pushchair gets in. One post does tell us the seating is all at tables rather than on the floor. If you are coming with a wheelchair or a pushchair, call 0507-1315-6566 first.

Nobody writes about the lavatories from having seen them. Three posts do say the men's and women's are separate — but all three carry the same copied facilities list ('group bookings, takeaway, reservations, wi-fi, separate lavatories, parking'), so we have not counted it. Whether they are inside the restaurant or out in the building, how many stalls, whether there is a step on the way: no one says. Words on a page are not the same as something someone saw.

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 disclosing payment1 of 27 posts
Posts saying they paid themselves2 of 27 posts
Posts saying nothing either way24 of 27 posts

Posts that followed a TV spot

Of the 28 posts we gathered, 1 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

0203040506070809

Month by month

Month	Posts
2026-02	1
2026-03	2
2026-04	3
2026-05	5
2026-06	3
2026-07	5
2026-08	5
2026-09	3

What we do not know

Everyone drove. Nine posts describe it as a run out from Gwangju — three of them put it at thirty to forty minutes — and not one arrived by bus or train. Two note that it sits right beside Gokseong bus terminal and three that it is five to ten minutes by car from the train village, but that is a description of where it is, not a record of anyone getting there without a car. How long the walk from the terminal takes, or which way to turn, nobody says.
Not one post reports queuing. Five mention the waiting chairs out front and the terrace, but nobody says they sat in them. Three describe the room as packed — the day after the last dog-day of summer, one o'clock on a Sunday, half-eleven on a weekday with the room already nearly full — and all three were seated. So many booked ahead that we cannot say what happens if you do not.
One post declares a sponsorship — the writer says outright that she came as part of a tasting panel — and two state they paid their own way. The other twenty-four say nothing either way. One more we left out of the count entirely: its blog is titled for the restaurant and its text opens 'Hello, this is Seogyeri Garden in Gokseong'. It is the shop speaking, not a diner, and counting it would make the numbers false.
There are two phone numbers. Ten posts give 0507-1315-6566; one May 2026 post gives 061-362-9888. The 0507 prefix is a forwarding number in Korea, so both are probably the same line, but we have not checked. On payment, three posts mention local-currency schemes — the county's own card, a gift voucher, a government support voucher — but each names a different one, so ask when you get there which are being taken.
We cannot tell you how the hwangchil dishes taste. Only one post ate the simmered bird, the most expensive thing on the menu, and that was before the move. The hwangchil samgyetang was eaten by none of the twenty-seven — four saw it on the menu and filed it away for next time, one watched an older table having it. Two mention reading the framed notice about hwangchil's health properties, but that is the restaurant's own writing, not anyone's verdict.

Sources (27)

Every number above was counted from the posts below.

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Of 132 candidate posts we opened 38 and kept 27 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.