Gilpost · Jochiwon-eup, Chimsan-ri
Bakhyegyeong Yedam Chueo Myeongga Sejong-jeom
박혜경예담추어명가 세종점 A loach-soup house on the highway through Jochiwon where the soup comes with a pot of yellow rice and you fry your own egg at the self-serve counter.
Korean · Jochiwon-eup, Chimsan-ri
Data as of · Published ·
Yedam Chueo Myeongga's Sejong branch is a freestanding loach-soup house on the main road through Jochiwon, with its own forecourt for parking and more than fifty seats inside. The loach is ground fine enough that no bone comes through, the base is doenjang, and a pot of yellow rice comes with every bowl at no extra charge — you tip the rice out, pour water in, and finish on the scorched crust. Four soups: plain, chilli, river snail, neungi mushroom; a handmade pork cutlet for anyone who will not eat loach. At the self-serve counter each person may fry an egg. It opens early and closes at nine, and shuts on Sundays — though how early it opens, the posts do not agree. The brand began in Cheongju and spread through Daejeon to Sejong. The posts we read run from September 2025 to September 2026.
The basics
| Address | 세종특별자치시 조치원읍 세종로 2390 2390 Sejong-ro, Jochiwon-eup, Sejong |
|---|---|
| Phone | 044-866-0589 as written in the posts 044-863-1580 as registered on the licence |
| Typical spend | ₩7,000 – ₩70,000 |
| Floor area | 207 m² |
| Status | In business |
3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
When it opens
Of 20 posts: 13 wrote Mon–Sat 07:00–21:00.
| Open | Mon–Sat | 10:00–21:00 3 of 20 posts last seen 2026-09 |
|---|---|---|
| Open | Mon–Sat | 07:00–21:00 13 of 20 posts last seen 2026-08 |
| Last order | 20:30 2 of 2 posts last seen 2026-09 | |
| Closed | 일요일 18 of 18 posts last seen 2026-09 |
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.
What sets it apart
- At the self-serve counter each person fries their own egg — twenty-six posts mention it, more than any other single thing about this place. Six read it as generosity, given what eggs cost now; four chose their own doneness; five ate it as a starter while the soup was coming. One was told by the owner to take two if one was not enough. The same counter holds kimchi, pickled onion, minced garlic, chillies and rice for the taking, with a sign asking people to take only what they will eat, noted by two writers. One found pumpkin porridge there as well.
- Twenty-one posts say there is no muddiness, and not one says otherwise. They give the same reason: the loach is ground rather than left whole, so nothing gritty or bony comes through — nine put it that way. Hence five accounts of bringing a first-timer: a sister who hesitated and ended up drinking from the pot, a writer who cannot touch anything fishy and was fine, a boy who answered a class word game with the name of this soup. Eight noticed the sign claiming the loach is entirely domestic — several mention an origin board, but none copies down what it actually says.
- Twenty-eight call it roomy and none calls it cramped. One counted more than fifty seats; one notes tables for four through eight. Three mention the high ceiling, two the big windows. Two describe a screened-off area for groups — one of them watched the local fire station take the whole of it for a staff dinner. Two say it is not noisy, and both put that down to the room being divided.
- There is a separate bench to sit on before you go in — eleven posts mention it, and three welcome it for the weather: warm in winter, cool in summer, somewhere to get out of it. One thought the chairs rather smart. Yet nobody actually waited: of the three who discuss it, two report never having queued in several visits or finding a quiet weekday, and the one who found it full says the room filled up just after twelve and advises phoning ahead.
- Something to drink is set out at the end, free — ten posts mention it, though not the same thing. Seven had sikhye, the sweet rice drink; three had coffee, one of them from a machine by the door. Three thought the sikhye homemade rather than bought in, on the grounds that it is not as sweet as the bottled kind. Separately, two note that makgeolli, soju, beer and soft drinks are sold, and one was sorry there was no sugar-free option.
- Nobody calls it dear. All seven who discuss price come down on the cheap side, and four give the same reason: the pot of rice is included. Takeaway is cheaper still — six posts give ₩7,000 cash for a soup to carry out, one gives ₩8,000, and three note alongside it that eating in costs over ten thousand. Whether that is standing or a promotion, the posts disagree: one says while stocks last, yet the same figure turns up across eleven months. Whether a card is accepted, nobody says — all seven write only 'cash price'.
- It is run by a couple, and eleven posts discuss the service. Ten are warm, and the specifics overlap: a staff member fetched a high chair and wiped it down with a sanitising cloth (that writer goes on at length about how filthy restaurant high chairs usually are); the self-serve counter was explained; a guest was told to take a second egg if one was not enough; someone came round to ask if the food suited; the egg station was wiped continually. One post dissents — asking twice for a refill of the squid relish in June 2026, she found the response cool and said so.
- The food comes fast. Three time it: under ten minutes, not long at all, straight out once they sat down. The first makes that her reason for recommending it at lunchtime — the turnaround is sharp, and an office lunch hour is precious. Nobody reports a long wait. Two say the pot rice is started when you order, and still did not find it slow.
- There are high chairs — three writers saw them for themselves, one of them describing a staff member fetching and wiping one (two posts that mention them only in a copied facility list were not counted). Five came with a child: three fed the child the soup, two ordered the pork cutlet, and six posts repeat the line about the cutlet being there for children who will not eat loach. On heat they differ — two ordered the mild version and their children ate happily, one gave a child the plain soup and watched him reach for water. No post mentions a changing table.
- The walls are covered in things to read. Eight writers noted the origin board or the sign claiming the loach is entirely domestic. Five copied out the shop's instructions for eating the soup — chilli, garlic and perilla powder in, sancho to taste, and do not put the rice in until the bowl is half gone; three of them reproduce all three steps identically. Four transcribed notices on the virtues of the greens, the loach and the neungi mushroom; three retell the brand's Cheongju origins; two remarked on the pottery on display. But not one of the eight copies down what the origin board actually says — all eight stop at calling it thorough.
- Only four arrived without a car: two give it as four minutes' walk from the Hi-Mart opposite, one says the railway station is close enough that people off the train could drop in, one that the flats next door are within walking distance. The other twenty-six begin with the parking. No post names a bus or a stop. It sits on a national highway, and two writers say the yellow sign and banner make it impossible to miss from the road — easy to find by car; on foot, we know almost nothing.
What 30 bloggers said
We read all 30 in full. The most common claims are “Roomy” (28) and “No gamey smell” (21).
What they liked
Where they disagree
| Returning customer | yes 5 · no 4 |
|---|---|
| Spicy | yes 6 · no 2 |
Things you can check on site
| Free refills | 30 of 30 posts |
|---|---|
| Waiting area | 11 of 30 posts |
| Complimentary tea or drink | 10 of 30 posts |
| Discount offered | 8 of 30 posts |
| Origin labelling posted | 8 of 30 posts |
| Takes reservations | 4 of 30 posts |
| Reachable by transit | 3 of 30 posts |
| High chairs | 3 of 30 posts |
| High ceiling | 3 of 30 posts |
| Parking capacity | 3 of 30 posts |
| Private room | 2 of 30 posts |
| Beer served | 2 of 30 posts |
| Large windows | 2 of 30 posts |
| Toilet inside | 1 of 30 posts |
| Separate restrooms | 1 of 30 posts |
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
What people order
The most ordered dish is dolsotbap (돌솥밥 (노란 밥)) — 26 of 30 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
What to order
Sides, and what comes with it
Parking
30 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 30 of 30 posts |
|---|
All thirty write about the parking, and all thirty call it ample: a freestanding building on the main road, with its forecourt given over to cars. Three copy the notice claiming room for a hundred vehicles and coaches; three say a nervous driver would have no trouble. Three open by saying that parking is what puts them off eating in Jochiwon, and then that this place is the exception. Not one of the thirty had any difficulty.
Who came, and with whom
| Family visit | 8 of 30 posts |
|---|---|
| Came with children | 5 of 30 posts |
| Date | 3 of 30 posts |
| Came by car | 1 of 30 posts |
| With a friend | 1 of 30 posts |
Getting there
Naver Map has a full English mode — Settings → Language → English. In Korea it gives better walking and transit directions than Google Maps.
Getting inside
| Toilet inside | 1 of 30 posts |
|---|---|
| Separate restrooms | 1 of 30 posts |
Not one line about steps, ramps or wheelchairs appears in any of the thirty posts. Nobody brought a pram either — five came with a child, and the account stops at being handed a high chair. Six writers brought their parents, and not one of them describes the way in. Whether a wheelchair can get in, we do not know.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Accessible toilet. 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 payment4 of 30 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way26 of 30 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 3 |
| 2026-02 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 5 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
What we do not know
- No post says which floor. The registered address says ground floor; three call it a freestanding building, one likens it to an ordinary house, one to a small palace. But whether there are steps, what is above, where the door is — nobody writes it. A roadside building in a country town usually sits level with the forecourt, but a guess is not a finding.
- One person looked and said so: a September 2026 post, working through the room, notes that the toilet is inside and split by sex. One other post carries the words, but in a row with wifi, high chairs, reservations and parking, so it is copied from the listing and we did not count it. How many stalls, how big, where the basin is: nobody writes it down.
- Four different opening times. Of the twenty posts that give hours: six o'clock in one, seven in fourteen, ten in three, eleven in two. All twenty close at nine. The split runs with the calendar — six or seven from September 2025 through May 2026, ten or eleven from August 2026 on. It reads as though the shop gave up the breakfast trade, but we have not confirmed it. A September 2025 post makes a point of the six o'clock opening as a reason to come for breakfast. If you want the morning, phone first.
- Sunday is the closing day — eighteen posts say so. Two do not fit. An August 2026 post twice gives the hours as eleven to nine, every day, with no closing day at all. The more troubling one is from March 2026: its information block says closed every Sunday, and then its own text describes arriving late on a Sunday evening to find the last of the customers leaving. The contradiction is inside a single post, so we cannot settle which was true that day. Check before going on a Sunday.
- Four posts declare a sponsorship — three with a single tag at the end, one saying outright that she came as part of a tasting panel. Beyond that, the same seven hashtags appear in the same order in more than ten posts, and a few of them thread those tags through the body text. Sentences about aged domestic prime loin and a twenty-ingredient sauce, about five hours in an iron pot, about protein and iron and zinc aiding recovery, recur almost word for word — the shop's own copy. We kept them all in the count anyway: the dishes, the prices, the opening times, the heat of the chilli version and the quantity of snails all disagree from post to post, which is not what a single hand produces.
Sources (30)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
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Of 119 candidate posts we opened 48 and kept 30 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.