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Gilpost · Mapo-gu, Donggyo-dong

Myeongdong Wangdonkkaseu Donggyo Jikyeongjeom

명동왕돈까스 동교직영점 Myeongdong is a district in central Seoul and wang-donkkaseu means 'king-size pork cutlet'; Donggyo jikyeongjeom marks this as the company-run branch in Donggyo-dong.

Korean · Mapo-gu, Donggyo-dong

Compiled from 13 blog posts read in fullSources →

An old-style Korean pork cutlet and omurice shop on an alley off Donggyo-ro 25-gil, between Hongik University Station and Donggyo-dong. Posts from February, July and December 2025 all put the medium tenderloin cutlet at 10,000 won; it comes with cabbage salad, rice, soup and a green chili, and the radish kimchi is self-serve. We read 17 posts from October 2024 to September 2026; 15 describe eating there (we set aside a generic promotional piece and one takeaway eaten at home). Two posts note a second company-run branch at Donggyo-ro 27-gil 21 — this page is the Donggyo branch at Donggyo-ro 25-gil 15.

Data as of · Published ·

Location & hours

When it opens

Of 7 posts: 4 wrote Daily 11:30–22:00, 3 wrote 11:30–22:00.

When it opens
No day given11:30–22:003 of 7 posts
Daily11:30–22:004 of 7 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.

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

  1. The walls are covered in autographs: 8 posts mention celebrity and YouTuber signatures, and two describe a corner of ATEEZ photos and fan sticky notes. The story that ATEEZ ate here as trainees is something the owner told a blogger, not something we can check.
  2. Six posts say the portions are large, several adding that the medium is plenty; one saw a neighbouring table's large tenderloin arrive as three pieces.
  3. Refills are given: four posts mention them — one ate two or three bowls of rice, another got more cabbage and chilies, another went back for kimchi several times.
  4. Six posts call the staff friendly; two say they came to the table to explain mixing cutlet sauce into the mustard. Three posts mention a notice at the entrance offering a free cutlet to anyone who cannot afford one — that is the shop's own sign.
1 more
  1. Five posts are from repeat visitors, two of them people who work nearby and come for lunch.

What 13 bloggers said

10/13Most ordered
Myeongdong Wangdonkkaseu (ansim)
6/13Most-said good thing
Large portions
0/13Posts disclosing payment

We read all 13 in full. The most common claims are “Large portions” (6) and “Friendly staff” (6).

What they liked

Large portions6 of 13 posts
Friendly staff6 of 13 posts
Returning customer5 of 13 posts
Crispy batter4 of 13 posts
Not expensive3 of 13 posts
Clean1 of 13 posts
No gamey smell2 of 13 posts
Roomy2 of 13 posts
Sweet1 of 13 posts
Thick cut1 of 13 posts

What they struggled with

Had to wait1 of 13 posts
Food comes slowly1 of 13 posts
Heavy / greasy1 of 13 posts
Unremarkable1 of 13 posts

Things you can check on site

  • Signed celebrity photos 8 of 13 posts
  • Free refills 4 of 13 posts
  • Reachable by transit 2 of 13 posts
  • Foreign customers in the room 2 of 13 posts
  • Cooked to order 1 of 13 posts
  • Takeout 1 of 13 posts
  • Outdoor terrace seating 1 of 13 posts

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

The most ordered dish is Myeongdong Wangdonkkaseu (ansim) (명동왕돈까스(안심)) — 10 of 13 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

3 more dishes

Who came, and with whom

  • Solo visit 2 of 13 posts
  • Group visit 1 of 13 posts
  • Date 1 of 13 posts
  • Came by car 1 of 13 posts

Where it is

Map showing where Myeongdong Wangdonkkaseu Donggyo Jikyeongjeom is

From the station

2 posts say it is walkable from the station.

Getting inside

No post describes the floor or any steps on the way in; only the address says ground floor.

We don't know about an entrance step or wheelchair and stroller access — not because there is a problem, but because no one mentioned it.

No post mentions where the toilet is or whether it is separated by gender.

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 themselves3 of 13 posts
  • Posts saying nothing either way10 of 13 posts

Posts that followed a TV spot

Of the 15 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

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Month by month
MonthPosts
2024-102
2025-021
2025-061
2025-072
2025-121
2026-031
2026-061
2026-072
2026-081
2026-091

What we do not know

  • Only one post saw an actual queue (outside, on a February 2025 evening). Three warn that tables can be full at the noon-to-1pm lunch rush, but nobody gave a wait time; one arrived around 1pm and found a seat.
  • Company doesn't cluster: 2 posts went alone, 1 as a couple, 1 as a group of four. One post points to small one-to-two-person tables, another found the layout awkward for solo diners.
  • Cleanliness splits one to one: one post found it well kept, another thought the interior was not very clean.
  • Seven posts list daily hours of 11:30 to 22:00, all copied from the listing; none mention a break, last order or closing day.
  • Only the medium tenderloin price (10,000 won) is consistent across periods. The large was 11,500 won in a July 2025 post and '2,000 won extra' in July 2026 — we can't tell if it went up or was rounded. Extra-large was 14,000 won in September 2026.
  • Four posts give the phone number 02-333-2040, but none say whether reservations are taken.

Sources (13)

Every number above was counted from the posts below.

  1. 내돈내산서울 홍대 명동왕돈까스 동교직영점/명동왕돈까스 특대,크.... 2026-09-01 · 오늘하루살아가는일
  2. 홍대취미미술 여름방학클래스추천 초등미술 시니어미술 유화 아크릴 이즈드로잉추천 2026-08-11 · 결국은 무엇이든 해내는 사람 · via Daum
  3. 명동왕돈까스ㅣ동교동 기름에 빠진 돈까스 2026-07-31 · 가족여행 전문 블로그
  4. [명동왕돈까스 동교직영] 우리 부부의 최애 돈까스집 '명동왕돈까스.... 2026-07-22 · fromlatte님의 블로그
  5. 홍대 돈까스 맛집 : 명동왕돈까스 동교직영점 데미돈까스&치즈돈까스 대자 드레스 피팅 전 든든한 저녁... 2026-06-03 · YO! MIMI's daily life · via Daum
  6. 홍대입구역 점심 혼밥 명동왕돈까스 동교직영점 2026-03-11 · 하니의 먹방일상
  7. 돈까스오므라이스 가성비 맛집 [홍대입구역 / 명동왕돈까스 동교직.... 2025-12-15 · 어디든, 밍아와
  8. 홍대 맛집:)가성비 끝판왕 돈까스맛집 홍대 명동 왕돈가스 2025-07-18 · 행복하다연♫꒰ ・ ‿ ・๑꒱ · via Daum
  9. 홍대 돈까스 맛집 "명동 왕돈까스 동교직영점" 2025-07-07 · BROLOG
  10. 에이티즈도 반한 홍대 돈까스 명동왕돈까스 2025-06-26 · Eat, Play, Dance by Lindsay
  11. [동교동] 명동왕돈까스 2025-02-12 · 하늘색 종이비행기
  12. [연남동,동교동/돈까스맛집] 명동왕돈까스 동교직영점 2024-10-25 · 재호봤냐
  13. (마포/동교동)명동왕돈까스 2024-10-24 · 재깡이 블로그

We opened all 339 candidate posts and kept 13 as evidence.