Gilpost · Mapo-gu, Donggyo-dong
Mexican
whatever taco
왓에버타코 홍대점 Wateobeo Tako Hongdae-jeom The name is simply the English phrase 'whatever taco'; this is the Hongdae branch of a taco shop whose flagship is in Yeonnam-dong.
Compiled from 24 blog posts read in fullSources →
A taco counter on Hongdae's main pedestrian street, a couple of minutes behind Exit 9 of Hongik Univ. Station — the Hongdae branch of a Yeonnam-dong original. Four tacos (birria 6,300, cheese-crusted 'cheeria' 6,800, carnitas 5,900, galbi chicken 6,500 won) plus taco rice at 7,500 won; you order at a kiosk, collect when your number is called and take drinks from the fridge. Several posts say two people are full on two or three tacos and a taco rice. We read 30 posts from 3 October 2025 to 22 October 2026; two were about the Yeonnam flagship and three were lists or summaries, leaving 25 actual visits.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 마포구 어울마당로 125 (동교동)125 Eoulmadang-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-326-0844
- Typical spend₩3,000 – ₩8,000
- From the station9 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 21 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 17 posts: 15 wrote Daily 11:30–02:00, 2 wrote 11:30–02:00.
| Daily | 11:30–02:00 | 15 of 17 posts |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 11:30–02:00 | 2 of 17 posts |
| Last order | 01:30 | 10 of 10 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
- The griddle faces the street: eight posts said they watched their tacos being made, one deciding to go in after seeing birria tacos on the plancha from outside. Four said tacos are cooked the moment you order; one timed it at under five minutes despite a steady stream of customers.
- Because you eat with your hands, there is a hand-washing sink inside — seven posts mentioned it, along with a self-service station of disposable gloves, wet wipes and cutlery. One post added that you sort your own rubbish on the way out.
- Ordering is by kiosk — thirteen posts said so, and four noted there is one outside and one inside, so takeaway can be ordered without entering. One post said the kiosk offers Korean, English, Chinese and Japanese.
- Bar seating runs along the walls, which is why so many posts call it easy for solo diners. Ten posts described the seating; five of them also mention a large shared table in the middle, so it is not counter-only. One post described high standing-bar tables with stools.
3 more
- Five posts remarked on how many foreign customers there were; one estimated more than half.
- Four posts mention a table card offering a free can for a receipt review; one got a Dr Pepper Zero that way. Another had 7,000 won taken off with a Toss Face Pay coupon.
- Nine posts put it one to five minutes' walk from Exit 9 of Hongik Univ. Station; several copied the same directions — up the KFC alley, then left on the pedestrian street.
What 24 bloggers said
chiria tako
Not expensive
We read all 24 in full. The most common claims are “Not expensive” (5) and “Large portions” (5).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Self-order screen 13 of 24 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 10 of 24 posts
- Reachable by transit 9 of 24 posts
- Open kitchen 8 of 24 posts
- Hand-wash sink in the dining area 7 of 24 posts
- Beer served 6 of 24 posts
- Takeout 5 of 24 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 5 of 24 posts
- Has tables 5 of 24 posts
- Cooked to order 4 of 24 posts
- Review event 4 of 24 posts
- Coupon 1 of 24 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
2 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 2 of 24 posts |
|---|
Two posts state in their own words that there is no parking; the 'no parking' line in several others is copied from the listing and not counted. Two posts list nearby public car parks and their rates.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 3 of 24 posts
- Date 3 of 24 posts
- Family visit 1 of 24 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 24 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
9 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
No post describes the floor from experience; '1st floor' appears only in the copied address.
Nobody mentioned a step at the entrance or getting in with a wheelchair or pushchair — we don't know, which is not the same as saying there is a problem.
Nobody mentioned the toilet. Seven posts describe the hand-washing sink, but we don't know whether there is a toilet inside or whether it is separated by sex.
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 themselves5 of 24 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way19 of 24 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 27 posts we gathered, 3 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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 3 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 9 |
What we do not know
- Opinions on size split four to one: four posts called it small or long and narrow, one said it opens up into a roomy space inside.
- Two posts mention a wait — one at lunchtime, one saying it lasted only a few minutes thanks to fast turnover. Nobody gave a time.
- Of those who said who they came with: three on dates, three with friends, one alone, one with a sister.
- Prices barely moved between October 2025 and October 2026. The exceptions: one post gave taco rice at 7,900 won (everyone else 7,500), one gave the cilantro add-on as 200 won (two said 300), and Cass appeared once at 5,000 and once at 5,500 won. One writer thought the tacos pricey until noticing they were about twice the size of other shops'.
- Seventeen posts agree on opening hours — daily 11:30 to 2:00 a.m., last order 1:30 — but all except one copied them from the listing. One writer came here precisely because it stays open later than the Yeonnam flagship.
- The phone number 0507-1376-6407 is copied in several posts, but nobody said whether reservations are taken.
- Seven posts landed between 5 and 10 October 2026, several ending with the same map link and one still carrying its photo captions like a commissioned draft. None discloses sponsorship, but read the praise in that batch with some caution.
Sources (24)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 내돈내산 왓에버타코 홍대점 홍대타코맛집 메뉴추천 2026-10-21 · 초코라떼맘
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- 홍대입구역 타코 맛집 왓에버타코 홍대점 후기 2026-10-09 · 레몬하마의 일상 - 웨딩파티 · via Daum
- 모두가 추천하는 홍대 타코맛집인 왓에버타코 홍대점 2026-10-08 · ✨make it✨ · via Daum
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- 홍대 타코 왓에버타코 홍대점 | 멕시코 감성 혼밥 가능한 타코집 2026-03-30 · 쑤기로운 일상생활 · via Daum
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Of 349 candidate posts we opened 79 and kept 24 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.