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Bongja Makchang
봉자막창 Makchang is grilled pork large intestine; Bongja reads as an old-fashioned Korean woman's given name, though no post explains it.
Compiled from 16 blog posts read in fullSources →
A makchang (grilled pork intestine) house in a side street off Muhakbong-gil, between Wangsimni Station exit 11 and Sangwangsimni Station exit 4. You order the Bongja hanpan, two plates picked from fresh or marinated makchang, fresh belly, neck, frozen belly or brisket, and steamed egg, instant noodles and patbingsu come free and unlimited. Posts from March 2026 on put the hanpan at 45,000 won; a September 2025 post had it at 43,000. We read 30 posts dated 18 September 2025 to 18 October 2026. Sixteen describe an actual meal; of the other 14, 13 follow one shared template and one is a listing.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 성동구 무학봉길 89 (하왕십리동)89 Muhakbong-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1396-4345
- Typical spend₩1,000 – ₩45,000
- From the station5 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 18 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 12 posts: 10 wrote Daily 16:00–24:00, 2 wrote 16:00–24:00.
| No day given | 16:00–24:00 | 2 of 12 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | 16:00–24:00 | 10 of 12 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
- Seven posts say staff or the owner grilled at the table, and they coach you through it: two posts were told four minutes a side and only one flip. Four posts note the makchang arrives already par-grilled, one says twice.
- Thirteen posts topped up side dishes or steamed egg at the self-serve bar. The bar also stocks instant noodles, doenjang broth and scallions for cooking ramyeon in a tin pot on a burner beside the grill. Several went back for a second egg or shaved ice, and one March 2026 post got a free plate of pork skin for writing a review.
- Seven posts say the makchang or pork had no off smell, and none say it did. Six call the meat thick and six call it juicy.
- Couples are the most common party, with five posts. One post came as a family of four and one with a scooter club. Five posts call the portions big; one couple said the place suits three or four better.
1 more
- Four posts saw celebrity autographs or photos inside. The TV-appearance claims are copied from the shop's own banner, so we don't count them.
What 16 bloggers said
Bongja hanpan
No gamey smell
We read all 16 in full. The most common claims are “No gamey smell” (7) and “Thick cut” (6).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Had to wait | yes 2 · no 4 |
|---|
Things you can check on site
- Free refills 13 of 16 posts
- Staff cook it at your table 7 of 16 posts
- Reachable by transit 5 of 16 posts
- Signed celebrity photos 4 of 16 posts
- Meat is pre-grilled before it reaches the table 4 of 16 posts
- Review event 1 of 16 posts
- Air conditioned 1 of 16 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 5 of 16 posts
- Group visit 1 of 16 posts
- Family visit 1 of 16 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
5 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
No visitor describes the floor; '1st floor' appears only in the address and in the template posts.
No post says whether there's a step at the door or whether a wheelchair or stroller gets in. That means we don't know, not that there's a problem. High chairs appear only in the copied listing.
No post mentions where the toilet is or whether it's 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 disclosing payment1 of 16 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves1 of 16 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way14 of 16 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 30 posts we gathered, 14 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.
| 2026-10-12 | 3 posts in one day |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 3 posts in one day |
| 2026-09-25 | 2 posts in one day |
| 2026-09-24 | 2 posts in one day |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 5 |
What we do not know
- Waiting splits by date. Four posts up to 23 September 2026 walked straight in: a September 2025 dinner, a weekday at 7:15pm with one table left, a Sunday at 10pm, and one late-evening visit. Two posts from 8 and 14 October 2026 found a queue. One weekday post that arrived at opening got in at once and only guessed at a peak-hour wait. No post says how long anyone waited.
- Four posts call the room roomy with well-spaced tables; the latest one, from 14 October 2026, says the shop isn't that big.
- The price went up: 43,000 won for the hanpan in September 2025, 45,000 won in posts from March 2026. We don't know exactly when it changed. Extra plates are 23,000 won, half plates 12,000. No post worked out a per-person cost.
- One September 2025 post says it ate here when the shop ran under a different name. No post gives that name or says whether the owner is the same. One post calls it a chain branch.
- Twelve posts list opening hours of 4pm to midnight daily, but every one copied it from the listing; nobody mentions last orders or closing days. The phone number, 0507-1396-4345, and 'reservations accepted' are copied too. No post says it actually booked.
- Thirteen posts from 23 September to 12 October 2026 look like commissioned copy from one template, so we left them out of every count. All repeat the same phrases in the same order, give no prices, and claim to have eaten beef tripe and small intestine, which none of the 16 genuine visits saw on the menu.
Sources (16)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 왕십리막창 맛집 봉자막창 서울왕십리점 막창 생삼겹 한판 계란찜 .... 2026-10-18 · 지구별여행가의 일상일기
- 왕십리막창맛집 | 봉자막창 생막창과 생목살을 한 번에 즐긴 후기 2026-10-17 · 먹봉이네
- 맛과 가격다 사로잡은 왕십리 봉자막창 👍👍👍 2026-10-14 · oneandonlykimi · via Daum
- 왕십리 맛집 :: 라면 계란찜 팥빙수 무한리필! 봉자막창 서울왕십리.... 2026-10-08 · 휘블로그
- [왕십리역] 봉자막창 서울왕십리점 ㅣ 왕십리막창맛집 왕십리막창 왕십리고기맛집 추천 2026-10-05 · Sunna · via Daum
- [왕십리] 고소한 생막창과 매콤달콤 양념막창의 조화 봉자막창 2026-09-23 · 먹두부의 먹고사는 솔직한 소비기록
- 왕십리막창맛집 고기한판&라면 무한리필 저녁데이트 추천 봉자막창 2026-08-27 · In Deo Speramus
- 왕십리 푸짐한 가성비 막창 봉자막창 서울왕십리점 막창 박사의 내.... 2026-08-12 · ⠀
- [왕십리 막창 맛집] 봉자막창 서울왕십리점 : 막창&목살 한판에 된장.... 2026-07-13 · 몰리의 서재
- 왕십리맛집 봉자막창 냉삼부터 막창까지 푸짐한 단체모임 학생들 추천 식당 2026-07-07 · 순이의 블로그 · via Daum
- [왕십리막창맛집] 가성비 폭발하는 왕십리 봉자막창! 삼겹살+막창 .... 2026-07-06 · 찬희는 못말려
- [성동구] 왕십리 막창 맛집 봉자막창, 고기와 돼지막창을 함께 즐길 .... 2026-04-25 · 생각도서관의 경제 읽기
- [성동구 하왕십리동] 왕십리맛창맛집! 회식, 모임 장소로 딱! 라면, .... 2026-03-20 · 먹보의 삶
- 왕십리ㅣ봉자막창 2026-03-18 · pieces of nnin
- 왕십리막창맛집 봉자막창 서울왕십리점 데이트 저녁 후기 2026-03-17 · 크리미언트 이야기
- 서울 왕십리 막창 맛집 추천 바삭하고 쫄깃한 인생막창 봉자막창 2025-09-18 · 먹 린 의 전 국 일 주 · via Daum
Of 198 candidate posts we opened 32 and kept 16 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.