Grill houseKorean
Todaktodak
토닭토닭 A pun on todak-todak, the Korean word for gentle comforting pats, with dak (chicken) worked into it; the posts do not explain the name.
Compiled from 27 blog posts read in fullSources →
Todaktodak is a charcoal-grilled chicken place that opened in summer 2026 at 31 Jungnim-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, near exit 5 of Chungjeongno Station. Chicken galbi comes to the table already seared over charcoal; staff cut and finish it on your grill, and you wrap it with vegetables and sauce in tortilla-like wrappers. The most-ordered item is the two-person set (43,000 won) of salt-grilled and marinated galbi plus neck, inner-thigh and cartilage cuts; common sides are perilla-oil buckwheat noodles (11,000 won at dinner), octopus fried rice (9,000 won) and seafood soft-tofu stew (8,000 won). Lunch service began in September 2026, and weekday lunch now offers set meals such as spicy braised ribs or braised mackerel (13,000 won) and noodles (12,000 won). We read 30 posts dated 4 September to 13 October 2026; 28 of them describe an actual meal. Four disclose sponsorship, one says the writer paid, the rest say nothing. Phone 0507-1325-3392; four posts say you can book.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 중림로 31, 지하1층 B01호 (중림동)31 Jungnim-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-6080-6677
- Typical spend₩4,000 – ₩64,000
- From the station6 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 106 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 20 posts: 14 wrote Weekdays 11:00–23:00, 13 wrote Weekends 12:30–23:00, 4 wrote Daily 11:00–23:00.
| Weekdays | 11:00–23:00 | 14 of 20 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Weekends | 12:30–23:00 | 13 of 20 posts |
| Daily | 11:00–23:00 | 4 of 20 posts |
| Break | Weekdays 14:00–15:00 | 11 of 14 posts |
| Break | 14:00–15:00 | 3 of 14 posts |
| Last order | 22:30 | 9 of 9 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
- Staff do the grilling. Of the 28 meal posts, 17 say staff cut and cooked the chicken, often moving finished pieces to a side plate. Two say staff cut it and put it on, then left them to grill it themselves. Some posts note that the special cuts (neck, inner thigh, cartilage) arrive raw and are grilled by the diners.
- The galbi arrives pre-seared over charcoal; 14 posts say so, and several note it needs only a short time on the table grill. Some mention seeing the searing station in a corner of the room.
- Despite the red colour, most posts found it mild: six said it was not spicy (four about the marinated galbi, two about the lunch braised ribs), while two found the marinated galbi spicy. Several say they added heat with the hot sauce on the table.
- You order from a tablet or kiosk at each table; nine posts mention it. Two say the screen also shows the wifi and toilet details, and one paid at a kiosk by the door.
5 more
- Side dishes and sauces are refilled from a self-service bar; five posts mention it, and one was told to help themselves after asking staff. Five or six sauces are set out, including mayonnaise, sweet chilli, mustard, a hot sauce and ssamjang.
- Ten posts call the room spacious and ten call it clean, pointing to marble-look tables, black walls, extraction hoods at each table and the absence of grease. Four mention floor-to-ceiling windows. The '4 to 64 seats for groups' line is copied shop information, so we did not count it.
- Six posts walked from Chungjeongno Station exit 5, giving times of 4, 5 and 5 minutes; one says it is straight downhill from the exit, another walked on to Seoul Station afterwards and found it close.
- Waiting depends on the hour. Two posts had no wait (weekday 11:35 lunch, Sunday 6 pm); one says a queue formed after 8 pm. Two others say the room filled up by 6 pm on a Saturday or by the end of their meal, without saying whether anyone queued. Four posts say booking is possible, and two of them booked.
- Six posts mention a receipt-review offer of a free bottle of soju or beer, and one says they drank the beer that way. This may help explain the volume of promotional posts.
What 27 bloggers said
2-in modum set
Clean
We read all 27 in full. The most common claims are “Clean” (10) and “Roomy” (10).
What they liked
Where they disagree
| Spicy | yes 2 · no 6 |
|---|
Things you can check on site
- Staff cook it at your table 17 of 27 posts
- Meat is pre-grilled before it reaches the table 14 of 27 posts
- Self-order screen 9 of 27 posts
- Review event 6 of 27 posts
- Reachable by transit 6 of 27 posts
- Free refills 5 of 27 posts
- Beer served 4 of 27 posts
- Large windows 4 of 27 posts
- Takes reservations 4 of 27 posts
- Toilet outside 3 of 27 posts
- Separate restrooms 2 of 27 posts
- High chairs 2 of 27 posts
- Wi-Fi 2 of 27 posts
- Independent, not a chain 1 of 27 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 1 of 27 posts
- Air conditioned 1 of 27 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
2 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 2 of 27 posts |
|---|
Two posts drove and parked in the building's underground car park without trouble. 'One hour free' and 'ten-plus spaces' are copied shop information; one post's info block instead says to use a paid lot nearby.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 3 of 27 posts
- With a friend 3 of 27 posts
- Came with children 2 of 27 posts
- Family visit 2 of 27 posts
- Came by car 2 of 27 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
Six posts walked from Chungjeongno Station exit 5, giving times of 4, 5 and 5 minutes; one says it is straight downhill from the exit, another walked on to Seoul Station afterwards and found it close.
Getting inside
| Toilet inside | yes 0 · no 3 (of 27 posts read) |
|---|---|
| Separate restrooms | 2 of 27 posts |
The address is basement level 1, unit B01, but no post says whether you go down stairs or take a lift. Four posts mention big street-facing windows, so it may not feel like a basement, but nobody described the way in, so we do not know.
No post says whether there is a step at the entrance or whether a wheelchair or pushchair can get in; that is unknown, not absent. Two posts came with children and two mention high chairs, but none mentions a pushchair.
The toilet is outside the restaurant: three posts say you use the building's (or the next building's) facilities, one noting a door code. Two say it is separated by sex, and one found it roomy with several stalls.
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 payment3 of 27 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves1 of 27 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way23 of 27 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 29 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
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 16 |
| 2026-10 | 11 |
What we do not know
- The single portion of salt or marinated galbi went up in September: posts from 4, 9 and 18 September give 13,000 won, the menu in a 24 September post and a 1 October post give 14,000 won. Five posts call the prices reasonable. The same buckwheat noodles cost 12,000 won at lunch and 11,000 won at dinner.
- Opening hours changed over time. An info block in an 8 September post says weekdays 15:00–23:00 (dinner only); posts on 30 September and 13 October say lunch service had just begun. The most common listing now is weekdays 11:00–23:00 with a 14:00–15:00 break, weekends 12:30–23:00, last order 22:30. One post gives an 11:00 weekend start, one says 12:30 every day, and the shop's own 11 October post still says weekdays from 15:00. All of this is copied information; only one post states there is no closing day.
- Posts disagree on the set's special cuts: three say 100 g of each, one says 70 g. Extra wrappers are given as 500 won in one post and 1,500 won in another.
- Only four posts disclose sponsorship, but six share the same hashtag set, so we think more were commissioned. The shop's own post (11 October) and a three-venue route post (8 October) were not counted as visits. Claims such as 'domestic chicken' and 'charcoal-seared' are often repeated from the shop's own wording.
Sources (27)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- [서울역 맛집] 부위별 숯불 닭갈비가 맛있는 토닭토닭 2026-10-13 · 수박먹고싶다
- [중구] 충정로 숯불닭갈비 맛집 토닭토닭 솔직후기 2026-10-13 · 달이의 도장깨기 *_*
- [충정로역] 토닭토닭(중림점) 점심 메뉴 후기 - 매운갈비찜, 양념 들.... 2026-10-13 · 하리버의 일상 잡기
- 충정로맛집 토닭토닭 충정로역 인근에서 간단하게 점심 먹기도 좋고 저녁에 단체회식 하기도 좋은곳 2026-10-12 · ENTJVU · via Daum
- 충정로역 맛집 맛있는 토닭토닭 서울역 닭갈비 회식 장소 추천 2026-10-07 · 늘 여행을 준비하는 평이 아빠
- 충정로 맛집 토닭토닭 서울역 만리재길 숯불 닭구이 전문점 2026-10-06 · 숮이로그
- 충정로역 맛집 토닭토닭 :: 숯불닭갈비와 닭특수부위가 맛있는 모임.... 2026-10-05 · 폭닥폭닥
- 중림동맛집 회식하기 좋은 구워주는 고기집 충정로닭갈비 토닭토닭 2026-10-02 · MZ세대의 맛집 헌팅 일지
- 만리동/중림동 맛집 | 충정로 숯불닭갈비 토닭토닭 내돈내산 후기! .... 2026-10-01 · 타니의 일상 기록중
- 빵먹으면 온순해지는 9月 2026-10-01 · ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ · via Daum
- [중구/충정로역] 충정로 데이트 맛집 "토닭토닭", 특수부위까지 푸짐.... 2026-10-01 · ( ͈ര ̫ര ͈) ꫂ ၴႅၴ
- 점심시간에 살짝 위로받을 수 있는 신상 맛집, 토닭토닭 2026-09-30 · Inspiring Dragon
- 중림동 토닭토닭 방문기 2026-09-28 · 묘미님의 블로그
- 충정로맛집 토닭토닭｜삼겹살처럼 구워 먹는 숯불 닭구이｜온가족.... 2026-09-24 · 간당간당 그녀의 어색발랄 육아, 일상 모험기 ♡
- 토닭토닭 충정로가족모임 서울역맛집 충정로데이트코스 단체회식 .... 2026-09-24 · 그녀가 사는 세상
- [서울/충정로 맛집] 초벌 숯불닭갈비와 특수부위를 즐기는 닭 전문점 ✨ 토닭토닭 2026-09-23 · 바삭한 쿠키 로그 ꔛ˚‧ · via Daum
- 회자정리 2026-09-21 · day by day · via Daum
- [충정로 맛집] 토닭토닭 2026-09-21 · 5빅대디의 블로그
- [서울 충정로역 맛집] 토닭토닭 2026-09-19 · 지니의 일상 ◟⁽ˆᵕˆ ⁾⸜
- 충정로역 맛집 토닭토닭 서울역 숯불 닭갈비 회식 모임 추천 2026-09-18 · 김힌둥블로그
- [맛집] 서울역 맛집 토닭토닭-닭구이 한쌈과 막국수, 해물순두부로 .... 2026-09-14 · 선선피피님의 블로그
- [충정로역_토닭토닭]숯불 닭구이 방문후기 2026-09-13 · 언니 난 인스타말고 블로그로
- 분위기 좋은 중림동 맛집 토닭토닭 숯불닭구이 모둠 + 치즈퐁듀 맛.... 2026-09-10 · 돌고래삼촌 여행기
- 충정로/서울역 맛집 | 숯불닭갈비와 인생 비빔메밀막국수 토닭토닭 2026-09-09 · Won’s Pick · via Daum
- 중림동맛집 토닭토닭 불맛나는 숯불닭구이부터 특수부위까지 다양.... 2026-09-08 · A few things I know for sure
- [충정로역 닭갈비] 토닭토닭, 회식으로 갔다가 또 방문한 숯불 닭갈.... 2026-09-06 · everyday birthday
- [중구, 충정로] 충정로역 맛집 숯불닭갈비 토닭토닭(주차) 2026-09-04 · 우리가 함께한 나날들
Of 230 candidate posts we opened 64 and kept 27 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.