Gilpost · Dongjak-gu, Sadang-dong
Yubok Kalguksu Sadang
유복칼국수 사당점 Hand-cut noodles in blowfish broth, boiled at your table with a side of charcoal-fired octopus
Korean · Dongjak-gu, Sadang-dong
Data as of · Published ·
Yubok Kalguksu is a hand-cut noodle house five or six minutes on foot from exit 7 at Sadang, on the ground floor at the mouth of the Sadang eating alley. The name comes from the stock: the broth is drawn from wild blowfish, and the shop says it pulls its own noodles daily. Almost everyone orders the same thing — a set where a pot of that soup comes to the table for you to boil yourself while you mix charcoal-fired spicy octopus into a bowl of barley rice. Two side dishes come with it, a fresh-made kimchi and a shredded radish salad, and a self-serve bar in the middle of the room lets you take more. The shop opened in the summer of 2026, and every post we read was written between 31 August and 27 September 2026.
The basics
| Address | 서울특별시 동작구 동작대로7길 98, 1층 (사당동) 98 Dongjak-daero 7-gil, Dongjak-gu, Seoul |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0507-1366-0015 |
| Typical spend | ₩9,000 – ₩28,000 |
| Floor area | 98 m² |
| Status | In business |
13 posts say it is walkable from the station.
When it opens
Of 23 posts: 13 wrote Daily 10:30–22:00, 6 wrote 10:30–22:00.
| Open | 10:30–22:00 6 of 23 posts last seen 2026-09 | |
|---|---|---|
| Open | Daily | 10:30–22:00 13 of 23 posts last seen 2026-09 |
| Open | Daily | 10:00–22:00 3 of 23 posts last seen 2026-09 |
| Break | 15:30–17:00 14 of 18 posts last seen 2026-09 | |
| Break | 없음 3 of 18 posts last seen 2026-09 | |
| Last order | 21:30 10 of 10 posts last seen 2026-09 | |
| Closed | 없음 2 of 2 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
- The side dishes are self-serve. Two arrive at the table — a fresh-cut kimchi and a shredded radish salad — and anything more you fetch yourself from a bar in the middle of the room. Several writers say they refilled the kimchi more than once, and the phrase that keeps recurring is that you can go back without feeling watched. One post notes that the bar also holds plates, tongs and children's spoons, forks and scissors. One writer calls two side dishes meagre, then adds that the bar more than makes up for it.
- You order from a tablet at your own table. Several writers mention the screen, and that every dish is shown as a photograph. A tray at the side of each table holds pepper, chilli flakes, soy sauce and raw green chillies, so you season to taste. One writer leaves a warning about those chillies: the octopus is already hot enough, so do not reach for them absent-mindedly if you are not good with spice.
- The shop advertises that it makes its kimchi and its noodles every day. Several writers repeat that the owner cuts the kimchi and the radish salad each morning, two of them noting a sign saying the cabbage is Korean-grown, and one a sign about the noodles being pulled in-house. All of that is the shop's own claim, copied down — nobody watched it happen. The one thing a diner worked out for herself is that there is citron in the radish salad, and that its sourness resets the mouth between bites of the hot octopus.
- The portions are what people talk about. One writer says the noodle pot arrives less like a bowl than like a washbasin; another split a single set between two and left full; a third ordered two and could not finish. The octopus that comes with the set is smaller by comparison — two writers wondered at first whether it was short — but one of them answers herself: the noodles are the main event and the octopus is there to sharpen the appetite.
- The toilets are inside the shop, and there are separate ones for men and women. One writer places them beside the self-serve bar, one photographed them, and one — who says she always checks a restaurant's toilets — found them indoors and clean. One post, however, lists "outdoor toilet" in its fact box, says nothing more about it, and contradicts the three who describe going in. We have followed the three, but the disagreement stands on the record.
What 30 bloggers said
We read all 30 in full. The most common claims are “Clean” (19) and “Roomy” (19).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Spicy | yes 2 · no 3 |
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Things you can check on site
| Free refills | 15 of 30 posts |
|---|---|
| Reachable by transit | 13 of 30 posts |
| Review event | 11 of 30 posts |
| Self-order screen | 8 of 30 posts |
| Prepped daily | 5 of 30 posts |
| Beer served | 2 of 30 posts |
| Separate restrooms | 2 of 30 posts |
| Toilet inside | 2 of 30 posts |
| Large windows | 2 of 30 posts |
| Origin labelling posted | 2 of 30 posts |
| Takes reservations | 2 of 30 posts |
| Takeout | 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 kalguksu-jjukkumi jeongsik (칼국수쭈꾸미정식 — 복해물칼국수 + 직화쭈꾸미볶음 + 보리밥) — 30 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
Who came, and with whom
| Family visit | 5 of 30 posts |
|---|---|
| With a friend | 4 of 30 posts |
| Date | 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
| Second floor | yes 0 · no 1 |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | 2 of 30 posts |
| Separate restrooms | 2 of 30 posts |
Nobody wrote about getting in with a wheelchair. Across all thirty posts the words for wheelchair, pushchair, ramp, threshold, step and step-free never appear once. One writer saw for herself that the shop is at street level — a big sign on the ground floor — and two describe seeing straight in through the plate glass, so it does not appear to be a place you climb stairs to reach. But whether there is a lip at the door, how wide that door is, and whether the toilet can be entered, we do not know. That is silence, not an answer.
No one mentioned: 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 payment2 of 30 posts
- Someone else paid1 of 30 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves1 of 30 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way26 of 30 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 29 |
What we do not know
- Everything we read was written inside a single month, and thirty posts landed in it. The shop had just opened; six writers say so. Two posts declare they were sponsored, one says a friend paid, one says she paid herself, and the rest say nothing. Two of the posts share two paragraphs word for word — the one describing the room and the one describing the octopus seasoning. Both writers plainly ate there, so we kept them, but nothing from those shared paragraphs was counted on either side. There is no summer or winter yet. This place is worth reading again once a full year of seasons has gone by.
- The opening hours do not agree. Most posts give 10:30 to 22:00 every day, with a break from 15:30 to 17:00 and last orders at 21:30. But three say the shop opens at 10:00 and takes no break at all, and one writer reports being told at the shop on 24 September that there was currently neither a break nor a weekly closing day. One post closes the shop at 21:30 rather than 22:00; one starts the break half an hour earlier. The shop had only just opened, and its hours may still have been settling. If you are going late in the afternoon or late in the evening, ring first. The only writers who mention a closing day say there is none.
- Writers disagree about where this shop came from. One says it is a new opening from a noodle house in Gongju trading since 2011 and counted among the country's five best; another says the original is in Hanam and this is a branch; a third only says she once stumbled into the original and fell for it. We have verified none of it — all three are repeating something they were told or read.
- How hot it is depends on who you ask. Some writers say even the spice-averse will be fine, or call it mild; one ate less than half her share and handed the rest to her father; another warns you to alternate with the soup. One post says the heat can be adjusted and that she chose the middle setting — but she is the only one who mentions that being possible. What everybody agrees on is that the cool broth takes the edge off.
- Almost nobody writes about waiting. Not one post records queueing. One writer went on a weekend evening and found it not especially busy; several found the lunch room already full; one says it looks packed every time she walks past at a mealtime. So far nobody has been turned away to wait for a table — a full room and a queue are not the same thing. Two writers booked ahead through Naver, and one of them notes that booking gets your table laid before you arrive.
Sources (30)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- [사당 칼국수 맛집] 유복칼국수 사당점 쭈꾸미정식 후기 2026-09-27 · 냠냠펀치의 하루
- [서울/동작구/사당역] 사당 칼국수 맛집 유복칼국수 사당점 추천 후.... 2026-09-26 · 직장인 럼톨씨의 맛집&일상 기록
- 사당역칼국수맛집 유복칼국수사당점 후기 2026-09-25 · daliymood님의 블로그
- [맛집] 사당 칼국수 맛집 유복칼국수 | 칼국수 국물이 끝내주는 사당.... 2026-09-25 · 내가 바라보고 있는 풍경
- 사당역 칼국수 맛집 유복칼국수 쭈꾸미볶음 후기 2026-09-24 · 하루의 허기를 채우는 후기 Hugi_log · via Daum
- [경아의 맛집] 유복칼국수 사당점 (사당 쭈꾸미) 2026-09-24 · 경아나라
- 사당 칼국수 맛집 <유복칼국수> 사당점 후기 2026-09-23 · 귀엽기만 하면 안됨?
- 사당역 칼국수 추천, 미더덕이 많은 유복칼국수 사당점 쭈꾸미칼국수정식 후기 2026-09-23 · "20대의 내세상" · via Daum
- [동작구] 유복칼국수 사당점 : 칼국수 쭈꾸미를 한번에 맛볼 수 있는.... 2026-09-23 · 거대토끼의 맛집 찾아 삼만리
- [사당역 칼국수] 쭈꾸미 볶음밥과 복어육수로 만든 칼국수 먹으러 - .... 2026-09-23 · 걸작.
- 사당역 맛집 유복칼국수 복어육수 칼국수 직화쭈꾸미 환상적인 가성비 조합 2026-09-23 · 빈본파파님의블로그 · via Daum
- 사당 칼국수 맛집 [유복칼국수] 칼국수와 쭈꾸미볶음을 한상에!!! 저.... 2026-09-23 · 즐거움
- [사당역 가족외식 추천 :: 보리밥에 칼국수에 매콤쭈꾸미까지] 유복칼국수 사당점 2026-09-22 · 꺄꺄꺄꺄꺄 · via Daum
- 사당 칼국수와 쭈꾸미의 조합 점심 먹기 좋은 유복칼국수 2026-09-22 · 여행기록 로그와이 · via Daum
- 든든한 한끼 사당칼국수맛집추천 : 유복칼국수 사당점 2026-09-22 · 꾸리야능 : 맛집 술집 여행 요리 · via Daum
- [유복칼국수] 사당 칼국수 쭈꾸미 점심 해장 2026-09-22 · 방랑식객 꿀둄의 꿀로그 · via Daum
- 사당 칼국수&쭈꾸미로 유명한 유복칼국수 사당점 찐 후기 2026-09-21 · 히망찬 블로그
- [사당 맛집] 유복칼국수 사당점 | 해물칼국수에 쭈꾸미까지, 사당역 한식 맛집 솔직 후기 2026-09-20 · Ro-omi days · via Daum
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- 사당역 칼국수 유복칼국수 사당점 후기 2026-09-19 · 기쁨채집 · via Daum
- 사당역 점심 쭈꾸미 칼국수 맛집 유복칼국수사당점 2026-09-18 · 버실이의 일상
- 유복칼국수 사당점 칼국수 맛집 사당 쭈꾸미 2026-09-17 · 볍지니의 볍로그! · via Daum
- 사당 칼국수 맛집 쭈꾸미와 칼국수 조합이 좋은 유복칼국수 사당점 2026-09-16 · 맛집,카페,여행 주구장창
- 사당역 맛집 | 남돈내먹 | 유복칼국수 사당점, 평점 4.0 가성비 추천 2026-09-15 · 배슐랭가이드 · via Daum
- [사당 맛집] 유복칼국수 사당점 2026-09-12 · 하늘
- [사당역] 사당역점심 추천 유복칼국수 사당점, 보리밥에 쭈꾸미 비벼 먹고 칼국수까지 2026-09-06 · 블로거네 · via Daum
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- [사당 칼국수] 유복 칼국수 사당점, 친절하고 양 많은 맛집 2026-09-03 · 양양이뽀가 뭐했냐면~♡ (맛집,여행,뷰티) · via Daum
- [사당역] 뜨끈하고 시원한 바지락칼국수와 불향가득한 쭈꾸미볶음.... 2026-09-01 · ‼️쩝쩝박사의 맛집 기록‼️
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Of 191 candidate posts we opened 30 and kept 30 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.