Bryant S.
Yelp
I love gopchang, daechang, and makchang, though I only get to like them about 3-4 years ago when a friend from Korea talked about this. Back then, there was no known grilled gopchang speciality restaurant in Dallas, Texas area, but there were few restaurants offering pan fried one with spices added to the menu. If you visit South Korea or even other well established K-Town like ones in Los Angeles, California or New York, NY, you can find some decent gopchang bbq restaurants, but there was simply nothing at Dallas area at the time. Not till now.
There was another gopchang restaurant called "wang gopchang," which closed about few months after it opened up. I've been there and, while I personally think it was okay, I've heard many others did not like the place. Then, this place opened up, located few miles away from Carrollton H-mart area but still near Korean town, and I've started to hear the rave reviews and good things about this place. So, I had to check this place.
I've been here about two time now, and I gotta give this place a 4 star rating for the following reasons. I've tried Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong in Los Angeles, California, a very famous gopchang place at Hongdae street in Seoul, South Korea, the recently closed "wang gopchang" restaurant in Dallas area, and one at Yuntangil (which also closed) in Dallas area. Honestly, the taste and the presentation here is not comparable to the one at Los Angeles or South Korea, but I still think this place is decent enough for something that just happened in Dallas K-town.
Let's talk about the menu. You can order either the Dallas Combo ($49.99) or Texas Combo ($69.99). I did not try Texas Combo yet, but Dallas Combo is good enough for about 3 people. When you order a combo, it consists of multiple options of different meats. For example, Dallas combo comes with gopchang, daechang, and makchang, and teuk yang. Gopchang is cow's small intestines while the daechang is the cow's large intestines. But you can order the meat individually, like gopchang ($17.99), which is good enough for two people. Regarding the price, I would say it is fair since you are paying for you are paying about $15-$30 each, depending on what you order.
As far as the food goes, they are decent. The meat tastes fresh and jelly, just as how gopchang should be with just enough seasoning. There are some side dishes that come with, but you have to order the rice bowl separately if you want them. I wish that they give little more side dishes like garlics, lettuce, sliced peppers, etc, but I cannot expect too much out of it. The food presentation is good, but it is nothing special. The interior decoration is okay, but I hope they can be little darker and has more mood lightning rather than modern style bright light.
The service is pretty good. The servers are friendly and nice. Every server is pretty attentive to the customers, and they are welcoming.
Overall, this place is good, and I definitely would visit again next time. For you, I recommend you to come and to try for yourself.