Daegu Yeongnam Makchang Jongno Branch: Recommended Pork Makchang Restaurant with No Odor

Yeongnam Makchang Jongno Branch

Yeongnam Makchang Jongno Branch: Daegu Makchang Restaurant Exploration

Yeongnam Makchang Jongno Branch 123 Main Street, Daegu Yeongnam Makchang Jongno Branch

Operating Hours

Sun-Thu 17:00 – 24:00

Fri-Sat 17:00 – 01:00

Last Order

1 hour before closing!!

📞0507-1468-4025

This is a review of Yeongnam Makchang Jongno Branch, a makchang restaurant visited during a trip to Daegu!

We originally planned to go to another famous place in the makchang alley, but the reviews were extremely polarized, and there were reviews mentioning a strong pork smell, so we carefully searched and chose Yeongnam Makchang Jongno Branch. This is because I am sensitive to meat smells and prioritized a place without any odor.

Fortunately, there was no waiting when we arrived. The photo of the hall was taken after we finished eating, so it doesn’t look crowded.

The posters hanging in the restaurant were really amusing. You could feel the sincerity of the owner or staff towards the restaurant. (Owner, is it okay not to cover this part?)

Menu

They were also running a receipt review event, but I wasn’t particularly interested in the Eclipse, so I didn’t participate.

I really liked that you could enjoy unlimited ramen. A bite of ramen is the best when you feel a bit greasy from eating rich makchang!

Makchang Taste Evaluation

First, we ordered 2 servings of pork makchang. The amount shown in the photo is before placing it on the grill, and the actual portion was quite generous. I liked that the inside of the makchang was white and clean.

When grilled to a golden brown, it was crispy on the outside and savory on the inside, making it truly delicious. There was no pork smell at all, and it was by far the best pork makchang I’ve ever had. I thought Taeyoung Saeng Makchang, a famous chain, was good, but the meat here was much thicker. It’s common for the size to shrink as the fat renders out when grilling, but this place remained quite large even after grilling, making it easy to eat.

Owner, one Yeol Ramen, please! (I actually boiled it myself.)

I don’t remember why I took this photo.

Added Spicy Stir-fried Chicken Feet

We also ordered 1 serving of spicy stir-fried chicken feet. It’s a bit disappointing that you have to grill it yourself, but at 12,000 won for 1 serving (180g), I think it’s a very reasonable price.

The spiciness was not as intense as I expected. It made me wonder, “Is this really spicy chicken feet?” (Probably, it was too long ago to remember exactly.)

Oh, and I also ate Jjapaghetti, but there are no photos. As I kept standing in front of the ramen machine to cook the Jjapaghetti, an employee came over and offered to cook it for me, telling me to go back to my seat and eat. The owner and all the staff were really friendly and it was a great place. (Of course, it was delicious too.)

If I visit Daegu again, or if a friend asks me to recommend a good makchang restaurant, I would strongly recommend Yeongnam Makchang Jongno Branch!