Masitnae 마싯내

Incandescent bulbs light a quiet room serving Korean-style Western pork cutlet, opened in 2019 near Seokchon Lake. The deungsim donkaseu, a thick pork loin cutlet, gets sweet sauce over only half so part of the crust stays crisp, and shares the plate with lotus root chips, sprouts, cheese-topped rice and cabbage salad. With pork this plain and clean, the sweet sauce, a bittersweet mustard sauce and the salty lotus chips shift the flavor from bite to bite. Corn cream soup, clear broth and yogurt come alongside. Lunch often has a queue and reservations are not taken. The building has no parking, and nearby lots fill up. Masitnae donkaseu, named after the shop, has you wrap cutlet and vegetables in chewy wheat crepes yourself.