Ovo
Chinese
Fast food
Take-out
Asian
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Chinese restaurant offering build-your-own bowls that can be made vegan by ordering chae-soo (vegetable soup), tofu and vegetables. Staff is knowledgeable about veganism. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-11:00pm.


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39 Reviews

First Review by Gyeonghwa

bongbong733

Points +14326

Vegan
23 Oct 2021

Fun experience!

Pick your own ingredients and make a different dish each time!
It seems ideal for eating with several people, because one can individualize every dish.

You pay according to the weight of the ingredients and the cooking method.

There's
Hot Pot (Malatang 마라탕): 1800 KRW / 100g.
Fried (Malaban 마라반) 2300 KRW/100g.
Fried in Xiangguo-style (Mala xiangguo 마라샹궈): 3000 KRW/100g.

Just pay attention to watch how much you put into your bowl and select a level of spiciness that you can handle! (level 2 was very spicy for me already)

Also make sure, you tell staff at the counter that you are vegan, so they cook the raw ingredients accordingly.

Updated from previous review on 2019-10-04

Pros: fun experience, food tastes good

AyseSazak

Points +6

Non Veg
04 Sep 2021

Worm in every food

The taste is fine, however there were worm in the food, both mine and my friends. Also before when my other friend went they said the same thing. Unfortunate, however it is a big no for me. Please be aware.

Updated from previous review on 2021-09-04

Pros: Good taste, Refund if worm found in the food

Cons: WORM IN THE FOOD!!!

SteveH

Points +18463

Vegan
03 Jun 2021

Maratang with right bite!

I like my Maratang dry and on fire. This place delivers that! The selection of ingredients was plentiful and fresh. The pancake was also nice and crispy.

Pros: Good selection of fresh ingredients , Spicy

Tamzinhp

Points +77

Vegan
04 May 2021

yummy!

I love sonogong! my go to place to eat in hongdae that always pleases the non vegans if I'm eating with company. they can get a bit busy sometimes, so you may have to wait a bit to be seated if it's a peak time (this only happened to my friends and I on a Saturday evening). so delicious! even amazing for my mushroom-hating self.

Pros: lots of different veggies inc tofu, mushrooms

Cons: can get busy

BrandonAguirre

Points +19

Vegetarian
07 Jul 2020

Fully vegan options!

Loved it. Good taste, fresh food, fair price.

mimi00

Points +244

Vegan
16 Mar 2020

Amazing vegan malatang

I loved their vegan malatang, they have a delicious vegetable broth and a lot of options of vegetables and greens to add in the soup

Pros: Vegan broth , Good location

Cons: Always crowded

AmandaMullen

Points +15

Vegetarian
29 Nov 2019

I love this place

I would rate it 5 stars if I could, but HappyCow only allows 5 stars for fully veg places. In the past month I think I’ve been there about 7 times. It’s delicious. I’ve brought friends here and they have also come more than once recently. The only downside is it gets crowded on Friday and Saturday nights.

vegan_nyam

Points +1547

Vegan
13 Nov 2019

비건옵션 마라탕

마라탕은 평범하나 버섯꿔바로우가 정말 맛있습니다

OskarKappland

Points +764

Vegan
26 Oct 2019

LOVE IT

Honestly one of the best options in Hongdae imo, even if they’re a veg options place! You can get HUGE soups for really great value, especially considering the 3-4 different kinds of tofu and bean curd skin they have. Throw in some ramen and veggies and you’ve got yourself a killer soup! Tell them no spice if you’re not into that. I definitely felt it, especially the day after...😅

NonstopDan

Points +1426

Vegan
26 Oct 2019

So much fun!

Loved eating here. You get to choose all the ingredients you want and then they cook it for you. Quite cheap too at 1600 won per 100g. Just tell them you want vegan broth at check-out!

Pros: Lots of different veggies and types of tofu

HarisLeonaErpelding

Points +29

Mostly Veg
19 Oct 2019

So Good I Went Twice

Went here with friends and it’s a fun experience to build your own Maratang, which is similar to hot pot but per person instead of sharing from one large pot. You can pick your ingredients. They have a variety of noodles, tofu, veggies, and skewers (but not sure if any of those were vegan). When you bring your ingredients to the counter, make sure to specify vegan. They have a different broth that they use. The guy at the counter both times I went recognized the term and even had a notecard with the options written in both English and Hangul for reference. Pricing is done by weight, really affordable.

Pros: Affordable , Lots of veggies , Helpful staff

Gyeonghwa

Points +31

Vegetarian
18 Apr 2019

Delicious!

You could order a vegan recipe!

Pros: Can choose ingredients , A lot of vegetables and noodles, Boss is so kind

Cons: Too many people in the restaurant nearby subway, So I recommend to go to Seogyo branch




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