KOREAN FOOD REVIEW & RECIPE - PAKOC
Korean Recipes & Food Reviews : Discover Authentic Korean Cuisine with PAKOC
Hands-on reviews of Korean convenience store meals from CU, GS25, 7-Eleven, and Emart24 — lunchboxes, kimbap, ready-to-eat dishes, cup noodles, and desserts. Honest verdicts on taste, price, calories, and which Korean CVS items are worth a try.
Hello. Today’s new lunchbox item from GS25 is the Guam Cube Steak & Fried Rice. Just from the name, it’s a lunchbox with a pretty unfamiliar concept. It’s a collaboration with the Guam Visitors Bureau and Naver Pay, and they say it recreates a local Guam menu. It’s not exactly a combination you’d typically associate with winter, so I got one out of curiosity. Let’s take a look at what it’s like.
Hello! Today I’m introducing 7-Eleven’s new lunchbox menu, the Limit Exceeded Crispy Bulgogi & Hamburg Steak Bento. These days, 7-Eleven has been quickly rolling out a variety of items in its Limit Exceeded series. This time, they’ve released a bento that lets you enjoy a hamburger steak and bulgogi together—an uncommon combination for 7-Eleven. Let’s take a look at what it’s like.
Hello. Today I’m introducing CU’s new lunchbox menu, the Overwhelming Bulgogi & Spicy Pork Set Meal. It seems to be one of the final items in the 2025 Overwhelming Set Meal series. After this, I’ll probably be reviewing the Overwhelming series again in 2026. This menu also seems to offer a more generous spread than other lunchboxes. Let’s take a look at what’s included.
Hello. Today I’m introducing CU’s new lunchbox menu, the Heinz Omurice Set, created in collaboration with Heinz. This time, CU teamed up with Heinz to launch a variety of items such as omurice, pasta, and gimbap. I recently reviewed one of the pasta options as well. This time, I picked this up to review the omurice set—one of the first dishes that comes to mind when you think of ketchup. Let’s take a look at what it’s like.
Hello. Today I’m introducing CU’s new lunchbox items: Chinese Gourmet Jjamppong + Tangsuyuk Half-and-Half and Jjajang + Tangsuyuk Half-and-Half. Rather than serving jjamppong, jjajang, and tangsuyuk all at once, they’ve released two separate options: jjajang + tangsuyuk and jjamppong + tangsuyuk. I’d only ever seen an obvious half-and-half setup like this at Chinese restaurants, so it felt new for a convenience store. I was curious, so I bought both right away. Let’s take a look at what they’re like.