CU PBICK Hamburg Steak & Dakgangjeong Review [Korean Food]

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Today’s new lunchbox from CU is the PBICK Hamburg Steak & Dakgangjeong Double Set. This one is quietly what you’d call a textbook convenience-store lunchbox. It has a reasonable number of sides, a decent portion, and solid value on top. True to CU PBICK’s slogan, you get a fair meal at a fair price, just as advertised. So let’s take a look at what it’s like.

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📋 At a Glance

Product: PBICK Hamburg Steak & Dakgangjeong Double Set (PBICK The Kitchen)
Store: CU
Price: 5,800 won (approx. $4.20 USD)
Weight: 399g
Calories: 830 kcal
Main components: Hamburg steak (domestic pork), dakgangjeong (imported chicken thigh), stir-fried kimchi, mashed potato salad, Vienna sausages
Verdict: ★4.0 — The hamburg steak is thick and juicy for a filling, great-value box; the sides just lean a touch salty.

Hamburg Steak & Dakgangjeong Double Set: Price and Highlights

This menu doesn’t come labeled with a separate concept. Still, the makeup is quite easygoing, and it may be the menu that best fits CU PBICK’s pitch of a fair meal at a fair price. Haha. It’s a double-set lineup built around two main dishes, and the price is 5,800 won. These days even a late-5,000-won lunchbox sits just slightly above average, which really drives home how much prices have risen. For reference, you cook it in the microwave with the lid on.

CU PBICK hamburg dakgangjeong double set

Hamburg vs dakgangjeong taste comparison

The total volume is 399g at 830 kcal. Considering the price, both the volume and calories are on the high side, right? Given that a typical 5,000-won-range lunchbox runs 600–700 kcal, this feels just about right for the money.

What’s in the Double Set

Let’s check the makeup of this menu. This lunchbox is a double-set lineup with two main dishes. Just as the name says, the mains are hamburg steak and dakgangjeong, and there are three side dishes. The rice portion is substantial, too.

First, main side number one is naturally the hamburg steak, which carries the most weight. It’s quite large. For reference, the hamburg steak is made with domestic pork only. The sauce is laid underneath, ladled on fairly generously, with button mushrooms that look pan-fried added as a garnish.

The other main, dakgangjeong, comes as fairly small pieces packed closely together. For reference, the dakgangjeong uses imported chicken thigh. It’s about the size of the frozen dakgangjeong you’d find at a convenience store. There are three side dishes in all.

The sides are stir-fried kimchi, a mashed potato salad with ham and sweet corn, and two Vienna sausages, each in a small taster-sized portion. Overall they’re exactly the kind of dishes you picture with a convenience-store lunchbox, put together to avoid dividing opinion.

Consumer anticipation for the lunchbox review

Hamburg Steak & Dakgangjeong Double Set: The Taste

Now let’s dig in. The rice portion is fairly big, so I wondered if the sides might come up a little short. First, I started with the main, the hamburg steak.

A Thick, Juicy Hamburg Steak

The hamburg steak is good-sized, and it’s fairly thick too, so my hopes were quietly up. Cutting into it, it sliced softly, and as you can see from the cross-section, quite a lot of juice came out — surprisingly tasty for a convenience-store lunchbox. The meat had almost no gamey or off smell, and eaten together with the sauce, the savory depth was really good.

Hamburg steak and dakgangjeong main dishes

Honestly, this alone is high enough quality to make the rice disappear fast. The sauce isn’t lacking, and if you pair it with the mushroom garnish, you’ll eat it comfortably. I quietly enjoyed it. Just keep in mind it is, after all, a convenience-store lunchbox.

The Dakgangjeong and the Sides

The other main, dakgangjeong, looked pretty much exactly as it appears. I mentioned the frozen dakgangjeong sold at convenience stores earlier — it’s about that level, I’d say. Haha. Of course, it did carry more sauce aroma than the rock-frozen kind. I suspect they used a slightly heavier sauce so it pairs well with rice.

Of course, the sides can’t be left out, right? I did wish the Vienna sausage had a slightly higher pork content, but it wasn’t a big deal — it was the familiar taste you get from eating convenience-store lunchboxes. Still, it’s a welcome side to have.

Since this menu leans heavily on meaty sides overall, pairing in the stir-fried kimchi here and there was nice. The kimchi itself was stir-fried quite dry, and honestly it was pretty tasty. Haha. When your mouth starts to feel a bit salty, the potato salad is the one to reach for.

Final Verdict

I ate this menu quite heartily. The rice looked a touch plentiful, but since the sides are broadly easygoing and solid, the rice really will disappear fast. Personally, I enjoyed it. Chances are that as you eat, you’ll run short on rice rather than have any left over. Haha. That said, the sides do feel a little salty overall — take that out and it was a genuinely great lunch alternative. It’s the kind of menu I’d recommend as a single meal. For readers abroad, it’s an easy, filling one-box lunch if you spot it at a CU in Korea.

Enjoying hamburg and dakgangjeong together

For more on CU’s PBICK The Kitchen lineup and the renewal behind it, you can read the (Korean source) Electronic Times (ET News) report.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How much is CU’s PBICK Hamburg Steak & Dakgangjeong double set?

It’s 5,800 won. At 399g and 830 kcal, the portion and calories are generous for a lunchbox in this price range.

Q. What’s in the hamburg and dakgangjeong double set?

The two mains are a domestic-pork hamburg steak and dakgangjeong made with imported chicken thigh. The sides are stir-fried kimchi, mashed potato salad, and two Vienna sausages.

Q. How does the double set taste?

The hamburg steak is thick and juicy, genuinely tasty for a convenience-store lunchbox. The dakgangjeong is about frozen-product level, and the sides lean a touch salty overall.

Q. Is the hamburg and dakgangjeong double set worth it?

Yes, it makes a filling, recommendable lunch. The rice portion is large enough that the sides may run short, but at 5,800 won it’s an excellent double set.

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