Seven-Eleven Appetizing 9-Side Dosirak Review [Korean Food]

Home » K-food Review » K-Convenience Store Food » Seven-Eleven Appetizing 9-Side Dosirak Review [Korean Food]

Today’s review covers Seven-Eleven’s Appetizing 9-Side Dosirak (a dosirak is a Korean lunch box). It is the textbook example of a multi-side-dish lunch box. Plenty of people love a single jeyuk (stir-fried pork) main or an unusual convenience store lunch box. Others stick to multi-side-dish boxes. This one is built for that second group. It has a basic feel, with the dishes you would expect from a convenience store lunch box. The price is reasonable, the portion is moderate and the taste is pretty good, so it makes a filling meal. Let’s see what’s inside.

Table of Contents

📋 At a Glance

Product: Appetizing 9-Side Dosirak (Korean name: Gumi Danggineun 9-chan Dosirak)
Brand: Seven-Eleven convenience store lunch box
Price: 5,700 won
Weight and calories: 406 g · 810 kcal · sodium at 69% of the daily recommended value
Cooking: 1 minute 50 seconds in a 1,000W microwave (the lid can go back on after removing the film)
Main components: 9 side dishes (soy sauce bulgogi, gochujang bulgogi, tonkatsu, tteokgalbi (a Korean grilled meat patty), Vienna sausages, stir-fried kimchi, radish namul (seasoned radish), seasoned namul, stir-fried fish cake and more)
Savings tip: Ordering through the Seven-Eleven app or a delivery app sometimes comes with a discount, so check before you buy
Verdict: ★3.5 — familiar sides make it an easy, no-fail meal; it gets a little oily after the midpoint.

Appetizing 9-Side Dosirak: Price and Highlights

This lunch box has been out for about half a year. Even so, it still shows up steadily in the lunch box corner at Seven-Eleven, a real steady seller. I had never reviewed it, so I bought one right away. It is a classic 9-side box. Apart from the number of side dishes, there is no big concept, which is a feature in its own way. Ha. The price is 5,700 won. Ordering through the Seven-Eleven app or a delivery app sometimes comes with a discount. Checking before you buy might get you a slightly lower price.

Lunch box menu including soy sauce bulgogi

Lunch box main with a generous pork cutlet

The box weighs 406 g in total, and its 810 kcal feels fairly hefty. Sodium is 69% of the daily recommended value, which does not seem all that high for the amount of food. Both the calories and the price are on the high side. Still, with nine side dishes and four of them meat dishes, a price in the high 5,000-won range seems reasonable. To heat it, microwave it at 1,000W for 1 minute 50 seconds. It says you can put the lid back on after removing the film.

Lunch box with tasty stir-fried fish cake

Fresh side dish lineup with seasoned perilla leaves

What’s in the Box

Let’s check the contents. I opened the lid and went through the sides one by one. On the top row, from the left, are stir-fried kimchi, radish namul and two Vienna sausages side by side. On the right, a chunky pork cutlet takes up a whole compartment by itself. That makes nine sides, right? Ha.

Good-value lunch box priced at 5,700 won

On the row below sit dark seasoned namul and stir-fried fish cake cooked with carrot. Next to them is tteokgalbi coated with a glossy, sweetish sauce. Every small compartment is packed full, so the number of side dishes clearly looks large. There are also radish namul, pickled perilla leaves and Vienna sausages.

Lunch box lineup with small portions of each side dish

The pork cutlet has a thick breadcrumb coating and a round shape, so its size felt decent. Judging by the ingredient list, it uses pork loin and pork hind leg. The sauce comes pre-applied underneath.

Moving to the lower right, two main meat sides are packed in. Two bulgogi dishes sit one above the other. One is gochujang bulgogi with a well-soaked red seasoning. The other is soy sauce bulgogi in a brown soy seasoning. That lets you pick between a spicy flavor and a sweetish one. Overall, the meat sides are soy sauce bulgogi, gochujang bulgogi, tonkatsu, tteokgalbi and Vienna sausages. Stir-fried kimchi, radish namul, seasoned namul and stir-fried fish cake join them. You could call it a convenience store version of a gucheop-bansang (a traditional Korean table setting with nine side dishes).

Familiar sides in a wide lunch box lineup

Taste Test: Pork Cutlet, Two Bulgogi and Familiar Sides

Time to dig in. As soon as I lifted the lid after microwaving, the smell of bulgogi seasoning rose up. It made me crave rice. I started with the biggest item in this box, the pork cutlet.

Lunch box with a variety of side dishes to pick from

A stable, good-value lunch box recommendation

After heating, the pork cutlet lost a little of its crunch. The coating is thick, though, so the savory flavor was still very much alive. The tteokgalbi was coated with plenty of sweetish sauce and had a pleasantly tender bite. True to a classic lunch box side, the Vienna sausages tasted familiar and salty.

Then came the two main bulgogi dishes. The soy sauce bulgogi was well soaked in a sweetish, salty seasoning, so it made an easy, dependable rice side. The gochujang bulgogi was spicy and sweet. Alternating it with the soy sauce bulgogi kept me from getting tired of the flavor. Comparing two kinds of bulgogi in one box turned out to be quite a bit of fun. Ha.

Lunch box recommended for Seven-Eleven fans

Review notes on the appetizing lunch box

In terms of texture, the radish namul eaten between the meat sides is crunchy, and the fish cake is chewy. The distinctive saltiness of the pickled perilla leaves adds to a nicely varied meal. The stir-fried kimchi had a savory depth, so it went well with the meat sides.

Features of the 9-side gucheop-bansang style lunch box

Past the middle of the meal, meat sides and fried items follow one another. A slightly oily feeling builds up. Having radish namul and kimchi alongside tidies up the mouth, though, so I could enjoy it to the end. Each side is small, but there are so many of them. I never felt short of sides before I finished a whole bowl of rice.

Final Verdict: A Safe Box of Familiar Sides

Personally, I think this suits people who prefer a bit of everything to one big main. It leans on familiar sides that nearly everyone likes rather than anything special, so it seems like a no-fail choice. I recommend it to people who like lunch boxes with lots of side dishes and to bulgogi fans. It also suits anyone who wants an easy meal without agonizing over the menu. However, the pork cutlet loses some crunch once heated, and the second half can get a little oily. The box gathers so many classic convenience store lunch box sides. That makes it an easy way to sample them all at once.

For news about Seven-Eleven’s multi-side-dish lunch boxes, see the (Korean source) Etoday report on Seven-Eleven’s 11-Side Dosirak.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How much is Seven-Eleven’s Appetizing 9-Side Dosirak?

It costs 5,700 won. The box weighs 406 g with 810 kcal, and sodium is 69% of the daily recommended value. Ordering through the Seven-Eleven app or a delivery app sometimes comes with a discount. Checking before you buy may save you a little.

Q. How does this 9-side lunch box taste?

Personally, I found it an easy, no-fail meal built around familiar sides. The soy sauce bulgogi was sweetish and salty, while the gochujang bulgogi was spicy and sweet. Alternating between them never got boring. Past the middle it gets a little oily, and the pork cutlet loses some crunch once heated.

Q. What side dishes come in this lunch box?

Soy sauce bulgogi, gochujang bulgogi, tonkatsu, tteokgalbi and Vienna sausages are the meat sides. Stir-fried kimchi, radish namul, seasoned namul and stir-fried fish cake join them. The tonkatsu sauce comes pre-applied underneath, and the whole box heats in 1 minute 50 seconds in a 1,000W microwave.

image sources

간장불고기 포함 도시락 메뉴: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
돈까스 넉넉한 도시락 메인: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
어묵볶음 맛있는 반찬 도시락: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
깻잎무침 신선한 반찬 구성: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
가격 천원 가성비 도시락: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
구첩반상 형식의 도시락: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
구미 당기는 맛 도시락 메시지: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
반찬 양은 적은 도시락 구성: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
안전한 정식형 도시락 포지션: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
익숙한 반찬 넓은 도시락 구성: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
반찬 수 많은 도시락 구성: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
다양한 반찬 선택 도시락: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
안정형 가성비 도시락 추천: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
가성비 도시락 추천 메뉴: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
세븐일레븐 팬들에게 추천 도시락: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
구미 당기는 도시락 리뷰 내용: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
찬 구첩반상 특징 도시락: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
다양한 반찬 조합 구성: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
구미당기는 맛있는 도시락: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
가성비 좋은 편의점 식사: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net
세븐일레븐 신메뉴 리뷰: Copyright PAKOC https://pakoc.net