The usage status of convenience food, convenience food restaurants and satisfaction level was surveyed from local college students in Kangreung to provide fundamental data for developing more appropriate convenience food. The subjects (80.4%) answered that they are quite aware of convenience food or to some degree. They normally consumed convenience food in the convenience food restaurants (48.85%). In many cases they took it as a snack (69.6%), and the most frequently consumed item was ramyun (45.8%). The main reason for consuming convenience food was to save time (44.8%). Regarding the price and sanitation level of convenience food, only 17.2% and 22% were satisfied, respectively. The results of analyzing the usage status and the satisfaction level with convenience food by gender and housing status showed that the highest rate of people (46.0%) answered that, "because it is convenient" was the main reason for using convenience food restaurants. Female students (P$leq$0.014) and the students staying away from home used convenience food restaurants more often than male students and the students staying in their own homes. Especially the students who have to cook for themselves fell into the high rate of convenience food restaurant users (P$leq$0.001). The convenience food restaurant with the highest usage rate was hamburger restaurant (38.8%).