Enjoying a long history in Toronto, one of the most popular casual, quick service Korean eateries that lives up to its name.
Service is
always attentive and
very polite. It is a family business - the warm smile of the graceful lady with glasses gives the food a touch of "homeliness", and the young male servers are always smiling when you ask for a refill of water.
Their quite
extensive menu is very promising - I have tried a variety here and my personal favorites include
1.
Bulgolgi and spicy stir fried octopus combinationThe bulgolgi marinade is authentic, beef used is always tender. Their stir fried octopus is spicy enough with a good degree of sweetness, blended with a hint of sesame oil - great when mixed with the bed of white short grain rice served.
(Or you can order separately - just bulgolgi beef or just spicy stir fried squid, it's even cheaper - just that I like both)
2.
Original pork bone soupThis is one of their signatures. Generous meaty chunks of pork bone simmered for hours in rich spicy gochu-based (gochu = Korean chili pepper) broth.
Their
banchans change, but their white cabbage kimchi is always there and it maintains a consistent quality, with a crisp bite and refreshing tang to it.
Prices are
dirt cheap - an average entree ranges from $6 to $10. For less than $20 I garantee you to leave very satisfied.
Remember to pay your tips as it is not included - a general practice of Korean restaurants in Toronto. Generally people leave a tip of about
10-20% depending on your satisfaction level. I always leave 20% here because the food is too cheap and the servers just deserve so much more!