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| - Food: 4/5
Service: 3.5/5
Cleanliness: 4/5
Price: $$
Whenever I move to a new city, I need to find a few things. My go-to spots actually, including a sushi joint, bubble tea, favourite drugstore, and a place to get my authentic Korean food. Although I've been to a many Korean restaurants here in Montreal, I was hesitant to say that they were my go-to place because none of them fully hit the spot for me. Something was missing, whether it was the expensive prices, not so clean interiors, or just plainly not authentic. I think I can finally say that I've found my go to place for Korean food in Montreal; it's located a little far out from downtown Montreal and its name is Ave Seoul!
I discovered Ave Seoul accidentally; it wasn't on any of my foodie bucket lists nor was it recommended to me by anyone. Hubby and I just happened to be near the area one evening and so we decided to try the Korean restaurant out as it had great reviews on Yelp. When we arrived, there weren't many customers (it was an early Tuesday evening after all) but by the time we left, the kitchen was very busy getting customers' orders ready!
The restaurant's menu was extensive: they had great lunch combos which I wanted to come back for, and they had everything from Korea's classic bibimbap to casual snacks, stews, chef's specials and much more. Hubby and I both had some difficulty picking what to eat because we really liked everything on the menu! The evening we visited on was rather chilly so we both went for something hot to keep ourselves warm: Ttukbaegi Bulgogi (bulgogi noodle soup) for me and gam-ja-tang (pork bone stew) for hubby.
Not long after we ordered, our dishes arrived. Hubby and I were both very pleasantly surprised with the presentations of our dishes; the side dishes were served on a clean dish, there were utensil holders, our dishes it self were very visually appealing!
This was legit, and the most legit one we've found in our city so far! The pork meat was soft and easy to take off the bones while the broth was just spicy enough to give it a kick. It wasn't difficult for hubby to finish his bowl of rice because it was so good. The stew itself was served in a rather large hot stone bowl, bigger than your regular bibimbap bowls. Gam-ja-tang is traditionally cooked with potatoes (gam-ja is potato in Korean) and we were disappointed to find the potatoes in this dish slightly undercooked. Other than that, the flavours of the stew itself were great and it didn't seem like any MSG was added to our stew.
I ordered this because I was craving bulgogi but I wanted soup at the same time. It's essentially your well known bulgogi but with broth and glass noodles inside. It really is perfect for a cold day. Whenever I had ordered this dish previously at other Korean restaurants (outside of Montreal), I always found that it wasn't done very well. It was mainly too greasy and they had used fattier meats over leaner pieces. Here at Ave Seoul, I was surprised that it was done really well without any extra fat or greasiness. This restaurant was the least place I had expected this from so I really enjoyed my dinner at Ave Seoul. The amount of bulgogi and glass noodles in my soup was basically overflowing because I had to give about half of it to my husband.
We would definitely go back to Ave Seoul whenever we're craving for Korean food in Montreal. Sure we cook it all the time at home but we still like to eat Korean out once in a while. With affordable prices, I'm surprised that Ave Seoul isn't as well known in Montreal. It's definitely a bit of a drive from downtown Montreal, but I don't mind; I rather travel a little more for authentic Korean than waste more money on not so authentic stuff.
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