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| - First meal in Toronto. So many freakin' choices on Bloor Street West, it's unreal. I walked all the way down to Koreatown and could not for the life of me figure out which Korean place to eat at. I finally pulled the trigger and opted to try The Manna as it reminded me of the small mom and pop restaurants back in South Korea. I was the first visitor of the day as one of the workers was sitting in the middle of the floor but moved right away once I stepped inside.
Outside menu to entice you inside. No one else was there so I quickly perused the menu (all hanging on the walls with pictures to boot). Surprised it was empty given that it was Friday lunchtime. The place is tiny with only a handful of seats to eat at the counter. They pack everything up takeout style so I ended up heading over to nearby Christie Pits Park for a mini picnic.
- Soup - pretty standard side soup but I liked how it retained it's hotness while I sat outside.
- Tuna kimbap ($4.50) - you get 10 pieces of kimbap which is a killer deal. Fresh, filling, they hit the spot. Would have been nice to have ordered half tuna and half beef to change things up a bit.
- Chicken bibimbap ($8.50) - fried egg, carrots, yellow pickled radish, spinach, cucumber, bean sprouts, radish and a few other things. They served the gochujang in a separate container so you can adjust to the amount of heat level you like. I wasn't a big fan of the fried egg but I guess it's hard to do a raw egg when it's takeout. Overall, decent bibimbap.
No fuss, hole in the wall Korean joint.
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