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| - This is one of the best kept secrets uptown for Authentic, A-La-Carte (Not AYCE) traditional Korean BBQ restaurant, near Yonge and Finch area.
I was brought to this place by one of my korean friends, and she had indicated that this is one of the go-to places that local koreans would go if they fancy some authentic KBBQ, so here I went~,
The place is in a small plaza close to Yonge and Cummer, right beside The Fry, with a very non-visible yellow sign above the restaurant. From the outside, it looks like a very ghetto place with dimly-lit interiors and the windows are all frosted that you can't really see inside the restaurant from the outside, definitely not one of the places that you would notice when driving by on Yonge st.
Upon entering the restaurant, I immediately noticed that the inside of the restaurant is very small, there's only about 8-10 tables in a narrow rectangular-shaped interior space, and one thing that caught my eyes right away is really unique all-metal round table with the BBQ grill built-in, I've never seen it before anywhere, and apparently it is a very old style grill table that was available only in Korea, and even in Korea it might not be easy to find this type of super old-school cooking table anymore~ so it was kind of neat to see that here in Toronto~
Another thing that was quite unique was their chairs, it's like a cushioned-top stool type of chair, and the top cushion can be removed to reveal a storage space for your bags and things! (see photo), that was kind of cool too!
When we started to order, upon reviewing the menu, I noticed the pricing are relatively lower then the comparable kbbq establishments in nearby area, the average order of the meat dishes are around $15-$25 each, whereas many other a la carte kbbq restaurants charges minimum $25+ for each meat dish~ it's a welcoming surprise~
We ordered the 4-person combo for 57.99, which includes assort types of meats enough for 4 people, when the meats came, it was quite a bit in a round plate, the meat portions are not excessive but just about right for 4 people if you guys are not too hungry, if you are a bunch of hungry patrons, you might need to order a little more in addition to the 4 ppl combo.
The side dishes were quite standard, however, they do come with a complementary soup with bean sprout in it, as well as a tasty steamed egg bowl that looks like a puffy egg bun, the steamed egg dish was quite tasty and meant to be shared among the table, and the bean sprout soup complemented the meal well
We went on a Tuesday night, and the place got full really quickly by 7pm, and stayed full until we left around 9:30pm, which was really surprising too because.. it's a Tuesday night and this is not a wings place loll Most of customers we saw were Koreans, which shows that this place is indeed appreciated with its authenticity,
The overall per person cost, including sharing a citrus-flavored soju bottle among the 4 of us, was $25 all in incl tax and tips, that's actually pretty good pricing compared to the average $40-$50/person cost at other comparable a la carte KBBQ restaurants in the area~
Overall it was quite a nice kbbq experience, I asked my korean friend how she thought of it, and she said that she felt she was back in Korea when dining at this place, i guess that sums it up pretty much~ I would definitely recommend this place~ but avoid wkend nights as it can get really busy with long wait for a table~ They don't take reservations so arrive early if you can~
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