If you don't know about this little gem in Korea town, you're seriously missing out.
A little background history:
The male cook they have in the evenings used to own Angel's. This was a tiny street food vendor ish place on the corner of Bloor and Manning. They were famous for their cheap prices and abundance of food. For whatever reason he ended up at Umji and I am forever grateful.
Had their goat soap, which is absolutely fantastic. The same goat soup is $14 at Im Ga Nae down the street. Here it's $8.95. The taste is flavorful, they add a decent amount of veggies and it isn't salty at all! The side dishes are a bit underwhelming but I'd rather that. There's an old saying, where if your main is the focus then the side dishes need to be somewhat "boring" for a lack of a better word. The side dishes can't take away from the main!
My buddy got her usual, army base soup, but in individual portion sizes. Army base soup is usually served for two only and comes in this huge pan dish where I can never finish it.
Their kimchi is spicy and made fresh. Their radish is fermented out of its mind, as it should be. I rarely eat kimchi outside of the home but here I will!
So as long as he is cooking in their kitchen I will remain a loyal customer to him to the end. Broke my heart to hear he started at 7 pm to end at 2 am.