I just don't get what all the hype for this place is about. I've eaten here countless times, not because I've been so eager to try more of their food but for the sheer convenience of being located right next to the PAT East mart.
Whenever I came shopping at the PATmart with my mom, we would stop in for a quick meal after shopping. Well, the quick meal is never so quick here as other reviewers have already mentioned but the wait time here is ridiculous. I know some people suggest that's because they actually make everything to order which is not the case here.
I've tried pretty well most of the menu and none of what I've had there is a real standout. Maybe my standards are just set too high having grown up with so much good food in our house. I tend not to be too impressed whenever I eat out at any Korean restaurants.
What kills me is the quality of their kimchi. No decent Korean restaurant operates without kimchi at various stages of fermentation, especially if you're offering kimchi-jjim on the menu. I would say they've brought out under-fermented kimchi (which I don't mind but I'd rather have the properly soured version any day) almost every time I've dined here. When I asked them about it one time, they simply said, "that's how all our kimchi is." Umm...no. If you're cooking kimchi jjim, you need to have some very well fermented kimchi for the dish. If they don't have one to offer to their patrons, where are they getting their kimchi for the kimchi-jiim?
Anyways, I'm still on the lookout for a good Korean joint in the GTA and I have yet to find one that is note-worthy.