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| - Honestly, I'm not sure how or why this place made it to Blogspot's "Top 9 Best Pork Bone Soup" in Toronto... I may not have tried real gamjatang (pork bone soup) from Korea but I'm a gamjatang addict and frequent Korean restaurants with my Korean friends in search of the best tasting soup in Toronto - as well as the one with the most similar taste. My usual spots are Mom's and Lim Ga Ne. My friend and I decided to try Ka Chi out since 1. it's almost always packed, 2. seems trendy, and 3. was on the Top 9 list.
The restaurant is fairly big compared to the neighbouring Korean restaurants but they crammed SO many tables in. I was basically bumping elbows with the guy at the next table. It was very uncomfortable. I ordered the gamjatang. As usual, we were given appetizers - which were decent. Our gamjatang arrived shortly after. The broth and pork were okay... I've had better. I didn't like the bean sprout pairing... I do think that traditional gamjatang comes with napa cabbage - so I prefer that over the bean sprouts. To sum it up, the food wasn't as it was hyped up to be.
Now the reasons why I give this place 1 star: Not only was the service poor for us - but it wasn't a pleasant experience for everyone else. It was very apparent at how annoyed the other customers were. Sure, food came out quickly but the waiters and bussers were running around like headless chickens. We over heard the table next to us (they were so close to us, we heard their own conversation even though they spoke softly) had errors on their bill, took forever for the error to be corrected. Neighbouring customers were trying to signal waiters and/or bussers but they were so busy (and probably stressed out) that they didn't even notice. Having worked in the restaurant industry for years, I felt bad, so my friend and I informed them. Their system isn't the best. They cram so many tables in and try to turn over tables very quickly to serve as many customers as possible - this isn't good for the waiters and in turn results in poor service. Of course, only management is to blame.
Would I come back here? No.
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