Went to Nolbu (love the name!) for my mom's Dae-gu-tang (spicy cod stew) craving and they got a thumbs up from my mom! My mom has a difficult to please palate when it comes to seafood stews and albeit sparing usage of Miwon (aka MSG), she said it was probably the best tasting spicy cod stew she's had in Toronto.
I had the seafood soon du bu (soft tofu stew) and was not impressed with the quality of frozen mixed seafood used in the stew. But overall taste was a ok.
My daughter (4 yrs old) enjoyed their miso soup and finished almost the entire bowl of rice with the soup that came with her shrimp tempura bento lunch.
The space is a little oddly laid out as there are two split levels that house banquet seating. The basement where the washrooms are located is shared with a Karaoke place. I got the feeling that Nolbu was more a drinking hole than a real restaurant but no matter. As long as they serve up the spicy cod stew the same way, I'm sure I'll be back here for more meals with my mom when she's in town.