I am SUPER surprised and delighted to be writing this review. i spent a couple days at the MTCC (Convention Center) this week and had some ABYSMAL meals. (watch out for my East Side Marios review). So after today's show, I really wanted some Korean, my companion really wanted Japanese, so we decided to compromise. When I moved to Toronto a decade ago, HoSu was the go-to, and I went ALL the time for lunch. I had heard that it went downhill and hadn't ventured in years, but we were starving and it was within walking distance so we decided to give it a try.
I have eaten out almost every day in the last week during a ridiculous work schedule, at cheap dives and nice restaurants, and unbelievably the service at HoSu today was by FAR the best service I have had all week. Our server was beyond attentive. My tea was refilled every couple of minutes, our Korean side-dishes were replaced the second we finished them. She was there constantly attending to our every need and was so unobtrusive, that we didn't even notice her. I would look down and my tea was full.
Additionally the food was good! I had the silken tofu soup (Soon Tofu) and I wasn't expecting much, but I was surprised. The tofu wasn't as silky delicious as House of Soon or Buk Chang but it was a decent effort. I told the waitress that I liked it spicy and it came out super spicy with all sort of extra chillis in the broth. My only complaint is that it was served with white rice, and was a little pricier but I was decent for sure.
My companion had a Spider Roll which was good, nothing super special but good. He enjoyed his sashimi bento, there was alot of fish, and the waitress gave me the miso and salad even though it didn't come with my meal.
In the end it wasn't the best Japanese or Korean in the world, but it was typical Toronto standard, and really not as bad as I was expecting.
Full Bonus Star for the incredible Service. I was seriously shocked.