Onara Onara Restaurant

Actually, I’d give Onara Onara 3 and ½ stars just because they try harder than their competitors on Bloor. Their lighting is kinder to my eyes and I’m not completely offended by their décor. (No copied Van Gogh paintings here. Yeah, I’m looking at you, Ka-​Chi.)
Korean food newbies will like the picture book menu so if you don’t remember the name of a dish, you can do a visual scan and exclaim, «Oh, that was the yummy dish I had with Hyun-​mi!» The waitresses are really sweet and won’t laugh at you if you mispronounce something (probably).
I’ve had the dolsot bibimbap, budae chigae (for 1 which is usually hard to find), and donkatsu here. All good and in the $ 7 range including the free side dishes. Seriously, how do these places pay the rent?
The place has never been crowded the 3 times I went there for lunch so you can actually eat in peace and not feel the angry glares of servers itching for you to leave.
The cozy environment gives Onara Onara the edge over the other restaurants in its category. That is, unless you like clatter and master artists’ reproductions.