Seoul Restaurant

Though this may seem to be an obvious name for a restaurant in downtown Toronto’s Koreatown, this is the one with a white and orange sign, located at 621 Bloor West. I’ve been here more than four times and the food is always hot, fresh, and tasty– very consistent place, one which gives the impression of being family-​owned and operated. The most delicious pork bone soup is served here, as well as crispy yet chewy seafood pancakes. Chap-​chae with beef was hot and delicious. Bonus: the last couple of times I was there, music or soap operas were not blasting. A must-​try.

The best pork bone soup I’ve ever had! Full of flavour, spicy and fall off the bone meat! They give you about 3 or 4 big pieces of pork bones that are meaty enough to fill you up. The broth is something you don’t wanna waste cause it’s so good! They also add a potatoes and some nappa cabbage and bean sprouts. Great bowl of soup for a cold chilly night but I’d eat it any night and not get sick of it. The rice cake isn’t too bad as well but I’ve had better. Also good to get the hotpot of the pork bone you can add extras to the soup like dumplings, noodles, tofu, etc. Their side dishes are pretty good as well my favourite being the seaweed and Kim Chi. I enjoy the Kim Chi ban chan it’s spicy, sweet and salty good flavour combo. I’ve recommended this place many times for their pork bone soup and no one has ever disliked it. They also have pretty good pork and Kim Chi stew as well amongst other things. I though was not a fan of the omurice dish.

I got the combo 1 which had the rabokki and kimbap. It was my first time having kimbap and It was delicious! However, there was too much noodles and not enough rice cakes in the rabokki. Also, the rice cakes were extremely overcooked and melted in my mouth. In the end, the whole meal costed me only dollars.

I love this place! Great food just like your mom would cook (all cooks are older Korean ladies)! The service is always prompt and portions are fantastic!

Good prices and lots of selection on the menu. Service was good too but bean sprout sidedish was not fresh enough. Pork cutlet was a bit over done but the sauce was good, and they were generous with the sauces and salad dressing.
Also, they use styrofoam for take out containers.

Huge portions. I ordered the beef bokkeumbap and bulgogi dukbokki.
I feel like the fried rice had a certain «oil» taste to it that I wasn’t a fan of, but overall the food was really good.
The banchan could have been better, but oh well.
AND THERE IS NO TAX (or tax is included in the price)!!!

Excellent food and even better prices its not upscale but when you want good korean food this is the place to go in korean town.

There is something so comforting about eating food from your own culture. I came to this restaurant all through my student days, when money was tight and the creature comforts of home were missing.
The food tastes like it is home cooked ~ there’s a familiarity about it. It’s not the best, but it is good for the price. My favourite is the Budae Chigae, which is a mish mash soup of random ingredients including rice cakes, kimchi, cabbage and Spam. Might not sound so appetizing but it’s delicious! The side dishes are also quite good and generous ~ It is a pet peeve of mine when Korean restaurants skimp on the side dishes.
The service was great, our server was attentive and friendly. I believe it is the same staff for the last decade.
It is still my go-​to place for quick, cheap Korean food.

If you’re living in Toronto, chances are you’d be craving soupy stuff most of the time. Most of the time, it will be soup from timmies. At other times, you’d be craving for some homey soup. That’s when I usually come here, even though I’m not korean.
The best thing here is their budae jigae hotpot+bulgogi topping. The bulgogi is a must. It adds some sweetness to the soup and reduce the sour & spiciness of the broth. I’ve ordered without bulgogi before and it tasted like it’s missing something.
The other thing that’s a must to order is their rabokki+kimbap combo. The perfect accompaniment for the above hotpot. All of these can feed 4 people and will cost $ 9/​person even with tax and tips included. This place is truly the best bang for the buck for college students.

ordered omurice and rice roll. Everything is mediocre. Not horrible, not amazing, the kind of thing you can do at home. The side dishes are disappointing, I will say below the average of Korea town.
The service is nice though.

The omurice really wasn’t as great as I expected, it was just an omelete over some plain fried rice with prob frozen veggies. My friend had chicken katsu which she thought was pretty delicious. We also had manjus, they were pretty good (a bit oily)

My first time here and I love the pork kimchi tofu stew with rice. Comfort food at a very affordable price. If you crave Korean food, this would be a frequent haunt for students and families on a budget but wanting value and flavour.

Greatly enjoy the food here. Consistent quality been coming back for 10 years. Use to go to Harbord C.I. I recommend the spicy bulgogi with squid.

This is the best authentic, homestyle Korean restaurant in the area. It really reminds me of being back in Korea. A very small, simple restaurant with inexpensive dishes. The Kalbi with crystal noodles (add those for extra $ 2) is my favourite dish there. Great quality for price.

Agree with others, the pork bone soup is very popular here. The restaurant was packed on sat night. Almost every table ordered at least one pork bone soup. The broth stood out from other restaurant!
Only one server was in this busy restaurant. He was great, refilled our side dishes upon request in a timely manner.
However the bibibap and spicy rice cake dishes were just average.

This has been one of my go-​to places in Koreatown since 2008, and they’ve never let me down. I get the seafood pancake and kimchi stew every time.
Don’t want to diss Kachi but I don’t understand why people love it so much, this place is so much better.

Items are very cheaply priced but are also very delicious!
I love their jajangmyun and Korean fried rice (with egg on top!) here; the kimbap and yukgaejaeng are also tasty.

This place used to be my go-​to spot for take-​out gimbap before heading to work (I’ve since quit my job).
It’s a simple square-​shaped Korean restaurant filled with basic chairs and tables. It’s clearly a family-​owned place with only a couple younger waiters. Despite the simple setting the food and service is great!
The service is really friendly, although I can imagine them getting pretty overwhelmed if it ever gets busy in there since there seems to be only one person serving at a time.
I’ve had plenty of their gimbap and each time it has been consistently tasty. I’ve also had some of their ddeokboggi and raboggi, and have been satisfied each time. I’m not sure what their meat is like, but they don’t seem have the proper tables for good BBQ (perhaps an ignorant bias on my part). But this is definitely the perfect place to get the fast food version of Korean food.
If you’re feeling like a casual but delicious lunch, this is the place to go. The waiters are friendly and the food is consistently delicious.

Apparently the rest of the menu is quite good, but the only thing I had here was the bulgogi beef, which was flavorless and gristly. Ugh.

So it was quite crowded when I came with my girlfriend and there was only one waiter. I felt so bad for him, he was still clearing tables when we came and he kept apologizing for the mess but I reassured him that it was alright. Even with a huge crowd, the service didn’t lack. Most of our orders almost immediately after we ordered well my orders came before my girlfriend’s LOL. The waiter gave us an order sheet where we wrote down on the sheet what we wanted. I ordered Ddukbokki and Kimchi Hae Mool Pajeon (my usual when I come) while my girlfriend ordered Jjuu Mandoo? (I don’t know, cut me some slack here) and Kimchi Bokkumbap. At the end, our bill came to a total of $ 26 which in my opinion is not bad compared to other places that overcharge for meal items that are considered a snack/​light lunch and left $ 2.80 for the waiter (Kudos to him for the stress he was experiencing)
Pros:
— Food comes piping hot from the kitchen
— Best ddukbokki ever! (Tasted authentic unlike Thumbs Up where the sauce was runny like water. The sauce was a nice balance of sweet and spicy)
— Waiter was able to work under stress and spoke fluent Korean and English
Cons:
— GET MORE WAITERS! (Seriously)

Un bon petit resto, rempli de locaux!
On y mange bien, on est très bien servi, avec attention. J’y retournerai sans problème!
Les toilettes sont nikel chrome!(c’est important ça aussi dans un restaurant!)

Un autre restau dans K-​town à la deco plus simpliste et aux plats plus simples.
Le budget est plus que raisonnable et vous pourrez vous en sortir à environ 15 $ tips compris. Service un peu débordé mais attentionné.
PS: pas d’alcool servi ici.