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First time coming to this location, but I've been to the RH location. This location is definitely more spacious, brighter and less congested as the RH location. There are also "private" rooms for a party of 4 or more. The restaurant was already more than half full by 6pm on a Saturday, so suggest coming earlier if you can. There are lots of parking available. We ordered the bibimbap, hangover soup and seafood pancake. The soup and rice didn't take a long time but the seafood pancake definitely took more than 20 mins. Everything came in big portions especially the soup! I had to pack the rest and it was pretty much a meal for the next two days lol The pancake was crispy and they gave lots of seafood. Definitely worth ordering! The bibimbap was good, lots of toppings.
Their bibimbaps are excellent. Compared to the bibimbap in other Korean restaurants, the ones at Bap Zip are tastier and in bigger portion (come in bigger bowl). They have both cold and dolsot (hot stone pot) bibimbap, including varieties that are not commonly found in other Korean restaurants (such as Wild Vegetables Bibimbap [which comes with Soybean Paste Stew], Soy Shrimps Bibimbap, Tartare Bibimbap, Eggplant Dolsot Bibimbap, and Spicy Squid Dolsot Bibimbap). I had the traditional Dolsot Bibimbap which was vegetarian (rice, fried egg, spinach, zucchini, radish, red cabbage, shiitake mushrooms, carrot, bracken, bean sprouts). It came hot in the large hot stone pot, and contained more veggies compared to other bibimbaps I've had. Service was friendly and they were able to accommodate my request to substitute the kimchi with extra spinach. The bibimbap came with 3 banchan (small side dishes) and a small bowl of seaweed soup (which was perfect to eat with the rice). Other items on the menu were gukbap (soupy rice porridge with different ingredients), soft tofu / soybean paste stews, and cold noodles in broth with hard-boiled eggs (which would be perfect for hot summer days). The ambience in the restaurant was casual; it was bright and clean inside, and they had gender-neutral restroom. There were ample parking spaces in the plaza, and also walking distance to bus stops.
Bap.Zip is in the Pat Thornhill Market plaza, and offers plenty of free parking. Post-movie starvation led us to this haven where generous portions met our ravenous appetites. My eggplant bibimbap (I had to pack half to go!) and my partner's spicy squid one were culinary hugs in a stone bowl, kept piping hot. Great mix of textures and flavours. Don't forget to scrape off the crispy rice at the bottom -- it's extra scrumptious. We keep coming here for a reason. The ambiance is clean and inviting, though the tables are very close together so you might get to know your neighbours a bit. Service is a little lacking. It might take a while to catch the server's attention or pay your bill. But hey, good things come to those who wait. Quick note: The usual road/entrance into the plaza is under construction -- follow the detour signs through Morgan Ave.
3.5 This place specialises in a bibimbaps and they have a nice and big selection. We got the beef bulgogi and spicy pork and both were very good. Lots of toppings and there was a decent amount of rice and crispy rice bottom. Had to take off some stars because their other menu items were not as good sadly. We ordered the seafood pancake to share (not pictured) and it was very doughy and dry. It did have quite a bit of squid and shrimp toppings but the base was very dense. Definitely not my favourite place to get the seafood pancake. On the other hand the cold noodle was just alright. Nothing too special. Overall, I would stick to their stone bowl rice dishes :)
We had a satisfying meal at this restaurant last week! I'm a big fan of katsu, and I was delighted to try their gigantic katsu meal that is the same length of our tray! It was delicious and enough for 2. The pork bone soup was pretty good, we even got a second one to go. The beef omlette though was slightly disappointing for $8. This resto so offers 5% cash discount!
Arrived on a Sunday approx 1145, place wasn't too busy, only 2 tables occupied, old style Korean ballads playing, nice change of pace to the normal K-pop tunes. Tables started to fill up after 1230. Nicely decorated with nature themed dividers between the tables along the wall, nice touch. Ordered the eggplant bibimbap and their hangover soup Bibimbap came sizzling hot in it's stone bowl with plenty of ingredients/protein. Unfortunately it had a beany mapo tofu like flavor profile which was not what I expecting, asked for more gochujang sauce to bring it more in line with a traditional bibimbap. I liked the abundance of ingredients used, the hot stone bowl and the crisped rice scrapped off the bowl sides at the end. Next time I'll try their traditional bibimbap for a comparison. Their hangover soup came with plenty of bean sprouts. The clear broth was not very complex with only a slight hint of the dried pollock used, dumped my bowl of rice into it to break up the crunch of all the bean sprouts which dominated the dish. Service was attentive and efficient, staff also friendly and said goodbye when we left It's worth a try for another visit as their other dishes on the menu looked interesting
Love me some Korean food! This place specializes in bi bim bap bowls, both hot stone dolsot and cold. Other items on the menu include gukbap and cold noodles. They have daily specials which look like they are about 2 bucks cheaper than the regular price. On this night they also had pork bone soup listed as a 'Today's Special' What was ordered: Pork bone soup - good but not as spicy as other places Bulgogi bi bim bap Steak bi bim bap - cubed pieces of steak, potion looked smaller than the other 2 dolsots Eggplant bi bim bap - this a 'favorite' item and can be ordered with pork or beef, the menu lists chicken as an option but we were told they discontinued the chicken option. The eggplant dolsot seem to come hotter than the others. It took a while to cool down but there was also nice crispy pieces of rice at the bottom. Banchan is not served for the table to share, it comes with your order on a tray you get two small dishes (marinated fish cake and kimchi on this night). All the rice dishes come with a bowl of seaweed soup. Service is quick but hands off (we got our food quickly but no one checked in mid meal). Environment is very casual with K-Pop playing at a tolerable volume in the background. This is a credit card friendly place. All in all was a good first experience, we would definitely come again.
Tried their bulgogi bibimbamp here, absolutely the best bibimbamp I've ever had! Love the rice crust and the sauce.
Super cutely decorated inside, I came on a Saturday for lunch and they were pretty busy. Lots of different types of bibimbap! Portions were big and the seafood pajeon was super flavourful. There wasn't a bad dish. We were a group of 10 that just walked in and they were actually able to accommodate us right away which was great.
Cute spot, food was really good and filing. Staff were really nice and the service was good. Food came out in a timely manner. Prices were reasonable and portions were good
My friends and I tried to get a table at Cho Sun Ok in the neighbouring plaza but unfortunately that place was packed out the wazoo and didn't even take reservations. Enter Bap.zip. Relatively new and apparently started up by the owners of the burned down Piggy's in the same parking lot? Anyways, parking lot is massive. The restaurant itself is mid sized but the floor plan is questionable. There's a lot of plants lying around but there's a lot of empty space and it doesn't feel like they made the most use of it. There's a projector showing cool tea making techniques and traditions that replays on loop. I had a group of 12 in my party. When we told the server she initially gave us two tables of 6??? Um sure? We found that kinda odd (and ended up joining the tables anyways which they didn't seem to mind). The menu is actually fairly simple. Hot stone bowl bibimbap, cold noodles and sides. Literally 3 categories. We tried a bunch of their hot stone bowl bibimbaps and the seafood pancake. One of my friends opted for the don katsu. The don katsu was good according to my friend. I personally thought the seafood pancake was average but my gf liked it. They don't put as much seafood in the pancake as some other places but they DO make it really crispy on the outside which is great. You could definitely taste a lot of bone in the pork gukbap yet it was STILL bland. My gf thought it was bland, I thought it was bland and my friends thought it was bland. They do put a lot of meats in it though. Props for that. Squid bibimbap was ok. Some pieces of squid were too chewy, some were cooked just right. The steak dolsot certainly looked the prettiest out of the whole lot but the steak was slightly overcooked (probably due to coming in a sizzling stone bowl and continuing the cooking process at the table; unavoidable tbh). Overall, I'd wager that the best tasting dish was probably the don katsu. Would I return? Hard to say. Probably not on my own if I'm being honest. But they are relatively new from what I've heard and most likely working out kinks in their operations.
Delicious meal of bulgogi bibimbap served with three sides and a soup. Flavourful and always hit the spot. Only downside is service is a bit slower but we didn't mind as we were chatting. Cute decor and good amount of parking in the plaza.
February 12, 2023 - still thinking about the Seafood Pancake :p My friends and I went here for dinner, we ordered the Seafood Pancake, Spicy Pork Dolsot and 2 Steak Dolsot. Everything tasted great, we do wish that there was more rice in the Dolsot (we did order extra rice) but overall it was very good. The restaurant is nice and the staff was very friendly. It actually turns into another restaurant in the evening.
LOVE that Bap Zip gives you your own individual banchan along with the meal. I ordered their #1 seller which is the egg plant dolsot bibimbap, which comes with some beef, seaweed soup and an array of sides to make it such a colourful meal. The variety and colourful dishes really make it appetizing, worth it for just shy of $20. I also don't see many spots serving eggplant with bibimbap and I felt like I had well-balanced meal. However, I wouldn't say it's above other spots I had or a homemade Korean meal. If I had to be picky, the kimchi is a bit too tart for my liking and the japchae could use a tiny bit more sesame oil. It's okay but not blow my socks off ya know what I mean? My SO got the tofu stew with mackerel and we also ordered another side of mackerel. He enjoyed his meal and would gladly return. Plus I want to try their gukbap next time! read more
1 year ago
Probably it's because I ordered their gamjatang and not their bibimbap, I would rate their food 3.5 stars. The soup flavour was decent - with some complexity to it, but it was too spicy for me (they couldn't adjust the level of spiciness). The meat was relatively tender, but it was definitely not "falling off the bone". There was a piece that was quite boney, and the meat was really hard to come off. Their bachans tasted great though! The reason why I rounded down to 3 stars was their service. Throughout the whole meal the service was satisfactory. However we were told to pay at the counter twice in a time span of 5 mins when my friends and I were done with our meal and chatting. I understand it's a Saturday night, but no one was waiting by the door and there were at least 2-3 tables unoccupied when we left at approx 7:30pm read more
First time coming to this location, but I've been to the RH location. This location is definitely more spacious, brighter and less congested as the RH location. There are also "private" rooms for a party of 4 or more. The restaurant was already more than half full by 6pm on a Saturday, so suggest coming earlier if you can. There are lots of parking available. We ordered the bibimbap, hangover soup and seafood pancake. The soup and rice didn't take a long time but the seafood pancake definitely took more than 20 mins. Everything came in big portions especially the soup! I had to pack the rest and it was pretty much a meal for the next two days lol The pancake was crispy and they gave lots of seafood. Definitely worth ordering! The bibimbap was good, lots of toppings. read more
Their bibimbaps are excellent. Compared to the bibimbap in other Korean restaurants, the ones at Bap Zip are tastier and in bigger portion (come in bigger bowl). They have both cold and dolsot (hot stone pot) bibimbap, including varieties that are not commonly found in other Korean restaurants (such as Wild Vegetables Bibimbap [which comes with Soybean Paste Stew], Soy Shrimps Bibimbap, Tartare Bibimbap, Eggplant Dolsot Bibimbap, and Spicy Squid Dolsot Bibimbap). I had the traditional Dolsot Bibimbap which was vegetarian (rice, fried egg, spinach, zucchini, radish, red cabbage, shiitake mushrooms, carrot, bracken, bean sprouts). It came hot in the large hot stone pot, and contained more veggies compared to other bibimbaps I've had. Service was friendly and they were able to accommodate my request to substitute the kimchi with extra spinach. The bibimbap came with 3 banchan (small side dishes) and a small bowl of seaweed soup (which was perfect to eat with the rice). Other items on the menu were gukbap (soupy rice porridge with different ingredients), soft tofu / soybean paste stews, and cold noodles in broth with hard-boiled eggs (which would be perfect for hot summer days). The ambience in the restaurant was casual; it was bright and clean inside, and they had gender-neutral restroom. There were ample parking spaces in the plaza, and also walking distance to bus stops. read more
Bap.Zip is in the Pat Thornhill Market plaza, and offers plenty of free parking. Post-movie starvation led us to this haven where generous portions met our ravenous appetites. My eggplant bibimbap (I had to pack half to go!) and my partner's spicy squid one were culinary hugs in a stone bowl, kept piping hot. Great mix of textures and flavours. Don't forget to scrape off the crispy rice at the bottom -- it's extra scrumptious. We keep coming here for a reason. The ambiance is clean and inviting, though the tables are very close together so you might get to know your neighbours a bit. Service is a little lacking. It might take a while to catch the server's attention or pay your bill. But hey, good things come to those who wait. Quick note: The usual road/entrance into the plaza is under construction -- follow the detour signs through Morgan Ave. read more
2 years ago
3.5 This place specialises in a bibimbaps and they have a nice and big selection. We got the beef bulgogi and spicy pork and both were very good. Lots of toppings and there was a decent amount of rice and crispy rice bottom. Had to take off some stars because their other menu items were not as good sadly. We ordered the seafood pancake to share (not pictured) and it was very doughy and dry. It did have quite a bit of squid and shrimp toppings but the base was very dense. Definitely not my favourite place to get the seafood pancake. On the other hand the cold noodle was just alright. Nothing too special. Overall, I would stick to their stone bowl rice dishes :) read more
We had a satisfying meal at this restaurant last week! I'm a big fan of katsu, and I was delighted to try their gigantic katsu meal that is the same length of our tray! It was delicious and enough for 2. The pork bone soup was pretty good, we even got a second one to go. The beef omlette though was slightly disappointing for $8. This resto so offers 5% cash discount! read more
Arrived on a Sunday approx 1145, place wasn't too busy, only 2 tables occupied, old style Korean ballads playing, nice change of pace to the normal K-pop tunes. Tables started to fill up after 1230. Nicely decorated with nature themed dividers between the tables along the wall, nice touch. Ordered the eggplant bibimbap and their hangover soup Bibimbap came sizzling hot in it's stone bowl with plenty of ingredients/protein. Unfortunately it had a beany mapo tofu like flavor profile which was not what I expecting, asked for more gochujang sauce to bring it more in line with a traditional bibimbap. I liked the abundance of ingredients used, the hot stone bowl and the crisped rice scrapped off the bowl sides at the end. Next time I'll try their traditional bibimbap for a comparison. Their hangover soup came with plenty of bean sprouts. The clear broth was not very complex with only a slight hint of the dried pollock used, dumped my bowl of rice into it to break up the crunch of all the bean sprouts which dominated the dish. Service was attentive and efficient, staff also friendly and said goodbye when we left It's worth a try for another visit as their other dishes on the menu looked interesting read more
Love me some Korean food! This place specializes in bi bim bap bowls, both hot stone dolsot and cold. Other items on the menu include gukbap and cold noodles. They have daily specials which look like they are about 2 bucks cheaper than the regular price. On this night they also had pork bone soup listed as a 'Today's Special' What was ordered: Pork bone soup - good but not as spicy as other places Bulgogi bi bim bap Steak bi bim bap - cubed pieces of steak, potion looked smaller than the other 2 dolsots Eggplant bi bim bap - this a 'favorite' item and can be ordered with pork or beef, the menu lists chicken as an option but we were told they discontinued the chicken option. The eggplant dolsot seem to come hotter than the others. It took a while to cool down but there was also nice crispy pieces of rice at the bottom. Banchan is not served for the table to share, it comes with your order on a tray you get two small dishes (marinated fish cake and kimchi on this night). All the rice dishes come with a bowl of seaweed soup. Service is quick but hands off (we got our food quickly but no one checked in mid meal). Environment is very casual with K-Pop playing at a tolerable volume in the background. This is a credit card friendly place. All in all was a good first experience, we would definitely come again. read more
9 months ago
Super cutely decorated inside, I came on a Saturday for lunch and they were pretty busy. Lots of different types of bibimbap! Portions were big and the seafood pajeon was super flavourful. There wasn't a bad dish. We were a group of 10 that just walked in and they were actually able to accommodate us right away which was great. read more
2 years ago
Cute spot, food was really good and filing. Staff were really nice and the service was good. Food came out in a timely manner. Prices were reasonable and portions were good read more
My friends and I tried to get a table at Cho Sun Ok in the neighbouring plaza but unfortunately that place was packed out the wazoo and didn't even take reservations. Enter Bap.zip. Relatively new and apparently started up by the owners of the burned down Piggy's in the same parking lot? Anyways, parking lot is massive. The restaurant itself is mid sized but the floor plan is questionable. There's a lot of plants lying around but there's a lot of empty space and it doesn't feel like they made the most use of it. There's a projector showing cool tea making techniques and traditions that replays on loop. I had a group of 12 in my party. When we told the server she initially gave us two tables of 6??? Um sure? We found that kinda odd (and ended up joining the tables anyways which they didn't seem to mind). The menu is actually fairly simple. Hot stone bowl bibimbap, cold noodles and sides. Literally 3 categories. We tried a bunch of their hot stone bowl bibimbaps and the seafood pancake. One of my friends opted for the don katsu. The don katsu was good according to my friend. I personally thought the seafood pancake was average but my gf liked it. They don't put as much seafood in the pancake as some other places but they DO make it really crispy on the outside which is great. You could definitely taste a lot of bone in the pork gukbap yet it was STILL bland. My gf thought it was bland, I thought it was bland and my friends thought it was bland. They do put a lot of meats in it though. Props for that. Squid bibimbap was ok. Some pieces of squid were too chewy, some were cooked just right. The steak dolsot certainly looked the prettiest out of the whole lot but the steak was slightly overcooked (probably due to coming in a sizzling stone bowl and continuing the cooking process at the table; unavoidable tbh). Overall, I'd wager that the best tasting dish was probably the don katsu. Would I return? Hard to say. Probably not on my own if I'm being honest. But they are relatively new from what I've heard and most likely working out kinks in their operations. read more
Delicious meal of bulgogi bibimbap served with three sides and a soup. Flavourful and always hit the spot. Only downside is service is a bit slower but we didn't mind as we were chatting. Cute decor and good amount of parking in the plaza. read more
February 12, 2023 - still thinking about the Seafood Pancake :p My friends and I went here for dinner, we ordered the Seafood Pancake, Spicy Pork Dolsot and 2 Steak Dolsot. Everything tasted great, we do wish that there was more rice in the Dolsot (we did order extra rice) but overall it was very good. The restaurant is nice and the staff was very friendly. It actually turns into another restaurant in the evening. read more
Saw this restaurant 's commercial on Chinese TV, and the wife wants to try it. I looked up some Yelp reviews, and they looked decent. So we went tonight with High Expectations! Big Expectations ,Big Disappointments! The Good: The restaurant is clean. Lots of parking space at the strip mall. The decor is pleasant. I like the bamboo Wife ordered their famousEggplant Dolsot $18. She likes the eggplant. The Bad: I ordered the Spicy pork dolsot. It was so sweet, I couldn't eat it. It was like eating a lump of sugar. The rice was sticky. I like Chinese sticky rice but not in a stone bowl.. I forced myself to eat a few spoonfuls and had to stop before I threw up. The small bowl of seaweed soup that came with the dinner was Luke warm and tasted fishy! I like steamy hot soup. When a soup is served, I like to see the steam coming out of the soup. The 3 side dishes that came with the meal were also subpar. One white cabbage slices was doused with sweet mayo. Couldn't eat it. The other 2 kimchi types were also not my cup of tea. I have been to many Korean restaurants, and this is the worst! Don't get me wrong about sweets, I love ice cream, milk chocolate, all kinds of cookies, as long as they are not too sweet. As a matter of fact, I find most western deserts too sweet for my taste buds. I prefer Asian deserts that are not too sweet. Probably only contain 50% sugar as compared with western deserts. I particularly can't stand sugar in my food. We don't add sugar in any of our food at home. The waitress offered 5% discount if you pay cash. We did. Would I go back? What do you think? I took the uneaten Dolsot home. Added a cup of plain white rice, 2 scrambled eggs, one Chinese sausage, and stirred fried into a fried rice to salvage it. I didn't want to throw it in the garbage. I didn't add any salt or spices, and rice was still too sweet. I had to sprinkle some sea salt and salted peanuts on it to neutralize the sweet, spicy pork/rice. My final creation was 10 times better! read more
Came for dinner and the food was all pretty good. We came to try their beef and eggplant dolsat (bibimbap in a stone bowl) and it was really nice. Eggplant was great and textures were nice, especially as the rice got a nice crust on it as it continued to cook in the stone bowl. It lacked a tiny bit of flavor otherwise it was close to perfection. Delicious and would get again. Saw reviews to get the mung bean pancakes - they were panfried very nicely eith a great crust but that sauce made it. I imagine the seafood pancake would be done really well. Also tried their cold noodles with beef pancake. Noodles were nice and broth was super refreshing. Wasn't a fan of the beef pancake but would definitely get the noodles again. Great service and we enjoyed our meal. Would come back! They close at 830pm as it turns into a different establishment/bar at night. read more
4 years ago
the perfect dolsot!! hot stone bowl kept my meal piping HOTTTT the entire time and the fermented bean sauce flavoured the entire dish so well. the soups were satisfying and each meal came with 3 side dishes. this meal was exactly what we needed for a quick late night dinner and I would highly recommend their dolsot if you're a fan of scorched rice! on our menu: - beef eggplant dolsot - hangover gukbap - gamjatang read more
3 years ago
Located just south of Glen Cameron Rd. On the east side of Yonge St. Food is yummy, we tried yukhwae bipbimbap and soon tofu soup. They also have non-spicy childrens meal. Will return again to try other food read more
3 years ago
We ordered one of the bibimbap and donkatsu. Donkatsu is highly recommended! Huge portion and tastes like the traditional ones. Staff were friendly and engaging and both dishes tasted delicious with good portions! read more
3 years ago
We've been here twice, and both times we ordered the eggplant dolsot bibimbap. It is a MUST TRY! It is so good and well-flavoured. I'm not the biggest fan of eggplant, but it just tastes sooo delicious. The first time, we tried the hangover soup and mung bean pancake since we've never had either before. The hangover soup was good but it was a lot, and I got a little bored of it after awhile. The mung bean pancake was also good and interesting. I personally liked it, but my partner wasn't the biggest fan. It had 4 pieces, so it might be better to share with more people. The second time, in addition to the eggplant dolsot, we tried the seafood pancake and spicy squid dolsot. The seafood pancake was good but big for two people. It had a lot of seafood like shrimp, squid, and maybe pollock. The spicy squid dolsot wasn't as spicy/flavourful as we expected. I think the veggies neutralized it a bit. The spicy squid also looked a little different from the image. It was still good though. We ended up taking the pancake and spicy squid dolsot home since it was too much. Overall, I'd give this place a 4.5 if I could. We'd definitely go back to try more things. Also! Something to note, even though the restaurant closes at 8:15pm, it just changes to a bar called Feel90. We were still allowed to chat and eat without rush, but the menu changed and we were informed that the kitchen changed at that time. It was cool! read more
2 years ago
Nice, clean and spacious. Friendly and quick service, good food. Would def return to try other dishes read more
3 years ago
4 years ago
excellent service and amazing food, definitely will come back next time! I highly recommend the cold noodles and don katsu, super tender, soft meat and the portions are very big, great for sharing. read more
