I used to go to Daeji a lot when they had a Robson location. I felt like having a pork cutlet for lunch so I stopped by here yesterday. Not much to say on ambiance, but lunch menu looked affordable and filling. I got Garlic Pork Cutlet lunch special for $13.99. It came with rice, radish, macaroni, salad and soup. Everything looked good until I was shocked to see amount of garlic on my food. Surprisingly there was lots of garlic chips and minced garlic on top. I scraped so much of minced garlic from the meat. Garlic chips were bit dry instead of crispy. I took off 1 star because the garlic was too overpowering, the garlicky flavour was smothering my tongue for hours and hours. Service was pretty good. The Korean owner offered me a refill on a side dish and offered me some. I had to get a soda to wash garlic flavour off my mouth. Other than that food was pretty good. Portion was just right for 1 person. Food was yummy and filling. read more

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Stopped here for an early dinner before VSO. surprised it was not busy on Saturday night, unlike other restaurants on the same block. So cautious. However, we were really surprised at how delicious, well prepared, and great value for money this place was. Very reasonable prices for downtown. Tried the pork cutlets with rice and sides. Soul Food. Hit the spot. Will definitely come back again. read more

vancouver downtown restaurants are understandably glitzy so i am glad that places like this exist where you can get simple quick food for $15 or so. doesn't have the experience or the wait lines of ramen or sushi but its yummy and filling. foundation of the restaurant scene. heads up tho service is kinda mid and they only take cash or et. read more

Dae-Ji Cutlet House - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I've eaten here a few times now and have been impressed by the consistency of their pork cutlet. While I haven't had the pleasure of trying this food in house, I have had take out about four times now and each time I have ordered the Spicy Cheese pork cutlet. I obviously cannot get enough of it! I find that when a restaurant advertises their dish as spicy, it doesn't really accurately depict that word in flavour. However, this dish is genuinely spicy!! And it's incredibly well priced for the amount of food that you get: two cutlets, a side of rice, coleslaw, and macaroni. The pork cutlet is tender and breaded, smothered in cheese and spicy gravy. Yum! I am very pleased with this food. Just note that it is very fast food like so it is greasy. read more

Dae-Ji Cutlet House - Dae-Ji Spicy Cheese Pork Cutlet - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Not wow. I didn't like the number 1 - original pork chop with gravy. It tasted like some cheap dry-fried porkchop that just came from a cheap all you can eat restaurant (the gravy reminded me of Uncle Willy). So this is a Korean porkchop restaurant. My meal before tax and tip was $10.99 but I don't think its worth that price for the flavor. It came with sides. One of the sides was macaroni in mayo sriracha sauce. When I first saw it, I was like what weird cheesy color look it has. Then I was like eww. I don't take spice. The decor is on the lower end. The place needs to be renovated. Floor and walls are dirty or tire looking. Also the menu had a lot of items not available (see my picture). Server there doesn't speak fluent English but she does understand. I don't think I will go back. read more

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This place was alright. I expected something different when the pork katsu was with cheese, but I got the spicy sauce which gave an interesting twist to it. However the katsu was just alright, it wasn't amazing, but it was good enough. The major concern was that they don't accept U.S. cards, they didn't specify that in the sign they had up front, so they forced us to use u.s. cash and said it's one to one. Meaning whatever our price of $28 in Canadian we had to pay $28 in U.S. would have been a 4 star cause the food wasn't bad and I liked the scenery; however, they basically stole my money. read more

Dae-Ji Cutlet House - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Making good fried chicken seems to be a bit of an art. You need the chicken to be perfectly moist on the inside and yet stay relatively crisp on the outside. Dae-ji's soy chicken checks off these two boxes, and to boot, the sauce is amazing Quick disclaimer though: not every location makes the fried chicken the same. I've definitely noticed that the Dae-ji near Metrotown has some pretty dry chicken. The Dae-ji on Dunsmuir (and the one on North Rd.) definitely does it better. And one more note: Their "potatoes" are literally like chips instead of the usual potato slices haha. Another thing is this location is definitely a lot smaller than other ones, so this isn't going to be a quick in and out sort of meal unless you get a cutlet meal maybe. read more

Dae-Ji Cutlet House - Soy chicken (with bones) and with extra potatoes (though they were more like chips) - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I used to go to Dae-Ji a lot for lunch until I got sick from raw chicken in my fried rice (almost a year ago). Decided to give this place another try because my friend wanted to have "Korean fast food". The food here is just ... meh for me now‍. Probably because I still remember how sick I was. But the price and the portion are good thou. We had Kimchi Fried rice and Pork Cutlet. read more

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Managed to convince my coworkers to come visit this place with me for lunch. Right when we got there, the place was filled already and there was only one table left so they made us wait. Shortly after though, someone came after us and got seated at that table. It wouldn't have been a big issue but the table that we ended up waiting 20 mins for ended up being a two-person table anyways in which they just added an extra seat on the side for the third person...so not sure why they would make us wait the extra time when we ended up getting the same size table anyways.... Don't expect speedy service on a weekday lunch since there's only one person in the kitchen and one person taking orders and serving I got the original pork cutlet which is great at first since the cutlet is just out of the fryer but after a while, it becomes soggy due to the gravy that's poured over the cutlet. My coworker got the fish cutlet and since that doesn't come with gravy, the cutlet is nice and crispy until the end of the meal. The portions were quite filling; I didn't finish all of my rice nor the sides for my lunch meal. Definitely decently priced for what you paid for but there's better options for korean food in the downtown area. read more

Dae-Ji Cutlet House - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

So rumour had it here Dae-Ji makes a decent cutlet, so there was only 1 way to find out. Parking is all metered here, which is bad. However, there may be a loading bay or two in the area. The interior looked a little worn down, but it felt nice and bright. Mostly because of the orange walls. The restuarant was almost completely full.. of Koreans. Authenticity test - check. The tables are all small. The largest group you can fit comfortably here is probably 5. Staff were pretty friendly. The eating area was quite narrow. The staff kept bumping into me. I was sitting at the end of a table though. Their classic Dae-Ji cutlet is 2 pieces of breaded pork, crispy on the outside but nice and tender on the inside, and covered in gravy. The dishes come with salad (shredded lettuce with dressing), a bit of macaroni + cheese sauce, corn, and rice. It tasted like comfort food. Portion size was decent, and everything tasted good, including the rice. I also tried some of the spicy cutlet. This is the same cutlet, but covered with mozzarella cheese and a bit of spicy sauce. Also tasty. One thing I noticed while eating here was that a lot of the other (Korean) customers were going for the fried chicken. Maybe someone can chime in on this one. Overall, my friends and I left happy. read more

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If you are looking for Ambiance probably find somewhere else. But if you are looking for old school Korean pork cutlet, this is the place! Pretty awesome portions and reasonable price. read more

After a long day of exploring downtown and attending Doors Open Vancouver, I was exhausted and saw this place. I was craving Korean food as well, so this was the perfect place to try out. The service was good. It wasn't anything spectacular, but it got the job done. Food wise, I got the pork cutlet curry rice. I really enjoyed the pork cutlet itself. It was fried perfectly. The portion was huge for the price! With the combo, it also had two different sides of macaroni and some cabbage on the side. If you're looking for a place that won't break your wallet, come here! It's worth a try. P.S. Make sure you bring cash or a debit card! read more

Dae-Ji Cutlet House - Pork Cutlet Curry Rice ($8.50) - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I always have the curry and cutlets. The meal comes with two cutlets not one like the japanese place three doors down. The cutlets are very crispy in the areas that aren't covered in curry. They curry is just mildly hot with big chunks of potato. The meal comes with rice, sweet corn, coleslaw and a kimchi spiced macaroni salad. They also give you a big bottle of water to refill you glass. It's a good value at just over 17 dollars. You won't leave hungry but you will leave with a smile on your face. read more

Excellent Korean fried chicken. Their kimchi fried rice is also amazing. Definitely a great spot for some authentic taste of Korean cuisine :) my favorite is Pa Dak, goes very well with beer! read more

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Dae Ji is one of my favourite korean fried chicken places in the Downtown core. I have tried both the sweet & sour spicy and volcano fried chickens. The portions of food are huge for the price you pay (about $23), one order can more than comfortably satisfy two adults. You can also split your full order of chicken into two flavours allowing you to sample the different tastes. I would only recommend the volcano fried chicken for fans of super spicy food as it does pack a strong kick and that is coming from a fan of heat... As for the restaurant itself, it has fairly limited seating so you may need to wait a bit during busy times. The service staff are also incredibly friendly and welcoming. read more

3.5 for a simple hole in the wall Korean restaurant. I've eaten here 4 times and usually for lunch. This place is pretty busy during lunch time so if I am eating here, I try to stop by around 11AM. The portions are a good size and the price is very affordable. When I feel like a heavier meal, I'd order one of their lunch specials or the kimchi fried rice. It depends on the day, but my dishes are usually a little oily but overall satisfying. read more

Their mission is to serve up comfort food, and I think DaeJi accomplishes that well. They're a small diner-like Korean restaurant with a pretty interesting menu. Beyond tonkatsu, curry dishes, and kimchi fried rice, they also serve up crazy hamburger steak plates. In hindsight, I should have tried a pork cutlet dish or kimchi fried rice as they're listed as their specialty, but the hamburger steak plate just called my name. At $10, I think it's fair considering the huge portions. The food certainly isn't the best I've had, but the food was good flavours reminds me something sort of homey. I had the Mushroom Hamburger Steak. The gravy was nice and thick (which is the way I like gravy, so spot on!). It was savoury, but it also had this nice sweetness to it. The hamburger steaks were ridiculously huge and tender. The macaroni was a surprise but it was really nice and refreshing contrast to the heavy hamburger steaks. It's worth checking out, and I know I'll be back! read more

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I visited this restaurant at it's Coquitlam location off North Rd. The decor is really cute. I had the kimchi fried rice with a side order or fish and chicken cutlet. THe cutlets are covered in panko bread crumbs and fried. However, the cutlets were not greasy. They come with a homemade tartar sauce, which is absolutely delicious. My dad had the curry pork cutlet on rice. It was ok but a bit too saucy for me. Both of us had enough for left-overs, which is great for the value. I would definitely go back if I was in the mood for chicken, pork, or fish cutlets. read more

Dae-Ji Cutlet House - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Daeji is a Korean restaurant which is closeby my office. I came here with a coworker to get some Korean food we had been craving. There aren't too many Korean restaurants in the area but it was too far to travel down Rosbon today so we kept it closeby. The place itself looks quite rundown, and probably needs a good renovation to attract more people. I usually don't have a problem with rundown places (they usually have better food) but I did see a fairly big bug climbing up the wall which creeped the crap out of me because it was right by the kitchen (which is in the open area and no behind another door). That was a turnoff so we decided to move to a table near the window so we wouldn't have that issue. We ordered two dishes, a kimchi fried rice and a pork cutlet which were both pretty good. The portion was really big for each dish, which was $9.99 so that made the experience much better after our previous encounter. The food is so rich though so it may leave you with a bit of a bloated feeling if you each too much so 1-2 dishes is more than enough for two people. It does taste really good, so keep both of those options in mind to resist the temptation of eating too much! Overall, I give my experience 3 stars. The good portions and overall taste were overshadowed by the discomfort of the uncleanliness of the establishment. I would come back to another location and see how that experience compares. read more

Dae-Ji Cutlet House - Pork cutlet - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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I tried the original port cutlet. The pork was fried nicely but I'm not a huge fan of the gravy as it became a weird texture after the food cooled down a bit. The dish came with some sides which included the spicy macaroni - and I mean they were spicy! Good portion for the price. Definitely fills you up. Interior is dated. This is a really popular place to grab food for students. There was a line outside starting at around noon. They only take cash and debit cards. read more

Dae-Ji Cutlet House - Original pork cutlet - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

The food is so-so. One of the only places that has a cheese cutlet downtown, so there's that. Presentation is kind of sad looking. The service isn't great. The people working there don't really know what service is. If the prices were lower then maybe that'd be forgivable. The worst part though, is their insistence on only taking Canadian debit and cash. Vancouver is an international city, get with the times. read more

very slow service good food small restaurant average price for the area If I had to choose 1 dish: fish cutlet but with spicy sauce would i go back? Maybe read more

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The male staff is extremely rude. They don't speak well English and will just hang up on the phone.

Food is good, price is reasonable, restaurant interior is nice but this restaurant has identity crisis. Also, the food presentation is a little mediocre. By the way, I went to the one on Robson near Denman their new location. read more

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Chicken taste good, kimchi fried rice is very light taste. I feel these are not taste like Korean. No bathroom is biggest disappointment. Also the smoke from the kitchen is directly to the dinning area. Not preferable. read more

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Managed to slip in while it was empty (~4-5PM). Had the Daeji pork cutlet which came with white rice / small portion of macaroni/cheese / coleslaw. Did not expect a large portion of pork cutlet but hey, for the price it definitely was worth it! Filling indeed and would come back if I'm around Vancouver again. read more

Dae-Ji Cutlet House - Daeji Pork Cutlet with rice/macaroni-cheese/coleslaw - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

This place is always full during lunch time. The people here are great, and the food portions are just incredible. Its a great place to get lunch for around $8 bucks, however it can feed two people (you and a mini version of you). I usually eat the whole thing, and drowse off in class, but atleast i have a smile on my belly. They are known for their pork cutlets, but seriously all their food is good. Also they are very sanitary, which you wouldnt think based on the look of their sign board, but have no fear. The open kitchen allows you to see whats going on. Try this hidden gem, its tiny. read more

Direct translation of the word Dae-Ji to Korean is "Pig". Once you know then it makes sense why they would name this place Dae-Ji. On friend's recommendation we decided to come here for dinner. The place is pretty tiny so we thought we would have to get take outs since we both had strollers. Luckily, it wasn't very busy and we were able to park our two strollers and eat our food there. I got pork cutlet with kimchi soup and my friend got the fish one. Pros: -Food is a pretty good portion for the price. -It was pretty tasty. The cutlet were thick and nicely battered. Good meat to batter ratio. I hate it when the meat is too thin and there is more batter coating on it than the actual meat. Cons: -They once accept cash or debit. No credit accepted here. :( - Very small so it would be hard to come here with a stroller. So best to avoid the rush lunch time if you have a stroller. Overall, a pretty good food for a good price. So this get a solid 3 stars, maybe even 3.5. read more

Came here for the volcano chicken ($20). Big ass plate of battered fried spicy chicken. Can't go wrong. Took the leftovers home and it took 3 separate sittings to finish it up between 2 gals. Nice. read more

Dae-Ji Cutlet House - Volcano chicken - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

No washroom! I hated that because I really had to go after I ordered. Ordered kimch fried rice, but wasn't so good. Something was wrong with it but I could not tell. I'm not sure if their water jug is healthy(or safe) to drink from because it seems they are reusing sauce bottles. Since there was no sauce flavor, I think they've been using dishwasher to clean it and have been using it for a long time. Overall, it was gross and never coming back. read more

**Trivia/Graphic design preamble** The word Daeji is the English phonetic spelling ( Reverse konglish) for the Hangul word for pig, hence the pig nose in the middle of the word. Now you're in the loop to for what they're trying to get at with their branding. ***** While walking down dunsmuir, I smelt something familiar and got a belly grumble. Ate some Kimchi fried rice at Daeji and the portion pretty tasty but so large I couldn't finish. Don't get me wrong, large portions are Always good. If you're down with quick/school style Korean food then this place will not fail to disappoint but don't go in expecting fancy Korean styled Bennihannas. Until I jump into something more on their menu this will have to stay as a middle row rating with a Superstar ability to serve up something quick and filling. Next time I'll challenge the cheese Donkassuh. read more

Don't have clean facilities, dirty ventilation screen and lighting, Run-down conditions not only worker suffering also myself. For the food, no impression. read more

I'm glad I gave Dae-Ji a second chance. After a lunch visit yesterday, I have changed my mind on this place. Seeing how I didn't entirely enjoy the curry last time, I went with their #1 menu item - Pork Cutlet with Gravy. It came with two large pieces of cutlet. The pork was a bit tough. Gravy was heavy on the Worcestershire sauce (I'm pretty sure that's the taste). Overall it came together nicely and did what comfort food does best on a cold day. I also had (repeating) tastes of my companion's Kimchi Fried Rice. This one was so wow wow wow! Good flavour. Actually is spicy with loads of kimchi. The egg on top was cooked to a perfect runny mess. The portions appear to be designed for either giants or teenage boys. Two people can easily share an entree for lunch and be pleasantly full. Sitting is limited so come early if you plan to dine in. CASH & DEBIT ONLY. read more

Dae-Ji is the place for me when I'm looking for quick and filling food near my studio. These boys fry up a mean Kimchi Fried Rice with enough left-overs to sate a rumbling tummy for hours and hours and hours. They also provide plenty of cutletted meat with accompaniments of rice, veggies, hot saucyness, curries and the best playmates to any meal, eggs! read more

Honestly, I'm not a big fan - but where else can you get tonkatsu in Vancouver? Perhaps I went during a too-busy lunch, but the food was prepared sloppily, with way too much sauce, and the pork was dry and chewy - I had ordered the kimchi cheese tonkatsu. I am admittedly biased as I've gone to some fantastic freshly made cutlet places in other cities. If you want a cheap meal in downtown Vancouver, you could do worse. But if you want real Korean food, you could definitely do better! read more

Ambience much better at their Robson. Unless you like the tons of students in the area all yapping away lol. Smaller location but as with my other review, pretty hearty meal b/c comes with a lot of rice. another drop in the stars is the parking, obviously surrounded by lots of one way streets: Richards and Seymour. Plus no street parking on Dunsmuir. read more

This is a place that you can pass by and never notice. It's just not in a place where you look. But boy will you be happy you found it. Simple good food, with filling portions and some interesting options for food. Spicy cheese pork chop on rice? Thank you very much. Pizza pork chop on rice? Absolutely. Definitely a spot if you want a filling lunch while trying something a bit different. Be warned. They only take cash or debit. read more

I've eaten at Dae-Ji downtown and also at their branch in Lougheed several times. For less than $10 you can have a warm, very filling, delicious meal (albeit laden with calories). Every time I go I always take 1 cutlet home and have it for dinner or even lunch the next day because the portions are so huge! I recommend The pork cutlet with curry and also the pork with gravy and cheese. I've always gone with friends (Korean, Japanese and Canadian) an everyone agrees it's a hit! (Especially for those of us who are strapped for cash). The interior and washrooms could do with a bit of renovation but it's a cheap and cheerful place and the staff are always pleasant. We'll be back. read more

I find Dai-Ji to be a great place for a quick, filling and tasty meal downtown! Because I had to go to class right after my meal, I wanted to try to order something that I could finish. Both times I've eaten here, I've gone for the small dish combination, which is one cutlet of your choice plus the usual sides of rice, corn, slaw and a macaroni salad. It always looks like it's going to be too much gravy but it ends up being enough to eat with the cutlet and finish up the rice. I've had the pork cutlet both times and the cutlet is perfectly fried up while not being greasy at all. The sides are ultra-comforting. The restaurant is very simple and service is fairly basic but friendly. Tables are set with a menu for each seat as well as a bottle of water and self-serve cutlery. The regular meals are a better value and could probably actually feed two people! read more

2 meals in one. literally. their dish portions - not only their pork cutlets - are huge. personally, i prefer the chicken curry dish more than the pork tonkatsu with gravy. each bite was full of taste. the prices are decent, pretty cheap considering the restaurant is in downtown. most dishes are $6.99-7.99. good spot for a cold day or for a very very hungry day. read more

Dae-Ji Cutlet House - pork tonkatsu with gravy. - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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