I pass by this restaurant many times and I always thought that this place must be super small inside. To my surprise its not that small. It was actually busy when we came. We were a table of 6 people. We each ordered the lunch special. I got the plain tofu beef soup with rice. It was quite tasty. However, I did find the portion size somewhat small. Parking is hit and miss. There are only a few parking spots in front of the restaurant. There are plenty of parking spots on the street. Service was ok. Not the best but passable. read more

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This is my third time coming to DooBoo. I was introduced to this place by my Korean friend. I have never had soft tofu soup before. But this has become my absolute favorite. I often crave sundubu and DooBoo comes to my rescue. The soup is perfectly spiced. The medium can be quite spicy, so go for mild and add gochujang if you need to up the spice level. The service is prompt and nice - no fuss! I have also tried their japchae. While it's pretty good, it's a tad bit on the expensive side. Their pancakes are pretty delectable too. I like their stone bibimbab. It is pretty good in taste with great quantity for the price. read more

DooBoo - Stone bibimbab - Korean Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Food was quick, service was basic but all the elements were there. I dropped in for a quick lunch and left full for $16.99/person. There was plenty of food and it was nice to be able to crack a fresh egg into my tofu soup. Parking right out front is tight and difficult to access from Kingsway if going west to east but there are some options around. read more

Solid Korean comfort food with an authentic vibe. The tofu soups are flavorful, the sides are fresh, and the whole menu feels well thought-out without trying too hard. Can't really go wrong with any of the soups or entrees. Service is good too. Not overly trendym just good food done right. Great for a cozy lunch or chill dinner when you want something warm, filling, and not overcomplicated. read more

Restaurant isn't too big so we had to wait a bit for seating. Couldn't wait inside so we unfortunately had to stand in the cold. Some of the service was good, but some was a bit lacking. So, I'm having mixed feelings about service. 1. Stir-fried rice cakes with dumplings 2.5/5. It was good but nothing special. Maybe it was our fault for not making it more spicy so it was a little bland. The dumplings didn't have much filling in it. 2. Seafood pancake 4/5. Sizzling hot. Super crispy. Best eaten with the sauce. 3. Tofu hotpot 5/5. Next time I'd go for medium spicy. Tofu is soft, broth is flavourful. Comes with stone bowl rice. Will get again. 4. Short rib LA 5/5. Sweet, salty, tender, and charred to perfection. Must be eaten with rice but I could not stop eating this one. My favorite dish. 5. Stone bibimbap 4.5/5. Good price for the portion size. Great flavour. 6. Pork belly with fried garlic 3/5. Fried garlic was no longer crispy after a while so it just stuck to our teeth. Pork belly was lacking the flavour. Yes it comes with sauce and a sesame salt mix but for the price, I'd rather get the short ribs. I enjoy this place and will come again. Parking is a bit of a pain as it's very limited. The street parking on Kingsway is paid and isn't cheap. Look for parking elsewhere if there isn't any inside the complex. read more

When I'm in Burnaby I will make sure I visit DooBoo! The best selection of Korean hotpots in the area. I will get their spicy mayo rice hotpot with beef, always a good choice. If you want spicy try the seafood kimchi stew, it has the kick you are looking for! Service is always pleasant. It seems to be family owned and both times I've been during off hours, the family is enjoying their lunch break. Not a problem at all was nice to join them! Highly recommended. read more

DooBoo - Spicy mayo rice hotpot with beef and kimchi - Korean Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

They have a vegetarian menu if you ask. I found out by inquiring if I can just have a veggie japchae not on the given menu. Waiter was very polite and attentive to my vegetarian needs by asking the chef and circling back to me. I appreciate the call button on the table, otherwise we would have been ignored forever. It's a very busy place. I don't really like the plastic dishwares, as I prefer stainless steel that's used in other korean restaurants. The food and tea is hot, so using plastic is a big ick to me. The food was still delicious and met all expectations. There wasn't a big variety on the free little dishes you get with the table, but that's okay. The hot stone bimbimbap was also smaller than what I'm used to, but it was still good and we were full. We would definitely come back and recommend this place. read more

Enjoyed some hearty Korean food in the Edmonds area with ex-coworkers & friends on a rainy Saturday. Loved the stone pot bibimbap rice & the signature soft tofu soup. Other items like the seafood pancake & Korean fried chicken were also delicious! read more

It's raining season in Vancouver, which means we are constantly craving for hot soup and Dooboo never let me down with their signature tofu soup. I often get a tofu soup with pork or kimchi. If you eat there, they will give you a raw egg as an option to mix in with the soup for richer flavour. Another favourite dish of mine is their kim chi fried rice. As an Asian growing up in Asia, I have tried many fried rice including home made and fancy restaurants, but oh man this fried rice is of another level! My mouth is literally watering now thinking about it. My partner likes their tteokbokki with cheese and chicken and their grilled ribs. Most of their dish, you can adjust the spiciness level so don't worry if you can't handle too much heat. The restaurant temperature is quite cold in general and it's the only small inconvenience. Check them out and you won't be disappointed! read more

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Comfort home cooked style Korean place in south Burnaby. Attentive service and feels family run and inviting. They have delicious cold noodles, tofu hot pot and other delicious staples like japchae. Recently we had the KFC in honey garlic flavour and it was a bit toooo much garlic. A bit overpowering. And the chicken was a bit undercooked. And our bulgogi beef was over cooked so that it felt on the jerky side texture. All in all I would still come back but maybe not for the kfc to be safe. read more

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Tasty Korean place by Hastings and Griffiths. Parking is available in the tiny lot in front. There are only 4 or so spots. Try the side streets instead. Place looks relatively modern. Staff were friendly and quick. This place serves 3 appetizers. There was kimchi, turnip and jalapenos in soy sauce, and marinated bean curd strips. Tasty. The beef kimchi stew is pretty good. Comes with rice and the stone bowl that the rice was cooked in. There is the option to pour tea into the stone bowl. The rice then comes off easily (soft and somewhat mushy) instead of hard and crunchy (which is then chipped off with a spoon). My only complaint is that the food portions here are snack sized. I left hungry, even with an appetizer refill. read more

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Fantastic authentic Korean restaurant. Great selection of meats and soups. My group tried the soondooboo, kalbi, spicy pork, pork belly, chicken salad, all of which were fantastic. Parking is limited, and service can be slow. Understaffed and seating is limited. No reservations. read more

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Cute little hole-in-the-wall Korean spot with great prices for the portion size! They have all the usual suspects like tofu stew, BBQ meats, japchae, seafood pancakes, ddukboki, etc. But they also have stuff like fried chicken, steamed fish, and clams. We got: * Pork tofu stew * Beef galbi * Spicy steamed fish * Seafood pancake All very tasty! Each tofu stew comes with a bowl of rice in a stone bowl, and they'll even do a rice-tea soup for you with it. Nice touch. Banchan selection is a bit thin - we got fish cakes and kimchi - but very fresh and tasty. The kimchi was very flavorful and had a nice mix of fermentation without being too old and soggy. All in all, 100% recommend checking this place out. It punches way above its weight. read more

I went there when they first opened 8 years ago and this is my second time since then. Their food is excellent and family friendly service made our family's dinner delightful. People were going in and out consistently and food was fresh. Good atmosphere good food. What more can you ask... read more

Should have been 3 stars considering the service and the space, but decided in the end, food quality made this high "potential" restaurant back into a 2 star! Soft Tofu Soup - Seafood $12.99 2 stars My "Seafood" Sundobu was consist mainly of very tiny shrimps and clams ( both of the frozen varieties ), yes, I know 99.9% of Korean Tofu Soups uses frozen seafoods, but their quality is the lowest as both shrimps and clams are extremely tiny. At first when I use my spoon to stir my soup I thought they had forgotten to put in the seafood. Most places may include a few cuts of squid, one mussel, sometimes a lone scallop etc. but non was found in my "Seafood Sundobu" sad! Oh well, I guess that's the way it is with today's high food cost. Kimchi Stew - Seafood $12.99 2 stars Ditto from my description from above just add Kimchi... Banchan - 1 star For obvious reasons seen on photos. Final Score: 1.66 stars Verdict: Recommend (if you live in the area, also order other ingredients other than "seafood".) Otherwise, not worth the drive! read more

DooBoo - Korean Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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After playing a few hours of tennis, we were starving and needed some food to refuel. We decided to check out DooBoo, a Korean restaurant that neither of us had heard of, but was nearby. We dropped in on a Sunday afternoon (around 1:45pm) and the place was packed. Service was odd for a Korean spot; they were slow, didn't offer any banchan refills and it was difficult to get water/tea cups refilled. They're super stingy with the rice; we ordered a combo but they only gave us one bowl to share (that wasn't even filled to the top). It was a strange because the waitress originally grabbed both our bowls to fill but then she checked with one of the older waitresses and proceeded to fill just the one. Bizarre. The menu is split into appetizers, mains, combos and specials. A small two page menu but beware, prices are higher than the norm. - Banchan - sliced fish cake, kimchi and pickled daikon with onion. All the side dishes were solid, especially the sliced fish. Unfortunately, our waitress never offered any refills. - Soup & bulgogi ($20.99) - we went with combo A and opted for the beef tofu soup (spicy) and spicy pork bulgogi. Their tofu soup came out piping hot. Tofu pieces were soft and the broth had good flavour but there was barely any beef. Again, really stingy. Spicy pork bulgogi was nicely seasoned and slightly spicy but it was a small, small portion. Decent food but portions are tiny and pricey. Not on our must return list with so many other Korean spots in the area. 2.5 stars. read more

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Call me crazy, but a friend and I came here in the HEAT WAVE of 2018 and we ordered a little bit of both words, one cold noodle and one soft tofu soup. The soft tofu soup was FILLED with tofu and seafood in a flavourful, spicy broth. I really liked the flavour of this soup and it was NICE AND THICK! There were a few pieces of clam and some shrimp but they were shelled which was a little bit of a hassle but taste was great! The cold noodle had plenty of chewy noodles in a flavourful cold soup with some cucumbers, radish, a thin slice of beef and half a boiled egg. I find the price of cold noodles (not just here but everywhere) really expensive but it tasted good. The bowl of noodles was pretty big and it was very refreshing. Overall, good place for tofu soup in the area but a bit pricey compared to others! read more

A majority of American Yelpers were claiming this Korean restaurant was a gem. It actually was a good place to have dinner on a chilly night. The different types of tofu soups were welcoming, knowing we could let the server know how spicy we wanted and the type of meat to have. The Sweet and Spicy Chicken with salad could be a full meal instead of an appetizer with you ordered a cup of rice with the dish. Jop Chae noodles, Chicken bulgogi, and Kimchee pancake were ordered to go. If you need anything extra, don't expect the servers to see how you are doing. You will need to wave them over to get their attention (Korean method). Once you are done, they won't bring the check to you. You will need to go to the main counter and point to your table and they will provide the invoice, and take cash or credit on the spot. Parking is really bad in a small lot shared by 3 other business. It's best to park on the street if you can. Overall, this was a good experience, especially if you are craving a satisfying comfort soup meal on a chilly evening. read more

DooBoo - Korean Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Went to DooBoo today cuz I was craving soft tofu soup. This place is good. People tell me that their service is terrible, but I haven't had such an experience yet. I ordered the soft tofu soup spicy and it was good. My mom ordered the kimchi stew and it was a tad salty which they refuted it up and it was better. However, when they did that I'm guessing it burnt the kimchi inside and the whole soup tasted burnt. They didn't hesitate and took it off the bill. I haven't had any major problems with this place so I will continue to come here. The waitresses are pretty too lol good food and good company! read more

DooBoo - Spicy soft tofu soup - Korean Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Their spicy Korean chicken slaps. The tender chicken bits doused in their spicy sauce is morish that makes you want to eat more and more with rice. read more

I love the tofu soup. The soup is flavorful and the regular spice level is not that spicy. I find it just nice, when I am not in the mood for a burn. The tofu is so wobbly soft that I hate to break it. It comes with an egg too. You can either stir the egg in to get a creamier taste or just leave it and let the hot soup cook it into half boiled egg texture, with a runny yolk and all. The rice comes in the hot stone and the server will soften the crispy bits in the hot stone by adding tea to it. The ban chan is basic and I am not sure if they do refill as I never ask for that. Limited parking spots in the tiny lot in front. But there is street parking around the area. read more

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A small unnoticeable Korean restaurant in South Burnaby. Food is above average, pretty good kimchi stew, tofu soup, seafood pancake, bulgogi. Nothing wows you, but nothing taste bad either. It hits the spot when you want some decent Korean food without driving to North Road or Coquitlam. read more

The blandest soondooboo jjigae ever! It's a shame because the name of the restaurant is "dooboo" which means soft tofu.... maybe I'm just spoiled from the Korean community back at home but Vancouver is also known for its big asian community! Im giving it 3 stars because our server was kind and did her job to make us feel welcome when we came in. read more

Love their tofu soup & beef galbi combo. The soup is super flavourful and LOADED with protein. The galbi is always cooked to perfection. Totally hits the spot. read more

It looks so unassuming from the outside but the food offered is worth the price you're paying. I personally ordered Kimchi Jjigae with pork toppings and they did not mince out on the pork. read more

DooBoo - Mild Kimchi Jjigae with pork toppings - Korean Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Pork belly with fried garlic, very dry and overcooked, difficult to chew, fried garlics are not crispy at all. A very poor quality and over priced dish for $24. Stone bibimbab is watering, not good in the Tinfoil paper. Not as good as before, very disappointed. read more

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Came here for lunch and ordered their soft tofu soup, bibimbap and fried dumplings. Everything is yummy and up to standard for korean food. For a place called "soft tofu", their tofu certainly is soft! Prices are reasonable but the portion size is slightly smaller than what you'd find in Lougheed area. They also serve korean bbq but I didn't see a lot of great ventilation indoors so there would probably be a strong lingering smell. I only give it a 3 stars because I had a stomache right after eating (not sure if it's from here though or something I ate earlier). More on my blog: https://sincerelyloewe.com/dooboo/ read more

DooBoo - Korean Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Back in October of 2017, a new sundubu restaurant called DooBoo opened up in the former location of Kenzo Japanese Noodle House on the corner of Kingsway and Griffiths. Sundubu refers to soft tofu which is usually prepared in a stew in Korean cuisine. You can see their cute mascot on their wall, an anthropomorphized piece of tofu sitting in a bowl of simmering soup like it was a hot tub. As a Korean restaurant, you get the requisite banchan dishes that accompany your meal. I believe this was kimchi, strips of marinated tofu(?), and pickled veggies. On my first visit, I ordered the Hot Pot Rice with Fish Roe ($12.99). In the stone bowl was egg, seaweed, yellow pickled radish, imitation crab(?), sesame seeds, and topped with lots of fish roe. The hot stone bowl gave the rice on the bottom of the bowl a nice crispy char. This was actually a very good albap, a type of dolsot bimbimbap, with each bite filled with popping fish roe. Service was friendly and unobtrusive and they asked if I wanted more miso soup or banchan with my meal. I was impressed enough with my first visit that i decided to come back a week later to try some other dishes. First up was the Deep-Fried Veggie Dumplings ($6.99). These hot pockets had a thin and crisp skin and were served with a soy dipping sauce. I figured that I had to try their Soft Tofu Soup ($11.99) since this was a sundubu restaurant. I opted for the regular spice level since I can't really handle what Koreans consider as "spicy". Inside the hot bowl were five shell-on shrimp, plump clams, and plenty of silken tofu. They give you a raw egg on the side which you can crack into the soup. I was a bit concerned that I'd wind up breaking the egg and making a mess but I managed to get it all in the bowl. This dish also comes with a hot stone bowl of rice known as Noo Roong Ji or burnt rice. After developing a crispy coating, most of the rice is removed and the remaining crispy bits are left in the bowl. You're supposed to pour hot liquid in the bowl and mix it with the crispy rice to form a soup that you have at the end of your meal to aid digestion. I think it's a bit of an acquired taste as there is literally no flavour to this rice soup (and it's not like creamy congee). Plus, the soup defeats the crispiness of the rice that I actually do enjoy. As for the tofu soup, the combination of spice and molten tofu kept my tummy warm for hours. Definitely a cold-weather comfort dish. I decided to make it three weeks in a row and came back for a revisit to try their Japchae ($15.99) with sticky yam noodles and seafood (you have the option of what kind of noodle you want and the topping). My seafood japchae came with chopped shrimp, octopus, and clams (similar to what you would find in their tofu soup dishes. While the noodles had the expected chewy texture that you'd expect for japchae, I found that the seafood was overcooked and a bit rubbery. Perhaps their chicken or pork versions would be a better option. A couple of months later, I came back and ordered their Chicken Bulgogi with Tofu and Ground Pork Soup ($18.99). The soup was basically the same as the soft tofu soup that I had previously... plenty of soft tofu in a piping hot soup (just with ground pork instead of seafood). Like my earlier visit, it also came with a raw egg to crack into your soup as well as Noo Roong Ji (burnt rice). I actually preferred this version over their seafood one. The chicken bulgogi wasn't anything to write home about and was a bit dry and lacked flavour. I prefer the chicken bulgogi that we had at Potter's Garden (a little further west along Kingsway). Overall, most of the food items here seemed well prepared and accompanied with friendly service. read more

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Service: 5/5!!!! Friendly, Attentive, Quick to Cater. There are a lot of ways to eat Korean food & the waitress will go out of her way to explain how to properly eat certain dishes. Food: 4.5/5 Sizzling Savoury Spicy HotPots with Spice levels you can customize on 4-5 levels + Side Dishes [Kimchi + Fish Cakes + Pickled Onions] act as Sweet&Sour delicacies to cleanse the palette. The Seafood Pancake is Always a nice platter to share. read more

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3-3.5 stars for the food but I'm rounding up for the service, since they were very nice. New sundubu restaurant at the old Kenzo ramen location on Kingsway. Menu is pretty typical for a sundubu place but it's a welcome addition to the Korean cuisine options in the area. We had two sundubu (seafood/mixed) and shared galbi. The sundubu soup base was a bit lacking in flavour but the BBQ meat was good. I'll be back to try bibimbap and other BBQ selections. read more

Definitely gets the job done! My friend and I dropped by because I was craving something hot--something like the Soft Tofu Soup. I customized it to be mildly spicy and opted for the mushrooms; they were pretty generous with the portion given and I was extremely full by the end of it. Definitely not the best soondobu/soondubu/sundubu (you get the picture) I've ever had but it wasn't horrible either: not bland, but not very flavourful. The banchan that was served was quite good. My friend didn't have any, as she was busy with her rice cakes, so I ended up eating all of it. The portion given was for us to share, but I was content with gobbling it up solo. The only reason I give it a 3-star rating instead of 4 is that the soup was just okay, and the service wasn't particularly memorable (not bad by any means but nothing that merited to be commented upon). That being said, this location is situated conveniently for me so I'll definitely come by again! read more

DooBoo - Soft tofu soup with mushrooms - Korean Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

The seafood soup was wonderfully flavourful, and paired really well with rice. We found the side dishes to be a bit lacking compared to usual Korean restaurants, but the prices are reasonable so you get what you pay for. Skip the tteobbeokki, there are other places in town with better ones. There's a tiny parking lot in front of the restaurant, which I can see filling up pretty quickly as it's shared with other stores in this little strip area. It's in a pretty residential neighbourhood, so finding street parking shouldn't be too difficult. read more

It is recommended both Delicious seafood pudding tofu steak seafood stove pot bibimbap and cheese roast chicken. read more

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What I appreciate about this restaurant is that it made me appreciate and understand Korean cuisine. Yes, the food was fantastic. The way they had served their food was elegant yet simple. That simplicity is what elevate d the dining experience. It wasn't a fusion of different flavors out in one dish rather enjoying the tastes of an ingredient with as little to no additional ingredients. It's a good experience. Also to add, people are really nice and friendly. read more

My wife always craves Korean tofu soup and we thought we should finally try out this place. The wait was about 20 minutes on a Sunday night which is comparable to house of tofu soup. We both just ordered the soup combo which comes with rice, side dishes and the soup itself. Food came out fairly quick and was just average. The side dishes were fine and the soup was hearty if a little bit too salty. Overall, we were satisfied for the price. Id say pretty comparable to house of tofu soup and not a bad choice if you're in the area and craving it. read more

DooBoo - Mild pork tofu soup - Korean Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

A great little spot for tasty food. Very nice workers and staff, I shared the bibimbap which was pretty good. Food and service was great. I like that they gave us a pitcher of water for the table. I'll come back with a bigger group so I can try more items on the menu! read more

Been here when the restaurant started. Small modest restaurant with reasonable prices. Ever since then the price has constantly gone up. I've been here twice in the last six months and both times the prices have increased. Portion and quality has significantly dropped and the amount of meat in the soft tofu soup has reduced. They have definitely gotten more stingy with their servings. Put in perspective: soup and tofu combo was once 15.99 then it went up to 18.99 now it is 20.99 Very disappointed read more

First time here. First the complementary appetizers, serve in three dishes, Kimchi cut into tiny pieces, pickled radish, pickled fish cake, not very good and unappetizing. I had better before. Order the combo B. Tobu soup and beef ribs for $32.99. Very low quality of the tobu soup, two tiny meat, two tiny clams and shrimps, the shrimps was very dry, can not eat. The beef ribs are on the salty side. Also order the stone bipimbup rice for $13.99. It also in a small stone bowl, taste just ok, nothing special. Will not be back. read more

We love it here! It's a super clean, modern restaurant in our community and the food is great. We always go for the tofu soup as according to their name, that's what they're known for, and I think it's incredibly tasty. They have lots of options on their menu for different tastebuds. I did find that the amount of rice that they provide for you is smaller than I expected, but they will provide tea for the stone pot rice after putting the rice in the bowl for you. I appreciate how nicely presented all of the dishes are and overall, the service is great! read more

DooBoo - Yum! - Korean Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

I love the tofu soup pot in a cold winter night! We had the soup and bulgogi combo, plus a fried rice cake appetizer. Our friend got the stone Bipimbup. They all taste so good!!! Love the Kimchi soup, hot the spot. We saw other people ordered Kimchi fried rice, it looks good to. We will come back to try more of their dishes. The place is nice and clean. The service was good as well. read more