One of our favourite Korean to go spots. We were originally heading to a family Lunar New Year dinner but with the shut down of two bridges the traffic trying to get into Richmond was nothing short of insanity so after over a hour trying to get onto a bridge, we gave up and went to Gaya for dinner instead. It was a busy Friday evening but we were able to find a table for 2. Service was slow as there's only one server who does everything except cook but he was friendly. We ordered our favourite LA galbi and also got the half half chicken order. LA galbi always hits the spot. The price has gone up a little, which is to be expected, but you get a generous portion of really well marinated and cooked meat for $32. The chicken here is always made fresh - crispy, juicy, and hot. We can never finish and always have leftovers. Look forward to our next visit. read more

Just a random Korean place around the corner from Michael J Fox theatre. My daughter wants you to know they play good music. :) it was fairly busy when we were there and they have a HUGE menu. Standards - KFC, Galbi, bibimbap, jap chae, soups, plus two-person giant hot pot dishes meant to be shared. I had tofu soup and my daughter. Had ox bone tail soup. The ox bone tail soup was VERY bland. The noodles were really bland too. My tofu soup was decent but nothing special. Tofu very smooth, standard soup. You get 3 side dish's - sprouts, kimchi and sweet potato. Overall an OK place. read more

Busy restaurant so write down your name when you arrive for a seat. Food is amazing especially the rainbow wings. You get to have three flavors and they are delicious and fresh. Restaurant is busy but server is on top of it. She is attentive even when super busy read more

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The food is pretty good here. I just can't get over how pricey the dishes are though. Lunch will be the cheaper option as the Togo menu is $9.55 for selected dish from 11 am to 3 pm daily. Otherwise you are looking at around $30 for the fried chicken and the hot pot in the $40+ range. I have always ordered to go and the wait is around 15-20 minutes when ordering in person. They do package the food very well, no worries of spilling the soup. read more

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Cute little cozy place in a quiet neighborhood. Everything was so good. It is small so can get quite packed but we came late at 9pm and was much slower. Weekends Friday Saturday they are open til 10pm. We came after dance class upstairs and were starving. Food was delicious and will definitely be back again. Thank you! read more

Gaya Korean Restaurant - Korean chicken half and half - Korean Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

This is a local family restaurant. I hoped that this restaurant would be good one but unfortunately there is some disappointment. I came with two other people. I got the garlic soy chicken and shared it with B. Unfortunately the Soy chicken batter was not my favorite. They used a cornflake batter which wasn't our favorite. The flavor was also very sweet. The batter was too thick and the chicken itself wasn't very crispy. The restaurant is also very small. They have a take out special which is a smaller portion size of what they are serving in the restaurant. The portion size here is quite big for what you pay for. Service was good as well. To sum up: Flavor or food taste I would say 2 stars Portion size 4 stars Service 3.5 stars read more

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Cute little Korean restaurant down by Rumble and Nelson. This is our second time coming here. This time we ordered their rainbow chicken (has all the flavor of their fried chicken), ox bone soup and bossam for the two of us. We went a little overboard but it was worth it. The fried chicken was very crispy and juicy. The sauce is under the fried chicken so remember to cover your chicken piece with sauce before eating. I find the beef in the ox bone soup less tender this time but the broth is as milky as last time. I quite like their blossom. The shredded green onions is definitely a good touch. The best deal is the rainbow chicken. It was $56-57 and portion is huge. We packed the leftover home and made ramen and fried rice for the next few days read more

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I really wanted to like this place with pretty good reviews and it's close to us. But it was bad. Thankfully I didn't eat in - but I saw people auditing over an hour for their meal. Some even waited over 20-30 min to get a menu and then another 20 min to get their order in. We ordered take out. First couple times I calledC they hung up on me. I tried ordering off their website and it would go thru, then minutes later it got cancelled. After one last attempt to call, I got my order in and was quite 40 min wait. That's fine I said. We got there at 40 min. Watched alllll those people I mentioned above while we proceeded to wait another 30 min in the cramped corner after being told it'd be only another 5 min. If they had been honest and said it'd be another half hour, I would have cancelled my order or at least gone for a walk. Instead I had to uncomfortably hover over this small table bc there was no where to stand. After we got the food I really hoped the wait was worth it. It. Was. Not. Save youe money. Save your time. Go somewhere else nearby on Victoria for Korean food. Or on kingsway. There's so many options. read more

Gaya Korean Restaurant - Korean Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Small Korean restaurant at the intersection of Rumble and Royal Oak. Has like 10 tables total, and there were people coming in on a Friday night. Menu had the usual array of Korean specialties. Got the seolleongtang beef broth, and it came with a bowl of rice and a little cup of salt for you to season. Tasted decent enough. Not a whole lot of beef in the soup but had some sweet potato flour noodles. Shared two dishes. First was the boneless Korean fried chicken. Got the original flavor, and it was sizable bowl of fried boneless chicken pieces. Not a lot of flour or strong flavors on the outside, but it's fresh out of fryer and juicy on the inside. Also got the BBQ pork belly, and that was delicious. Thick slices of pork belly that has that crispy fattiness. Final bill was around $40 per person including tax and tip, and we were pretty full. read more

Gaya Korean Restaurant - clockwise from top left: seolleongtang and banchan, fried chicken, BBQ pork belly - Korean Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Food wise, pretty authentic Korean taste for us Tofu Soup, Fried Rice Cake and Pancake. Not bad at all!

We were looking for a new place to try for dinner and decided to give Gaya Korean Restaurant a go. It's next door to It's Tea and across the street from STEM Japanese Eatery, Makoto Japanese Restaurant and Adam's Crepe. There's 7 tables inside but seems to be quite popular for takeout. Service is friendly but not on the ball. You'll have to flag someone down for water and banchan refills. The menu is split into appetizers, mains, specials, fried chicken (boneless, bone-in and wings) and hot pot. There's a few lunch specials ($9.95) available everyday from 11:00am to 3:00pm but only as a to go option. Trip #1 - Banchan - kimchi, braised potato and bean sprouts. Kimchi was excellent with a subtle kick. Bean sprouts were refreshing. Potatoes were standard but done well. - Hotpot bibimbap ($13.95) - they brought out the gochujang on the side, which interestingly had some sort of soy bean (?) mixed in. The rice didn't get too crispy but the flavours were spot on. Really well balanced and one of the tastiest bibimbap's I've had in a long time. - Seafood tofu soup ($14.95) - this came with a side bowl of rice. Two large prawns, octupus, baby shrimps, tofu, onion and green onion. Generous amount of tofu. The broth had good depth and the seafood really came through. Trip #2 - Banchan - this time around they had cubed radish. Bean sprouts are still the best of the bunch. - Japchae ($18.95) - very good portion. Liked how it wasn't over sauced. The wood ear mushrooms added a nice bite. - Tteok-bokki ($10.95) - fairly standard. - Beef tofu soup ($14.95) - their tofu soups are excellent. Generous portion of beef slices and the tofu is soft, silky and smooth. - Kimchi fried rice ($13.95) - came with spam and a fried egg. Good balance and flavourful. - Half and half (boneless) ($22.95) - you get to try their original/plain flavour and sweet & spicy sauce (yangyeom). Yangyeom was the better of the two. The chicken wasn't as crispy as when you get it bone-in but quite tender. We'll be back with a bigger group to try more dishes from Gaya. Beef tartare bibibimbap next time! read more

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To Go Review First time trying the Take Out Lunch Specials - $6.95 The restaurant was so busy when I came in to place an order at 2pm on a Saturday. There was only 1 person working at the front of the house. I ordered the Bulgogi Deopbab bowl $6.95 (beef bulgogi with rice) and Padak Chicken $6.95 (fried boneless chicken with green onion and sweet soy sauce) The order took 30min and it was fine. The chicken was marinated and juicy but the bowl would have tasted way better if the lid of the take out container was cut open so the chicken wouldn't get soggy. If they offer a take out special for 5 chicken dishes that were deep fried, it would help do your food justice to keep the fried food crispy The Bulgogi beef bowl tasted alright, good portion but some pieces of beef were too chewy to eat If I come back, I would try dining in read more

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This was my first time visiting Gaya and I was really satisfied with my meals! After a long and tiring day, my friends and I decided to try a new restaurant and got the most filling foods we could find. We got the spicy hot pot which included some delicious tteokbokki, the seafood pancake, and honey garlic fried chicken. Each meal was so delicious and had a good portion included. The hot pot specifically was super tasty and I appreciated the variety of ingredients included (and the extra spice!) I also really liked how flavourful the fried chicken was and how well done the pancakes were. Overall, it was a great restaurant and served a variety of Korean food. I would definitely visit Gaya again! read more

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Came for a dine-in experience and although the food was good, the higher prices and distance from where I live prevent me from being a frequent visitor. I ordered: Dolsot Bibimbap - I love getting this when eating in because of that beautiful crust that forms when done right. Here, the stone pot is hot enough to add a thin crust when you mix everything together. Topped with some different veggies, some beef and an egg yolk, this was overall a good bibimbap. My friend ordered: Seollongtang - no complaints but it seemed there wasnt too much beef in her soup. Banchan included were: kimchi, fried fish cakes and beansprouts. Service was very nice and friendly as we were asked if we wanted refills a few times. Overall, a good place to try but there are MANY korean restaurants in the city. I am still on a search to find my favourite! read more

We found this restaurant thanks to a quick search on Yelp. We were seated right away as it was not busy for a late afternoon lunch. We ordered a few items and it arrived fairly quickly. It was pretty good for the price. We have had better elsewhere, but I did like how the menu offered a decent variety of food. Fried chicken was crispy. It was a mix of wings and drumsticks. The bone broth could be more flavourful. It really needed salt to amp up the flavour. The beef tartar was good. I would have preferred thinner sliced beef. Service was great. I would recommend this restaurant if you are in the area for a home style food. read more

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Another place to get korean fried chicken which is good yayy. The rice cake carbonara was really good definitely recommended. An interesting hidden place and not gatekeeping it. Cheers! read more

Gaya Korean Restaurant - Korean Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Super affordable lunch special, the whole thing is $6.95 but it is for to-go only. The portion of each chicken is close to what other korean restaurants would charge for like $20 LOL highly recommend checking them out! read more

Small little restaurant with a clean and modern look. I like the variety of Korean food served at this place. They have fried chicken, stew soup, fried rice, seafood pancake, noodles, plus a variety of beverages, including alcoholic beverages. read more

Gaya Korean Restaurant - Korean Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

New Korean restaurant in the Burnaby South area. We saw this place while walking around Burnaby South and decided to give them a try. We ordered online and pickup was quite easy. Portions were large and was on par with other Korean restaurants in the neighbourhood. I miss the complimentary side dishes that come with dining in so will need to sit in and eat on another day. Glad to see this one join the neighbourhood. read more

Gaya Korean Restaurant - Takeout - Korean Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

The best place to eat Korean food. It was the second time to visit here. It was good experience to try Korean food. We went there in very busy time and tables were full.!we needed to wait but it was just 5 min. We ordered dakgalbi and it was really amazing. Last time we also had seafood pancake and LA galbi. We really enjoyed their food. Service was very good even though it was really busy. read more

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Gaya Korean Restaurant was located close to where I was staying. It also had decent Yelp reviews. We decided to call in for a takeaway order consisting of Bimbipab, Galbi, Jap Chae noodles, Fried Chicken with garlic, and Mandu. The only disappointing aspect was out of this substantial order, 1 small container of kimchee was included along with bean sprouts and fish cakes as the banchan. The flavor was very good with the ordered entrées. I would definitely order again from this restaurant. read more

Did you know "Atmosphere River" is going to bring 150mm of rain to Metro Vancouver this weekend? Kind of depressing when there's extreme weather every weekend My favourite things to have during these days is hotpot, as it's warm and soupy Went to Gaya recently and their hotpot and tofu soup are pretty yummy and authentic their - Goochang Jeongol (Beef Intestines and Honeycomb Tripe Hotpot): highly recommend adding glass noodles - Seafood Tofu Soup : worth to order as they're doing a promo on Tofu Soup this month Despite their rice wasn't cooked very well and the seafood pancake was undercooked, you should definitely have their soup dishes! read more

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I ordered the gopchang stew, lots of gopchang and tripe good for money! It's 20% off if you order online right now. Glad to have this in my neighbourhood now! read more

Gaya Korean Restaurant - Gopchang Jeongal - Korean Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Nice, clean restaurant with good service. It isn't a very large restaurant, but it was busy on a Friday night. We had their hotpot bibimbap and the dduck mandu gook (rice cakes, dumplings, beef bone soup). The side dishes were the usual potatoes, beansprouts, and kimchi. They didn't skimp out on the beansprouts and kimchi as they were piled quite high in the bowl. Our favourite dish was the dduck mandu gook. It had plenty of rice cakes (so much that we couldn't finish them all) and two large mandu. I don't know if you can tell from the photo, but they were huge and had plenty of filling inside. The broth itself was super flavourful and we drank it all. The bibimbap was basic, but the bowl was nice and hot to get the rice crispy. Overall, it was a satisfying meal. Servers were attentive and food didn't take very long to come out. I would definitely come back for the soup. I also noticed that they have lunch specials for 6.95. read more

Seolleongtang is absolutely flavorless, the carbonara is kind of gross and tteoboki has no bounce, and the chicken isn't good either. Like seriously this is so bad I'm actually offended. I want my money back. Take the food back. read more

Small space with good food. Takeout deals are great. Great place for a quick family dinner.

$6.95 korean chicken take-out lunch specials are pretty insane considering the large portion you get. Quality is pretty good, the only downside is they came out cold, I don't expect made to order with the price but warming them up should be the bare minimum. read more