The best Korean food is on Bloor down near Christie Pits, but this place isn't bad at all. Went with some buddies who wanted to get Korean food on a whim and I was fairly impressed. The place is clean, servers friendly, and the menu not complicated or pricey. The food was tasty but not the most flavorful Korean food I've ever had. Friends got spicier seafood type dishes, most of which I did not try, but the one with the rice noodle that is shaped like a tube was pretty good. Overall decent, but I've heard from a few other people that The Owl of Minerva is much better, and it's only two blocks away. Prices and service were good, no complaints there. Still worth the trip, but maybe the extra distance to Owl would be more worth it. read more

Been coming to this franchise when they started on bloor St. Amazing Gamjatang aka pork bone soup! Felt like some Korean comfort food on a chilly night! Highly recommend ordering the Gamjatang! The Soon Tofu with kimchi & pork was good as well but not the best. However it is still satisfying! read more

Ka Chi - Soon Tofu with Kimchi & Pork - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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The spicy pork bul go gi bi bim bap in the hot stone bowl is delicious every time! I just had Seor Ak San's version of that dish and can definitely tell the difference -- Ka Chi's ingredients are superior and thus is the flavour! The soft tofu and pork soup (featured in one of the Yelp photos) is also tasty. The standard sides usually leave quite a lot to be desired and their kimchi side is not very good. Stick to the staple dishes, and you won't be disappointed. read more

I don't understand the three-star rating on this place at all. Ka Chi on Dundas St. served the best pork I've possibly ever had at any restaurant, ever, of any cuisine, in any city in the world. I got the pork-bone stew. It translates to about $8 American dollars including tip, and it comes with the typical sides: kimchi, seaweed, and cold fragrant noodles. The pork stew was a dream. I almost have no memory of eating it. One minute it was there; the next minute all that was left were several dripping bones. The meat was fork-tender (I mean, chopstick-tender), luscious, slow-simmered; the stew broth was fresh and complex, and spicy but not insane. I tasted fresh ginger, crisp bean sprouts. This food is joyful and feisty. Everyone who worked at the place was friendly and attentive. The ambience in this location is great: huge oilpants along the walls and a sleek, warm, hip feel. It was very comfortable and welcoming. read more

The place is good. I recommend it if you just want to sit and have a meal. The food portions are good, and tasty. I ordered the pork bone stew (extra spicy) which was loaded with pork. Be warned, if you go extra spicy avoid the hot peppers litter through your meal. The pricing is also good. I would definitely go back for my Korean food fix when I'm in Chinatown. read more

I love Korean food and pork bone soup is one of my favourite dish to try in different places and I like the gamjatang in Kachi. It comes out overpiled, well-cooked pork bones, mix of kimchi and cabbages, bean sprout topped off with a slice of lime. It was juicy, flavorful , rich and tasted like a real soup ( instead of just spicy oily water I had at other restaurants). The kimchi fried rice in a stone pot was a tid tad oily and bibimbap was decent. read more

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The kimchi hot pot had a rich, smokey flavour and was filling for 2 people. I also like the various udon dishes. My friend who had a bibimbap for the first time said it was also tasty. Pork bone hot pot was also GREAT. The service was pleasant and swift. A nice ambience and very clean too. I really recommend this restaurant for those who enjoy Korean food. read more

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Came here for dinner around 4pm on a Saturday and was surprised the place wasn't packed at the time, the service was good, waiters were nice and friendly. I ordered 2 dishes: kimchi fried rice with bulgogi and spicy rice cake with bulgogi. The food was good though i will say that they were a bit stingy with the bulgogi; on the dish with the rice cake there was probably 4 strands of beef and i mean strands not strips of chunks and the kimchi fried rice barely had any meat to it. Overall the food was good and service was good but i was really disappointed that the quantity of meat was very nill. The price was a bit high for what we got. read more

Ka Chi - Kimchi fried rice and spicy rice cake with "bulgogi" @ka-chi....there was barely any bulgogi in my rice cakes :,( - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Food is pretty good here. I always get the Bibimbap or the pork bone soup. Definitely get the beef fried dumplings to share. Only negative thing is that they raised the menu prices so it definitely can get pricey if you order a lot of dishes. read more

Very disappointed with this Ka Chi chain. the pork bone soup taste just not the same! I wanted to say this for a long time: Please give us some real chopsticks! read more

Ribs = delicious Portions good size Glass noodles yummy read more

loved the place! Family like restaurant atmosphere and yummy food compared to many other korean restaurants that i have gone to! Plus some cute korean servers lol Bonus to Kpop loving girls ;) Anyways i loved the kimchi pancake the most and some other dishes too~ Service was decent since there weren't a large amount people at the time; it was a rainy day and not lunch hour. read more

Ka Chi - loved these dishes kimchi pancake w/ little pancake mix- bringing out the lovely kimchi flavour and some non spicy dukbokki~ - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Unlimited banchan with really lovely tofu. They actually run out often. Hilarious interior with two very large LED screens: great for watching the game with friends and getting caught up. The servers are always incredibly attentive and the place is clean. The food is so tasty and the portions are substantial. Highly recommend. read more

I came here on a Saturday afternoon and it was pretty much empty at 2pm. Ordered a bibimbap, which was pretty good (slightly above average). We also ordered the season pancake, which was a pleasant surprise. It is quite large, enough for 4 people to share as an appetizer. It also had big pieces of calamari. Would definitely order this again. Service is attentive and fast. The place itself seemed quite clean and well lit. read more

Food is good Service was ridiculously slow. Each time I eat here it gets worse and worse. They're slow and it seems like they don't give a shit. read more

Ordered vegetable pancake, bulgogi, and spicy beef bibimbop. Good quality, fast service, reasonably priced. I would come back! read more

Ka Chi - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This place is gorgeous! The interior is very well-lit and showcases just how clean everything is. The mini chandeliers are cute, without being overly ostentatious. I think that the fact that it occupies a basement location in Chinatown makes its cleanliness and decor all the more impressive. There are also massive TV screens on either end of the restaurant, so you can comfortably watch whatever is happening without making your dining companion(s) feel too neglected. Kachi prides itself in its pork bone soup, and rightly so. Is it the best pork bone soup I've had? Possibly. Is it an excellent pork bone soup? Definitely. I have yet to find that curious layer of orange grease that is so often present on the top of PBS. I also liked the balance of ingredients (ie. pork bones, potato, bean sprouts, cabbage), though the ratios do vary. You may argue about the authenticity of the lime wedge, but I found it to be a nice addition, as it cuts back a bit on the richness of the pork bone. "Authenticity" is overrated anyways. The tofu soup is chock-full of ingredients, and dumplings are tasty. I also LOVE that they serve genmaicha along with your meal. A very classy touch. read more

The food is good to me. The atmosphere there is comfortable and relax. Overall a good restuant in the chinatown area;) Recommend it read more

It is a convenient location near Chinatown and the food are mostly under $10. The price is good for students. I love to have their famous Pork Bone Soup (MUST TRY). They do offering a lot more variates e.g bbq beef, seafood pancake, cold noodles. They offer a lot of free traditional Korean free appetizer! read more

Ka Chi - Pork bone soup, at Ka Chi - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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I ordered using ubereats today, very disappointed in the quality of food served. I spent 78 dollars on my order, but the japchae I received was soggy and hard. On top, for m'y pork bone stew, I found a black bean sprout. It was definitely disappointing. I would have expected better quality food especially during this time of the year. read more

Delicious Korean food. The bibimbap and buchimgae are superb! Few minutes walk from AGO.

Dont order delivery from here. From any delivery service. Always forgetting something. This time they forgot extra rice, previously even forgot a whole order. Never ordering delivery from here again. read more

I really like this location for Ka Chi. The seating is comfortable and the servers are very friendly. The food is good. I really like that they off the mild pork bone soup because I can't really eat too spicy and I find most korean places their pork bone soup is so spicy that I can't eat it. read more

I'm so shocked that my experience at Ka Chi was so awful. I've been here twice and the first time I remember quite enjoying their kimchi chigae but this second time I came back I had their tofu stew and it was so salty I couldn't take more than three spoonfuls. I don't know if the lid of the box of salt was loose and they just dumped the entire box in or what, because I could feel the salt crystals dissolving on my tongue - it was so awful. I really should've asked for another one looking back at the situation, because it was just inedible. I think I consumed half a bowl of rice with those three spoonfuls of stew. Luckily there were a few side dishes to soak up the sodium, but they were also mediocre at best. I'm really hoping that this was just a one time mistake and it was a new chef or something.. Because they shouldn't be allowed to serve such salty food- I felt like my mouth was going through a drought for the rest of the evening. I definitely don't think I will be returning anytime soon.. The extra star was because their service was good. The food was an absolute dud. read more

We are in Toronto enjoying the sites and sounds the city has to offer. We did a day trip to Niagra Falls and a must do trip on the Lady the Mist. Anyway back to Toronto, we stop in China Town, and randomly stopped at Ka. I had the spicy short ribs and my wife had a octopus pot.. Not sure what her meal was called but she enjoyed her food immensely, and my ribs were Spicy but not hot. Very nice. If your in Toronto, this place is worth stopping by read more

Used to love coming to Ka Chi, especially this branch on Dundas. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be returning after tonight. The Kam Ja Tang is close to tasteless. I could only taste salt. The pork bone taste like poached pork rather than pork stew. I will recommend heading to House of Korea near bay and Dundas. They have better food there read more

Spicy bulgogi is tasty but the gam ja tang (pork bone soup) we got was half cold! I wasn't a big fan of the soup itself - had too strong of a bean sprout flavor. read more

Amazing food, love the extra side dishes. Great tasting traditional style kimchi. The kimchi stew is to die for!

Ordered kimchi stew with dumpling, sausage, and pork . Not only did it taste blah all I could taste was hot spice. There was 5 pieces of thinly slice sausage, 2 dumpling and like 2 tiny shreds of pork meat for 16.95 ........ read more

I've been coming here for years. No frills Korean chain that services honest, clean food. This location in particular is pretty good service, and a little less busy then the one on Bloor. I've eaten everything on the menu at least twice. Pork bone soup is the usual on cold days/nights, and my other half likes the stews. Their bulgogi and Kalbi can be a miss at times, but overall pretty consistent. Seafood pancakes and dumplings are average, but I'm a sucker for them 60% of the time. Best part? Two televisions that are usually showing the game... Cheapest seats in town! read more

It's a nicer and roomier dining lounge than its two sister locations, but the quality of food is virtually identical. Admittedly, I have a weakness for the pork bone soup, and the one that Ka Chi serves is probably my favourite in town. The cold sides that accompany the meal here is also very good and varies depending on the day - there was sliced eggplant among the sides when I last visited. Service is gracious, but it does suffer when the place gets busy and there isn't enough staff working on the floor. One extra note: the hot tea that they bring you here is the best kind I've had in any Asian restaurant...I always forget to ask what type it is. read more

The food here is alright but I prefer Korean food in real Koreatown (Bloor/Christie/Bathurst vicinity) or the Yonge and Finch area. I prefer pork bone soups from other places, but I do like how generous they are in their portion and how they fill the pork bone soup with bean sprouts. It's a bit watered down to my liking (I generally prefer my pork bone soups to be more brothy and thick, like a stew), but they make it more like a true soup. Just a preference thing. The meat is super tender and falls off the bone, though! So deboning is an easy feat. My favourite things to order here would probably be the meat dishes with rice. Overall: Service is polite and fast; and the place is clean and spacious. Good for groups. :) read more

I'm starting off the new year with my first official review of a Korean restaurant which fittingly is Ka Chi's newest location (they have 3 now). Several years ago, I went to a Korean restaurant with a group of friends somewhere on Bloor St W. near Christie Pits (the name and exact location escapes me). That was close to 10 years ago and no one really knew what to order so our experience was slightly disappointing and I didn't go back again thinking Koreans only ate spicy cabbage (known as kimchi but spelling can be kimchee or gimchi but what the heck, just say it and everyone knows what it is). Tip of the day: if you want a better first time eating experience when dining at a new food place that has a foreign menu, bring someone who knows what to order :) A few years ago, my friend who is non-Asian (Ok he's white as snow and I'm just trying to be politically correct - screw it) moved and lived in Korea for 3 years. Upon returning, we met up and he took me to Ka Chi on Bloor St. It was my introduction to the bibimbap dish and it was yummy. Since that positive experience, I tend to order the hot stone pot bibimbap dish every time we eat at a Korean restaurant. The Ka Chi on Bloor was my first experience at their restaurant. The dish was excellent as I chose the thinly sliced beef (chicken, pork and vegan were also available), comes in a very hot stone pot with rice plus veggies, then topped off with an egg and reasonably priced (I recall being $8-9). The service was mediocre but my friend did mention not to expect top notch service but i would give them 4 stars overall at that time (haven't been back so perhaps their ratings have changed?). Place was quite busy considering it was a Saturday at 3pm in the afternoon but a bit far from my normal stomping grounds so I haven't been back since. Later in the winter, we heard they had opened a new location closer to me in Chinatown/Kensington on St. Andrew St. I took my friends there and introduced them to bibimbap. My second experience was a tad disappointing as they didn't even fill the stone pot half way with food. I seem to recall my initial experience being better. Service was again average so my rating drops a notch to 3 stars. I have since found several places which offers better quality, value and service so I've been avoiding Ka Chi ever since. A couple of days ago my friend wanted to go and told me they opened another new location in Chinatown a few months ago on Dundas St. W. (I think it used to be a Japanese restaurant called Shima). I mentioned that I preferred other places but he said their pork bone soup was great so we went to try it out. I wasn't in the mood for soup so I opted for the bibimbap... I should have gone for the soup. The bibimbap was again not very good value with only half a bowl but it was ok tasting. Next time I'll definitely try the soup. Not sure why they got 2 locations in Chinatown cos I didn't know we Chinese folk liked Korean food so much?? If I had to choose between Chinese or Korean restaurant, I would select Chinese as there is a much wider selection of dishes on a typical menu. Overall, another 3 star rating again for service, food and decor is nothing fancy. read more

I've been to Ka Chi twice, and twice my husband and I had the pork bone soup! It's flavourful and the soup base is excellent! Best pork bone soup in Toronto! read more

To me Korean seems to taste the same wherever I go, but I really like this this place. It's clean, the service is great and the food is very fresh tasting. Pricing is excellent and they have a good selection of Asian beers (Hite and Sapporo are my favourites) They have a menu with many items to choose from (have not tried the sushi here yet) If you do come here, get a seafood pancake! Its bursting with flavour and is a great appetizer or side dish. This area has many Korean restaurants, but I always keep coming back here. read more

I had the spicy beef stew here and it was quite good. We had some chicken and beef pan-fried gyoza to share which was good too! Unfortunately, there were alot of fruit flies around and we had to spend most of the time defending our food. - Main reason for the 2 stars! I had been to the other locations before and this one was not good in terms of the appetizers offered- The selection was pathetic and they didn't taste good. The decor was here was a lot nicer than others I had been too. Not sure what the other yelper meant by his comment or if they had updated it - but they had traditional koren metal chopsticks when we went. The service was great and the food came fast (good when your starving)! read more

I don't understand why this place got such low rating? This is my to-go Korean place in downtown. Authentic, clean, and excellent side dishes! I recommend their pork bone soup and seafood pancake :) pancake is especially crispy and delicious read more

1000 times better than the original Kkachi. Better service, but still a little shitesy about side dishes. Much cleaner than the original Kkachi. read more

relatively pricey consider its location. otherwise pretty good deal, the staffs are very friendly, you can get refilled of the complimentary, although the overall storage of it ran out fast. food is tasty and the portion is good ! read more

With the seasons changing, I had unfortunately fallen victim to the common cold. However, the spices from the Kim Chi Fried Rice served in the Hot Stone Pot gave me relief from the effects of my sickness. It was tasty and spicy while maintaining flavour. We arrived near closing time but it didn't deter quality of the food or the service. Though the servers were reserved, they were kind to our requests and were patient with us. As someone who doesn't eat meat, I felt there were several options on their menu for me unlike most Korean places I've frequented (though this makes decisions a lot easier, haha). Can't wait to return for another delicious meal! read more