A very friendly, authentic Korean restaurant! They have the perfect comfort food and the restaurant…read moreis very cozy. I got the dduk bae gi bulgogi (beef soup with noodles and veg) and it as pretty good! Although I did find the soup being a bit on the sweeter side. The side dishes are good as well! It's free refills on the side dishes so be sure to ask since they have yummy side dishes. The server was very nice and attentive and it seemed like it's family owned too.

We stopped by this restaurant for lunch as we were in the area. We were seated right away. Menus…read morewere promptly dropped off. We ordered a number of items to try. We waited a bit of time before the food arrived, but it was delicious and authentic. Service was friendly. There is parking at the back of the restaurant. This is a nice Korean restaurant option in the area if you are craving for some authentic Korean food.

This was one of the most disappointing experiences I've had at a Korean restaurant…read more The service was incredibly slow, but the biggest issue was that the staff completely forgot to place our order. After waiting an unusually long time, we finally asked about our food and only then discovered that our order had never been entered. As a result, we wasted nearly two hours of our time. What made the experience even more frustrating was that they did not serve banchan or rice while we were waiting. In Korean restaurants, it is common courtesy to provide banchan and rice so customers have something to enjoy before the main dishes arrive. Instead, we sat there with nothing. It honestly felt like they were trying to avoid refilling the unlimited banchan rather than taking care of their customers. The food itself was only average and certainly not worth the excessive wait. As a Korean, I am very familiar with Korean food and the level of hospitality that customers should expect. Good Korean restaurants make guests feel welcome even when the kitchen is busy. Unfortunately, that was not the case here. Mistakes happen, but how a restaurant handles those mistakes says a lot about how much they value their customers. Based on this experience, I cannot recommend this restaurant and will not be returning.

Great food and service! They don't allow reservations, so you need to arrive and put your name down…read moreon the wait-list if the restaurant is full. There are some seats to sit down and wait in the front. Since we had a bigger group, they requested that we order before we sit down so they can bring the food immediately once the table was ready. That was pretty nice. The food tasted good and the banchan was delicious. I really liked their purple rice. They also gave us some mandoo for the long wait. We ordered the Bulgogi Topokki, Bo Ssam, and various stews. All were yummy!

The service good…read more Small place in Coquitlam The food was great, you can taste the care behind it. I would go back

The cold noodle was pretty good. Already mixed the flavor. Flavor was done very well…read more Bimbimbop was done well. Nice and crispy bottom. The ox bone soup was amazing! I've had many good galbi tang even this is different but flavor was amazing!!

I'll admit it: when I'm looking for Korean food, I don't usually go off the beaten path…read more There's a reason for that. Korean food is one of those cuisines where I've always subscribed to a simple theory: if Koreans aren't eating there, why should I? You can dress up a restaurant, put some Korean words on the menu and serve kimchi with just about anything, but eventually somebody has to judge the food. And Koreans, bless them, are not exactly known for suffering quietly through mediocre kimchi. So imagine my surprise when a little Korean restaurant in the middle of Richmond, BC, actually delivers. Daan is good. Properly good. And no, this isn't the place for the ubiquitous Korean BBQ experience that seems to have taken over the culinary landscape. No sizzling tabletop grills, no elaborate choreography, no fifteen-minute explanation of which piece of meat you're supposed to cook first. Daan is for something much more important: the Korean food you actually want when you're hungry and a little homesick for the food you grew up with. This is comfort food. The stews. The noodles. The hot-plate bulgogi. The stuff that arrives at the table steaming, fragrant and unapologetically familiar. The japchae is a definite yes. The bulgogi is worth ordering. And the galbi hits that sweet spot between substantial and satisfying--the kind of meal that reminds you why Korean food became a comfort food in the first place. There is one notable disappointment: the gamjatang, or pork bone stew. And that's a bit of a shame, because a great gamjatang can be the very definition of Korean soul food. Here, it just doesn't quite get there. So skip it and spend your calories elsewhere. Prices are pretty much what you'd expect in Vancouver--roughly ten percent more than Toronto, give or take. Then again, they don't hit you with PST on restaurant food, so by the time the bill arrives, we're more or less even. What I really like about Daan, though, is that it doesn't seem desperate to be anything other than a Korean restaurant. And in a city where Korean food can sometimes mean driving to Kingsway in Burnaby, heading all the way out to Coquitlam, or joining the latest Korean BBQ craze, there's something wonderfully satisfying about finding a place in Richmond that quietly gets the assignment. You want your kimchi fix? You shouldn't have to cross the Lower Mainland. Daan is proof that sometimes the little restaurant in the middle of nowhere is exactly where you should have been looking. Definitely recommended. Just don't order the gamjatang. Cheers!!!

One of my favourite korean spots in Vancouver, they have a great pork bone stew which is hefty and…read moremore than enough for 2 people. But their kimbap takes the cake, the BEST kimbap i've had here sad that they only serve it during lunch hours. Would come back way more if it wasn't so far away from the skytrain stop

I hadn't heard about Sooda until this August, when I stumbled upon an ad by a foodie influencer on…read moresocial media who tried the restaurant during their 10th anniversary sale. A lot of items were 30% off which is a pretty good discount considering a lot of their mains are $20-$50. Apparently Sooda is really hyped on google reviews and according to some people online, people line up out the door during the dinner rush. I came here on a friday afternoon near opening time at 12 for lunch with friends. There were only a couple tables occupied at the time. My friends ordered a bulgogi platter. According to the menu, it comes with beef marinated in bulgogi sauce served on a hot plate with cheese, green onions, house made egg-rolls, corn, and rice. It's usually a whopping $49 but with the special 30% anniversary discount it was only around $35 so it was definitely worth it. Our food came in a pretty good time in about 12-15 minutes. The melted cheese was SO GOOD. I love cheese but melted mozzarella is delicious. It's divine. The beef was tasty. I like the bulgogi sauce. It was meant to be mixed with the rice and egg rolls. If you just eat them separately, it's gonna be mid because they have little flavor on their own. I like that they included some small side dishes (banchan) to refresh your taste buds, such as kimchi and pickled radish. It was well needed for such a greasy and salty dish. I really like the vibe and the staff here. They had a couple k-pop music videos playing on the TV and k-pop and pop music playing in the background. The customers at the time seemed to have a good time here. They had some 10th birthday balloons and decorations all over the dining area too. The place is pretty dark with just enough lights and the walls are black which makes the vibe kind of cool. There are some interesting looking giant murals as well Our server was in a happy mood and all smiles. She liked to joke a lot with customers which was great to see. She was happy to answer any questions we had about the menu since it was our first time there. She was the only server at the time so she looked pretty busy. She refilled our waters and asked if everything was good so we felt taken care of. She said thank you, hi and goodbye to everyone in our group as well. Shout out to Seoyoung for being a great server! Washrooms are fine. As far as I know there's only 1 private men's washroom for the entire restaurant but it was pretty clean. A bit cluttered with cleaning supplies but it was clean and spacious. 5 out of 5 stars based on this visit. The 30% off 10th anniversary discount made it really worth coming for the price I paid. I hope they have similar promotions like that in the future. More importantly, the food and staff are great so it's worth checking out.

We were a group of 5 and it was the first visit for 4 of us (including myself). Was happy to gone…read moreon a quieter evening as I can only imagine how busy this place normally is The fries came first and we loved the crunchy onion and melted that it was covered with! They didn't last long on the table with our group! The heaters weren't working properly on our table, so it took a few tries to get our cheese melted with the bulgogi. So they went ahead and pre-melted the cheese with the chicken before bringing it to the table. Not only was this mix tasty, it was fun scoop it across for our dish. I order a japchae to go, which was also delicious! (Unfortunately someone accidentally rested my to-go bag on a counter with grease before giving it to me, as I discovered later) The food was delicious and the staff were friendly. I would definitely come here again. (you can find me on Insta @aida.loves )

I always end up ordering too much food when I'm here, but it's worth it…read more Service can be a bit hit or miss. I've had an amazing waitress that always came to check and offered to refill side dishes. I've also had someone that couldn't be found until I walked over to pay. Their hotpots are amazing. my fav is the pork bone hotpot, you get a lot of super meaty bones with some veggies mixed in. Everything is marinated well, and not over seasoned.

We stopped by for lunch over the weekend. Food was great and service was fast and efficient. The…read moredeep fried pork dumplings were made well. My child ate all of them. I ordered the soft tofu seafood soup with marinated pork. The portion size was good. Soup had a decent amount of tofu and seafood. The pork was flavourful. My husband ordered the LA galbi. The beef short ribs were also nicely marinated as well. I think this is a great Korean option in the area if you are craving some classic Korean food. There is ample free plaza parking.

Been meaning to try the hype at this restaurant since it's tucked away in Burnaby…read more Finally had the opportunity during family day long weekend. Mothers treat Due to getting manicure nails done i shyed away from trying their marinated crabs and fried chicken. Butttt i did get to try their beef tartare, unfortunately it wasn't as amazing as i hoped it was BUT aesthetics 10/10. I would have preferred for the pear to be more finely sliced instead of it being such big chunks. The dish was missing a bit of flavour. You'll know once you try. There definitely was a generous amount of beef though i do admit. Side dishes did not disappoint! Cheese corn is always a hit almost at any korean place ive been to so im very glad this dish was standard good! I would have loved the tteokboki a bit more but the rice cakes weren't as bouncy and chewy as i would like and the flavour wasn't like sunk into it. The dish was definitely spicy and there wasn't all that much cheese either. I think the stir fried chicken udon was my fave . The menu overall had a good selection and prices were pretty standard, portions are pretty big so be mindful and can easily share. Decor was cute, washroom was clean. Parking is pretty manageable. Service was 10/10. They take all payments. Restaurant is pretty small so i highly recommend you make resos if you know in advance you want to go. I plan on revisiting and trying some fried chicken next time with a soju flight.

we came here for dinner on a thursday at 6:15 pm, a party of four with resos made by phone the…read morenight before. na re is a cozy, family run korean restaurant along edmonds. couldn't help but notice how busy it is the few times we were in the neighbourhood. we were seated right away and felt welcomed from the start. they brought out four types of banchan, and the kimchi was especially solid, bold, balanced, well seasoned and fermented. we ordered the half and half fried chicken, and both styles were great. the og was super crispy and juicy, while the saucy version had a nice sweetness that didn't overwhelm. loved that it came out hot and fresh. our server recommended the pork belly, which leaned more chewy than tender. not quite melt in your mouth, but still tasty and nicely seasoned, especially with the veggies underneath. the accompanying dipping sauces enhanced the dish. we appreciated when our server decided to add another table to accommodate the dishes and make more room. the bibimbap came topped with an egg and had a good mix of textures. we're spoiled and used to having it mixed for us, but no complaints, it was flavourful and satisfying. overall, a solid spot for comforting, homestyle korean food with friendly service and a relaxed vibe. would come back to try the tofu soup, bulgogi, and if adventurous enough, perhaps the marinated crabs next time.

Great Korean spot in Surrey! Tried the kimchi fried rice…read morewith pork cutlet and cold noodles--both were super flavorful and came in generous portions that made the pricing worth it. Service was a bit slow, but the staff were friendly, patient, and even helped clean up when I spilled some soup (oops). So glad to find a solid Korean restaurant nearby without having to trek to Lougheed!

Did takeout but was extremely pleased with the portions, temperature and price!!!…read more Ordered the kimchi soon tofu soup combo that comes with a cutlet and 2 small side banchan or bean sprouts and Korean fish cake. Devoured it like I've never eaten food in my life lol Noni got the spicy cheese cutlet which has the sauce on the side and 2 huge pieces of cutlet with the best breading ever. I swear this is just takeout and im raving about this place so we're going to go today lol They have so many different combinations and seems like options for everyone.

This spot was recommended by a lot of people for Korean food in Vancouver, and it did not…read moredisappoint! We walked in with 5 people and no reservation, but were able to get seated immediately in one of their large tables in the middle. Between the 5 of us we ordered the bossam, spicy galbijjim, seafood pancake, and stir fried tteokbokki. This was more than enough food for us. They also gave a few banchan and bowls of rice. The bossam and seafood pancake were stellar - probably the best bossam I have ever had tbh! The meat was so tender yet flavorful and the sides made the perfect wrap. The seafood pancake was extraordinarily crispy and delicious with the sauce. While the galbijjim was good too, I was expecting the short ribs not the large back ribs. The tteokkbokki was just average. Definitely worth a stop!

One of the best Korean spots in Vancouver. Their food is always fresh and made with quality…read moreingredients. I especially like getting the lunch sets here because there are quite a few dishes to try and great value! The bbq dishes here are my favourite because the marinade isn't to sweet or salty like it can be at some restaurants. I also like that they serve mungbean jelly here which I haven't seen anywhere else before. I recommend coming early during peak hours because they always have a line out the door.

We went back to this place on a Saturday afternoon for lunch. The place looked the same since I…read moreleft last time. On the day, we order the Miso Ramen and the Beef Bulgogi. The two dishes tasted ok, and it seems lacking the Korean favor that I remembered. Serice was ok, the servers were wondering in the kitchen area, and we were greeted only when we were ordering and paid for the meals. P.S. I overheard from another table, there is no Kimchi serving at this place (huh?).

Quality definitely varies based on dish and has decent portion sizes. I like to go for the staple…read morekimchi tofu stew and kimbap whenever I go, the quality of those two remains the same over the years. Another thing I appreciate their stews are theyre very hearty and have a good kick of spice. Love their stews for winter! Their katsu are absolutely massive and will definitely recommend getting it if you're sharing with others.