I went to Seoul House together with a friend, upon his wife's recommendation. The restaurant had plenty of space and we were able to get a seat easily, even without a reservation. The item that my friend's wife recommended wasn't available, and our waiter told us the menu had changed fairly recently, so we went with the chicken and potatoes hot pot. The meal came with plenty of complimentary appetizers and the main dish came quickly. The price was also quite reasonable for the amount of food we got. The meal wasn't bad, however, we both agreed it wasn't all that special compared to Korean food we had experienced in the past. It's possible we just didn't order the right item, so I'd be willing to give this place another shot in the future. read more

Seoul House - Complimentary appetizers - Korean Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario

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Food is average Big discrepancy between Kalbi in the menu photo than actual food Servers was friendly. read more

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This places seems like a legit korean bbq place. Each table has bbq capacity and I think this is what they specialize in. We ordered kalbi and sirloin, both were delicious. The meat was very tender and tasty. They also have an assortment of good side dishes such as roasted peanuts, pickled radish, bean sprouts, kimchi sweetened soy potatoes, and seaweed. The bbq comes with one complimentary soup. I thought the spicy tofu soup taste just ok.. it was a bit sour maybe from the kimchi, really throws off the taste. The atmosphere was nice, it's not as busy and noisy as other bbq restaurants, and each table has a vent on top of the grill for ventilation. Price was slightly higher than others for kbbq, about $60 for two portions. Overall good experience. Would recomment for authentic kbbq read more

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Nothing is more comforting to have a meat feast for Carnivores, especially when they were deprived and hungry because they were eating at an Izakaya where everything are smallish.. and not filling. Seoul House Korean Japanese Restaurant is really a Korean restaurant.. and is really more a BBQ restaurant.. as all the tables are equipped with a gas bbq....so don't come here for sushi..... come here for their meat or their Korean dishes. Open late! Till 12 pm. So perfect for after dinner snack as in our case. Marinated Beef Back Ribs ($24.99) min of 2 orders serves with miso soup, purple rice and banchans - I love how they put the real charcoal underneath the grill.. so you has the real smokey charcoal taste while the meat cooking.. and yes it does make a difference - The beef was nicely marinated.. with good proportion of fat and lean meat..so every piece was nice and tender.. The only complain is the slices were a little thin... if they were thicker cut, then it will for sure give them a better bite! Nice Korean Mama Style waitress... minimum conversations, a lot of smile..... She was hiding somewhere at the back most of the time, so we did not get much services after she set us up with the grill and she did come back and put in a new grill for us when we ready to cook the 2nd time around. Excellent ventilation system.. I didn't smell like a piece of meat after I finish eating here.. that's always a plus! I think I am going on a Carb free diet with all the meat I have been eating... but at least they are good tasting meat! read more

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I ordered two lunch specials: bean paste soup with grilled pork and steamed kimchi with pork. They were both on point, and we enjoyed our dishes. I especially enjoyed the number and quality of side dishes we got even though it was lunchtime. I would like to come back with my friends. read more

Seoul House - lunch special bean paste soup with grilled pork (marinated in soy sauce) - Korean Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario

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The food is very tasty (ordered the Kalbi BBQ & chicken pancake), the staff would cook it for you, although I question the hygiene standards as they use the same tong to pick up the raw meat as they do the cooked meat. Nice selection of side dishes although I wasn't a big fan of a couple of them (personal preference of ingredients). Throughout the entire meal there were flies everywhere and crawled onto the side of the plates and our cups - was NOT a good experience. Way overpriced for what it is. Food 4/5 Portion 3/5 Value 2.5/5 Service 3/5 Cleanliness 1/5 read more

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Came for lunch on a whim just based on the name! After all if it's called "Seoul House" how bad could the Korean food be, right? The dining room is very spacious and they have pro vent hoods over all the cooking tables. I noticed there was also a side room with a few non-cooking larger tables available as well. The waitress was quick to come by and take our orders which consisted mostly of BBQ meats including Kal Bi and Chicken. Also ordered a Korean dumpling soup and a Bimbim bum. Overall the food was OK. Nothing amazing and had the prices been less it could have fetched four stars but at the price they charge for portions it is at best 3.5 star. Service was decent. Waitresses were friendly and fairly quick to change the cooking plate when needed. We had to ask twice for some kimchi to be refilled but other than that nothing remarkable either good or bad happened. Overall a decent choice but that's about it. read more

This is a great place for korean food, I don't know why they aren't more busy! Me and the wife usually go here whenever we're craving some korean food. The service is usually really good and friendly, and the food is authentic and excellent. Some of the BBQ items can be a bit expensive though, and maybe there are better places to get that kind of thing. For everything else though, their prices and quality are solid. read more

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I believe it to be more expensive then sariwon and aryiwon. At off peak times. But i think if you go off peak its empty and the food is the best in the area read more

I've been told this is authentic Korean. The food not the décor. I've only came here for lunch, three times I think in the past 10 months. I get the feeling of being in a scene of a Korean mellow-drama when sitting at the table here for lunch, staring out the window. The table and chairs are pull out, which gives this place an air of affluence. It's very clean, very quiet, an adult restaurant. The food is priced reasonably, unless you order the soft shell crab. It's very good, but for $15 you get almost nothing. It's got Korean BBQ capabilities at all the tables, but I've only ate off the menu. It's not busy at all during lunch, and because of that I've gotten to appreciate the impeccably mannered waitress with the beautiful smile. Her English is not perfect, but I wouldn't want it to be. There's a full bar, so I must assume that at night this restaurant becomes a completely different atmosphere. The details in the décor slightly resembles a Korean Mob Boss' office, it's really got the ambiance of a 'Seoul house'. I really enjoy the fried dumplings here, and because the restaurant is deep into the plaza of 180 Steeles, it's remarkably quiet for a buzzing area. There's not much to say about Seoul House, it's mundane, but a good relaxed mundane. A little hidden escape in a heavily trafficked neighbourhood. read more

Seoul Kwan (House) was actually started by the man who brought table-bbq to Toronto. His original place was Bulgogi House down on Spring Garden. Then he opened Seoul House. His place was always known for top quality dishes, especially the bbq, and amazing banchan (Korean side dishes). The latest owners, who took over Seoul House Steeles within the last couple years, seem to have brought back the top-level quality of the restaurant. Food is delicious and perfectly presented. Wide variety of very good side dishes, refilled upon request. The owners are there all the time and personally look in on patrons. I visited a couple weeks ago with my wife and daughter. We enjoyed two different soups and an order of Korean ribs. The quality of the food and service is definitely back, and the price is fairly lower than the other top Korean bbq restaurant in the area. I think that people are catching on, too - by the time we were done, the place was packed! read more

Great service and lots of space. With so many Korean BBQ in the area, those two points really stand out. Food was good although it may be a bit higher than other Korean BBQs. Ordered two beefs and a pork belly. Pork belly wasn't as good as piggys and one of the beef was really tender while a second order wasn't as good. But the fact that I didn't need to wait to be seated, had Lots of space so I didn't need to be crowded or lean in to listen to my guests, really made a difference. Nearby kobi was loud and crowded with limited parking. Seoul house was much better to access. And the servers were very friendly and prompt with their service. It's an older restaurant but I will definitely be back. 3.5 stars out of 5. Jimmy's Yelp Ratings Scale for Food: [*] Disappointing. Just...no. [**] Not very good. Will not return. [***] It is what it is. Go enough times and you'll break even on quality. [****] My go-to place. Rarely disappoints. [*****] Everything on menu is good. Every time. read more

This place was recommended by a Korean friend when I asked him where I can get authentic Korean BBQ. The table was equipped with a vent hood and a bell to ring if you wanted the server's attention which I found very helpful. My girlfriend and I ordered their Kalbi which came with many kinds of tasty side dishes. To our surprise, this also came with Doenjang Jjigae. The meat was high quality and we received help from the waitress to cook the meat as well. Overall, the food was very tasty and of high quality. The staff was nice and quick to respond to the table bell. I will definitely be coming back when I crave Korean BBQ! read more

Just came back from this horrible restaurant. We made a reservation for dinner with my whole family with my future in-laws. We chose this restaurant primarily for the table cooking, which had been informed already when making reservation. We ordered 4 'Bulbogi' to be cooked at table, 2 Seafood and 2 Kimchi pancakes to start-off. When they brought over the meat, it was just a regular Bulbogi already cooked in kitchen on a sizzling plate x4. We told them we ordered meat for table cooking (hence why we were seated at this cooking table), and the waitress just kept on saying we ordered the sizzling plate not BBQ meat. Then she told us to just keep the dishes as it already came out and then she will bring out raw meat for table cooking. We told her 'no' as it would be too much food at this point and they should take back the dish as that's not what we ordered. She became really rude and started talking in a sarcastic voice to just keep the dish. No apologies. My dad did not want to cause a scene as it was our first dinner with the future in-laws so we just ate it. They didn't even bring out rice that comes with Bulgogi until we asked for them. 2 of the seafood pancakes came out, but 2 kimchi ones never did and was charged on our bill. The waitress didn't admit to her mistake, and basically told us 'too bad, just eat it'. No effort to correct the mistake. Even the lady that was sitting by the entrance that seemed like the owner didn't bother to jump in and correct the mistake. Just sat and watched everything. The waitress tried to make it up by bringing out miso soups for everybody which nobody drank, and sounded like she was doing us a favour. The food was mediocre at best, price is over-priced compared to other Korean restaurants, and side dishes just weren't that good. There was nothing good about this restaurant, and does not even deserve 1 star. I would not recommend anyone going to this restaurant. read more

One of the best Korean restaurant and their marinated pork BBQ was awesome!!!~~ Nice staff and family oriented environment read more

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Nice clean place, not small and tight like many korean places. Six bowls of panchan that they refilled when asked, we had the dol sul bib bim bap with pork which was very good, intestine soup (not my fav') those who like it thought it was great, sushi roll was good all in all very nice. read more

Have to vent about this place. The food is fine. But if you ever book one of the private rooms at this place, be prepared if they give away your reservation to another group that they think is more important than you. We booked the large private room for our wedding rehearsal dinner 3 months in advance. Then approximately 1 month before the date, the restaurant called and asked if we really needed the large room because another group wanted it and whether the small room would suffice. I told the restaurant yes, we need the large room. The night before the wedding rehearsal dinner, we called them to confirm our reservation. They told us that we were in the small room. I then got into an argument with them about it and they apologized but said the group that wanted the large room were regulars. Maybe that's how you do business in Korea, but that shouldn't be how you do it here in Canada. Anyway, we cancelled our booking, got a room at the other Seoul House (different owners) and have never been back to this one. read more

Worst place ever way too expensive !!!!! Cost so much for so little food.... So little appetizer... Any other Korean restaurant would give so much more for the price ur paying for here.. Worst worst worst place ever ,never ever stepping in here EVER read more

I've been here numerous times for lunch. Their bento boxes start at 7.99, and there are numerous choices, such as bulgogi, 12 piece California rolls, chicken, etc. The quality is quite good, and like many other Korean restaurants, you receive 4-5 different banchans, which are different every time - kimichi is usually one of them. They are always willing to offer refills. The bento boxes will come with different components each time - always rice and the main dish, usually japchae (the glass noodles), fried tofu, salad, and two rolls. Miso soup is included, but no dessert. The portions are quite generous for the price. The service is quite efficient, so I'd definitely recommend coming here if you're in the area for lunch! read more

I have been here a number of times over the past 10+ years. It was always considered the high end Korean restaurant to go to for special occasions. You could choose to BBQ at your table and the side dishes (pun-chun) were much better than your usual kimchee and radish sides. Today, there are just too many other Korean restaurants in the area that are better and cheaper. And the last time I was there, it was pretty empty. 2 pieces of kalbi for $20. Prior, we wouldn't have balked at this price as it was very good but this time, the meat was tough. Service was also slow despite having hardly anyone in the place. We also had a coupon for 10% off and had to argue to get the discount as the waitress (who barely spoke English, let alone read) was claiming her manager said it was invalid (which was not true). We eventually got the discount but left with a bad taste in our mouths. We'll just go to the strip mall next door to Song Cook where it's almost 1/2 the price, better service, better food and wider selection. read more

This place is not too big and not too small. In my opinion, it's the perfect size. The workers are very hard working and friendly. This restaurant has a variety of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean food. This place has to be my favourite Asian restaurant. I strongly recommend it. If you go there, be sure to try the kalbi, it's amazing. If not the tangsuyuk is great too. Plus, the free appetizers are good, and they will always give you more if you ask. I come here almost too often, but this place is great! read more

Their food is amazing!! Love their service and free refill of side dishes. I had the bbq pork combo and it was very delicious and reasonably priced. I highly recommend this place. read more

I only come here for their table cooked marinated Korean ribs.It does cost quite a bit(+$25 per person,minimum 2 orders). The ribs come with a choice of soup and during summer you can usually get cold noodles aka nengmyun or spicy noodles(bi bim neng myun) instead of a bowl of rice. I wish they'd give more veggies to go along with the meat.They do have the button thing on the table so you can call the servers whenever you need something. The servers are nice enough to grill and cut the meat for you,but I wish they'd just leave me alone so I can grill it the way I want to. They use charcoal and I guess that's why the food is so damn good,along with the fact that their marinade is mouthwatering.Those Chinese owned Korean bbqs cannot compare to this restaurant.You can tell just by how the food tastes. They also offer sushi and other Korean dishes such as soft tofu soup or Chinese styled Korean food but I have yet to try it. I suggest trying this place out at least once and get the marinated ribs! read more

I didn't know about this place until I asked my coworker who happen to know the owner itself. So I decided to give it a try. And I have no regret as a matter of fact I was more than happy and so are my family that came with me. The foods that we ordered were superb, the price is reasonable. The staffs were attentive and corteous. The place is also nice and clean. Its worth the trip for us as we are not from the area, about 30 mins drive from north side. read more

Ive lived around this area for almost a decade, this place started out as a Japanese-Korean fusion restaurant with an emphasis on the Japanese. Their sushi used to be one of the best a la carte options in north york for me and the service was always on spot. Of course, as you may have gathered from the rating, it went drasctically down hill from here. In 2016 this restaurant is 95% Korean food with a few pitiful maki options. Now I wouldnt say Im a huge fan of all Korean cuisine but Ive always loved the bbq and side dishes so I went back to Seoul House. What I didnt expect was awful service and overpriced mediocre meats. The meat was of the same quality youd get at piggys restaurant or any of the other traditional Korean bbq places (as in not ayce) but at twice the price. This would be okay if there was anything worth the premium but there was absolutely not. We were a small group of three, they made us wait constantly and feel ignored even though the seats were only half full. I was certain the service bell must have been broken at our table because there was no way they could have been this rude... right? We had to wait over 15 mins just for the bill after asking for it twice, only to get it wrong by $100. We spent around $70 and the bill came at $170. To be fair they apologized and fixed it so we still tipped them well. For those who are impressed by the fact that they have side dishes at all, I implore you to try some of the many Korean restaurants in the steeles-finch neighbourhood. Most korean restaurants should have complimentary side dishes, this is simply a tradition not something unique or noteworthy. read more

I was amazed by the food quality at seoul house! I was recommended to this place by a friend and fell in love with it Although the restaurant specializes in korean BBQ, i found out that there is more to it than just korean BBQ When i went, my husband and i tried the seafood pancake, dol sot bi bim bap and gal bi tang I was impressed by the amount of side dishes given and by the freshness of the food served at the restaurant seoul house at steeles has become one of my must-go places! read more

We ordered Kalbi, marinated and non-marinated ones. They came with an egg pudding, many side dishes, green lettuce, many sauces, soybean stew and bowls of rice. Everything was okay. Marinated Kalbi may have contained some MSG, because I felt my tongue freeze during the meal. We also got some cold buckwheat noodles to finish the meal. I liked the noodles. They were fresh and sweet. They also serve you complimentary cold tea called Su-jung-gua. Service was okay. Male servers did a great job (e.g. cutting the meat very well for us, and bringing us what we asked for promptly) while one of the female staff was forgetful (e.g. we had to repeat our additional order of a can of beer and extra green leaf lettuce, and she brought us what we didn't order) and unprofessional (e.g. she went to greet other customers in the middle of cutting the meat for us). Overall, it was a decent Korean BBQ experience. In terms of authentic Korean BBQs, I prefer Sariwon or Piggy's Restaurant in Thornhill. read more

I'm Korean and I've been to many Korean restaurants in Toronto, Korea and other parts of the world. This is one of my favourites for BBQ so I'm surprised it doesn't have better reviews. The quality of the meat and wide variety of side dishes always has me coming back despite the prices. read more

Everything was OK, but that is about as good as it gets, just OK, Waiters work hard and are pleasant and always moving but service is bad i.e. system problem. Food is OK but that is about it. Nothing special. Not cheap, Left feeling disappointed read more

bad service the waitress hardly speaks English the wait is long the table were not cleaned from the dirty dishes at all.The food was ok but way over priced. read more

Went to Seoul House for dinner a few nights ago with friends. Food was tasty and service was great. Definitely going back! Recommend their BBQ menu! read more