This place is pretty big and has a hefty menu, but service and taste could be a little better. We were seated fairly quickly upon arrival, but not given any water until later, in part because we were in an area that servers didn't seem to frequent often. I got the soondobu tofu soup combo (comes with fried mackerel and rice), which wasn't bad but wasn't amazing either. For some reason the fish took a while to come out, and some of it was too blackened for my liking. The side dishes were also just so-so. First time I didn't get any refills of banchan at a Korean restaurant. After we finished eating our late dinner, we couldn't wave down a server for our to-go box or the check until several tries in. I think our area was just kind of neglected to be honest, in part because there were a lot of people in the restaurant despite the late hour. No one seemed particularly friendly - not mean, but not the most hospitable either. The size of the restaurant made it difficult to feel welcomed. Overall, the food wasn't bad, the service could have improved, and I walked away full but not particularly satisfied. read more

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The food was decent, they have extensive menu. The service was mediocre. We were seated right away but waiting for my 2 friends. Maybe that's why they did not pay attention to us yet. It seems we waited too long to be served a few times i had to get their attention. Anyway we are from out of town not sure we will be back. read more

Seoul House is a pretty good restaurant for some traditional Korean food, Korean BBQ and sushi. I've been there twice, both time was consistently good. On my last visit I got the ox bone soup. The soup came as a clear broth. It was completely bland. But it came with a heap of salt and pepper on the side. I guess the concept is for the diner to choose the saltiness. Once I added the salt and a generous amount of hot sauce, the broth became rich and delicious. There was a little bit of shaved beef, some glass noodles and a bowl of rice. Other diners ordered the pork shoulder which was a hit and the bulgogi bibimbap which was large and satisfying. One thing I love the most about Korean restaurants are the little complimentary appetisers, and the appetisers here were nice and tasty. The kimchi was nice and mild in salt and heat. What was missing was attention to detail. Instead of traditional barley tea we were served water. We were told that they ran out of chopsticks. How is the possible is beyond me. Service was lacklustre. read more

Seoul House - Complimentary appetisers - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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I invited my friend to be my guest at a recent Yelp experience at Yorkdale. He asked if we could do dinner that evening, too. I never say no to a meal, so we were game. Our original plan was to sit outside on the patio at a local pho restaurant. I got there before he did. To my dismay, I noticed that there were no seats outside and the open LED sign was dimmed. I called and spoke to a nice man. He indicated that his eatery was closing at 8:30 pm. I was outside the place at 8:10 pm. Ugh! My friend pulled his car up to mine. We needed a plan B for dinner. I saw Shoeless Joe's, which was in the same plaza, but had a huge lineup. He offered to drive around and see what was there. He came back a minute later and said there was Seoul House. We both like Korean food, so it was a no-brainer heading over here. This place closes at 11 pm. Yay! Although the name implies that it's Korean cuisine, you can also get Japanese food. My friend is still more comfortable dining outdoors these days. If you are doing some grilling, you must dine in. We both weren't interested in a doing any grilling, so we found a nice table under a parasol outside. Staff here are attentive and nice. We got hot tea immediately as we looked over the menu. The tea tasted like it had toasted rice in it. Delightful! We got the following items: - Japchae - Yukgae jang - Diet Coke (me) I ordered the first item and my friend ordered the second one. We ended up sharing as if it were a family-style meal. We got extra utensils after my friend saw me invert my chopsticks to pick up food, and then flip them back to eat. "That's so Chinese," he said. "That's because I am!" I replied. The funny thing is that he is, too. It's efficient, but we were thrilled to get another spoon and chopsticks. We started with the banchan. The kimchi here is the way that I like it. I don't like the in-your-face spicy burn that feels rude when it comes to kimchi. This one was gentle with the heat being mild. I love bean sprouts and pretty much ate them all by myself. The potatoes were delicious. My friend devoured them. The peanuts had a honey coating that I thoroughly enjoyed. There was one other dish that I'm not sure what it was. I want to say bean curd. I loved it that I ate most of that, too. The japchae is fantastic! I love vermicelli. This dish had stir-fried sweet potato vermicelli with chopped beef and lots of veggies. Our server asked if I wanted the noodled cut into four sections. Yes, please! It made eating them so much easier. I was in heaven eating them. The flavour was incredible. The noodles were chewy and done perfectly. The beef was tender and so good. It was the best japchae that I have ever had. I'd so go back and get more. My friend had most of the yukgae jang. It's a spicy stew dish with beef brisket, veggies, an egg dropped into it, with noodles on the bottom. It came with steamed rice. He loved it, although his tastebuds have changed since we last met for spicy food and he couldn't handle it. Luckily, the banchan and steamed rice helped put out the fire here and there. I had some of the stew and it was flavourful. I passed on the noodle part because I was enjoying my japchae, but I didn't find the stew super spicy like my friend. Maybe my tastebuds have changed! The beef brisket was so tender and delicious. I had a bit of the sauce on a bit of rice. It's definitely comfort food. We had a great experience. The last time we were out, I paid for our dinner. This time, he reciprocated. He paid with a debit card through a portable payment machine. It was easy. It was a great find. I would definitely come back for more japchae and hopefully try something else on the menu. I'm drooling just thinking about the japchae! (301) read more

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Good jajang meung and friendly service. The korean bbq is pretty good as well . Give it a try if you are in the neighborhood. read more

Bf was craving Korean again so we looked for the closest thing around, which happened to be Seoul House. This place is huge but sadly they were pretty much empty on this weekday night. We were seated promptly and ordered kanpoonggi (deep fried sweet and spicy chicken) and bulgogi stone pot bibimbap. I wasn't expecting anything but the food was capital G, GOOD. Not the most amazing Korean food I've ever had but pretty good stuff that happily satisfied our cravings. The side dishes were on point too and they had candied peanuts which isn't often given as a side dish. Not only that but awesome service! Didn't get her name but she was considerate and efficient. Took our order quickly, with ease, and we didn't tell her we were sharing but she knew and brought us small sharing plates. Every time dishes came out, she rearranged our plates to make sure they were centered between us so we could easily share. She was so sweet in checking in on us with all smiles too. So glad to know I have a place like this around this area. :) read more

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Came here for a large birthday party and was impressed with the service. Very friendly and accommodating staff. The food was buffet style for the event and it was quite delicious and plenty. The back area was able to accommodate approximately 100+ guests, so it was a good size restaurant. read more

Great establishment across from Yorkdale Mall and is so much better than food court food! The restaurant is a very cute Korean place that offers a wide variety of dishes! The service is very quick to come out and is fairly priced for good food! The tofu stew was pretty good and filled with a lot of seafood! read more

Seoul House - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Pretty good authentic Korean BBQ place in Toronto. They are on a busy road as well as a busy shopping plaza. Parking is shared with the other places in the plaza. I was dining with a buddy and we went with the grill. The only downside to this place was you had to order two orders of certain meats. It wasn't a big deal for us as we had big appetites that day. Plenty of side dishes and there was tons of food. You get two sets of tongs so you can grab the uncooked stuff with separate tongs. They also check on you to make sure you are cooking the meat enough and not over cooking it as well. read more

Seoul House - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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This place was the go to spot for decent Korean dining but I think they may have switched ownership. Quality in food has gone down and service felt lacking compared to early visits in the past it just wasn't the same read more

We stumbled upon this spot as we were shopping for furniture and etc. What an absolute gem! Proper, authentic & delicious Korean food! The portions were generous. The star as always was the Kalbi (beef rib), marinated to perfection! I can't comment on the amazing grilling skills, that was all me! the service was good, the beer was cold. The Banchan (collective name for small side dishes served along with cooked rice in Korean cuisine) was tasty, and they were very generous with offering more once we finished. The pork belly both thick and thin were also great. With our mains, we were also offered a complimentary "Chige" (Korean stew) The venue isn't meant to be a flashy modern setting, so with that in mind, please feel free to swing by & enjoy! I will be back for sure! I was too hungry to take photos but will do so the next time I am there. read more

I wanted to try the seafood stone pot bibimbap, but they said they didn't have it. I got the $16 Hoe Deopbap instead and it was pretty good. This dish comes with raw salmon and white fish on top of fresh vegetables (cabbage, lettuce, shredded beets, and carrots) and a side of rice. They also gave me hot tea, miso soup and banchan, which were all really tasty. Plenty of parking in the private lot. ....| \ _ , , , - - , , _ , .../ , ` . - ' ` ' . _ \ - ; ; ; , _ ..| , a - ) ) _ . ; . ( ` - ` - ' - ' ' - - - ' ' ( _ / . _ ) - ' ( _ \ _ ) 2018 read more

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Great portions and excellent flavor. Had a fun night out eating delicious food! The restaurant is clean and spacious. read more

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Great food and service. The staff here attends to everything. Good Korean food. Jiggae is top notch.

Been here twice. Food is always top notch. Servers are always attentive and very nice.

An alright Korean place by Yorkdale Mall! I've eaten here a few times over the years with my husband and friends who live in the area but I have to admit that we often only decide to come here when we're not sure of what else to eat in the area, need to eat something decently priced (comparable to other Korean places) and where the dishes come out fast enough that we're all not hangry. Luckily, we've always managed to get seated pretty quickly whether we're a party of two or a group of 5 or 6 as there's a good amount of seating in the restaurant. It gets busy but never to the point that there are line ups out the door whenever I've visited. There are a good number of options for Korean dishes such as bulgogi, saucy chicken or beef type dishes, a few kinds of soup, and different BBQ meats to cook over a grill as well depending on what you feel like having. We tend to get the bulgogi and pork bone soup, both of which are a good size portion, filling, and tasty enough. I also like their assortment of apps such as the kimchi, pickled cucumbers and soup that help to hold you over while waiting for the mains to come, which don't take unreasonably long. Service is good enough as well - staff are prompt and efficient with getting orders taken and delivered. Again, an overall decent choice for Korean food when you're in North York. read more

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Its a large establishment, serving Japanese and Korean cuisine. The decor is minimal and basic, the menu is large and the servers cheerful. We wanted to eat some soup so we got a braised beef soup and kimchi fried rice. Between the two of the portion was sufficient to be shared. It is not a bad meal, but I have had significantly better stew and definitely a much flavorful kimchi rice. If you are in the area and starving this can be one of your options however the plaza is laced with food options and this is not a particular place to see in on. read more

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Have had their items many times now but their sushi and sashimi platters were a pleasant surprise to order Super fresh and good portion sizes for the price read more

Seoul House - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

One of the more overpriced Korean BBQ restaurants I've ever been to. 9oz of steak/beef to cook on your own for $30? Or 3 small strips of pork 1 inch by 6 inches for $25? That's a lil odd... And you'd have to cook that yourself. The hot dishes that are made for you are well priced though. Loved them. The little tiny appetizers were alright. Honestly, service was probably the worst part. Hard to get their attention after you've ordered your food and even asking for more water in the jugs is a hassle... read more

In all honestly, we were drawn to this restaurant simply by an image of a river of melted cheese circling a central pan of chicken stirfry. The price is a little steep for what you get, with each order being $20.00 with a 2 order minimum before they even crack open the special two-sectioned pan. But I've never seen anything like it before, so we decided to go for the dual circumference experience. The dish comes to the table with the large chunks of chicken already precooked in the kitchen on top of a bed of mixed vegetables. The circle of shredded mozzarella cheese doesn't come melted, so the whole cast iron pan gets placed on the propane gas stove and it takes a couple minutes for it to liquidize. The moment it melts, you dunk the chicken in the cheese river - picking up chunks of corn and pineapple (surprise!! there are pineapples in there!!) as you go. For pro level experience, add in some rice cakes which cook to the softest chewy delicious bite. If you have to have carbs, add a fried rice to your order. They wait until you've finished most of the chicken-cheese river combo, before bringing over a bowl of rice, seaweed, kimchi and veggies that gets dumped into the chicken with all it's juices. Give it a couple minutes for the bottom to crisp up a bit and dig in!! A fun experience in all, but be prepared to smell like meat and smoke for the rest of the day!! read more

Seoul House - Waiting for that cheese to become a river..... - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I went back on my word never to put my kundungi in that place ever again - and succumbed, out of desperation. Will start with the negatives and then the positives (few that there are). Cons: +++++ 1. Tables were sticky. Unappealing!!! 2. Hostess who "greeted us" (same person who I recall from a long time ago is as dour as ever). Some things in life never change; Pros: 1. Server(s) (two) were polite; 2. Salmon sashimi was well-cut. Soya sauce rough and not of a good quality (IMO); 3. Mul nyengmyeon had the perfect amount of stretchiness to the noodles and the broth was perfectly balanced; ALSO: Kimchi from a package and not home made. Other panchan lacklustre and tasteless (peanuts were a nice touch, but without dried anchovies - huh)? Not my first choice unless I am totally desperate. Its is expensive for what it is. Tea opsayo. $40.00+ down the proverbial drain. read more

The restaurant is located in the busy intersection of Dufferin and Orfus Rd. within a busy plaza. Although there's lots of parking spots, it might be difficult to find one, depending on the time of day. This is the only Korean restaurant within the Yorkdale Mall area. They also do Sushi. I have been here a few times and I find the place underwhelming at best. The place is large with the entrance separating the restaurant into a Japanese and Korean BBQ sections. They also have a party for large gatherings. Service is good for the most part. In terms of food, there's nothing memorable for me. Even with the large menu with Korean staples along with Korean BBQ and Sushi, there's nothing that stands out. I have tried various dishes and have left disappointed. I think the only reason that this place is around is for people craving Korean food and not willing to drive to Yonge street. BTW, their Jjamppong is not very good either. My search continues... #29 of 2018 read more

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Good size meal, good price. Hot tea was complimentary. I didnt count but there were 6-7 varieties of appetizers. Quite a treat. Only problem is service was slow, after the meal was served never saw them much and it was hard to flag them down to get the bill. Must be end of day, will try again. read more

This place was straight up discriminatory towards my boyfriend and I, (for context we're both darker skinned people, my boyfriend is Spanish and i am Black). we walked in and waited to be served and was totally ignored by the staff. 1) it was not busy and 2) we had people walking in after us (the staff seen we were there before them) who had no reservation and were getting seated before us. When we finally asked to be seated they did not show us to our seats like they did everybody else, they just told us "go sit over there". we sat and waited for over 15 minutes before we even got a menu. My boyfriend had asked one of the waitresses for a menu and she acknowledged us, heard us, and still ignored us and proceeded to not bring us a menu and continued to take orders from everybody else around us. it wasn't until we asked the only male waiter (We did not get his name but he was the only male there, was wearing glasses) for menus and he got them to us quickly and was very nice and apologetic about our wait. he served us for the rest of the night and our service from then on from HIM ONLY was good and respectful. The beef was well marinated with semi-generous portions of the sides, so that, and our waiter was able to make this experience good for us. but it was a real letdown for us to be treated very poorly by the staff while seeing everybody else around us gettinf amazing service from them. Shouts out to the chef and the male waiter who served us, everyone else, for your businesses sake , needs to learn how to have a lot more respect for the people who are willing to spend their money at your establishment. read more

If you're looking for homey-vibe, this is your place! The portions are larger than most places, the taste unchanging and the service quick. On this visit, my friends and I ordered common offerings - bulgogi bibimbap, gamjatang (pork bone soup) and tteokbukki to share. As per usual, the meal comes with an array of banchans (side dishes) like green beans, cabbage kimchi, stir fried fish cakes, eggplants in soy sauce and peanuts with anchovies. read more

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Food is alright here, if you're craving Korean food and you're in this area ...well if you can wait or drive a bit further I would. But if you can't and this is the only spot around then go here. I find the prices expensive for the quality of food that you get. I would recommend heading to Yonge and Finch area or Yonge and Sheppard area for better and more affordable food. Don't order the udon noodles, there's nothing in terms of ingredients or toppings for $15. I've recently tried their naengmaeyun, the noodles were all stuck together and there was not much in terms of toppings either ($14-15). The one dish that isn't bad is their tangsuyuk. But there are plenty of restaurants that offer that dish too. I would skip unless this is all there is for you. read more

Great food! One of the few decent asian places in the area. Try their special of the day. Recommend: whe du Bap, jajangmyen seafood includes crab claws We are regular here, to dine in and take out. Good friendly service. read more

I was a little hesitant to come here it actually looks like the restaurant is closed down from the outside, but when you walk in it has nice decor and is very clean. The sushi roll were great we had the 'Roll Combo C' spider, dynamite and spicy salmon and they were really nice and come with a lovely nice of Korean style salad. Will definitely come back if I'm the area. The service was great Sandy was friendly and attentive. They have vegetarian options for the sushi. It's good for big groups. My only negative would be the price outside of the sushi is quite expensive for the meat/seafood dishes. read more

If you are doing a table top bbq, make sure you are a group a 4 and not bigger as the BBQ experience will not be positive for you. The grill is SO SMALL and it was near impossible to cook at the table top for a party of 8. They also do not bbq for you, you need to bbq the meat yourself - this Is not authentic korean. In Korea, they cook the meat for you in front of you. The meat is extremely thin. Service is extremely slow. The positives are the soy bean stew that comes with the bbq, the noodle post bbq and the ban chan were ok for most part. Overall, just don't do the bbq. read more

The foods were good but the service was SUPER terrible. One of the waitress who managed our bills forced to make me tip even though my friend already gave a tip. She's giving a judgy look and keep insisting if I even have a cash just for the tip. I've already saw some reviews about the similar things from 9 months ago, why is the management not doing anything? We just wanna enjoy the food but the experience made me and my friend super uncomfortable. I hope you do something about it. read more

Came here for an event which was held in the venue at the back of the restaurant. The space was very nice and is appropriate for fancy birthdays or a casual small wedding. The side dishes were awesome. I liked the spinach salad, sweet peanuts, the vegetables with some kind of savoury jello and the squash or pumpkin salad was my favourite. The veggie and kimchi pancakes were okay, they would have been better if warm. read more

It's been a while last time we came to this place. We arrived late this time as we didn't want to be stuck waiting during lunch rush hour. Surprisingly the place is still busy but we got our seat immediately. I wasn't sure if it is because the long weekend but it seems there wasn't enough staff serving tables. It took a while before we can place order. We didn't get any service at the table, no eater refill either. We didn't get our check out bill and re front desk was rude asking where I was seating when I already told her several times. Regardless of their service, I still enjoy our foods we ordered. The portion seems to be bigger than other Korean restaurant but of course, price is higher. Most of their dishes include seafood soup base, we guess seafood are frozen ones. The soup was sweet.... bimbimba Korean rice in stone bowl was good. We tried a cold noodle....won't try it unless it is a super hot weather. Next time, we will try the bbq. Sadly they need to improve on their vent exhaust as the entire place smell like smokes. But definitely smell good. read more

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Disappointed because online it says it's open until 11:30 pm and when arriving at 10:30 pm they said their kitchen was closed. An entire hour before closing the restaurant. Drove 20 min to be told they're closed. Very disappointed. Noticed all their staff left at 10:40 pm. Ridiculous. read more

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This place seems to me like the Red Lobster of Korean Restaurants. Nearly everyone in the place was celebrating something, like a birthday or graduation. I had the tofu chigae, and it was fine. A bit on the salty side. Service was friendly and atmosphere was comfortable and clean. Not my first choice for Korean food, but not a bad place to go to, either. I might check out their Korean BBQ next time, as that's what everyone here seems to enjoy. read more

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I'm not sure why this place got 3 out 5 stars cus this place is pretty freaking amazing! The meat is delish, the portions were big and the staff was nice. Loved the pork and Bulgogi. It was soooooo yummy. The chicken with the melted cheese Corn was also the bomb. I would come back for sure. read more

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A good place for families to enjoy Korean BBQ. The Bulgogi Stone Pot Bibimbap is tasty and really hot until the end. Marinated Sliced Sirloin BBQ Beef with Rice & Miso Soup is a must to try. Free refilled Kimchi. The server helps grilling the meat and they make regular check if customers need something. The price is not low but worth the money for a spacious place, 5-star service, and of course delicious food. Highly recommended. read more

Cute place, very nice for the location. I'm not an expert at Korean places but I enjoyed the bibimbop. Their spider roll was delicious - real, crunchy stone crab that tasted fresh. Decent value for what we got. Seafood bibimbop is not a great choice if you don't like a fishy taste. The seaweed is heated by the bowl and is a bit of an overpowering flavour. I typically love shellfish but don't love cooked fish. I thought I would like this (squid, shrimp, etc - what could go wrong?) but didn't. read more

Seoul House - Seafood bibimbop - not a great choice if you don't like a fishy taste. - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Ordered the pork bone soup here. I think it wasn't authentic enough... The broth tasted too plain - missing the pork bone taste and spicyness that I was yearning for. I wouldn't order this again if I came here. My two other friends ordered the bibimbap and the black bean sauce noodle and appeared to have enjoyed it. I'd likely get the bibimbap next time. Service is decent. Restaurant located in plaza so there's adequate parking here. read more

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After walking around Yorkdale and catching up with an old-school friend, for some odd, strange, out-of-the-blue reason, we both ended up at the Seoul House (well she craved sushi) Anyhow firstly, it being right off Orfus Road kinda got me thinking in my head 'hope this place isn't sketchy' lol. The parking lot has more than enough spots, and upon walking in we were greeted and seated immediately without any delay. The interior of this place seems a bit dull, clean, but one things for sure, its really spaced out especially the area between the booths, and tables. You could easily maximize the space with smaller tables for two in between, but again, if this place isn't usually packed with people, then it makes sense. The tables seemed outdated and needed to be changed. However the food was not bad either, we decided to go LIGHT and order three rolls; Avocado, Salmon, and Avocado cucumber. ALL three came at once on a long slender platter, well presented, and it tasted fresh. However, like most sushi places, its packed with a lot of rice, and at times rice-to-ingredient proportions were a bit off. To top things, prior to receiving the bill, they served us a chilled sweet ginger-cinammon drink which was a delight. I guess ginger helps with digestion, especially at 10pm lol.... nonetheless the experience was JUST satisfactory. Would I come back here, proabably not, as there are way too many other sushi places to try in the city. :) read more

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One thing this place needs... VENTS! When you walk into the restaurant, you are surrounded by nice and friendly smoke! You would think it's nicely vented for all the Korean BBQ going on but nope, ceiling was filled with clouds of smoke. Onto the food, a little bit pricey for the food that you get. The taste of the food was sub par and fo sho i've had better for less price. It was nice to see that Korean food wasn't the only thing offered. Their menu consist of Japanese and Chinese food as well which, in a way made it kinda hard to decide what to order since the menu is so broad. Don't really like Korean food and I have Chinese food all the time so I ordered Japanese food. Sashimi and sushi were fresh but for the $25 spent on my meal, I would expect to be full. Service, to my surprise was actually alright... maybe cause we were in the private room they have with a party of 15 people. The room was nice and had a tv in it, which was good cause UFC was on that night. Didn't like the way the food was brought. If your meal came with side dishes, they would came well after the main item instead of coming all together. Some of the food/drinks ordered were missing and had to be reminded but I don't blame them seeing how there were so many of us. Would I come back? Sure... if all the other restaurants were wiped out in 2012 and this was the only place left. read more

Seoul House - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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