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We were disappointed with Ta Bom, especially after driving almost 50 minutes to get there! They charged us for two items we didn't order - ramen and cheese. Their marketing is pure deception. They don't communicate. When we checked our receipt and I question what the additional charges were, they replied "you ordered extra items". We clearly told them we didn't and all they said was 'sorry' and still charged us. Their hot pot wasn't good anyways. It was packed with sugar and quite gross. When we told them it was too sweet, all they said was 'it's the sauce'. Not worth it. Service was terrible. It's no wonder it was empty. I will suggest indicating on your menu which food is sweet because not everyone loves sugar! Yikes, sweet hot pot, that is plain gross!
4 years ago I came here and had their hot plate. It was delicious and I gave them a 5 star review. 4 years and with much more accumulated experience eating Korean food later, we were quite disappointed. Upon arrival, the waitress checked our vaccine card, asked us to sanitize our hands and directed us to our table. The tables are all divided with screens so I felt safe eating here. We ordered: 1. Ox tendon soup - wow, for $17 a pot there wasn't much food in the pot. There were a couple of tiny cut up pieces of tendon, some glass noodles and scallions. 2. Spicy duck soup - this one came with more soup but overall was ok. Definitely no wow factor. It was basically some pieces of duck, radish leaves and 2 potatoes. In fact, it tasted like a beef and radish soup that I had elsewhere. I had assumed that a duck soup would have a unique taste. There was only one person on the floor doing every single task: checking vaccine passports, taking orders, bringing utensils and tea, serving food, getting customers to pay and cleaning. The restaurant was also filled up as well. This is to indicate that we had zero "service" . She didnt even come and check on us until we were finished with our food. I've nothing against her because she was busy but the restaurant owner is quite stingy then? Also, there were zero Korean people who dined here and this tells me a lot of unsaid information. Food-wise, I typically cannot finish one Korean soup by myself. Today, the portion was so small that we left hungry. The taste itself wasn't that amazing as well. If you're planning to come here, don't get the soups. I recommend their hot plates and I hope they're still just as good as 4 years ago.
Really yummy Korean bbq! We got the baby octopus and the server basically takes it out of the kitchen pre-assembled (raw), and helps you cut up the food and keeps an eye on it while it cooks in front of you. Dipping the food in the melted cheese was sinful but sooooo delicious. We also ordered the fried chicken and it was excellent. Also we dipped that in the melted cheese even though we ordered the chicken that already comes with cheese :P The side dishes that come with the meal are unlimited! Your server will likely ask if you'd like a refill when you're almost done. So that's awesome. Left feeling super full!
I had a great experience here tonight. The food was super yummy and the service was just fine. The reason I kept one star off was because I thought that there wasn't a lot of veggie options or veggies in the dishes in general. Also the place is just a bit pricey which is usually the case at Korean restaurants. Compared to other Korean places I've been to, however, this place wasn't so bad in terms of costs. Really happy they were open for dine in!
The food here is ok, but nothing spectacular. Being on Robson St., parking can be hard to find and the wait for a table can be over 1 hour long, especially during peak times. When we visited, the service was unforgivably bad. They forgot to add pork to our hot plate, so they started cooking the dish without it first. After 20 minutes when the cooked food is already dried out and starting to get burnt, they finally came and added the raw pork into the already cooked dish. In between, we had to remind the server and manager twice. In terms of taste, the food is ok. The flavor is not bland, but lacks the wow factor. Their loud rock music was my thing either. I probably would not want to come back again.
Tâ Bom is a modern Korean cuisine that serves a variety of Korean plates in a casual venue. They are known for a sizzling iron plate with corn and cheese as well as their signature hot pot. The circular iron hot plate cost from $14+. Each order requires a minimum of 2 portions of the same meat, and they place two orders of meat on the same plate. It serves with egg and corn on the side, but you can order additional side dishes like cheese, rice cake, noodles, fried rice and so forth. We order a Jukkumi-Jeyuk-Bokkeum (stir-fried spicy baby octopus and pork belly hot plate ) with additional cheese and volcano fried rice. The server helped us to cut the octopus and pork belly. The service was impeccable! The food was very flavourful. Apparently, the cheese appeared to the most popular side dish as almost every table ordered that. It went perfectly well with the main dish. The server brought out the rice after we finished the main dish. They added rice to make fried rice in the leftovers with the remaining sauce. We would definitely recommend this place to anyone! Tâ Bom Korean Cuisine is located at C-1046 Austin Avenue in Coquitlam, BC. It is just next doors to Jimoco Pasta on Austin. Food: 5/5 Must Try! Service: 5/5 Kids: 4/5 Yay! (Most kids love cheese and fried rice) Price: $50-$100 for two (Dinner) Presentation: 3/5 Parking: 1/5 limited free parking spots in the front but plenty of street parking around. Tips: *can ask for a dish to be made non-spicy. *do not accept reservation. *serves in huge portions. It is nice to share with friends. Would I Return: Yes
It is alright. I wouldn't say it's the best. I wish that there was more care in the dishes. The bento boxes are okay. There aren't a lot of side dishes. While they are less than sura, the quality isnt as good nor is it presented as well. It is less likely I will come back. I think this place is okay for those who want simple korean food. It isnt a spectacular place, but it is cheaper.
Pretty good experience despite the wait. One star off is from the service. I feel that they were a bit short on staff when I was there.
I first checked out this place because they were serving egg volcano and the stir-fry hot plate (egg, cheese, corn). It's not a big restaurant, and it was busy when I came and parking can be tricky (Saturday night). After coming back at another occasion (still Saturday night), I got lucky and thought it's now a better time to come within 30 mins of opening time - more parking, less line-up! Service can be tricky - despite the small space, it may feel they are short-staffed, especially during the busy hours. We had to ask twice to order one serving of rice. Food was good - we ordered the spicy baby octopus (?) and pork stir fry hot plate with an egg volcano on the side. It has more sauce than I'd want it to, but perhaps it so that you can order more rice towards the end and mix the sauce with it, which makes a yummy fried rice!
Ta Bom Korean Cuisine is located on Austin Ave, Coquitlam. The restaurant pretty small and cozy. We came here for dinner after Glow Xmas light. We ordered some dishes to share and all the dishes pretty ok. Pork and baby octopus - It served on sizzling plate with corns, cheese and egg on the side. The pork and baby octopus so delicious. Spicy duck soup - generous portion of duck and the soup so flavorful. Tempura Udon - simple but good for a kid Bibibob - it's great and tasty. Overall, the service was good and reasonable price.
A tasty Korean spot in the mass of Korean spots in the area. I was afraid that Ta Bom would be gimmicky, and the food may not be good, but I was wrong. There's street parking right outside. I came here around 5:30pm with some friends and two young children. The menu is quite large. As it was our first time here, we asked the server for recommendations. He was good at explaining the different types of hot plate dishes that they have, and also let us know how much we should order. We got a beef bulgogi hot plate, gyoza, and the Ta Bom chicken. The beef bulgogi plate was larger than we expected. It was nice that they help us cook it. We added cheese to the plate which was a good choice. The kids loved the cheese! The beef bulgogi dish was flavourful without being overly salty, and I liked the abundance of veggies within the dish. Adding the fried rice option is a must. With the sauce from cooking the beef, the rice is also cooked on the same plate, melding with all the sauce. They also help us fry the rice, adding in shreds of seaweed for extra flavour. With the hot plate, parts of the fried rice becomes crispy- my favourite part. The gyoza and chicken were average. Service was quite good. The place got really busy as we were eating, so be prepared for a wait. I would recommend this place if you're looking for something different in the area.
We came in with our family of 7 for dinner at 6:30pm on a weekday. We ordered the Hotplate and chose the octopus and pork for the meat, and also added corn, cheese, egg and got the fried rice after. There were 7 of us, but we only ordered 3 servings for the Hotplate. The Hotplate is served in the middle of the table where we can adjust the temperature. The servers would help us cut up the baby octopus once it started sizzling. This was very fun to eat, dipping the meat into the melted cheese and topping with the steamed egg. The meat was marinated well and the octopus was not chewy. Food was served right away but not everything came at once because all the dishes did not fit on the table. We also added a combo that includes Salad, Bibimbap, Pork Bone soup, Jap chae, Spicy deep fried popcorn chicken, Seafood pancake and steamed white rice. The amount of food was just right. It was a fun dinner experience for my parents and especially my grandma. Will be back again. They do not take reservations, so you should come early, there was a lineup by 7pm! There is a/c but its coolest near the cashier area of the restaurant. There are limited free parking spots in the front but plenty of street parking around. Do not park at the Safeway across the street to avoid a parking ticket. We all smelled like meat and bbq after (not necessarily a bad thing), so don't wear your cleanest outfit. #HotPlateFun #SharingIsCaring
I usually visit the downtown one and order the stir fries. This time I tried the budaejjigae. The price on the menu was false advertising. You have to order from 1, 2 and 3 to complete the set. They tell you the base cost in 1 and you can pick sides to add to the pan for free or for cost in step 2, 3. Except.. step 3 only has items priced at $5. I asked if I can just omit it and they said no, it is mandatory to pick one. Why don't they just add $5 to the base cost and then make step 3 free. Adding a price make it seems like I can choose to add it or not. So now the budaejjigae is $41 instead of $36 with sides I didn't really need. Quite pricey for a very simple ingredient dish. Soup base was very flavorful but not a lot of ingredients was in it for that price point. One thing I didn't like was the buying of positive reviews. They offer you free soda/pop for positive reviews only. Parking is limited but we did find a spot on a weekend lunch. read more
3 years ago
I didn't like that the tteokbokki used pogo corn dogs. The tteokbokki itself was alright. The fries were fried nicely, The chicken was alright, they were quite large which is good but it makes sharing and talking a little difficult. There were also cheese sticks that have a good cheese pull when you eat them while they're still hot. read more
We were disappointed with Ta Bom, especially after driving almost 50 minutes to get there! They charged us for two items we didn't order - ramen and cheese. Their marketing is pure deception. They don't communicate. When we checked our receipt and I question what the additional charges were, they replied "you ordered extra items". We clearly told them we didn't and all they said was 'sorry' and still charged us. Their hot pot wasn't good anyways. It was packed with sugar and quite gross. When we told them it was too sweet, all they said was 'it's the sauce'. Not worth it. Service was terrible. It's no wonder it was empty. I will suggest indicating on your menu which food is sweet because not everyone loves sugar! Yikes, sweet hot pot, that is plain gross! read more
4 years ago I came here and had their hot plate. It was delicious and I gave them a 5 star review. 4 years and with much more accumulated experience eating Korean food later, we were quite disappointed. Upon arrival, the waitress checked our vaccine card, asked us to sanitize our hands and directed us to our table. The tables are all divided with screens so I felt safe eating here. We ordered: 1. Ox tendon soup - wow, for $17 a pot there wasn't much food in the pot. There were a couple of tiny cut up pieces of tendon, some glass noodles and scallions. 2. Spicy duck soup - this one came with more soup but overall was ok. Definitely no wow factor. It was basically some pieces of duck, radish leaves and 2 potatoes. In fact, it tasted like a beef and radish soup that I had elsewhere. I had assumed that a duck soup would have a unique taste. There was only one person on the floor doing every single task: checking vaccine passports, taking orders, bringing utensils and tea, serving food, getting customers to pay and cleaning. The restaurant was also filled up as well. This is to indicate that we had zero "service" . She didnt even come and check on us until we were finished with our food. I've nothing against her because she was busy but the restaurant owner is quite stingy then? Also, there were zero Korean people who dined here and this tells me a lot of unsaid information. Food-wise, I typically cannot finish one Korean soup by myself. Today, the portion was so small that we left hungry. The taste itself wasn't that amazing as well. If you're planning to come here, don't get the soups. I recommend their hot plates and I hope they're still just as good as 4 years ago. read more
Really yummy Korean bbq! We got the baby octopus and the server basically takes it out of the kitchen pre-assembled (raw), and helps you cut up the food and keeps an eye on it while it cooks in front of you. Dipping the food in the melted cheese was sinful but sooooo delicious. We also ordered the fried chicken and it was excellent. Also we dipped that in the melted cheese even though we ordered the chicken that already comes with cheese :P The side dishes that come with the meal are unlimited! Your server will likely ask if you'd like a refill when you're almost done. So that's awesome. Left feeling super full! read more
I had a great experience here tonight. The food was super yummy and the service was just fine. The reason I kept one star off was because I thought that there wasn't a lot of veggie options or veggies in the dishes in general. Also the place is just a bit pricey which is usually the case at Korean restaurants. Compared to other Korean places I've been to, however, this place wasn't so bad in terms of costs. Really happy they were open for dine in! read more
The food here is ok, but nothing spectacular. Being on Robson St., parking can be hard to find and the wait for a table can be over 1 hour long, especially during peak times. When we visited, the service was unforgivably bad. They forgot to add pork to our hot plate, so they started cooking the dish without it first. After 20 minutes when the cooked food is already dried out and starting to get burnt, they finally came and added the raw pork into the already cooked dish. In between, we had to remind the server and manager twice. In terms of taste, the food is ok. The flavor is not bland, but lacks the wow factor. Their loud rock music was my thing either. I probably would not want to come back again. read more
Tâ Bom is a modern Korean cuisine that serves a variety of Korean plates in a casual venue. They are known for a sizzling iron plate with corn and cheese as well as their signature hot pot. The circular iron hot plate cost from $14+. Each order requires a minimum of 2 portions of the same meat, and they place two orders of meat on the same plate. It serves with egg and corn on the side, but you can order additional side dishes like cheese, rice cake, noodles, fried rice and so forth. We order a Jukkumi-Jeyuk-Bokkeum (stir-fried spicy baby octopus and pork belly hot plate ) with additional cheese and volcano fried rice. The server helped us to cut the octopus and pork belly. The service was impeccable! The food was very flavourful. Apparently, the cheese appeared to the most popular side dish as almost every table ordered that. It went perfectly well with the main dish. The server brought out the rice after we finished the main dish. They added rice to make fried rice in the leftovers with the remaining sauce. We would definitely recommend this place to anyone! Tâ Bom Korean Cuisine is located at C-1046 Austin Avenue in Coquitlam, BC. It is just next doors to Jimoco Pasta on Austin. Food: 5/5 Must Try! Service: 5/5 Kids: 4/5 Yay! (Most kids love cheese and fried rice) Price: $50-$100 for two (Dinner) Presentation: 3/5 Parking: 1/5 limited free parking spots in the front but plenty of street parking around. Tips: *can ask for a dish to be made non-spicy. *do not accept reservation. *serves in huge portions. It is nice to share with friends. Would I Return: Yes read more
It is alright. I wouldn't say it's the best. I wish that there was more care in the dishes. The bento boxes are okay. There aren't a lot of side dishes. While they are less than sura, the quality isnt as good nor is it presented as well. It is less likely I will come back. I think this place is okay for those who want simple korean food. It isnt a spectacular place, but it is cheaper. read more
8 years ago
I first checked out this place because they were serving egg volcano and the stir-fry hot plate (egg, cheese, corn). It's not a big restaurant, and it was busy when I came and parking can be tricky (Saturday night). After coming back at another occasion (still Saturday night), I got lucky and thought it's now a better time to come within 30 mins of opening time - more parking, less line-up! Service can be tricky - despite the small space, it may feel they are short-staffed, especially during the busy hours. We had to ask twice to order one serving of rice. Food was good - we ordered the spicy baby octopus (?) and pork stir fry hot plate with an egg volcano on the side. It has more sauce than I'd want it to, but perhaps it so that you can order more rice towards the end and mix the sauce with it, which makes a yummy fried rice! read more
Ta Bom Korean Cuisine is located on Austin Ave, Coquitlam. The restaurant pretty small and cozy. We came here for dinner after Glow Xmas light. We ordered some dishes to share and all the dishes pretty ok. Pork and baby octopus - It served on sizzling plate with corns, cheese and egg on the side. The pork and baby octopus so delicious. Spicy duck soup - generous portion of duck and the soup so flavorful. Tempura Udon - simple but good for a kid Bibibob - it's great and tasty. Overall, the service was good and reasonable price. read more
3 years ago
The service was very friendly and helpful with the huge amount of questions that we had on picking on the menu. The food was super delicious. We deeply loved the Hot Place bulgogi. read more
A tasty Korean spot in the mass of Korean spots in the area. I was afraid that Ta Bom would be gimmicky, and the food may not be good, but I was wrong. There's street parking right outside. I came here around 5:30pm with some friends and two young children. The menu is quite large. As it was our first time here, we asked the server for recommendations. He was good at explaining the different types of hot plate dishes that they have, and also let us know how much we should order. We got a beef bulgogi hot plate, gyoza, and the Ta Bom chicken. The beef bulgogi plate was larger than we expected. It was nice that they help us cook it. We added cheese to the plate which was a good choice. The kids loved the cheese! The beef bulgogi dish was flavourful without being overly salty, and I liked the abundance of veggies within the dish. Adding the fried rice option is a must. With the sauce from cooking the beef, the rice is also cooked on the same plate, melding with all the sauce. They also help us fry the rice, adding in shreds of seaweed for extra flavour. With the hot plate, parts of the fried rice becomes crispy- my favourite part. The gyoza and chicken were average. Service was quite good. The place got really busy as we were eating, so be prepared for a wait. I would recommend this place if you're looking for something different in the area. read more
3 years ago
We came in with our family of 7 for dinner at 6:30pm on a weekday. We ordered the Hotplate and chose the octopus and pork for the meat, and also added corn, cheese, egg and got the fried rice after. There were 7 of us, but we only ordered 3 servings for the Hotplate. The Hotplate is served in the middle of the table where we can adjust the temperature. The servers would help us cut up the baby octopus once it started sizzling. This was very fun to eat, dipping the meat into the melted cheese and topping with the steamed egg. The meat was marinated well and the octopus was not chewy. Food was served right away but not everything came at once because all the dishes did not fit on the table. We also added a combo that includes Salad, Bibimbap, Pork Bone soup, Jap chae, Spicy deep fried popcorn chicken, Seafood pancake and steamed white rice. The amount of food was just right. It was a fun dinner experience for my parents and especially my grandma. Will be back again. They do not take reservations, so you should come early, there was a lineup by 7pm! There is a/c but its coolest near the cashier area of the restaurant. There are limited free parking spots in the front but plenty of street parking around. Do not park at the Safeway across the street to avoid a parking ticket. We all smelled like meat and bbq after (not necessarily a bad thing), so don't wear your cleanest outfit. #HotPlateFun #SharingIsCaring read more
If you are looking for a good local Korean restaurant but yet not to break the bank this is a place to go for some authentic Korean cuisine. The restaurant is quite small and could be loud when the restaurant is full. From what I heard, some of the dishes are quite good including the Beef Bugogi. Hence the reason why wanted to try this place out. Me and significant other were lucky, as there was plenty of parking and was seated quickly. We order the ordered and shared the Beef Bugogi, Korean cold noodle, and Pork bone broth. Atmosphere is quite lively and the server made sure we were taken care of. Score out of 5 Food Authenticity/Taste - 4 Service - 5 Atmosphere - 4 Parking (on a Sunday) - 5 lots of it and free so you can spend more on food priceless read more
6 years ago
Ta Bom is hands down my favorite korean restaurant in the Greater Vancouver area. I was craving its Hot Plate ALL THROUGHOUT quarantine. During COVID-19, Ta Bom is extra careful about social distancing within the restaurant, which I really appreciate. They sanitize and disinfect everything, and also provide you with sanitizer whenever you need. It's extremely clean. Spicy Small Octopus Hot Plate - I've tried many of Ta Bom's different Hot Plates but I LOVE this one. You absolutely should add cheese to the hot plate. I would recommend adding glass noodles if you're feeling like carbs; they give you a large amount to fill you up. With the add ons it's about ~$40, and the amount of food is more than enough for 2 people to share. (5/5) I've tried a bunch of their other menu items such as it's Budae Jjigae and Rice Cakes. Their prices are fairly cheap and their portions are huge. Would recommend for groups of friends and family! read more
Coquitlam is filled with tiny little Korean gems such as this one and South Castle. Always have to keep one's radar up for places like these. Parking is available in front (only a small handful of spots), as well as the side streets. Interior is a bit cramped, but most Korean places are like this. There are 3 appies included here (potato chunks in sauce, kimchi, and bean sprouts). As with other places, appies are bottomless. Their claim to fame is their hot plate, which is basically a typical sizzling plate dish, but with a side "pocket" filled with plain corn. Looks great for presentation, but the corn isn't as filling as it looks. The food itself is great though. The dish also includes some stif-fried rice rolls, which mixes well the spicy beef. There is also an octopus version of this dish, but they were out the night we went. To ensure that nobody leaves hungry, I would recommend having the jap chae (glass noodle) and seafood pancake. Can't really go wrong with the dishes. We had both of them, and they were both decent in both taste and quantity. Definitely will be back at some point. Recommended. read more
Stopped by cause my younger brothers friend wanted to go here and try the dakkalbi (Korean spicy chicken) as well as the corn cheese. If what we wanted to order was available I'm sure I'd give them 4-5 but seems that the bylaw and city gave them crap for serving the chicken on a butane mini stove and there isn't sufficient ventilation. So now the corn cheese BBQ mixture is made in kitchen and brought to your table. Kinda kills the experience. Was super packed and some people have been waiting an hour for parties of 6+, I suggest you come early or try see if they'll accept reservation. The Korean gamjatang which is pork potato soup was great and serving size was decent and the bulgogi was ok. 3.5/5. Have had better, especially being from koreatown in Los Angeles but for a vancity spot, it's ok. The fried rice option is a must for extra $3 but they make it for you in kitchen now and not tabletop. Anyways I'm full and smell like BBQ. Time to sleep! Lol read more
Came here on recommendation by a friend. The place is not very big but it's new and clean. Looking at the menu, they seem to specialized in sizzling plate as well as the hot pot style soup. We opted for the signature soup dish. You choose what type of soup you want, side dish (sausage or shrimp) and cheese, corn or half half. We got the large oden soup as there were 7 of us. We also ordered the special popcorn chicken, seafood pancake and bibimbap. As usual with Korean restos, they give ban Chan. In this case, the ban chan consisted of bean sprouts, Kimchi and potatoes. The popcorn chicken was first to arrive. It was well coated in gochujang. At first, we all felt that this was very spicy. But as we got to eat it with rice, the spiciness became tolerable. Chicken pieces got a nice crunch to it. The seafood pancake was thick and came with lots of seafood. It was crispy and we all enjoyed this. The bibimbap was the usual but also good. Finally the star of the meal was the soup. It came in this container where the soup and fish cakes we're in the middle. Then another section was the chili shrimp, cheese and corn. The server will turn on the burner. We were too busy taking food pics that the soup boiled and overflowed to the outer layer where the cheese was. Oh well it's still good. Probably will be better if the cheese and shrimp we're not flooded with soup. Overall, a really great meal and will definitely come back again. We will try the sizzling plate next time. Service was friendly and efficient. The only negative thing is the atrocious parking in this area. read more
Taste: 7/10 Value: 7/10 Service: 7/10 Came with friends Ordered: 1) budaejigae - got mild spicy but still quite spicy (prob a mod level). Decent tasting but not the best I've had, prefer the one from So Hyang more. Portion size is pretty big we ordered the medium 2) Beef bulgogi + cheese. The beef bulgogi tastes like standard beef bulgogi at any Korean restaurant. I prefer the spicy chicken or the octopus & pork one which I had before. 3) seafood pancake: too much dough. Would not recommend. read more
8 years ago
The place is really clean and spacious. The service was awesome, and the staff was friendly as well. The taste of the food was totally fine and the portion was okay. read more
8 years ago
I definitely came here for the novelty of melted cheese and Korean food. We ordered the beef bulgogi hot plate. There was a minimum two portion order of the same item. The hot plate included egg and corn. We paid extra for the cheese and a side of rice. Banchan was included as part of the meal. There was potato, bean sprouts and kimchi. They tasted average. No complaints there. The hot plate was dropped off shortly and staff helped set up. The portion size was good for average eaters. The beef bulgogi was nicely marinated. The cheese, corn and egg were a nice addition to the meat. I really enjoyed dipping the beef and veggies into the cheese. The food was tasty. The service was great. If you are someone who does not care for cheese, corn, egg or add ons then this is a slightly overpriced experience. You can easily order bulgogi on its own as an entree for cheaper elsewhere. I feel you are paying for the experience. The quality of the food and good service will bring me back. I would probably try the other items off the menu first. 3 stars for the hot plate experience. read more
Finally got to try this place. We ordered: 1) Mom's Pop Chicken, so delicious!! 2) Spicy Chicken Hot Plate, it was the perfect amount of spicy. Portion was good. We really loved this dish. 3) Japchae, yummy but nothing spectacular. Service was slow as there was only one person but she was definitely working super hard. read more
Was at Buntzen Lake the whole day yesterday and had dinner at this restaurant for my friends birthday. The restaurant seemed very spacious and is located at the old safeway in Coquitlam. It's so amazing to think how much this city has grown in the past 4 years! We order chicken bulgogi ( had cheese, egg and corn around the main dish) and I couldn't grasp at the amount of delicious goodness this had. It had so much flavour that the spices of the chicken with the contradiction of the cheese made my tummy feel so good. We also had beef steak and a noodle dish. Would highly recommend this place if you are craving korean food. The prices average $15 to $19 per dish si it's best to go with a large group to get most out of your money read more
3 years ago
7 years ago
Poorly runner business. There is a huge line up at the restaurant and they allow guests to choose where they want to sit. So while there are groups of 4 waiting for seats, they allow groups of 2 to take the the booth seat so the crowd has to wait. Zero logic what's so ever. Will not come back read more
Probably one the best Korean food I had in a while. The spicy chicken hot plate was really really good. It came with corn, cheese, and egg that were placed in trenches of the hot plate. The chicken was not too salty, but a little bit spicy even for someone who loves spicy food. We also ordered a pork katsu appetizer and a galbi deopbap as our carb dish, both were quite tasty. However, service was terrible. My party was placed in the back corner of the restaurant and we didn't get served for about 10 minutes until we had to flag down our waitress. We also had to ask for our side dishes that they were supposed to have been provided when we sat down. Also, our appetizer dish came out about 5 minutes after the entree was placed. Pricing is decent for really good Korean food. TL;DR food was excellent, service was garbage, prices are decent read more
Limited parking at the front of the store. Had to drive around to find parking. There were many people waiting at the door so we expected the 60 min wait as per a friend of mine but luckily those people we saw decided to leave without putting their name down. I guess they didn't know. We stood there and a host came to ask for our names and guess what? We put our name down and got seated immediately. Bingo! Service was quick. My friend put in our order while I went to the washroom and within a minute or two after my return, our hot plate was being served and not long after our soup as well. -Hot plate bulgogi ($15/pp) & Cheese (+$3)- 5/5: The hot plate was huge. It came with corn and egg but cheese was an extra 3 bucks. We came for the full package and that's what we got. By the way, the $15 on the menu means per person not for the entire dish itself. Despite it being 30 bucks, it was quite filling and very tasty. Downside to it was the stand at the bottom of the plate was just to bring the plate to your eating level and doesn't keep the food warm. Our cheese got cold after one rice cake dip and the beef got cold before we made it half way through. Luckily we got soup. -Duck soup ($15) -4/5: The soup came boiling hot with lots of peppercorn and spring onions. It tasted good and was a great dish to order in the winter time. I like the spice level of the soup and the amount of ingredients they gave. What I was not too fond of was the fat of the duck that they didn't bother to remove. It kind of disgusted me to be honest. I'm usually not one to complain about fat since that's the best part but I dislike seeing fat floating in my soup. I had a great time and the food was delicious and lucky for me no wait so that was good. But they never topped up my tea and forgot to bring shared bowls for our soup. It's also pretty hard to get their attention and food got cold quite quickly. But I'll return again...hopefully they'll open up a location in Richmond so I don't have to go so far. read more
5 years ago
9 years ago
I visit Vancouver every couple of months. This is just the right amount of time for my friends to find a couple new restaurants that they absolutely MUST try. This was the pick this time around. It's good food, but pricey. There are cheaper places in the area that are just as good. First off - Parking: I hate parking in this area. I circled the block at about 5:45 and had so many issues finding parking. The lot North is patrolled by Diamond Parking Services, and they're a pain to deal with. The lots south of the building are private-ish. Some are reserved for customers, but I didn't see one for this restaurant. Some lots don't have signage, but a friendly neighbour informed me that he'd just seen somebody get towed. Towing companies are the worst. I finally managed to find an open spot in front of the restaurant, and I could hear the angels singing. Food: It was tasty. The cheese accompaniment is not worth the $5 additional price tag. The side dishes were good, but there were less of them than your usual Korean restaurant. The seafood pancake was delicious, as was the cold soba noodle soup dish. The spicy duck soup was also good, but was very pricey given the quantity. Hint - add some water to the broth as it's pretty salty. Service: It was decent. I have no real complaints, except that being stuck in the corner, it was hard for them to see us when we needed service. They were also able to give both the total for dinner as well as the price when divided between all the parties. read more
Came with some friends on a Saturday evening. Wait staff was real friendly, and the place offered a nice mix of options on their menu. We got the pork bulgogi hot plate, buddae jjiggae, and moms pop chicken. All were real good and did not disappoint. I would recommend this place to anyone that is looking for a modern take on korean cuisine. 4/5 read more
7 years ago
Ummm...where to start off? When I first came in, the server asked me for how many people with her clipboard and I said for 3 people...after waiting for quite some time...another server came by to ask us again and that is when we realized that the first server never even put us on the list! -.-" so our table was given away to other groups. After waiting for almost an hour, we FINALLY got seated. The same server who screwed up tried to take our order and we tried to ask what is the difference from small to large beer as per their menu. She didn't understand...and simply tried to say "I don't know"...*my biggest pet peeve*...obviously we told her to go find out. Sigh....poor customer service irks me and this restaurant kicked off to a bad start, especially it was our first time there. Food took about over 45mins...although we followed up twice. We bumped into our friends who came much later than us and they were able to get their food before us. One of the servers apologized on numerous occasions but we were all hangrey. When food finally came then our mood picked up a little. Food was yummy and we really liked the cheese and corn on the side. But I was still peeved by the overall experience and lack of management at this establishment. We were there for almost 3 hours....not even eating...just waiting. Would I come back...probably not and I would not recommend this place to anyone that asks me. 2 stars only for the food. read more
9 years ago
The service was really good. Waitress was actually really nice and willing to remake the dish if we found it too spicy. The food is hit and miss. Side dishes were good Kimchi was crunchy the way I like it. The potatoes were a bit sweet. The grill dish was good. Nothing spectacular but not bad. The chicken noodle although a full order did not have a full chicken. The meat was dry. You can really skip that one. The popcorn chicken we ordered less spicy and it was good. read more
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