I tried the half and half baaaam fried chicken (spicy & honey). The chicken was tasty, flavorful and crispy. The signature tteok-bokki was okay. It was sweet more than spicy. I don't think I will eat they again. Definitely recommend the fried chicken. Ambiance was good. Service overall was okay. A lot of the dishes were never taken from the table which didn't give much room on the table to eat properly. read more

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I've had the food from here twice now! Once in person and once delivered. We got LA Galbi, Doenjan-Jigae, Bulgogi soy beef, and Mul Naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles) for takeout, and it was so good! My only complaints would be that only the stews came with rice (none of the other dishes we ordered did), and that I personally found many of the Galbi pieces to be more fat than meat. I also personally do not recommend getting the buckwheat noodles (I suspect it's because it was takeout, but the flavour was off). Otherwise, the flavours were amazing. I was pleasantly surprise by the doenjan-jigae: had a very nice seafoody taste (pleasantly salty? Don't know how to describe it, almost like a bisque minus the cream flavour?) that I wasn't expecting. Not like other Doenjan-jigaes I've had, but very good. Additionally, the meat dishes came loaded with veggies (made me feel healthy albeit the oil hehe). In person, had the bulgogi lunch set. Would very much recommend. Portions are great, the side dishes (banchan) were great in person. Try it out if you're a Korean food fanatic :) read more

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Have been here twice. Super good services and delicious food! Trust me, try twinckle fried chicken! They will never let you down. When we order Soju and beer, they helped us make bomb wine. read more

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Interesting bone in fried chicken. Served with fries and a few pieces of rice cake and deep fried cheese. We had it with the classic soon dubu jigae soup but with seafood. And they were generous with the seafood as there were crab legs too. Hard to judge the atmosphere these days worth covid happening. Just quieter in most places. And servers maybe not as talkative too. All in all, a.pleasant experience. read more

The food is amazing and friendly staff Korean BBQ, friend chicken and the beef galbi read more

Tå Bom Robson was amazing. We dined at 8pm on a Friday night, had to wait list but WORTH IT. The manager was especially attentive, along with the entire team of staff, made sure every table was looked after. We ordered their signature TTEOK-BOKKI, BAAAAM Chicken & a couple of side dishes ( perfect for 3-4 people). The music all perfectly suited for the environment, hip-hop/rap/upbeat vibe, and everyone's just having a good night. Food was delicious, staff's amazing, vibe is fun and a convenient location. Give it a go , HIGHLY RECOMMEND. Big thanks to the team !! Ps, Drink Soju ... try all the flavours until you find one you like --- probably all taste pretty good after a few. Pps, if my photo doesn't look IG worthy it's because we were having too much fun to care. read more

Tabom - BAAAAM Chicken - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Price: ~$20/ person affordable price for the downtown location Service: 5/10 not really friendly and helpful. Maybe because the restaurant was quite crowded Food: 7.5/10 If you want good Korean food this is the place to go. Orders: Jukkumi-Jeyuk Bokkeum $17 Should order according to the number of people eating or order more dishes to try. The baby octopus is small but eaten fresh and bouncy. The pork is frozen so it is not good. Cabbage vegetables and the sprouts are a ton. Tobokki and fish cake are not much. The sauce is moderately spicy and slightly sweet. The portion served with cheese and corn is very creamy. So eating with hot rice will be very delicious. ( Must try ) BAAM chicken $28 Crispy fried chicken, but a little bit of flour and grease. Tobokki, french fries and cheese sticks are crispy deep fried with savoury salty cheese powder served with five delicious sauces. If you can dip on the sauce of the hot plate it would be much better. ( Must try ) read more

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I went to Ta Bom in Coquitlam earlier this year and I'm glad they've opened a location downtown. Last time I tried their spicy chicken hot plate with cheese and corn etc. and it was my first time having something like that! It was as good as it looked and due to the memorable experience, we decided to try their downtown location. This time it was hot outside and we wanted cold noodles which were pretty standard. The only fried chicken dish they had was also pretty good. It had crispy fried chicken pieces covered in an addictive sweet and spicy sauce. They weren't meaty large pieces but still very tasty. The last thing we tried was LA BBQ beef or something like that but it was my least favourite because it didn't have any flavour to it and relied on the salt and sauce they provided on the side for flavour. read more

Tabom - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I first had Ta Bom in coquitlam a few years ago and loved the flavours. So, when the downtown location opened, I had to visit! The flavours were great and the atmosphere is great for some fun lunch or dinner bbq meet up. I personally think the best bbq flavour is spicy chicken - but that might just be me being biased to spicy food. The spicy chicken is great with cheese if you enjoy cheese with your meat! If you aren't feeling the spice, the bulgogi bbq flavours are good as well. I also recommend getting fried rice as an add-on to your bbq! The rice mixed with the last bit of the bbq flavours is amazing. Note: you must order a minimum of 2 portions per bbq flavour you choose. If you order a different flavour, it's served on a separate plate with new toppings of it's own . The only downside is that it is always super packed! Be ready to go before rush hour! read more

Tabom - Bulgobi Beef (2 portion) - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

As a Korean, the waiters are all nice and the food was super good It reminds me when I was in Korea. But I visited there at 8pm on Friday night, there was a long wait (1 hrs). you should know that it would be a long line before you enter. But if you use the YELP, you can check the left time for your group. read more

It's a bit pricey for the amount of food; always feel a bit unsatisfied but that's probably because we eat a lot. Not enough rice cakes or substantial pieces in there! The spicy chicken is the best flavour! Had the octopus one before and was underwhelmed because the head of the mini octopi does not have much flavour. But the BBQ marinade is just so good with the cheese and spice! Adding in rice to the leftover sauce is the best though! read more

Tabom - Spicy chicken w/ corn and cheese - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

It. Was. Epic. Almost gave 3 stars because the waitlist took 90 mins... something happened because we were "2nd in the queue" for 50 mins and nobody said a word as to why ... but the food itself was amazing. Once you get your order in the server never comes back however. We only got one drink the whole time. read more

Tabom - Amaaaaaazing signature hot plate plus ramen and cheese - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I went to this place on a Sunday afternoon for a quick lunch. This place is often busy at lunch and I guess it was slower on Sundays. On that day, I ordered the Kim Chi Soup lunch set. The soup was great in taste with lots of shrimps, mini crab legs and tofu as its main ingredients. The other small dishes taste good but they were presented like last-minuted left overs. Weird!. Overall, my experience was ok with minimum service with 5 servers and loud background music. read more

Tabom - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Great service and food in a loud and lively room full of happy hungry mostly young people enjoying their meals with friends. Very attentive and friendly staff!! The food was delicious and not traditional Korean but a bit fusion, fun and flavorful. Friends had beef bulgogi . We had the honey garlic chicken with fries, cheese fries and corn. Everything was very delicious. I would highly recommend. It's a bit loud so be prepared for loud happy people enjoying their food and company. read more

Probably the worst restaurant service I've experienced in Vancouver. My friends were overcharged 3x the amount we were supposed to pay. We didn't realize at first and walked out of the restaurant until one of the waitress chased after us, claiming our bill got switched up and we were supposed to pay EVEN MORE. That's when I checked the bill and realized how much they overcharged us. The 6 of us only ordered 1 hot plate and fried rice which should only come up to around $10/person ($12.5 including tip), but they charged us almost $29/person. What's even more suspicious is that the waitress typed in an extra $0.42 charge each for 2 of my friends. I asked the waitress about it and she simply left us standing and went to who seemed like her manager, making us wait for 20+ minutes without bothering to explain the situation to us or even apologize, which should be basic manners; many employees walked pass us and none of them offered us to sit down or anything! No one approached us and we had to be the ones to take the initiative to walk to the cashier and ask what happened, only to be told literally one word: "Wait", again without any explanation or apology. Up till the end, all they did was refund us by cash and still had the audacity to charge us 18% SERVICE TIP (without asking us about it) after dealing with the situation so poorly. They didn't even let us bring home a copy of the receipt when we asked. On top of that, the manager did not ONCE apologize to us or even LOOKED at us while we were in front of his face in the cashier. The waitress who made the mistake only said sorry once at the end and that was it. We understand that people make mistakes, but the way they handled it was very unacceptable. Never coming back to this terrible place again! For those of you who want to try Tabom, make sure to check your receipt before leaving the place. read more

Been seeing a lot of photos from the Coquitlam location circulating for a while now so when they opened the downtown location I figured, why not check it out? For the Instagram famous hot plates, the ordering is a little confusing. You have to select your meats ranging from $14 - $18 with options like octopus, beef, pork belly, chicken, spicy pork. The menu states that "minimum order has to be 2 portions of the same kind". Which basically means for each kind of meat you'd like to get, you'd have to pay $28 - $36 for one type of meat. If you'd like 2, you're looking at spending upwards of $55. It doesn't come with cheese either. To add cheese, it costs $5 extra. Taste wise, the food was good. I mean, you really can't go wrong with BBQ meats. The staff was attentive and friendly. That being said, I don't know if I can justify the price. It's good but it's not THAT good. I've never been able to understand why and how Korean restaurants puts such a high mark up on cheese. From my understanding, it's literally just shredded cheese you can buy in bulk. As much as I enjoyed the food, I don't think I will be coming back. I'd much prefer to prepare this at home instead. read more

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The best Korean Barbecue in North America. Food is fantastic and the servers are excellent. read more

Tabom - Spicy Chicken barbecue - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

TLDR: GET THE SPECIAL FRIED CHICKEN!!!!! For the full rant on the chicken scroll to #4 SORRY I SHOULD HAVE MADE IT #1 I've been wanting to try this place for FOREVER since I've never had the kbbq with cheese thing. It did not dissappoint! We got there on a Friday night at around 5.30 and got a table for 6. I think that was a good time because halfway through our meal we saw a lineup outside. We ordered: 1) Beef bulgogi with cheese - 3 portions with the cheese on the side (add on for $5). It did taste good with the cheese but I would say that it didn't drastically change the experience for me. The steamed egg came on the side. The beef was tender and well marinated. I was glad the meat was pre cooked because I didn't trust our cooking skills HAHA. Would get this dish again! Just a heads up that you need to order at least two portions of meat and they need to be the same so BRING FRIENDS. 2) Volcano rice - when we were almost done with the meat, our server came over with the ingredients for the fried rice and cooked it up in our pan, maximizing all the flavours from the previous dish. She also added egg for that "volcano" effect. It was a great way for us to get full if we weren't already. However, i did think that the volcano rice from Sooda (kbbq in burnaby, if u havent been before PLEASE DO) was better. 3) BAM (I think that's what this was called) fried chicken - a platter with deep fried goodness: rice cakes (these were really good), fries (just like Costco fries!), mozerella sticks, and chicken. I found the chicken dry with not much meat on it. I did like that they had 6 different dipping sauces though! 4) Special fried chicken - hands down the best dish we ordered. Next time I'm just going to get this with a bowl of rice. My initial impressions was that this tasted just like chicken nuggets but as I kept eating it, I realized it was better than chicken nuggets. The sweet and spicy sauce, melted cheese, and crisped batter just came together in such a nice way. It didn't get soggy and the meat was so tender. The meat also tasted super fresh. They also gave side dishes. At the end we were stuffed but still went to get boba LOL. read more

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Solid place for cheesy kbbq plates and fruity cocktails! Reminds me of streetside restaurants in korea. The dakgalbi was tender and juicy with an amazing presentation, although I wished it was a bit spicer and more flavorful. I also loved the rice balls that you mix yourself, enhanced the seaweed and mayo additions. The cocktails were on the sweeter side but served as very refreshing complements to the heavy bbq. read more

Tabom - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Had a good experience here last night. Got here around 5:30 so there was no wait for a table of 6. The menu doesn't have a lot of graphics so it might be confusing to order items if you aren't familiar with Korean dishes. Servers are friendly and attentive, always came around to adjust our grill temperature, mix our dishes and refill our water. Ordered the japchae which I really liked for its strong flavour, the cold noodle dish in soup with egg and meat and the famous hot dish with cheese and corn on the side. This thing is sizzling hot so beware - my friend burnt her chopsticks! The cold noodle dish is highly recommended because if you eat it after the hot dish it will cool your tongue down greatly. I do not eat spicy but this hot dish was on fire, however very tasty. You can also order rice at the end and they can mix it into the dish for you (and if it's too spicy for you, they can scoop up some of the meat onto the sides). We chose chicken for protein. Side dishes were average - the usual kimchi, bean sprouts and potatoes. Also had a corn dog dish but it was too saucy for me. Liked the deep fried meat on it though! read more

Tabom - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Covid vaccination needed. Nice lunch specials. Quick service. Lunch special price around $15.

I saw this hotpot with melted cheese and I immediately went in and tried it. I never regretted it and it was one of the best dishes I ever tasted. The pork was great, corn, cheese and egg complimented well. After eating, the server will ask you if you would like to add rice and mix it with the remaining sauce on the hotpot. The service was excellent, friendly, assisted in our dishes since it was our first experience with this type of hotpot. I would definitely come back for more. read more

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One of our food highlights on a trip to Vancouver-- great food and service! Very fresh and cooked right at the table with the help of the excellent staff there. read more

I've went to Ta Bom at the Coquitlam location and the food there was great so me, my wife and her friend decided to try the one at Robson street. I called in for a reservation but they didn't accept the call so I knew that it may be busy during dinner time. It was fine since it was a Thursday night and it was also our day off. When we got there we were assigned a number through a text to yelp which was great. It took about 32 minutes for us to get seated and when you entered the restaurant it felt more high end than the one at Coquitlam. We ordered 1 Hot Pot #3 And 2 Jukkumi-Jeyuk bokkeum (I hope I got that right). With our side dish of cheese, corn and rice. The hot pot was good and definitely looked tastier than how it looked. However it was still bland as the soup didn't give out that much aroma The Jukkumi however very delicious and the cheese with corn combo really helped give out that flavour! I was only taken aback when I was eating the spicy bone and I felt a very hard item between my teeth. It was silver but definitely something that shouldn't have been there. I still enjoyed the food and would like to try more dishes at this restaurant. I gave it a 3 out of 5 due to that small error of the bone back soup. I'll update the review if I come back here again. Thank you! read more

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Everything so yum! Especially the lunch special deal! - is such a good price and very tasty. Got the spicy beef, love the spicy. Service was great too! Tip: you can check waitlist through Yelp to see the waiting time and be on the waitlist! read more

Tabom - Lunch set! Spicy beef - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Amazing food! Amazing service! Amazing environment! Unique experience. Immediately transported back to my time in Korea.

Quick Summary: Great tasting hot plates, skimpy on the snacks, not a lot of vegetable options and difficult to get seating. Overall a great experience for sizzling Korean hot plates but only if you are willing to wait and receive smaller portions. I enjoyed the hot plate (spicy chicken) along with the sizzling cheese, steamed egg and side dishes. A warning that you must order at least 2 portions of the same meat on your hot plate per hot plate order. You cannot mix meats, which was a tad disappointing for me. The cheap street eats option was okay. The mozza sticks were overly breaded and only came with 3 pieces when usually people come to these joints in fours. The fries and spam sticks were fine, nothing to complain about. I also had the sausage stirfry, mostly sausage so this great if you want protein! I was looking for a dish with some veggies to break up all the meat I was consuming but it was hard to come by. I would recommend this place if you have time to wait in line and are not looking for huge potions to share in a group. read more

Tabom - Sizzling hot plate of spicy chicken with egg, corn and cheese on the side. - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Ordered the soul tteok bokki and saw that it was spicy and asked if it could be made without it being spicy because the kids wanted the corn dogs. Our server mention that he would check with he kitchen and let us know, so we patiently waited and assumed that it could be made the way we wanted since he didn't come back. Suddenly the order comes and I try it, only to find that it was spicy and we sent it back because the kids wouldn't be able to eat it. He asks if we want to cancel it and we said yes, only if our request of the dish not being spicy could be accommodated. Another server comes and tells us that it couldn't be cancelled and we had to argue to get this off our bill because it wasn't our fault since the original server didn't fulfill his promise of checking with the kitchen and letting us know if it could be made the way we wanted. The chicken was great along with the grilled corn and cheese but the customer service was straight trash read more

Tabom - Grilled corn cheese - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

We tried this place once, have come back to it every time we come to Vancouver. We brought friends and family with us last time and they all enjoyed it as well! We love it and look forward to enjoying the food! The staff is always pleasant and helpful! We always look forward to the leftovers the next morning!!! read more

Great foods, great atmosphere, excellent services. We ordered hot plates and BAAAAM chicken. Yummy. My friends love it. My repetitive gathering spot as I been there several times. read more

One of my favorite visiting vancouver. Only one I would not recommend is the pork belly hot plate combo. No flavor with that one. Get the marinated pork baby octopus combo the best. And cheese and corn. read more

Wow,customer service here is 5 star! When we noticed that the lemon soju we ordered is missing some kick, the manager came himself and told us he'll make it again and told us to try if it's up to our standard, the special attention they showed to our table including the servers who assisted us were highly appreciated! I'm so grateful when the server noticed I was wiping my clothes and bag with the dry tissue cause of the flying rice cake, he came with the wet tissue! And of course the food here is so good! read more

We drove 45 minutes only to find out "they haven't updated their operating hours". Despite Yelp saying they should be open till 11 pm, they refused service at 10:00 pm! Can't even trust Yelp anymore! read more

Came with a friend on Tuesday night and they were quite busy! We got seated in 10 mins without making a reservation and service was very fast and efficient. We ordered the ta bom chicken with cheese appetizer and it was sooo good! The sauce on the chicken is so good and there is still a crunch to it. I always ordered the spicy chicken plate and do the volcano rice at the end. It's the most satisfying meal and I always crave it when I want korean food. Honestly my favourite place to get this type of korean food. Definitely recommend trying it out! They also don't take reservations and the yelp wait list DOES NOT WORK!! read more

Simply BRILLIANT Great service, exceptional food, amazing flavours Will definitely be back! read more

Great food and friendly service - lots to choose from from the menu. Our favorite is dak-galbi, the chicken hot plate

I love everything about this place! The service, the food, the atmosphere. I have been here a few times now and always for lunch. Their lunch specials are awesome! You get everything serve to you on 1 tray. All the side issues, your soup and main dish. I think their philosophy is to give you everything once. I have tried their soups, bulgogi, spicy meats etc. Never had a band experience and always want to come back and try something different. Recently, they are doing cash only. Not sure what this means so bring cash! read more

I finally got to visit for dinner tonight! Yelp has an online waitlist, which we didn't know about until we got there. We waited around 30 mins before we got the table. The wait was well worth it! The service was amazing- fast, courteous, friendly and frequent. My water glass was never less than half full and they replenished our side dishes even before it was finished, without prompting. They were very concerned about my white sweater getting dirty and I was asked three times whether I wanted a bib - so I put one on in the end :) The food was really good - it's the first time I've had the hot plate with cheese and it was very hearty! We had the spicy small squid and pork and added on cheese and rice cakes. The ingredients were quite fresh and the sauce was flavourful but not overpowering. We ordered a bowl of rice along with the meal and it went really well with it. The prices were very reasonable - we left very full and spent $25 per person. I'm definitely coming back, but next time I'm getting on the waitlist earlier :) read more

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Atmosphere: Lots of space inside for sitting in. price: market value customer service: very friendly food: be careful the spicy chicken is indeed spicy at least for me but it was so good i could not stop. aside from the spice the other flavors were really good and the chicken was moist. read more

I was recommended this place by a friend and I am so glad I took her suggestion. My friends and I were visiting Vancouver from the island and we were dying for some real korean food. We came by for lunch, ordered a bibimbap lunch special, the jeyuk-udon and bibimguksu, and it was all absolutely perfect. Just the right level of spice, so much flavour. The staff was super friendly and quick. I would definitely come here again, and again and again. read more

Tabom - Bibimguksu - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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