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    The K BBQ

    3.6 (39 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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    Jen C.

    I went there for an early dinner - I know it's a bar and grill so most of the food served are Korean bar food that would mostly be paired while you're drinking with your friends- even so the food needs to be good. As a Korean trying these bar food I was quite disappointed. I'm from Chicago so there are a lot of Korean bars around too- these establishment knows that the food needs to be elevated and flavored well so the customers continue to come back- I tried their kimchi fried rice- first off- don't use frozen vegetables (corn and peas)- authentic Korean kimchi fried rice don't have these vegetables but also why use frozen peas at all? What does it do to elevate the dish? They were hard and had no business to be in the dish. Also- did they use fish sauce? Fish sauce is so distinctive you can tell when it is over used in a dish. Again- why in a kimchi fried rice? I also tried their crispy/spicy rice cakes on a skewer. The spicy/sweet sauce tasted like they were store bought. Even if I was drunk I wouldn't enjoy these dishes. If you're in Korean town there are other options on that block you can check out.

    jokbal + makgeolli & sprite
    Jesse T.

    Delicious Jokbal I've only had it in the marbly sliced cold style before; but this was the first time I had it hot... and it's awesome! Sweet and savoury sauce infused into the jokbal pieces. Wrapped up in lettuce and fired up with a jalapeno, it's a party in your mouth! I also got my usual, a haemultang (spicy seafood soup, no noodles) which had a little crab, shrimp, mussels, and cod

    Anh P.

    I didn't know that this restaurant is a Bar also. They have ice cream and alcohol, I would like to try but with soda lol. I came here kind of late, almost time to close but they still treated me very well. We ordered 1 bulgogi hotpot and 1 rice cake. I require to put more chilli to more spicy in the hotpot. The banchan kind of boring for me, not too much and I also did not order more, just focused on main courses only. About the hotpot, there is a quite of beef enough for 2 people. It taste good, for the beef and also the soup. If u like sour, I will recommend you the kimchi soup. In the soup also have grass noodle, and they give u rice for each one. The rice cake is around 6$ and it will be more yummy if less sweet. It was a good snack for me :))). 1 thing I don't like from here is when I pay by debit, they require me the tips and couldn't say no. For me, tips should be given from ur heart.

    Delicious garlic jokbal. YUM!
    Pampooshka K.

    The Korean Kitchen has been open for about a year now (I think), and while it initially seemed to struggle in gaining traction in Ktown - having the unfortunate empty, ominous vibe, a newly opened restaurant can sometimes give off, it's definitely picked up momentum as the place is mostly packed now with lively diners flocking for its specialty, Jokbal (pork hock) and its eclectic stock of fun flavoured Sojus and Makgeollis. Drinkers take note: the LCBO no longer carries Makgeolli, so it's always advantageous to imbibe in this stuff when dining out at a place like The Korean Kitchen. I've only tried the Jokbal here which is available in two different iterations - either with a gochujang based sauce, or with garlic. We chose the latter, and it really complemented the pork hock nicely when eaten as a wrap with the provided ssamjang, jalapenos and lettuce. As we dined here on a Friday night, it was overwhelmingly busy, and while I'm not an authority on the topic of restaurant management, I felt the service to be a bit discombobulated. While the food and drinks were satisfyingly delicious, the accoutrements accompanying the Jokbal were so scarce - particularly the lettuce for wrapping the meat, and kimchi - that one would take a few bites, and then be stuck having to beckon the waitstaff for more. As it was so busy, I was reticent about flagging someone down, so I just enjoyed the rest of my meal, sans lettuce. Do come and eat here though, as the food is delicious, and if you're seeking out a menu with a likeness to what's trending food-wise in Korea, then this place is a must. Highly recommend the Jokbal and fruit Sojus/Makgeollis!

    Grapefruit soju - 14.99?
    Teresa H.

    5 full stars! This place is awesome! This spot opened up not too long ago and is across from baskin robbins on christie. The Korean kitchen is one of the few restaurants that is currently carrying the ever so famous fruit flavoured soju, brands such as soonhari and jinro. This was all the rage in Korea the past summer, and now us Canadians can finally try it! Woo hoo! We arrived around 6pm earlier today and it wasn't that busy and were seated in a booth (not very comfortable though). After looking at the menu, my bf wanted to order the garlic pork hock (pretty much the pigs leg including the feet) because it's not often that you'll see this on a menu. Apparently, this is a popular dish to get here. So we ordered that, an egg roll dish plus the grapefruit soju. We also had small side dishes to start and they also gave us deep fried spaghetti sticks coated in sugar! Very interesting.. Onto the food, when the garlic pork hock came, it also came with dipping sauce and a few pieces of lettuce to wrap if you want. The pork hock itself was very good, it wasn't dry and paired with garlic it has a sweet taste to it. But of course don't get this if you don't wanna have garlic breath for hours. The egg roll with sausage covered with ketchup and mayo was not too bad, but i'd skip that next time. The grapefruit soju however was bomb! Very sweet and you can definitely taste the grapefruit flavour. It goes down smooth and doesn't have that strong taste in your mouth like regular soju! But I'm a lightweight so I definitely cannot drink more than one bottle lol. Finally, the service here is excellent! All the servers are friendly and they know how to smile! Yay! Our server would stop by occasionally asking if we need anything else, and giving us extra napkins. The owner is also very nice too, after asking if they carried this other Korean alcoholic drink - the one with the weed sign...(don't ask lol) He apologized and said they don't carry that atm..and he seemed genuinely sorry. He also gave us a small dish of donkatsu on the house! After eating, the owner personally went to see us out! So nice.. He did a good job training his staff on customer service because it's quite important here. Recommend to come here at least once!

    pork belly with off tasting side dishes
    Katie C.

    Terrible from start to finish. We were a group of 18 for a birthday dinner, reservation was made and clearly none of the staff were trained to handle this. Place looks like a rundown bar. To start off, our food orders. The waitress (one of the two who was working that Friday night) took orders from one end of the table, then the other end, then completely forgot about the people in the middle. Then the actual food. The first couple dishes came, without cutlery or drinks. So the food got colder and colder and we had to ask for the cutlery, which arrived in a pitcher 5 mins later. No idea what the delay was as we were the only party present at that time. The side dishes were non-spectacular and all were quite bad. Overfermented/old kimchi, sour cold mashed potatoes, soggy sprouts. Then the gamjatang fiasco. I had specifically ordered non-spicy, which the waitress #1 said was fine. However waitress #2 came to give us the gamjatangs. There were 4 and she was going to give me the last one. I asked her if that was the non-spicy one, and I kid you not, she gave me a side eye and sneered. She told me that it was spicy, like "what's the problem?". I say again I ordered non-spicy. She had the audacity to tell me to try it anyways and see if it's okay. What kind of request is this? So I try it, and tell her no. Give me a non-spicy one. One hour passes and I am still waiting for my soup and 2 other people for their dishes, which included chicken skewers and instant noodles in sriracha. My Korean friend asks waitress #2 as to where our food is, she comes back saying another 10 mins. What. So we keep waiting. Finally I had enough because I was no longer hungry and my friend asks waitress #2 where my soup is. She said she had no idea we were waiting on another gamjatang. Maybe she has goldfish memory or just is a terrible liar. My friend confronted her by saying, "I heard you talking to the other waitress that there should be a non-spicy gamjatang here." And no flinch or acknowledgment from this waitress. Maybe she was shocked that someone understood her speaking Korean earlier. So we just cancelled the order cus this place clearly didn't care about it customers and everyone was inadequate. At one point, our table was told to not order anymore because the kitchen was backed up. Seriously!? ...The cherry on top of the cake is that the bill came, with one non-spicy gamjatang on it.

    We got drinks that was stuck with popsicles. There's two options for the alcohol preference: Soju or Vodka (if chosen, it is an extra $2)
    Clara H.

    I went on a Saturday night with 3 of my girlfriends. We did not realize how busy it would be so once we got there was had to wait but we were seated within 10 minutes! Great customer service, the girl server really helped us with our menu decisions and was super friendly!

    Pork Hock.. nha
    Leah L.

    This place used to be so good. Now it NOT anymore. Went to this place last night. The waitresses never brought us what we asked for(like a glass or napkins..) haha. Pork hock which is one of their best menu was too hard to chew.. haha. And the chicken was smelly. Literally it took 30 mins to get the bill and there was a mistake on our bill. They charged more. Everything was awful there. Food.. service... Geez. I dont think I will be returning..

    a dish of meat and vegetables

    Went there to get takeout. They couldn't take the order until 8pm, even though we wanted at 7pm. Got the food and by the time we got home, the food is already cold. Then we realize they forgot to give us the Galbi. Call them and we have to drive 20mins back to pick up again. Not to please about the service. I would not recommend.

    The garlic didn't taste good. But the pork is very good.
    Richie L.

    Three stars for the friendly staff and fresh meat. Maybe I am not into Korean foods, the seafood hotpot was too sweet for me.

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    HeeKyung K.

    Awesome!! Good service and delicious food. Must try korean food in this restaurant. Especially galic pork hock is the best in toronto.

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