Korean Buffet/BBQ

[Jeff146]

Anyone know where I can go for some good Korean Buffet/BBQ near Markham/Scarborough/Toronto?

Thanks

[actng]

don't know of any buffets that are strictly korean. and in my experiene, asian buffets are a mess... kids running around... adults hogging food for their entire table... people cutting the lineups...

there is all you can eat korean bbq at commerce gate. they have a second restaurant at midland and finch (north of finch).

[Kevin T]

Commerce Gates
Hwy 7 & Commerce Gate

another one at
Midland & Silverstar

[eelfliw]

I think the name of the restaurant on Hwy 7 is "Walker Hill".

[Jaytee]

There is a Korean BBQ place in the entertainment district at Queen and Duncan. To the right of the Scotia Bank. Forget the name. They open late until 2 pm or so, so people can go there after hitting a club or bar.

[Dexion]

you want All you can Eat?.. then those imitation Korean BBQs like Walker Hill... and that one the others talk about

you want more authentic.. then.. try the Yonge/Finch area.. or Koreatown.

[Jeff146]

Thanks going to check them out!
More recommendations are welcome!

[gregv]

I like the place on Queen St the other poster mentioned, however my Korean friends don't really. Maybe they just don't like meat as much as me.

It is Chinese owned/operated.

I think it is $8.99 at lunch and $12.99 at dinner for all you can eat. At dinner they have more items to choose from.

Don't forget they will change your grill when it starts to get nasty, but you must ask, and only once during your stay.

The NOW review mentions some other locations:

Korean Grill House

214 Queen West, at Duncan
Neighbourhood: (Queen West)
416-263-9850


Suburban all-you-can-eat do-it-yourself Seoul food barbecue chain moves downtown with mixed results. Pig out on the 'cue but avoid ho-hum bento boxes. Warning: next to nothing for vegetarians other than salad. Best: thinly sliced fatty pork, beef, chicken and salmon sided with sweet kimchee, spicy raw sprouts, deep-fried tofu cubes in red pepper powder, miso-like beef 'n' radish soup and plain white rice. Other locations: Korean Barbeque Restaurant, 3280 Midland, unit 26, 416-754-8141; and 505 Hwy 7 East, building C, suite 70-73, 905-762-1338. Complete meals for $20 per person ($15 at lunch), including all taxes, tip and a prune juice.

Open Sunday to Thursday 11:30 am to midnight, Friday and Saturday 11:30 am to 5 am.

[cypherpunk]

the one on Queen St is sweet, I've been there a few times (live nearby). Get the $9 all you can eat lunch BBQ, and probably only order beef, pork, and maybe squid - chicken and fish not worth it. Great deal for the price and tasty. You get a buncha side dishes too (tofu, spicy kimchi, salad, soup, etc)

[bfg_16]

one on sheppard east of mccowan....in the plaza with the timmy's is....don't know what it's called....been there once...
other place i've been to is at midland north of finch....
have fun!

[shadowfighta]

I looooooove my kbbq -_- Just last week I went twice, despite eating the same stuff at home during the week.

[nx2k]

the one at queen is the same as the one at commerce gate and i agree, koreantown korean food is gooder

[kingofcell]

Originally posted by Kevin T@Mar 16 2004, 02:33 AM
Commerce Gates
Hwy 7 & Commerce Gate

another one at
Midland & Silverstar
for good service, go to the Midland one;
for sometimes good, probably bad, go to the commerce gates one..

[shadowfighta]

At the Midland location there's a guy who kinda looks like Stephen Chow... that guy is pretty funny! And he is pretty quick when you ask for more beef or whatever. He actually comes up to you and asks if you need anything unlike the other waiters who wait for you to call them. We always give that dude a nice tip -_-

[PCDawg]

Theres one authentic korean bbq place in Market Village (Kennedy-Steeles). ITs called Seoul Garden, owned and operated by koreans.

THe walk by and help u cook the food at times....lots of authentic korean dishes there...

Highly recommended....

[buddhaboi]

Originally posted by PCDawg@Apr 12 2004, 02:10 PM
Theres one authentic korean bbq place in Market Village (Kennedy-Steeles). ITs called Seoul Garden, owned and operated by koreans.

THe walk by and help u cook the food at times....lots of authentic korean dishes there...

Highly recommended....
maybe it was what i orderd... but i wasn't too fond of the place.

[almostfreeman]

Why go to a buffet? .... steam tables, sneeze guards..yuck!

Korean restaurants generally allow you to eat as much as you like (except meat is usually ordered per serving). Not sure if there are many that do this in T.O. I have eaten a couple of times at a restaurant on bloor ( near spadina?) oddly enough called "Korea House" or something similar. Although I usually order something other than bulgogi or BBQ, because other dishes are usually served with several plates of various gimchis, which I enjoy alot. There is usually more than enough to satisfy me and the food is reasonably authentic. Too bad the price of Soju is about 15x higher than in Seoul.

[PCDawg]

Originally posted by buddhaboi+Apr 12 2004, 02:35 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (buddhaboi @ Apr 12 2004, 02:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--PCDawg@Apr 12 2004, 02:10 PM
Theres one authentic korean bbq place in Market Village (Kennedy-Steeles). ITs called Seoul Garden, owned and operated by koreans.

THe walk by and help u cook the food at times....lots of authentic korean dishes there...

Highly recommended....
maybe it was what i orderd... but i wasn't too fond of the place.[/b][/quote]
I went with a korean friend that knows the family that ownes it...

There were some dishes we had which i have never seen b4...i didnt touch the raw crab legs.....

Its like they just took the crabs outta the tank, chopped its limbs and the shell in half and voila...

But the other dishes i tried were really good...

[kwangta]

Originally posted by PCDawg+Apr 14 2004, 03:14 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (PCDawg @ Apr 14 2004, 03:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by -buddhaboi@Apr 12 2004, 02:35 PM
<!--QuoteBegin--PCDawg@Apr 12 2004, 02:10 PM
Theres one authentic korean bbq place in Market Village (Kennedy-Steeles). ITs called Seoul Garden, owned and operated by koreans.

THe walk by and help u cook the food at times....lots of authentic korean dishes there...

Highly recommended....
maybe it was what i orderd... but i wasn't too fond of the place.
I went with a korean friend that knows the family that ownes it...

There were some dishes we had which i have never seen b4...i didnt touch the raw crab legs.....

Its like they just took the crabs outta the tank, chopped its limbs and the shell in half and voila...

But the other dishes i tried were really good... [/b][/quote]
u should've tried those legs... vewee vewee tasty!!! one of my fav. korean dish~
not to mention naeng myun... cold noodle~ yum!

[pilmania]

Originally posted by PCDawg+Apr 14 2004, 06:14 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (PCDawg @ Apr 14 2004, 06:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by -buddhaboi@Apr 12 2004, 02:35 PM
<!--QuoteBegin--PCDawg@Apr 12 2004, 02:10 PM
Theres one authentic korean bbq place in Market Village (Kennedy-Steeles). ITs called Seoul Garden, owned and operated by koreans.

THe walk by and help u cook the food at times....lots of authentic korean dishes there...

Highly recommended....
maybe it was what i orderd... but i wasn't too fond of the place.
I went with a korean friend that knows the family that ownes it...

There were some dishes we had which i have never seen b4...i didnt touch the raw crab legs.....

Its like they just took the crabs outta the tank, chopped its limbs and the shell in half and voila...

But the other dishes i tried were really good... [/b][/quote]
Yeah, you really shoul have tried those. In Korea, we call it a "Rice killer" because it goes really good with rice and you just can't stop eating!!! And have you guys tried Yummy BBQ? There are several locations in downtown Toronto (1 at Bloor & Bathurst, 2 at Yonge & Wellesley area and 1 at Dundas & Bloor inside the shopping mall) and they have really good and cheap food! They were voted for one of the best and cheapest restaurant by NOW! or somthing. I am even thinking of opening one myself! lol

[ferkel]

Originally posted by PCDawg@Apr 12 2004, 01:10 PM
ITs called Seoul Garden, owned and operated by koreans.
THe walk by and help u cook the food at times....lots of authentic korean dishes there...

Yep.. I've been there a few times. She used to own Gu-Mi right?

Can you recommend some good Korean dishes to try?
I've tired of eating stuff like Bulgogi, Kal-bi and Bi Bim Bap.

[pilmania]

Originally posted by ferkel+Apr 16 2004, 08:44 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ferkel @ Apr 16 2004, 08:44 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--PCDawg@Apr 12 2004, 01:10 PM
ITs called Seoul Garden, owned and operated by koreans.
THe walk by and help u cook the food at times....lots of authentic korean dishes there...

Yep.. I've been there a few times. She used to own Gu-Mi right?

Can you recommend some good Korean dishes to try?
I've tired of eating stuff like Bulgogi, Kal-bi and Bi Bim Bap. [/b][/quote]
OMG!! How could get tired of eating kal-bi??? I am Korean and I've been eating kal-bi for my entire life and I never get tired of it. Try Kal-bi tang. It's a soup with Kal-bi (not marinated) in it served with steamed rice. Jap-chae is good too but it's a noodle.

[almostfreeman]

Can you recommend some good Korean dishes to try?

I see your the adventurous type.... ask for some poshen-tang. ;)

[trini]

Almost freeman you're lucky i've tried to upload a similar avatar but the mods wont let me.
What can i say it's smokin'!
Anywhere downtown i really dont want to take ttc to steeles.

[almostfreeman]

thx trini, I have always enjoyed your avatars too, heck I thought they were photos of you.

[cypherpunk]

Originally posted by almostfreeman@Apr 21 2004, 05:18 PM
Can you recommend some good Korean dishes to try?

I see your the adventurous type.... ask for some poshen-tang. ;)
isn't that dog meat? hehehe :) that'd be a good trick to play on a buddy. i'd prefer poontang :)

[almostfreeman]

Originally posted by cypherpunk+Apr 23 2004, 08:12 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (cypherpunk @ Apr 23 2004, 08:12 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--almostfreeman@Apr 21 2004, 05:18 PM
Can you recommend some good Korean dishes to try?

I see your the adventurous type.... ask for some poshen-tang. ;)
isn't that dog meat? hehehe :) that'd be a good trick to play on a buddy. i'd prefer poontang :) [/b][/quote]
ya , it's dog soup ... don't think they serve it in Canada...

How about bundigi? = silkworm cucoons soaked in brine , eat em like peanuts

Seriously,

Gohm -tang ( a soup made from boiling beef bones ) is really very tasty and I would recommend anyone to try it.

Samgetang ( chicken, garlic, daechu, ginseng and rice soup) is one of my fav's too.

[trini]

So are you going to e mail me that avatar?

The beef bones are good.

[PCDawg]

Originally posted by ferkel+Apr 16 2004, 09:44 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ferkel @ Apr 16 2004, 09:44 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--PCDawg@Apr 12 2004, 01:10 PM
ITs called Seoul Garden, owned and operated by koreans.
THe walk by and help u cook the food at times....lots of authentic korean dishes there...

Yep.. I've been there a few times. She used to own Gu-Mi right?

Can you recommend some good Korean dishes to try?
I've tired of eating stuff like Bulgogi, Kal-bi and Bi Bim Bap. [/b][/quote]
They use to own the korea restaurant by Pharmacy and Lawrence i believe?? cant remember what it was called...

U guys/girls know any sites that show u how to cook korean food?

I visited korea last year and liked the food so much i brought a few of those stone cooking pots but dont really know how and what to cook with them :P

I noticed koreans dont pick-up their bowls like us chinese people do, those metal rice containers are HOT!!!

[guest]

I have herd of a korean bbq that also has all you can eat sushi. Does anyone know the name and where it is located?

- Thanks

[UrbanPoet]

don't know of any buffets that are strictly korean. and in my experiene, asian buffets are a mess... kids running around... adults hogging food for their entire table... people cutting the lineups...

there is all you can eat korean bbq at commerce gate. they have a second restaurant at midland and finch (north of finch).

Commerce Gates
Hwy 7 & Commerce Gate

another one at
Midland & Silverstar

Is this the same commerce gate as the korean bbq you guys mentioned?

http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&q=highway+7+and+commerce+gate,+markham&fb=1&cid=0,0,6964918055859702217&ll=43.841879,-79.387164&spn=0.011422,0.019312&z=16

[EM_K19]

I noticed koreans dont pick-up their bowls like us chinese people do, those metal rice containers are HOT!!!

Yeah, I think it's actually considered rude in Korean culture to pick up your rice bowl and eat (my mom actually pointed that out to me, but I was like, meh). You usually cannot anyways since rice bowls in Korea typically tend to be metal or ceramic so it'd burn your hand.

As for authentic Korean buffets, I believe they don't really exist here, and it's rare even in Korea, although there are a few. Korean food tends to be non-buffet friendly and the concept itself doesn't really match with the food culture.

[BaboSo]

There is an AYCE Korean BBQ place that is owned by Koreans and not by Chinese like others. At this place the meat is marinated and is actually really good unlike the Chinese owned ones where the meat is thinly sliced and frozen. It even have all you can eat pork bone soup.

The place used to be called Castle but have recently changed name. It is located at the same plaza as Wasabi on highway 7 and West Beaver Creek (I think it's called Jubilee Square). It's at the west side of the plaza.

The last time that I was there was about 2 months ago and hopefully it's still there.

[pocketlint59]

You guys sound like you're talking about Korean Grill House (KGH)

http://www.koreangrillhouse.com/

[Magoo]

Seoul House
Korean run restaurant... the kalbi is absolutely delicious
They serve Korean, Japanese and apparently Chinese too

Dufferin and Lawrence.

I find that "authentic" Korean food is usually a little more expensive.

http://www.dine.to/seoulhouse

[michael_wong_e]

what about midland and finch

[jjtsl]

Isn't there a Korean operated AYCE BBQ at Market Village? I think it's called Seoul Garden, never been there and I think it's still open.