Korean Food - what's good? name some good restaurant plz

[chief clancy wiggum]

hi i live in toronto. recommend some good korean dishes to try and some good k-restaurants with some nice k-waitress.

[fatbastard]

hi i live in toronto. recommend some good korean dishes to try and some good k-restaurants with some nice k-waitress.

i'd recommend going to bloor/spadina (k-town). You can have your choice of korean bbq joints. They're all quite good. Bring an appetite. They don't let you leave until you finish your food. Apparently it's impolite in Korean culture to leave food and not finish it!! Just a warning :D

[felixdd]

They don't let you leave until you finish your food. Apparently it's impolite in Korean culture to leave food and not finish it!! Just a warning :D

Wow, I never heard that before. But Korean food servings can be quite large ;)

There are also a few good Korean places along Yonge from Finch to Sheppard.

[hardcoredummy]

If you're eating Korean, definitely do the bbq. You sit around a bbq pit, and they bring raw meat for you to cook it yourself. If you want to do a white tablecloth dining experience, do Japanese... the food is similar, but better imo (don't flame me, just my opinion... and i've eaten Korean meals that cost $80 per person per meal).

[marcsterr]

there's a pretty good korean bbq at commerce gate.. (hwy7 & leslie), been there many times..

[felixdd]

there's a pretty good korean bbq at commerce gate.. (hwy7 & leslie), been there many times..

That's hardly authentic, but they really fill you up.

Bulgogee House on Yonge and Spring Garden is highly recommended.

There's also a place on Cummer and Yonge that serves spicy Korean seafood noodles for $3-something. Great deal. If you're a wuss (like me) you can tell them to skimp on the spiciness.

It was funny when I first went there, there was a couple at another table -- the man was Caucasian and the woman was Korean. The woman ordered a spicy juk, while the man had the aforementioned spicy noodle. The man kept poking at his food saying how he isn't crazy about noodles, when it was painfully obvious that he couldn't take the heat. He even gave her his shrimp, saying that he isn't crazy about seafood either. Poor guy, probably went home hungry.

[CSR]

That's hardly authentic, but they really fill you up.

Bulgogee House on Yonge and Spring Garden is highly recommended.

There's also a place on Cummer and Yonge that serves spicy Korean seafood noodles for $3-something. Great deal. If you're a wuss (like me) you can tell them to skimp on the spiciness.

It was funny when I first went there, there was a couple at another table -- the man was Caucasian and the woman was Korean. The woman ordered a spicy juk, while the man had the aforementioned spicy noodle. The man kept poking at his food saying how he isn't crazy about noodles, when it was painfully obvious that he couldn't take the heat. He even gave her his shrimp, saying that he isn't crazy about seafood either. Poor guy, probably went home hungry.

true.. k-bbq is crap korean food but fills u... anyways... try GUmi.. i think its pharmacy and Eglinton?

[mjl_toronto]

If you're eating Korean, definitely do the bbq. You sit around a bbq pit, and they bring raw meat for you to cook it yourself. If you want to do a white tablecloth dining experience, do Japanese... the food is similar, but better imo (don't flame me, just my opinion... and i've eaten Korean meals that cost $80 per person per meal).

$80 for korean food? Where'd you go for that?

IMO, there isn't one great restaurant that makes everything well. Each Korean restaurant is better at one thing than another.

Here's a few recommendations (with my best attempt to spell phonetically):

Jajangmyun (noodles in black bean sauce): Food Basic plaza at Yonge and Cummer or Samsun Gan Jajang (same thing but fried sauce with egg and seafood and extra onions) Han River (SE corner of Sheppard and Pharmacy)

Bibimbap (rice with mixed vegetables, beef and egg, hot sauce to your taste): Popular Korean food. Hard to go wrong at any restaurant.

Dwenjang Chigae (bean based stew with pork and seafood): Smelly but tastes good. May be a bit adventurous for non-Koreans

Kimchee Chigae (very spicy kimchee based stew): The staple Korean food in a stew. Have tried many but none are really as good as homemade. Also adventurous.

Bulgogi (sliced soy sauce marinated beef): One of the most famous Korean dishes. Can't go wrong with this.

Kalbi (Korean ribs): Another very popular treat. Too expensive IMO.


Also try:

Tangsooyuk (sweet and sour pork or beef): Most places make it well.

and

Kampoongi (spicy/sweet chicken): My personal favourite as long as there's no bones. Try it at Seoul House (on Orfus, west of Dufferin) or Han River

note: the last two are ordered as a "side dish" and meant to be shared with a group of at least 4 (or two really hungry male adults).


There's a decent Korean restaurant on Steeles, west of Yonge directly across from Canadian Tire. Can't remember what it's called but it's beside a japanese restaurant called Momo Yama(?). I don't like Gumi ever since the ownership changed a few years back.

Hope that gives you an idea of what to order. I'll list some more as I think of them.

Enjoy!

[Paranoid]

i'd recommend going to bloor/spadina (k-town). You can have your choice of korean bbq joints. They're all quite good. Bring an appetite. They don't let you leave until you finish your food. Apparently it's impolite in Korean culture to leave food and not finish it!! Just a warning :D

It's actually between Bathurst and Christie on Bloor.

[shadowfighta]

Galbi is very good but yea, expensive. It's those short ribs you get at kbbq that take forever to cook. mjl pretty much listed all the main dishes. Definitely try bibimbap and jajungmyun. Those two are my favourites and they shouldn't be too expensive. Also japchae is great too.

[felixdd]

Jajangmyun (noodles in black bean sauce): Food Basic plaza at Yonge and Cummer or Samsun Gan Jajang (same thing but fried sauce with egg and seafood and extra onions) Han River (SE corner of Sheppard and Pharmacy)

Bibimbap (rice with mixed vegetables, beef and egg, hot sauce to your taste): Popular Korean food. Hard to go wrong at any restaurant.

Yup those two are the "safest" of the Korean foods. Not spicy, and simple to make so you really can't go wrong. Some places doesn't offer the Ja Jang Myun though, because they don't make the sauce. Personally, I think Bi Bim Bap is a better deal.


Tangsooyuk (sweet and sour pork or beef): Most places make it well.

Tang Soo Yuk is surprisingly easy to make once you know how to. And the sauce can be modified for chicken wings too ;).

There's also the seafood soup noodle that all Korean restaurants seem to have. Some make it better than the others though.

[Freezer]

My fav's:

Cold buckwheat noddles no broth I forgot what it's called,
Jia Jiang Myun,
Bibim bap is good if you get the stone pot one,
Jigae is awesome in winter, it's just boiling stew.
Ginseng Chicken is not bad too.

all of this usually includes your standard kim chee fare. PS. All of them except the chicken are usually served spicy.

[felixdd]

Bibim bap is good if you get the stone pot one,


I believe it's called "dao seuk bi bim bap" -- correct me if I'm wrong. You can "dao seuk" pretty much any noodle/chigae/tong, etc.

[M-e-X-x]

aah.. that's it! i remember growing up in calgary and having some korean noodle dish but didn't know the name of it

now i know :D

Ja Jang Myun!!!

[pilmania]

it's actually pronounced as "dol-sot bi bim bap"

I believe it's called "dao seuk bi bim bap" -- correct me if I'm wrong. You can "dao seuk" pretty much any noodle/chigae/tong, etc.

[pauline9_2000]

there's a korean food place near yonge and wellesley called yummy bbq. they have a lunch special for 3.99 from 11a-3p, it's pretty decent.

[felixdd]

aah.. that's it! i remember growing up in calgary and having some korean noodle dish but didn't know the name of it

now i know :D

Ja Jang Myun!!!

Yup. So much of Korean food is similar to what you'd see in a Chinese restaurant. Ja Jang Myun is one of them, although I think you'd see them in a Shanghai restaurant (?)

Pauline: yup! It's amazing that someone understood what I said. It's hard to think of what I'm trying to say without the menu in front of me :razz:

[mintchoco]

My fave's:

Dol-Sot-Bap (rice in hot-pot with veggies + beef, crispy at the edge)
Chap Chae (clear noodles, easy to make yourself at home!)
Bulgogi (BBQ beef...)


In Toronto K-TOWN, I recommend a few restaurants.

1) Dunno the name. If you are walking west on Bloor, it's on the south side of the street, just after you pass the XXX theatre at the next intersection. Basically this place all they serve is tofu-soup with the hot-pot rice, all for $6.95!!! So it's all like Kim-Chi Tofu, Seafood Tofu, Beef Tofu, etc. There's only like 5 items on the menu. GREAT!!!

2) Dunno the name again. If you are walking west on Bloor, its on the south side of the street. Way before the XXX theatre. It's got an orange sign I believe, and kind of located in the basement, when you walk past, you will see cuz there is lots of people. They have some like pan-fry/boil noodle thingy, you'll see cuz everyone is eating it. SPICY WARNING!

[mjl_toronto]

In Toronto K-TOWN, I recommend a few restaurants.

1) Dunno the name. If you are walking west on Bloor, it's on the south side of the street, just after you pass the XXX theatre at the next intersection. Basically this place all they serve is tofu-soup with the hot-pot rice, all for $6.95!!! So it's all like Kim-Chi Tofu, Seafood Tofu, Beef Tofu, etc. There's only like 5 items on the menu. GREAT!!!

2) Dunno the name again. If you are walking west on Bloor, its on the south side of the street. Way before the XXX theatre. It's got an orange sign I believe, and kind of located in the basement, when you walk past, you will see cuz there is lots of people. They have some like pan-fry/boil noodle thingy, you'll see cuz everyone is eating it. SPICY WARNING!

Yeah, those two places are good if you're ever in the area. The first is called Soon Tofu House (or is that the nickname?). I can't remember the name of the second either. The only thing I don't like about Korean restaurants is how they treat non-koreans. Not all places but some places treat korean customers better than non-koreans. I guess they do so because they know korean customers are harder to please so they must do more. Well, at least it's good for me. :cheesygri

[Freezer]

chinese ja jang myun and korean ja jang myun is a little different, they make a different sauce for them. Koreans use black bean sauce and make it spicy. Chinese I forget but it was orangy red when I ate it.

[kbjy11]

cho-won.. is in the plaza on yonge and drewy/cummer... general good eats.. try the kkang-pun-gi (spicy chicken)... so good... all their other dishes are good too... looks a bit rundown, but good eats.

[Freezer]

I wonder if we can sticky this lol!

[mintchoco]

The only thing I don't like about Korean restaurants is how they treat non-koreans. Not all places but some places treat korean customers better than non-koreans. I guess they do so because they know korean customers are harder to please so they must do more.

Last time were were at a korean restaurant, my boyfriend and I got laughed at by the waitresses since we couldn't stand the super spice they put into the food, we kept asking for water. :confused:

[keanefan]

The only thing I don't like about Korean restaurants is how they treat non-koreans. Not all places but some places treat korean customers better than non-koreans.

I noticed that too.

At Market Village, there is a medium-sized, very pretty Korean restaurant, SEOUL GARDEN. The food is average - alright. Nothing spectacular but not bad either. I've eaten there several times. The waitresses or waiter are very nice. I eat there sometimes because the restaurant looks like it could use my business.

Seoul Garden Korean Restaurant
905-305-0699
4350 Steeles Avenue East (near Kennedy)
Markham, ON

When the restaurant first opened, the waitress gave me a free PERSIMMON drink. It tasted great. Last time I went to Seoul Garden, the waitress said that they didn't have any available. I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED. Where can I find persimmon drink OR DRIED PERSIMMON in Toronto/Markham?

To make soo jeung kwa (persimmon punch), you'll need cinnamon stick, ginger, sugar, dried persimmons and water. Go easy on the ginger as it can overwhelm other flavors. I'd use about 1-2 cinnamon stick and a thumb sized, sliced ginger with 1/2 c. - 1/c of sugar to about 4-5 cups of water. Boil together and let it cool. Pour liquid over dried persimmons and chill overnight. Strain liquid since, obviously, you don't eat cinnamon stick or the ginger. Sprinkle few pine nuts in tea.

[mslam]

My favourite korean place is in the bloor/christie area...across from honest ed's I think.... if I remember correctly it's called korean village restaurant. It has a big yellow sign with lights around it. Anyhow... I always order the kalbi and bulgogee... awesome!

[kendrew]

In Toronto K-TOWN, I recommend a few restaurants.

1) Dunno the name. If you are walking west on Bloor, it's on the south side of the street, just after you pass the XXX theatre at the next intersection. Basically this place all they serve is tofu-soup with the hot-pot rice, all for $6.95!!! So it's all like Kim-Chi Tofu, Seafood Tofu, Beef Tofu, etc. There's only like 5 items on the menu. GREAT!!!

2) Dunno the name again. If you are walking west on Bloor, its on the south side of the street. Way before the XXX theatre. It's got an orange sign I believe, and kind of located in the basement, when you walk past, you will see cuz there is lots of people. They have some like pan-fry/boil noodle thingy, you'll see cuz everyone is eating it. SPICY WARNING!


I remember the second one, it's Joon's, they have one at Yonge and Sheppard as well. No tax, all the prices are tax included. :D Just went to the one at Yonge and Sheppard, ahhh Dak Gal Bee or something, sooo goood! My favourite korean dish. And Bulgolgi or whatever hard to spell.

[katostar]

u know for the dol-sot bi bim bap...u just mix all the rice and veggies and egg and beef up right with the sauce?

i keep thinking i'm doing it wrong coz it looks funny all mixed together

[futureshop.ca_is_the_best]

I would recommend gam ja tang about $6 no tax in korean town at christie, look for the yellow sign with an owl. Also another good food to try is Joons on christie, orange sign and its underground like a basement. Get the joon's special with rice cake.
Theres a korean bbq all you can eat off queen street, walking distance from eaton centre. Its not authentic korean food but still all the meat you can eat for only $12 :D plus free re-fills on some drinks.
Those are the places I usually go, so see you there! haha There are a couple nice waitresses there too ;)

[felixdd]

u know for the dol-sot bi bim bap...u just mix all the rice and veggies and egg and beef up right with the sauce?

i keep thinking i'm doing it wrong coz it looks funny all mixed together

Yeah and you squirt in some hot sauce too if you want. That's how I see Koreans do it.

[shadowfighta]

I use chili paste in my bibimbap. I don't mash up the fried egg though. Oh and sesame oil is a nice touch as well.

[rdtx2002]

me and my wife usually goto the Korean restaurant on the South West side of Yonge and Finch.

we usually have the Kalbi, or the GanJaTang (pork bone soup), or Soon-Tofu Chiage. etc

[Cafe_333]

At Market Village, there is a medium-sized, very pretty Korean restaurant, Seoul Garden Korean Restaurant

Where can I find persimmon drink OR DRIED PERSIMMON in Toronto/Markham?The food there is way overpriced. It's cheaper in K-town. Persimmons btw are a seasonal fruit, so it's not something available year round. :mad:
I've never seen it come dried and if you've ever seen the actual fruit, i don't think it's really possible to either.

[Cafe_333]

My fave's:1) Dunno the name. If you are walking west on Bloor, it's on the south side of the street, just after you pass the XXX theatre at the next intersection. Basically this place all they serve is tofu-soup with the hot-pot rice, all for $6.95!!! So it's all like Kim-Chi Tofu, Seafood Tofu, Beef Tofu, etc. There's only like 5 items on the menu. GREAT!!!

2) Dunno the name again. If you are walking west on Bloor, its on the south side of the street. Way before the XXX theatre. It's got an orange sign I believe, and kind of located in the basement, when you walk past, you will see cuz there is lots of people. They have some like pan-fry/boil noodle thingy, you'll see cuz everyone is eating it. SPICY WARNING!1) Soon Tofu
2) Joon's
;)

[thelefteyeguy]

are we dicussing authentic korean food or chinese ppl that operate the restuarant?


anyways a good authentic korean restaurant in Scarboro that I highly recommend is

Gumi

at Pharmacy and Lawrence (South West Corner of Intersection)

[wju2004]

Gumi is OK - Korean restaurants in Scarborough aren't the greatest in my opinion. I'd try the northern Korean corridor near Yonge-Finch and
Yonge-Steeles. There are some good restaurants up there - nice service and
quite an array of cooking (from Korean-style Chinese food to boon-sik style cooking). Most servers can speak some english so ask what they'd recommend. I personally like Soribal on Yonge north of Steeles.

[thelefteyeguy]

Gumi is OK - Korean restaurants in Scarborough aren't the greatest in my opinion. I'd try the northern Korean corridor near Yonge-Finch and
Yonge-Steeles. There are some good restaurants up there - nice service and
quite an array of cooking (from Korean-style Chinese food to boon-sik style cooking). Most servers can speak some english so ask what they'd recommend. I personally like Soribal on Yonge north of Steeles.

i think i will try Soribal tonight :)

what do you recommend?

[Freezer]

I love the bibim cold buck wheat noodles! SEASONAL though.

[keanefan]

The food there is way overpriced. It's cheaper in K-town. Persimmons btw are a seasonal fruit, so it's not something available year round. :mad:
I've never seen it come dried and if you've ever seen the actual fruit, i don't think it's really possible to either.

Seoul Garden prices are average. The appetizers are big too, like a main dish size. I don't live near a Korean neighbourhood.

I like Jap chae / clear noodles.
Looks like vermicelli- not sure if they are the same thing.

Korean pancakes- plain or with seafood.

Spicy soup.

Fried dumplings.

BBQ eel.

http://www.sangju.go.kr/eng/special/img/img_e01_01.gif
You can buy dried persimmons from Asia.

you can buy various brands of canned "Cinnamon Drink" at Korean supermarket but they all taste BAD.

hopefully, Seoul Garden or other Korean restaurants does make persimmon punch in cold months.

Persimmon punch ("sujunggwa")

It is the one of popular traditional drink in Korea. Usually Korean drinks it in winter.

Ingredients (4 servings)
10 dried persimmons, 1/3 Ib. ginger root, 1/4 oz. stick cinnamon
13 cups water, 2 cups sugar, 2 tbsp. pine nuts

Methods
Remove the seeds from the dried persimmons and replace them with four or five pine nuts.
Wash and scrape the ginger and slice it thinly. Simmer the ginger and stick cinnamon with the water until the strong taste draws well.
Add the sugar and briefly boil again.
Pour this syrup over the dried persimmons in a large bowl.
When the persimmons are soft, serve them adding the syrupy liquid and sprinkleing whole pine nuts on the top of each serving. Hint: cold the drink and you can get much better taste!!

Korean recipes with pics (http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/STUDENTS/Hwang/home.htm)

http://www.koreankitchen.com recipes with pics (http://www.koreankitchen.com/)

[sw1ft]

Personal Recommendations:

For Traditional-style Korean BBQ (table cooking):

Yonge/Steeles
Han-il Kwan (in the plaza with Furama house - across from CT)
Seoul House (one plaza west from ^)
'Jumeoluk': beef [think rib]
'Ssamgyupsal': pork [similar to bacon]

For Jjajang* Myun (noodles in black bean sauce):
Dragon[?] (further west on Steeles)

For Gamja-tang [Translates to "potato soup" -- spicy soup with pork]:
Dragon[?] (further west on Steeles)

Yonge/Cummer
Buk Cheon [NW of intersection]
"Jjajang* Myun"
"Jengban Jjajang Myun" [larger dish (for 2-3 people)that is shared and has seafood]
(*not a typo -- the first "J" sound (jj) is accented)

Yonge/Finch
For an average-priced korean lunch ($6.99-8.99/dish):
"Neh-go-hyang" -- korean Restaurant near Twister (karaoke) (SW of intersection
Jjang Myun [see above]
DonKatsu / ChickenKatsu [Respectively, breaded pork/chicken with tangy sauce]
YukGehJang [spicy spicy* soup]
(*not a typo)

Other dishes:
Tangsooyuk: sort of like sweet and sour chicken/pork [usually have a choice]
Gangpoongih: spicy chicken
bulgogi -- beef [think commerce-style kbbq]

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[mingming]

Cho Won (Yonge and Cummer) - I love this Korean bacon dish they give you. They give you a hot plate, and a plate full of raw korean bacon (yes, very fattening). You cook it, and wrap it in lettuce like peking duck and stuff it with some kimchee, veggies and a paste. Excellent place. But be sure to bring some friends with you!!! Also, have a few bottles of SOJU, goes EXCELLENT with any korean food.

[mjl_toronto]

Personal Recommendations:

For Traditional-style Korean BBQ (table cooking):

Yonge/Steeles
Han-il Kwan (in the plaza with Furama house - across from CT)
Seoul House (one plaza west from ^)
'Jumeoluk': beef [think rib]
'Ssamgyupsal': pork [similar to bacon]

For Jjajang* Myun (noodles in black bean sauce):
Dragon[?] (further west on Steeles)

For Gamja-tang [Translates to "potato soup" -- spicy soup with pork]:
Dragon[?] (further west on Steeles)

Yonge/Cummer
Buk Cheon [NW of intersection]
"Jjajang* Myun"
"Jengban Jjajang Myun" [larger dish (for 2-3 people)that is shared and has seafood]
(*not a typo -- the first "J" sound (jj) is accented)

Yonge/Finch
For an average-priced korean lunch ($6.99-8.99/dish):
"Neh-go-hyang" -- korean Restaurant near Twister (karaoke) (SW of intersection
Jjang Myun [see above]
DonKatsu / ChickenKatsu [Respectively, breaded pork/chicken with tangy sauce]
YukGehJang [spicy spicy* soup]
(*not a typo)

Other dishes:
Tangsooyuk: sort of like sweet and sour chicken/pork [usually have a choice]
Gangpoongih: spicy chicken
bulgogi -- beef [think commerce-style kbbq]

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I second all the places this person mentioned! I especially like Hanilkwan. Don't go to Gumi or Soribol. I just went to both recently and Gumi was alright but not great and Soribol was expensive!!!

[katostar]

oh Han-il Kwan is good...i went there once with my friend at lunch...it wasn't too busy so we asked to sit in the tatami rooms...haha so cool..all to ourselves...i guess it is alittle expensive but it's a nice environment and the food is good plus there's so many appetizers....i even took one of their flyer menu

i usually just go to ka-chi on k-town or the new one they opened at chinatown

i really want to try joons though...do u really need alot of ppl to eat it with u? coz my friend says the servings are big

[bananaman]

The servings are pretty big. 4 of us finished it with satisfaction. One thing that struck me most was adding cheese in it. It turned out to be quite tasty. I would probably order extra dduk and pass on the noodles because that stuff tastes so good when it sucks up all that saucy goodness.

However, nothing compares to eating a nice big hot bowl of kamjatang in a weather like this (cold and rainy). It really warms up your soul. Ahhh I'll go there tonight for dinner.

[Esca]

I believe it's called "dao seuk bi bim bap" -- correct me if I'm wrong. You can "dao seuk" pretty much any noodle/chigae/tong, etc.

What's the difference between the stone pot one and the non-stone pot one? I see both on the menu but the stone pot one is about $2 more. Is it just the pot and what effect does it have?

[sw1ft]

What's the difference between the stone pot one and the non-stone pot one? I see both on the menu but the stone pot one is about $2 more. Is it just the pot and what effect does it have?

The main difference is the texture. For example, if rice is cooked in a stone-pot, the outter layer of rice (the part that is directly against the pot) becomes hard and crispy -- adding a 'different' condition to the rice.

[Flyer]

A bit of advice if you're going to kbbq, keep the chicken seperate from everything else. Hell, only put chicken on one section of the grill...

[shane_jackson]

Hi! Authentic korean food I most liked. Its too tasty........


Kevin

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[Menace]

Unlike most Japanese restaurants in GTA, I found most Korean places are run by Korean. That is one of reasons I like Korean food. Good service is another reason.

are we dicussing authentic korean food or chinese ppl that operate the restuarant?

[canabiz]

Resurrecting this thread, we are heading down to Toronto tomorrow and since my wife is Korean, she would like to buy some rice cakes to bring back to Ottawa as souvenirs for family and friends

Can somebody recommend a shop in Toronto that sells good Korean rice-cakes ? I assume we can ask around in Korean Town but I would like to gather some info/addresses in advance because we are not familiar with Toronto and we do have other things to do

Cheers!

[pasia]

Resurrecting this thread, we are heading down to Toronto tomorrow and since my wife is Korean, she would like to buy some rice cakes to bring back to Ottawa as souvenirs for family and friends

Can somebody recommend a shop in Toronto that sells good Korean rice-cakes ? I assume we can ask around in Korean Town but I would like to gather some info/addresses in advance because we are not familiar with Toronto and we do have other things to do

Cheers!

I would go to Galleria and buy Jong-ro rice cakes. They are fresh and good. Others aren't too bad. Galleria is located at Yonge and Steeles. A bit north of Steels where Canadian Tire gas station is to the East. It's currently the biggest Korean grocery store in Korea and I think your wife would be happy about the place.

If you are going to downtown Toronto, go to Koreatown. There is a grocery store with a huge sign in the south of street called 'Han-kook sik-poom (I think .. I maybe wrong.. Haven't been there in a while)'. There are some rice cakes there as well.