J’y suis allée deux fois et j’ai bien aimé. Plats exotiques et peu dispendieux. L’endroit n’est par contre pas des plus chaleureux. Parfait pour un petit dîner rapide en solo ou pour découvrir une cuisine authentique coréenne.
Lily Y.
Place rating: 1 Montreal, Canada
Food: So-so. They offer a bunch of typically Korean items, along with some pot options to be shared between two. However, no banchan! T. T(how is this possible in a Korean restaurant?) Bibimbap is well assembled but the items inside are very ordinary. The tofu stew had 4 – 5 small tofu pieces inside and a few pieces of sad vegetables floating in a sea of red soup that only taste spicy with no taste. Also ordered chicken bibimbap here once, after I removed the deep-fried dough layer, the amount of chicken meat was less than ½ size of the total amount… =.= Service: Fast, friendly Price: Not worth it~ Ambiance: Homey style décor with wooden benches and tables. But I must say it’s really dark inside, maybe to create an intimate feel but… really creepy…
Pechsiree P.
Place rating: 1 Universal City, CA
The food is extremely slooooooow. The bulgogi and kalbi taste mediocre(though better than other Korean places in Montréal). They also force you to pay 15% tip for their bad and slow service. The stove also takes so long to cook and burns pretty easily. When we said that we weren’t happy with the service, they said that they changed the grill for us so multiple times so they had to charge us 15%(and they did not inform us this when we were dining). They also told us not to come back and they don’t care if we write them a negative review on Unilocal. Unbelievable.
François Y.
Place rating: 4 Montreal, Canada
I went there twice with large group of friends in the VIP room. Big tables, couches, water you can fill yourself, KTV and big TV screen. You pretty much go in the front and order when you want, pay, then they deliver the food when it’s ready. Pricey for food and alcohol. I tried the Chicken Katsu ramen. Dayum it was good. Always my Sapporo to accompany me during the night. I had a great time singing and chatting. The VIP room really makes a difference. Staff is kind and always available at the front desk. Strongly recommend for big group gathering.
Kaixin Z.
Place rating: 4 Montreal, Canada
Went here with a bunch of friends the other day for AYCE! Although the menu variety and décor are not nearly as nice as Chako, I really enjoyed the meat itself. I thought the marinate was done much better than at Chako and the quality was a lot better for the limited menu items you did get! Its definitely worth a try, especially if you’re not a fan of random menu items like tempuras/sushi etc. at other kbbqs and just want to go for strictly the kbbq!
Lei L.
Place rating: 4 Montreal, Canada
We ordered bbq combo for two, bibimbap is just so so, the combo is enough for two person. One salad, two soup, one bibimbap and bbq beef, bbq beef is delicious. Nice small place.
Shelvin S.
Place rating: 3 Berkeley, CA
The menu touts meat, however, both the meat dishes I ordered were… a bit lacking on the protein front. It smells great though. The place is small, but the ordering process is fast. The wait staff can be a tad slow(five minutes to get a coke), but they are relatively nice.
Khanh L.
Place rating: 3 Montreal, Canada
It was ok, at Seoul Chako the meat is fresher. The pancake and bibimbap is better at Lee Bong Nim.
Jimmy G.
Place rating: 1 Montréal, Canada
Je suis très déçu de mon expérience culinaire coréenne. La nourriture de ce restaurant est relativement dispendieuse pour la grosseur des portions. Le service est rapide et courtois mais malheureusement, ce service fut seulement en anglais ou en coréen. Le restaurant appliqué la loi 101 dans le menu et dans l’affichage mais pas dans le service. La décoration me fait penser à une cantine très quétaine au bord d’une route avec des tables de pic-nique vraiment pas confortable et des jouets pour enfant en guise de décoration. Je né suis pas un fin connaisseur en terme de décoration mais au prix qu’on paye pour manger, je pense qu’on mérite un peu de confort et de respect. De plus, au Québec, on a une habitude alimentaire qui date depuis le début de la colonie de la Nouvelle-France. On mange des repas riches en protéine et riche en calorie mais aussi une énorme quantité de nourriture. Plus on mangeait à l’époque, plus on avait des chances de survie en hiver. Aujourd’hui, on a conservé cette habitude alimentaire, surtout à l’arrivé de l’hiver. Qu’on soit actif ou non, il faut manger à notre faim au Québec. Tout ça pour vous dire que moi, quand je mange, je mange jusqu’à temps que mon estomac explose. Je né sais pas c’est quoi l’habitude alimentaire des asiatiques et des coréens en général mais je sais que généralement au Québec, on mange à notre faim. À 16 $ pour une soupe qui contient à peine trois tranches de boeuf mince comme une tranche de bacon, trois ou quatre morceaux de tofu très mince et bizarrement très mou et quelque petit morceaux de légumes douteux, non merci. Heureusement que le repas principal, était accompagné par un bol de riz. Je suis désolé mais ce restaurant«coréen «est une fraude alimentaire.
Christine L.
Place rating: 3 Toronto, Canada
PROS: 1. The food is delicious, authentic Korean. All the stews come with a bibimbap. So you will not leave hungry! 2. It’s a small place which looks family owned. Staff are friendly and quick. CONS: 1. The décor is pretty confusing. It looks like you’re inside an Irish pub hosting a birthday party. 2. Ban-chan(small side dishes) are NOT provided as they customarily are with Korean food. Which I found surprising and disappointing since that never happens in Korea. OVERALL: –I’d say Chez Bong and 5000 ans are tied as my best Korean places downtown. If you don’t care for little side dishes, go to 5000 ans. But if you want a true Korean dining experience go to Chez Bong. –I’d recommend the Pork Bone Soup(spicy!) miam!
