Pojangmacha Food

This little food stall has a nice collection of Korean snack foods that will fill you up for a cheap price.
With these stalls you expect fast quick and piping hot food. The food was definitely quick. Sadly my pork belly skewers and and fried rice cake looked like a pile of turd and some hot gun glue sticks. It wasn’t even a hot pile of turd. You would expect for a food stall that they would make your food to order… guess not
However food is cheap and palatable. If it was hot I would even say it tastes good. For 5 bucks you can satisfy those hunger pains. Cheap enough to warrant another try.

Went with a friend as i had loved this place for many years. Told her how lovely this joint was and how great the food tasted (cheap and yummy!)
Not so much for this time.
Food was great but service was poor (lady who was preparing the food on the side was a complete b*tch even though i did NOTHING to offend her). First of all, the stall had one customer before me and no one else so it was not buzzing like usual, so there was no need for the guy preparing the taiyaki and the lady to completely ignore my existance for 5 min. Finally acknowledging me, the taiyaki guy is friendly and asks what i would like to which i tell him a chicken skewer, with spicy sauce. He asks me to repeat it a few times which is fine, then he repeats it to the woman who is supposed to make the food. She asks him «skewer?» and he says «skewer». Then she asks «spicy?» and he says yes. Then she turns to me and says «skewer? Skewer?» so i reply «yes? 1 chicken skewer».
«$ 2»
So i give her the money.
She starts making the skewer and both staff members ignore my friend who also wants to order.
Then she gives me the weird looking skewer thing and i think «maybe they changed things up… This looks nothing like what i normally have here»
I take a bite and its a squid. So i immediately tell her, and this lady SNAPPED and started barking at me.
«YOU SAID SQUID! I ASKED SQUID AND YOU SAY YES» and completely making a scene.
So i calmly tell her «no, i said chicken skewer. Skew-​er.» mind you she has an accent so i understand if i misheard her squid for skewer but i specified CHICKEN skewer? So how could i have messed things up? I speak perfect English so i do not have an accent on my part.
«well it’ll be $ 4 then «she says
I tell her no, its $ 2 which i PAID. I did not ask for the squid. So why am i paying for it just because she messed up? I offer her the skewer back for my order.
» I DIDN’T MESS UP, YOU DID! YOU TOLD ME THE WRONG THING!!! «she berates.
Wtf? The taiyaki guy talks to her to calm her down and tells her to just make the chicken for me.
She takes a lukewarm skewer, dips it in the spicy sauce and just tosses it on the counter (no napkins or anything) and DEMANDS i give back the squid skewer which i was more than willing to do.
Then she starts ranting to the guy in Korean saying how the hell i could hear squid for skewer and it’s all my mistake blah blah blah.
Because my friend was here and i had gotten what i ordered, i chose not to start anything and left.
This was a complete embarrassment for people of both sides and frankly speaking i did not deserve to be treated that way. I was completely civil and polite with her, and it was unfair to be treated like a liar and an idiot in return. I would have recorded the full thing on video to post but as i have enjoyed from this cart before and did not want to blow this out of proportion, i chose not to. But if i see that woman going off on a customer again the next time i pass by I’ll be sure to record it and post it online for the world to see.

Gotta get the taiyaki (~$ 5 for 3) and the spicy rice cakes (~$ 1)!

This little food truck has the best red bean waffle thingies (taiyaki) ever. If you are ever at the Yonge and Finch area, you NEED to try this. Sometimes however, the wait could go up to 20 minutes and that’s why there’s a Shoppers there to walk around in.
Their other foods are great too but their signature taiyaki is just amazing. Value-​wise, I don’t think there’s anything you can get that’s as good as this for $ 2.50. Everything is super cheap and good.
Verdict: If you’re at Yonge and Finch, go get some red bean fish waffle things. You won’t regret it and if you need to wait, then just go to Shoppers ok.
That’s all.

Mm so nom nom good –stuffs mouth with fish shaped red bean waffles– Mmmmmm. Delicious hot red bean waffles, pork belly skewers, and squid balls!
Came here on a freezing Saturday night with no lineup and no wait time. They had a special for $ 2.50 — 2pcs pork belly & 2pcs squid ball. It was amazingly flavourful! Looove the red bean waffles. Crunchy on the outside and full of sweetness inside.
Portions were small but it’s about the right size for the right price. I don’t think it can get any cheaper.
Hooray for street food/​street cart/​street snacks etcetc!

Oh my god their taiyaki is just amazing. I can’t go to yonge and finch without getting it. Its honestly the best I’ve ever had and I wish they had more locations!

I never buy taiyaki from those overpriced crowded nightmarkets. The taiyaki here taste way better and are cheaper. This food cart offers varieties of small snacks like rice cake, squid balls, fish cakes, etc. the prices are all around 2 – 3 bucks. The portions are small since they are snack and which is fair for the price. Love to come here in winter, it is so cozy (minus the walking/​waiting in the cold part).
Would be amazing if they have soju and beer with a few set of chairs and tables like the night markets in Asia (take my money (yo we need dai pai dong here in t. dot)
⁴⁄₅! Perfect for people who can’t eat much and want to snack on a bit of everything.
Btw, the old lady insisted those aren’t taiyaki, they are red bean waffle…

Yummmmm. The fish shaped red bean cakes () and the deep fried noodles wrapped in seaweed () was so satisfying on a chilly evening. Wish the portion size was bigger, but for the price, you can’t really complain!

This little cart serves a list of korean staple snacks. Very affordable and convenient for on-​the-​go or just to satisifes those tastebuds.
I absolutely love their Red Bean Waffles as many Unilocalers have expressed their contentment. Crispy on the outside and sweet on the inside; filled with a read bean paste. It is also in the shape of a fish, how cute!
Their rice cakes with teriyaki sauce and the spicy sauce was mediocre. But I mean, it is grab&go food and you do pay for what you get. I found it to be a bit on the tougher side rather the tender side however, it was acceptable with the sauces.
The Rice Cake & Sausage skewer pretty much taste like how it’s advertised. Again, rice cakes were on the tougher side and as for the sausage, it was made well. Sausage had flavour, similar to a pack of sausages that you’d get from the grocer. Like the rice cakes, you get to choose to have it with a teriyaki sauce or the spicy one.
Haven’t tried all the items yet however, winter is approaching and I will be back for their soups and dumplings!

I loved the red bean fish cakes, a great dessert to cap off the night after eating nearby. Freshly made, crispy outer layer with a fluffy red bean and dough middle. And so cheap also! Bought 6 for only $ 5 — a great deal. Had a skewer of rice cake which had great texture and taste. Looking forward to trying the rest of the menu.

I ordered red bean fish cake, odeng, kimali and fried rice cake ($ 6.50 total cost). I recommend the red bean fish cake, it was crispy outside and lot of red beans inside! Spicy rice cake was a must try for only $ 1!
Odeng was one of the worst odeng street food i’ve tried, nothing comparable to Korea. kimali was just ok! I’ll get more red bean fish cake next time im in the area. Good price and decent quality street food for what you pay!

Love this place, they have the BEST RICE CAKE!!! Cuz it’s crispy on the outside. ;)

This food truck is conveniently located close to where I live and I go there way too often to purchase their red bean waffles. 3 for 2.50!!! Who can resist? Everything is super affordable and tastes pretty good too! Probably my go to place in the Yonge/​Finch area.

To hell with the current food truck craze. I’m surprised to learn Unilocal has an entry for this food CART, because it is friggin awesome and flippin cheap!
This is probably the only cart left from the miserably failed «Toronto a la Carte» food cart program the City ran a few years ago that is still in operation. It is usually set up in front of the Shoppers Drug Mart at Yonge/​Finch. And it will blow you away with awesome Korean street foods for the streets.
All you need is a handful of change to try it all. Teriyaki rice cakes? Yummy! Squid balls? Omnomnomnom! The sauces they use pack a punch of flavours and/​or spiciness. The old aunties serving the freshly cooked to order stuff to you are cute in the grandmotherly way.
The cart is convenient for transit commuters and office workers in the area. But not for lazy downtowners and hipster-​foodies who rarely trek anywhere north of Eglinton. Of course they should, but I feel compelled to disclose they also have another location in one of the shipping container booths at Market 707 (Scadding Court CC, Dundas/​Bathurst).

A must try! It’s a very cute Korean cart located in front of Shoppers Drug Mart that serves various ‘sample-​size’ dishes. Everything is pretty cheap and tastes amazing. I’m obsessed with the red bean fish. It’s 3 for $ 2.50! I’m pretty sure it’s their most popular item too.

I love this place. The rice cakes are crispy! However whenever I order a single skewer to munch on to go, it never comes with enough spicy sauce :/
Edit: someone must have said something about the sauce, because last time I ordered it was soaked in yummy sauce, yay!

The best waffle fish with red bean filling outside of Korea! VERY mashisayo. Popular place — and for good reason. Very reasonably priced and good pojangmacha-​style umshik. Bungeoppang — mmmm … mmmmm …

The best and most fresh red bean fish cakes dessert ever! A little pricey. There is always a line up. They are starting to have more dishes to offer which is great. Hope they will add more desserts!

Love their red bean fish waffles!
Cheap & yummy.
Spicy rice cake & Fish cake are just OK.
Very convenient location.

Had positive experiences both times ive been here. The servers have been nice and very efficient both times (were busy).
First time i went to pojangmacha i ordered their rice cake and 2 beef dumplings. Dumplings were alright, the filling was good but the tops were very hard and crunchy. Personally i would skip them next time i go. I got spicy sauce on my rice cake which was great the cake was chewy and the sauce had a nice kick. But i made the mistake of not eating it right away. So by the time i had walked to finch station and was eating it while waiting for the bus it was cold and didnt taste as good.
Went back a few weeks later and got the red bean waffles which were awesome. And you get 3 of them for $ 2.50 so you cant go wrong.

Food is really inexpensive and tasty. It obviously doesn’t taste as good as the street foods in Korea but it is close. It reminds me of Korea so I love that. Only downside was that the worker was in a bad mood when I got there and it definitely showed. This place is convenient, cheap, and good so I recommend others to try it!

I was excited to come here
But the Red Bean Fish cakes were not what i expected
They were more crunchy, not much taste and pancake tasting whereas i was looking for the cake textured and soft steamy sweeter red bean cake.
Also ordered dumplings they were too hard though. Not that good.
But I will maybe come back to try the other food on the menu since the 2 workers there were very polite and nice. Also they have a lot of variety, SO I am looking forward to try other things IF I DO HAPPEN TO DRIVE BY :)!!

Il probably come here often because It’s so cheap and convenient (right across the road from the subway). The foods decent… Definitely worth the price
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Love this place! It’s great when you’re in the go and you want a small filler or a whole meal! It’s really cheap and tastes great! the people inside are very friendly and very close to the finch subway station! Love their spicy rice cake on the skewer with their fish cake soup! Most items are a dollar :)

I happened to be in the yonge and finch area and found this really cute cart. got the red bean waffle (3 for $ 2.50) and it’s soo delicious; cute fish design that is crispy all over. Dough is not tough and chewy because they used rice flour to fry. Inside, the red beans are not too sweet, which i’m happy about. Seriously recommend.
Too bad i came here after dinner, or else i would’ve tried a lot more! Definitely coming back one day!

Mr Kim is the last man standing with Toronto’s failed La Cart program
He offers Korean street food at its best and located in front of Shoppers Drug Mart at Yonge and Finch and that means he is a popular attraction in little koreatown
I love his red bean paste filled waffles shaped like fish. Kim makes these fresh while you wait
He also offers
Rice cakes
Tempura Fish Balls
Several styles of dumplings
Pork belly
Chicken on stick
Every selection is a few bucks and with a tenner you can enjoy a nice selection of Korean lunch items
There are a couple of parks nearby to enjoy your meal if your doing a foodie drive by
I have been here many times and have always had a great meal