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In Cheon House Korean & Japanese Restaurant
Categories: Restaurants Japanese Restaurants Korean Japanese, Korean [Edit]
9 Glen Watford DrToronto, ON M1S 2B9
Neighbourhood: Scarborough
(416) 297-7379
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- Yes
4 reviews for In Cheon House Korean & Japanese Restaurant
4 reviews in English
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Review from Catherine S.
Scarborough, ON
5/21/2012 1 Check-in Here
I've been searching for a good Korean restaurant in Scarborough, preferably East of Kennedy when I accidentally stumbled upon this little joint. Not the best location as it's easy to miss this restaurant driving along Sheppard but their food is worth the effort. So far, I've sampled their Jampong, Gamjatang, Beef brisket soup (very much resembles a Taiwanese dish) and Dwenjang Jjigae. The food here is well above average.
Jampong is not for the faint of heart as it packs a serious punch. Very spicy (it's a lot coming from me) bowl of noodles with plenty of seafood in a well balanced broth, this is arguably the best Jampong I've eaten in Toronto.
Gamjatang came bubbling hot with 4 very sizable back bone pieces. The meat is fall of the bone tender and perfectly seasoned in a Korean miso based broth flavoured with perilla leaves, kimchi and plenty of ground wild sesame powder. Definitely one of my favorite Gamjatang joint.
Beef brisket soup comes in a very beefy broth laden with garlic and ginger, a huge mound of chewy flour noodles, more meat than I could eat (although they call it a brisket soup, the meat was from a shank), a few slices of tomatoes and good amount of whole baby bok choy boiled in the soup. This was a seriously large meal.
Dwenjang Jjigae comes bubbling in a customary stone bowl with plenty of manila clams, tofu, zucchini and pork pieces. Again, the seasoning is right on the money for me and I love the clam+pork base for this jjigae more than other restaurants' lesser desirable beef base.
Lastly, their banchans (soybean sprouts, kimchi, mashed potato, dried raddish toss and seaweed stalks) receive a simpler preparation than what may be more common in other Korean restaurants but all the flavours are clean, seasoning is perfect sans MSG.
I'm glad a little business like this exists closer to home for me and I'd definitely be returning to ensure their survival in this little plaza. -
Review from WaYnE c.
Maple, ON
11/11/2011
I actually had 2 options fighting for top spot as my Lunch-of-the-day.
One hand, the pricier($11.00+) Galbi Jjim looks authentic on paper.
Two hand, a less costly Kal Guk Soo. Noodle, me, noodle, me, noo...
Upon asking staff for suggestion, I chose C3 as it happens to be her Fav.
C3 - Incheon House Kal Guk Soo($7.95) - Special Food Category
Noodle indeed has textural chewy biteness, surprised to get quality.
Broth more flavourful than Clear Broths(that need salt/pepper to taste).
Portion is undeniably an intensive Meal in itself, time consuming in fact.
The only downside, Oil from Pan-fried Toppings were poured on top.
Leaving the top of the soup broth more oily than needed. 3.5'd
I think I will stick with the Special Food Category also for next time.
At least to figure out why 6(!) Kimchi Wang Mandu would cost $8.95(?).
Koreans must know something different about Dumplings Chinese don't. -
Review from Will V.
Toronto, ON
9/3/2011
One of my usual spots for Korean food and I've been there for both lunch and dinner. The food was always good. My personal favourites are their seafood soon tofu and pork bone soup. Also the mackerel is really well done. The banchan (side dishes) was given in generous portion.
One draw back is that service could be slow. -
Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
In Cheon House is a small Korean Restaurant located in a strip plaza in Scarborough.. Not easy to do business here surrounded by all Chinese restaurants, serving price conscious crowds where cheap/value is the foremost criteria.
Don't look for Sushi here... since now the menu is all Korean and Chinese/Korean food.
I was hoping they have lunch specials but no they only have a regular menu to order from. - 0.5 star
Pork Bone Soup ($6.95) was meh. The soup was served on the table bubbling hot.. But unfortunately, the bones itself was just luke warm. The soup base is not spicy enough compare to other Korean Restaurants. But the hot part is really essential. Quantities though plentiful.
The Benchan were all really not up to par. The Kimchi does not have a kick to it, the mashed potato hmmm. It is not too often I don't like any of them.
Service is cold and efficient... I able to get in and out of the restaurant in 20 min.
They accepts Visa and Mastercard.Listed in: Mashi-e-sawyo! Korean…
