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Sogong-Dong Tofu House
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8 reviews for Sogong-Dong Tofu House
8 reviews in English
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Review from Archimedes T.
Toronto, ON
10/28/2011 3 Check-ins Here
Slow wait as usual, guess they're just slow.
The only reason this didn't get a 1 star is the food is still quite good for the price. I had the Beef and Dumpling tofu soup which came with purple rice (very tasty) and came with the Korean appetizers and a piece of deep fried fish (good, but it wasn't boneless).
They really need to work on their service -
Review from Joanne W.
2/4/2012 1 Check-in Here
I wanted to try out a new tofu place. My friends and I always go to buk chang, but I noticed that this popped up on my yelp, so we decided to go here.
We went on a Thursday evening around 6:30 PM or so. The place was absolutely empty ... That should've been a sign.
We both ordered the dumpling tofu stew; it came with a deep fried fish or a salad. Being the "adventurous" person that I was, I ended up getting the deep fried fish. Bad choice. It wasn't that great.
The tofu stew? Too much tofu, not enough stew. I had the regular.. it didn't seem like it had enough spiciness to it. I wish I got the hot.
Overall? Not really worth it. Not really that great. Disappointed? Mm. yeah. -
Review from KAI G.
9/1/2011
Their pictures on the wall and menu are EXTREMELY misleading.
i ordered the seafood tofu. $8
there was one shrimp, 1 mussel and 1 clam. WTFFF
i even confronted the waitress asking them if they missed a few shrimp clam etc in my soup. answer was no
the non spicy broth was tasteless.
i've been to many other tofu houses and this one is the worst.
save your money and go some other place please. -
Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
3/24/2011 11 photos
I have a totally delighted experience at Sogong-Dong Tofu House for lunch this afternoon!! The lone waiter is the most courteous waiter I have at least in an Asian restaurants.. Maybe Sogong-Dong read Jennifer M's reviews and decide to step up their service??
Lunch Specials (11-3) nothing too excited...The combination combo are $2 cheaper than dinner time. I was really hungry this afternoon because my unsatisfying meatless dinner experience at Guu Sakabar the night before, I decided to order:
Korean BBQ ribs+Soon Tofu ($12.99) but later changed to Bulgogi instead because the kitchen said the ribs not too good this afternoon.
Choice of Free Appeitizers: Fish or Salad
- Fish is a palm sized fish with heads and everything, battered than deep fried.. I was surprised that it was not fishy at all.. and in fact really tasty! I can imagine myself having a beer and munch on that
Five Banchans
- good quality and nicely presented
- really clean and thoughtfully done.. not the standard ones at some cheaper Korean restaurant
- My waiter asked me numerous time if I want refills.. I might have stuff myself even before the main course
Combination Soon Tofu hot
- definitely not hot enough... but I guess you can always request extra extra hot!
- purple rice and served in hot stove pot with the waiter serving me :) just like Buk Chang
- The rice a little soggy but not bad... I finished the whole thing
Beef Bulgogi
- A little disappointing.. size is small for $5 exta.
- The flavour is ok.. but it is just standard Korean Supermarket marinated stir fried sliced beef
- SKIP!!!
Service! Great Service! Waiter speaks perfect English and with great smile! Yes it is important smile to your customers and say Thank you!
Sogong-Dong Tofu House will be the to go place when I am up in Hwy 7 area and have a craving for some Soon Tofu!!
They accepts Visa and Mastercard. Opens from 11 to 11! -
Review from Jennifer M.
Toronto, ON
11/1/2010
100th review!
in honour of the Jennifer M Centennial review, I decided to review something close to my heart, tofu. I was really hoping for something special here, especially since its First Markham.
Me, fresh from Hot Yoga, with SO and friend visited Sogong-Dong for one of my favorite foods ever, Soon Tofu. Since I have had Buk Chang and House of Soon, I guess that I have been spoiled (note to self update house of Soon review to full 5 stars http://www.yelp.ca/biz...) but I was expecting something delicious - especially since they have 3 mushroom soon here, but what killed the experience was the total lack of service. Worst.
We walked in at about 4:00pm, and there were 2 occupied tables in the entire place. The server motions us to the ONLY TABLE in the ENTIRE RESTAURANT that is not completely covered in dishes, food, bunched napkins, half full water glasses. It looks like the place had just been evacuated. We sat down and waited. Although there were 4 employees present, no one was bussing the tables (and didn't until just before we left) or coming to us to take our order. Eventually one guy sauntered over, took our order and disappeared.
Eventually he brought a pitcher of tea, which was never refilled even though we finished it quickly. 15 min later we got our side dishes which were embarrassingly sparse for a table of 3. Think, an ounce each. We later asked for refills, which he begrudgingly fetched for us. Our food finally ready arrived and was decent, but when it came time to pay, again our server was MIA. I went to the cash, wading through a mess of dirty tables. Four employees stood near the cash chatting.
Honestly, I want tea when I walk in the door. I don't want to wait 15 min and then not get refills. Also should side dishes not come out immediately? Should they not be refilled without us asking? Do I have to eat with hours worth of dirty tables around me?
What a nightmare. Food was OK, prices were OK. But House of Soon's happy servers and deliciou/ generous side dishes DESTROYED this place. I won't be back, i'm sticking to Bloor and Christie. -
Review from Will V.
Toronto, ON
6/5/2011
I used to think most Korean restaurants make decent soon tofu (soft tofu stew) if not the greatest, however this one failed epically, especially when the they called themselves the Tofu House and tofu stews are their main menu items.
I ordered the Assorted Tofu Stew which has beef, shrimp, and clam of regular hotness. The stew doesn't taste like it has the flavour of the beef and seafood but hot water with a bunch of hot chili pepper powder. Anyway the stock they used is not flavourful. The shrimp is not fresh. The meat is dark and it tastes stale and that a big turn off.
They served purple rice in a hot stone pot. After the waitress scooped up the rice from the pot, she poured hot water in it to soak up the burnt rice. The rice was cooked way too soggy. I like my rice to be soft and sticky but I found this pot of rice still too soggy for my taste even. Lastly this is personal preference, I do not enjoy eating rice in hot water. =(
I would choose to go to Owl of Minerva or Nak Won next time for better food if I want Korean food at FMP. -
Review from Jasmine L.
North York, ON
10/15/2011
This place is awesome!!! I ordered the dumpling tofu, and the dumplings were the best I've tasted and the tofu was soooo fresh!!! The side dishes were different than what I've usually seen in a Korean restaurant, and I thought they were excellent. Service was terrific as well, and I liked the way the food was presented. I am definitely coming back!!
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Review from rob T.
Markham, ON
6/23/2011
We love it. The soon Tofu is consistently good, we've been here about 10 times in the last 3 months for lunch. The service is spectacular- the same waiter every time. Too bad Jennifer hit a bad spot on service.
Were big fans.
