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Pork Bone Soup rankings

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Pork Bone Soup rankings

Best places to get your PBS (pork bone soup) fix

1. Tofu Village - House of Soon Tofu

681 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON M6G 4B9
(647) 345-3836

Category: Korean

Neighbourhood: Bickford Park

Update - 9/12/2010 ROTD 10/26/2010

Numerous repeat visits, time for an update.

This place is still AMAZINGLY EPICTASTICLY AWESOME!!

After tonight's meal, Tofu Village is being upgraded to my FAVOURITE place on the Korea Town strip (and I have been to them all, most of them numerous…More »

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6/11/2010 First to Review
When I saw a new Soon Tofu place had opened up a few doors down from Buk Chang, I thought to myself… Read more »

2. Seoul Restaurant

621 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6G 1K8
(416) 532-9669

Category: Korean

Neighbourhoods: Koreatown, Palmerston, Seaton Village

5/15/2010

I'm on a quest to find the best pork bone soup in the city.

Seoul Sam Mi was the next place on my list to scout out. (It's always busy - that's a good sign in K-town. There are so many dining options in K-town and I've never gone wrong by picking one…More »

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3. Thumbs Up Korean Restaurant

615 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6G
(416) 536-4106

Category: Korean

Neighbourhoods: Koreatown, Palmerston, Seaton Village

Update - 8/30/2010

I just realized how often I come here! (once or twice a week!) Thumbs Up is therefore being upgraded to 5 stars, I obviously keep coming back for good reasons!!

-great service, the ladies and guy that work here really are just so lovely, they all make…More »

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8/3/2010
Gotta start updating some of these.

I still go here all the time. It's very consistent. It's a lot… Read more »

4. Ka Chi

612 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6G 1K7
(416) 533-9306

Category: Korean

Neighbourhoods: Koreatown, Seaton Village

4/14/2010

Been meaning to write up on this one for awhile.

Once or twice a year I go through a month of "pork bone soup" craze, where I absolutely have to get my Ka-chi fix once a week or so. Usually this takes place when the weather is cold, rainy and a bit…More »

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5. Buk Chon Korean Restaurant

686 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6G 4B9
(647) 347-2129

Category: Korean

Neighbourhoods: Koreatown, Palmerston, Bickford Park, Seaton Village

10/28/2010 First to Review

Buk Chon (not to be confused with Buk CHANG, directly across the road) is yet another new Korean fast food joint to appear on the Bloor strip.

This place has some AMAZING specials on right now for their Grand Opening. Not sure how long this will last,…More »

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6. Ehwa Restaurant - CLOSED

5182 Yonge St
North York, ON M2N 5P6
(416) 229-6719

Category: Korean

Neighbourhood: Willowdale

9/5/2010

More like 2.5 star but I will round up.

I ventured up to the "other Korea town" to meet up with some fellow yelpers for a meal. None of us had visited here before, but it looked like a promising option for a good meal.

My boyfriend and I shared a…More »

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7. Owl of Minerva

700 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON M6G
(416) 538-3030

Category: Korean

Neighbourhoods: Koreatown, Bickford Park, Seaton Village

6/10/2010

This was the next on my list of places to try pork-bone soup.

Upon walking in, my first impression was "Do I REALLY want to eat here?!?!" Wow. The place definitely has a hint of sketchiness. I can't quite pinpoint what gives, exactly, but there's…More »

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