Chodang Soon Tofu

Pure luck we stumbled into this restaurant. I love the concept here. Everything is about freshness and health, I was a little skeptical with the sign, but the soon tofu were delicious. I got the seafood one (spicy) and my partner got meat with seafood. I recommend the meat one, and spicy if you like them. Both were packed with plenty of fresh tofu. I've visited many Korean restaurants, and this by far has become a favorite - fresh ingredients, and traditional - 1000% will be back.

November 12, 2024 on Google

I really wish I didn’t have to leave this review but I think it’s important for fellow brown and black folks to be aware of a few things before coming to this spot. Sorry to say that as three Muslim girls (two of us being hijabis) coming in to dine, we were treated abhorrently. The restaurant was utterly empty and yet our waitress kept sneering and sucking her teeth at us when we were going over the menu with her. Clearly we were not welcome from the moment we walked in. We were so uncomfortable from waitress’s attitude that we just left. Will never be back and would not recommend to other black or brown skinned folks or Muslims. So disappointing.

September 3, 2024 on Google

Homemade tofu!! I don’t think people in Toronto understand how rare it is to find this. A true rare gem we’re lucky to have! Their homemade rice wine is so good and cheap, too.

August 28, 2024 on Google

I had been to this family run business a few times because of their food. Very traditional homemade food. The server is also the waitress, the owner, and the cleaner. Its a restaurant that’s run likely by a Korean mom and papa. I had never seen any other server. The sole server is a Korean lady, she knows limited english and when I tried to ask for more details for a dish, she would repeat the dish name. We typically cannot manage to finish a whole soon tofu bowl individually, so last time we went in a group of 4, we ordered their meal for 2 plus a few side dishes. She was not very happy and made a comment that slightly offended my guests Anyhow, its again a clear reminder that I am here for their traditional food and definitely not for service of atmosphere.

March 19, 2024 on Google

3 small appetizers and 2 fish appetizers are free. We got the combo tofu 3 mushroom soup, it comes with purple rice. It was a bit too spicy for me even though it is mild but that is because I don't eat spicy. Everything tasted very good and it was large portion. The classical music was a bit weird in a Korean restaurant haha, but we didn't mind it. Overall a good experience, will come back.

February 22, 2024 on Google

This a legit old school Korean spot with in-house made tofu which is featured heavily throughout the menu. First off, the tofu is absolutely top-class. Very fresh, subtle flavour, and delicious texture (medium to firm). If tofu is your thing, you should definitely give this place a try. They have a number of dishes that play off their tofu, but my favourite is the veggie dumplings. The dumplings are classic Korean style and steamed. I think I remember chives within the dumplings but because the tofu is so fresh it really brings out the adjacent flavours of the other ingredients within the dish. The Yaki-tofu is a Japanese style fried-tofu block with a sweet soy sauce marinade. This was ok for me. It wasn't super crispy and so I felt the textures didn't express the tofu flavour in the best way. The soon tofu dish is banging. At other soon tofu restaurants, there's a number of other ingredients within the dish (kimchi, bok choy, mushroom, etc..) I got the original pork and that's exactly what they delivered: ground pork, a clay pot full of homemade silken tofu and the deliciously spicy soup. I thought it would be boring with other veggies in the soup, didn't even miss it the tofu is so good. Classic side dishes are free (bean sprouts, kimchi, and also a nice taster of fresh firm tofu) with a very nice addition of two fried fish. That's different than most Korean places these days and very nostalgic as that's very old school Korean restaurant style. Finally, the best part of the tofu is that it tastes INFINITELY better the next day. We brought the dumplings and yaki-tofu home and left it in the fridge, I am not exaggerating, it tastes better the next day. I guess that in-house tofu recipe need a day to really let the flavours mellow into the dish. Big fan of this place, will be taking my wife there again.

September 29, 2023 on Google

They don’t serve complementary water. They have bottled water available. Not sure you had to pay for it. They don’t offer second round of banchan(sidedish) refill either. However I would still go back for their homemade tofu and makgeolli. Ordered Chodang best combo #1($65.95). Spicy soft tofu stew, bulgogi, tofuyaki… they were all delicious. Panfried croaker fish to come with combo was really good. This combo was good enough to feed 4 people if you order extra stone pot rice. Freshly cooked stonepot rice is another bonus. They pour water in a stonepot after they serve you rice. Koreans enjoy brown crusted rice soaked in water with their meals.

December 5, 2022 on Google

Chodang Soon Tofu is such a treasure! In-house made tofu makes an incredible soon tofu dish and tofuyaki dish. It was a homey and comforting meal, and service was lovely. The woman serving us was endearing, cute, and made us feel welcomed. We had such a pleasant time! I would highly recommend. This is a hidden treasure of Etobicoke 👍

November 28, 2021 on Google