Location: 1 Baldwin St (just north of Dundas), Downtown Toronto
Website: http://yakitoribar.ca/
Cuisine: Korean
Meal: lunch
My thoughts:
I originally had plans to go to Chinatown for some good ol' Chinese comfort food (yup, I'm talking $5.99 black bean beef on rice combos!), but because it was raining and I didn't have an umbrella, I ended up coming here.
I arrived before noon, and the restaurant was empty. I ordered the kalbi bibimbap for $9.95. I was surprised at how steep the prices were. After all, this restaurant, being in the vicinity of three major schools, is in the heart of a student area. Here's a look at their lunch menu:
Anyway, the food was certainly delicious. The meat was pretty standard kalbi - i.e. very tender (albeit a bit fatty) and well-marinated. It even came with a brown rice option at no extra cost (bonus!). I made the unfortunate mistake of overlooking this spicy sauce that was served in a separate bowl, and ate half of my dish without it. It made a huge difference in the flavour, so make sure you don't make the same mistake I did. For your reference, it is the little black bowl partially hidden by the main bowl.
This is what my meal looked like, followed by a close-up just in case the first one didn't get you salivating, heh heh.
All in all, I had a good experience. The food was good, prices a bit steep, service was okay (I dealt with two waitresses, one of which was very helpful and friendly and the other was the polar opposite - it's a good thing for the restaurant that foodies focus more on food than service). I will be back for sure.
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