Location: 6-72 Steeles Avenue West (west of Yonge), Thornhill
Website: http://www.songcooks.com/
Cuisine: Korean
Meal: dinner
My thoughts:
I'm so glad that my friend suggested this place because I would have never found this place on my own. I don't even think it is possible that I would accidentally stumble upon this place because even 'tucked away' would be an understatement - completely hidden is more like it!
Anyway, as you can probably already tell, I liked this place. The high ceilings, ample lighting, and simple decor made me feel like I was briefly transported to a very culturally traditional area of Korea (I've never been though, so I can't actually attest to that). The service was polite and efficient. The restaurant, which was huge, was at about 75% capacity, yet still quiet. The best was the food was delicious and cheap!
As typical of Korean cuisine, we were served various banchans. The kimchis were not cut up, which to me means they must have been made in-house, and we were given a pair of scissors and a fork to cut it up ourselves. (In the photo below, it's the dish on the right that looks like sweet potatoes. Haha.)
I ordered a combo H6, which came with a half order of Jajang black bean sauce noodle, and a half order of the vegetable and pork pan-fried dumplings, for $9.99. Being very indecisive when given lots of food options, I was grateful for the combos because I was able to try more dishes for just a little more than the price of one regular-sized dish. The noodle was deeee-lish - very chewy and fresh - and the sauce very flavourful but not greasy or too salty. The dumplings were pretty good, but I have always preferred Chinese-style dumplings for their filling, but for what they're worth, these were not bad at all.
My friend had the combo H6, which came with a half order of Jajang black bean sauce noodle, and a half order of the spicy chicken, for $13.99. The spicy chicken given was a good sized portion, and the chicken was flavourful with just the right amount of heat.
There was a complimentary light dessert, which was what I believed were deep-fried caramelized corn kernels. They were not very good. I realize these were complimentary, but the batter was dense and not very crispy - and there was a lot of it. These were also overly sweet. We left still wanting some good dessert to satisfy our sweet tooth.
Despite the flop of a dessert, I'll definitely be back. I'd like to try their bibimbap next time.
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