Cho Dang Soon Tofu

Reviews

• Chloe O.

  star star star star star 11 June 2026

  Happened to be in this area this morning and happened to crave for Korean food but did not expect any Korean restaurants to be open in labour day holiday. Anyways yelp search told me that this place was the closest one to try. I decided to call the restaurant to make sure it was open. Very friendly female voice informed me that it was. I was literally 5 minutes away so why not?
  
  From out side this place looks like hole-in-the-wall and decor of inside the restaurant was very retro 70's Korean restaurant but cozy and clean.
  
  Lady server( I brlieve she is the wife) greeted us in a friendly manner. Food came out pretty quick. Food was served in perfect temperature; hot food piping hot, cold food cold.
  
  Started with their fresh home-made tofu with seasoning sauce ($6.99) This dish is considered as one of side dishes but it could have been a full meal. Lots of bean flavour and was freshly made. Tried with kimchi, another one with seasoning sauce provided, and then with a piece of croaker fish( one of banchan included in our meal) and on it's own. Enjoyed every bite until I realized that I should stop eating otherwise I won't have room for my main meal.
  
  Both stone pot bulgogi with lots of broth and stone pot bibimbop were excellent. Loved homemade kimchi as well.
  
  Despire all the bad reviews regarding service, I had very attentive and friendly service!
  
  Spent another $20 for takeout homemade 2L rice wine( did not expect that they will give me that much for $20), I was ashamed that all these years  I did not know there was a place you could legally order take out homemade Korean traditional rice wine in GTA area.

• Belinda I.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 6 June 2026

  So my rant is just about the take out for this restaurant.  So they obviously listed that they do take out on their window, but when I called, they lady hung up on me after tell me "no take out over phone".  Came to the restaurant to order, they have menus for people to take away for take out order . Had to wait about 20 mins to pick it up.  
  
  I asked for less spicy and pretty much got just tofu broth with seafood.  No, I kid you not, the broth tasted like tofu water without salt....
  
  Never coming back again... this is total bullshit!

• John S.

  star star star star star 21 May 2026

  Over the past five or six years I have been here over a dozen times and still love coming back.  Especially on a cold day, this wonderful Korean gem of a place will warm you to the core!  
  
  This place is not fancy and as the sign on the fridge says. They make food to be good quality and are willing to sacrifice taste. However I think it tastes great every time.
  
  Today we had two salmon soon tofu bowls and the toasted dumplings. Everything is so fresh and made with great ingredients. You can actually taste the goodness in every bite.
  
  They actually make their own fresh tofu here from organic non-gmo soy beans and it is amazing.
  
  For those who are new to Korean fare, the meal starts with a fried fish which is just perfectly cooked. You get one each. You can order some appetizers like the toasted dumplings (think Korean perogies, or gyoza). They are cooked crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. Careful, as they do come very hot. You can also get them boiled only, but toasted is better.  And you usually get sprouts kimchi, tofu and other little bowls for extra flavours.
  
  The soon tofu bowls are hot and have tofu in them. Surprise!  
  
  Ours had salmon which is more expensive but, so tasty. The soup can be mild, medium or spicy and I would always recommend the medium or spicy as you get another bowl of hot water with rice and can always add some water if yours is too spicy. You also get an egg that you crack into your soup and it cooks in the bubbling broth.   Other varieties include pork, mushroom, kimchi, seafood and other soon tofu bowls.
  
  You also get purple rice with the bowl. I like to throw it into the soup, some people like it on the side. And if you are wondering, it is a combination of white and another rice that gives it the magical colour.
  
  Warm, delicious, hearty and definitely filling. You will not be disappointed.
  
  On a funny note. One lady and I believe her husband in the back do it all. So service may be a little slow and she does have an interesting attitude but I like it. Some may be put off by it. So just a little warning. In a quirky way I think it adds to the experience!

• Deedee S.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 20 May 2026

  During our outing to High Park, we decided to have lunch here since it wasn't that far off. We ordered a vegetarian bento & a mushroom soon tofu. The vegetarian bento came with rice, salad, tofu banchan, yam sushi (it sounds weird but not too bad tbh) and tofuyaki (kind of like orange tofu). This was not a bad dish & you could tell their tofu is fresh. The mushroom soon tofu, however, was a different story. We asked for it to be not spicy since we had kids with us. Not only that it came out not spicy, it also did not have any flavor. AT ALL. I tried adding some soy sauce from the banchan to give it some seasoning, but it was useless. Finally I asked the lady in charge if we could have some gochujang on the side. This is typically not an issue at other places, I've ordered non-spicy soon tofu with gochujang on the side before. At Cho Dang, however, the lady waved me away, saying they wouldn't do that, then ignored me. We were really disappointed at this service and quickly left.

• David N.

  star star star star star_border 16 May 2026

  It was just a couple of years ago that I was introduced to Korean tofu soup, and I'm not sure if there's anywhere in the GTA that does the dish as well as Cho Dang Soon Tofu.
  
  We arrived around lunchtime on a weekend and the place was surprisingly uncrowded. (It's been far busier on other visits.)
  
  I knew walking in that I wanted to order one of their Soon Tofu Bowls, so I decided to go with their namesake: the Chodang (with beef).
  
  We were first presented with the various accompaniments one expects from a Korean joint, with the kimchi certainly an obvious standout. (It was flavorful without being pungent, and pleasantly spicy.)
  
  The soup arrived shortly after, and, as expected, it was still bubbling in its stone bowl. We also received purple rice to go with the meal, so I poured a little soup atop that and initially ate it that way. (It was a good 15 minutes or so before the soup had cooled down enough to be edible.)
  
  Anyway, the soup is quite tasty. It's packed with silky pieces of tofu and (somewhat questionable) pieces of beef, and though it's not the most flavorful dish you'll ever eat, there's an undercurrent of deliciousness that grows on you as you eat it. (The spice factor doesn't hurt, either.)
  
  The surly waitress notwithstanding, Cho Dang Soon Tofu is definitely a must for fans of Korean tofu soup.