Chodang Soon Tofu

This is a great find. I had never been through Islington Village before (a short stretch on Dundas West between Kipling and Islington). Hit the area around lunchtime and saw this place just as I was feeling hungry after a long walk. Small and cosy interior and a friendly if not effusive welcome.I have a light familiarity with Korean food but it doesn't really go much deeper than Kimchi, Bibimbap, Bulgogi, Japchae and Korean chicken, so I asked the owner for a recommendation and had the Soon Tofu, a mixed tofu soup with seafood. The tofu is cooked in front of you in a bubbling bowl with a kimchi stock and it was delicious, accompanied by rice and by the usual pickled sides and a small fried fish. It was a lot of food but I made good work of most of it.I have eaten at some pretty high end places a few times in my life but what I really like are hidden gems that serve simple, home-made, authentic food and this meets all of those criteria. Highly recommended and very inexpensive. The whole thing, with a can of pop was under $21 before tip.

Chodang Soon Tofu is one of the few restaurants I know very well that prioritize preparing dishes as healthy as possible. The owners make the tofu from scratch in the restaurant and the overall quality of the final product really benefits from it. Chodang Soon Tofu has the best tasting soup I have ever had the pleasure of trying.I have been coming to Chodang Soon Tofu ever since my grandparents and parents took me here. This restaurant has fed three generations of my family because of its consistent quality, healthy options and delicious dishes.

If you're looking for an authentic tofu soup this is the spot to hit up. I discovered this no-frills, hole in wall just over 5 years ago and I can't go more than 3 months without a bowl of extra spicy beef tofu soup and a cheeky smile from the owner. The tofu is made fresh on-site and literally melts in your mouth. The crispy dumplings are amazing the banchan is top notch.

Feels like I am dining at my relatives house. The ahjuma that is serving us is very nice and sweet. would definitely go back in winter

This place has really excellent authentic Korean food. It's run by a lovely couple and they make the best tofu. Really awesome family business. Everyone there seems to be Korean so that's a really good sign

If you’re looking for delicious Homemade high quality tofu and gourmet Korean food - please come to this gem in Etobicoke - Toronto’s west end.Own and operated by a lovely Korean couple - they have a clean space and their menu offers a wide variety of Soon Tofu soup from vegetarian to meat - guaranteed to be excellent.I find this to be the best place!

I've been here once before last winter and the food and service were okay. But I went again today and our two servings seafood soon Tofu soup smelled and tasted very funky. It did not taste like the dish I had the last time and it wasn't like other soon tofu soups I've had. We told her it smelled weird and it tasted very salty. She said how can it be that way and that she will have to make the soups again so we should just have these ones. She was very rude, said it was our preference and we can probably not take the spice, which was not true. She didn't replace the soups and stood beside our table staring at us for five minutes. It was very uncomfortable and later she did not come to us when we were asking for our bill although she was being very nice and chatty with other Asian customers. Horrible service, food was not good because they probably used bad seafood, although it was good last time. Really sad as I love Korean food and was excited to have a go to spot in this neighbourhood. Will never go again especially because how badly we were treated.

Tofu related dishes are really good.But DONT ORDER dishes that are not related to tofu - bulgogi, donkatsu, teriyaki. Meat were not fresh (had a old meat smell) and very hard to chew.

Amazing Korean. Toronto Life raved about this place some years back, and rightfully so. Tofu made fresh in house everyday. All the soon tofu bowls are excellent. Lots of mushrooms and great kimchi if you opt for one of those two. The tofu yaki (fried tofu) is amazing, as are the dumplings. Homey, chill dine-in experience. The service is cool…Korean mom and pop styles.