Hong Du Kkae

4 Reviews on “Hong Du Kkae”

• Suxors

  I still prefer going to Kim Baek despite these being the original owners. Something about the gamjatang (pork bone soup) as well as the haemul pajeon (seafood pancake) which are my two favorite at Kim Baek being better. Also, some other staples like soon tofu, kimchi fried rice or japchai(stir fried glass noodles) which are staples at most Korean restaurants are not available at Hong Du Kkae.I have also tried the pork kalguksu(spicy pork noodle soup). It is something that Kim Baek doesn’t have and I thing Hong Du Kkae does pretty well. The restaurant is clean (albeit spartan of much decoration) and the service is pretty efficient.I wish they offered more variety of banchan(side dishes). Every time I’ve come, they offer Kimchi, Pickled Daikon, and Potatoes… It would be nice if they did two more, especially during dinner. Or change it up, cause I don’t really like their daikon.All in all, this is a decent place if I’m not up for the trek to the North End. They are also licensed, so ordering a soju or beer with your meal is also an option.

  March 21, 2016, 10:14 am

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• Jacquie

  I have been to Hong Du Kkae on several occasions. If you have ever frequented Kimbaek (before ownership had changed), you will recognize right away the owners, as they were the previous owners of Kimbaek.During my visit here today for lunch, we were greeted by the server and was told to take a seat anywhere to our liking. We were then provided with their menu. In the past, we would usually have our order taken by the server. Now, they seem to have adopted the ways of how most Vietnamese restaurants take orders, which is by giving you a piece of paper and pen/pencil to write down your order. I guess by doing so, taking orders will be much clearer, and there is no misunderstanding due to language barriers that may be experienced, but it also takes away from the interaction between the customers and the server.My husband wasn’t too hungry, so we decided to share the pork and rice soup ($9.99), which comes with the option of being spicy or non-spicy. We decided to get the spicy version. For an appetizer, we got our favourite chive pancake ($9.99).Our food arrived at our table at a reasonable time. The husband and I split up the pork and rice soup (the one pictured is my bowl, the husband has the one which is served in the traditional Korean clay pot). The soup came with Chinese cabbage, and lots of sliced pork, and is served separately from the rice. The traditional way of eating this soup is adding the rice into the soup, which is why it is called a rice soup. From what I recall, the first time we had this soup, which was around the time they had just recently opened. At that time, this soup wasn’t served with this type of pork, but instead it was really tender fall-off-the-bone kind of pork that was from ribs or other type of bone. We were quite disappointed that it had changed, but nevertheless it was still quite good. Also, although it indicated that it was spicy, it wasn’t spicy at all. So if you like spicy, just tell the server to make it extra spicy for you, as it seemed on the milder side.The chive pancake came with hot peppers, onions, minced pork, carrot, zucchini, and potato (which is what makes it so good). The pancake is served with a dipping sauce, which I believe consists of soy sauce, vinegar, green onion, and sesame seeds.For the banchan (side dishes), there was kimchi, julienned pickled white radish, and potatoes. As with most Korean restaurants, you can ask for a refill of the side dishes, or sometimes the server will come to your table to ask you if you’d like any of your side dishes refilled.I have also tried in the past their pork kalguksu in spicy version ($8.99), which was also really good. The noodles are handmade and are nice and chewy.

  October 9, 2015, 4:44 am

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• 1565789

  It was terrible!. I order hot nuddle and Korean style pancake.The portion was really small and service was not nice.And when I asked some extra order to young server, she cut my saying and left.I never go back again.

  February 3, 2015, 10:28 pm

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• UDD

  So happy to find this place! They are the old owers/chef of Kim Baek!!!! The menu is very different (compared to Kim Baek) but refreshing. More noodle dishes. They also have Korean style hot pot. We’ve tried the pork rib soup (very similar to their original pork neck soup), spicy cold noodles, and beef patty were all very delicious! Definitely will be returning.Really hope they will add seafood soon tofu to their menu. Very sad that it wasn’t offered.

  February 2, 2015, 6:08 am

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