Seoul House

3 Reviews on “Seoul House”

• Pam Y

  Don’t waste your time and money. Dishes are pricey and nothing special. You’d better buy some dishes from food court. Also service was bad. What are you expecting?????

  April 19, 2017, 12:13 am

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• Sisyphus

  Seoul, Beijing And Tokyo House. E: Seoul House is primarily a Korean barbecue restaurant; however, not being very hungry I opted for the next safest things at a Korean restaurant, Bi Bim Bap. The Dolsut (stone pot that has been heated in the oven) Bi Bim Bap $10.99 was fair. It suffered due to its dearth of meat and slightly burnt taste to the rice, but was nicely heated, visually appealing and otherwise delicious. I realize it was a hot bowl, but the rice would not have been caked if I had sprung into action earlier/they had served it faster. The menu offers an upgrade for the Bi Bim Bap to include a Dwen Jang Chi Gae (soybean paste soup) for a total of $14.99. The menu is divided into appetizer, Korean, Chinese and Japanese sections. The Korean items emphasize stews and barbecue over noodle or rice dishes. The Jap Chae (stirred vegetables) Korean Spring Noodles was $20 and for some reason on the Chinese page of the menu. It is a quintessentially Korean dish so there is some learning that must happen for me here. It was well done and arrived in large quantity. Yam noodles are always delicious and Seoul Houses were like-wise. It was not my idea to order a Yakitori skewer appetizer (Japanese food at a Korean restaurant is an amateur mistake) and theirs, while not particularly bad, was just bland pieces of chicken and pepper on two skewers swimming in semi-glazed sauce.The main meals ended up being satisfying. The banchan or side dishes were hit and miss. The kimchi was tasty and had great texture. The garnished peanuts were much less attractive. Who knew peanuts could be a banchan? The steamed broccoli with sweet sauce was also unappealing. Aside from the sauce, the broccoli needed sesame as garnish. All banchan bowls arrived in minimal quantity. However, owing to the adequate main meals there was no need for a refill.Complimentary Miso Soup preceded the mains. Sweet red bean soup was also complimentary and arrived as dessert. Teas were served free-of-charge upon seating.-A: Being a barbecue restaurant tables are furnished with grills and, around the perimeter, with vents. Korean pop music is streaming out of the PA system. The accents are brown and tables and booths are well spaced. That is always appreciated. It is a bigger restaurant and even has a private party section. One could hear the happy birthdays from that section. The restaurant was half full for a Saturday lunch of which 90% of customers were Korean. The windows look out to a typically unattractive plaza. Is there anything uglier than suburban plazas? Someone plant a tree or flower. One could throw a grenade and not make the rows of stores look drabber. Also within sight were a Pho restaurant and an Iranian corner store, nay jack-of-all-trades, called Alex Variety which aside from being a convenience store advertised fax, Internet, photocopying, foreign exchange currency and an array of… chelo kabob (rice and kabob) meals. One should walk in to check whether they also offer arranged marriages, marriage counseling, dance lessons or lube jobs as well.-T: Except for the water everything was fairly well-paced and offered quickly. For those of us (those of me?) who do not imbibe tea it is imperative to receive water. The waitress initially forgot the water and then took her time to deliver it after being told a second time. The tables are equipped with rings to summon the waitstaff. The plaza itself is another parking nightmare with the usual riff raffs rushing to nowhere.-S: The waitresses were generally nice and communicative. Aside from the missing water they managed to be service-oriented.Speaking to the pleasant manager and owner Alice it turns out that the restaurant has been there for ten years, but she has taken it over last November. On the subject of whether as a proprietress she is rich she was deadpan that you can make me rich by returning and dining at Seoul House. That was amusing. She noted my name and made a point of using it again on my way out. This is clearly an owner who cares for her client relationship and business.

  January 6, 2015, 4:50 am

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• Stephania

  Bad timing?. I arrived just after 3:20pm. Missed the lunch specials since they ended at 2:30pm. I’m always a bit skeptical about dining out during these in-between times because I’m not sure if I’ll be getting fresh food OR leftovers from the lunch rush.BF ordered sushi. Nigiri portions were reminiscent of T&T sushi with fairly large rice chunk on the bottom with thinly sliced cut of fish atop. Pieces also fell apart.Chicken katsu appeared to be double-fried. If so, then it’s definitely leftovers from the lunch rush. Squirts of ketchup + mayo was used as salad dressing = YUCK.Aside from being a bit heavy on the salt, my Korean dumplings in a clear broth was bland. No real flavour. Seemed like something you’d eat if you were sick. Other items like the Miso Soup were quite salty as well.I do like the Mississauga location, have been there quite a few times, but this Seoul House pales in comparison. Took a friend who has never had Korean food and this was NOT a good introduction. Don’t think I’ll be back!

  December 3, 2011, 4:10 pm

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