It’s that time of year when I return to my favorite restaurants so I can enjoy some comfort food. I generally want soup but sometimes I want a different type of soup like the one I order at: Buk Chang Soon Tofu.
I use to pass this restaurant all the time on Yonge (just south of Finch on the east side). It took me years to actually check it out as I could see thru the window that it was always packed. One day I finally made it and I was blown over!! a) it’s cheap and cheerful (my fav type of restaurant) and b) it’s pure comfort food without a ton of calories.
I also found out why it’s packed. You simply can’t make this at home.
So what do I order?
I order the Vegetable Soon Tofu. (#6) It’s basically a bowl of flavourful broth that is served in this piping-hot stone pot (in Korean, this is called dolsot) and is packed with vegetables and soft, fresh tofu.
It arrives with 4 different types of appetizers (soybean, kimchi, radish, and a bean sprout dish) and an egg for you to throw into your stone pot. All of this for $8.50 WITH TAX. Could life get any better?
Now if you want a meat soup – there’s a few options:
Sadly there is no website, no facebook page and no twitter presence. However you can find lots of great reviews on Urbanspoon, BlogTO, and Yelp.
For more info:
Buk Chang Soon Dong Tofu (north) 5445 Yonge Street (416) 430 7458
Buk Chang Soon Dong Tofu (south) 691 Bloor St. West (416) 537 0972
Looks great!!! Too bad they aren’t located in MTL. Do you have any comfort food recipes to share?