Recommended by: The table next to us at Mojito
Korean Tofu House
Description on Korean Tofu House website: With our unmatched quality, flavor, and value, you’ll understand why we are the oldest Korean Restaurant in UW!
Neighborhood: University District
Address: 4142 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Type: Korean
Music playing: None
What we ate/drank: Spicy BBQ Pork, Sliced Rice Cake Soup, Beef Tofu Soup. The Banchan(free sides!) were bean sprouts, kim chee, green onion pancakes, fish cakes, sweetened potato and purple rice.
Comments: Although this restaurant was suggested by the table next to us at Mojito, we’ve been here several times before. Truthfully it’s hard to give a proper review of Korean Tofu House, because we get the same damn three dishes over and over again. If you really enjoy the dishes, I guess there ain’t no point in deviating. What normally happens is I’ll have craving for their tofu soup, so when we get there, there’s no point even looking at the menu. They do have an easy one page menu with pictures, which is helpful if you’re having Korean food for the first time. It’s also easy to remember that they’re open 11-9 every day. I love their tofu soup so much that although it’s perfect for the cold winter days, I also get it even if it’s 90 degrees outside. And fo sho I get it with a raw egg, yo! I’ve got a system where I eat all the contents in the soup and with the left over broth I put in the rice from the banchan and eat that. A lot of people complain about their very business-like demeanor(=not overly friendly). For those people who think this, they need to build a bridge and…. Get Over It. As long as the food is yummy, no need to hate, appreciate!
Ratings (Scale 1-5)
Service: 3.5
Food/Drinks: 5
Bang for the Buck: 5
Overall: 4.75
Locals Only Factor: Most locals know about it
Eavesdropping Convos: This is not a conversation, but more of something we observed.
There were these two gals eating beside us. They were finishing up and just about to leave. If you have any leftovers, you can grab your own plastic to-go containers near the cash register. I casually watched as they pulled EIGHT of these containers. Two were for their leftovers from their entre. This ain’t unusual because the portions are big. The other six containers were used for their remaining banchan. For those of you who don’t know, banchan are free “appetizers” given in Korean restaurants, similar to chips and salsa at a Mexican restaurant. Then they requested six more free servings of banchan before they left. As soon as the dishes came to their table, they proceeded to add those six to the to-go containers and Audi 5000’d the hell out of there. I thought to myself, whoa, that’s some serious meal-hacking. Hey I dig it, I used to be starving student, but damn!
Server recommendations to visit in the future: The waitress/cashier suggested Chan as a different kind of Korean food to try.
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