Ahzimae Zipbap is one of my favourite Korean soup restaurants in Toronto. The vibe is like a family-operated restaurant, very cozy. My friend and I ordered Busan style pork soup & spicy pork noodle soup. Food was seasoned well and had good flavours. Both delicious, and the noodle was a bit chewy, I love it. Soup looks big in the picture, meal came with three side dishes. The staff is very nice, and asked us if we need to refill our side dishes, which was very considerate! One cons - when compared to other soup restaurants, it is a little bit expensive. Overall - 4.5/5 read more

Ahzimae Zipbap - Spicy pork noodle soup - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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I came here because there were real Koreans lined up for a hole in the wall family style cooking resto. So obviously I got intestines because we all want to look young and chalk full of collagen right? The intestine hot pot was $40 and came grainy. Like there was still poo in the tract or something. Almost inedible but the side dishes was great. Would not come back. read more

Ahzimae Zipbap - Soy bean soup - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Came here on a whim and the food here is pretty good! There are quite a number of seats in this small restaurant and it was pretty packed. Service was alright. We ordered a few dishes and my favourite was definitely the spicy noodle with pork. The noodle was a good consistency and had a nice amount of lettuce and pork slices. Of course, we ordered one of the ssambap lettuce wrap items! They come with lettuce, perilla leaves, and boiled cabbage. We shared the spicy squid and pork one. To our surprise, there were only two pieces of squid in the entire dish... I ate a piece and my friend ate another. When my friend went to dig around for a second piece for herself, we realized, there were no more. TWO PIECES? Other than the squid issue, the dish was delicious and well seasoned. We also ordered the ramen toppoki (spicy rice cake). The dish came out looking a bit sad and deflated. It only had four rice cake pieces in total... Overall, I did enjoy the taste. However it will probably not be one of my top choices to go back to. We were really disappointed with the portions. read more

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This is a sweet place on many levels. First, its quiet. Almost entirely Korean patrons who are in search of traditional Korean food. Not talking cheese ring kalbi or fried chicken. REAL Korean ttukbegaes and stewy dishes. Husband had sundubu chigae which was good, I had sundae guk which was perfect on a chilly day. Panchan is so-so. Kind tableside service. Hit the spot. read more

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Random dropped in this restaurant for lunch with a friend. It only took 15mins for us to get the meal after we ordered. The servers were very friendly and helpful. We ordered the Spicy Pork Ssambap and Spicy Pork and Squid Ssambap. Both of them taste good - Korean home-style meals. Love their side dishes as well! There were large portions of vegetables, we can barely finish them. read more

Ahzimae Zipbap - Spicy Pork Ssambap Spicy Pork and Squid Ssambap - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Has the best gukbap in the city. Just a warning for those who aren't well-acquainted with Korean food, don't order gukbap unless you're ready for lots of meat and some intestines. Both their soondae (blood sausage) and pork gukbap taste delicious and very authentic. It's the only place that comes close to the gukbap in Busan. Must try!! read more

So how do you make your restaurant unique if you are located in an area with lots of other Korean restaurants? In the case of Ahzimae Zipbap, it's sticking to the basics. Instead of following the footsteps of other Korean restaurants and try to please all other palates, they stick true to what each of the dishes they offer it's done in Korea without adding or taking away seasonings or key ingredients. This restaurant is known for their Ssambap which you can get with a variety of hot plate dishes with beef, pork and squid that comes with lettuce, perilla leaves and rice. You put the rice, meats and spicy condiments in the lettuce or perilla leaves and eat it. They also offer a variety of soups and stews too. The restaurant is located along Yonge street in North York right before Steeles. This place used to be known as Kkothalmae. It's in a plaza and parking spaces are very limited. There's a side street that you can park but there's restrictions during the day. The inside of the store is not very big and the decor is very minimal. There's a TV playing Korean shows. Space could be tight and I don't think it's ideal for groups larger than 4 people. The washrooms were clean. We ordered the Spicy Pork Ssambap, the Spicy Pork and Squid Ssambap and the Busan Style Pork Soup. The food was great and reminded me of my mom's home cooking. The service was good even though there was only one lady working in the front. It was busy on a Saturday night. A steady stream of customers came in during our meal and all of them were Koreans. We'll definitely be back even with their lack of parking. read more

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This is definitely what I imagine authentic Korean food is. Like your very dear Korean mother/grand-mother style cooking. I ordered the Jeju noodle soup, very hearty and delicious and the portion was HUGE. They have the best kimchi in town imo. read more

Really tasty pork belly wrap. Spicy pork soup was sooooo spicy, be careful. Small restaurant but well organized and clean. read more

Ahzimae Zipbap - Pork belly lettuce wrap and spicy pork noodle soup - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I am writing this review to not only praise the food at this restaurant, but also to have it saved on my yelp account because it's just hidden in the many places on Yonge street. Authentic. That's the word that comes to mind when eating here. We ordered a bulgogi with rice and a tofu stew. Not expecting much, we waited patiently for our food. Then the side dishes came! (My favourite part of the meal) and was I ever happy to have came to this restaurant. The kimchi tasted homemade. Ahhhh, I was so ready for the food! Then my tofu stew came, hot and nicely red from all the spices. I took one sip of the soup and it shocked me. It wasn't as spicy as I expected it to be. Instead there was a spicy but sweet after taste. I was instantly in love with my bowl of food. Filled with tofu and just pure hot sweetness. I think the best part of this meal was just how nicely the rice complemented the tofu stew (like how it should be)! Overall, I had a wonderful experience here. The waitress was a one man band but she definitely pulled through. She was pleasant and we will definitely be returning! read more

Really solid Korean food - the prices are reasonable and the service is very attentive and nice. The food is really authentic and tastes like homemade. Also could tell they use no MSG (or very little maybe) and had very clean flavours. From now on I think it'll become my go to whenever I feel like Korean food in the area. read more

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Authentic Korean food; kinda like home style Korean cooking, not as heavy-handed on the seasoning as some other restaurants in this area. Feeling like some comfort food on a rainy day, so soup and seafood pancake fits nicely for the evening. Parking spaces are few and limited though. read more

Ahzimae Zipbap - Pork soup and seafood pancakes - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

The grilled mackeral and bulgogi ssambap came w/ a variety of veggies (lettuce, kale, cabbage etc). It was satisfying to eat the wraps with rice and banchans. However, the mains were too ordinary to justify for the cost. I've had similar flavors in other K-restaurants. read more

Ahzimae Zipbap - bulgogi ssambap - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I tried both the Jeju style pork noodle soup and spicy pork noodle soup. Both were very yummy! The noodles had good texture without being too rubbery and was able to withstand the hearty broth. Great for cold winters like what we are having now. I enjoyed the soondae because they had a lot of japchae like what they sold in the markets in Seoul. read more

My favorite place for korean food. They carry soups that other korean restaurants don't carry and they are great! Also their ssam bap offers variety of leaf veggies along with flavorful meat! read more

This place is the most authentic Korean food I have tasted in Toronto. Their Dae Gi Gook Bap was amazing. Their side dish is also very tasty and authentic. Highly recommend it to the Korean food enthusiasts. read more

good place for family soups are accelent taste hall service very much kindly this restraunt is good for everybody in Toronto and specially for Asian peoples read more

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I walked in alone for lunch today. The waitress greeted me in Korean. Then she kept speaking to me in Korean. I sat down and order the food since the menu is in English. My tofu veg soup came with purple rice. The side dish was good with 7 choices. Overall the food was very good and the service experience is also very good! read more

Really disliked my experience here. Soon tofu soup was so bland, never had such flavourless Korean soup like this before. No pork, no clams, no protein in my soup. Everything about the food served was very unsatisfying. First and last time there. read more

Pretty biased considering my husband and I have visited this place 1-3 times a week for the past few months. The waiters and waitresses are incredibly friendly. Their Bibimbap is always fresh. Their kimchi is delicious, and they always have very nice appetizers that they're never stingy with handing out extras of. Things we've tried here: -*Bibimbap: Always fresh. Use a tonne of veggies. Absolutely cannot go wrong with this. -Bulgogi SsamBap: So good. Very reasonable portions and always fresh. -*Spicy Pork & Squid SsamBap: Amazing; better than expected. Would highly recommend. -Spicy Chicken on rice: Not bad at all but would not get again. Have better dishes. -Bulgogi dinner: Again, reasonable portions. Wish this was spicy, but it's still very good. -Spicy Dumpling Hotpot: Not bad at all - prefer other hotpot over this, though. -*Pork Bone Hotpot: Highly recommend. Fantastic dish. -Pork Bone Soup: A soup version of the pork bone hotpot. Also delicious. -Blood Sausage Soup: Tasty. I put my purple rice into the bowl (comes free with the meal) and it was very filling this way. -*Blood Sausage Side Dish: Sooo good I cannot express how much I would recommend. Get the small unless you want some to take home, though, unbelievably filling. -*Dumpling Side Dish: Again, soooo good. I can't imagine these are not made in-house. They're excellent. Basically, a very healthy option if you want to eat out regularly and not end up feeling like a beached whale. Fair pricing, fair portions, and deliciously fresh food = all wins in my book. Pictures here: http://eliseandthomas.com/2016/01/catching-our-breath/ read more