Sunrise House is a place you love for what it is, not what it isn't. The service is quick, the food is good, and most dishes are $8 or $9. The banchan, or free side thingies, are fresh and plentiful, and some of my favourite on the Koreatown strip. The side dishes staples seem to be cabbage, cucumber, and radish kimchi, potatoes, beansprouts, seaweed and glass noodles. Best of all, they're included if you order take-out. The menu is populated with cheap, solid renditions of standard Korean dishes. The stir-fries are spicy and meat-heavy. The bibimbap is fresh tasting, and a generous portion. The stews are excellent winter comfort food, full of everything from dumplings to hot dogs. I would order steamed shrimp dumplings instead of chicken, as the chicken is sometimes dry, but don't skip the seafood pancakes. They're are all fried well enough to frightened your cholesterol, but inescapably delicious. That being said, this place is cash only, often has a line-up (but nowhere to wait), and indifferent service unless you become a regular and tip. Also, the walls are cartoon nuclear reactor green, and the restaurant is decorated with seasonal ornaments that needed a place to retire. read more

Prob one of my fave korean places in Toronto so far! Love how price already includes tax... the portions are huge so you def get a really good value here. We shared two dishes among three people and were all pretty stuffed in the end. Got the beef bibimbap and seafood pancake, both were really good. Will def come back when I'm craving korean food! read more

Went to Koreatown with a few friends and found this place which caught our eyes with a several people waiting outside. (If that doesn't scream delicious! I don't know what else does). I got the naeng myun which I was craving. My friends ordered the dol sot bibimbap which was good! The prices are really affordable and good for the proportions they give you. And the Banchan tasted really homie. Definitely coming here again to try different items on the menu!! read more

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The food was great and the price and service were okay. I would just think the place was too small and had no air condition during the very hot summer read more

Sunrise House - Spicy rice cake with Bibimbap and kimchi fried rice - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This is definitely one of the better Korean restaurants in Christie and bloor. Very reasonable prices, good service, and delicious food. The BBQ short rib is tasty, and their stews are very good, too! I recommend Sunrise house to those who are looking for affordable and cozy Korean cuisine. read more

3.75. This place is not as cheap as it used to be but the portions are generous and the side dishes yummy. The tofu bimbimbap is my go to order but I've also tried the seafood pancake and it was pretty good. I recommend sharing dishes as the portions are large and you can try more variety. Also the restaurant is small so if you can go at all hours it's best to as the wait can be quite long. read more

Really fresh, very tasty, homemade Korean food, super friendly service and I don't think they use lots of MSG like some other Korean restaurants. read more

Sunrise House - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Growing up eating korean food in restaurants and at home my entire life I like to think I have a good understanding in what makes korean food delicious. I find almost all korean restaurants the same mediocre food. That is until I came to sunrise, first off this is the only place in k town with a line no matter the time of day. Staff are friendly and food comes out pretty fast. Their ban chan (free side dishes) is literally the best ive ever had at a restaurant (one of the best kimchi, Cucumber kimchi, jap Chae, kelp, tofu,) their meals are large portions and super flavourful, my go to items are the spicy squid/Bulgogi with kimchi, dolsot bibimbap, and their Bu Dae jigae which comes in either a size for 1 person or the large hot pot version. read more

Sunrise House - Dolsot bibimbap w banchan in the background - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I've been coming here for years. Food tastes great, portions are beyond generous and cost is cheap! Tips: 1. CASH ONLY 2. Portions are huge and you will likely have leftovers. Not a little bit, literally another meal. Keep this in mind when ordering. 3. Their spicy bulgogi ( ) on hot plate is amazing!! Lots of meat, not full of veggie fillers like other Korean restaurants 4. The pork bone soup () is subpar. Can't compare to owl of Minerva's. Instead, try something else! Everything else is delicious 5. The kimchi chigae () is suuuuuuper spicy. I LOVE spice. But this literally burns my digestive tracts. It might be your thing though, if you can really handle spic read more

Tasted and big portion. The pork bone stew for 2 people is definitely a lot for 2 ladies. We were too full after the lunch and chose to walk all the way to eaton center other than taking the subway.. read more

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This was the only restaurant that was full as we were walking towards the restaurant on a raining night. People were coming in non-stop, individuals even waited as long as 20 mins for a seat... Consider so many "near-empty" restaurant nearby. This definitely means something ! Small cozy place, great side dishes, good price. We ordered the spicy kimchi hot pot, it was big and cheap. Taste is average, but for the same dish in Joons, the cost will be at least twice as much, with a smaller portion (thou it has more meat). Only one waitress worked that night, two chefs in the kitchen. Everyone was working non-stop. Thank you very much for the food and service! We'll definitely come again! read more

The price is nice The starters are awesome Fried rice cake is very delicious But the pork bone soup is not salty at all... I might prefer salty ones haha read more

Always crowded, small place, cash only, price is good. My favorite Korean restaurant in K-town. Just by watching those people eating and waiting from outside of their window, you can tell that this place must be good. I recommend: their spicy squid with rice, which is super, very tasty, and large proportion. read more

Sunrise House - Bibimbap, yummy - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This place is the bomb. Fantastic portions and free sides with all orders! The place can get really busy at times...and is usually understaffed, you can really see the waitress breaking a sweat, I commend her. It would be better for the establishment if they hired someone else during peak hours though. PS. this place only accepts cash, so come prepared. read more

I love this place, from the food to the side dishes. Very filling and very good. The service was quick, food came rolling out at a reasonable pace. Will come here again. Also ordered take out for my fiancé, they also included the side dishes as well unexpected, read more

A restaurant that you walk by and decides to go in because you're wondering why there's a line up to eat here. Food is very good. If you're looking for authentic Korea, this is the place. The downside of this place is that it isn't very clean. The washroom and the overall restaurant is pretty worn down. Service is okay but they had one waitress working on a Saturday. Often I find that we'd have to wave our arms in the air to get her attention for a little bottle of hot sauce. read more

Used to be my go to Korean spot for a well priced meal but they recently raised their bulgogi to $16.49. Huge price hike. Yikes. Time to find another spot. read more

Eh service. We ordered the following items: - spicy squid with rice - seafood kimchi pancake - beef noodle soup Everything was pretty average. Nothing to write home about. The beef soup broth was the only thing that stood out a bit as it had a concentrated beef flavor. read more

i love this place! The food is really good and really cheap, probably one of the best place to eat in koreantown. i've been there 3 times and i'm always how much you can get for cheap! there is a lot of choices which is good. I'm a fan of the pancakes and spicy rice cake! The service is ok, i mean in some others place you can be more friendly with the staffs here it was only a customer relationship. Of course if you are only here to eat it doesn't matter! i will definitely come back here soon! read more

I always wanted to try this place out because it looked so dingy and authentic. Now I get why there's always a lineup outside at dinner time. It's not a spacious restaurant but the food is great. I ordered the hot stone bowl bibimbap and of course there'd be kim chi so I couldn't finish my meal. Well priced, good quality and serving size. Go for lunch on a weekday if you can. read more

This place raised their price so much, there's nothing below 15 dollars anymore (except appetizer, which is still all above 10 dollars). Food is not worth the money anymore. The new price is a more upscale restaurant price, but the food is still the same. Go somewhere else read more

- What I have tried: + Pan fried chicken dumpling: really good, they give you soy sauce to eat with. I found it a bit oily but no where as oily as fried Chinese dumplings that I have tried lol. + Stir fried spicy rice cake: much better than tobokki I have tried at other korean restaurant, but it was way too spicy. + Bulgogi bibimbap: I like this but it has the same problem as other Korean restaurants, that they put way too much vegetable instead of meat in there bibimbap. I prefer Tofu Village which is closed there just for the generous portion of meat they offer. + Spicy bulgogi and squid with rice: again, really spicy so you have to tell them to make it much less spicy for you. This dish is my go-to-dish whenever I come here. + Pork bone soup: generous amount of pork bones. The soup was well done and flavourful, really enjoyed it. + Their side dishes were very good and unique. I would say they have the best side dishes aside from Tofu village I have ever tried. - Portion: Generous, you only need to order one dish to be completely full. - Price: Ridiculously cheap compare to other Korean restaurant in K town, like $7 for a huge bowl of pork bone soup that I couldn't even finish it. - Place is small, if you go during lunch or dinner hours, you need to wait for about 15-30mins. - Service was fast and good. - Highly highly recommend this place if you want to try cheap and authentic Korean food. read more

Sunrise House - Pork bone soup $7 generous amount of meat - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

The food was so good I had to say "this is so good" after each bite! Delicious food, friendly staff, cold beer, what else do you need? The decoration is not fancy but it's very authentic. Yes maybe they can start renewing their water bottles but overall it's a place I want to go back! read more

Sunrise House - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I love this place too. It was really tasty. I'm loving all the little restaurants in Korea Town. I ordered a dish of something that was sweet and spicy. My DC was less happy with her meal ~ but only because she's not a huge kimchi fan and ordered kimchi fried rice...so ya (probably not the best testament one way or another). I love Korean food and the made at home feel...seriously tastes as good as my bestie's mom's cooking! Yum! I will definitely be back here. read more

My favourite Korean food restaurant so far. Food is awesome, service is great, always crowded because it's good! Please stay long sunrise house, so I can enjoy food here for my lifetime!! read more

Sunrise House - Korean Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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I have been coming to this place years by now. Sometimes their attitudes suck, but the food is good and the food price is OK although they increased the pricing this year. Today I noticed that two new girls were working, they seemed pleasant and welcoming so I was pretty happy about that. I ordered the spicy cold noodle to go and they told me to come back in 20-30 min, more than usual, but it was packed inside, I understood the extra wait so I killed time in the area. 25 min later I went back to this diner and got the food, I was happy until I came home and checked inside; they forgot to put the broth for the cold noodle (some place don't use it, but this place give you the broth). I phoned them immediately, explained what happened and they were apologetic in the beginning and then she started making excuses, but didn't give me any solution! Basically, they said next time they will give me a service. Their English isn't good so I guess they meant they were gonna give me a little extra for the next time, but wait a minute, what about the food that I wanted to eat tonight? How the hell do they remember me for the "next time"? At the point I knew they are trying to get away with the situation while saying whatever. I told them that I was gonna come back for the broth, but for the inconvenience, I wanted the money back. They said fine. I was actually surprised that they accepted giving me the money for the food and the broth as well. I asked them again, and the girl on the phone said "Yes, I can do that". My wonderful husband left our place to get my broth for me and then I got a phone call from this diner 45 min after I phoned them first. They were saying "this is a food related complaint so we need to check the food, please bring the food back". WTF!? I told them that my husband already left home and didn't bring the whole thing because they NEVER INSTRUCTED me so. They kept telling me now they wouldn't give me the money if I wanted to have the broth. And they told me that my husband was already there (when he came home he told me that he is the one who asked them to call me because three of them were claiming and arguing with him not to give him the money back). What a nightmare!! I just wanted the complete food that I ordered. They are the ones who screwed up the whole thing and promised me something that they would NOT do. So my husband was exhausted because the old lady there was telling him that they were never gonna give the money, and if he wanted the broth he had to pay for it!! At the same time, I had no idea what situation my husband was in, and still talking with the girl on the phone because she was giving me a lecture while saying "next time bring the whole food back because we need to check what's wrong". I said it would be pointless in my case because it's not like the food was half rotten or there was no meat for a BBQ meal, it was simply just there was no broth! How could I prove it was their fault and I'm not making up the story? When I talked with her for the fist time on the phone, she admitted that she packed the food and even said that she didn't know the broth came with this meal. So clearly it's her fault! She kept saying "it's our process, we need to check the food". Then why didn't she tell me so in the first place? I know why because they made up "the process" just for this case. They weren't willing to give me the money anyways. On top of this crazy argument, she was never tried to listen to me, she was talking over me the whole time!!! What kind of service is that? Let the customer talk: that's a customer service 101, I work in a retail, too, I never ever treat my customers like that. Finally I got so sick of listening to their nonsense with a lack of sincerity, I told them to just give him whatever and let him go, and then the girl said "fine" and hang up abruptly! I was speechless. My husband came home and explained what happened, they refused to give him the money especially the old lady although they accepted the deal when I talked with the girl, and he ended up getting the broth and half of the price of what I paid. I actually don't care much about the money. What bothers me the most is that they are so dishonest! 1. Just don't promise something you can't do 2. Don't tell the customer you will not accommodate after letting a customer make another trip back to your diner ( the customer may not live close, may have to pay for the transportation etc..) 3. If you have "a process" that you need to follow to deal with a complaint, instruct the customer right away not 45 min later or after the customer shows up 4. Do not talk while the customer is speaking I have been pretty loyal to this place for 8 years but I don't think I'll go back again. read more

Army stew was good! But little salty. The place need to have A/C. Overall? 3 and half stars. read more

Great prices, big portions, and it all tastes good. My husband had the dol-sot bulgogi bibimbap. It was tasty and fresh. I had the smaller serving of fried pork & kimchi with rice. It was still huge and only $7. Spicy and delicious. Lots of banchan, and no problems when you ask for refills. There were 3 servers, so the food was coming out pretty quickly. When we were there, there was a line-up out front of people waiting for seating, so it must be a popular place. We`ll definitely be returning. read more

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We love this place since the first time we ate here!! The best Korean restaurant in Toronto hands down! Me and my family has been eating here for years now, and whenever we ate some place where there's also korean food, this place cannot even compare to those! We are eating here for almost three years now, and it nevet fails to fill us every single time!! I highly recommend it!! I am actually craving for this place now. NOMS!!! UPDATE: I will still rate this place 5 stars, but I wish they would remodel the whole place to have more chairs inside. Because usually there will be a line up outside, and the waiting times are almost 30 minutes. It's not always like this, but I think it's time for an upgrade to the place. PS: I hope they offer Jajangmyeon! read more

Really friendly staff and I love the food here yummy as heck! The side dishes are always fulfilling and I can't get enough of their spicy kimchi with pork read more

Sunrise House is one of my favourite restaurants in Korean Town. I've been going here for years, and they have definitely improved. Their food is awesome, and it's affordable! You can ask them to re-fill your side-dishes and they do not charge extra for it. Their potato side dish is absolutely delicious! I would recommend the seafood kimchi pancake and bulgogi! It' amazing! read more

This is my go-to place to satisfy my Korean food cravings! I love this place so much that I would spend $6 on TTC to get there for a $10 tofu stew. Their bibimbaps are tasty, stews are hearty and their side dishes are flavourful and plenty. This place is quite small, so do expect to wait in line if you go during the normal lunch and dinner time. But in my opinion, it's worth it. read more

Went to this place a few months ago. Very bad experience. Old rice. Frozen PC dumplings, they pulled out the bag right in front of my face. Oh might I mention that the men in this place seem to make their female workers cry??? Exactly never will return. read more

Went to the restaurant today with my friend and there was a huge increase in the menu. The whole dining experience was unpleasant due to the server, an old lady, staring at us throughout the meal from a corner when we were the only one at the restaurant. When we went to pay for the food, the total came up to $27.50 and the server won't let me leave because I didn't tip her enough. In the end I left a $5 tip with the server telling me it's still not enough and glaring as I left. I would not come back to this restaurant again and would recommend people to go to other restaurants in the area that offers better services. read more

The price is good for student or people who just joined work, but the taste is not very yummy

The Sunrise House is right in Koreantown and serves some of the best Korean food I have had since I dated a Korean girl. I had the spicy bulgogi with squid and rice and it was amazing. There were so much flavours in the food and it had a great spicy level. The only things I can say bad about this place is that there isn't a lot of sitting, so it gets busy quickly and that the service isn't that fast. Overall, even though you might need to wait, the food makes up for it. read more

The owners have changed. Since the change, the food has become lower and lower in quality while prices keep rising every few months or so. Understandable if it's due to inflation, but obviously not the case if prices increase only over a few months! I've had most of my usual dishes here since before the turnaround, ranging from spicy pork and kimchi stirfry to the summer's seasonal cold noodles. I was always impressed with the cleanliness of the place as well as the extremely tasty dishes and sides (banchan), but I can't say this anymore. The new owners do not take care of the cooking, while the old owners were owner-chefs. Perhaps they hold different perspectives on what they want to prioritize. I returned a couple of times after the change and tried their beef bulgogi dish as well as their dumpling soup, and both were subpar in quality. The beef was too sweetened and tough/stringy, while the dumplings were the frozen cheap type and the soup base was super watered down. I don't think I'll return here again nor recommend it anymore as the best korean restaurant in ktown to my colleagues or friends. Very disappointed about how the place has completely changed. read more

this place is awesome, the portions are great and the food is always delicious. would recommend kimchi pork stir fry and bibimbap

Best Korean restaurant on the block. Every dish is spot on. Quick service to get you in and out, and value is hard to match anywhere else. Usually a line everyday of the week. read more

Honest review from me who loves Korean foods. Pros: Big portions Cheap prices La kalbi awesome taste with awesome price Cons: Pork bone soup not the best. The spice, the taste, its not good period. Makkal chon or yummy korean or icheon is better. I was disappointed. Tight space Place not well maintain. I wont come back. read more