I loved my dinner! I ordered the set menu with fried flounder, kimchi stew, and hot pot rice. Everything was delicious. The fried flounder was lightly battered, fish was flaky, and tasty. The kimchi stew had pieces of pork, had the right amount of spicy without going overboard, and slightly sour from the well fermented kimchi. The way kimchi stew is supposed to be. The endless side dishes were very tasty too. My favorite was eggplant tempura. So good! To end my meal, I was served sweet rice beverage as dessert. It hit the spot on a hot summer day. I ordered spicy, mixed noodles to go for my wife (bibimnangmyun). I asked the waitress for side dishes, especially the eggplant tempura for my wife. She said the spicy, mixed noodles don't come with side dishes, but she accommodated. She packed abundance of side dishes for my wife. Good food, accommodating service, awesome experience! I will be back! read more

The food is pretty good but I miss the old ownership. It used to feel like an authentic Korean restaurant, the prices were fair, the staff was nice and there was a nice big menu that contained a lot of comfort food, but now it's completely different. For starters, when we went in nobody greeted us, one of the staff just gestured at a table for us to sit anywhere. Then when we got to our table, there was just this little kiosk that we basically did EVERYTHING through. Ordered food, drinks, paid; the waiter didn't even check on us unless we rang his little bell on the kiosk. It felt very detached, very corporate, almost dystopian, I won't even lie. The menu now is maybe 10 options tops and the prices are astronomical. Only a few of the options have pictures and they have maybe 2-3 options for drinks. I will give it this, they have marinated raw crab which is basically impossible to find anywhere else, but it was like $80 last I remember, not really worth the price. The food IS good and the staff were even pleasant when they chose to interact with us, but a restaurant is supposed to provide an experience, not make dining feel like you're being inconvenient when you just want to ask the waiter what a certain option on the menu is. This used to be one of our favorite places to eat, but we probably won't be back. read more

Came here to meet with friends and my friends had a stroller with a baby. They were able to accommodate. This is a pretty authentic Korean restaurant with the utensils in the drawer of the table and the ordering pad. The servers were nice and our food came out pretty quick. I would say personally the food was okay. Would come back again to try other dishes. read more

It was our first time dining at Top Sot today, and we were pleasantly surprised with numerous things. Parking is quite simple and plentiful, as this place shares its lot with other dining options and shops. We came around 1 pm on a Tuesday afternoon, and the restaurant was bustling with business. Top Sot's tables are arranged just as it would be in Korea; tablets for ordering are placed on every table and they have a drawer under the table for utensils and napkins. We checked their menu on their tablet and they had pancakes, tofu soups, bibimbap, and more. They also had a tofu soup special and a lunch special! We ordered their brisket tofu soup special which came with side dishes, rice, and protein for an extra price. We had chosen their galbi ribs. Our friends had ordered their seafood pancake and their vegetarian tofu soup. I enjoyed their galbi ribs very much! It was soft and tender. Their side dishes were wonderful! I enjoyed their deep fried eggplant and their fish cakes. I think I wasn't a fan of their tofu soup. There was a lot of soup, but not much substance in it. We la med meat, tofu, but saw a few pieces of cucumber? We just drank spicy water it felt like. I also liked that they handed a basket of blanched vegetables to go with our meal. I think this place has great potential!! It was definitely delicious and hit the spot. I'd love to come back again. read more

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Gave this place a try as we were wanting to explore more Korean restaurants. The tables each come with tablets for ordering but a server can also come serve you. We ordered a beef tofu soup and cheesy chicken combo along with an extra bowl of rice. The food is slightly more pricier than other places we have seen but they come with different side dishes and cabbage and perilla leaves that you can use to wrap your meat and eat. Their tofu soup also tastes different when you choose their non-seafood stock. After trying it though, I prefer the seafood stock. Aside from that, the service was also very attentive and they flame the cheesy chicken in front of you too. The chicken was all around delicious. I would come back especially if you want something different than your typical Korean tofu house. read more

Top Sot - Tofu soup and cheesy chicken - Korean Near Me - Corona, California

I was in the area for a yelp event nearby and saw that this was close on my bookmarks. They have a sister branch in Buena Park. They opened recently near Pan Dumping House with a good parking lot size. I was seated quickly, they have a kiosk on each table along with a pot of hot barley tea and water bottle served quickly. I order their bbq ssam ($28.99) which is bulgogi and soondubu with banchan. I chose the seafood soondubu which has baby shrimp, mussel, and clam. Egg is $1 extra. For banchan, they had fried eggplants, sliced radish with wasabi, ssamjang, radish kimchi, stir-fried tofu, and a cilantro, onion, and tomato salad. The pork bulgogi was served on a hot cast iron plate and the rice was in a hot pot. The bulgogi was tender and not too spicy. The ssamjang has sunflower seeds and walnuts (?) in it; it's not as salty as other restaurants, goes well with the bulgogi. A little cup of sikhye (sweet rice) was served with the receipt. 10% service charge is added automatically. The staff is nice and the place is clean. read more

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Ordered the beef rib soup and ox bone soup to go because its one of my favorite comfort soups. It tastes very similar to Da Rae (the restaurant that was here before) good clean and authentic flavor. I will say that I feel a little cheated with the portion of meat in it. I remember getting close to 10 thin strips of brisket before and now it is more like 5 or 6 strips. We got more ribs previously as well but noticed a smaller portion as well. The banchan was really good but I wish I asked for extra because it was a pretty small portion for 2 entrees. Customer service was great, they were friendly and extremely fast. The restaurant got a face lift and there are now booths and modern lighting, calming music and baseball was on the tv. I will be back to try out the ssam bap because it seems like that is the specialty. I also noticed they have octopus and crab, yum! read more

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