I like how this Young Dong is pretty spacious inside and the service is excellent!! There is plenty of parking outside in the huge parking lot that Young Dong shares with Burlington Coat Factory and other businesses. The prices are pretty reasonable! And I love how this place is right in the heart of Arcadia, and I don't have to drive into Koreatown anymore to get good and delicious Korean food! I was craving hot and spicy Korean tofu since it has been pretty cold and chilly outside! And the seafood tofu was absolutely perfect!! I will certainly be coming back here!! read more

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I would say this place is average. Nothing special. The tofu soup was just OK. There are plenty of other places you can get similar or better tofu soup. read more

(Takeout order review) Tofu soup always sounds good on those wet and cold days! We have ordered it a few times (for lunch) from this location, my coworker loves their tofu soup but compared to the other Young dong tofu in SGV, I have to say, the Arcadia location, is not quite the same standard as the others? Some differences: 1. I've always asked for medium spicy, they seem to use spicy powder instead of spicy oil in the soup(?), which is obviously a flavor missing to me. 2. The side dishes tasted different as well. Kimchi was a bit less flavorful for my liking.. 3. Meat quality is also not quite the same. My pork tofu soup had only a few slices of meat and they were too tough to eat, (and seemed stale!) You barely can taste the pork in the soup too! Other than that, we still enjoyed hot tofu soup a lot on those cold winter days, it def fills and warms you up!Just this location might not be my first priority though! read more

Order bulgogi bibimbap and it came up with one slice of beef on it. For 18 bucks it is definitely a scam.

Young Dong has one of the best tofu soups in SGV. We usually get it taken out and still tastes good at home. I also love the banchan that they give you with your order. There's also plenty of parking in the lot so no need to worry about finding parking! read more

I've been coming here since I was in middle school... so, about 20 years now. In the past, their food was amazing. Rich, flavorful tofu soup. The sizzling chicken was delicious, perfect with rice and the oyster kimchi. Now? So, so disappointing. The tofu soup was bland, thin, and incredibly below average. The chicken barely had any flavor. My dad's galbi was okay, not nearly as good as it used to be. And worst of all? So much more expensive than before! Those two meals were over $50! I will choose to keep the memories of their food in my mind. As of now, it is dead to me. read more

MUST TRY!! Always heard good things about Young Dong but had to try it out for myself haha. The service was quick and welcoming. Very covid safe as parties are seated at alternating tables. Banchan: Pretty standard banchan. Enjoyed the kimchi in particular, which was sweet and refreshing! Dumpling tofu soup: SO GOOD and I'd order this again. It also included some beef slices and it really balanced out the overall taste. Wasn't too salty and had a good depth of flavor. Clam tofu soup and bulgogi combo: Tofu soup didn't disappoint and had good essence of seafood. Also bulgogi was soft, flavorful, and definitely high quality. A solid order. And crispy stone bowl rice!! I see now flaws and this tofu house is one to check out :) read more

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Perfect for a drizzly Saturday night. We got there around 6 and there was already a wait. Luckily most of the people ahead of us decided to not wait so we got seated pretty quickly. Service is good and no nonsense. I got the beef tofu soup medium spicy and I probably could have done spicy. My husband got the oyster tofu soup and steamed pork belly combo. HIGHLY recommend the steamed pork belly, it was excellent. The prices are very reasonable and the portions are good. It was enough food for us and our toddler. The kimchi was good and flavorful. Definitely would go back. read more

A simple and casual Korean restaurant located in Arcadia. They offer lunch combo with various meat with tofu soup. Fast and prompt service. Loved the kimchi beef stone pot rice and spicy tofu soup. Spicy chicken was kinda bland but tender. read more

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I was craving Korean tofu soup and this popped up nearby. We've been to the San Gabriel location before and enjoyed it. This one was not as good as the other location, things like the banchan quality and the rice seemed stale. Restaurant is also not as lively as the other location if that matters to you. Also it's super cold in there, AC was blasting and cooled my food pretty quickly :( The banchan selection is average. The pancake is quite inedible, greasy, flavorless and tastes like old oil. We shared the bbq beef combo with kimchi beef tofu soup. The bbq beef was actually pretty tasty and juicy but the pieces were small. We got the tofu soup medium spicy but really didn't seem spicy at all. The beef in the soup was dry and thin, would maybe try the mushroom next time. Good value for the amount of food you get, we felt that 1 combo was enough for the 2 of us. Keep in mind the lunch/dinner price difference only applies on the weekdays. Decent Korean tofu soup if you're craving it and in the area, definitely not worth a trip out of your way though. read more

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Amazingly terrible service. All the workers were just looking around and did not greet us nor checked the seating list once even though there were plenty of open tables. Extremely rude workers as well. Will not be returning to this location again. read more

Their cold bucket noodle they are serving is definitely spoiled! I had plenty of Korean food before and I knew the difference between cold noodle with a taste of vinegar and food being sour and bad. I did not make a big deal about this at first and reported that to their owner politely but they are extremely rude towards me. Without any apologies or proper explanation, they basically saying I don't know what a cold noodle should taste like because I am not Korean. WTF? ANYONE KNOWS WHAT A SPOILED FOOD TASTE! I will report to the public health department now. read more

I ordered TWO bibimbap combos to go last night. One with mushroom tofu soup and the other seafood tofu soup. I asked for the meat for the bibimbap to be put on the side. 1. I didn't get the meat on the side. 2. I didn't get eggs for the tofu soups. Eggs are part of the soup. It's always been that way. We were told at the time of pick-up that if we wanted the egg we should've told them at the time of order so they could've cooked the soups with eggs already in them due to health/safety issues. But at the time of ordering, he didn't ask me if I wanted the eggs. It's assumed that eggs came with it. How was I supposed to know that it's different for pick-up orders? How was I supposed to know that I needed to tell him that I wanted eggs in my soups? He should've asked. He should've asked. Disappointed. read more

Young Dong Tofu - Korean Near Me - Arcadia, California

This wasn't the original place we were supposed to go eat and ended up here because the other place had a huge wait time. This place was pretty occupied as well but we were able to get seated relatively quickly. This place is honestly pretty pricey and if I had the choice, I would not come here. Dinner is like the worst time to go based on their prices. And just looking at the menu, they more or less force you to get a combination for the best value. I do miss how I can't have unlimited eggs for the tofu soup, they only allow one per person it seems. Also for the combination, they seem to only offer one stone pot of rice which clearly at least for me is not enough rice for a tofu soup and a stone hot plate. I got the Spicy Chicken hot plate and it was alright but for $14.99 (if ordering that alone), that's ridiculous. I get they need to mark up the price but that's just way overboard. Should not cost that much. I might as well might it myself at home. I got Seafood Beef tofu soup and the soup honestly didn't taste seafood/beefy at all. Very bland. It says Clam, Shrimp, Oyster, and Beef but there was no oyster. It was mainly tofu, clams, two tiny shrimps, and some beef slices. The jap chae (side dishes) were pretty sad, no fish cakes and the kim chee flavored veggie options were clearly made on the second it was served to us it seems as none of the veggies infused the kim chee flavor at all. The cucumbers had no flavoring into it, the moment you smear off the kim chee sauce off the cucumber, you are just eating a raw cucumber. Other places I have been don't have much kim chee sauce on their cucumbers and there's a ton of pickled goodness in each bite. There were also no dry little fishes either, all were veggie jap chae side dishes. Their kim chee cabbage itself was very lackluster, same as their cucumbers, the cabbage didn't' absorb any of the pickle goodness in it, just felt like eating raw cabbage. No staff asked how the food was and none offered to replenish the side dishes for us. There's definitely better options if my books both in price, side dishes, service, and quality. read more

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When looking for the soon tofu, this place fits the bill if you are in the area. The prices are very fair, 11 bucks for tofu soup. I was stuffed. I did the kimchee and beef tofu, 4/5 spicy which was a good medium on the hot scale. The broth was good and it came with the right amount of tofu and beef. The bancha was good but there are other places with better. On a Sunday evening, we did come in an hour before they closed. It was just us and two other tables. I tried the non spicy chicken dish (for the kids) and I was hooked. It came out all sizzling and the kids were all smiles. They ate it up like champs. Our go to since we stay in Arcadia during our socal vacations. Good food, quick service, fair prices. read more

Bad food and no service. The server can't even deliver food to the correct table. The tofu we got was half full. I was so looking forward to the tasty side dishes. The seaweed was very sour.. the cucumber had no taste. read more

My wife and I went on a Sunday evening. We got seats right away. We really wanted gamjatang which was advertised on the window but it was blocked out on the menu. We assumed they didn't have it any more and the server confirmed it with no apologies. We considered going to the Chinese restaurant near there which we really liked, but we were hungry so we decided to stay. I really wanted steamed pork (bossam), but my wife wasn't going to have any, so I got the smaller plate and my wife suggested for me to get the glass noodles (japchae) with it. My wife ordered bibimbap. Her bibimbap and the japchae came out. Then we waited for my pork dish to come out. My wife was almost done with her dish and I ate most of my noodles while still waiting for my pork dish. We asked one server if it was coming out and all she said was that it was coming out soon but didn't really check if it was ready (she seemed new and didn't know what she was doing). 5 minutes later, it still hadn't come out. My wife asked the owner if it was going to be ready soon and she went to the kitchen and checked. We waited another 5 minutes (total of 20 minutes after our first two dishes came out). Even when the owner brought it to the table she said "Finally (Freudian slip?)." Then we both looked at my pork dish and there wasn't that much meat on it. All that waiting for 6-7 small pieces of meat? Absolute lunacy. And of course I ordered rice with it and they forgot that. On top of all that, the seating is in a small, cramped area and they are completely understaffed and disorganized. We spent $65 for a mediocre meal with AWFUL service. read more

I have come to the realization that even if the servers may not be happy, if their service is prompt and attentive, that is more important to me. So I am upgrading my review to four-stars. We came here intentionally because their soon do boo is really good. I had the beef/seafood stew and it was seasoned well and full of beef and seafood. The banchan was also plentiful (if you ask for more) and tasty. read more

Do not go if you are a vegetarian! Found some raw meat in my vegetarian bibimbap. It was squid I think. It might have been from a side dish but it was definitely not on purpose as it was just one piece so I know my dish wasn't mixed with someone else's. This was after I asked if anything had meat and told them I was a vegetarian. My fiancé wouldn't eat it even though he eats meat because it looked like it had gone bad. Not a fun experience, I love Korean and love a good bibimbap because I can have a yummy vegetarian experience. Not this time. Lost my appetite immediately. My sister liked the Bulgogi so one star for that. read more

Young Dong Tofu - Raw meat hiding in there somewhere - Korean Near Me - Arcadia, California

This location was a bit disappointing. Service was bad and food was mediocre. The only thing that was good was the non spicy chicken. The small order of chap chae noodles came out on a plate like a side of leftovers for $17.99! Unbelievable. The tofu lacked flavor and soup was bland. Quality of food is poor. The staff seemed to be very laid back and sat around to chat with one another every chance they got instead of checking in customers and refilling water, side dishes , etc. The older service lady was a bit impolite and seemed like she did not like her job. I'd rather drive a bit further for another tofu house location with better service and more pleasant atmosphere for dining. read more

Best Korean short ribs in town!! This restaurant has been a local gem for over 20 years our family has been enjoying coming here for their Bbq beef ribs, hot tofu soup and glass noodles !!! read more

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Mediocre food! Absolutely worst service ever! The owner was so rude and arrogant! Don't waste your money here!

Bad bad Baaaaaaaad service! Spending $112 for lunch and getting the worst service ever! I walked in at 1:45, they close at 2:30 for break. Right away the owner and server was not happy serving us, even I asked owner for a cup of coke he totally ignored me.. I did not deserve to be treated this way at all and would never eat here again. read more

It's the closest tofu house to my house and I'm warning every one - it's not a great experience. We got the bbq beef w/ beef tofu soup combination and pork tonkatsu - we were warned that pork tonkatsu may take up to 20 minutes to cook. Both comes with white rice in hot stone bowl. Banchan was very basic - cabbage kimchi, cucumber kimchi, seaweed salad, bean sprout. At the end of our meal, somehow they gave us complimentary small pancake - did not taste good at all. Beef tofu soup was ordered spicy. Not spicy at all. Not very flavorful. Bbq beef was very greasy / oily and also not very flavorful. Pork tonkatsu sauce was super basic out of the bottle. U get choice of water or hot tea, basic lettuce house salad in small portion per individual provided. Asking for extra banchan was so hard and takes so long. Asked for extra napkin, they gave napkin to the table across from us. Almost no space between tables. I'm scared of the server bumping into me when bringing hot soup most of time. I highly do not recommend unless in case of emergency cravings. Many other tofu house scattered with a bit extra driving which will give u full stomach with utmost satisfaction. I felt so full yet so unsatisfied at the end of my meal... read more

Young Dong Tofu - Menu as of 4/27/2019 - Korean Near Me - Arcadia, California

The korean tofu soup at this place is just as flavorful as the tofu is soft and absorbent! I've come here over a dozen times and gotten different soups and every one is delicious. Be sure to crack your egg in the second it gets to the table so it can cook. I like to get it the soup spicy and it definitely has a strong kick. I would recommend eating the rice at the top and leaving the sides intact until the end of your meal, it gets nice and crunchy and delicious. Because of this, all of the rice pot dishes are equally as good. All of the side dishes are great too. Disclaimer: the kimchi has oysters in it so if you hate the taste or are allergic, stay away. The meat is only okay. Although flavorful, sometimes it comes out dry or tough. read more

Young Dong Tofu - Spicy beef and kimchi soup! - Korean Near Me - Arcadia, California

Love Young Dong! The servers are really nice and the small cold dishes, bean sprouts, kimchi, seaweed, cucumbers, and some sort of turnip, they serve at the beginning make their short wait even shorter! I also love getting their pancakes--it always hits the spot (I only wish they gave more than one out ;) ) I ordered the mild pork tofu ($10.99) which comes with a stone pot rice. They didn't ask us for different rice options so we just got the default white rice but it would have been nice for purple rice. Also, I love it when you leave the rice in the pot for a hot second and scoop out the sides to get the burnt rice. The tofu was really good--not too over seasoned and the pork helped give it some texture. I love cracking the egg in at the beginning as well! The heat from the tofu pot cooks the egg to perfection! Overall, fair prices and great food! Always my go to for Korean food :). read more

Ive been coming here since the early 2000s and quality has been relatively consistent. I always order the oyster tofu without any spice, simply cause even their spiciest doesnt really feel spicy at all. 4 star rating cause its a bit expensive for portion but nonetheless good. I especially like that bean cake that they give as a side dish read more

Young Dong Tofu - Korean Near Me - Arcadia, California

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After a busy day, missing lunch and still not knowing where to go tonight to go eat. I thought about grocery shopping and cooking a nice steak at home but I was too weak feeling and too hungry to wait that long to eat. The easy quick fix would definitely be tacos. Then I remembered in the CVS plaza nearby, there is a Korean BBQ place. Would definitely be good since I haven't had that in a long while. Unfortunately that place was open with it completely empty at the top of the 9 o'clock hour. Unbelievable. I drive around some more trying to remember if there was something near the AU 79 tea place and saw Orchid Thai. I saw the word tofu and saw Tofu BBQ, an alternative to what I saw at my first stop. As I approach the door, I see the infamous sticker, "People on Yelp Love Us". Now how can I go wrong here. It's been reviewed numerous of times. It's nice and cool here since the huge air unit is running. It's still too hot outside for tofu and the soup. Cold noodles, now that's what I'm talking about. Then I remember going to Ma Dang Gook Soo for the first time with my Yelp friend Soy. Getting the nangmyun was a little tangy and spicy at the same time for these elastic noodles the waitress must cut before you eat it because it will take you for ever to byte through the noodles. Number 2, spicy cold noodles, bibim nangmyun it is. It's not the usual red noodles I've seen before so it looks like unflavored not spicy boring noodles. It does certainly taste good though even seeng all those red pepper flakes in the sauce for the noodles.(http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/_u_C6uiDMW9TXjjEuvcXZQ?select=iOvl5dIqQAjAr1e_whJ97w) With all the banchon and a pancake, it's a pretty good sized order in front of me. The waitresses were awesome and hard working because they run back and forth even this close to closing time. Even after a big number group dining here. I think I found a pretty good Korean place to stop at with all the Taiwanese patronage. The waitresses even know how to speak Mandarin too. That's a bit outstanding in my book. read more

Young Dong Tofu - Bibim Nangmyun, Spicy Cold Noodles #2 on the right side of the menu - Korean Near Me - Arcadia, California

After getting seated, I was asked by a lady whether I wanted iced water or hot tea. I replied, I would like both. The old man who is probably the owner was talking crap in Korean, (which I can understand fluently) about me choosing both and directed the waitress to only bring me one. When I was brought a cup of ice water, I let her know that I also wanted hot tea and as she went to go get it the old man in Korean said, he's constantly asking again? I got up, looked at him and said, if that is such a problem, I'll just leave. The place had only 2 other guests in prime dinner time. Makes perfect sense. read more

I have been craving Korean food so I togo'd Tofu and pork belly. Compare to its price, the portion was really small and taste didnt meet the expectations. read more

Any time we are in or near, or passing by Arcadia, a stop by Young Dong is in order. The requisite banchan are just right to perk up your palate, for the feast in store. The soft tofu mushroom soup, medium spicy never disappoints. Keep an eye on your side of white rice for the perfect moment to start picking it away from the stone pot, and enjoying those crunchy bits. We also love digging into the stone pot bibimbap, if we go with friends. Their chapchae is lighter (no oily residue left on this plate) than the Young Dong in San Gabriel. Though I enjoy both locations, I prefer this one for attentive service, and ever so slight edge on the chapchae. read more

Food was just meh. Service was bad. Man who brought our food completely ignored a question we asked and walked away. I had never experienced such bad service before (the waitress wasn't bad though). Will never be going back. read more

Great Korean tofu soup and BBQ restaurant. I ordered the combo with a mushroom tofu soup (medium spicy) and BBQ ribs. The mushroom tofu soup comes with both regular mushrooms and long, white mushrooms (enokitake). The spice isn't too overpowering, and the soft tofu is delicious. The soup is a bit salty, though. The BBQ ribs are very good, because they're easy to bite into and nicely seasoned. The service is also quick. Overall, great experience! read more

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I remember coming here a couple of times over the years and liking it, despite it being a bit pricey (but it's one of the few Korean places in the SGV and it's good). I came here with a huge group a while back, and I tried some tofu soup (yum) and my friend's spicy pork (it was very nicely done), and I had ordered spicy octopus bibimbap. OH MAI GAWD. Someone save me. It's like they poured sriracha on top of the spicy octopus rice and it's pretty hot, so it's like temperature hot and spicy hot. I could barely eat anything and gave it to my guy friend, who came late and is the trashcan of the group. He could barely down it too and in the end, the leftovers went to my good buddy who breathes spicy food and he made no comment about it and said it was good. This is surprising since my friend and I aren't wimps and we do like spicy food and eat in Ktown. And the spicy pork wasn't that bad either. Not sure if that was just a fluke or we're really weaksauces, but being half-full from the banchan and some of my meal and going home to make a tuna fish sandwich before rushing to the movies wasn't too cool for me. read more

Not a bad place for traditional Korean food :) I like how they are always on top of their game in refilling the banchan! I ordered the special with kimchi tofu and spicy pork. It was fairly delicious! I would recommend coming next time. read more

Young Dong Tofu - Korean Near Me - Arcadia, California

Service: Pretty fast and promt. Overall really nice ladies that work there. Food: Came here for dinner and I order the Rice with Vegetable in Stone Pot. I'm pretty sure there was meat in it (I think it's beef. See photo). I would be careful ordering if you are vegetarian and make sure there is no meat. Overall tastes pretty good. Comes with a ton of tiny vegetable sides in small plates (kimchi, cucumbers, seaweed, salad, etc.) and some kind of pancake (sweet potato and carrot or something). There was so much food. For me it was enough to split into 3 meals. For most places I can split it into two meals but this place has huge proportions! Atmosphere: A lot of people when I came to eat at around 8:30ish pm. Lots of chinese people were eating here. Nice place to talk with people you're having dinner with. Parking: There's a parking lot with free parking. Lots of parking spaces. read more

Young Dong Tofu - Rice w/ Vegetable in Stone Pot - Korean Near Me - Arcadia, California

Other location in San Gabriel is closed, so can come here if you are craving Korean food (although there are a lot of places that serve it). Prices look high, but once you factor in the banchan it is a good deal. The kimchi here is unique, not spicy and not a strong flavor, which I rather prefer and ate all of it. Their Galbi is pretty good, some pieces fattier than others, but a generous portion size. I selected the bulgogi to get a more rounded meal, but was disappointed to find out it was just meat and egg on rice. I should have ordered the bibimbap instead for the spread of vegetables. The bulgogi flavor was average, and a tad better than the Galbi (the lack of bones is a plus too). The seafood tofu that came with the Galbi combo was full of items, lots of tofu, 3 shrimp, so many clams and mussels I could not count. read more

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MMHM. I love this Tofu House! Not only is this place local, the food is extremely authentic as well. When I don't feel like going all the way down to K-town to get KBBQ, I can still satisfy my hungry Korean taste buds here. Although the individual dishes are expensive, the combos make up for it. What I'm trying to say is... GET THE COMBO. The most expensive one can go all the way up to $17.99, but it is totally worth it. Not only do you get unlimited amounts of the side dishes, you also get a rice pizza (I don't know what it's actually called), your choice of any tofu soup, and your meat dish. All together, the combo can practically feed up to 3 people. Every time I come with my mom, we end up having to box a ton of food because it's just so much. On top of that, the food is actually GOOD. I'm not trying to hate on the unlimited KBBQ down at K-town, but the quality here sure beats there by a long shot. You definitely get your money's worth here. Probably the only reason why I'm giving this place a 4(1/2) star is because of the atrociously long wait. That just shows how many people love this place. So, if you want to get a seat without the long wait, probably come before 7PM or 8PM. Those are usually the longest times to wait. read more

Young Dong Tofu - B. B. Q. Beef - Brian B. Chen - Korean Near Me - Arcadia, California

For every Tofu restaurant, I have nothing but BCD to compare it to because it is the standard for me. There was no starter fish, which was surprising. No small portion of Japchae and some other small dishes that weren't around to help with the flavors of the meal. My party consisted of four adults and a baby. Don't worry, the baby had his own food, being too young to eat the foods we had. (Going to go with letters to make things simpler.) A had mushroom tofu with bbq beef ribs (galbi), B had beef tofu with spicy pork, C had pork tofu with spicy chicken, and D had seafood tofu with bulgogi. A was very satisfied with her medium tofu and the taste was to her liking, but not as intense as she expected. B liked his medium tofu and and thought it was nicely light. C had a spicy tofu and found it to be not as strong, as well. And D enjoyed her mild tofu that went well with her meat. The rice wasn't scooped out for us so we had to figure out our own ways... Which was a unique experience. There was a salad that had, apparently, replaced the fish, but doesn't match up to the rest of the meal. The galbi A had was juicy, tender, but very fatty. Still, the flavor was nicely marinated and sweet. Wish there was more garnish and onions, though. B's spicy pork and C's spicy chicken was more color than spice and flavor. D's bulgogi held quite true to the norm but wasn't as salty and sweet as hoped for. The layout of the restaurant was a bit complicated and cramped. There are more seats than people, which made me worried for their clientele. It should have been the dinner rush but there were many empty tables. I hope they don't buckle under the pressure and find a way to stand up and out of the many food options in the same plaza. Probably, they're playing it too safe while charging high prices. read more

Service is great but the prices are expensive. The beef rice bowl cost about $19. Even though it came with banchan, I was shocked by the price. My friend and I have come here over the past couple of years and I could have sworn that at some point the prices were closer to $14 (and I thought that was expensive then, because there wasn't enough rice for all the meat they gave). Their tofu soup is good. I like how many options they have for soup and dishes, but yeah, the price is a huge deal for me. read more