Ka Chi

Lovely place in downtown’s koreatown. Honestly, I’m a bigger fan of koreantown in willowdale because I think that area is more authentic and this area is more catered to the caucasian taste of korean food. Kimchi’s spiciness level was weaksauce, but it wasn’t bad. I believe I was the only asian in there other than the staff. first time witnessing that in a korean restaurant! The banchan were pretty standard and pretty much devoured within seconds.
I like how they have vegetarian options. It’s a gem to find! Of course I order the dolsot bibambap without the egg. It’s such a staple anywhere. I found it to be super filling and I didn’t even finish it — definitely worth it for the price. My friend had the naengmyun for the first time (oh, shoutout to the dude that let us have it because it wasn’t summer yet and wasn’t supposed to be available until it was hotter out). Anyway, my friend definitely liked it a lot and said it was very unique. The flavour in their food is quite pure and doesn’t have any of that nasty shit used to modify flavouring and give you a disease at the same time. I also found service to be quite fast and friendly.
Generally not a nice place in koreatown and I wouldn’t hesitate to stop by if I’m in the area.

Korean food at its best! This is my all time Korean restaurant that I go to for the past 8 years even before they relocated to a newer and bigger place. The pork bone soup is just amazing, pork is tender and the spice level is just the way I like it.

They have a huge list of Korean food that is absolutely delicious. It’s right next to another good restaurant Arisu but I would recommend coming here instead. It’s good on price (only slightly more pricey). Also it’s probably an environment Canadians are used to, more regular restaurant vibe. Staff is great also. The only complaint that I could give is maybe that we asked for spicy but I believe he thought me and my friend couldn’t take it XD it only happens once and it’s more funny then anything but just in case I always specify that I like and can handle the spice because Korean food has a red pepper spice that isn’t that common in other food. Always recommend, it’s just such a good environment.

Honestly, I’m not sure how or why this place made it to Blogspot’s «Top 9 Best Pork Bone Soup» in Toronto… I may not have tried real gamjatang (pork bone soup) from Korea but I’m a gamjatang addict and frequent Korean restaurants with my Korean friends in search of the best tasting soup in Toronto — as well as the one with the most similar taste. My usual spots are Mom’s and Lim Ga Né. My friend and I decided to try Ka Chi out since 1. it’s almost always packed, 2. seems trendy, and 3. was on the Top 9 list.
The restaurant is fairly big compared to the neighbouring Korean restaurants but they crammed SO many tables in. I was basically bumping elbows with the guy at the next table. It was very uncomfortable. I ordered the gamjatang. As usual, we were given appetizers — which were decent. Our gamjatang arrived shortly after. The broth and pork were okay… I’ve had better. I didn’t like the bean sprout pairing… I do think that traditional gamjatang comes with napa cabbage — so I prefer that over the bean sprouts. To sum it up, the food wasn’t as it was hyped up to be.
Now the reasons why I give this place 1 star: Not only was the service poor for us — but it wasn’t a pleasant experience for everyone else. It was very apparent at how annoyed the other customers were. Sure, food came out quickly but the waiters and bussers were running around like headless chickens. We over heard the table next to us (they were so close to us, we heard their own conversation even though they spoke softly) had errors on their bill, took forever for the error to be corrected. Neighbouring customers were trying to signal waiters and/​or bussers but they were so busy (and probably stressed out) that they didn’t even notice. Having worked in the restaurant industry for years, I felt bad, so my friend and I informed them. Their system isn’t the best. They cram so many tables in and try to turn over tables very quickly to serve as many customers as possible — this isn’t good for the waiters and in turn results in poor service. Of course, only management is to blame.
Would I come back here? No.

The place itself is really nice as it had a bar/​western dining hall kind of experience, and had tvs on walls playing sports. The food, on the other hand, were very average and kind of tasteless after a while. My friend and I got the spicy rice cake and we both gave up eating it halfway through.
The server who served us was kind of rude, as she bought us the bill when we didn’t request it and we have not even finished eating yet. A meh experience overall.

I love Korean food, especially Korean spicy rice cakes. Such a fan that I make it a mission to try them at every Korean restaurant I end up at.
A quick lunch break in Korea town (March 20, 2016) lead me to Ka Chi. I have a friend who’s roommate works there and she raves about the food (biased? I’d soon be able to determine). So, based on recommendation, I opted for Ka Chi as a lunch spot.
I order the spicy rice cakes with fish cakes. They were so good that I used Foodora to order it to work the following week. I love that Korean restaurants provide little apps prior to your meal. I ordered a side order of white rice for my rice cakes. They come super saucy so mixing in the rice is delicious, and a personal preference.
My friends ordered a stew and a fried rice, which they enjoyed. The waitresses were attentive and sweet, helping my friends out with the menu to the best of their abilities (there was a bit of a language barrier).
⁵⁄₅ stars for great food, clean space, and helpful waitresses.

Amazing. The beef bulgogi was delicious. Honestly everything looked amazing and I can’t wait to go back!

The best Korean restaurant in Korean town or downtown Toronto in general. Their menu is great and always come back to hear when I crave authentic Korean food. Their interior is huge and their patio is amazing. I love their kimchi fried rice and spicy rice cakes. Cooked with the perfect amount of spiciness and flavour. Their soju is not as good as before and their rice wine is mediocre. But I always come back for their food as I have tried many other Korean restaurants in k-​town and they are pretty average compared to kachi.
5 stars for food and service. Even when I come here on days when it’s packed, the servers always greet us and seat us as soon as possible. Ordering is quick and easy. You don’t have to wait very long for Your meal and drinks to arrive upon ordering.

A shadow of its former self. Pork bone soup was disappointing. You can tell because there are few Koreans eating here now.

Interesting concept to mix a sports bar with Korean cuisine, but that’s the best part of this place.
Food is sub-​par and service is just ok.
I had a hard time breaking meat of the bones from Pork bone soup… Never happens even in the cheapest Korean restaurants.

I’d say one of the WORST restaurants in Toronto. Ka Chi is the reason why Korean restaurants never take off. The food was meh, and ambience blah, and the service is just TERRIBLE. AVOID this place!
Food: 2/​5, we got various stews between the four of us and they were just «spicy» without flavour. The side dishes were puny and bland testing which worked out since the stews were just salt.
Service: 0/​5, this is where they failed. They made a mistake on one order. The girl with long black hair then decides to semi-​yell at the short haired girl asking are you sure you did this right. And it’s so obvious we can hear them. Then she returns asking oh, I’m sure you ordered this. WHAT!!! Then, we kindly ask that they just give us the right food. So it was already bitter to begin here that they decide to make us feel uncomfortable and forces us to ask for the RIGHT dish. To end it all, we asked for the bill, and then kept waiting for credit card machine or just a return visit to pay but it didn’t happen so we walked up to the counter in the front. As we were walking towards it, the SAME LONG HAIRED GIRL says «you have to pay!!!» Were they seriously thinking we were dining-​dashing at that slow pace? We responded saying, we are paying up front.
Ambience: Who cares?!
Price: 0/​5, Really? over $ 15 per that dish? Not worth it for what you can get elsewhere in the area like Tofu Village or any of the boon-​shik places.
We only went here because it was on new years and barely anything was open. We should’ve gone across to Arisu instead.
DO NOT GO HERE IF YOU WANT GOOD KOREAN FOOD.

The soon tofu here is better than anything else I’ve had in Toronto. Would skip out on Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu for Ka Chi’s soon tofu.

Got delivery through Door Dash:
— fried dumplings
— steaming dumplings
— jap chae with vegetables
— stirfried noodles with vegetables (udon)
— tofu bibimbap (no egg)
All pretty delicious as was the potato banchan. I only wish the portions were larger, more banchan and if only their kimchi was vegan, but totally ordering again!

All the dishes had this overwhelming taste and smell of dish soap like they didn’t properly rinse them. The taste was especially obvious with the water cups. Otherwise the food was okay. Bleh can’t get the soap taste out of my mouth now.

Went here for the first time with my partner. It was really busy but we fortunately did not have to wait to be seated. The portion sizes here for the meals are quite big and the prices are very reasonable. The service however we received was subpar due to how busy it was. It is also quite loud so it may not be the best place for an intimate date. We both got hotpots and they were quite good. I would come back but at a less busy time.

I had my first bulgogi here and I haven’t looked back since. This is a great place to introduce people to Korean Food. I took my pretty picky Father here and he loved it. Though I do prefer the other places in K-​town because you get more for your money, this place is still up there for me. As mentioned above my go-​to is and forever will be spicy beef bulgogi. Also you can’t ever go wrong with a kimchi pancake to share!
This location is quite big so if you’re looking for a place for 10 people it’s totally doable here. Only thing is they do not take reservations on weekend so watch out for that!

My sister is visiting from Midwest US and was craving Korean food. Where to go when the choice is endless in Toronto? A few summers ago, I was obsessed with Korean food and frequented one of Ka Chi’s other locations often and enjoyed it back then.
This location is quite big with two dining rooms. On Saturday afternoon, it was crowded with most tables occupied. Service was quick and attentive. My sister and I ordered the Pork Bone Soup, Korean Seafood Pancake and Kalbi. Everything was quite tasty, especially the soup. It comes to your table in a large bowl that is piping hot. The soup was perfect for the cold weather today.
Along Bloor, there are heaps of Korean restaurants with similar offerings; however, I find Ka Chi to be quite clean and reasonably priced.
Good for: Korean, Pork Bone Soup

Craving for pork bone soup one of those cold days. It’s generic typical broth which makes it a bit boring. But generous portion of bones and the servers are very patient. Overall I just expect the signature pork bone soup to be more stand out but it turned out nothing very special. I put in all side pickles dishes I found those add layers of flavor to the broth and makes it more interesting.

Friendly staff. Food was really good. Had the bibimbap and pork stew. Lots of flavour. Food also came out really quick. Great atmosphere. Very clean. Fair prices. Overall a great experience. I would definetly recommend it!

The first impression you get of this Ka Chi is that it is very modernistic, and the building is nicely decorated as well as clean and taken care of.
The servers were friendly, and were not shy to have a few laughs with my friends and I. Service was prompt and food was delivered at a reasonable time. Side dishes were delivered almost immediately when requested.
My friends and I ordered the bibimbap with spicy chicken, soy bean stew with tofu, rice cake with beef, pork bone stew (Kam Ja Tang) and a couple of rice dishes. They were all delicious and very well-​cooked.

Decent Korean joint/​bar just across from Honest Eds on the border of Koreatown. Much hipper atmosphere than the usual Korean place, with lots of TVs and tops 40s music blasting. We came because we wanted to watch the Jays game and were worried more traditional joints would be playing k-​pop music
Food: Pork Bone Soup and Beef bulgogi bimbap. Both were good and came with the usual assortment of side dishes (kimchi, glass noodles, picked cucumber, miso soup), which were refillable. The bimbap was good but the pork Bone was a bit bland but still had some heat.
This is a decent place if you are looking for a pint and want some decent Korean as well.

I really enjoyed their pork bone soup. Lots of bean sprouts on top and no potato so it’s not too filling. It came with rice and banchans.
I enjoyed it better on the patio, too. Service was friendly.

Ka Chi doesn’t look like your typical K-​town restaurant — the place is huge and has an impressively stocked bar. It also seems more geared to the younger crowd.
The food was okay. I ordered the Kam Ja Tang and was surprised to find that there was lime in it — LIME. Korean food generally does not use citrus flavours so I found the combination quite odd and overpowering. It would have tasted so much better without the lime! That being said, the chicken bulgoggi hot plate was pretty amazing! I would have given fewer stars had it not been for their chicken bulgoggi — the flavour was perfectly smokey, sweet and spicy at the same time. I’ve been to restaurants where they just drowned the chicken in gotchujang (korean hot sauce), but this was much more masterfully prepared! They could provide some more banchan (side dishes).
Service was just okay. Servers took long to take our order. They forgot our beer and had to be reminded. Food took long to come out. They were all polite and friendly though.
I will give this place another go, but I will definitely not be ordering the Kam Ja Tang!

First of all, I’ve been to the old ka chi place many many times in the past and enjoyed the comfort food they served every single time. This new location is Definitely not the same owner!!!
The food was super salty. I’m used to the saltiness of Korean food, after all it’s this ethnic food all about, spicy, salty and hot. But this time it’s way too salty for us. Pork bone soup was such an disappointment. Meat was too tough to chew. The potato wasn’t even cooked through so it was still cold inside.
Worst of all, servers and owner were so unprofessional in dealing with questions/​comments as if they didn’t really care. Hate the snobbish attitude.
Would definitely not go back or recommend it to anyone. I wish I could give it zero star.

Their tofu stews are great, and I love their side dishes! Nice environment and friendly service :)

Though the atmosphere is good for hanging out with friends for a drink, I find the food to be really salty. I have given it a try for the second time and it hasn’t really changed much.
Definitely a place I would not recommend to my friends.

Servers and staff are super friendly. Great atmosphere. Korean/​Pub. However, food is way too salty. I mean it was the last time too but we thought we’d give it another try. Maybe if anyone has suggestions but our go to Kim chi stone fried rice and rice cakes with noodles and it was not good. Too generous on the sauce/​salt.

After taking a film nerd through Mirvish Village, I was famished. Do you know how long a movie geek can hang tough in Suspect or Vintage Video? Long. The answer is long.
I didn’t have to look far for massive Ka Chi, and in that moment I didn’t even check my trusty Unilocal app… I just walked like a zombie towards soju, fried dumplings and a beef hot pot. All excellent. Ka Chi has ordering on lock. The menu is massive, you write down your order for them, and they’re back with your endless tiny sides in record time. Generally, I prefer the more hole-​in-​the-​wall K town joints, but Ka Chi’s hot pot really hit the spot.

Used to go here when it was just a small little place, now they are newly renovated to look almost like a hip bar.
Besides the renovations, the food is still the same which is a good thing! Very tasty Korean food, and usually the only place I can fully trust when it comes to good food at KTown.
It’s a little more pricey than other restaurants on the Ktown strip, but it’s totally worth it! Excellent service too! I suggest the galbi ribs and the spicy rice cakes with ramen noodles! It’s to die for!
They will only split the bill for you when it’s a table of 4 or more people, be prepared!