Korea House, Vancouver

I have never once had a bad experience at this restaurant. The menu has a wide variety of authentic Korean dishes and the banchan (side dishes) are always really tasty, and there are new ones to try almost every time I go. The service has always been really quick, I can't remember ever spending more than ten minutes waiting for a meal. The prices can seem somewhat high, but most dishes could feed two people (at least) and when you figure in the complimentary banchan, it's not much more expensive (if at all) than any other quality restaurant. I recommend the kimchi stew if you like spicy, but if not, you can't go wrong with bibimbap, bulgogi, kalbi, japchae, or any of the delicious soups and stews. The menu also has really good teriyaki and bento for very reasonable prices. The owners are extremely friendly and put up with my attempts to use my amateur Korean with them. If you've never had Korean food before, try it out; you don't know what you're missing.

The owner and servers are uber nice! My family and I went in for dinner. It was more crowded than usual. Our server was very apologetic at the end of the meal that he wasn't able to check on us as often as he would have liked. How's that for service?! LOVE the small dishes of complimentary veggie condiments! Food is authentic. Try the hot pot as your first dish. Then slowly increase your palate for Korean dishes: jab chay, bibimbap, etc. Always ask about the spice level. They will accommodate. I like mine spicier than most!