Dookbaeki Korean Restaurant South

If you’re craving authentic Korean comfort food, Dookbaeki is a solid choice in South Edmonton. Their hot stone pot dishes are bubbling hot and packed with flavor , perfect for chilly days or anyone who loves hearty soups. The pork bone soup and beef brisket hot pot are especially good. You’ll also get a generous selection of banchan (side dishes), kimchi, pickled radish, seasoned beansprouts, and more, all fresh and refillable upon request. Service is fast and friendly, although it can get a bit hectic during peak hours. The interior is fairly simple, but clean. Prices are reasonable, and portions are large , you’ll leave full and satisfied. Definitely recommend it if you’re in the area and want a hot, flavorful Korean meal without breaking the bank.

Tried out this place for a weeknight supper. It was excellent. I had the Gogi Kalgooksu and it was to die for!! When I say I licked the bowl clean I mean it! And the gimmari was a stand out appetizer. All the noodles were fresh and delicious. The soup broth was really deep and rich. The service was excellent as well. I will definitely be going back to try more of the menu!

Dinner time ... Delicious food. The soups were full of yummy ingredients. I ordered "mild" for spice level, which for me was just right. (This level is about the average spicy level at similar restaurants.) The soup broths here were delicious, and they still had a very flavourful soup bone taste. The side dishes of kimchi, bean sprouts, and pickled radish were very tasty. Freshly made and fluffy steamed rice; good portion sizes; average prices; good service; clean environment.

I absolutely love the soups at this restaurant and would recommend them to everyone. The flavors are rich and vibrant, reminiscent of the bold cuisine I grew up with in the Caribbean. Packed with fresh ingredients, the soups make for a hearty and satisfying meal.

Delicious traditional Korean food is served here as well as the other location inside WEM. It’s a Monday morning with busy lunch rush. Only one server on the floor but she handled very well and great with multi tasking. The frozen yogurt after paid was a simple treat. Much appreciated. Would be back soon 😊

Dookbaeki is a hidden gem in the south, offering an authentic Korean dining experience. It’s tucked away in a convenient location with ample parking, and the interior is spacious and well-organized, making it a comfortable place to enjoy a meal. The service here is outstanding—the staff are friendly, attentive, and very accommodating. Everything about this place feels genuinely Korean, from the atmosphere to the food itself. We’ve tried the Oyster Soontubu, Sogogi Dolsot Bibimbap, and Donkatsu, and each dish was unique and absolutely delicious. I’ve never had anything quite like them before! The portions are generous for the price, making it a great value. I’ll definitely be coming back to try more from the menu. Highly recommended!

Been coming here for 10 years and I'm confident to say this will be my last time. Extremely poor service and attitude by the ladies. Came at 8pm to an empty restaurant, and was told the last call is in 10mins. Ordered and took them nearly 20mins to serve. Flipped to close sign at 8:30. Never even came and checked for food nor refill the side dishes. 3 pieces of beef in a $20 soup. How do you run a business like this?

A great place to go for Korean soup cravings. They have both spicy and non spicy options and the portions are always generous and well priced. Have been coming here for years whenever I am in the south of Edmonton and they have always been consistently good with the flavours and service. Lots of free parking available make this place easy to visit.

Dookbaeki near Century Park has been my favourite Korean restaurant since they first opened a few years ago, especially for their Korean soups. They have great quality food with generous portions at affordable prices. Overall 9.3/10. Strongly recommend: - Gam Ja Tang - Pork Cutlet - Seafood pancake - Kimchi

Just your classic Korean fare, but what more can you ask for? I got the bibimbab and it was hot and yummy - the only note I'd make is there is not a lot of beef in there. The service is so friendly, though - they give you Yakult at the end of your meal as a "dessert" haha. So cute!

Ordered a Gamjatang (Pork Bone Stew) that came with accompanying side dishes and white rice. Staff service was good despite the place being quite busy. The food is authentic Korean food and they have really good selection of dishes. The Gamjatang is really nice and the portion was quite generous as well. Place is also suitable for groups, as i noticed several people coming as groups. They give you a yogurt drink free as a dessert when you pay at the cashier, which is really nice gesture.

I've been to this place many times and thought I should share my experience here. It's one of the best Korean restaurants in Edmonton. Not too pricey, but good quality. The food is well-cooked with good ingredients and very flavorful. If you want more spice, not a problem - they can make it as spicy as you want, or even not spicy at all. They provide free side dishes, and you can have as many as you want. All the waitresses are very friendly and always smiling. Having a happy and welcoming environment is essential for customers, and they definitely deliver on that. As a customer, I definitely don't like some of the restaurants waiters and waitress always have a poker face to you and it seems like you owe their money and you made their day not good. The restaurant is nice and clean, although the only downside might be the washroom - perhaps I shouldn't go into details there!

My son used to live in Korea and loves Korean food so we tried doing take-out tonight. We had the Bulgogi and the Dookbaeki bulgogi. Both were good, but not great. The kimchi was quite spicy and sweeter than we are used to. The portions were adequate - perhaps a bit small for the price charged. The food was ready when we arrived to pick it up and the staff was friendly. Unfortunately they use a lot of MSG in their food, so my wife couldn't eat any. The next time we want Korean, we'll check out some other places. We may come back here, but it wasn't good enough for us to not check out alternatives.

Came here on a weekend night, and was excited to see this place packed because people like this place! I was very happy with the flavour and the portions of the pork cutlet. A great dish recommendation thanks to Yelp! The cabbage tasted like crisp water chestnut-esque onion slices, but I didn't mind it. The showstopper was the sauce. It was delicious! It came with the side dishes: kimchi, daikon, and bean sprouts! The (barley?) tea was also very tasty. The service was extremely great. The waitress came up to check on my table despite there being a 'call' button for their service. She was also very accommodating to let me sit there to digest my food after I was done eating.

My go to place for korean stew and it was perfect in today's weather. Although it was a bit too spicy for me, I loved how soft the beef brisket was. Server was friendly as always and helped to refill our side dishes.

Great place! Really enjoyed the idea of being able to press a button when requiring server help instead of them randomly coming up to you like most places. I always enjoy a good milkis, and the food itself was also amazing, spicy yet flavourful, and the menu had a wide variety of options. Definitely would travel a fair bit to eat here again.

One of the server is extremely rude. Food has always been good but feels like need to address this server's been very unprofessional every time I've been here. I do have lower expectation for services when in Korean restaurant, just today was over the limit. Again, food are definitely good just done with this rude server. Bye forever.

Another lovely lovely lovely Hanbang-bossam from Dookbaeki. Sometimes I fast and I'd like to end the fast with a tasty tasty dish and this is always at the top of my list. Slap together lettuce, raw jalepeños, garlic, and ssamjang and boom. Taste town. This is my favourite bossam in the city and I will be back.

After my boyfriend and I bowled at Getaway Entertainment Centre, we decided to visit this place. We arrived around 1 PM and this place was full. As usual we ordered 1 stew and 1 appetizer to share. We don't eat too much rice so 1 bowl of rice enough for us. This time, we ordered spicy seafood, beef brisket and soft tofu soup (suk-uh sundubu) and haemul pajeon (seafood green onion pancake). Soups from this Korean joint are always good but I'm not a big fan of their toppoki (spicy rice cakes) as the sauce was too sweet to my liking so I usually go for the soups. Gopchang Sundubu - Spicy stew with intestines, soft tofu and veggies. Jangtuh Gukbap - Spicy beef bones stew Seolleong-Tang - Beef bones soup with beef brisket and noodles When you order soup or stew that is white which they usually are named tang or gukbap, make sure you request for condiments. The condiments will include chopped green chilies (no worry it's not spicy), gochujang (red chili paste), crushed black sesame seeds and salted shrimp. This salted shrimp is really good for the soup. If you go here during lunch or dinner hour make sure you make a reservation so you don't need to wait.

My boyfriend and I have been coming here consistently on an almost weekly basis. We love coming here on Sundays after a drinking bender. But as of lately it's been hit or miss with the quality. I really really love this place so it saddens me that the quality has been mismatched every visit we have. Today our soups came tasting completely different than what we usually get. Our broth was super bland and super burnt. Unfortunately we won't be finding ourselves back here as often as before :(

Stopped by to try some of their soups on a Sunday evening and with the 6 of us we luckily only waited 15 minutes for a table! I believe we beat the rush but this place seems quite busy consistently. We all tried variations of their tofu soup, myself trying the #6 which was tofu soup with seafood and beef brisket ($15). I like that they offer 2 kinds of protein unlike other places which usually only offer one or the other. The broth was delicous, probably the best tofu soup broth that I've had (I've maybe tried tofu soup at 5-6 different restaurants). I wish there was a bit more seafood, but otherwise it was very good! We also got the seafood pancake to share (#26) which was $16 and tasty. The pancake had a good amount of seafood and tasted fresh. I would definitely like to return the next time I'm in Edmonton! I also saw many people ordering their dumplings which looked very delicious as well. There is plenty of parking as it's located in a plaza, and a short ways away from H Mart so I was able to pick up even more Korean goodies afterwards!

We came here for dinner and I think we just missed the rush which was good for us. The service is like any other korean place here. All of the cutlery is at your table and there is a button to call for service, very standard. I had the cold noodle soup which was very good and the taste was very close to the authentic version of this. The whole dish played well with each other. My girlfriend got the seafood stew. The stew contained tofu, onions, shrimp in a pleasingly hot and spicy broth. Going from my cold soup to the hot stew made me really regret my decision if I'm being honest. I will definitely be back for the hot stone soups. We also got korean fried chicken which had the standard taste profile of korean fried chicken if you've had it before, sweet and spicy. The banchan was also very standard. The atmosphere is alright, I get the vibe of a lodge on top of a mountain resort. It doesn't stack up to hanjan atmosphere though, I think I prefer the more open layout of that place. The servers are English friendly as they spoke both korean and English very well. A big plus is they played my whole k pop playlist I already listen to anyways, so it was nice having that play in the background. I will have to revisit this place and try the other dishes but I was pleased about this adventure.

Definitely going to be a go to for me, especially during winter. First of all, the call button is such a handy feature that all restaurants should have. It makes it easier to call over a server and it also makes it easier for them to serve you. Despite having the call button our server still made sure to check in on us throughout the meal. Dookbaeki focusses a lot on their hot stone soup bowls, and I can see why. The soups are simmered for a very long time, and the result is a nice, smooth soup with a lot of flavour. Most soups come with a side of rice, and they also serve banchan, or side dishes. They do offer refills on banchan, which is typically kimchi, radish and bean sprout salad. If soups aren't your thing I can also recommend their braised pork. I was expecting the bossam to be a little plain and flavorless, but I was very wrong. You can definitely taste the herbs it's been braised with, and boy was it delicious. We left feeling very satisfied and definitely will be back again soon!

I had the pork cutlet which looked really good when served and was highly recommended. To my disappointment, the sauce was a little too sweet for me and the inside of the cutlet was super dry. I saw others ordering some sort of soup with rice on the side so I'll probably try that if I ever go again. Good ambience but After serving the lunch they never came back to check up on us for drinks or anything. Probably not a repeat visitor for this place.

We came in on a Friday around 2pm and I was surprised to see that it was quite busy. Throughout our visit, they had a constant supply of customers which is always nice to see. It was my first time here and I will definitely be coming back to try some of the other items on the menu. The seafood pancake (haemul pajeon) is a staple for whenever I go to Korean restaurants and this one definitely did not disappoint. The pancake was cooked thoroughly and was crispy with the seafood cut just the right size. I've had the pancake from other places and I've always been disappointed when it's cooked unevenly or not crispy enough or the seafood pieces are cut too big and fall out. But Dookbaeki managed to have the perfect combination and I will definitely come back just for the pancake. We also tried the bibim-naengmyun (cold noodle with special sauce) which I thought was alright. I'm not a fan of cold noodles and luckily it came with scissors to make it easier to eat (the noodles tend to stick together and are fairly long). We didn't realize that the special sauce was a spicy sauce, so I only tried a little bit since I can't really handle spice. The Dookbaeki bulgogi was alright also. Nothing special about it compared to other Korean restaurants but its still something I like to order just because I like the flavour. The Sago Manduguk (pork dumplings in bone broth) was also something I would order again. The dumplings were fairly large and I was surprised at how big the portion was. Overall the experience there was really good, the servers were attentive and friendly. The food was good and will be coming back to try other menu items.

One of the best korean food house in edmonton. They serve different kind of soup base meat (pork, beef, and seafood). And I like there seafood pancake. Good portion with the right price for it.

Cozy and small restaurant with friendly service that specializes in Korean items served in bowls - so think stews, dumplings, rich bone broths, and not bbq nor bibimbap. There are a few non-bowl dishes such as deep fried pork cutlets (wang donkkatsu) that looked massive at an adjoining table. The restaurant has limited seating and almost full with families and couples on a Friday afternoon. Serving sizes are generous, so along with the complimentary side dishes of marinated bean sprouts, kimchi, and pickled sweet diakon, hubby went with their cold noodle in beef broth (summer special only called Mul-Naengmyeon, the version without broth is called Bimi-Naengmyeon) and I went with the dumplings in beef bone broth (Salgol-manduguk). The cold noodle was refreshing, tangy, with the cold beef broth adding a touch of savory. It was served with thin wonton noodles, 6 thin slices of boiled beef and some pickled vege. I enjoyed my dish more as the beef broth was rich, unami packed and almost creamy from slow cooking... tasted homemade! The dumplings were flavorful and a good size, scented with cilantro, and the bowl was finished off with some scrambled egg slices and nori for the textural component. Love the cozy warm golden wood decor. They have take out as well with a 5% discount for takeout orders.

say less!!! this is the best korean restaurant in the city!! tho its pricey but its so good!!