Kimchi Tofu House
Korean restaurant · Prospect Park - East River Road
307 SE Oak St, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Highlights
Silken tofu stews, Korean ramen, bibimbap, lunch combos
Silken tofu stews, Korean ramen, bibimbap, lunch combos
"There are many reliable places to eat on the University of Minnesota campus, but head to the East Bank area next to Huntington Bank Stadium to find a bevy of stews at Kimchi Tofu House. Its spicy beef tofu stew is especially excellent. The restaurant accepts to-go orders by phone." - Cinnamon Janzer
"You will not have a leisurely meal here, but you’ll certainly have a good one. At this hole-in-the-wall restaurant near the University of Minnesota’s East Bank campus, service is direct, kind, and almost impossibly efficient — even with every table at full capacity, there’s rarely a wait longer than ten minutes before you’re seated, menu and water in hand, banchan landing on the table the moment you’ve finished ordering. Take one look at the other tables and you’ll see that the lunch combos are the way to go here: any grilled meat along with a silken tofu stew, which arrives with a raw egg ready to be cracked into the searingly hot bowl of kimchi jjigae, still bubbling as it lands on the table, alongside plenty of white rice to sop up the savory broth." - Julie Yu
"A shoebox-sized spot in Dinkytown where a clay pot of the eponymous stew and a sizzling plate of bulgogi, accompanied by banchan, can be had for under $20—an affordable, compact Korean dining experience." - Julie Yu
"Just across the street from the University of Minnesota, this tiny eatery specializes in silken tofu stews, grilled meats, and bibimbap topped with meat, vegetables, and an egg. Warm up with Korean-style ramen, which is spicier than its Japanese counterpart. (A vegetarian-broth version is available, too). Kimchi Tofu House is a choose-your-own-spice-level adventure, from “zero spice” to the eye-watering “very, very spicy”. Note that it’s closed on Sundays." - Justine Jones
"Kimchi Tofu House, tucked into a bright yellow storefront on Oak Street, serves comforting Korean dishes. The namesake silken tofu stews, teeming with tender dumplings, meat, kimchi, or bright veggies, are hard to beat — but don’t overlook the Korean-style ramen, which kicks the spice level up a notch." - Eater Staff
