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Yelp
The Odd Seoul was so wonderful, we went there twice during our 4 day stay in Toronto. Atmosphere: wonderful, lots of exposed brick, candlelight on the table, small place, nice music. A little loud, but not too bad.
Food: Over two nights, we had the loosey, buffalo fried tofu, spicy scallion and avocado slaw, smoked pork belly mandoo, squash poutine, kimchi and pork belly fried rice. Snow White and Spanish Harlem for cocktails.
The excellent dishes were the slaw (more like a salad), it was UNBELIEVABLE. Spicy, crunchy, hearty. I could have easily eaten just a big plate of the slaw and been very happy! The other outstanding dish was the squash poutine. Sounded awful but was amazing. I don't know what all was in the dish, but I do know it was addictive.
The very good dishes were the buffalo fried tofu, nice heat, good dressing and cucumbers on the side and the fried rice. Turns out, I am not a big fan of kimchi, so I could have done without the kimchi on top, but overall, it was the bomb. The loosey, could easily go in the excellent category, it was really good. Nice toasted bread and meat patty had great flavor.
The pork belly mandoo, eh, it was just okay. Not up to the flavor of the other dishes.
Both cocktails were great, although the Spanish Harlem was my favorite.
Service: Not that great either night. First night, the young dark haired woman preferred to stand around and talk to her co-worker. Saw that repeatedly. The second night, it was a little better, but we still needed to track the server down for assistance. Both nights I was seated facing the small kitchen and I know the kitchen staff was working at top speed, so any missteps were not their fault.
Overall, the good prices, wonderful atmosphere and quality of food made up for the service. We loved it so much and I would definitely go back again!!!
It's a small restaurant and they do not take reservations. We went early and had no problem.
Note to the wise: there is no signage, it's near the Cuban restaurant and the name is on their mailbox. Somehow, we walked right by it twice...weed is legal in Toronto too, so that might have been at play!