The Apron Korean Kitchen

Recently tried out this place after hearing some recommendations from my friend. And here are some dishes that impress us: 🥩 Beef Tartare Bibimbap – Fresh, buttery beef tartare over warm rice, topped with crispy bits and a golden yolk. A perfect mix of textures! 🐔 Spicy Chicken Feet – Not for the faint of heart! Packed with heat and flavor, this one is a true Korean classic. 🦆 Smoked Duck Salad – Tender, smoky, and paired with a refreshing crunch—so good! 🐷 Pork Intestine with Tteokbokki – One of my absolute favorites! The spicy-yet-sweet sauce was addictive, coating the chewy rice cakes and crispy pork intestine perfectly. Absolutely add this place to my favorite list whenever I'm craving for some Korean foods in town.

I have eaten here for the 3rd time and I love it every time. I especially like the apron's beef tartare. I love the chicken feet soup. But it's too spicy. I hope the kitchen will reduce the spiciness of the chicken feet soup. It's perfect. I will continue to visit this Korean restaurant because the food here is delicious.

Very authentic Korean cuisine, the service is very comfortable, especially the two girls at the front desk. The music and lights at night seem to be numbered, and we had a pleasant evening with our group of four.

One of the best Korean food I’ve had in a while! I actually came here once several years ago, but food weren’t memorable. But I’m pleasantly surprised when I visited again this time! We ordered raw beef for appetizer. The marination was sweet, but there were fried onions and cucumbers in it which is very refreshing, the meat was very tender. The intestine rice cake also did not disappoint me. The intestine was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and the rice cake was chewy in a good way. And the tuna rice balls, surprisingly turned out to be my favorite order today. They added fried onions and sesame seeds and make every bite nice and crunchy! Everything was so delicious that even though we were full, we couldn't help but keep putting them in our mouths. Will be coming back for sure!

I've been to The Apron more than five times—probably around ten—because I know the food is consistently good. I’ve even posted about it on Facebook Foodie YYC to share this great Korean spot with others! However, during my last two visits, the quality has dipped a bit. In particular, the Apron Beef Tartare didn’t taste as fresh as usual, and it seems they’ve swapped the traditional pear/apple for cucumber, which just isn’t the same. Service has always been the weakest point here—consistently a 2/10, whether the place is packed or nearly empty. We often have to wave someone down just to get water refills. On May 5th, the server forgot to properly submit our order, so we waited about an hour for the spicy chicken feet stew—pretty disappointing. Still, I keep coming back because the food is genuinely great. Chef/owner, please consider putting more focus on service—your kitchen does amazing work, and it deserves to be matched by the front of house.

Cute little Korean restaurant downtown near the train. We ordered the duck salad and bibimbap with beef. The mustard dressing on the duck salad was very tasty, although I think the duck might just be the cold smoked duck you can get at most grocery stores. The bibimbap had super tasty mushrooms and kimchi in it, and the stone bowl is always a treat (be mindful they charge $2 more if you want the stone bowl). The side dishes were pretty good (the bean curd is my favourite), but I think I might have wanted extra kimchi instead of the little cut up hot dogs as a side dish. They were good too (as was the corn salad that also came as a side), but I just love kimchi!

This is my second visit to this restaurant, and they truly deserve the Bib Gourmand award! 😊 This time, I opted for takeout. The order taker was incredibly polite, patient, and easy to talk to. I ordered the Spicy Seafood Soup, and it was absolutely delicious—definitely not a disappointment! It contained real crab (not imitation crab meat), shrimp, mussels, little octopus, mushrooms, and many other ingredients. I also ordered the beef grilled bulgogi, and I loved the generous portion size! The side dish was not just an afterthought; it was so delicious that I found myself wanting more. Plus, the lettuce was served clean, which is a nice touch! 👍 The rice ball looked so tempting that I couldn't resist taking a bite before snapping a picture! 😅 More power to The Apron, and may it continue to thrive! I can't wait to order more next time to try other items on the menu.

I want to try everything on the menu but we settled for the black garlic kimchi stew, duck salad and the sausage loves rice cake skewers. The duck was so tender and flavorful!