Location: 5754 Yonge Street (Yonge St. Bishop Ave.)
Accessibility: Along TTC, VIVA & YRT bus route, parking available
Price: Avg. $8 - $13
Blogsters' Rating: 3/5
Ganjang Gejang has always been one of my most wanting to try Korean dish for the past year. Until recently, I finally had the chance to get a taste of it. Recommended by one of my friends, Jung Soo Nae has one of the best Ganjang Gejang in Toronto. She said it tastes exactly the same as the one she had in Korea. Of course, without a doubt, my boyfriend and I went there for our Saturday night dinner. Jung Soo Nae is a very small family restaurant hidden on the ground floor of an apartment building. We were there around 6:15pm, and it is already packed. Luckily, we got the last table available, we sat down and started to order =)
Here are the side dishes. The best ones are FISH CAKE, bean spouts, and mung bean jelly. We had them refilled couple of times.
Since it is crab season, all tables have at least one order of Ganjeng Gejang. We were very excited once the waiter bought the gejang to our table. Seeing the tomalley and roe just make us salivate even more and we couldn't wait to give it a try =) The crab itself was pretty good, however the marinating sauce was a bit too ordinary. It seems like they used nothing else but soy sauce to marinate the crabs. There was no other taste than saltiness in the sauce. In addition, the claws were not cracked, so we have no way to get the claw meat.
Their bimbimbap comes with heukmi (black rice), which is a much healthier options to plain white rice. Heukmi has much more nutritious values such as iron, vitamin E, and antioxidants. The bimbimbap was loaded with veggies and beef, the portions are bigger than any other Korean restaurant we have been to.
The Gamjatang was served extremely hot, as you can see the steam coming from it in the picture. The taste was a little bit to salty, it is great if you have it with rice. However, if we were to eat it alone, the flavours were just too rich. We also found ourselves drinking a lot of water after having it.
On the whole, Jung Soo Nae is a very nice restaurant for family gatherings or small parties. The Ganjang Gejang was a little disappointing and overpriced, but it is worth the experience. Even though the staffs do not speak fluent English, they are very friendly and tried their best to serve us. We look forward to revisit and try something new on their menu.
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