I love tofu ya. Tofu ya has one of the best korean tofu hotpots i've had. i just love love this place! i come here all the time. its delicious and affordable! they have combos (hot pots+meat), salads, rice, etc.
there is street parking. its always busy but turn over is pretty quick too. def. one of the best restaurants on sawtelle
Best Korean Soon Dobu on the Westside. In the heart of Japanese Sawtelle is one of my favorite Korean soon dobu restaurants. My favorite is the Bibimbap and Soon Tofu combo. If you live on the Westside and don't want to go all the way to K-town, Tofu Ya is the place to go. The only downside is that it can get very crowded during peak hours.
When I'm hungry and feeling indecisive, hungover, sick, cold, emo, concert-ready, or anything else really… I think about Tofu Ya. I'm addicted to their red bubbling pots of soon dobu served with an egg and a bowl of rice.
I loved their tofu soup! I had a combo of denjang and bulgogi. The denjang soup with medium spice wasn’t too spicy. The bulgogi was sizzling and was well seasoned! Each comes with rice so I was very full after eating the combo. We also got a seafood pancake wish was yummy as well. We had a bibimbap, dolsot bibimbap, and pork katsu all as combos.
The bath room is outside in the back of the building and you need a key to use. It was surprisingly clean!
They’re definitely understaffed but trying their best.
Cozy spot for Korean food. They are very accommodating and everything tastes good! Options for all levels of spice tolerance. Combo meals can feed 2 for a reasonable price! I will definitely eat here again
Don't let appearances fool you just because it's not as glitzy as other restaurants. Solid choice for Korean and a hidden gem on Sawtelle, I'm glad I can always get a table here. Well cooked Korean food, decent side dishes, mom and pop vibes, very nice Korean lady was our waitress. Would definitely recommend!
Wow, it's unacceptable how I chose to ignore this Korean tofu place for years just because they are not BCD Tofu. Well, I decided to go last night and it was one of the best decisions I have ever made as a result of other restaurants closing too soon. 👍🏼😋
We ordered 2 tofu dishes and 1 galbi (beef BBQ), one with pork and one with seafood, with spicy levels of "medium" and "spicy" respectively. Personally, if you can stand medium level 🔥🥵 in BCD then you should go with "spicy" here to enjoy your tofu. Anyhow, their seasonings were top-notch , not too salty but not tasteless either. Meat were plentiful as well. If you don't know what drinks to get, I'd recommend trying their (hot) barley tea.
So I would recommend this place to those who loves authentic Korean 🇰🇷 dish or want to try it out, it will not disappoint you!
Been there twice while we stayed in the area.
Ordered beef soondubu, bulgogi combo with seafood soondubu for one day and bibimbap combo with beef soondubu and seafood soondubu for the other day. Everything was so tasty and even small dishes were all great!
The service was really friendly and price was reasonable. My favorite Korean restaurant there!
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