Bonga Buldak.

spicccyy... If you like spicy food or korean food in general, Bonga Buldak is the place for you. My friend Shiaang showed me this place after I recently moved downtown and Bonga Buldak is my new regular spot to grab food. This place serves a variety of Korean dishes and I think they specialize in spicy chicken. The place itself is pretty nice and the atmosphere is very casual as it is clearly a spot frequented by many students. Its a nice spot to grab some drinks with friends, especially since they have the typical Korean alcohol combos (like they have at Kokuryo across the street) and pretty cheap beers (~$3 +tax/tip). Inside the restaurant, they have huge posters of their lunch menu on the wall (which is actually served all the time). They also have some crazy names for some dishes like Blazing Fire Chicken with Fried Rice ($5.99 + tax/tip, pictured top right). The entire thing comes out in a hot plate with some pretty spicy chicken and tasty and crispy fried rice since its on the hot plate. The rice also has plenty of sesame oil flavour which makes it even better. The couple times I went with Shiaang, he has created his own giant combo which will definitely fill any hungry person up. He orders 2 dishes: Oyster Fried Rice ($6.99 + tax/tip, pictured middle left) and Gam Ja Tang aka Pork Bone Soup ($6.99 + tax/tip, pictured bottom left). The oyster fried rice is different than the the typical chinese style fried rice I'm used to, but it tastes damn good with plenty of oyster pieces, dried seaweed and a touch of spiciness. The Gam Ja Tang is also good here according to both Shiaang and my friend Mark, who commented that the soup base really stands out. The tasty pork meat from the Gam Ja Tang also seems to go really well with the oyster fried rice (if you are crazy enough or hungry enough to order 2 dishes like Shiaang).
Bonga Buldak is a good place for some pretty inexpensive spicy Korean dishes. It is also right in the middle of downtown just south of Yonge and Bloor (at St. Mary Street). They are also open pretty late, until 2 am, so its a good, cheap sit down option if you need to grab a late dinner.

• they also serve complimentary Banchan (aka korean side dishes), but sometimes they don't bring them all out, so ask specifically for kimchi, salad or pickled radishes and they will be happy to bring it to you
• pretty much paid parking everywhere around this area and closest TTC stop is Yonge and Bloor

Bonga Buldak "Home of Hot Taste"
710 Yonge St
Toronto, ON
(416) 975-0000