Sundubu Jjigae
Soft tofu stew, bubbling on arrival. The 3am order.
Korean · Willowdale
Sunrise House
The 24-hour Korean kitchen that has fed North York at every hour there is
KoreanWillowdale, Toronto$Details being confirmed
The review
Sunrise House is not a restaurant you choose so much as one you end up in, usually at an hour when nothing else is open. That it is also genuinely good is a fortunate accident of North York.
Sundubu jjigae is the order — soft tofu stew arriving still bubbling, hot enough to hurt. Haejangguk is the hangover soup and does exactly what it claims. Bibimbap in the stone bowl, so the rice at the edge crisps.
Honest notes: the room is worn, the service varies wildly with the hour, and nothing here is refined. It is open twenty-four hours and costs almost nothing, which at 4am is a complete argument.
What to order
Haejangguk
Hangover soup, and it does what the name says.
Bibimbap
In the stone bowl, so the rice crisps. Order it that way.
What works
- Open around the clock
- Very cheap for the portion
- Banchan arrives without being asked for
What doesn’t
- Room is worn
- Service depends heavily on the hour
- Nothing here is refined
Verdict
Sundubu jjigae at whatever hour you arrive. Cheap, hot, always open.