Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Makkal Chon - A taste of Koreatown

There used to be a restaurant called Afghan Taste at Lawrence and Warden that made these great Afghani dumplings. Unfortunately it closed, but luckily there is another restaurant in that same strip mall that will keep me coming to the area.

That restaurant is Makkal Chon, a very good spot for a quick Korean meal. If you like the restaurants in the Koreatowns in Toronto, you'll like this one too. I had an excellent pork bone soup, otherwise known as Gamjatang, heartily overflowing with pork vertebrae, potatoes, and of course chili powder, all in a stoneware bowl to keep things hot. The chili flavour here enhanced the meal, without overwhelming us mere North American mortals. This meal under $10 also came with rice and no less than six appetizers, including of course some kim-chi.

This restaurant definitely goes on my recommended list for inexpensive yet delicious Scarborough Eats.

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