DooBoo in Burnaby

I occasionally visit your place and have ordered delivery a couple of times. Why do you guys never read the notes? Among many Korean cafes, your food is very spicy and I love spicy food but this is just too much! I always ask for it to be less spicy, but you never follow the request.

I ordered food delivery, but the food came pouring out. Dont even answer the phone.

One of my favourite spots for their tofu soup! I usually get it with japchae. Their tofu soups come with a stone pot rice which is special to this restaurant Parking is right outside the store which is best accessible on Kingsway if you are heading west.

Food are very good. 10/10 Food

This food is amazing and true. Your soul will thank you.

First time trying korean food. Loved it

Wow, what a dinner! Their Mala Tofu soup was an explosion in flavors, and I genuinely enjoyed mopping the plate clean. Perfect seasong and spice. Vegetarian options were surprisingly engaging and balanced. Hosts are the sweetest! Really kind and loving. Kimchi fried rice with extra fried egg will live in my dreams until I order it here next time.

Soft tofu soup is the best!

Really high quality Korean food! Served us first! no judgement at all when food was too spicy! Thank you My boyfriend actually liked it a lot! I thank you so so very much for your great service! Will be back in kind regards.

Very good and very spicy

All the dishes are flavourful and temperature hot! Will be back!

I know Dooboo is know for its tofu stews but it was my second time ordering the kimchi fried rice and I have to say it tastes even better this time around. The flavour and mild spiciness tickled my tongue in such a way that I couldn t help but down the fried rice in under 10 minutes. I just couldn t stop eating. I was more than half way done when I remembered to take a photo because the smell was so intoxicating that I just had to eat.

Favourite place to get soft tofu soup! Portions are big and affordable. Their soft tofu soup comes with stone pot rice, which is also so good. Weve come here many times and tried many of their items and they all were amazing. Also appreciated how they have the white version of the soft tofu soup for people who dont eat spicy. Service was quick and friendly and everything tasted very fresh. 100% would recommend the soft tofu soup, hot pot rice with fish roe, and Korean bean paste soup! Parking: Small parking lot in the front of the restaurant.

Really tasty

Tips implied in the bill, but service is not good

My favourite tofu soup in the city + unlimited side dishes. Parking is limited in the complex.

This is the best korean tofu soup

My favourite place for soft tofu soup and veggie pancakes. Theyre so crispy every time.

I ve been here at least 10 times and every time it s 10/10. This place has the best Korean stew in all of Vancouver. I should ve left a review ages ago and here I am today. My favorites are soft tofu soup with seafood and the soybean paste soup. Always leaving full and comfy.

I was living near this restaurant, and I moved the k town, but still think DooBoo is the best Korean restaurant in Vancouver. The beef short ribs is sooooo good, the soup for sure awesome!!! !

Awesome freshly cooked Korean food. The seafood soondoobo jigae is second only to that served by Southcastle restaurant. Good portions of authentic Korean soulfood. Go try!

Quick and friendly service. High quality food. Dumplings, bulgogi chicken and short ribs was a hit with my toddler and 11 month.

Been here tons of times. Food is very good. Service is average depending on who the server is. Small place could get a little noisy when its full house.

Great food and friendly staff Vegetarian options: Several options, and the ability to convert some options to be vegetarian Dietary restrictions: They can let you know whats in the dishes before you order Parking: The parking lot only holds a couple of cars, and street parking availability will depend entirely on the time of day.

Greedy owners increasing the price of their soup combo by $4. Thats not inflation, thats the owner thinking he can charge whatever he wants. $31 for a single soup combo? Will not be ordering from here any longer.

Food was delicious and service was great!

This is a restaurant I want to go to again if I get the chance. I wish they would add more ingredients.

Been coming here for years as my family lives close by. The soups are super tasty and meat always come out sizzling with lots of flavor. Great spot in the south Burnaby area without driving all the way to North Road

Great food and excellent customer service. I love their vegetable pancake with cheese. It s a must try! We ordered the vegetable pancake with cheese, spicy chicken aka dakgalbi, beef japachae and Bibimbap. I can t believe I haven t frequent this place. Everything tasted delicious and big portions. It gets busy. Was here from 6:15-745 and the place is packed and lots of take out orders. Ample parking space on the side street.

Great Korean tofu soup restaurant. Its good in person as well as delivery. Their pajeaon is also good. Parking: We walked to the restaurant so didnt actually use the parking lot, but the restaurant has a couple of parking spaces in the front that it shares with other businesses in the building. Kid-friendliness: They have high chairs available. My two year old loved sitting by the window to watch the different cars go by on Kingsway.

Had the spicy tofu soup/soondubu. It was alright but wasnt good enough for me to come back. Would put it in low to mid of all the tofu soups ive had.

Cozy authentic Korean restaurant. I ordered Tofu soup with beef and they gave us a stone rice bowl. The taste was amazing. Their parking lot is small, but you can park a car at Arcola Street.

Food was good, but they overcharged us. They added a 15% on top of what we ordered. We weren t aware, so we tipped an additional 15%. I would understand if it was large group to have a tip included but It was just the two of us. And the older lady with brown/orange hair charged us the amount without informing us and didn t give us the receipt/bill. Felt shady and scammed

Service is on the slower side.

So delicious! And the price is not expensive either.

The food is amazing. I love it. The short ribs tasted so good. And the tofu soup is so tasted. I would like to give the special award for the rice. White rice and crispy rice. It s so delicious. Love it. Highly recommend.

good food and nice staff!

I ordered soft tofu soup without beef and pork. They made my order perfect. Food is really delicious, its high quality. Staffs are friendly and service is amazing!!

Excellent homestyle Korean food.

It was a great meal I highly recommend .

We like this restaurant, the menu is not too big but the food quality is good. We love the grilled pork belly with garlic. The cold noodles were good as well. The restaurant is small, and the service is decent. Nothing to complain about but the small parking lot

You are asked to wait outside in winter weather and seating wait times are quite long due to understaffing and long waits for staff to clear tables. 10+ min wait times very common standing in the cold outside. Food however is on point and pricing is reasonable.

I had the beef tofu soup, and it was delicious and less oil compared to most Korean places. The seasoning on the food is perfect. I know someone on here said less sodium, which is true. Less Msg is always good.

Food is delicious. Love their tofu soup, and their sweet and spicy fried chicken the most. Their side dishes can be improved though. The kimchi has no flavor and too spicy. The water/tea also doesnt get refilled unless asked. My favourite Korean restaurant so far, though.

Were very hungry so we decided to come here. The food itself was very good, with kind staff. I will say that the pork belly was a little dry but nonetheless tasty. The prices were very reasonable and are definitely budget friendly. There wasnt that much parking. Parking: Around 8 spots

Been here many times and the food and service has always been great. Vegetarian/vegan friendly with lots of vegan options! Love the soft tofu soup, stone bibimbap and extra spicy tteokbokki Cant wait to go back!

Amazing food. Excellent service.

Xiao Cai is a bit stingy

Food is very good but very small inside so easily there is a wait.

Small quaint restaurant with great food. Stews are some of the best in the lower mainland.

Great!!

Food was delicious and stuff is friendly yet respectful of your space. We had soft tofu soup and ribs. Both tasted amazing

Yum!

The quality of the food was very good, the quantity was large, and the price was reasonable. I think I will always come here when I miss Korean food, such as stone pot soft tofu and LA galbi kimchi fried rice. A place with friendly staff and delicious food!

One of the best Korean food in town with competitive pricing - theyre often overlooked due to their location and smaller restaurant setting. Worth a try if you havent, especially their seafood pancake thats done just right.

Food was delicious and the portions were great, never tried korean before but definitely had a great experience and the staff was so sweet and efficient

The place was full on non peak hours. We were asked to wait outside after writing our phone number on the board. It took about 15 minutes to get a table and we ordered right away for Kimchi stew and soft tofu soup. Both were above average in taste and portion size. And being Korean, I know how tofu and kimchi are supposed to taste, and they didnt disappoint. We were little skeptical before going in but we are now convinced we will come back here. Edit: We returned to try their LA short ribs and it was spot on. It was better and more served than other restaurant which we recently visited. Parking: Kind of hard to get in and out of parking.

The food here is amazing, and I had a great experience for my first time having Korean food. There were a lot of dishes (yummy) but not a lot of space, plus small tables made it a little awkward. Overall I really enjoyed the whole experience, but I had to give it 1 less because of the cramped spacing. Parking: There is not a lot of parking! We ended up having to park in the residential area. Kid-friendliness: Lots of tiny dishes and platters-they were all really yummy but being a clumsy person I actually had a little panic attack (not visibly) and had to kind of calm down and move things around before actually starting to eat. Wheelchair accessibility: Small space! A little hare to maneuver around.

Basic Korean dishes here. Service, presentation,quality and taste are good. Would go back again if I was living in the area.

Its clean and the food tastes very good. The staff are also friendly, so I had a good time eating comfortably~^^

Must order Rice. Highly recommended. Best white rice.

Very good authentic Korean restaurant. I really enjoyed the fish roe bibimbap and the tofu soup! Strongly recommend. Parking is limited in front so rely on local street parking

First time trying Korean food quantity was much less while comparing to price .... taste was pretty decent too

The best. Excellent food at a reasonable price. We purposely go out of our way for Dooboo.

Best korean restaurant experience!

Comfort home cooked style Korean place in south Burnaby. Attentive service and feels family run and inviting. They have delicious cold noodles, tofu hot pot and other delicious staples like japchae. Recently we had the KFC in honey garlic flavour and it was a bit toooo much garlic. A bit overpowering. And the chicken was a bit undercooked. And our bulgogi beef was over cooked so that it felt on the jerky side texture. All in all I would still come back but maybe not for the kfc to be safe.

Ordered stone Bibimbap. First time for me eating at this place and I was expecting a plethora of flavourful notes but unfortunately I didn t taste them. So I would put it at bland. Service is okay. Would I go back? It depends, perhaps there are other dishes on the menu that would be worth trying out.

Friendly Staff, Great food, welcoming restaurant.

Probably one of the best in Burnaby

Spent 3 hours here eating and chatting. The staff here are sweet and pleasant and we were not rushed. They have all your usual Korean dishes plus we tried the spicy cod cheeks and were very impressed. The flavour was just right! Definitely a place to go if youre in the area and craving Korean food.

We went to DooBoo last night and it was our first time! I spilled hot tea accidentally by mistake and the lady came to our table to check on me right away and even gave me ice! Their service is top notch! Their foods are so delicious and with the price point, its really hard to find this type of restaurant in the area. We will come back again!! Parking: Free parking with limited availability at the front of the restaurant.

My favourite for kimchi stew! Great service and super attentive.

This is a family-owned restaurant along Kingsway in Burnaby. Very homey interiors. Food was really good. Ordered the pancakes, tofu soup and mayonnaise rice. My picky daughter loved it. Gets busy after 6.30, not many seats inside. So be prepared ro wait. very orderly..u write your name and wait outside. Server will call you when a table becomes available. Will be back for sure.

Had a coupon ($1 weekend promotion) to use for delivery with Door dash so pre-ordered for a later delivery. Order was approved by the restaurant. Later they canceled my order. Well they cancelled my order and I lost my coupon. Why approve my order if youll cancel it. You know exactly how much of your dish you can/will make for the day. Of course when I call, no one picks up.

Really fast service and staff were really friendly! They do need to be more careful tho because they crashed this cleaning cart that had a lot of water right by our table. Thankfully it didn t actually hit me but it was really close and scary. For food we got their seafood pancake and hot pot rice with fish roe. Both were really good but the rice was much more flavourful even tho pancake had sauce! I recommend getting a lot less food because their portions are really big. For two of us we could ve easily just gotten only the rice and still get full, had to take a lot of pancake home. Definitely coming back here to try their soup / other items.

Everything tasted so good. The rice cakes were the most perfect texture.

Very fun and well decorated spot! The food was flavorful and enough to share! The prices seemed fair and the service was on point!

Good service. Attentive. The food is good. Good portions. Its flavor is good. Little parking space.

We had Korean sweet and spicy fried chicken, Bibim noodles, and pork and kimchi tofu pot. Everything was delicious, taste was authentic and the portions are good! One of the best Korean restaurants in Burnaby and seems like they put attention and care into their food.

Doo Boo Korean Restaurant on Kingsway is famous for its top-quality to-go food, especially their delicious tofu soup and mouthwatering BBQ. Both dishes have a perfect rating of 5 out of 5. The tofu soup has a rich, comforting broth, while the BBQ offers perfectly grilled and juicy meats. Their commitment to excellence guarantees an unforgettable dining experience. Dont miss out on this fantastic spot!

Food is delicious.

Love the beef short ribs , the kids love the hotstone rice chicken mayo , the others just okay. Have to wait for quite line ups the place is pretty small. This is our 2nd time

I deliver with Uber Eats whenever I have time. Ive been called for tofu several times, but its late every time. Even the lie that you only need 30 minutes to prepare today... Theres a reason other restaurants deal with Uber drivers first. Drivers also have a set delivery schedule, and if they are late at one location, all other customers are late as well, and they receive service reviews based on star ratings accordingly. Since there is a delivery time, you can also check the restaurant preparation deadline in the app. It was 17 minutes, not 30 minutes, and there was a customer who had to deliver by 31 minutes, but if you said anything in a way to avoid responsibility, I wouldnt have anything to say. Why is the driver responsible for the restaurant being late? Even if the driver says to eat up when it comes to being a little late, I dont know what kind of treatment it is to ask someone to leave when they are late. I dont want to wait there for the driver, nor do I want to be chased out of the store. I was about to cancel after waiting for over 10 minutes, but the female staff member handled it quickly, so Im leaving 1 star. :(

Customer service is very unprofessional. My cousin and I arrived at this place with my two son. We waited for 10 minutes and asked us to write our name and number. There is 5 tables that are vacant. They said they are not ready yet. So I asked if we could sit at the table and just wait there. Its hard to wait outside with two kids, its windy and cold. But the server rudely said Wait we are not ready yet and turned her back.

First off theres no place to park, then when we came in to be seated, we were told to wait outside when theres empty tables available. Poor customer service, I dont recommend this place nor will I be coming back here.

Service has gone down :( Foods only alright now. Revised my rating from a few years ago, giving my friend and I the experience that we dont feel like we should come back again. We got seated - ordered our food, one was a cold noodle combo and an extra cold noodle. 45minutes later, we then asked for an update, then was told they are working on it, and should be out in 10-15 mins, what suprised me was the table that arrived after us already got their food - so my guess was our order was forgotten or lost. Alright the combo comes out.... as I wait for the 2nd noodle, I then asked about it - the server was extremly defensive - that we only ordered the combo, and went on about us just ordering 1... In the end she said I can put in the order for the other one - after being all defensive and rude with the encounter, simply said no thanks well just share the 1 and called it a night. Not impressed with the service, I understand they were busy, but would have been nice to solve the situation that weve been waiting long and lets get us food...

My fav tofu soup restaurant. I like their service, clean place and yummy food. I eat here because they don t use meat based broth unlike many other tofu soup restaurants. And they also have non spicy white tofu soup which my fiancé can enjoy. Thank you for the best dooboo soup!!!

Love the beef soup and hotstone rice

I ordered a side of the mackerel and it was delicious seasoned and cooked just right. Soup and kimchi were also good thank you very much for the experience

The food here is good and price is fair, but today we came in as a party of 2 and put our name on the waitlist. We were respectfully standing at the entrance (which is very spacious) we were at least 2-3 meters away from other customers dining. We weren t in anybody s way, and there wasn t anybody else around us. But the waitress asked us to go wait outside. It s 12 degrees today. I have a car which I could have waited in. But I find it extremely unfriendly for customers that don t have a car and have to wait in the cold. I would understand if the entrance was just too small or if there was a big crowd at the door. I don t see a reason why we had to wait outside, especially because they called us to come inside 2 mins after we went out. At this point, we ve already left. There are plenty of Korean restaurants with the same quality around

The tofu soup only has beef and tofu, which is a bit disappointing. The beef is just ordinary beef slices and is a little bit spicy. The amount of kimchi is a bit small and the taste is sweet (I rarely eat kimchi that I don t like ). The pickled radish is also sweet and not crispy. This set meal costs $16.99 extra! I don t think it s worth the cost. In addition, the fried chicken tastes okay, but the rice cake is not transparent enough and a bit hard. I can only say that ordering Uber delivery this time made me think that there are other options that are better and have better CP value. Taste varies from person to person, but the price is really expensive

Got the tofu seafood soup with bulbogi combo. Delicious tofu soup. Full of flavor. Reasonably priced.

Food tasted amazing however be prepare to wait for your food. It does take awhile but it worth the wait. The food portion and price is reasonable.

So good!! We eat/order from here all the time...my only wish is that they would add to their menu!!

Great Korean cuisine! The place is a bit small and busy, but the food is very tasty. I ordered the tofu pot and I love the taste.

One of the best Korean restaurants for Tofu soup. Other items on the menu look good also and I look forward to trying it in the near future. The Tofu soup is reasonably priced, which is a welcome when every restaurant is jacking up their price like crazy. It still comes with an egg that you can crack into your boiling stone pot. The rice that comes with the soup, they actually cook it in the stone pot for you.

I recall I used to frequent this spot when they first opened in 2017. Came back recently in October. I feel like the menu seems a bit different from when I used to come here. Had the stone pot bibimbap and the chicken bulgogi. Wish the bibimbap was served with the raw egg yolk instead of a fried egg as I liked to mix up the yolk in the rice and then cook it on the inner wall of the hot stone pot. Aside from that, nice that they give you plenty of sauce to mix with your dishes. A bit difficult to flag down the servers as they seemed pretty busy. But food was fairly tasty. Tiny parking lot in from of the restaurant but street parking available outside.

Easily 5/5 stars Really reasonable prices for good food and great service. Theyre generous with their side dishes (kimchi, tofu, onions), meaning unlimited refills when you ask. We got the Soup + Bulgogi combo (w/ extra rice). The portion was great for two. Total before tax was around $29. Wow! Barely see that kind of prices dining out for two anymore. The staff was friendly and helpful. Thank you!

Expensive and taste just so so

Food is slightly changed in westernized taste.

Probably the best stone bibimbap Ive had in Metro Vancouver so far. They even had an extra stone pot served with crispy rice. The pots were served in elevated wood boxes. The organization of the meat and veggies was so beautiful and the portions were big

Pretty busy place small portions good food. If you are a fan of Korean food, this definitely will satisfy. Food : 3/5

I like the vibes and the tofu

Its really good, but not a bbq place.

I recently dined at DooBoo Unfortunately, my experience wasnt great. The food lacked seasoning, and even a basic element like salt seemed missing. I had to resort to adding hot sauce just to add some flavor, but it ended up overpowering the dish. Its possible that my taste preferences differ, and this cuisine might be better appreciated by those who have a fondness for Korean flavors

Great spot! Surprised to see some good vegetarian options. Definitely not vegan friendly. Had the rice cakes and vegetable pancake and would recommend them.

I had cold noodle and barbeque!! Super delicious I love cold noodle and they had a really good air conditioner Very good price

Home style Korean restaurant. Taste good with fair price. The only problem is the limited parking. However, we will come again if we are in the area.

First time here- food taste good, I d say something typical in a Korean restaurant. It s not a bad thing but you know it s consistent with others. I d say pass on the fried clams and shrimp salad for its price you can order better dish for a little bit more money. Surprisingly the miso soup was actually really tasty! we didn t plan to eat the miso soup, but we tried it in the end and we regretted not eating it sooner.

The food quality is bad and unclean Especially the kimchi had already deteriorated. Not recommend!

I highly recommend the Hot Pot Rice with Mayo! The tteokbokki is also great :)

This was one of the best Korean restaurants Ive ever been to! They had amazing tofu soup, and even their cold noodles were delicious. They also have unlimited refills on the side dishes! I would highly recommend this place to anyone.

One of the best Korean restaurants around Its one of those restaurants thay you will for sure crave to go back The pork belly was my favorite, the tofu soup was so tasty and the ingredients were very freah. You can choose from 5 different levels of spiciness. The restaurant itself is very clean and the staff are super nice. Its not a very fancy place but yeah the taste of the food will make you go back very soon. Ill try the short ribs next time as the waitress recommended but I was craving for pork belly so next time Ill try the short ribs and the seafood tofu soup

We ordered the soft tofu hot pot, extra spicy with beef, and boy did they deliver. Such a flavourful and abundant serving of tofu, vegetables, and meat all in one bowl. THEY DO NOT SKIMP ON INGREDIENTS! They also include an egg, and not all places do that anymore. *cough* House of Tofu on North Road *cough*. If youre craving SDB, I HIGHLY recommend this place. Their bulgogi sauce is also ridiculously good.

Cannot understand that there are three empty tables inside and ask client to wait outside

Always so delicious! :)

I am not a Korean food expert and I really only ever eat the bibimbap bowl because I love it!! I have eaten bibimbap at other restaurants and this one is my favorite.

Rude.

Surprisingly good place to get your tofu fix. The curried tofu was so good I wanted to back and get more. The soybean milk was spot on. And the creamy silk tofu with brown sugar was just right as a pick me up. Would recommend to come here and try it out.

DELICIOUS!

Hidden little place but busy. Great food. Give it a try, you wont be disappointed.

Amazing! Consistent food quaintly price is reasonably good for what you get. Small place but moves fast. Worth the wait Friendly staff

My wife liked the food there so much in 2018 that she wanted to eat in the same restaurant the next day. When we visit Vancouver again, we will be sure to visit.

The old lady talks like she is singing, which is quite funny.

Best Korean tofu soup in town

Very good Korean food! But very spicy for me

This restaurant has some my favorite soft tofu soup - its warm, comforting and has lots of beef (if you pick that flavor).

Nice food and friendly stuff

Wonderful restaurant, the staff are very friendly and the food is fantastic!

Customer service is absolutely great here, the staff are very attentive to needs and so friendly. My wife and I ordered a bowl of kimchi stew and the fried garlic pork dish. The stew was flavourful, but the fried garlic dish was bland. Lacking seasoning, garlic was burned too which was sad because it really did look good.

horrible experience. we were harassed by a racist customer and the staff only watched and listened. didn t feel safe here. The food was okay but other Korean restaurants are better.

Best tofu soup in the city!

Always amazing They care for the client and they put a lot of care on the food Thank you for keeping the same level of quality all these years !

The food came super late and the server (the order lady) did not notice when we were trying to order. The restaurant is not big I don t know what they cannot even see the whole tables. The server (old lady) forgot to give us the takeout box as well. Didn t give us the refill. Customers are not a joke