Sunrise House

Remember cash only!
Their portion is a lot so good for until the next meal. Tried their hot pot, rice, noodle. Decent and enjoyed. They can be a bit salty.

The owners have changed. Since the change, the food has become lower and lower in quality while prices keep rising every few months or so. Understandable if it’s due to inflation, but obviously not the case if prices increase only over a few months! I’ve had most of my usual dishes here since before the turnaround, ranging from spicy pork and kimchi stirfry to the summer’s seasonal cold noodles. I was always impressed with the cleanliness of the place as well as the extremely tasty dishes and sides (banchan), but I can’t say this anymore. The new owners do not take care of the cooking, while the old owners were owner-​chefs. Perhaps they hold different perspectives on what they want to prioritize. I returned a couple of times after the change and tried their beef bulgogi dish as well as their dumpling soup, and both were subpar in quality. The beef was too sweetened and tough/​stringy, while the dumplings were the frozen cheap type and the soup base was super watered down.
I don’t think I’ll return here again nor recommend it anymore as the best korean restaurant in ktown to my colleagues or friends. Very disappointed about how the place has completely changed.

Sunrise House is a place you love for what it is, not what it isn’t. The service is quick, the food is good, and most dishes are $ 8 or $ 9. The banchan, or free side thingies, are fresh and plentiful, and some of my favourite on the Koreatown strip. The side dishes staples seem to be cabbage, cucumber, and radish kimchi, potatoes, beansprouts, seaweed and glass noodles. Best of all, they’re included if you order take-​out.
The menu is populated with cheap, solid renditions of standard Korean dishes. The stir-​fries are spicy and meat-​heavy. The bibimbap is fresh tasting, and a generous portion. The stews are excellent winter comfort food, full of everything from dumplings to hot dogs. I would order steamed shrimp dumplings instead of chicken, as the chicken is sometimes dry, but don’t skip the seafood pancakes. They’re are all fried well enough to frightened your cholesterol, but inescapably delicious.
That being said, this place is cash only, often has a line-​up (but nowhere to wait), and indifferent service unless you become a regular and tip. Also, the walls are cartoon nuclear reactor green, and the restaurant is decorated with seasonal ornaments that needed a place to retire.

I love this place, from the food to the side dishes. Very filling and very good.
The service was quick, food came rolling out at a reasonable pace.
Will come here again. Also ordered take out for my fiancé, they also included the side dishes as well unexpected,

First of all, you lose a star for being cash only. I don’t really care what your reasons are, but it’s an inconvenience to me (customer) and so it wasn’t a 5-​star experience.
Secondly, you lose a star for bad service. No one came to refill our water or side dishes. In fact, it felt like they had forgotten about us.
Third, you lose a star for the cleanliness of your restaurant. If I hadn’t looked at my chair before sitting, I would have sat in a puddle of soup. Then, after looking around, the chair from the table next to us was also wet with some spillage. On top of that, the floor was sticky from likely days worth of spillage.
That leaves you with 2 stars left. The food was worthy of 2 stars. So, 2 stars you will get.

Authentic, delicious Korean dishes prepared and served by real Koreans. Their food tasted the same as Korea Garden in Makati City, Philippines.
But the difference is the price we paid. It is less expensive at this family-​owned Sunrise House. Huge portions and NO aftertaste of MSG!

Good, reasonable Korean food. Cash only.
Large selection, very popular, wait time can be long especially on Weekend’s dinner time.
Customer Service is tolerable.
One time, they gave us the food, which apparently not what we ordered.
We were not aware of this as we are not too familiar with different types of Korean dishes.
So we ate it, next our «real» order came, we are charged for both dishes.
Yes, sucks, good thing the foods taste good.
We tried hard not to feel too bad about paying an extra dish we didn’t order.

I love this place, I probably visit here at least once per week if not twice… reasonably priced compare with a lot other Korean restaurants down the street. Love everything on the menus. Everything…

I’m still very new to Korean cuisine so I’m not too sure how everything should taste but I found everything good! I ordered the stir fried bulgogi with vegetables and squid. I liked the squid but I probably would not order the beef again. I loved their kimchi though (and the noodle banchan I can’t remember what its called)! It’s a quaint little restaurant but the service was fast. Once you’re done eating here you should definitely go across the street and top off your meal with some walnut cakes at Hodo Kwaja

I gave myself the challenge of trying every Korean restaurant along Bloor West. I did. Sunrise House beats them all easily! The food is so tasty, the menu has the right diversity, the service is quick, and the side dishes are endless! I have also tried most items in the menu, and have not been underwhelmed once.
They usually have a lineup, so I recommend showing up in off-​peak hours to avoid a cold wait outside (esp. in winter). They take cash only, but there’s an ATM in the convenience shop next door.

This place is the bomb. Fantastic portions and free sides with all orders! The place can get really busy at times… and is usually understaffed, you can really see the waitress breaking a sweat, I commend her. It would be better for the establishment if they hired someone else during peak hours though.
PS. this place only accepts cash, so come prepared.

The Sunrise House is right in Koreantown and serves some of the best Korean food I have had since I dated a Korean girl. I had the spicy bulgogi with squid and rice and it was amazing. There were so much flavours in the food and it had a great spicy level. The only things I can say bad about this place is that there isn’t a lot of sitting, so it gets busy quickly and that the service isn’t that fast. Overall, even though you might need to wait, the food makes up for it.

Just a few bites from our full review.
«The restaurant is bright green outside and inside which was a surprisingly non-​appetizing choice of colour. It felt more like a variety store.»
«Our steamed Chicken Dumplings were not too impressive. We should have probably ordered beef or even pork variety to get more taste of these steamed pockets. The chicken meat made the dish dry and unenthusiastic.»

Very authentic Korean food! Because you could find the owners, staff and even most customers are all Korean. I visited alone for bibimbap at a cold day. The food really warmed me. It was a little spicy and sweet, lots of vegetables and various kinds of delicious side dishes. Most importantly, the price was very reasonable. The restaurant was busy at mealtime, I waited for twenty mins to be seated when I took my friends there second time. Recommend the cold noodle for summer time and soup (or hot pot stew if you come with many friends) for winter time.

Sunrise House is always my go-​to restaurant when I’m craving some korean food. I personally recommend the dolsot (beef) bibimbap because it’s always very filling. Don’t let the $ 9 price scare you, it’s packed full with veggies, meat, rice and a fried egg on top. The meal also comes with (unlimited?) sides like kimchi, glass noodles, potatoes etc. The potatoes and kimchi are my favourite and I usually end up asking for more.
My only complaint about this restaurant is the size. It’s pretty small for an eat-​in restaurant and often can’t accommodate for a large amounts of guests. There’s only a few tables available and I believe the biggest table the have only holds about 5 people. There have been times when we’ve had to eat elsewhere because it was full and there was no room for us to wait.

I visited my family in toronto, when my grandmother kept on saying she had to bring all of us there so we went. Their location pretty easy to find, place very tidy clean. We ordered galbi, ojingo bokkeum, soondoobu jjigae etc and to be honest it was really good. Good portions and tasty. The stew wasnt that spicy like i wouldve expected but it was still good!
Id totally go back.

Sunrise has great food and totally worth the money. Although it’s a bit small for a restaurant, the food is packed with flavour. I ordered a dolsot bibimbap and it honestly was worth like $ 9 I paid. It was loaded with vegetables and cooked perfectly, not over or under seasoned. My meal also came with numerous side dishes like kimchi and potatoes.
It has a great selection of dishes and all of it is authentic Korean home style cooking. The servers were really nice. This place is a great to drop by for lunch or dinner and I will definitely going back!

I have lived in Korea Town for just over 8 months now so I thought It was about time to try some food from the area. My boyfriend LOVES Korean food and absolutely loves this place so I knew I had to try it.
Over all I really enjoyed it! You get a good (even huge) amount of food for the price. Endless sides with really tasty veggie or meat options. We got the vegetable fried dumplings and the sweet and spicy beef bulgogi (which is my new favourite food ever! well. other than tacos.). It was just the right amount of spice with a sweet tangy sauce.
You can tell this place is popular and well loved as there is ALWAYS a line. So if you’re hungry show up earlier as they only have a handful of tables. Also it’s cash only, so no plastic friends!
I really want to try the bimibap next time we go! Anything with an egg on top is A+ in my book.

My friends and I were looking for a cheap place to eat some bibimbap so we came across sunrise house and wow god bless we found this place b/​c the food was sooooooooooo good! The place is tiny but the food was A1
We all ordered dolsot bibimbap and it was just heaven, the rice crisped up really nicely in the bottom, there was a good amount of bulgogi, vegetables and you would think something this good would cost a lot of money but it only was $ 9
oh also the side dishes were really yummy too
The only thing that sucks about this place is that since its so tiny you might not get a seat always and would have to wait outside. But I guess that just proves how amazing the food is.
I recommend this restaurant for anyone who is looking for a place with good food and cheap prices: DDDDDDDD

I’ve tried many of the restaurants in Korea Town, but I think Sunrise house is the absolute best. If you’ve ever been here on an evening, you can definitely tell how popular it is since there’s usually a lineup outdoors.
The first time I came here, I ordered the Kalbi and the Kimchi stew. I truly believe Sunrise house has the best Kimchi stew I’ve ever tasted, so I’d highly recommend that. The Kalbi was absolutely delicious. I’ve tried a few other dishes here, the bulgogi, seafood udon, dumplings and so far I’ve never been disappointed.
Price wise, I feel like this is one of the best places to get a cheap meal around 6 – 8 bucks. The portions are pretty large and I always leave the restaurant with leftovers.
My only complaint is the service. There’s typically one waitress trying to serve the entire restaurant. You absolutely need to use the doorbells on the table to get the waitresses attention sometime. But honestly, the price and the food make it worth it!
If you’re looking to try a new place in Ktown, this is definitely it!