My Tofu House

• Cuisine(s): Korean
  Hours: Sun-Fri 11am-10pm, Sat 5pm-10pm
  Price: $, $$
• Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express
  Features: Business Dining, Family Style, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible
  Serving: Dinner, Lunch
• Alcohol: None
  Reservations: Not Accepted
  Parking: Street

Description

The name gives a strong clue to the house specialty: soft tofu soup, aka soon dobu. The nine identically priced versions on the menu are minor variations on the same dish: Beef or seafood broth, a big scoop of silken tofu, seasonings, chile paste to taste (if you're a chile lover, "medium" is mild, and "hot" is medium), and your choice of other ingredients such as shellfish, pork, kimchi, and mushrooms are simmered together until they're cooked and the flavors are blended. Considering the price, the restaurant puts out a generous spread of panchan - kimchis, salads, dried anchovies, and a fried small whole fish - along with a big bowl of rice, a raw egg to poach in the soup, and barley "tea." Alternatively, you can get bi bim bap (rice bowl) or do-it-yourself barbecue. There's no alcohol, so the total bill is guaranteed to be delightfully low.