Bul-Go-Gi House - Edmonton

This vaguely flavoured animal feed suffers from obvious cost saving cut backs. The portion sizes were small. The price was high. Western ingredients pitch hit for anything that might cost a little more to import. Forget about ban chan (traditional side dishes)! The flavour itself is just bad. They must have used half a cup of corn starch to thicken up what they dare to call dak bokuem. I came for Korean food. This was not Korean and this was not food.

Good food. Environment leave a little to be desired, but if you have a group of friends it's a great place to get together. Easy to order too much food. Which isn't really a bad thing haha.

The decor is certainly dive y but the food was pretty respectable. Our beef short ribs were tender and perfectly sweet and savoury. The jap chae was the best plate we ordered so flavourful and piping hot. The only disappointment was the bibimbap. It lacked flavour and there was so much rice. We would have liked to see more veggies for the price. All in all, not bad, but also not the best Korean food I've had, either.

I've been wanting to try this gem in my neighbourhood for a long time and I finally did! Its right in front of my Favorite little pub, Duggans Boundary. <br/ <br/ You can tell it gets busy because of the menu- they have pre set menu items for parties of 20+ people. A good sign right away. <br/ <br/ I ordered the beef bul go gi, as one should at the Bul Go Gi house! I actually had to text my Korean foodie friend to ask how to eat it, because they brought me a bowl of rice, the plate of bulgogi, a spoon and some kimchi. <br/ <br/ The beef was probably the most delicious part about the dish. Tender, perfectly cooked and so flavourful! Mixed together with a bit of kimchi, the cabbage and carrot mixture, savoury sauce =heaven. They also provide a chilled pitcher of water at every table so I was never waiting for my glass to be filled. <br/ <br/ Service was good, food was brought out fairly quick, and the owners seem very friendly.<br/ <br/ Don't just pass by, check it out!

We went here this evening and loved it! Compared to the almost Hipster apocalypse and high prices of Nongbu, Bul Go Gi seems to focus on 1) make tasty food, 2) give you lots of it, and 3) keep prices low. Both of us came out full (with leftovers) on some $35 and completely satisfied with our offerings. I see where some complain about the building and the lack of fancy styling, but what they lack in slick design they make up for with the things that really count in a restaurant. You might also argue that other places--such as Nongbu--make more authentic dishes with more authentic ingredients, but to be honest, flavour to me is far more important than using 'North American ' ingredients like celery and bell peppers.