Kobi Korean BBQ Restaurant - Thornhill

Looking for some authentic korean bbq? This is it! I loved itFrom the appetizers to soup to the meatEverything was amazing.

Came here on a Saturday afternoon and decided to binge on the cheesey spicey chicken and spicey squid mix.

Food were good and bad. While BBQ Pork Belly was not tasty, Chicken

So much buzz and hype over this place. Well, glad to say it lives up it!Needed a new place as Sariwon has been getting a little disappointing lately. I listened to the review sites and went to Kobi. Not sure about the whole Cheese thingy - I can't say it's very Korean as I think a lot of us are lactose intolerant!Had the pork and marinated kalbi. Also ordered the SoonTofu Stew for one of the little ones and PahJun - seafood pancake. The PahJun was a little oily and since we came sometime between late lunch and early dinner - maybe it was re-fried?Have to say, the spread was fantasic. Lots of BahnChahn to nibble on while we wait for the DehnJang Stew to boil - it was placed in the centre of the barbecue in a stone bowl...Nice!The meats were good quality and the steamed egg, that came as a service item, was really tasty. I kept making comparisons between Kobi and SariWon.Meats = Tie (Kobi's portions were a bit smaller)DehnJang Stew = SariWon (by a bit)Steamed Egg = SariWon (by a little bit - rest of fam liked Kobi's)BahnChahn = Tie (Sariwon has more exotic selection)SoonTofu Stew = Tie (not a specialty at either place)Restaurant = SariwonService = TieBBQ equipment = Sariwon has better grill (natural gas with infrared) but Kobi's equipment - not as elegant - delivers great BBQNot a clear cut winner. How about this. Kobi is over 25% less for a comparable meal - however, SariWon give more meat but nowhere near the amount to justify a 25% delta. Not a total 5 Star but real close!The fam and I have found a new place to hang out and get our BBQ on! Cheers!

The server brought forth five plates of banchan first with a complimentary steamed egg dish. I was so thrilled with this and absolutely thought that the steamed egg was so delicious! It was plain steamed egg but I enjoyed its fluffiness and smoothness. The banchan included kimchi, fermented bok choy, bean sprouts, eggplant, and apple slices