Tofu Village

The whole complex that this restaurant is in looked unpromising. It felt run down to me, but boy was I surprised. I have written a review about Tofuya but this place is actually next level! I would say that this place is second only to BCD Tofu House! I actually enjoyed every single dish I ordered: Grilled flatfish, Soon Beef Tofu, and dumplings. Every single dish's portion was very generous but I would say the Tofu in particular was the bomb! 👍 So let me start with that. 😁 By the way, DO NOT TOUCH the pot, if you need to bring it closer to you, please use a napkin. This pot is no joke, I hurt myself a little because I was too excited to dig in. 🤤When you choose to have eggs in your tofu, the server would put the egg in for you (clean hands! yay) ! Anyways, the soup feels light but still very tasty and they don't put sugar in any of their dishes (cheers to that). The meat was delicious and the tofu had perfect texture! Now, the grilled flatfish reminds me a lot of BCD Tofu's fish. They are both equally good but since we actually pay for the flatfish, the fishes are way bigger than the ones served in BCD. In terms of taste, Tofu Village's fish was less salty but I still enjoyed it very much! Dumplings? I didn't think it was anything special. It was delicious but I wouldn't order it again. Right, let's talk about the place then. The restaurant is pretty cozy and clean. I have a strong feeling that the waitress here is also the chef and owner of the store. The lady was nice and respectful but doesn't speak English that well. So speak slower if you won't be ordering your food in Korean. 👀 Overall, I would recommend this place, but maybe if you are not a huge fan of dumplings, then skip it. I would be coming back again though, that Tofu was a mood booster! 👍

I go to a new Sundubu spot once a month and so far from Chino to Gardena, this is now my favorite one [as of 19MAY2022]. The sides were savory, the tea was good, the rice was smokey, and the soup was delicious. Only thing I didn't like was that we left a cash tip on the table and then paid the bill at the cashier with a card. Well, once the cashier noticed $0 tip on the receipt, she immediately called us back to ask about the tip! If the tip was expected, it should just be part of the price. Tips are NOT mandatory. That's not how that works.