TOKKi

updated on 25/Mar/24: I have visited Tokki two more times since my last visit and I can say that the food has been consistent and the quality was amazing. I tried the spicy pork rice, and it was a great lunch for $12. Flavourful, good portion, fluffy rice and just enough spice. The plain gimbop I ordered as a side wasn't mushy like last time and it was flavourful. I think the only thing missing was the sesame seeds but that is just for decoration. I'm happy that the quality of rice actually met my expectation. I can recommend TOKKi to others with confidence, I'll visit again and try different menu in the near future. ===== Original Review ===== Had a high expectation after hearing good things about this restaurant from Korean communities and 4.2 Google review. I would give 3.7/5. Visited this place after the lunch hour, so the food court was pretty much empty. The cashier was kind, prompt, and professional. Food came out fast. I really like the 'buzzer' to let you know when the order is ready. Let's talk about the food. The rice in Gimbop (김밥) was slightly mushy and not salted enough. This reminded me of my mom making Gimbop for me when I was a kid. She always wanted to take the 'healthier' choice, so she put minimal salt, no MSG and used mushy rice for better digestion. The last time I asked mom to make Gimbop was probably 20 years ago or something :p... I always said NO or had to ask her to make it extra++ fluffy - then she makes rice that I like. I'll still try their tuna/pork cutlet Gimbops. Many Gimbop/Ddubokki restaurants in Korea make flavored Gimbops super delicious while leaving their original to taste like meh. The Ddukbokki (떡볶이) was interesting. Maybe they use anchovy-based broth? It's definitely not my favourite flavour, but I do remember some traditional Ddukbokki places in Korea with such a taste. Both the rice cakes and the fishcakes had great texture. My honest opinion would be 3.7/5. Maybe some of my friends or my parents might like this. The fried squid was pretty good. Decent portion, and the batter wasn't soggy. However, it wasn't crispy either. I always dip these fried items in Ddukbokki sauce and thus all deep fried items need to be extra crispy. If Tokki can make it crispier, it'll be a killer item for sure. Unfortunately, it doesn't have that magic texture yet. 4/5. Overall, the flavor is rather traditional than what you would normally expect in Korea in 2023. I'm more used to sweet/spicy/clean broth/full of MSG flavour when it comes to Ddubokki. I see a huge potential but some improvements would easily put them 4.5/5 restaurant.

The fried squid tasted stale. The squid was detached from the batter. It was horrible; we threw them away.

What we ordered: 2 regular Kimbab, 1 half cheese sausage dog, and spicy chewy noodles. My favourite was the noodles, if you come here definetely get those. I saw another person comment how the Kimbab has no flavour no salt, I do agree it lacks a bit of salt but I understand it is like a mom’s cooking type place. I’m sure if you pair it with kimchi it will be really good. The cheese dog was pretty good too, don’t get the overpriced one from the place next door,just get it here. The prices here are so reasonable it’s hard to be upset even if something is not amazing. Overall I really enjoyed it and I felt my money was worth spent. She even included free soup. So 4 stars from me!!

2 original corndogs with honey mustard for less than 6$. Best corndogs you will have in your life. Batter is flavourful and with honey mustard it’s sooooo good. Cheesy dog is also great but has less sausage

Food court spot in Henderson Mall. Their food quality is steady and serves decent Korean Style snack food. I love their Spicy Rice cake, deepfried squid and KimBop.

This little gem is one of my go to. I would say that they are one of the OG Korean corn dog places before all the chains etc showed up. They have great menu choices at affordable prices. Staff is generally friendly. Food tastes great. I usually try to go to other stalls when I'm having lunch there but I always default back to Tokki.

Great food and good service overall. The miso soup is always cold there.

Cute little place within Henderson mall food court. They serve a variety of korean based dishes that are really good. Their curry with pork katsu is delicious (though sometimes the curry is not hot enough). Their Kimbap is delicious and they have many different choices of fillings. I do feel bad for them because they used to be the only ones with korean corn dogs but then the place next to it opened. All in all the service is great and the food is pretty yummy I come here decently often.

The great food at a very affordable price! This place is in the food court, but that's honestly where some of the best foods are. I highly recommend their chicken katsu and pork katsu curries! They've got some kimbaps too, which are also great :)