To Sok Chon
“The soondae is delicious but again, I would recommend trying soondae before ordering this dish.”
“I highly recommend to order the soups/stews, if u feel like piggin' out get the jok bal (pig's trotter).”
“Soon Dae Bokk Keum- a spicy dish made of blood sausages and vegetables.”
To Sok Chon
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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This place is awesome. Food here is perfect for cold, rainy/snowy days. Best way for me to describe it is the best way it was described to me…it's like Korean Sancocho (that's "Stew" for the non-spanish speaking peeps reading this). This is the second time I come here and each time I loved what I had. First time I had the bowl with the spicy chicken and potatoes. It was swimming in the red broth. (Sorry! I'm terrible at remembering the names of Korean dishes). So much chicken. So much broth. This second time I had the whiter looking one with pork and sausages. The sausages were interesting. They were stuffed with noodles which I've never seen before. The pork was amazing…great taste melts in your mouth. Believe that I will be here on the first snow day of the winter.
I haven't been to Korea since I was three years old, but if I were to go back, I would imagine that there would be To Sok Chons on every single block. Their menu is pretty small but what they do serve, they make really well.
This is the place to go if you want traditional warm Korean broth. Their specialty broths may not be the ideal "starter" soup for newcomers to Korean cuisine but the soups are flavorful.
Personally I'm not a huge fan of the dishes they offer but that's just personal preference on my part. I do wish their side dishes were better. I'm not a fan of the type of kimchee they offer. But you don't go to this place for variety. This restaurant is where you go for simple traditional Korean food. This place is also BYOB which is always a plus.
This is my GO TO place for intestine soup. Simply the best in town for this type of food. What type of food you might ask. Well, let me tell you before you head out to try something really authentically Korean. They only give you 2 side dishes to go with your meal; seasoned bean sprouts and kimchee.
Their main dish is Daeji Gook Bop (Pork Rice Soup). It sounds interesting but it just means they have chopped up different parts of the Pig like intestines and ear and boiled it. But it is the cleanest and most flavorful dish I had in this area. When the soup comes out, you need to add chopped scallions, spicy mixture and rice to your liking. Otherwise, it might taste a bit bland.
They also have Pork Kimchee Soup, Gamjatang (pork bone soup), Soondae (Korean blood sausage) and Haenaetang (mix of different intestines with vegetables). My favorite is Haenaetang with lots of bean sprouts. I usually ask for extra. This is a perfect dish that is not too spicy and not to bland. It is good for HANGOVER. When your tummy is twisting in and out, this will cure it once for all.
They have recently added some other stuff like Spicy Pork BBQ Ssam (Bo Sam) with vegetables but I have not seen anyone order that yet.
It's a bit tucked away by King Sauna and A&P. There's not a lot of parking so little bit of walking is required.
Authentic Korean food!
I love love love it here. The price is really reasonable, and lots of meat in every dish. Most of the soup comes still boiling in the hot pot. They also give you yogurt to finish your meal. The food comes out very fast usually within 5~10minutes. I come here after sauna every time.
I'm not going to claim to be much of an expert on Korean dining, but this place was pretty legit. I'm a lover of delicious food, and that's what I partook of at this fine establishment. I was a little intimidated at first glance. Everything was written in Korean, and I was the only white dude in a five mile radius of this joint.
However, when I walked in I was greeted with a friendly smile, and sat down to eat. I was dining alone, but they were more than accommodating. I'm pretty sure they had to go in the back to fetch an English speaking waitress, but I'm glad they did. She was very friendly and helpful in deciding what I was going to devour.
I ordered the Soon Dae Guk, which is a traditional blood sausage stew thing. It came out boiling hot(literally still boiling like minutes after sitting at my table) and was accompanied by a large array of spicy additions such as chopped jalepenos and chili paste of some sort(not to be played around with), some green onions, kimchi, and some sort of seaweed based salad.
Everything was delicious, and the flavor was spectacularly comforting. Nice warm dish for a cold night. With my new office being so close, I'll probably frequent this place often.
Mmm yay Korean food! This place isn't on the bustling Broad Ave of Pal Park and is more hidden a couple blocks down but super close to our destination of King Spa so it all worked out.
We had the Korean stew w/ pork rib and potatoes to share. The kimchi was pretty good. Idk if I was stuffed up or if the spiciness got to me (even though I love spicy) but the stew was lacking in… something. All I could taste was the Korean red pepper seasoning and there wasn't any complexity of flavor to it. The pork ribs were fun to dig into but at some point I just gave up on chopsticks and went at it with my hands. I think it was just an off night for my taste buds and I'll prob give this place another shot at some point.
Incredibly laid back atmosphere, the floors aren't even really finished it's awesome. Pretty difficult to find parking in a weekend evening b/c everyone and their mom is out in Pal Park. Give it a try if you want legit Korean comfort food and it's cold out. Then go sweat out all the spiciness at King Spa!!
This place is great. I knew it was going to be good because the restaurant looked like someone's garage not very welcoming but that's usually where you get the best food. I was blown away I had the gamjatang and it was so flavorful and delicious and a huge portion 3 of us ate and we're so full. FYI they are a byob place but there is a liquor store right around the corner.
Never thought that I would find a korean spot in NJ. This place reminds me of all the stews, soup and pork matter when I visited Korea.
In fact, it's better than what I had in Korea. My go to dish is always soon dae guk and from time to time i would order the soup that has intestines.
I highly recommend to order the soups/stews, if u feel like piggin' out get the jok bal (pig's trotter).
Best time to go is after a long night of drinking, they are open late.