Home of HOT-Taste: More Korean!

I think I'm on a Korean addiction - I've had Korean food for 4 days in a row now, three of which consisted of pork bone soup (pbs) . Some people go for wine tasting, so I guess I can go around savouring PBS too.
This spot is a favourite among some of my friends who live near by on Bay st. Home of HOT-taste is located on 714 Yonge St., next to the Countryside Coffee. It's also a very popular spot among young Koreans, perhaps because of it's dim lights and loud atmosphere, and two big flat screens that air Korean music videos all day long. The boys can enjoy some firey dishes while drooling over Hyori-lee's booty-shaking.
The restaurant boasts its firey chicken dishes. While there are the standard tofu stews, soups, pork stir frys and bbq rib dishes with rice combos priced at 5.99-8.99 posted on the wall with pictures, its menus are filled with items such as "spicy firey chicken" or chicken wings for around $14.49 for a plate. The plain fried wings are popular as well.


Being on a PBS addiction, of course I had to go for the PBS ($6.99) because I found that every restaurant has their own unique broth. This one puts a lot of peppercorn and green onion in their soup and the pork is stewed just to the right tenderness that it falls apart as you bite down on it. I didn't find it overly spicy nor salty, and really liked the kimchi and potatoes in the soup.

Second dish was the rice cakes with fish cakes and onions. The rice cakes ($5.99) were chewy but not tough and the sauce was mildly spicy with a sweet undertone (makes me think they put a hint of ketchup in it). The fish cakes were just thin slices of standard fish cakes that were in the dish for a ride. The whole plate had the stir-fried-over-open-fire kind of taste to it that I really liked.

Finally, the most ordered dish in the restaurant. The famous spicy firey chicken with fried rice for $5.99. The chicken's not that spicy and very tender with a bbq taste to it. It's one of those "you might not love it but you definitely won't hate it" safe dishes. I didn't try the fried rice but it glistened under a layer of oil with some vegetable bits in it. Standard.

For sides, the restaurant gives lettuce salad with soya sauce and miso dressing, pickled turnips and kimchi upon request. Service was alright, but a little slow because there was one waiter runnin around 12 tables....(poor guy).

Overall, it's a good place for those of us who don't mind a loud environment with a cheap, filling and tasty meal, and/or for those who just want to sit googly eyed staring at Korean pop stars all day.