TO SOC CHON - Korean restaurant in Morton Grove - 6032 Dempster St, USA

I always enjoyed coming to this place for their broth dishes. Unfortunately, my last visit left me under the weather. All of us that had the same dish got sick. I haven't returned since. Hopefully it was just a one time thing. The people that work here are very friendly and accommodating. I shall return soon.

We did not know that this place only serves pork based dishes. I don’t eat pork but my friend loves pork so we stayed. We had the neck bone soup Gam Ja Tang with … ofc Pork 😂 🐖. He really enjoyed the neck bone soup. He said he would return bc the flavor was good but eating the neck meat was very difficult and too much work. So next time no neck bone soup. The side dishes were really limited with just 3 (cabbage kimchi, radish kimchi, and pickled radish in soy sauce and vinegar and sugar) and yet the sign says “we do not wrap up leftover side dishes” even tho there aren’t many side dishes 😝. Maybe ppl abuse that but the kimchi wasn’t very tasty. But we also stayed bc our waiter David was very nice and gracious saying sorry that the dishes were all pork based and was really accommodating and understanding. Overall it’s a nice place and it’s clean. It’s a very mom and pop place and I always enjoy appreciating small businesses so we want to support them. Plus there is a free parking lot so easy to come here.

I just realized that I have not written a review for my favorite Korean hotpot restaurant, so here it is. If you want to try something authentic and different, you have to try this place out. I found this place a few years ago by chance because I have been looking for good Korean close to work. I only come here during the cold months because this places is known for its hotpots, too hot for the summer months. Hotpots or casserole are the main theme here, there is no BBQ, no chicken wings, no sushi, just awesome mouth watering hotpots and these folks know how to make them, aside from fresh ingredients, the broth base is very important. I personally don't like over spiced food but the broth here has just the right amount of spice in it but not overwhelming that you can't taste anything else. The flavor combination is just unbelievable, especially the spicy chicken or spicy pork neck bone hotpots. If you want to take a break from the spice you can always order the bulgogi hotpot which is more on the sweet side. There are other hotpot variations with tofu and such. Do try the traditional blood sausage, you can't just get them everywhere. Together with prompt and friendly services, you can't resist coming here at least once a week. The food just warms you from the inside. This is one of the few places that I will always end up over eating 🤣.

I always eat sundaeguk and gamjatang here. They are super delicious!!!!! Also their kimchi is the best....kimchi....ever....❤️ The staff are so friendly too. Highly highly recommend!!!!!

We ordered the dak do ri jeon gol and soon dae for dinner. Dak do ri jeon gol is the best in town.

Food and service was excellent! The meat and blood sausage platter was so tender and fresh, and they gave so many sauces to complement. The soup had no foul smell but was so pleasant and perfect for a cold day. The servers were also very positive and friendly. Definitely recommend!

This is a small family run Korean restaurant. It's not fancy by any means, but I have always enjoyed the food. Each Korean restaurant is a little different than the next and that makes it interesting. I had the Yuk Jai Gay many times as well as the pork bone soup and I say again the food is really good. This is a place to have a nice quite lunch. Park around the back and enter through the back door. It is most authentic and most of their customers are Korean. Please give this review a thumbs up 👍 6032 Dempster Morton Grove Il.

The kimchi was homemade, with good tang but still fresh and appropriate spiciness. The soondae was tasty and the soondaeguk broth was nourishing. My Korean family members felt this is one of the few restaurants they wanted to visit while we were in Chicago for the weekend, so that says a lot.