Young Dong Tofu House - Korean restaurant in San Gabriel - 927 E Las Tunas Dr, USA

Thought they remodeled the location recently. The restaurant is now pretty good, the food looks great, taste good, priced ok. The chicken curry... be honest, is quite dry. But the bulgogi is good. Guess you are supposed to order Korean food in Korean restaurant.

Came here for an early-ish dinner around 6pm luckily there was no wait for seats. The inside is quite small and there aren't that many tables. It seems like that had some renovations since the last time I came since the interior design looks more modern. We were seated on the very inside and the menus are on the table already. We ordered the combos because they seemed more worth the money. We got C9 ($23.99) and C11 ($29.99). The C9 was the katsu with tofu soup and I went with the beef tofu soup and chicken katsu. As for C11, I got the beef and seafood tofu soup. The food was served after about 10 minutes and they all arrived around the same time. The chicken katsu was a lot better than I expected- it was nice and crispy but not dry on the inside. The coleslaw on the side was also pretty good. The bulgulgi bibimbap was good and had a large portion which I did not expect since it was a combo. It had good flavor and authentic tasting. The tofu soups were pretty good as well, but the portion did feel a bit small. They did taste great though. They also come with rice with the option of choosing brown nice, which I appreciate. Overall, it felt like such a steal for dinner even though we ordered combos. I thought the portion would be very small but they were all almost regular sized portions. Very worth it! I would recommend getting combos to try different dishes.

My favorite place for good hot dishes, to come with family, friends. Off hours are great, for better services. The peak hours are busy.

Early lunch isn't busy :) Very delicious lunch combo ~$24 Beef tofu (hot bowl depicted) + beef (usually a sizzling hot plate) Comes with a tiny bowl of rice (choice of white or "brown." I think it's actually the nice purple + black rice) I've eaten here multiple times, absolutely delicious!!! Service is still bad lol but the food is still top-tier. Food tip: If you like spicy food, get the spiciest because "spicy" is not spicy enough for me. Also, the soup comes boiling hot, break your egg in it soon after it arrives. Chicken curry dish is huge; I received a lot more than what I expected to get from a restaurant!!!! It comes with your choice of rice underneath the chicken. I don't know if they charged for the extra bowl of rice they served me before the curry dish came. Edit: Receipt price is not the same as the advertised menu price. I waited 20 minutes to get rice at my table. I watched other tables get their rice before me, when I ordered before them. My table gets our food order; I asked different waiters for the rice that came with my table's order and still didn't get it. I had to stand up and go to the kitchen area to tell them I didn't get my rice yet. My food became almost room temp by the time I got the rice. The bulgogi plate was hot but not sizzling hot like it usually is :( Still delicious food but service was awful :( (Rice bowl for comparison) White rice is $2 brown rice is $3

So tender is the young dong. Look, is the sundubu jjigae as legendary as Beverly Soon Tofu (RIP)? Probably not. But the kindness of the staff, ease of access/parking, and the solid galbi/bulgogi combos make it a worthwhile visit. We were nearby and ventured in with our 2 and 3yo (gasp!), and the staff couldn't have been kinder or more accommodating to us. Banchan is maybe a 6.5/10. Anyone looking for a satisfying soon tofu will not be disappointed.

This places is always a hit. It’s the closest Korean place that my husband and I enjoy. We have our go to orders which are the beef noodle (basically japchae) and the rice with bulgogi beef in hot stone pot. The servings are huge and we never finish them.

A big lot for parking, friendly staff, and delicious food!! They remodeled and it’s redecoration looks nice and cleaner! Ordered the beef tofu soup and it was delicious (mild spice with brown/purple rice)!! Their banchan (side dishes) are really good too. My fav are the bean sprouts, spicy cucumbers, and kimchi!! It’s now $15.90 for just tofu soup and rice.

January 2023 - Party of 2, Thursday night around 6pm. Already packed! We snatched up one of the last few tables. Food/Pricing - For the price, the beef quality and taste wasn't up to par. The octopus dish wasn't what we expected either. It was too mushroom-y and more sweet spicey than tasty. Side dishes and tea were yummy tho! Ordered: Bbq Beef & Tofu Combo - $28.99 Rice with Spicy Seasoned Octopus in a Stone Pot & Tofu Combo - $30.99 Their tofu soup is still tasty though, we got the Beef & Seafood one. Service/Ambiance - Service was prompt. Parking - Plaza with a parking lot! Used to love this place but it's getting too expensive now. Probably won't be returning for awhile.