BCD Tofu House

All 145 rated mentions, most helpful first

in:Visiting for 2 months, and looking for some home cooked authentic Korean food. What’s your favorite Korean spot in NYC?4 pts
replying to u/Dangerous_Parfait_19: BCD TOFU!!! I take the lirr into the city (from queens) once every two weeks specifically to eat here
“BCD for me is the most consistent.”
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in:Korean Restaurants — are you getting a bunch of banchan or have you noticed there’s barely any?129 pts
“BCD has always been generous with their banchans”
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in:Looking for healthy and slightly bland food suggestions (seriously)34 pts
“BCD Tofu house for korean tofu stew - lots of veggie sides dishes too.”
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in:What are your top 3 most frequented restaurants in NYC that are not in your neighborhood?30 pts
“BCD Tofu House soondubu jigae”
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in:If you could only pick one restaurant in Manhattan to visit and one to definitely avoid, what would they be?25 pts
“Like Korean food? Cho Dang Gol and not BCD Tofu House (it's not bad, just available elsewhere).”
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in:If you could only pick one restaurant in Manhattan to visit and one to definitely avoid, what would they be?21 pts
replying to u/justflipping: Depends on the preferences of the friend. If they're a ramenhead, Shuya and not Ichiran. Like Korean food? Cho Dang Gol and not BCD Tofu House (it's not bad, just available elsewhere).
“Obviously it was genuinely delicious and way better than the BCD here”
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in:If you knew exactly when you were going to die and wanted your last meal at an NYC restaurant what restaurant would you choose and what would you order?18 pts
“BCD kimchi pork soon tofu with an order of galbi.”
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postWhere can I find the best soondubu jjigae in Manhattan?12 pts
“BCD Tofu House in Koreatown was disappointing, especially compared to the one in Annandale, VA.”
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in:Visiting for 2 months, and looking for some home cooked authentic Korean food. What’s your favorite Korean spot in NYC?9 pts
“BCD for stew, hands down”
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in:Visiting for 2 months, and looking for some home cooked authentic Korean food. What’s your favorite Korean spot in NYC?7 pts
replying to u/Dangerous_Parfait_19: BCD TOFU!!! I take the lirr into the city (from queens) once every two weeks specifically to eat here
“BCD is the most versatile and all-purpose Korean spot to me. Big and clean, very accessible and not stuffy or expensive, solid banchans, and lots of options for any palate from Korean food newcomers to veterans”
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in:Non-Americans of NYC -- which restaurant in the city has the best version/showcase of your home country's food?6 pts
“So much better than BCD and more like what I’ve had in LA.”
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in:Non-Americans of NYC -- which restaurant in the city has the best version/showcase of your home country's food?6 pts
“Cho Dang Gol (better than BCD IMO) for tofu-like soup”
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in:I've heard the Korean food in Fort Lee NJ is better than NYC, what restaurants would you recommend there?6 pts
replying to u/d0rki: How do you not have BCD on there?! probably the best way to try soup+fish/meat combo Also daeji ssonday is good for pork kbbq (not fort lee but close) E-castle is good esp during weekday lunch prices Homung nengmyun is the goated cold noodle place in fort lee that opened last year
“BCD is overpriced and bland”
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in:Healthier sit down options6 pts
“BCD tofu house (has many vegetarian sides, the soup itself is very salty but can be shared, the vegetable bibimap has lots of veggies and isn’t very heavy at all)”
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in:ISO Good Solo Dining Korean Restaurants for Weekend Lunch6 pts
“BCD tofu is also probably a good choice as they have a galbi and soondubu set for lunch or dinner with solid banchan.”
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in:Visiting for 2 months, and looking for some home cooked authentic Korean food. What’s your favorite Korean spot in NYC?5 pts
replying to u/Dangerous_Parfait_19: BCD TOFU!!! I take the lirr into the city (from queens) once every two weeks specifically to eat here
“The kimchi at BCD is definitely really, really good too - went here 2x last month, so this is a recent observation!”
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in:Immigrants of NYC, what restaurant in the city has the best version of your home country’s food?5 pts
“BCD Tofu in K Town has the best soft tofu stew ive had yet”
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in:Favorite Brothy Soup in Manhattan?5 pts
“Veggie Soondubu from BCD Tofu House 😋”
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in:What’s your favorite NYC restaurant?4 pts
“BCD Tofu House is one of my favorites. The tofu stews are pure comfort food for me, and you can't beat the prices for the amount of food you get.”
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in:What is the best traditional Korean restaurant to bring my very picky foodie parents? Open to Fort Lee and Flushing. My parents refuse to step in Cho Dang Gol because it was too Americanized4 pts
replying to u/bloatedn4everalone: They make me go to the BCD Tofu House in Fort Lee everytime but I'm looking for other suggestions that are just as good/better
“CDG is sooooo much better than BcD”
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in:Spiciest Vegetarian Dishes in NYC?4 pts
“Tofu soup from BCD in ktown”
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in:Which restaurants have gone downhill in terms of quality?3 pts
“Taste and quality of their Bibimbap and Banchan totally fell off the rail”
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in:What's a restaurant where, if someone expresses dislike/hatred for it, you start to wonder about their taste in general?3 pts
replying to u/imnotpaulyd_ipromise: There are lots. Ugly Baby, Chuan Tian Xia, BCD Tofu House, Yemen Cafe, Berimbau , Minetta, Mamoun’s , Thai Diner, Boran, Mariscos el submarino, Karam
“Maybe it's because I had it delivered but BCD Tofu house was _fine_ when I had it, but there's also just an insane slew of great similar options in Manhattan.”
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in:Best KBBQ + Korean Restaurants/Spots for First Timers in NYC3 pts
“their galbi is not bad.”
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in:Best Korean restaurants in NYC recommendation?2 pts
“Bcd for best value”
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in:Non-Americans of NYC -- which restaurant in the city has the best version/showcase of your home country's food?2 pts
replying to u/daisyink: What do you think of BCD Tofu?
“It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t better than any of the others I’ve had.”
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in:Ktown Late Night/Solo Dining2 pts
“Wouldn't say it's special or anything but BCD tofu house is the go-to spot for late night dining, closes at 5 am and it's got a pretty decent variety of banchan.”
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in:food that my korean mom will like2 pts
“**BCD Tofu House** in Ktown is also a pretty good contender if your mom like soondoobu stew (순두부찌개).”
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in:whats your favorite spot for every kind of cuisine?2 pts
“BCD tofu house always has great stew.”
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in:Kisa (Lower east side)2 pts
“Alternatively, I could get a combo meal from with unlimited banchan from BCD Tofu House (I know there’re better options but they’re very serviceable) for under $30.”
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in:heading off to new york and looking for restaurant recommendations!! were staying 6 min walk away from times square so nottoo far2 pts
“Great soondubu and lots of stuff nearby like nanas green tea for dessert”
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in:Dinner after Broadway show2 pts
“The seafood stew at BCD tofu house is one of my go tos after a show!”
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in:Romantic affordable dinner with a view?1 pts
replying to u/blowingstickyropes: the view is nice but the food is overpriced white ppl korean
“I really like BCD but not sure if authentic”
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in:KBBQ Goers, especially those from Queens, what's the best KBBQ in Manhattan?1 pts
“Baekjeong and BCD Tofu house are my ktown favorites- they dont cook in front of you at BCD tofu, but the portions are much bigger. I could live on their spicy pork bulgogi.”
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in:Completely lost at where to start food wise 1 pts
“Personally I really like the kimchi beef soondubu at BCD Tofu House (and add the egg), if I'm gonna suggest one dish in particular.”
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in:What are your top 3 restaurants that you dine at the most often because they’re always consistently good, not hard to get into, and the staff recognizes you?1 pts
“They are consistently good, rush hour can have crazy line for BCD and Hotpot.”
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in:Rate my recent trip to the city with my girlfriend 1 pts
replying to u/BourgeoisieInNYC: BCD Tofu House is always good! I absolutely love that place and used to go at least once a week when I worked nearby.
“Im surprised I’ve always felt like it pretty mid other than the raw crab”
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in:Best fish dishes in the city?1 pts
“BCD tofu house - yellow croaker”
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in:Korean restaurant in Manhattan (w/ veg options)?1 pts
“BCD tofu was not vegetarian friendly when I went.”
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in:Why are there so few truly authentic Korean restaurants in Manhattan?1 pts
replying to u/pcurve: Just curious, what are some korean restaurants that you like in Fort Lee? BCD in Manhattan is pretty decent, no?
“BCD is fine in Manhattan, but it’s definitely more of a chain vibe. It scratches the itch sometimes, but I wouldn’t call it top tier compared to what’s out in Jersey or Queens.”
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in:Late night Korean manhattan or Brooklyn1 pts
replying to u/arfyron: BCD Tofu House is open till 5 am on Friday and Saturday
“They have the best LA gabi”
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in:How does Korean food in NYC compare to LA?1 pts
replying to u/bobisurname: BCD is still my favorite place. It's homely but so satisfying and consistent across the different locations in the US.
“The LA galbi ribs at the midtown location are exceptionally amazing though, for some reason”
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in:ISO Good Solo Dining Korean Restaurants for Weekend Lunch1 pts
“Their tofu is better than any soondubu place (BCD or CDG)”
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in:Hojokban or take31 or nowon east?1 pts
“BCD tofu house. It's OG. They sell meal sets and have alot of side dishes. They're also more affordable so they'll keep you full.”
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in:GIVE ME YOUR RECS AND I WILL REVIEW THEM0 pts
“BCD Tofu House on W 32nd, try the spicy beef tofu soup”
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in:I've heard the Korean food in Fort Lee NJ is better than NYC, what restaurants would you recommend there?0 pts
“probably the best way to try soup+fish/meat combo”
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in:Weekend in nyc-1 pts
“BCD tofu house for comforting soon dubu.”
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in:Food Quality like Raku?-2 pts
“BCD tofu house for Korean tofu stew”
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in:Kisa is not worth the hype24 pts
“BCD is kinda crappy.”
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in:What's a restaurant where, if someone expresses dislike/hatred for it, you start to wonder about their taste in general?22 pts
“There are lots. Ugly Baby, Chuan Tian Xia, BCD Tofu House, Yemen Cafe, Berimbau , Minetta, Mamoun’s , Thai Diner, Boran, Mariscos el submarino, Karam”
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