Oh! Zzhu Sam Korean Restaurant — Restaurant in Burnaby

I'm a big fan of korean cuisine - cozy, deep flavours and lots of love. Hits the soul.

And I am also quite strict in reviewing Korean food because I eat it often despite never having visited korea - yet!

I've eaten pretty close to 90% of all korean restaurants in the GVRD region that are 4+ stars.

I've had my eyes on this place for awhile now since it opened maybe around I believe 2 years ago - so still a relatively new restaurant.

I've been living in Burnaby pretty much all my life for 3 decades now. We have never really had any good korean restaurants here - very few in fact only until recently more are popping up.

This place is almost like a hole in the wall but not quite - definitely the menu is geared more so towards a younger late night crowd however it has many traditional korean dishes as well.

Family run with dad, 2 daughters (That I saw) and maybe I believe mom was in the kitchen - it is a hidden gem, but not so hidden anymore.

Fresh ingredients, great service, good prices, big portions but most importantly - the taste was amazing, a hybrid of home cooking with professional execution a.k.a old school cooking with some modern twists added.

Come here for their kimchi jiggae, it is definitely one of the best in GVRD - and if a korean restaurant makes good kimchi jiggae, they are usually going to excel in their other dishes - which this place did.

Will be a regular here since it is so close to my home!

Come here early as they fill up quite fast and do not take reservations.

There are now quite a few korean restaurants within the metrotown / edmonds area (Around 8-10) 5 km radius zone and this one is, in my...

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We arrived about 90 minutes before closing on a Thursday night, and found the restaurant about 30% full. The service was quick, friendly and multilingual. We had the zzhusam (spicy stir fried baby octopus and pork), the corn cheese and a side of rice. It came with a bowl of clear broth with bean sprouts, and 3 condiments: Kimchi, pickled radish and potato. Everything was delicious, although the corn cheese was the least satisfying and was the only item that wasn't completely devoured. Portion sizes were good except for the side of rice which was laughably small, even for a side dish.

The washrooms were tidy, cutlery and place settings were clean, and the menu has clear pictures and bilingual descriptions for those of us who are new to Korean food.

The sign out front says parking in the rear, but it was a tight fit as half the tiny area is either reserved for the neighbouring but her business or taken by trash bins or junk. Fortunately, someone on the residential street pulled away just as we were getting there so I was able to scoop the last spot on the street.

Overall a good experience with some slight negatives about parking and the tiny...