Cho Dang Tofu House - Irvine — Restaurant in Irvine

This was my first time visiting this H Mart Northpark in Irvine. I used to live in the area but since have moved away but still have family in the area so when I was visiting decided to try out this new food court. I didn’t know what was good and there was limited information online so I decided to order the squid dolsot bibimbap (squid hot pot mixed rice). I didn’t expect much so I didn’t even bother taking a picture and it was slightly pricy at $20, but boy was I wrong. The food exceeded all my expectations and it was actually one of the best dolsot bibimbap I’ve ever had and I have had plenty over my middle aged life as it’s one of my favorite dishes. The portion was quite large (I’d say it’s about 1.5 servings for a man and maybe 2 for those with small appetites) had about 4 side dishes and a small bowl of tofu soup. All the side dishes (two types of kimchi), bean sprouts, and fish cakes were quite good and the soup was surprisingly good as well. Also we ordered a side of rice as the dish was quite large but the owner (?) actually gave us the rice for free. So not only great service, but fantastic food (better than maybe 90%+ of sit down restaurants) and we all need to support these type of small businesses. I didn’t get to try other dishes, but given this is a soft tofu specialist place and the dolsot bibimbap was not the main dish, I have a feeling it’s going to be good. Highly...

We came to dine in on Mother’s Day. The owner was not here today at cashier. I ordered the same combo with a level of spicy tofu soup as usual . It came out flaming spicy! Absolutely not eatable! By the way, I can eat raw Serrano or Habanero for no problem. I sent it back to them and they said to make me a new one to go. When I came back home, I found out they just washed the soup I already ate and recooked it with the ingredients left because it had one shrimp and 2 clams I left there so I know it was the left thing. Can’t believe they put this back to recook !For health issues!! I would never...

Cho Dang inside H-Mart Irvine hits the spot every time! Located right in the food court — super convenient, lightning-fast service, HUGE portions, and next-level quality. Everything came out hot and came with delicious banchan. Although it was busy during lunch, they managed to get our food out quick! Presentation was on point too. I highly recommend going here on your lunch break!

What we had: 🍚 Hot Stone Eel Rice - so much umami! 🍲 Beef Rib Tofu Soup - super comforting! 🍜 Cold Chicken Noodles - unique and perfect for the summer weather! 🍚 Bulgogi Bibimbap - so much meat...