Tofu House — Restaurant in San Diego

Tofu House has become a regular location my family and I visit, and like regulars, there's a standard set of plates we order. These almost always consist of at least 1 order of the Boiled Tofu with Kimchi Pork or Kimchi Beef, and at least 1 order of the Hot Stone Bul Go Gi. The Boiled Tofu is absolutely delicious, but you should definitely challenge yourself and try it with a level of spiciness at least 1 rank higher than what you think you normally would have. It really adds a whole new dimension to the dish, and comes in clutch when you've got a sniffly nose or feel a bit under the weather. And the family loves the Hot Stone Bul Go Gi with its crispy rice and self adjusted sauce flavoring, and the ability to add the complimentary sides of Kimchi, Spicy Cucumber, Fish Cake, and Daikon Radish Kimchi to the mix. The prices were fair for the level of quality and the quantity of food that was provided. The service has consistently been quick to take our order, bring out our meals, get refills to drinks and sides, and bring the check. The atmosphere is simple, though the door is consistently left open, which can decrease the comfort during the hotter summer and colder winter days. KPOP music is also cranked up a little on the loud side, which can be nice at some times (reminiscent of a Ramen shop in the 90s blasting JPOP), but also makes having a conversation during the meal kind...

I heard they changed ownership and is back to being good and can confirm it is back to being good.

Chef's special soup: 9/10. I got it spicy and i could use a little more heat. I like things on the salty side so i might be biased that it needed a bit more salt. Plenty of seafood in the soup. Solid. It is very hot coming out so let it cool down. Also, if you want your egg runny, drop it in after it cools a little or its going to cook or get mixed in.

Various pickles: 10/10 every meal opens up with various pickles. Spot on although the kim chi itself is my least favorite.

Service 10/10. Quick and friendly. I prefer to have my bill immediately so i can pay and not have to wait. They brought out the bill once the meal was served which i 100% appreciated, but i think some might find this odd.

Atmosphere: 7/10. Nice. It is smokey when they are cooking so they could probably use a new vent. I did notice a giant AC as an ok partial solution.

Price: $$ standard pricing. $20 after...

Bad experience today at Convoy location. My side dishes seemed skimpy and like they’ve been sitting out for too long, not fresh at all and I came near opening time! The sliced fish cake was a bit hard and chewy from being so dry and sitting out. The cucumbers weren’t cold and didn’t seem fresh at all, wilted. Kim chi didn’t seem fresh either, I was a bit grossed out. I got the vegetarian tofu soup (spicy), not a lot of vegetables at all, in fact maybe a piece or two of Napa cabbage and only one shiitake mushroom? I haven’t been able to sleep my stomach is all in knots and hurting as if I ate something bad and I believe it’s from my lunch today. That’s the only thing I ate today outside of my usual norm, and I was thinking of the side dishes that I had today which seemed old, dry and not fresh. Didn’t seem clean either, walking in. If you ask for water they will give you a Costco Kirkland bottle and charge you as well,...