Mr.Butter sneakily ate Korean food without me. How dare him! With a sense of remorse, he brought me there 2 days later. (Mission accomplished!)

Tov 4 Saisons is conveniently located a few meters away from Snowdon metro. The restaurant used to be Kanda, so don’t be surprised that they are re-using some plates from Kanda (I actually prefer it this way. Why waste them?).

Immediately, Mr.Butter’s observation was validated: Many Koreans come here. During our stay, we see 75% of the clientele are Koreans and they love to bring their own bottles. I’m sure all their bottles came directly from Korea. I was able to spot a few bottles of soju and other bottles that I’ve seen in Korea but not sold in SAQ.

The menu is extensive, offering many traditional Korean dishes. It was a mixture of noodles, soup, and hot pot. All Koreans ordered hot pot (something I have to try next time!) Price was a bit higher than Maison de Seoul, but still very reasonable.

So far, I think Tov 4 saisons is the most generous when it comes to banchan (which are little small side dishes of food offered for free). Their banchan is also the most interesting! I loved their sesame leaves, which tasted like marinated oolong leaves.

Mr.Butter raved about their home made noodles (I’m not sure if they are actually made in the restaurant, but the menu does say “home made”). We ordered some so I can have my own assessment. Their noodles were a great reminder of those higher priced noodles that we could in Asian grocery stores. They were silky soft, yet firm. The soup was fine, but the noodles were the element that made it good.

We had tteokbokki a few times in Korea’s street and they were so tender. Mr.Butter was curious if we can have the same over in Montreal. Let me confirm: they taste identical to Korea’s tteokbokki. The texture of the rice cake was just as tender as Korea and the sauce was just as sweet.

We were greedy and ordered seafood pancake as well. Less thick, but incredibly crispy. There was an abundant of seafood too. I really have nothing bad to say!

I’m just blown away by the presence of Korean restaurants in Montreal. When I was eating at Tov 4 saisons, I really felt like I was back in Korea, except I get to speak English with the staff instead of sign language and confused looks.