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3.0 of 5 stars.
for cheaper prices you should come here during lunch time because the dinner prices can get a bit pricey.. well. the food is really good, my favorite is the tofu combo soup. medium on the spicy.. :) i...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Lee's Tofu House is my favorite Korean restaurant. I've tried a few in Santa Clara and they seem ok, but Lee's Tofu House is in Newark which is close to Fremont and pretty good.They have crazy...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A family owned establishment, I have to admit that I feel like I've stepped back into the 80's when I come here.The food is so-so for korean food..there are definitely many other better options around...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The food here is horrible. I got the bibimbap and korean beef. The bibimbap had a quarter size of beef in it, and the rice was served separately. The egg also served with it was nearly raw. The...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The price of the food and food quality is inversely proportional. But, I still love their seafood pancakes, it is delicious! What I hate is how poor their service is, after being left alone my whole...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
To start out, it's strange to eat at a Korean restaurant, but hear Chinese music being played.The food her was only okay. My vegetable tofu was good, but the bulgogi and kalbi could have been better....
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It seems like it's pretty hard to find a good tofu house. I tried two in Cupertino, both were pretty bad, and one is now out of business thanks to my Yelp review.We had the dolsot bibimbap, vegetarian...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of my favorite Korean tofu restaurants. I like to get the veggie tofu, cold noodle, or for the lunch special the pan-fried tofu. Being a vegetarian a lot of the time veggie food doesn't...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Popped in here for lunch but ended up ordering from regular menu! Got the dduk-bokkie and coworkers had split a combo bbq w/ bulgogi and kalbi. as such we got refills on the banchan, but if they...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Quick, no-fuss Korean food in the Fremont area.The staff are extremely efficient. The food is tasty. Lots of little side dishes.I always order the mushroom tofu soup. Yummy!
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I was craving Korean tonight and came here for dinner. The food is simple, good, just as I remembered. I ordered my usual, Beef Tofu claypot, medium spicy. My mother got the dol sot bimbibop. The...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When I'm craving for Korean food, I drag my hubby along with me. This place satisfies my craving for the little dishes and kimchi tofu soup.
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I haven't been here in awhile, but I remember it was good. It hit the spot when I was craving kalbi and kimchi! From what I remember, portions were enough for 3 people.The people were really nice and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
the dining area look like a cafeteria. the decor is chinese/korean calligraphy wallpaper on the walls. this reminded me of the chinese language school i've attended in my youth. as a result, i...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So gooood!.. yeah.. great portions at a reasonable price!.. just had the chicken Teriyaki lunch special.. now it's time for a nap! haha.. love this place, definitely will be back!
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great portions at an affordable price. I came here once i found out they had spicy rice cakes (my favorite) and although it wasn't as good as my mom's I'm glad to know a local Korean spot that has it...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have always been huge a fan of Korean food (especially spicy tofu soup) so this place is actually the best I could find in the Fremont area...so far. There are a lot more great Korean restaurants in...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My dad took me here awhile back and this is where I developed my passion and love for Korean bbq. I had the BBQ Beef Combo and I loved it. It filled me up and had me wanting more. Unfortunately, you...
yelp.com - user review - 12/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a fan of their mushroom tofu pot - yum! Their BBQ chicken is good too. But if you get the chicken to go it will smell up your car / trunk / your home. But oh so worth it. I enjoy all the little...
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really like their tofu clay pot and bbq beef combo. It just such a good deal and the food is good. I am definitely a repeat customer.
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Damn I love me some tofu any day and anytime. Prices here are pretty reasonable and you can definitely get a great meal for under 10 bucks.My staple tofu to order is the kimchi tofu with any sort of...
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Love their Seafood tofu clay pot! served with cold dishes like salted cucumber, korean bamboos and seaweed.i alwayz ask them for double eggs, its soooooo good if you put eggs into the claypot and eat...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i usually crave for their pork bbq and the 20 sides dat dey give lol...my friends introduced me and i loved it..price is decent and service is good.
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i dont know about yall., but i freaken love their combination tofu soup. i like mine spicy!!!
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I used to come here a few years ago, Ive found better korean restaurants. Cheap lunch special, and youll be very satisfied if your not a picky eater... i hope....
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ive been here a few times, each time I order the Kimchi soft tofu with beef. It's ok... but not great and not too bad. I really dont like how the tofu is pretty mashed up in my soup. But the flavor is...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place will be a definite winter favorite for many people. A lot of the dishes coming out of the kitchen is either already sizzling or boiling. So this was a bit akward for us to be eating this...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
They have good prices if you eat here with another person. There's a combo option where you can get a smaller portion grill plate (choice of kalbi, bugolgi, chicken, spicy pork) and soon tofu. I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Bad Service, plain and simple. Use to go there when 'Timmy' was running the place and it was decent. But now, w/ the new staff there, it's gone to hell.The food is average at best, but again, the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The food here reminds me of Korea House! This place gives customer tons of side dishes. If you want a refill, the waitress is nice enough to give you more. =)I've ordered the bbq chicken, kimchee...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So the people who are giving this place mediocre ratings have not tried their grilled mackerel. I just know.Frankly, I can never really tell which place has better tofu soup because they all taste the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Good Korean food, not spectacular but good. Portions and prices are as they should be. "Mild spicy" were too spicy for some of us but I found it just right (I did break a sweat though, heh-heh)....
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is so good. I always order the kimchee tofu pot and boy it's spicy but delicious. I love how you have a large selection of different kinds of kimchee, when i mean large, i mean over 6...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'd give the food four stars but the ambiance gets three. Should it be three and a half stars? Anyway....The food is solid. Not super special, not bad, just solid Korean food. The portions are hearty...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Good tofu pot. Dont like the BbQ and bimbimbob (however you spell that) over here.
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
2. 5 stars (why won't yelp let you do half a star??)I think this place changed owners between the last time I was here and now. I vaguely recall that actual Korean people used to run this restaurant...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My husband and I have a fairly small rotation of Fremont restaurants that we venture to on a regular basis and Lee's Tofu House makes the cut! We usually get the tofu pot & bbq combo which is really...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Simply one of the best Tofu house in the area. I like spicy food and their spicy tofu pot is good, although it could be spicier, but that's just my high tolerance. :pI tried their none spicy pot too,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've only ordered take-out from here, and the food was decent but mighty pricey!!! Korean food isn't abundant in this area though, so I still order from here on occasions. The portions are pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
my girl and I just stopped in for dinner today and the lady at the front had a great big smile and was pretty friendly. There were 2 other groups in there, so it was pretty slow.The side dishes were...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not a bad little tofu house--really like their stone-pot tofu dishes, and the bibimbap's not bad. Some folks have complained about the service at this establishment, but I see that on the times I have...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I had high hopes for Lee's Tofu House. I read my fellow yelpers concerns about poor service, but was excited about the portions and great side dishes served with the tofu soup. First of all, there...
yelp.com - user review - 12/24/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Awful, Awful ServiceI've been here a few times, food is average, service is USUALLY not bad...... up until the last time I went. We had a party of four and we went for lunch. It was a cold day and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Mmmm...little side dishes, cracking my raw egg in my soup, eating some nice oily mackerel. good stuff!best tofu house I've been too! :D
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Randomly stumbled in here on a lazy Sunday evening. We weren't expecting much so we were pleasantly surprised. The food was decent for the price they were charging. The service was pretty good even...
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here today after church w/ a handful of church-goers. Though it's a bit pricey...it's yummyyyy. the side dishes are soooo good. (: Oh man! My two friends & I shared the Salmon Teriyaki which...
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Lee's is a rather odd Korean eatery tucked away in the Lion's shopping center on the corner of Mowry and Cedar. It's glass exterior flaunts red and orange racing stripes that are more suited for a...
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place serves pretty good Korean food. Their portions are just right and the price is very reasonable. I like their Spicy Rice Cake the best and their side dishes.
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food was decent. Service was pretty good too. Dining area with bright sunlight during the day through all the glasses along the sides. This place is very generous with their side dishes. For...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Food's great!Ate here last night with my wife and three friends after a 7 hours of shopping. We ordered the barbecue beef, barbecue chicken, mushroom tofu soup, combination tofu soup and the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
wow, i'm really surprised at the level of reviews for Lee's. I mean i think it's "okay" not mind blowing beyond two stars.I will say the service is ok for a small korean place. I don't find their...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's nice place to go with friends and family. Their portions are just right and price is very reasonable. The food is only good (not great yet) compared to other Korean restaurants I went. I've...
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty good Korean food with your usual side dishes within the tri city area. The portions are sizeable and price is reasonable. Our party of three happen to drop in before noon on a Saturday--- it...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
3 stars since the food is good (not great), but always consistent. Kim-chee doesnt have the weird bitter, metallic taste that I often find. An extra star because they have the rice cake (aka rice...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is probably the most decent Korean place that I know of around this area. I have had the BBQ beef, tofu soups, jop chae, fried mandoo. All pretty tasty.
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is actually not the first time I went to Lee's Tofu House in Newark, but, I'll review anyways.The first time I went there with my parents it was a cold autumn day (wow.. sounds like a story of a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Since I'm a fan of soft tofu pots, that's the only thing that I need to get at this place. They offer a wide variety of tofu pots, ranging from all beef, all mushroom, combination, seafood, or...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
No matter what people say... this place is a very crowded place especially on Sundays.. But not too crowded... mainly because the dinning area can handle a good mass of people maybe about 80 people.I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I recommend the soft tofu soup and the Kabli. Very very good. I like all the little side dishes that it comes with.
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I thought the food here was good. I only give it a 3 because the restaurant could use a little pick me up. They give so much kimchee I would just go there because of that. I'd go back....
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Their mandu (dumplings) are great but my husband and I found their soon dubu (tofu stew) to be lacking. We asked for spicy and got... well, not spicy. Their panchan (little dishes of veggies and the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place was actually pretty good.The barbecue shrimp is excellent, as well the barbecued beef, the soup that comes with it and all the cool little side dishes (well... except for the grated...
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Update 11/08: I've had better tofu soup, best to get it "spicy" here.Update 6/08: Not as good as the Oakland Korean spots I frequent, but this place is still satisfying. Panchan isn't nearly as fresh...
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I enjoy coming to this place, it's a good Korean restaurant in Fremont. No table grills but that's ok for me. They have all the typical dishes (kalbi, bulgogi, pajun etc) and the small side dishes...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Wait for a rainy, chilly day, come here, and get the spicy tofu stew (sundubu jjigae). It's red like fire, and it's delicious in a way I never knew tofu could be. Extremely tasty and satisfying. If...
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
For whatever reason yesterday night, I found myself in, of all places, Newark, California. Yes, you heard it correctly, there is actually a Newark over here too. I thought with the one in New...
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I had a really good experience here last wknd. We are 3 starving girls coming in at 8: 30PM on a saturday night. I was so glad I saw an empty table, so I didnt have to wait to get food. We ordered 2...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I ordered the Spicy Pork Lunch special which comes in a Bento-like box with soup, salad, rice, tofu and other assorted pickled sides. A small pot of hot tea is provided too. The food was pleasant...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The food is pretty good in comparison to other Korean restaurants in Fremont/Newark. The location is good too because it's right next to Lion Supermarket and across from Newpark Mall. You should...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I usually order the tofu clay pot or the dolsott bibimbap. They also have bbq sizzling plates but they don't have table grills. Prices are between $9-$15 for dinner. Unfortunately, there aren't many...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2006
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I absolutely love Lee's Tofu House! Though, I admit, I only order the tofu dishes and never the meat ones; but I can tell you that I have eaten there, I have never been disappointed. It's the perfect ...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/20/2005
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When we're in the mood for Korean short ribs or jop chae, we go to Lee's. We love the little dishes that they give you with your meal. And you can always ask for more if you finish any of those litt...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/05/2005
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