Kook's Cooks

I was pleasantly surprised by this little breakfast restaurant as the exterior looks kind of deceiving. The staff was super friendly and checked up on us frequently and always made sure we had coffee in our cups! The food was delicious--the poached eggs were poached just right and coupled with the salmon *chefs kiss* to die for. My partner really enjoyed his simple breakfast as well. My only complaint was the small tables. They made everything feel cluttered. Other than that a really tasty spot for breakfast and one that we will be returning to!

Seriously this place does not cease to amaze me. I didn't realize a simple croissant-wich could be so damn good. I have zero complaints with this place. (Although an improvement could be made by getting decaf grinds for their coffee maker)

Can't wait to come back

Western / Korean fusion style brunch place.

They specializes in their egg benedict with bulgogi sprinkled on top. The bulgogi is different from traditional Korean dinner style bulgogi. It is more light flavour and sweet, compares to the salty traditional bulgogi, which in my opinion, does the perfect job to serve breakfast.

Will come back and try the prawn pasta next time!

Hidden gem.

This place is a hidden gem! Everything was yummy and filling, awesome service fast and efficient! My family's second go to breakfast/brunch restaurant in this area.

The space is a little small, so if you come during the weekend you will be waiting in line. It is totally worth the wait. One of the best brunch spots!

My partner and I bother ordered a breakfast burrito, something we normally do not get. But it was just as good as any benny or breakfast platter. The wraps looked so pretty!

Bulgogi Beef Burrito
Scrambled eggs, sauteed onion, carrot, sweet soy marinated
beef, scallion, bulgogi flake, and choice of (potato hash or fruit) Fruit extra cost.

Kimchi Burrito
Scrambled eggs, sauteed back bacon,jalapeno, crushed pepper,
scallion, sauteed kimchi, kimchi flake and choice of (potato hash
or fruit) Fruit extra cost.

In the near future, I would like to come back for their lunch menu items. Everything sounds delicious as their pizza dough and sauce is made in house and their pasta has a little bit of spice which is up my alley.

There is more parking at the back of the restaurant.

If you are looking for another brunch spot in the Coquitlam area Kooks Cooks is a great choice to try out! It's a small little restaurant tucked in Austin Ave. A great spot for smaller groups and families with little ones as they have a very homey feel and we saw the staff really make the young families very welcome in the restaurant by offering booth seatings and small cutlery particularly for young ones! For some of their dishes they add a bit of Korean flavours to it like the Bulgogi Beef Benedict, Kimchi Beef Burger and Sweet Potato Pizza! We ordered the Bulgogi Beef Benedict & 1/2 Chicken & Waffles. We were very much satisfied with all our dishes especially the crispy potato hash and loved the option of the half portion chicken and waffles. It was the perfect portion for two for lighter breakfast eaters like us!

We found this place after searching Google and Yelp for suggestion when our first choice (a Thai restaurant) was closed when we got there.

The pictures and menu looked good.

We were lucky to snag a table as it was fairly busy. Service was still pretty prompt and friendly despite being full house.

The server highly recommended the bulgogi beef eggs Benedict and bulgogi beef burrito. I guessed they specialized in bulgogi beef here, or maybe it was just something different from the usual run of the mill brunch places.

However the chicken and waffle caught my eye. Who could say no to fried chicken?

I decided on the half order of the chicken and waffle which could be quite filling if you were not super hungry. It was sufficient for me. Luckily I did not get greedy and order the avocado croissant too.

The fried chicken was not bad though not amazing. The waffle with maple syrup was really good. The star was the fruit cup. It had the most variety of fruits in it - berries, grapes, orange and more. Way better than Cora or Angelina.

Coffee was refillable too.

If I live nearer here, I will want to come back to try the bulgogi beef burrito and the garlic snowing pizza. They do have some not so common dishes here.

Food was great service was even better.
We have a few spots that we return too when we come to visit from So California and this will be in the top two

Really want to give 4 stars but there's just so many things that can be improved. Staff are very friendly and accommodating, it's mostly the owners. I avoided giving this place a try because my best friend used to work here. She said the food is actually decent but the owners are difficult. They were made to work on holidays and weren't paid extra for the holiday, instead they got some free food. (My other friend who's a waitress at another Asian owned restaurant said unfortunately that's many Asian restaurant owners). Im proud to be Asian, but this particular treatment I can't support. I was once a waitress for an Asian brunch place too and even when the customers secretly give me tips, I was often forced to put it in the "tip jar" so the owner can take most of it and we get "10%" and if the customers don't give any tips they bash on them and swear at the customers in their own languages behind their backs. Of course I left that toxic environment so I promised myself that I can't support places and owners like this. At first, my friend and her mom went in and told the owner about the reservation (but that the rest of the people are running late due to the construction nearby), she said they usually don't do reservations and that the waiter the other day made a mistake (she said unhappy that we were late). It got busy an hour later but when we got there (10minutes late) it was barely busy. I don't know what's with the attitude and it's not like it's my fault that they "made a mistake". It's on them, not the customer. Plus when we called earlier to let them know some of us are running late, the waitress who picked up the call didn't mention that "they do take reservations".

Going to the food review. We came here because my family friends really wanted to meet up for brunch but we were short on time and a lot of places around had a long wait. We came here and surely they food wasn't bad at all. Some was better than the others though. Pasta was tasty but a tad too salty. The fried chicken waffle was surprisingly delicious. Not oily or heavy at all but not dry (not juicy but still very tender inside). The coffee was okay and the beer (bottled) was fine. The egg Benedict was good but I've had better. The other plates for about the same, so good but nothing memorable or a must "come back" type of experience. For the first half of our meal, one of the owner had the crappiest look like extremely unfriendly look and absolutely no smile. But when my friend started to speak Korean she started smiling a bit more and actually helped serving rather than standing there. She mostly didn't smile except towards a young white couple with a daughter. I'd say quite moody which for me, breakfast and brunch on weekends are to be peaceful and more relaxing as I'm so burnt out from work, I don't want to have bad energy on the weekends. Overall, food is decent but the energy here is odd and it's not the most convenient place if you don't drive so not my go to brunch or breakfast place.

I was expecting outstanding food as this place is always full. First time going there was a long wait. They said 20mins and we waited 45mins without getting called in to get served. We gave up and went elsewhere.

I was assuming that good thing was worth wait for. I decided to go there when they open with no lineup. I got seated and staff were friendly.

Coffee less than average. Despite of me being the first person in, coffee tasted old. I was not there for the coffee so I proceeded to order Fried Chicken with Waffle.

Chicken was good, waffle was chalky and dry. I was expecting more from a place that was difficult to get in. Anyhow I got in tried it.

My experience was average. Certainly not to my expectations with long waits.
I did return for the beef dish with eggs.
It was average.

I may return and try more things but so far food is different with a great Korean influence. Quality is average. I am sure some may disagree but this is my experience to share with you.

Great service. Staff was very friendly and accomodating. I tried the bulgogi benedict and my mom got the cinnamon french toast. Generous portions and we enjoyed the food. Would not hesitate to come here again when visiting Vancouver.