Midam Rice Cake House

Reviews

• Trina A.

  star star star star star_border 13 June 2026

  I've only been here for dessert so I can't comment on the food.
  
  Service: I've been here a few times (since it's in my hood) and I haven't had any issues with service. Maybe it's because desserts don't take toooo much time to make, but we always get served promptly. And the servers seem to come around often.
  
  Dessert: loooove their rice cakes!! It's what I dig for in their bingsoo. My favourite is mango (during the summer season) and Oreo. And a fair warning, the matcha bingsoo comes with red bean.... but I don't enjoy red bean...
  If you're gonna order bingsoo, make sure you share it with 2-3 people! $13 is quite worth it when you split. And if you have more in your group, get a waffle or parfait as well.
  
  The restaurant is quite spacious and if you love basketball, it's got so much memorabilia to keep you interested.
  
  One of my go to spots around the lougheed area when getting desserts.

• Helen K.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 11 June 2026

  So we had spicy fried chicken, congee, kimchi jigae, and tofu kimchi jigae
  Other than the congee, everything else was missing something and lacking in flavor. The chicken tasted like spicy ketchup. My friend had asked for the kimchi jigae to not be so spicy and they gave him a bland but spicy soup. We took back both soups and they came back a little better but not quite good.
  
  I think people come here for rice cakes, shaved ice desserts, and to drink and not for the actual food
  
  Unless I'm sick and want conjee, I would not come back for the food. Desserts were good last time I came

• Yvonne L.

  star star star star_border star_border 25 May 2026

  Savory food is alright, but I like their desserts more. I grew up eating rice cake, and that's why I like this place. They make rice cakes in the house. Parfaits are really good, as well as shaved ice. Rice cake with toasts with matcha ice cream and matcha syrup on a sizzling plate is really good too, although the toasts could be a bit thinner.

• PennyandRusty P.

  star star star star_border star_border 23 May 2026

  Midam Rice Cake House is one of the many Korean cafes in the busy mini mall located on the Burnaby/Coquitlam border of North Road. In fact, this area is often called "Koreatown" given the proliferation of Korean establishments in the area.
  
  Midam is a bit hidden - tucked away in the bottom corner of the mini mall, near the Hannam Supermarket. Walking inside this restaurant, you couldn't be blamed for thinking that you've walked into a sports bar given the overwhelming about of basketball paraphernalia adorning the walls. During my visit, the interior was rather dark because they didn't turn on all of the lights.
  
  I wound up ordering the Marinated Beef Rib Patty Wrapped in Rice Cake Set ($13) and the Green Tea Milk Shake ($5) despite this place probably being better known for their bingsoo dishes (ie. Korean shaved ice desserts). It took quite a while for my food to come out (I think they didn't have enough people working at the time). My shake was the first to arrive (about 10 minutes after I ordered it). Topped with whipped cream with green tea powder sprinkled on top, the shake was actually quite refreshing and light but lacked discernible green tea flavour.
  
  My set meal came with miso soup, a basic yet crisp salad with a slightly tart vinaigrette, pickled radish kimchi, slightly pinkish and fluffy rice, and some type of appy made of beans. The beef rib was ground up and had a consistency similar to a meat patty and then covered with a thin green rice cake wrapper and served on top of shredded cabbage. Although the filling wasn't too flavourful by itself, there was some sauce underneath that helped.
  
  I came back for a revisit the following month and ordered their Spicy Squid and Pork Belly Set ($13) along with a Persimmon Shake ($7). While the lights were turned on during this visit, there's still not a lot of natural light getting in here.
  
  I found that the pork belly was a bit on the chewy side due to the fat not rendering enough but the squid was nice and tender. The pork and squid comes mixed with shredded cabbage, onions, and some inch-long rice cake logs.
  
  The music selection here changes (probably based on who's working)... I've heard both regular K-pop as well as more western-like pop songs.

• Jelizatin E.

  star star star star_border star_border 19 May 2026

  3.5. We come to Midam for the dessert. They have a good selection to choose from and we have found the desserts are always very yummy! It is usually busy here so be prepared to wait. The only issue we have with Midam is their portions are a lot smaller than some of the other dessert joints and more expensive, I guess you are paying for the quality. With that being said, we would go back.