Too hot tofu So Dong Tofu House

A friend of mine, non-foodie, asked me about Korean tofu. Here's what I told her:

So Dong Tofu House -- This place pretty much serves one thing, tofu soup. There are about 8 varieties on the menu, but at the end of the day, they hardly matter. You get this steaming, I mean steaming crock of filled with very fresh, soft tofu hiding under a very scary coating of red chili broth. You crack an egg into this cauldron. The heat sterilizes this for you do not worry, and you enjoy at the pace your Western tongue can stand. With your hot hot (both) tofu, you will get another crock of rice. You let your rice sizzle for a bit, creating a bottom layer of crispies known in the trade as "raspa", then transfer your rice to a stainless steel metal bowl. Oddly to you (maybe), you then wash out the raspa with your hot tea. Eventually, you'll be taking micro-sips from your 3 bowls, tofu, rice and barley soup with rice krispies. Panchan, again, is your only relief. It is a very intense and satisfying meal. 3307 W. Brn Mawr Chicago, IL

I actually really like the dolsot bibim bap at sogong dong. They oil the stone very well, and the big dolsot develops a much stronger raspa than the mini dolsots you get with the soup. I like their Pa Jun (seafood pancake) too, although the rendition I ate last week at Sol Ga (the newish place in the Cold Buckwheat Noodle space north of Lincoln Noodle House) was very very good, without a trace of the floppy rubberiness that can occasionally creep into an undercooked pancake.

I'd really like to find in Chicago the Japanese equivalent of this.

Tofu is cooked (by the waiter) at your table in a clay pot over a burner,
and has this incredible fresh taste and soft pudding texture. You eat it with some Japanese pickles, small dishes of fried fish, seaweed salad, but the fresh tofu is the centerpiece of the meal, the other dishes are meant to
accompany the tofu and bring out its natural complex flavors. Sublime, satisfying, and warming deep inside. Makes the stuff in the store taste like plastic.