Sunday night's dining adventure brought us to Hanwoori Korean Restaurant. To be exact, it wasn't totally an adventure because we have all been here before. This Korean BBQ restaurant is most likely the one that I frequent most often, I have been here for at least 6-7 times.Why? The food is good, it's tasty. Meats are fresh, at least they look and taste like they are. The taste seems to be consistent, so there is no worry. It's 100% authentic, operated and served by Koreans. The servers there did not speak much English but we enjoyed the language barrier. Communicating is always a skill good to practice. Another big plus is the place does not smell, it's clean and seating is comfortable. We had no issues with the cleaniness of our cups and plates. Service has always been excellent, there was no need to wave down servers because there is a service bell on each
table and servers respond quick!We made a reservation for 7:30pm and our table for 5 was seated immediately. We ordered a combo for 2 (just under $50), plus an extra 
order of beef short ribs ($17.95).
A plate of Jap Chae and bubbling bowl of beef bone soup. We refilled our complimentary dishes, my personal favourite was the bean sprouts and sweetened potatoes.
order of beef short ribs ($17.95).A plate of Jap Chae and bubbling bowl of beef bone soup. We refilled our complimentary dishes, my personal favourite was the bean sprouts and sweetened potatoes.
I used to go there all the time because like you said, the food is consistent and taste good until last year.... I think the woman owner sold the restaurant to this couple. I usually order pa-jeon (seafood pancake) at korean restaurants and this must be the 2nd or 3rd time I ordered from Hanwoori. What came out was just a few pieces of shirmp and lots of spring onions and such. I asked the server where's the squid? He went in to ask the cook and returned saying there's no squid. This is the usual pa-jeon they always cook. I told him that's not true. I've ordered before and in other restaurants as well but this pancake lacks the ingredients. For $20 a pancake, this is ridiculous. I've never gone back since. I went to Chosun, Jang Mo Jib or Insadong and their pa-jeon are just full with shrimp and squids.
ReplyDeleteEven that new restaurant called Korean Chinese Restaurant (forgot the korean name) on Kingsway (near Hanwoori in fact) cooked the perfect pajeon with the ingredients. The only thing I missed from Hanwoori is the cool fermented rice drink (Sikhye) because elsewhere don't serve them anymore.
oh that really sucks.. we didn't order the pancake, but it's a good reminder. thanks!
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