Hanjan
“Hanjan takes everything up a notch, decor & service of fine dining w/ the ridiculous culinary skills of Hooni the chef.”
“The unifying theme of Hanjan and Danji is the use of French techniques and top-notch ingredients to elevate humble Korean flavors and textures.”
“A friend and I ordered the Kimchi and Brisket Fried Rice, the tomato salad and the Pork Fat ddukbokki.”
Hanjan
Takes Reservations: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
8 reviews
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Vancouver has lots of Korean restaurants and they're pretty good but wish we had something like Hanjan here! Came on the recommendation of a friend and was told there were two locations by the same people and similar concept. We were able to make a reservation on OpenTable for that same night so that made the choice easy for us too.
Unfortunately we weren't there on a Monday and didn't realize they had special Monday menu items which are more a fusion of Korean-Chinese. Saw quite a few things on that menu that we would've liked to try!
This isn't a light meal. Skewers, seafood pancake, kimchi beef fried rice, spicy stew. All very good but heavier items, hot and with some spice.
Modern vibe to the place, good service and great meal! If it's still around on our next NYC visit, we'll try it out on a Monday!
I was here last week because a friend had a birthday party. I love Korean food, but after reading down the menu once, I murmured, "WTF is this?" My gf pinched my leg and gave me that look. So I decide to order the RAMYUN. which is 3rd derivative ramen, you know.. originated in China, then made into Ramen in Japan, and now "RAMYUN" in Korea perfected as instant noodle and now uprezzed in snooty preparation.
So I get my RAMYUN. Ugh. Bean sprouts, ramen noodles in a Neo guri style spicy "12 hour" korean broth. Ripoff.. and young waiter from the midwest or wherever u've teleported from, please stop telling customers there's no MSG in it, I never asked if there was any.. and I fucking love MSG ok? your anti-MSG crusade comes off a tad ignorant. Also, please find a better bowl/container product to serve this in. I have no interest slurping out of this huge Mongol horde-like metal bowl with barbaric iron handles on both sides. It is very unappetizing looking fit for livestock or a dog.
I'm sure this place and it's chef will make alot of money as have the multitudes of mediocre celebrity chefs who have succeeded in diluting NY food standards at ridiculous prices.
I have had my fair share of Korean food. I would label this place 'modern korean'. The menu is very interesting, with modern twists to traditional korean food, such as 'pork fat ddukboki'.
The decor and ambiance at this place is truly beautiful. The juxtaposition of hanging lights and dark wood awe you when you first enter. However, I felt that the food could have been better for the price point.
My friend and I were not hungry when we ate here, and just wanted to have a taste of something different. We ordered the ddukboki and wagyu fried rice to share. The waitress kept pushing her recommendations of having at least 2 dishes per person which made me quite uncomfortable. I understand that there are recommended portions per person, but there is a difference between recommending and pushing.
My friend and I were uncomfortable pushed here, which made us question the service- which is another star off. The ddukboki is unique- fried in pork fat and extra spicy. However, the pork fat flavors didn't really come through- and although good at first (perhaps because of the novelty)- after awhile it hardens up- so it feel like you are eating stale ddukboki.
The flavor of the Fried rice was very good, but the wagyu beef wasn't very present. 3 stars for a beautiful restaurant, a really good cocktail, and good food. But, I don't think I would come here again, because for the money, there are a lot of other more delicious options.
I'm going to say three stars because this place is so pricey for what the food is.
Pros:
Super cute cozy interior with lots of coat hangers (that's a big bonus!)
Happy hour deals with $10 apps and 1/3 off drinks
Cons:
Price is high for pretty standard Korean food without a big fusion twist like you would see at say Oiji
Flavor wise I personally felt like a lot of the dishes were oversauced which made many of them taste similar. We tried the rice cakes and the squid with noodles as well as a bunch of HH specials like karaage, chicken nuggets and something else deep fried
Friendly staff, warm and cozy setting, and amazingly smooth and responsive reservation process 🙂 However, food was just OK (compared to what's available in Ktown).
Our favorites were Chicken wings, Spicy ricecake (love that it's a bit crispy), and pork belly! OKs were the fried chicken (nothing special), Wagyu beef (good, but that's what was expected), and Kimchi beef fried rice (I know this is popular here, but it's nothing compared to the duck ginger fried rice from Red Farm!). The I should not have ordered were the spicy squid (don't get it… the noodles and chewy squid just did not compliment each other well) and the the seafood pancake (it's was SO GREASY! made mostly of scallions, barely any cake or seafood). Oh, the only dessert they have is ice cream, which tasted good, but boring for a larger size party.
Would i go back? Maybe… not anytime soon tho.
I deeply enjoyed my dinner a couple of months back at Danji, that's why I'm here at Hanjan, which was also opened by Mr. Kim and focuses on traditional Korean dishes.
Similarly, they serve both tasting and a la carte menu. While my party does not eat raw, we went with the latter. Vegetarian probably would go nuts at Hanjan, as their only veggie food is the small salad plate. We shared the renown kimchi fried rice with egg on top, the fried octopus with noodles, spicy chicken thigh skewer, and the small salad plate. Definitely kimchi rice hands down – well cooked rice perfectly marinated with the soy sauce and egg yolk. They do not have dessert menu and the only sweet they had was red bean ice cream (must-try). Size was at the smaller end.
Really adorable decoration with vases and cups delicately placed on the shelves. It was a bit noisy inside nevertheless.
Absolutely delicious with good service!
Came here for a late lunch with fellow coworkers for a team outing and everyone finished every morsel of the entrees.
It's a small but efficient use of space. We sat at the large bench tables in the middle, and were surprised to notice the drink menus were inside the nooks of the benches ala school desk style (felt like schoolchildren). As far as drinks my only small pet peeve was that there was nobody around to make the speciality cocktails (I don't even know if they would have made us a well drink). But we ended up ordering beer, glasses of wine, and soju. I've never had soju before and it was delicious and strong.
I don't know the name of the appetizers we ordered, but I do remember loving all of them especially the chicken tenders (tenders? nuggets?). I ordered the sizzling hot bibimbap. The best part was when the rice at the bottom got super crunchy from all the sizzle. ORDER THE SIZZLING HOT ONE!!
We made a reservation for dinner here, and the hostess immediately brought us to an available table. There was some wait time since this place was filled. The ambience was really nice and the food was great as well. It isn't traditional Korean food here, but more so towards Korean fusion dishes, which was great! There's so many other Korean restaurants I've tried and none of them can compare to Hanjan. I immediately took a liking to this place, but yes the price is a bit steep, but the food's worth it. The Ddukbokki was amazing!! It was slightly crispy, which is different from others. The fried rice was great as well.