Hankook Korean

1 Reviews on “Hankook Korean”

• Binu Azeez

  This review is going to be a work in progress.I’ve always wanted to try authentic Korean food, and there is no place better to jump into Korean cuisine than at Hankook.The restaurant itself looks deceptively small from the outside, but is quite large on the inside. There is a section with tables and chairs, but there are also private rooms with a raised platform and low tables with flat pillows on the floor where you would have to remove your shoes and sit on the floor. Once you enter, you are quickly ushered to a table and I’m pleasantly surprised at how friendly all the staff are in the restaurant. My server was extremely patient while she guided me through the intricacies of ordering Korean food for the first time. Even though there are pictures of all the dishes, I still appreciate the effort she took in ensuring I had a good dining experience. She even guided me on what the side dishes were and how best to eat them.Service is 5/5For my first visit, I ordered the ‘Jjamppong’, which is a bowl of spicy seafood soup. The broth though spicy is very refreshing and light. The broth is not at all fishy and is extremely delicious. The soup contains generous amounts of shrimps, mussels, squid and crabs along-with shiitake mushrooms, cabbage and capsicum. All of this sits on a bed of wonderfully Al Dente noodles. This dish is served piping hot and gets 5/5Along with the soup is served four complimentary dishes. They are Kimchi, fish cakes, Korean spinach and pickled radishes.We also ordered the ‘Yukgea Jang’, which is a hearty spicy beef soup made with shredded beef brisket, tons of scallions, beansprouts, radishes, scrambled eggs and “gosari’ which is a fern stem that I’m trying for the first time. The soup is served piping hot and has great depth of flavour. The soup is beefy, nutty and earthy in taste.The soup is extremely satisfying and not in the least bit heavy on the stomach. I had the spicy version and completely enjoyed it. 5/5Update:Had to go back to try the BibimbabThe dish comes pretty as a picture. I ordered the soup version where you get a lightly flavored beef broth soup on the side. It also comes with a sunny side egg on the top. Once mixed the dish is truly delicious with a taste of rice, fresh vegetables and beef all coated in the egg makes for a taste explosion in your mouth. The dish also comes with Korean Chili sauce to increase the spice level, but I found that even generous amounts do little to add to the spice, but it does enhances the taste. 5/5Two thumbs up and worth many many repeat visits.Update:Went back to treat a cold and runny nose with some spicy seafood soup. I also tried the Nyeom, which is boneless chicken in sweet and spicy sauce. The 1/2 portion is huge in itself and is quite generous as far as portion size is concerned.. The chicken though flavorful lacked any spice at all and was mostly sticky sweet with no heat whatsoever. I am really beginning to question what the Koreans consider as spicy. The chicken 3.5 / 5

  February 2, 2020, 4:27 pm

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