Hansik Korea

Oh my goodness! This place is a GEM! My husband, my adult kids, and I LOVE Korean food. This is as good as it gets. The food was excellent and plentiful, the service was fast and thoughtful. We are delighted!

Delicious food, friendly and attentive service. Been here 3 times so far and will make it one of my regular restaurants.

Very good food! Authentic and the service really makes you feel like a king. They make sure everything is going well by checking often and making sure we are satisfied. I came during christmas and the employee was even singing. It just gave me the impression that people who work here genuinely enjoy it here which makes it an enjoyable environment to have a meal in as well.

Love this place! Wait staff is very nice and friendly. Food is exceptional! Been through a lot of Korean BBQ restaurants and Hansik is my favourite.
Nice atmosphere with minimal children and loud people.
For newbies and amateur korean BBQ foodies, make sure to allow an hour to eat before closing time. (to avoid your feelings and ego from being damaged, wah wah.
Flamboyant or not, it does not affect the food and only enhances the dining experience.)

Look to the right at the store times.
Does it say 10:00 pm?
Tell me why I arrive at 9:15pm and before I could get to the second door– we get stopped by a very flamboyant young man. Hand gestures and everything– telling me that its closed. When I told him that online it says 10pm– he said. Sorry! very sarcastically and continued with his hand waving like his at a rave or practicing his pom pom routine for cheerleader school.
In all fairness– if a restaurant is not busy and it was completely dead. Makes sense to close down early– however there is a way to present it.
To make it worse– there was two people (assuming its management and another server) at the front where I guess the host stands who found it very funny at how the Korean version of Richard Simmons was waving his hands around to prevent us from entering. That added salt to my wounds. To be fair– to look back at it, I do find his eccentric behaviour a little bit funny.
However– I’m not hungry and craving some kalbi beef right now am I ?
You lost one Hansik– before it even started!

This restaurant is in the most random area.
Came trying to have the course meal but you need to give one or two days notice which I find Absolutely ridiculous.
I’ve had their cheese bibimbap and dumplings and did not enjoy.
Oh and their kang poongi was not good. It was clearly double fried and the sauce mix wasn’t good.
Service wasn’t pleasant and the side dishes weren’t fresh either. Me and my boyfriend were the only customers at the restaurant so that was awkward too.

Came here based on the blogTO review. Was very disappointed in their menu as the review boasted a traditional and modern view on korean cooking. I did not try their tasting menu… but most of the items on the menu were the regular traditional korean dishes you would find in any other korean restaurant — except it was more on the pricey side.
My friend and I went at 830pm on a Saturday night — restaurant was empty. Maybe 3 tables and a party in the back room. Not a whole lot of wait staff — so service was not that great. My friend ordered the bulgogi bimbimbap… and I had the baby octopus bimbimbap… and we shared the sake beef tartare. The beef tartare was actually good — big portion — but was also $ 20. My baby octopus was rubbery and had no flavour to it. We had tea, asked for water — was given a water jug but no glasses. Had to wait a very long time to try to get the attention of the wait staff. Eventually I gave up and just drank water in my tea cup. As soon as we were done eating we wanted to pay and get the heck out. We also had to wait a long time to get the attention of staff for the bill. Eventually I had to stand up to get someone’s attention.
This place is below ordinary and expensive. Should have gone to my usual korean spots — they never disappoint.

I’m surprised that not a lot of people know about this place.
The service is great and the food is even better!
I have came here three times already, and I think that the bibimbap is the best I ever hard.
It comes in a stone bowl and the side dish the comes with it are so unique!
I also had the 7 course lunch special for 2!
For 20 dollars for 2 people, it’s a pretty good deal.
You also get to try a variety of new things and you get to cook some of your food as well.
At the end, you get this ginger or ginseng sweet honey tea, I think.
It’s suppose to make you feel good after your meal!
I love the servers. They’re attentive and they tell you exactly what’s in your food if you ask.
The only downside, is that food takes a little bit longer to come out. but it’s worth the wait.

It’s a definitely a hidden gem on finch & dufferin, tried lots of Korean restaurants in north York, this one is definitely in top 3! Surprised by the quality of food and ppl here r really friendly. Will come back for sure. 5 star for the food and service but 3 star for location, so 4 star on average…

Had course menu A here today. Course was very fufilling, flavours were authentic and not overstimulated as other Korean restaurant. I was very impressed by the overal atmosphere of the restaurant. Definately a Korean restuarant to take your precious guest. Servers were very polite. Will go back there soon!

We were here for a birthday. The flavours were different than what’s I’ve become accustomed to at other Korean restaurants… mostly in Finch and Yonge and Steeles and Yonge area… as well as other Korean restaurants in other cities. A nice surprise was the k-​pop chicken… its was a bit spicy and sweet. My usual favorite Galbi was only ok and for 300g was expensive ($ 29). We also had a stuffed shrimp dish where the shrimp was not fresh… the meat clung to the shell and had the wrong texture. Service was good and the server was attentive. We weren’t familiar with the menu which may have contributed to our lack luster experience.

This is an excellent, authentic Korean restaurant.
We came in for lunch and the service was outstanding, they gave us some cold Korean tea, 4 different plates of Korean tapas like kimchi and others who I don’t know their names.
The food came fast and the servings are huge.
Neither me nor my wife were able to finish our food and took it away.
It is not cheap with average dish for about $ 12 but it’s worth it.
I wish they had some lunch specials but still worth it.
Will come again.

I’ve visited here when they first opened a couple of years ago. Recently had another meal there, and wasn’t impressed then and not impressed now.
Had a $ 15 L. A Kalbi lunch box and I came out hungry. The meat seemed like it was boiled rather than grilled. 1 out of 4 pieces was just grease, so all I could eat were 3 little pieces of bland meat and dumplings. I only had half the rice because there was nothing else to eat with.
The place is clean and service is good, but the food is Meh.

Came her for a dinner to try a new place.
The moment we walked in we were greeted with very friendly service, walked us through the menu and checked up on us I would say almost every 5 minutes. The food was above average in my opinion, but the service was really what blew me away.
Highly recommend!

My family and i went here last Christmas when it first opened up. Had a great experience with the course menu. Awesome food prepared by a chef from korea with plenty of food and the course was $ 35 per person.
Came back here for mothers day ordered the same course and it was a horrific experience. The ownership must have changed along with the chef. Made reservations, so we sat down right away. waited 10 minutes to order and it wasn’t even that busy, they had four servers, which seemed plenty given the size of the restaurant which isn’t huge. It took another 15 minutes for the food to start and after a few plates there was a 20 minutes pause in our course and we asked several times what the hold up is and they just kept saying sorry we’re busy. They were not under-​staffed or overly busy. The manager just dies not know how to run the restaurant.
By the end we just wanted to leave, the food went down in quality since opening up, the service was a nightmare and the food is over priced. I am very easy going with food and servers but this place is over hyped by the other reviews. Do not, i repeat, do not dine here.

I am Korean and I must say that this place has the authentic taste of Korea!
I took my friends (not Korean) to this place, since they have never tasted Korean cuisine. It was recommended by a group of Korean people that I knew, so I had a good feeling about this place.
The service: Attentive, helpful, kind. The servers greeted us right away, answered any questions about the menu, came by to check on us while we ate, followed up on our requests (e.g. water, more rice) quickly, came by to take empty dishes after our meal.
The food: I had Seafood Soon Tofu (comes with rice) and my friends had spicy chicken with vegetables (comes with rice). The Soon Tofu was a little spicy, the broth was smooth, the tofu was warm, just the way it should be. The spicy chicken was hot, moist, and chewy. Yum!
My friends loved this place and so did I! We’ll be back!

Came her for Christmas day. I really enjoyed the fact they were open on Christmas day.
My family ordered the bbq surf and turf with other entrees (cold noodle soup, porridge and bibimbap).
The quality of the meat and seafood were oustanding. Service was amazing. There were two servers for 8 people party. They were very attentive and cooked the meat for us so that it would be done properly and was it ever delicious! I didn’t try the other entrees because I love my meat I focused on the bbq. The people in my party did enjoy their meals from the way it seemed since everyone’s bowls very empty at the end. Their banchan (side dishes) were fresh, tasty and had a lot of different varieties (bottomless)!
I really enjoyed this place but alas it’s at the other end of the city from where I live. If I’m ever in the area or its a special event I will definitely make it a mission to go back.

great service, great food… high-​quality meat and side dishes were great