I have been coming here almost for 3 decades. Always welcoming, good price, generous portion. Never had stomach cramps or discomfort from the food. The food is very satisfying. The lady(owner) is very nice. My usual orders are Do gani Tang, Sul lung Tang, Gamja tang. More about authentic Korean and traditional hot broth ones.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Benoit Chaligne
Awful experience and food is really bad! We did not even tip at all so bad it was!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sun Sun
The food was terrible 😡 everything tasted like it was straight out of the freezer and just microwaved honestly really disappointing
plz improve the quality!!!! ì œë°œ
Shao Yuan Ho
The worst meal I have so far in 2026. Food are made from frozen food then microwave.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Cydney Martinez
Delicious Korean spot with authentic food and a homey vibe! The banchan is super filling, the food is delicious, and the staff are friendly. Some reviews have said the service is slow but it’s relatively fast and any delay is because the food is extremely fresh. Definitely a hidden k town gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marut Sudsawath
As a korean food lover, this place meets my expectation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Serena W
Delicious! Amazing service, food came very quickly as well.
Wendy Zhou
Like many others before us, we came here because CDG was full - and though I don’t think the soondubu is as good (I got the seafood one and found both the seafood quality and taste to be lower than CDG / BCD ) overall it’s a very solid option with a big menu, good banchan (loved the potatoes), and similar homey atmosphere. It was a very comforting lunch for the freezing pre-storm temperature and we really appreciated the immediate seating, definitely something that CDG lacks!
Jake L
No line, pretty good solo dining experience, food was decent
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Darryl Yee
Didn’t feel like waiting an hour for the places next door so we tried this. What a mistake - wasted a dinner in NYC. I got the beef gobdol and there was barely any meat. Nearly all of the brown in the photo is sliced brown vegetable that looked like meat. The rest of the bowl was just white rice below a thin layer of vegetables. The shumai appetizer was just some frozen dumplings from the grocery store. It even had the imprints from the plastic tray. Not authentic handmade in the restaurant.
There’s a reason there’s a long waiting list for the restaurants next door and downstairs and not this one. There’s a reason there’s not many Asians eating in here. If you’re in a rush for some hot food and don’t care about the taste, this is your spot.
Staff was very unprofessional, rude, and inpatient. I ordered two items one came out and by the time I finished that my other item still hadn’t come out (about 30 minutes later). I asked a server what the status was on the food that hadn’t come out and he was nearly yelling at me for even posing the question. After that I was more than ready to leave. I then asked my main server for a check and a box and was met with more hostility. If you’re reading this and wondering if you want to go here do yourself a favor and save your money and time and skip it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Stuart Davis
I’m not usually a huge fan of Korean food but eating here with a friend who 1. Is from Seoul and 2. Has been eating at this place since shortly after it opened in the 80s/is friends with the owner was an awesome experience. The free apps (friend dumplings and seafood pancake) were great—both were extra crispy and the seafood pancake wasn’t overpowering. I got kimchi soon which was good though honestly I’ve eaten so much at BCD Tofu House that I don’t like soon at other places nearly as much. He got gamjatang—pork neck and potato soup. I tried a bite and ended up eating about a third of his bowl. It was one of the greatest dishes I’ve ever tasted—almost like a Korean version of menudo with neck meat instead of stomach and added potatoes, spring onion l, etc. I’m seriously addicted to it. Cannot recommend this restaurant enough!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Sarita low
We managed to get a booking for 10 people though we squeezed into a table for 8. Young kids so we made it work. Everyone sat on their winter jackets. Space is definitely tight.
The lady serving us was busy but alert and attentive. She brought us an other round of appetisers by observing what we liked best.
Our orders cane out fast and the food was hot and mostly served in stone bowls. Salt and sauces are all added to taste.
It is tight, it is noisy and yes there’s a perpetual queue for the ladies bathroom. But an enjoyable dinner of soups and bibimbaps and chap jae. Full house and queues unabated so call in advance if you don’t want to wait out in the cold for some time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gemma Ferrara
Kimchi soup is awesome. Great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
NickyFoodReviews
Han Bat is a small Korean restaurant located outside of the main Koreatown area, but still close in proximity to other Korean restaurants.
The place was quite crowded when we went in, but we were seated nearly instantly. The service was a bit slow at times, and paying was a bit confusing since we had to go up to the register to the pay rather than the waitstaff collecting the check from you.
The banchan was pretty standard, but they did include one that was like a sweet mashed potato. Other than that, it was pretty much average/what you'd expect at other restaurants.
We got an assortment of bibimbaps and a kimchi bokkum. The bibimbap was quite standard with other Korean restaurants, it was satisfying as a meal but we didn't think it stood out from other place's bibimbaps. The kimchi bokkum was a bit spicy, but not overwhelmingly and it came with stuff such as rice cakes and pork mixed in.
I have been coming here almost for 3 decades.
Always welcoming, good price, generous portion.
Never had stomach cramps or discomfort from the food.
The food is very satisfying.
The lady(owner) is very nice.
My usual orders are Do gani Tang, Sul lung Tang, Gamja tang.
More about authentic Korean and traditional hot broth ones.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awful experience and food is really bad! We did not even tip at all so bad it was!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The food was terrible 😡
everything tasted like it was straight out of the freezer and just microwaved
honestly really disappointing
plz improve the quality!!!! ì œë°œ
The worst meal I have so far in 2026. Food are made from frozen food then microwave.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Delicious Korean spot with authentic food and a homey vibe! The banchan is super filling, the food is delicious, and the staff are friendly. Some reviews have said the service is slow but it’s relatively fast and any delay is because the food is extremely fresh. Definitely a hidden k town gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
As a korean food lover, this place meets my expectation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious! Amazing service, food came very quickly as well.
Like many others before us, we came here because CDG was full - and though I don’t think the soondubu is as good (I got the seafood one and found both the seafood quality and taste to be lower than CDG / BCD ) overall it’s a very solid option with a big menu, good banchan (loved the potatoes), and similar homey atmosphere. It was a very comforting lunch for the freezing pre-storm temperature and we really appreciated the immediate seating, definitely something that CDG lacks!
No line, pretty good solo dining experience, food was decent
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Didn’t feel like waiting an hour for the places next door so we tried this. What a mistake - wasted a dinner in NYC. I got the beef gobdol and there was barely any meat. Nearly all of the brown in the photo is sliced brown vegetable that looked like meat. The rest of the bowl was just white rice below a thin layer of vegetables. The shumai appetizer was just some frozen dumplings from the grocery store. It even had the imprints from the plastic tray. Not authentic handmade in the restaurant.
There’s a reason there’s a long waiting list for the restaurants next door and downstairs and not this one. There’s a reason there’s not many Asians eating in here. If you’re in a rush for some hot food and don’t care about the taste, this is your spot.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
Staff was very unprofessional, rude, and inpatient. I ordered two items one came out and by the time I finished that my other item still hadn’t come out (about 30 minutes later). I asked a server what the status was on the food that hadn’t come out and he was nearly yelling at me for even posing the question. After that I was more than ready to leave. I then asked my main server for a check and a box and was met with more hostility. If you’re reading this and wondering if you want to go here do yourself a favor and save your money and time and skip it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
I’m not usually a huge fan of Korean food but eating here with a friend who 1. Is from Seoul and 2. Has been eating at this place since shortly after it opened in the 80s/is friends with the owner was an awesome experience. The free apps (friend dumplings and seafood pancake) were great—both were extra crispy and the seafood pancake wasn’t overpowering. I got kimchi soon which was good though honestly I’ve eaten so much at BCD Tofu House that I don’t like soon at other places nearly as much. He got gamjatang—pork neck and potato soup. I tried a bite and ended up eating about a third of his bowl. It was one of the greatest dishes I’ve ever tasted—almost like a Korean version of menudo with neck meat instead of stomach and added potatoes, spring onion l, etc. I’m seriously addicted to it. Cannot recommend this restaurant enough!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
We managed to get a booking for 10 people though we squeezed into a table for 8. Young kids so we made it work. Everyone sat on their winter jackets. Space is definitely tight.
The lady serving us was busy but alert and attentive. She brought us an other round of appetisers by observing what we liked best.
Our orders cane out fast and the food was hot and mostly served in stone bowls. Salt and sauces are all added to taste.
It is tight, it is noisy and yes there’s a perpetual queue for the ladies bathroom. But an enjoyable dinner of soups and bibimbaps and chap jae. Full house and queues unabated so call in advance if you don’t want to wait out in the cold for some time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kimchi soup is awesome. Great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Han Bat is a small Korean restaurant located outside of the main Koreatown area, but still close in proximity to other Korean restaurants.
The place was quite crowded when we went in, but we were seated nearly instantly. The service was a bit slow at times, and paying was a bit confusing since we had to go up to the register to the pay rather than the waitstaff collecting the check from you.
The banchan was pretty standard, but they did include one that was like a sweet mashed potato. Other than that, it was pretty much average/what you'd expect at other restaurants.
We got an assortment of bibimbaps and a kimchi bokkum. The bibimbap was quite standard with other Korean restaurants, it was satisfying as a meal but we didn't think it stood out from other place's bibimbaps. The kimchi bokkum was a bit spicy, but not overwhelmingly and it came with stuff such as rice cakes and pork mixed in.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
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