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| - WOW. Don't know how it took me so long to get here. All it took was a stumble over from Churchhill's next door (with their disappointingly closed kitchen) to Hanmoto. Place was bumping at 1:15 AM on a Friday night, but a table was opening up in 10 minutes. Consider it done.
The surprises kept coming, though I shouldn't have been that surprised considering this is an establishment from the people of Oddseoul. The service was ridiculously amazing and attentive, experts at not making us feel rushed. Started with a Modelo and were offered shots of Jameson to go with it. Thank you!
Next the food started pouring out. Dyno wings AKA deboned chicken wings stuffed with ground pork and bacon, deep fried with Kewpie mayo, nori, cilantro and hot peppers. What?!?!? I was not ready. It burst it your mouth while staying so intact, like a combo of a wing and a dumpling. Next, the katsu bun, a sous vide pork belly deep fried in panko, glazed in miso and sprinkled with sesame seeds. In a sandwich. Insane!!!!! Had Big Mac-esque, simple flavours while decidedly Japanese. We also had the Nasu Dengaku, deep fried Japanese eggplant with miso hollandaise for our veggies friend. It was perfectly tender and satisfying.
But, the showstopper was the aburi salmon. SO CRAZY GOOD. Was expecting sushi, but out came a small mound of rice, covered in freshly blowtorched salmon, fish roe, scallions. etc. Toasted seaweed squares are served alongside, so there is great enjoyment is scooping things up and making your own.
Insane.
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