3.5 stars. Han Mi Jeong is located inside Richlane Mall up at 16th Avenue and Leslie. Opened just over one week... very excited to see this addition at this secluded mall! I came here for dinner on a late Monday night. The place was clean, well lit and welcoming. Our server was a younger gentleman and was very easygoing and personable... unlike other Korean restaurants where they just drop off the food and never check up on us unless we flag them down for the bill.
Complementary appetizers (6) were delish. It was very nice of the staff to actually tell us that they are all refillable... although we always assume that they are refillable :P I love their sweet kimchi (not a lot of restaurants serve sweet ones!) and their roasted peanuts were great to snack on!
My friend and I ordered the Tangsookyuk to share. Flavours were spot on, I love how they incorporated apples and oranges into this sweet pork dish :) The portion was huge and it was very satisfying. We also ordered the sweet marinated beef in soup and it came with purple rice. I was a bit disappointed when they don't have buckwheat cold noodles... menu should've indicate that it was not available. I was having such a huge craving too! Never assume that it is too cold to have cold noodles (nor ice cream) in the winter.
I would love to come back and try more items. Generally, Korean food is hearty and delicious and it has become my fave kind of comfort food. What makes this place stand out was the attentive and personable service (they don't have the Korean button, so they always have to be on their A game)... and a good korean show playing on TV in the background. The restaurant was playing Running Man (that popular Korean game show), it was SO hilarous, although I had absolutely no idea what they are saying lol!
The only con I have was that the server was on his cellphone the whole time (-0.5 star). I know it is a slow Monday night but try to do it behind counters, so it looks a bit more professional in the store front. Other than that, keep up the great work :)