This is the first time I feel sorry that I can't rate a restaurant for zero star. We ordered the seafood hotpot, it come up with two piece of frozen crab, two piece of frozen clam, two piece of mussels, two piece of rough tofu, even two piece of vegetable in a sandy as hell soup made of powder with no favor. But they charged us for a price as a fresh one. We will not surprised if we get home sick because of this crap. Don't even waste your time here, people. They can't even serve a real lemonade!! read more

Chicken katsu, the one item I have been yearning for since the first time I laid eyes upon the what used to be called "Haru Hana's" menu. The first time around, sushi was chosen for my lunch. The second visit, I ordered shrimp tempura udon but the third time is always the charm and I was determined to feast upon the fried, greasy goodness of breaded chicken cutlets. Prior to ordering my lunch entree, my co-worker and I wanted wanted something to wet our appetite. The taco wasabi sounded very interesting but we had no idea exactly what it was. The server uttered some inaudible words in "english" and the word "dumpling" flew out of his mouth. SOLD, anything with dumplings has to be good, right??? The taco wasabi arrives and it's covered by shredded radish and carrot. However, there are no dumplings in sight, just some gelatinous, white looking substance lumped into a bowl covered with some garnish. Ummmmm..... where were the dumplings???!!! Turns out that this dish is young octopus mixed with wasabi o_0. My hopes of dumplings drowned in a sea of young, chewy, cold octopus. Putting that aside, I looked forward to my long awaited chicken katsu. My colleague got his ordered before I did and nearly devoured half his meal prior to mine arriving. The fried platter had come and it looked just as good as the picture that was displayed on the menu. Forget the chopsticks, I grabbed a piece of chicken and dug in. This katsu reminded me of buttermilk chicken fried chicken, except less flavorful. A little too thinly cut, more oily than I expected, chicken katsu has betrayed me with its greasiness. The hype was now over, my long awaited taste for this dish was now appeased and it was just simply, breaded fried chicken with dipping sauces in the end. Nothing more special than that. read more

I went to this establishment with my friends today... The person who worked there at first thought my service dog was a pet and asked us to leave. When I told her he was a service animal she asked to see a documentation. I told her I legally didn't have to show her anything, but I showed her a doctors note anyway. She refused us because the document didn't have a picture of my animal on it. These documents that she asked for are easily bought online. I don't think she understood the law at all and when I tried to tell her she still kicked us out. I suggest the staff at this establishment learn about the law from the ADA so this doesn't happen to anyone else. I have filed a complaint with the ADA. read more

Great local spot! Tried a few different sake's and they were deliciously crisp! The food was good and you're probably safe ordering a bunch of different appetizers for the table like we did. Stars off just because I can't say it was extraordinary, especially for a spot in Korea Town, but I'd go again for some sake and a light snack. read more

Korean owned Japanese restaurant. I got an ordered of the grilled chicken. It was definitely healthy, but the chicken was a bit too bland and dry. My friends got their chicken katsus and seemed to be happy with their food. Overall, just okay, the place is pretty cute. They have one shot sakes that are pretty strong and very decent price read more

32nd street between 5th and 6th has a couple hidden japanese gems for it being K Town. Decor: Haru Hana is pretty chic - it's got Japanese-themed wall paper as well as fake cherry blossom branches adorned about and the tables and serving ware is really nice. The Lunch specials are as Vivien L says - well priced. It's cheaper than my go-to Japanese spot on 32nd (Kirakuya) and it's got a lot more variety and the portion sizes are good. You get less food than at Kirakuya which probably warrants the cheaper prices but all said and done, it's lunch so the $10 range is just right. My friend had the fried shrimp tempura and seemed to really enjoy it and I had the eels over rice which was just what I'd wanted. There was plenty of the sweet sauce and on top of the eels and rice, there was some ikura, ginger and pickled mini onions (rakkyo) which I haven't seen in a LONG time!! I'm curious about the sushi - about the quality and the amount you get because Kirakuya's sushi is really high-grade but I'd definitely come back. Service was friendly and timely and we weren't rushed after we finished even though it was prime lunchtime. read more

I should preface this review with the note that I'm not at all an expert on East Asian foods and I can't really compare my experience here to similar restaurants. That being said, as an 'outsider,' I was pleasantly satisfied with the flavorful food here. I had the seafood udon, a soup with various types of seafood (shellfish, mainly?), noodles, and spices. A word of caution: I asked for mine to be made spicy, given my previous experience with insufficiently spicy dishes at Korean and Japanese restaurants, and it was a DEFINITE zinger. If you want it to be spicy, make sure you know what you're getting into! The ambiance is also very nice, clean, and reasonably quiet. While I liked the food a lot, this place might be a bit difficult to navigate if you're not experienced with the cuisine and culture. It seemed that our server staff had difficulty understanding English, and the menu doesn't explain what the dishes are. Luckily, I went with someone who was more fluent in Korean, but be mindful that this may come up as an issue if you're not. Generally, though, this is a great restaurant with very nice food. It's certainly piqued my interest to try similar places in the future. read more

This review is only for the Lunch specials. Looking at the menu, it doesn't look too cheap overall and if I came for dinner it would probably sway my judgment. My coworkers and I went there for lunch today and was really pleased with the lunch specials. between $8-12 for most dishes which include a variety of katsu, ramens and udon. 2 of us got the chicken katsu that comes with a side of curry sauce!!! The chicken was really moist and cripsy, but could have used a tad more seasoning. The serving of rice was also a little on the small side. The other 3 got the pork and vegetable ramen and loved it. They all said the cuts of pork was fatty and delicious and the broth was tasty and solid. The katsus came with a bowl of miso and the ramen's came with 2 california rolls Overall, definitely worth it! $11 for a sitdown filling midtown lunch? i'll take it anyday! read more

Delicious food, jazzy music, very nice decor, annoyingly pleasant waitstaff. I went here for lunch today and order the eel bowl with rice. The food was great but because there wasn't many people, the waitstaff kept coming up to me asking me if everything was ok. That just annoyed me cause I just wanted to get some food, relax and go back to work. I was almost afraid to eat because they came to me that often. Anyway, I guess that's better than no waitstaff. I'll just have to bring company next time so they can bug them instead of me. read more

No one who works at HanaMichi ever walk into work in the morning thinking that they will give their customer a great experience. Service and food both are equally pathetic. It's not absolutely terrible per se - hence the two stars - but there is a reason that the place is the only that seem to have tables during peak dining hours. Most customers are here on their own, I imagine business travelers looking for a quick dinner before going back to their tiny NYC hotel room and their Netflix queue. read more

A friend had a groupon for this place and we had a nice dinner including two special rolls, mini udon soups, a salmon salad, and a tasty okonomiyma. Decor was nice and the service was fast and friendly. I would definitely go again. read more

Went here last night at 3 am... one of their only perks. this place is truly open 24/7 and there are reasons to this madness... 1.) our waiter informed us that the sushi is pre-made... therefore I could not change out shrimp (which I am allergic to for another fish) 2.) They pour the water and set it at tables before you arrive. Oh, i've taken pictures of this craziness! 3.) They play electronic music one would only hope to hear at a rave while on so much E you can feel flowers blossom beneath the ground We ordered the "tuna" and "salmon" rolls.. which was really a california roll with a piece of salmon or tuna on top... for... $9.50. Methinks not! unless you are on E or have a hangover hankering for asian food go home, just go home read more

First time eating there, after all other restaurant in the block are packed with 1hr+ wait time, even the coffee shop have lines on this late night. we have no choice to enter this place with only few occupied tables. The beef were overcooked, the mouthfeel of sashimi were so weird. The tea were served in a beer glass with tea bag in a warm water, we have to ask them to microwave the tea. never seen anything like this. Terrible experience. I was expecting someone to come to our table and ask "how is everything", b/c I wanted to tell him/her everything tastes like crap. read more

I was in a bigtime Okonomiyaki mood today since I have not had it in a few months. So I decided to get some delivered today, I got the seafood one as it was the cheaper and even still the price was pretty dang expensive at 15 dollars :| Nonetheless it satisfied my craving for Okonomiyaki till i can find some place cheaper and better. read more

I guess I should've known better than to order a bowl of Japanese soy ramen in Koreatown, but my cravings for said ramen, hungry pangs, and the pure coincidence of being in the area got the better of me. Overall, noodles were decent -- nicely chewy, good broth, decent amount of veg and a hardboiled egg. Service was friendly enough if a touch neglected. read more

Would never come here again, the food is overpriced compared to other restaurants in Ktown. If the food was amazing then I honestly wouldn't mind the price. However everything we had (chicken teriyaki, beef bibimbap, and seafood soup) tasted bland and flavorless. The total came out to be $70 for dishes that didn't even taste good. Waste of money. Its not 1 star because of the free tofu salad for check ins. read more

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Two and a half stars! But since I can't give a half a star, I'll let them have the other half since the restaurant is aesthetically pleasing. I must admit, their pretty sign and pretty menu made me and my friend walk into this restaurant. All in all, the food is ok but it's nothing special. My friend ordered a California roll that didn't look nor taste like a California roll. It wasn't a bad roll... tasted kind of like a salad in a roll. We were kind of a bit disappointed that when we had ordered California roll, it wasn't what we had gotten. For my friend's main entree she got the Soy Sauce ramen. She felt that it was on the bland side. I ordered as an appetizer the tuna tataki. I've had this dish in other restaurants where the tuna is thinly sliced and lightly seared. Theirs were cut on the thick side. The salad that came with it was quite good though. For my entree I decided to try the tonkatsu (pork cutlet). It was neither good or bad and the sauce felt like it was missing something. The curry and the miso soup that came with it also seemed a bit bland. One strange thing is, the chopped up lettuce salad that came with this dish... for some strange reason, they mixed diced onions with it. Not a fan of that. Overall, it was expensive for ok but not so superb food. Not sure I'd go again... though the restaurant itself is very pretty like their pretty sign and menus. read more

The only reason I came to Haru Hana.. Got a Groupon!!! It looks like a pretty good deal.. 1) Salmon Salad to share 2) 2 special rolls 3) 2 mini udon soup 4) Okonomiyaki to share Well.. I thought they will give us a small portion of it... I am really surprised that the Salmon Salad is huge... and mini Udon aren't mini at all... Salmon salad was good... The rolls are pretty good as well.. not a big deal to comment... Okonomiyaki was just ok... I like it.. My friend and I were both bloated... Their service was really good so we gave extra tips.. :) I guess the owner came and talked to both of us and asked us how was the food.. we told him that we were surprised that their portion was huge.. unlike many restaurants offer a smaller portion.. The only thing.. The green tea wasn't unlimited refill.. and it's really expensive.. seriously??? 4 dollars???? Other than that.. I had a great experience here... read more

Even though Haru Hana serves Contemporary Japanese and saki, don't be confused by the Korean influences in this restaurant. When I call them up, the staff greets me in Korean. All the staff I see at Haru Hana is Korean. Furthermore, Haru Hana is located right in the middle of the heart of Koreatown on 32nd Street. The food at Haru Hana is worth salivating over. The first few times I came here with my husband, I come to eat Chicken Katsu because the Katsu here is the most delicious Katsu I ever tasted in my life and it is still sizzling on the table after being served. I once brought a deal here which includes tasting sushi (I think I tired the UFO-Shrimp tempura and cucumber topped with spicy tuna $13), udon ($8.50), and Okonomiyaki (w/ Seafood $13, w/ Cheese & Mentarko $15), which is a Japanese style pizza. We had Mentarko with ours. I can't believe the Japanese have pizza on their menu. Anyway, all of the food I mentioned is very good. The prices are a tad bit higher, but for the quality of the food, I wouldn't mind at all. I guarantee that if you order the Okonomiyaki, other customers will stare and wonder exactly what you ordered. The décor inside Haru Hana is Japanese bench-style. If I sit at a bench table, there is no back support unless I sit on the side. There are also regular tables as well. The lighting is on the dim side. I remember on Halloween weekend, the entire staff dressed in scary costumes and make-up. It's good to know the staff knows how to have fun. Haru Hana is one of my favorite places to eat. I wish they were closer to where I live. Sometimes, I am craving Haru Hana while in Queens. The thought of Haru Hana makes me salivate. PROS: Katsu, Okonomiyaki CONS: No other locations besides Manhattan read more

As with all good ethnic restaurants in New York, eating here feels like you've been thrust into the busy markets of Japan. The interior decor is straight out of a private eatery. Paper lights, bamboo screens separating tables, video music of Japanese pop stars, twinkling lights and floral decor. Lunch specials are a bargain. Quality of the food is high. Service is quick and non-invasive. Great semi escape from the doldrums of your work day. read more

Fashionable indoor design combined with Japanese delicacy and Korean poppy flavor. Specialty sushi rolls here are mouth-watering! Get the Lancing rolls. The menu of this place totally blew my mind, in a good way of course --- It has nabe, skewers, okonomiyaki, basically anything u can get at an izakaya in Japan. Very very special existence at the location of Ktown block. I can't believe I never checked out this place before. It was a shame to be averse to changes and only go to those Korean places with almost the same menu. Service at Haru Hana also rocks. This is the most trendy Japanese pub that you go for the the best food in NYC. read more

HanaMichi has such a cute interior. It has pretty wooden tables and sort of a tree/nature theme. Too bad the food wasn't as good as the vibe. We shared an okinomiyaki and also got the katsu-don. They both weren't memorable :/ read more

HanaMichi - katsu don - Japanese Near Me - New York, New York

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Hana Haru? I guess they changed the name of this place. Do not eat the ramen, Do not consume the bugolgi, Do not consider the anything on the menu other than the katsu This review is for the pork katsu. If I had to review the rest of the menu it would not have received 4 stars. This place is perfect for kicking back a few beers and eating some damn good katsu. The sushi rolls ginormous and are tasty but they're really not sushi... try them and you'll know what I mean. They are still quite delicious though... Great service and atmosphere, I also got a free beer on the house = Niiice. Bathroom rating 3.5/5 read more

Came on a very crowded Friday night. Japanese food in the middle of Koreatown, who would've ever thought it would be so packed? But if it's packed, it must be good? Apparently this is a chain? Because the name of the restaurant doesn't match the name of the menu lol. Check in on yelp and you get a free "tofu salad" which is really just an amuse bouche pre appetizer starter that's a spoon with a piece of bite sized piece of cold tofu atop with raw fish(salmon?) and roe and a good helping of soy sauce. It was just ok. The menu is pretty big, with a variety of dishes that mainly center around udon, ramen, sushi, rice dishes and katsu. The bf and I were pretty hungry, so we decided order more, realizing we over estimated our appetites. I had the veggie ramen with curry, bf had the hanamichi udon, eel and shrimp sushi roll, and we shared a veggie katsu. My ramen came first and it was obviously a decked out ramen packet, with a really unflavorful broth. The bf liked his udon and his broth was rich and flavorful. The roll was pretty good as well, but I only tried it without the fish. I was half way into my ramen, and the katsu came out. Realizing it came with a whole lot of rice, it was a meal set, not an appetizer... We managed to scarf down the 6 veggie balls made of sweet potato and veggies, with a side of curry sauce and rice. It was flavorful but mushy, and I wish I had just gotten this instead of ramen. We were super full at this point, but the bf courageously helped finish the last half of my ramen. What a sweetheart! Lesson learned, never over-order because you're hungry, and never get the ramen because you pay $10+ for it when it cost $0.25 cents a pack and probably even cheaper at wholesale price! Although the place is kind of cramped with cheesy Japanese style art, and everyone is severely close to each other, service is very quick and water always gets refilled. It's kind of cool to see the Korean waitresses yelling in Spanish to the Mexican waiters, so you know service and communication must be more efficient! Just a side note, to avoid(or go in and snap pics of) the bathrooms during Halloween. They have the creepiest bathroom I've ever seen.... Overall not bad, 3.5 stars. read more

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Quality of the food is poor - I was a fool to fall for the beautiful pictures on the menu and was lured into HanaMichi amongst many other great Korean restaurants right here at ktown (albeit at lunch time some of the places are closed) Food: 1/5 Value: 2/5 Service: 3/5 Decor: 3.5/5 Ambience: 3/5 I checked in to get the free tofu-appetizer, which include 3 big wooden spoon each topped with a small cube of tofu, even smaller cube of tuna and some soy sauce. It was like each a cube of frozen tofu (still thawing) with a piece of dull tuna. Imagining eating ice during the winter, it was very cold and very cold. What I had with my party and would not recommend any of the below, + Lunch sushi-ramen combo ($18.95) -- the ramen was pretty good, but the California roll and 3 pieces of sushi were quite disappointingly bland and tasted un-fresh. Definitely not worth the nearly $20 I paid for although it did take up a large part of the table the actually food was lacking and forgettable to say the least. + Okonomiyaki ($14) -- This was super salty and drown in sauce thought not very good and too dense contrary to normal okonomiyaki + Katsu Don ($16) -- Bigg bowl of rice topped with slices of fried pork cutlet though missing some of the special tonkatsu sauce (could steal from the okonomiyaki) + Combo Yakitori ($28?) -- The MOST disappointing item of all! If you have ever been to other yakitori places by St. Marks you will probably look at this with the most condescending sneer. All of the skewers were tiny and all shriveled up like they have been sitting around forever. The taste? terrible :( I want a refund! The picture looked sooo amazing and the actuality was sooo far apart. No no no guys! Dont fall for it! read more

CATS restaurant review system ENGAGED (imagine cool robocop like audio effects). Cost: The tab was on my older sis, so I completely disregarded the prices and order whatever my heart so desired on the menu. To my vague recollection, the prices weren't too expensive. We ordered two Katsu dishes, a plate full of Yakitori, and a salmon roll-ish dish and it was under 3 digits (under $100). I hope that helps. Atmosphere: It was sort of cramped, so I had some trouble fitting into their small seating bench. The decor was decent, didn't pay much attention but I remember it being decent. Taste: The Katsu meat was so awesomely tender and the sauce was awesomely distinctive to match the meat's tenderness. There is this weird thing you do when you order Katsu, where you grind a small amount of sesame seeds to put into your sauce to give it a strong sesame scent. I kind of don't care much for sesame seeds and its scent, but I did it anyway because it was coolio. Apparently it was some sort of fad that went away a while ago in Korea. The Yakitori was mediocre, nothing to write about. Service: The waitress that served was very nice and enthusiastic... maybe a little too enthusiastic. It seemed like she yelled out everything that we said. If we order a can of gingerale, she would yell "OH A CAN OF GINGER ALE? OK OKOKOKKOK" (a bit of exaggeration but this is how it felt like). It was awesome eating with my sis, and we'll probably do this more often. Oh and the restaurant was decent. read more

Discovered an amazing dish here...been thinking about it ever since....mmmmm. A "pumpkin", actually a round green squash, stuffed with baked spicy seafood. Spicy=just spicy enough to complement the sweetness of the squash. Some kind of cheese on top.. not sure what it was, but held it all together nicely. This dish is actually one of the bargains on the menu. All around good dish: yummy, well made, interesting and unusual prep, good visual presentation, good value. HaruHana is well above average in Ktown for service and atmosphere. Very mellow, friendly, not rushed but efficient. I had the little tofu salad they offered as a Yelp check in bonus. It was more of an amuse buche, but still very good. Can recommend! read more

So I actually came here for the first time using my groupon. the Groupon: ($29) - Salmon Salad - 2 mini udon - okonomikayi - 2 sushi rolls of choice Came here with the boyfriend on a Saturday night. Right when we got there they sat us immediately. The place was pretty full/ busy. (but not too busy for us to have to wait) So the salmon salad was really good. My boyfriend really liked it. It's simple but the salmon pieces were pretty sufficient comparing other sushi restaurants around nyc. Then we got the udon. Good udon, good proportion considering everything we were getting. Next came the okonomikayi. Compared to other ones I've tried, this was was less fishy and seemed more like a mega korean pancake. But it was still really good! (probably the thing that started getting me really full) Then for the 2 rolls we order the Lancing & Diablo rolls. Both were so good! The meal overall was pretty awesome and VERY filling. Perfect for two people! On top of the great food the service was also amazing! Got to talk to the manager and he was just so nice. I could tell he really cared about the restaurant and wanted to make it succeed by giving great customer service. And it was great to see the manager be so involved and attentive to the front of the house, interacting with guests. The staff was also very nice and helpful. Told our waitress right away that I had the groupon and she explained how it worked and what I got even though it was written out on the groupon. It was nice that she explained things and showed us exactly where in the menu to look. We were also sitting next to another couple using the groupon. The couple wanted to add more food to their groupon order but the manager suggested that they hold off on extra order because the food on the groupon was a lot and very filling. So it's nice to see that the manager was giving out genuine advice instead of seizing the opportunity to get more money from more orders. Overall, my experience there was super! :) read more

couldnt go wrong with thier Seafood Udon, my crab roll was good too. All my friends except for 1 enjoyed thier food. Good sized tables, good menu. Playing the best of Kpop tunes with a super friendly - quick moving staff. They have "busy" decorations going on all year long, something about that is endearing. read more

This is almost always a stop I make when in k-town. My friends and I come for a bowl of ramen, some sake and a phone charge, haha. The ambience is chill and casual, making it a great date spot! read more

HanaMichi - Pork and veggie ramen - Japanese Near Me - New York, New York

I can not believe that there is people who have enjoyed dining here. just I sat down, I had the impression of lack of cleanliness, to the limits of decency. for safety I ordered the most expensive dish and I can assure you that as far hungry I was, I could not eat. sure at sing-sing you can dine better. it was midnight and I was tired, I paid, no tip of course. Terrible. read more

Got take out last night of their spicy bbq pork. First off, it was way overpriced but regardless the food was unpalatable. The pork was undercooked and I couldn't even get through a few bites of the meal. Definitely avoid this place! read more

The worst dinner I had in a while. The menu is laid out in a confusing way, and with horrible typos that result in phrases like "sad vegetable." Oh, no, not the sad vegetable! =( Our server didn't speak any English and seemed similarly confused about the dishes. Even when we spoke in Korean to her, she kept coming back to us after receiving clarification from elsewhere. Ordering took about 15 minutes. Then, our appetizers and entrees arrived at the same time. The server acted like it was normal. The udon noodles for both me and my special man friend were really undercooked and hard. The tempura was super heavy and flaky, but it's supposed to be light. I had ordered an avocado and scallop roll, and it hardly had any scallop and was 90% diced mango. Huh? There was no mention of mango in the menu... oh, yeah, of course, right. Dinner was so bad that we had to go to another restaurant later to salvage the evening. Wow! Haven't had such a bad dining experience like this in a while. I wasn't even expecting that much, but Koreans have been cooking and eating things like tempura and udon forever, so I don't know what the deal was here. read more