We think this is where Koreans eat when they're not cooking at home!…read more We discovered Hansol 한솔 Korean Restaurant after seeing so many rave reviews. This place, tucked away just 5 minutes' driving distance from Coquitlam Centre, is clearly beloved by the local Korean community. The portion sizes are generous. They are perfect for sharing with family or friends. We saw many families and younger groups dining in, which gave it a cozy, homey vibe. We can taste the love and comfort in every bite. Here's what we ordered: * Beef Tartare Bibimbap - Not your typical bibimbap! The raw beef was beautifully seasoned and full of flavour. This was hands down our favourite dish! * Naengmyeon - Cold noodles in a super refreshing broth. Perfectly chewy with a balanced, savoury tang. A must-have on a hot day. * Japchae - Excellent portion, great price. The noodles were springy and not greasy at all--just the right balance of flavour. Great value, quality ingredients, and authentic flavours--Hansol is definitely going on our go-to list whenever we're craving comforting Korean food. We are highly recommend it for students, families, or anyone who loves real Korean cooking! Food: 5/5 Must Try! Service: 5/5 Kids: 4/5 Yay! Price: $30-$40 each person (dinner) Presentation: 3/5 Parking: 4/5 Tips: * Free refillable banchan (side dishes) * Must-try: naengmyeon (cold noodles) * Hidden gem: beef tartare bibimbap-flavourful and beautifully presented. * Limited seating - expect wait during peak hours * Tasty, affordable, and generous portions Would I Return: Yes ‍

I found this restaurant through an IG foodie's recommendation. This restaurant is always very busy,…read moreand on weekends, there is always a lineup. We ordered short rib BBQ, Beef tartare Bibimbap, and original-flavor deep-fried chicken wings. Beef tartare Bibimbap was served in a hot stone bowl with a variety of vegetables on top of the rice. The gochujang sauce was served separately, allowing us to adjust the spiciness to our preference. It was a pretty good dish. The short rib BBQ was very tender and nicely seasoned. It was slightly on the sweeter side, very delicious. I will definitely order it again. The original flavor deep-fried chicken wings were served fresh and hot. They were incredibly crunchy on the outside and juicy on the inside--very good! Next time, I should order them with a flavored seasoning, as I already knew the original version was cooked with less saltiness, meant to be paired with a sauce. Overall, I really like this restaurant. The food tasted good, and the most notable point was the reasonable price! It was a very good deal, and it has now become one of my regular go-to places.

One of my families favorite place to eat wether it's having bbq or just having table service. The…read morefood is amazing and we crave it because it's so good. The aunties that work there make us feel like family visiting, a very warm and welcoming atmosphere.

we had the same experience as Food F. review, only we left…read more There were only two tables taken when we arrived. The restaurant was cold so we left our jackets on. Lunch specials had been dropped a week before, so you had to order dinner entrees making lunch in the $50-$60 range. We decided it would be our Valentine dinner outing. After ordering, 45 minutes later and drinking a pot of tea we asked the waiter about our meal. He said they had just started. We asked why, as we ordered before a table that arrived after us and their food was delivered. We canceled our meal and left.

I always end up ordering too much food when I'm here, but it's worth it…read more Service can be a bit hit or miss. I've had an amazing waitress that always came to check and offered to refill side dishes. I've also had someone that couldn't be found until I walked over to pay. Their hotpots are amazing. my fav is the pork bone hotpot, you get a lot of super meaty bones with some veggies mixed in. Everything is marinated well, and not over seasoned.

We stopped by for lunch over the weekend. Food was great and service was fast and efficient. The…read moredeep fried pork dumplings were made well. My child ate all of them. I ordered the soft tofu seafood soup with marinated pork. The portion size was good. Soup had a decent amount of tofu and seafood. The pork was flavourful. My husband ordered the LA galbi. The beef short ribs were also nicely marinated as well. I think this is a great Korean option in the area if you are craving some classic Korean food. There is ample free plaza parking.

This is a really cute family owned and run restaurant. They…read morehave a good number of Vegan options on the menu. The service is very friendly, and the food is wonderfully flavorful, spicy and plentiful. As in most non Vegan restaurants, it's always a good idea to let your server know you are Vegan

Cozy restaurant. Good service…read more Beef bibimbap in the stone pot was tasty. The crispy rice it made complimented the fresh ingredients. Kalbi was fattier than I would've preferred, and the banchan was meh. I would've like more banchan variety. I would go back for the stone bibimbap.

Came on a drizzly day right before the crew were going to take their mid-day break (3pm). This was…read morea charming little spot for lunch that definitely exceeded my expectations given its location in middle of nowhere BC. The bulgogi was flavorful, and balanced with vegetable in addition to meat. My husband ordered the dolsot bibimbap which was delicious as well. Only complaint is that the kimchi was a little underfermented (not sour enough for my liking). Also appreciated that the meal comes with barley tea, which is just what I needed on a rainy day. Disclaimer: The walls also show that if you give a 5-star review on Google, you get a free spring roll. I'm sorry, bribing your customers with free food does not seem right to me, so while I'd normally be more on the fence about whether my 4.5 star experience should be rounded up to 5, this bit of dishonesty makes me feel compelled to bring it down to 4.

Stopped in for a quickly meal. I already knew I wanted some bibimbap but seeing they had squid on…read morespecial, I had to try that too. The servers were quick, courteous, and polite. The squid came out first and it was exactly as advertised. It was very tender and flavourful. The bibimbap came out next and came with all the fixings. It was very good and the left a clean bowl. Definitely will return, I'm very happy to have found a place in Chilliwack that serves Korean food that isn't just fried chicken.

Used to go here all the time and the owner is lovely. Been awhile since I visited again and staff…read moredidn't change but didn't see owner this time. Still pretty much the same. Chill place with nice service. The menu definitely became much smaller as years go by and prices gone up as the market went up. Still a decent place in my option. Meat quality never disappoint and parking lot right outside. Across from carvolth exchange with all kind of buses.

We came on an early weekday evening, and we were the only table here. The small BBQ meal piqued our…read moreinterest, so we decided to order that to split between the 2 of us. It seemed like their BBQ meals are quite popular since a couple of tables after us ordered the same. You are given the option of pork belly or pork jowl or a combination of the two. We chose the latter option, and we weren't disappointed! We were fairly new to this style of Korean BBQ dining and were deep in conversation, so we kept getting distracted and forgot to check on the meats. The waitress working was EXTREMELY patient and helpful. She helped us with the cooking and made conversation and joked with us. I personally prefer the pork belly because the pork jowl was a bit lean and dry (perhaps that was due to our poor cooking). The side dishes and soybean soup were standard - no complaints but also nothing to rave about. Instead of getting the rice with the soup, we ended the meal with the fried rice (additional $5). There was quite a lot of food leftover for 2 people so the small is definitely a good amount!

Cozy family friendly Korean restaurant in downtown Langley. They have few staff but they're so…read moreefficient, both the food and service were surprisingly fast! The sides are especially great. You normally only get three sides in other Korean restaurants but Woorinara gives NINE sides, each with their own flavour profile and distinct taste. Some like spicy, some like sweet, some like sour and the sides had an option for everybody. Of course the japchae (glass noodles) were really good, with smooth texture and a really unique flavour that's special to this restaurant. Their meats were also perfectly cooked and seasoned but we felt the portions were a bit small compared to what we might get in other restaurants. However the flavour was good to combine with any other dish and we really did eat our fill in the end. The bibimbap was classic and you can't go wrong with that!

A very friendly, authentic Korean restaurant! They have the perfect comfort food and the restaurant…read moreis very cozy. I got the dduk bae gi bulgogi (beef soup with noodles and veg) and it as pretty good! Although I did find the soup being a bit on the sweeter side. The side dishes are good as well! It's free refills on the side dishes so be sure to ask since they have yummy side dishes. The server was very nice and attentive and it seemed like it's family owned too.

We found this place on Google map as we were not familiar with korean food in the area. My friend…read morewanted hot food, preferably soupy stuff. We got the army stew (Budae jjigae) to share plus an order of Korean fried chicken. The staff recommended that when we asked what RO order for an appetizer or side. She said the fried chicken is the popular item. The soy garlic chicken was delicious. I like the army stew which is a guilty pleasure as it contains mostly processed meat like spam and sausage and a slice of American cheese and instant noodle. My friend never tried it before and while she liked the soup, she didn't like the processed stuff. She mostly had the tofu and rice cakes in there. The place was quite busy when we we were there on a Tuesday night. I guess it is a popular spot in the area. Parking is available out front.

Really nice service from owner lady. But a ok food! Had so much better elsewhere. Used to be better…read moreback in the days

The food is excellent, and they have to share meals which are a great price. It feels like a small…read morefamily run place and everyone is very friendly.

This place was so good, we went two days in a row. I will keep saying it, Nanaimo... you have some…read moreof the best Korean food I have ever had. Another one of those Yelp finds, needed a place, didn't know where to go, this one was glaring at me, so I took my wife in tow and went. This one on the outside is odd, as it is attached to a motel, and yes.... the parking is on the motel side. The main door to the restaurant is also next to the motel, and when you come in it's got this newage wooden feel, and you know you are here. We saw many seasonal food pictures up of things that are not on the menu, yet for the first night we went for the menu and ordered a pork rib dish and also their steamed egg. When the banchan came, I knew we were in for a great meal. There is this mixed salad with some sort of bean sauce they use as salad sauce.... this dish alone was a solid win. All the banchan was good, and our server would come by and asked if we needed any more. When the ribs came they were on a hot plate, just sizzling away with the white onions under the meat just caramalizing hard waiting for you to get in there and eat everything. A few minutes later the steamed egg came in a stone bowl, and our server used a spoon to separate the sides of the egg from the bowl, the steam was intense, it was a cold night, this was exactly what we needed and wanted for a meal. There was a lot of food, and we had to pack most of it to go, and I thanked our server, and asked him if we were to come back.... what would you recommend, and he pointed to the chicken noodle soup they only do for winter.... you can guess what we ordered the following day... and yes we came back for lunch. The chicken noodle soup was amazingly deep, and it is cliche to say, but very homey, comforting, clean, hearty, it had it all.... we were as happy as we were the day before, and I can't wait to come back to Nanaimo and come back to this place. Also.. if you like popular Korean-pop music.. don't worry you'll listen to it on the loop as I think I heard APT three times!

First time at this newly opened Korean restaurant and was very impressed with their Chicken…read more Chicken meats are moist, juicy and crispy outside. I ordered half original and half soy garlic and the sauce was very good. This new place is very popular and waiting time is at least 20 minutes to 90 minutes but worth it. I highly recommend this to try.

While visiting at a friends place, they popped out and collected two boxes of this deliciousness as…read morea lunch treat. This was the first any of us had heard of it and immediately looked up locations hoping to find one near our homes! Small chunks of perfectly fried and seasoned or marinated crispy fried chicken with a mild, medium or hot dipping sauce. When you bite in, there's a lovely crunch followed by the juicy, tender chicken and flavorful marinade. We tried original and the soy garlic. Both were crave worthy! Simple concept, fried chicken, chips, pickled radish (I think) and not much else. But when it's this good, you don't need anything else. Go for it!