Old Downtown's Han's, stolen from here.
Two recent additions to Suncheon's dining experience are the new Han's Deli locations. You big-city folk might think I'm lame for even mentioning them at all, or think it's cute for writing about a restaurant that'd go in and out of business in about seven minutes in Bundang. But these little restaurants are indicitave of the increase in Western-ish restaurants and coffee shops in Suncheon, and while I like to eat Korean food most of the time, and while there's a lot to choose from, it's nice to have some other options to break up the routine. Suncheon's own A Food Journey in Korea tells us about a sandwich place that recently opened behind the Yeonhyang-dong Holly's Coffee. It's no Quiznos, but the menu looks pretty good.
Anyway, the Han's Deli in Old Downtown opened up in April, and second one on September 25th in the Geumdang area, sort of behind the 유심천 sauna. On that same day one opened in Gwangyang, and interestingly enough one opened in Bundang and is now the second, LMFAO, Han's Deli outside of Seohyeon Station now. I went to the one in Old Downtown this week and had the Fresh Chicken Fajitas. It doesn't sound like much of an endorsement to say "wow, you know, it wasn't bad at all," but it wasn't bad at all, in spite of what you think Mexican-inspired food might taste like here. A little light on the chicken, as you can see, but otherwise pretty tasty.
The rest of the menu is available online here. The motto is "Delicious food for all tastes," and there's a decent enough selection.
Most of you are worried about the kimchi situation if you try a Western-ish restaurant, but Han's got you taken care of.
Interestingly, Han's Deli seems to draw inspiration from New York's famed Carnegie Deli, at least according to this print ad.
Um . . . really? I wonder how the Carnegie would feel about that. In spite of the reference, Han's Deli was, mercifully, free of asshole New Yorkers on Tuesday, and let's hope it stays that way.
Brian's Food Journal also went to Ti Amo across from Suncheon University and had a mocha latte. Aww, isn't that cute?
5 comments:
That doesn't look bad for a run-of-the-mill-looking countrysideish joint. I'd expected a 10,000 price tag on the fajitas (& salad(s)), but 4,900 is reasonable.
Still, you have to wonder if the community will buy into it.
How about if Brian food journal heads over to Wips? I'll paypal you the money if you'll eat it.
I just might, even though the WIPS menu is a little scary. I've been to the VIPS twice, and you konw it's not that bad. Very expensive, though, but I guess if you load up on the salad bar and free refills, you can try and get your moneys' worth.
Han's seems pretty popular . . . there are like two or three dozen in Gwangju, plus all over the rest of the country.
The prices are reasonable, too, you're right. I'll be going back.
There's a Han's Deli in Sangmu that I go to now and then. It's not bad.
My fiancee and I went to the one in downtown Gwangju and both decided we would never go back. Food was NOT good. Can't really describe it, it just wasn't good. Service was excellent, we got free pops, but the food was not good.
Hans Deli isn't bad. I eat at the Mokpo one the odd time when I miss Western food.
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