Hanki Everyday Korean Serves Up Casual Korean Meals With a Dose of Girl-Group K-pop

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • January 4, 2018
Contrary to its name, Hanki Everyday Korean is not something you see every day. It’s nothing like any restaurant I’ve seen before, at least in Orange County. There’s a branch of it in Brooklyn, New York, tucked between a falafel stand and a hot...
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