An amazingly authentic Asian restaurant in a converted garage. They have the most incredible pairings and flavors and combine that with impeccable service. I highly suggest sitting at the bar to watch all the action. Make reservations or run the risk of missing out on Portland’s best restaurant.
Hands down the best meal we have had in a long time! The cauliflower was my favorite, but everything we are was excellent! To top it off, the staff are all incredibly nice. I would eat here every night if I could!
Great menu and great experience. Very refreshing to see the combination of familiar flavors in new forms. This place would do so well in LA. Had to come all the way to Portland to find it.
Delicious gimbap set menu! Once you enter through Han Oak’s nondescript entrance you’ll discover a large seating area that’s a mix of indoor and outdoor. The service is top-notch. While there wasn’t a wine flight available we were able to get excellent recommendations. The cocktails are inventive and there are a few non-alcoholic beverages too. The set menu was a fun and engaging way to mix and match a broad variety of flavors and textures to make our own delicious bites. Dinner ended with a memorable shave ice that had gems of summer berries inside. We love how Han Oak switches up their menu to give us fresh takes on Korean cuisine.
The food and service here was amazing. The servers were very knowledgeable and attentive, and the Sommelier was very knowledgeable about the wines and helped us choose a great one.
The food was delicious, and the portion sizes were perfect, not too much and not too little.
Would definitely come back again!
Having seen several travel and food shows featuring this hidden gem, it's been kn my list for a few years. Han oak did not disappoint. Sunny day atmosphere, open fire grill, friendly and attentive staff, they also offered great description and instruction how to best enjoy the food (I am no stranger to Korean food but many patrons and others in our party have never experienced it before), and top shelf cocktails. Everything was flavored beautifully. If I had any real criticism, it would be the lack of pungent, spicy, and fermented punch in the face that I've grown to know eating Korean. However, this doesn't detract from the meal or experience, it's more like when someone makes the same meal you're used to having but slightly different, you just enjoy it in that different way i.e. ice cream from different places or brands. I'll be bringing many friends back to experience this place.
Excellent service and vibes. Delicious food, with right size portions (you’re not leaving here stuffed in a good way). So many flavors and styles of food to explore and learn about from extremely easy going staff! I make reservations anytime a new menu comes out. Non-alcoholic drinks are very tasty (a little pricey for the size but bonus for variety if flavors).
Their menu is currently gimbap, which means they bring a bunch of snacks to start and then a lot of assorted meat and veggies with rice and seaweed and you can put things together however you want. It's a fun concept and everything I tried was tasty, although nothing really wowed me, but I think it is supposed to be more about the experience.
Service was effortlessly friendly and hospitable and the ambiance on a warm august night with the door wide open and people eating and cooking on the patio gave vacation vibes. Great spot for a celebration and catching up with friends!
My oh my! We had a delightful birthday celebration and can't wait to go back!
The vibe is super unpretentious but with so much character. The service is top notch, I really can't say enough good things. We were treated like we were the only customers there, even though every table was full for 630-830pm service. The food is.... playful, flavorful, fun. Every bite is different, depending on how you assemble the seaweed and toppings and sauces. Plus! The Gimbap is all you can eat, if you want more if any of the things they will bring it.
We were celebrating a birthday and ordered a cocktail to start and a bottle of wine to go with dinner. The sommelier stopped by our table and offered to recommend wine which is all handpicked to go with the current menu. We went with the borachio from Australia which was SO tasty and complimented the food completely.
I just can't say enough good things about Han Oak and our experience tonight. It was a special, memorable, magical night.
An absolutely incredible dining experience. The vibes were high, the music was fire, and the food was incredible. Get the Red Monkey Makgeolli; it pours like blood and tastes like bricks 🤘
Absolutely fantastic experience! The food was beyond what we expected. So tasty! The atomosphere is very relaxed, with very attentive staff. Love the prix fixe menu. It provide plenty of options for everyone. "You'll be hearing from my lawyer" is one of my top 3 drinks of all time. We can't wait to go back!
Kimbap party was fun and delicious. The corned beef soo yuk was far and away the best dish; I could drink that broth every day. Also loved to see that they had the makgeoli from Hana in Brooklyn. So funky and dangerously drinkable. Order the soft shell crab addition!
Honestly, it’s the service that deserves the biggest shout out. Truly exceptional, all severs seeming to love food and be having fun. At one point I quietly mentioned to my boyfriend that I wanted rice to go with the broth and rice appeared on my table! When I asked “should we get a coffee and go out?” another server helping the table next to us googled the hours of the joint next door and told us we had time to go there (and explained why we needed to hit them up in the morning for the best breakfast sando). That level the kind of service we had last night, and you don’t get that often.
The best sign of a good restaurant is leaving happy. We did!
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