One of my favs in the area for a workday lunch. I always get the taco combo, shrimp&chicken and a side of fries. The tacos are good, but I loooovveee the fries and the spicy ketchup that they serve with them. It's a small, hole in the wall kind of place, and the parking lot isn't huge and fills up pretty quickly during the lunch rush but I have never had any issues. Service is always fast and friendly!
This is truly one of my favorite spots in Atlanta. It's quaint, very casual and VERY good. The tempura avocado tacos are the BEST and you can never go wrong with a basket of the sesame fries (make sure you get extra of their ketchup!). They post their daily special tacos on their Instagram stories everyday so you can make sure you go when there's something you want to try. We also tried the nachos on this visit which were great! Hankook is sooo good and I tell everyone who comes into town to try it!!
Burrito with crispy chicken and calamari. Creative and delicious. I also had sesame fries and a soda. You can sit down, but nothing fancy.
This Korean restaurant has the best fries anywhere in Atlanta. Parking here can be a challenge during lunch because their food is absolutely fabulous. Their service and their menu are the product of excellence. The restaurant is comfortable and fun to be in. Their burrito with a Korean twist is something I have to have often to remain stable in life
Finally made it out to Hankook Taqueria! It's definitely a bit off the beaten path and has free parking but not too many spots. Definitely a grungy looking place on the outside but stick with it! The menu here has a ton of protein options. The blackboard specials were recommended to me so I got the carne asada taco special and one beef bulgogi taco as a combo. The fries are chef's kiss and so good especially with the mildly spicy ketchup. Delish! Both tacos had so much protein and was nice - however, the carne asada taco left so much to be desired flavor and protein texture wise. It needed more oomph. I love blue cheese and all, but the fried tomato and dressing were a miss. The dressing was super thin and ran out the taco. However, the beef bulgogi was immaculate and couldn't be made better. Definitely redeeming. Coming back, I would try a different protein. My boyfriend got the beef bulgogi burrito and the rice here really hits. The rice to anything else ratio in the burrito is definitely off, but with the rice being as yummy as it is no complaints here! I most definitely will try the bowl here at some point. With the prices and flavor here, I was baffled paying for 2 people and having dinner be under $25 before tip? Definitely will be back and try other items on the menu!
THE SESAME FRIES ARE STRAIGHT FIRE. Take the texture of cajun/curly fries (that flaky/thicker fry) and add in the flavor of fries with an asian twist to it. My fries were served fresh! Hot, crispy, tasty - chefs kiss. The burrito itself was alright - nothing amazing, but good value. I got a crispy chicken burrito and I was full after eating half of it. $12 for the burrito and fries, I'd say that's pretty good value. Despite a lacking interior with kitchen staff that come off as unfriendly, I'd definitely return for the fries and to try their other protein choices. Glad to find a place in the west midtown area that doesn't break the bank
Haven't been here in a few years and still like it very much. Got in line and started reading the menu and the specials. We normally order tacos and sometimes the Mandoo but this time we orders one bulgogi taco, and an order of pork Mandoo, and the special of the day which was a Korean fried chicken sandwich. We got our number and sat and waiting a few minutes for our warm food to arrive. Oh my goodness, the size of that Korean Chicken Sandwich arrived and it was unbelievable. I don't know how anyone would get there mouth around it so out comes the knife and fork. Glad that we ordered the sauce on the side so we could cut our chicken and dunk into that wonderful sauce. Perfect little spice. The special came with fries that were so so. Not much to write about. Just not a fan of those coated frozen fries. If you are going to serve frozen fries out of a bag there are much better ones out there. We waiting a few minutes before diving into the Mandoo as we knew how hot they would be when opened up. They were delicious. The tastes were great accompanied by a sauce that really did well enhancing the taste of both. And of course the Bulgogi taco, my overall favorite menu item in this place was great. The meat is not much to look at but the seasoning is amazing and the sesame soy dressing on the lettuce in the taco make me what just the taco bowl the next visit. Service was great. Food served quickly. The place was packed for a 1:30PM lunch and people just kept coming. Highly recommend and will definitely return.
Don't let appearances deceive you. Hankook Taqueria is a little rough around the edges, if 'rough' means a veritable shack in the middle of nowhere. There's not much to say or admire about the ambiance except to warn you to expect some grunge. But for all that, it's easy to see why they receive so much love from local diners when this little hole-in-the-wall serves up some solid Korean-Mexican fusion fare with very reasonable prices. Every taco, regardless of the chosen protein, was a measly $4, which made it easy for us to order to our heart's content. The husband and I were enormous fans of the fried proteins - the shrimp, calamari, and chicken - because they weren't only well-seasoned, but also a little hotter in temperature. The tofu didn't seem to receive as much love in the seasoning department, but I appreciated its presence on the menu for all the non-meat eaters out there. What surprised us most were the sesame fries, which can be ordered both as a side, or as a combo with two tacos (for ten dollars). I appreciated the barely-there whisper of sesame oil (because I've seen other fusion places ruin their fried taters with too much of it), and there's a light sprinkling of sugar. Yes, sugar. You'd think it'd be strange, but it added a little something special that set them apart from your average fry. And paired with their chipotle ketchup? Delicious. Service was efficient, with orders taken at the counter and having them delivered to our numbered placards within minutes. On a random Wednesday night, the tables were surprisingly full of hungry diners, and there was a steady line of takeout orders, which just speaks to how little the local populace cares about how this place looks. That said, the parking lot out front is a little small, so expect to get a little creative with carving out space for your car if there's a crowd inside.
My son tells me that Triple D (Diners , Drive ins, and Dives) will cover a location in Savannah that we are familiar with. Well after that location in Pooler, up came this one in Atlanta which looked incredible. The very next day I grabbed them and went to that area of westside near Smyrna northwest Buckhead. Anyways it was a rather deceiving building (isn't that the best!!!) and lo & behold awesome food to experiment. This is more of another Mexican/Korean Fusion but better than a lot of those already out there. I had the bulgogi beef which as incredibly tasty and vibrant of color and flavors. My son had the Nashville Korean hot chicken Sammy, which was good but needed more heat and maybe a smash of Kimchi to round out the Korean element, My sons GF had the sweet heat chicken tender taco which was a nice sweet Korean glaze and served in a taco. They both had fries but the kicker was the chipotle ketchup which was to die for.. I was loving that. Despite some people complaints about surcharges. The credit card charges is something that will be a mainstay however I do not support being forced to tip where service is part of the cashiers job. On this day the computer did not indicate that there will be an automatic deduction for tips of 10%.