Haru - Cincinnati

The restaurant 's website says The Authentic Korean Restaurant. As a Korean, I would like to say NO!! It is Americanized Korean food. Taste of Soft Tofu soup is... read more The restaurant 's website says The Authentic Korean Restaurant. As a Korean, I would like to say NO!! It is Americanized Korean food. Taste of Soft Tofu soup is like Seafood Ramen Soup (If you are Korean, you know what I mean). The grilled mackerel is too burnt.Pros: Again, It is Americanized Korean food. I can recommend this place to my American friends. Clean.Cons: Expensive. Over $7 for Salad?? Oh no I spent over $100 for lunch, but only 3 Banchan? Parking: Don 't use SP+ Parking beside the restaurant. They will charge you DOUBLE if your tire touches the parking line. Use the SpotHero app to reserve parking space at 7W7 Garage across from the restaurant. Reserved space will be on the first floor. You will not walk too much.

Pros: decent food, clean, nice servers, one of only Korean food places in the areaCons: expensive, smallish portions, not fantastic food--I'm not korean and it'... read more Pros: decent food, clean, nice servers, one of only Korean food places in the areaCons: expensive, smallish portions, not fantastic food--I'm not korean and it's been a while since I've had authentic korean food so I can't say for sure if it is authentic or not. It was tasty but not as delicious as korean I've had in the past. Banchan were sad. Like three broccoli and a spoonful of potatoes and a spoonful of kimchi. Entrees were a more reasonable size--not as big as I'm used to but a little more than enough for two people.Overall: Good but not worth the expense. Probably won't go back unless I really want korean food and have no other options. If you have the money and aren't picky about your korean food then it is worth it.If you go, get the spice strong. I'm used to korean places making things very spicy for me so I went for mild spice and my yookgaejang tasted like nothing until I added 6 big spoonfuls of korean red pepper.

I was pretty disappointed. Korean food is usually really good, and this place got good reviews, but it was mediocre at best. Quality seemed more on par with you... read more I was pretty disappointed. Korean food is usually really good, and this place got good reviews, but it was mediocre at best. Quality seemed more on par with your average Chinese takeout place. I got beef bulgogi which is a classic and usually delicious but not here.

Second time ordering sushi from HARU (I've dined in once before here too, and the hot dishes being served in cast iron bowls are worth the trip. Also, I recomme... read more Second time ordering sushi from HARU (I've dined in once before here too, and the hot dishes being served in cast iron bowls are worth the trip. Also, I recommend the hot mango tea). I'll tell ya, this place does not disappoint. The air force roll and VineStreet roll are my personal yummy fried favorites. As for the raw sushi, the rainbow roll is LOADED with fresh, flavorful fish,like you are getting your money's worth trust me. Quality is everything here, and HARU has been consistently really delicious.Thanks!

Friendly staff, food arrived quick and looked amazing. Looked as good as it tasted. Would definitely recommend to anyone. read more Friendly staff, food arrived quick and looked amazing. Looked as good as it tasted. Would definitely recommend to anyone.