Dining
BY KAREN CHANEY
Sangjoon Lee opened Hanakin in 2021 in Plano.
Sashimi moriawase ($89.95/large) is an assorted sashimi platter with a side of tako wasabi served on a bed of dry ice.
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Hanakin blends high-end, casual dining experience Following seven years of working as a chef in Korean and Japanese restaurants, Plano resi- dent Sangjoon Lee, decided it was time to open Hanakin, a Japanese restaurant, in his hometown in 2021. cold dishes and katsu. The inspiration
Hanakin sushi chefs create cold tastings featuring a variety of sashimi options.
Lee said while traveling to New York, California and Japan, he gathered ideas of key components upscale restaurants exhibited and incorporated those into Hanakin. What’s in a name? Lee said ‘hana’ means ‘ ower’, ‘kin’ means ‘gold’ and in Asian culture ‘gold’ means ‘Friday’. “So it kind of means ‘Flower Like Friday’ which translates to ‘Thank God it’s Friday’” Lee said. “The reason we chose that name is because I want workers to come after work and enjoy their afternoons here.”
“Most of the time [Dallas] has all the high qual- ity [restaurants], what if we brought that quality here, to Plano?,” Lee said through a translator. On the menu The menu was designed to meet the needs of all ages as well as varying groups. “If they want to go super high end, they can go all sushi but if they want to be more casual, they can mix and match izakaya plates,” Lee said. Popular menu items include sashimi moriawase,
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