Lee Hwa Modern Chinese Tapas & Bar

The food is good and nicely garnished. Ingredients seem fresh and portions are generous but pricey. Doesn't say it on the menu, but there were two numbers by the food price for weekday and weekend pricing. The same dish is almost 30 percent more expensive on weekends? Food didn't come out together, about 20 minutes apart. First came a single bowl of friend rice, then 10 mins later the first dish, then 20 minutes after that the second dish. We only got two dishes. Also, they provide small 8oz bottles of water. Good food but presentation could be improved.

Place wasn’t too crowded for Friday night!

Loved their atmosphere and the interior decorations, not sure why they built a bar section but wasn’t using it at all.

Highly recommend the “Deep Fried Shrimp Baguette Toast” if you haven’t tried. Think it’s the only place that sells this in the menu.

The only reason i gave 4 stars is for the pricing. Their chefs specials avg price is ~$40ish 😔 Ended up just getting Jajangmyun but it was good!

This restaurant is absolutely amazing - a fantastic blend of contemporary Chinese-Korean cuisine and trendy decor that will leave you in awe. The food is incredibly delicious, and the ambiance is just perfect. You won't regret checking it out!

It's the best joongkook restaurant in the area. I noticed that their jjampbbong and other dishes weren't greasy like other place and they use high quality ingredients. I noticed that the shrimps were bigger, mussells were fresh, vegetables were fresh, and pork meat was fresh and of good quality. The inside of the restaurant looks and feels like joongkook restaurant from the past. The service was good. As far as food goes, all the dishes were excellent.

Where I was taken aback was the price. We ordered two noodles, one fried rice dish, and an appetizer. The total was around $86. I hope they bring down the price because $18 for a bowl of noodles is a bit too much. I understand that they use good ingredients but this is too much.

The portion sizes aren't consistent. My wife got way too much noodles while I got just enough. But the appetizer was way too small given the price point.

Taste wise, this is one of the best Korean-Chinese restaurants in the area. The quality of the main dish like Yurin chicken is by far, miles ahead of other Korean-Chinese restaurants in the area. The noodles in the dishes were also tender and fresh. The quality was noticeably better than similar restaurants.

That said, this place comes with some caveats that hopefully gets better over time. First, the food takes much longer to come out. We waited roughly 25 minutes before our first dish came out and we overheard several customers from different tables voice their complaints. Also, the dishes are pricey. It is noticeably more expensive, especially considering the portions. I think this makes sense for main dishes like Yurin chicken or sweet and sour sauce deep fried pork/chicken, but not sure if we agree with the price on dishes like Jajangmyeon.

I know the restaurant is new so we expect not everything to be perfect. I’d say, it’s definitely refreshing to finally see a Korean-Chinese restaurant with an extraordinary quality. Hope that some of the common problems that customers are pointing out get better though.