Korean Vegan food in Queens

[HONDO]

Anybody know of any Korean restaurant in Queens that has some vegan items? My niece wants to eat Korean and I'm a vegan. Thanks.

[HONDO]

Thanks for the info.

[rosenn]

I know of no vegan Korean in Queens, however there is one in NYC. Hangawi is an excellent restaurant, just wear clean socks as they are traditional and shows come off at the door.

www.hangawirestaurant.com

[HONDO]

Thanks for the info

[missmasala]

I would think there would be vegan items at almost any korean restaurant. don't know the food that well, but there's almost always some sort of tofu/kimchee stew on many korean menus, as well as other dishes that would qualify as vegan. just be careful when trying the banchan, as many have fish and some have egg.

[Miss Needle]

It can be more difficult than you think due to wide use of fish sauce. For example, fish sauce is present in a lot of things you wouldn't expect such as kimchi, soy bean sprouts, spinach. The tofu/kimchi stew may use dried anchovies as a base. Pajun (scallion pancakes) generally have egg in it. One can always ask the waitstaff, but there may be language barriers.

A few dishes that have greater potential to be vegan than others:

bi bim bap (without egg and beef)
kong gooksu (cold noodles in soybean broth)
some porridges such as squash, pine nut, adzuki beans -- generally hard to find in restaurants unless you go to a specialty place like Bonjuk
tofu jorim (pan-fried tofu in sauce)

[missmasala]

I didn't realize korean food used so much fish sauce. that must be why i like it so much!

[Miss Needle]

There definitely is a lot of hidden fish sauce. Tipparos brand tends to be the most common among Koreans. My mom used fish sauce more often than she did soy sauce. While many Koreans make items like spinach banchan and soy bean sprouts with salt, some do use fish sauce. So if I'm going out for Korean with a vegetarian, I generally ask if the banchan and kimchi are made with fish sauce.