Himachi
You know when you go to one of those places and they are all like "you need to order 2-3 things per person because portions are small" and you roll your eyes and think to yourself "pshh they are just trying to get me to spend more money" Yeah? Danji is NOT one of those places. You really DO need to order 2-3 things per person and honestly I would do 3 each.
I went with a big group of people and we clearly missed the little paper sign in the window that said their system was down so it was "CASH ONLY" Yeah for 7 people and a huge bill, not so convenient. A little sign in the window doesn't really cut it.
DECOR
Rustic and intimate...very romantic. Just some thoughts that come to mind. This place is small and does not accept reservations (they do only for parties of 6 or more). It also has a Michelin Star (Korean restaurant with a Michelin star? You heard me).
WINE
I had a glass of the Gruner veltliner der pollenhof-erwin at only $9 a glass. You betcha it was German. German wine? I think it was my first time trying German wine. She brought us some to sample before ordering and I literally asked "Was that water?" It was SOOO smooth. Honestly the smoothest wine I've ever had and so cheap. I am going to look into getting a case of wine for myself as I loved it THAT much. SUPER cheap too. $9 a glass? We aren't talking happy hour people.
FOOD - Tapas style
+ Yellowtail sashimi with spicy sauce - Holy crap. I LOVE me some yellowtail. This was a unique dish because it had a spicy sauce below the yellowtail but the yellowtail was wrapped around some daikon (same taste as a radish, yum). It's a very small portion as the 4 pieces are rather small so I would suggest you ordering this as your own dish and whoever you are with ordering this as well.
+ Calamari - This was actually my favorite dish. Calamari is calamari. It's fried and usually comes with a various array of side sauces and blahblahblah. Hard to really change it up or make it unique but this special blend of seasoning made this my favorite dish of the night. It was SOOO good. This was a bigger portion and can be shared between 2-3 people. Make sure you get the scallion pancake dipping sauce to accompany your calamari (in addition to the sauce they provide with the dish already). YUM.
+ Scallion pancake - Very delicious. It's hard to break apart with chop sticks and I probably looked funny attempting to break it into smaller pieces but yeeeeah. The sauce on the side with this is AMAZING. I asked them to bring me a side of this sauce to dip my calamari in (which I stated above).
+ "KFC" spicy chicken wings - These are spicy. Listen, I'm from Buffalo. We "invented" the chicken wing. I know me some good chicken and these were good. They definitely have my stamp of approval.
Then came the awkward ending when we were told it was CASH ONLY. Ugh. Disastrous ending to a wonderful evening. Definitely recommend this place!
Danji
346 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019
(212) 586-2880
DO NOT ACCEPT RESERVATIONS FOR PARTIES UNDER 6.