Hanami Japanese Restaurant is located right before you enter the security check for flights. They serve dim sum and Japanese food. Right before my flight to Hong Kong, my parents and I decided to have some dim sum since we went to the airport way too early.
We waited for a server to seat us at our table, but there was only one waitress on staff. There were two cooks at the sushi bar area, but they did not acknowledge our presence to help us get a seat. After an awkward long while, we just sat ourselves down. Off the bat, we were not impressed at all.
Tea! I’ll say this every time!
Deep Fried Mixed Meat Puff ($5) is not my favorite dim sum item. I always eat it, but I’m not a fan of the combination of the meat and the slightly sweet dough.
The inside has a decent amount of filling. It wasn’t anything too amazing.
Steamed Beef Rice Flour Rolls ($6) has the minced beef in the center surrounded by the rice flour. There are slits cut on top to allow flavour from the soy sauce to seep into the center, plus it’s makes for a good guide to divide this up when eating dim sum.
Bean Curd Rolls with Fish Paste and Greens ($5) was ok, but my parents both felt it was salty.
Pan Fried Eggplants Stuffed with Shrimp ($5) was very weird! It has the shrimp paste sandwiched between two slices of eggplant. It is also very oily, when you bite into it, a lot of oil comes out of it.
Steamed Scallops and Shrimp Dumpling ($5) was ok as well, nothing very special.
Deep Fried Shrimp Toast ($5) was very crunchy and had the slice of toast underneath and the shrimp mixture on top.
Steamed Spareribs in Black Bean Sauce ($5) was ok too, nothing very special.
Steamed Pork Dumpling with Shrimp ($5) didn’t look very appealing and the taste was ok.
Chilled Mango Pudding ($3.75) is always my little sisters favorite item. It is shaped like a heart and topped with evaporated milk.
Overall, the food was quite poor and way over priced. It’s what you get when you eat at the airport. I had some hope for this place, but our experience from beginning to end was very poor. We will probably not return.
We Rate Hanami Japanese Restaurant: 
Address:
3211 Grant McConachie Way (Before Security, Int’l Level 3)
