Master Ha is a chic Koreatown gem specializing in sweet, soy-marinated raw crab and fresh uni, served alongside delightful side dishes in a modern setting.
"To satisfy cravings for raw marinated crab, look no further than Master Ha. The restaurant was the first in Koreatown to popularize de-shelled marinated crab bowls with crab sourced directly from Korea. The live uni is another popular specialty item that is served in an urchin shell and paired with marinated rice and premium fish roe. The restaurant also serves terrific ox bone soups." - Matthew Kang, Eater Staff
"The raw crab combo at Master Ha is a truly special dish, made with marinated raw crab served over rice, plus a raw quail egg on top. You’ll mix it all up, wrap it in nori with some pickled vegetables, and end up with what is basically a really great crab handroll. If you’re here for lunch, you’ll see some of these crab dishes, but mostly, people are eating the sullungtang, a rich, milky-white soup made from oxtail bones that's very good on a cooler day (or, more likely, if you’re hungover). " - brant cox, nikko duren, sylvio martins
"Much like The Rock (the wrestler) or L. Ron Hubbard (the sci-fi author), Master Ha started out known for one thing before becoming way more famous for another. So, while you can order a very solid bowl of ox-bone soup at this stylish Koreatown spot, the best dish here (and the one on every table) is their sweet, briny ganjang gaejang, or soy-marinated raw crab. If you’re with a group, the best move is to order a huge mound of whole crabs to crack into. Otherwise, go for the personal-sized marinated crab combo, which adds quail egg-topped rice, soy-marinated shrimp, an egg, pickles, and sheets of nori to make little crabby handrolls." - sylvio martins, brant cox, nikko duren, garrett snyder
"Much like The Rock (the wrestler) or L. Ron Hubbard (the sci-fi author), Master Ha started out known for one thing before becoming way more famous for another. So, while you can order a very solid bowl of ox-bone soup at this stylish Koreatown spot, the best dish here (and the one on every table) is their sweet, briny ganjang gaejang, or soy-marinated raw crab. If you’re with a group, the best move is to order a huge mound of whole crabs to crack into. Otherwise, go for the personal-sized marinated crab combo, which adds quail egg-topped rice, soy-marinated shrimp, an egg, pickles, and sheets of nori to make little crabby handrolls." - Garrett Snyder
"The raw crab combo at Master Ha is a truly unique dish, with marinated raw crab served over rice, plus a raw quail egg. You’ll mix it all up, wrap it in nori with some pickled vegetables, and end up with what is basically a really great crab handroll. You should also go for the sul lung tang, a dense, rich soup made from oxtail bones that’s great for cooler days - and hangovers. Available for both takeout and delivery." - brant cox, kat hong
