Frequently Asked Questions
When can I receive my delivery?
Orders placed before 1pm from Monday to Friday (closed on Tuesdays) will be delivered the same day before 8pm. Orders placed after 1pm will be delivered the next weekday (we do not deliver on Tuesdays or on the weekends). The delivery will be dropped off regardless of whether you are at home. Refrigerate immediately upon delivery. No refunds.
Is there a delivery fee or minimum order requirement?
We have a flat delivery fee of $10 for all orders.
What is the delivery zone?
We deliver to Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. If you find your zipcode does not work, please send us an email at info@littlebanchanshop.com to see if we can add it.
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What is banchan?
Banchan is an assortment of small Korean dishes as well as soups, stews, entrees, and, of course, kimchi.
Banchan is meant to be stored in your fridge and portioned out at meal times as needed. Depending on the banchan and how it's stored, some banchan will last in your fridge for a few days while others will last for weeks (even months in the case of kimchi). This makes it the perfect way to have dinner on the table in minutes. Most banchan is ready-to-eat straight out of the fridge, while other banchan will simply need a quick reheating (like soups/stews/braises).
How do I eat banchan?
Eat banchan with rice! Rice is the blank canvas that your taste buds need in order to enjoy banchan to its fullest.
Many of our customers eat banchan without rice (and that's ok too!) but you will discover the flavors of banchan are so much better when you eat with a nice, hot bowl of short grain rice. All of our banchan is seasoned assuming you'll enjoy it with rice.
Choose your banchan, add rice and maybe a soup/stew or meat to create a full meal. Sometimes though, all you need is just one banchan!
Mix and match depending on your mood. You will soon discover which combinations are the most delicious for you. Everyone has their own favorite combo.
What makes your banchan different?
All of our banchan and prepared foods are made from scratch, without the use of preservatives to lengthen the shelf life of our dishes or any artificial additives.
Flavors are drawn out from whole ingredients, and not through chemical additives, colorings or flavorings.
We use high quality ingredients such as beef from Debragga Meats, chicken from D’artagnan and pork from Niman Ranch. We also use as much produce as possible from local farms like Lani's Farm and Norwich Meadows Farm.
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Do you have more banchan in your store?
Yes! Our store in located in Long Island City. It is the first stop in Queens on the 7 train, less than 5 minutes from Midtown Manhattan. One block away from our store is the Gantry State Park on East River where we have beautiful views of Manhattan.
Our store carries 40 different banchan, soups, stews, braised meats, marinated meats, frozen foods, grab & go (including bibimbap, gimbap & dosirak) as well as a limited made-to-order menu for hot foods you can enjoy at the bar stools next to our window or take outside to enjoy in the park.
We also have a location inside Pier 57: Little Banchan Shop's Bibimbap Bar. You can order your own custom made bibimbap. We also sell limited amounts of banchan at this location.