Pocha Street Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Excellent atmosphere, delicious food!"
• "YUM!! Amazing atmosphere, very cool chic Korean nightclub vibes with a great variety of drinks to choose from, incredible service, charcoal grill at the table and best of all DELICIOUS MEAT!"
• "The atmosphere, food, and service is spectacular!!!"
• "The atmosphere resembles a Korean po jang ma cha (outside, cart restaurant) experience."
• "Atmosphere: laid back and beautiful! Which I took pictures."
• "The whole place feels like a moment of calm and connection in a corner of a night market."
• "The atmosphere is relaxed and the music was everything."

Cons:

• "Concrete floor, cinder block walls and picnic tables and no heat seemed a bit bizarre when you’re spending $50 a head."
• "However, when we arrived, the moment I enter the restaurant I saw a little mouse running by the window."
• "The decor is nice but the wooden benches are somewhat uncomfortable to sit for a long time."
• "I felt kind of exposed. Very different from before with the more private booths."
• "It's don't look like a buffet restaurant because not much food to eat and the beef was smelling and too expensive."

Service

Pros:

• "His warm welcome almost makes you feel at home, and the service that he and his crew provide is almost family-like."
• "Very friendly, helpful staff. First class customer service."
• "The people working there were very friendly and attentive when we came to pick up the order."
• "The hostess was lovely and our server, Korea, was amazing."
• "What made this experience go above and beyond was definitely the great service."
• "The servers were very attentive and made my first visit there a great experience."
• "The staff really goes above and beyond to make your experience incredible by being friendly, fun, informative, and entertaining."

Cons:

• "The servers didn't advise us that there were additional charges."
• "With the poor service we received we will not be back."
• "It took over 45 minutes for our server to come over & place coal at our table."
• "The servers are inexperienced and they reach over tables and grab things."
• "Our server cooked only 1/4 of the time then he left and never came back to check on us."
• "The staff was nice at first but once you pay they'll get disrespectful and demand a tip if you don't give one."
• "Service was spotty."

Food

Pros:

• "The food is really good they have all the Korean barbecue staples you could possibly think of."
• "The short rib and marinated chicken were some of the tastiest bbq I've ever had and the sauces are phenomenal."
• "The food tasted amazing and the staff was all very friendly and helpful."
• "The food was great, there were plenty of options."
• "Food is so amazing. Beef bulgogi huge favorite."
• "The food is some of the best Korean food in Philadelphia."
• "The food was absolutely delicious!!"

Cons:

• "For the price i would have liked a larger selection of sides and better quality shrimp."
• "The meal did not come with any rice, lettuce, or steamed egg which are normally included in other Korean BBQ establishments."
• "The food is bland. Yeah it's fun to grill your meal but they have little to no variety."
• "The food was going well until a miscommunication caused half the bulgogi to burn due to the temperature being too high and the bulgogi not being spread out enough."
• "So expensive! Bland food. Some of the meat was seasoned because of marinades but everything else is unseasoned even the rice. Atmosphere was really the only upside and to me that's not enough to spend $65 for 2 with water for drinks."
• "Certain items of the supposed 'all you can eat' package is limited to a serving per person, and they will charge you extra."
• "They no longer have the japchae(which will be missed) or pork bulgogi."

Value

Pros:

• "Don't be alarmed at the prices on the menu; the portions are meant to be shared and the cost will come out to about $30 per person by the end of the night."
• "If you eat out at restaurants nowadays the price is in the same ballpark so it is affordable."
• "When we went, the price was $31 per person. Way cheaper than what I’m used to in NYC."
• "The food here is unbelievable, and the price is really reasonable."
• "You definitely get your money's worth if you get a platter."
• "The price was great and the food was absolutely phenomenal!"
• "Everything is extremely fresh and flavorful and, on top of that the amount of sides and meat given for the price you pay is next to none."

Cons:

• "Concrete floor, cinder block walls and picnic tables and no heat seemed a bit bizarre when you’re spending $50 a head."
• "A smidge pricey at $30 a head, and I would suggest coming on an empty stomach."
• "It’s kind of expensive so make sure you save up your coins."
• "The big problem was I left hungry. Spent a good amount and wasn’t full."
• "It's don't look like a buffet restaurant because not much food to eat and the beef was smelling and too expensive."
• "The place is not all you can eat because they tried to charge us for Galbi since we order more than one refill plate."