Itaewon Pocha Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are very nice/friendly and the food was amazing."
• "The staff was really nice, friendly and helpful."
• "The staff was extremely friendly, helpful and observant (considering it was packed)."
• "The staff and bartender were very accommodating (and fun)."
• "Our Serve Alicia was greattt and very attentive."
• "The Server are pretty good."
• "The hostess and waitresses were absolutely fabulous. So kind and WELCOMING!"

Cons:

• "The bartender was so rude and didn't pay attention to anyone non-Asian."
• "The service was bad. No one checked on us afterward even though we wanted to order more drinks."
• "The front guy is very rude."
• "The only thing I didn't like was our server who made me feel like I was bugging him whenever I asked for something."
• "Service really took my wishes to heart, but it might have gone a little too far. Our waitress was most MIA throughout the night."
• "Our waiter never came to us and asked if we were fine or if we needed anything."
• "The in-charge manager or hostess (who was wearing a cap) was absolutely unprofessional."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Itaewon has a fun energetic atmosphere."
• "It’s a really chill vibe."
• "The atmosphere of the restaurant is very chill, making it a great place to catch up with friends or just unwind after a long day."
• "It's a nice, down-to-earth venue with good food and drinks, and they were doing a lively drag show that night that I enjoyed."
• "This place is loud. Great music and vibes. Lights and colorful decor."
• "The atmosphere is great if you enjoy a chill/lowkey ambiance!! music selection 10/10."
• "Awesome Korean pub with festive decor."

Cons:

• "Music was pretty loud so it was hard to hold a conversation."
• "The music is also played so loud the only way to talk to the person across from you is yelling at the top of your lungs."
• "The music is way too loud and you can barely talk to the person next to you."
• "Only downside is that the atmosphere is a little lacking and it kind of smelled weird when we came in."
• "Last time here as I like to enjoy the places but the ambiance here is just dull."
• "The light effects are cool but potentially distracting and too much for my epileptic friend."
• "If you want real bar atmosphere then this is not the one."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "Their budae jjigae is very good and filling while not being very expensive."
• "Their Tuesday special of unlimited rotisserie Korean chicken + tap beer for $20 is much better."
• "Their calm soup was really good, clear broth and refreshing."
• "The seafood pancake, that was done really well and the outside was super crunchy."
• "The spicy seafood soup 🍲 😋 was amazing."
• "For drinks, we stuck with the soju cocktails. Got the lychee one first, watermelon second and peach third. Lychee was great and peach was good too."
• "Great selection of food and drinks."

Cons:

• "They charged me double price."
• "Prices are slightly high. Portion sizes are not the best."
• "However, it's crazy overpriced (2 soju and a tteokboki ran us $83 final)."
• "25cent wings but $27 Sam adams pitcher that you must buy in order to get the deal. Wings are not even that good."
• "I ordered the seafood fried rice and my friend got creamy seafood pasta. Both were pretty bad."
• "However, don’t get the watermelon. That was pretty bad and tasted a bit like cough syrup so don’t recommend and just avoid."
• "We also got fried chicken (not flavorful enough, probably requires more marination)."

Pricing & Charges

Pros:

• "The drinks weren’t insanely overpriced."
• "In terms of prices they weren't too bad considering the quality of both the chicken and fries."
• "The Soju Cocktail for $39 is a steal deal to share between a group of friends!"
• "Drinks were well priced."
• "Their food was not overpriced."
• "The drinks were amazing though and again relatively well priced considering how large the portions were."
• "Very good very authentic food and considering I successfully proposed to my gf there with the cooperation of the staff."

Cons:

• "Two stars reflect the 20 percent gratuity they included for our small party (only 2) on a less than busy Sunday night."
• "Be aware. Check your receipt before sign it. Receipt included tips already."
• "One beef that I have with the place is that a 20% gratuity plus service tax is always applied irrespective of the number of the people."
• "Also they charged 20% gratuity which was unheard of since it was was only us two people."
• "There is a catch behind the offer on Thursdays night, supposedly is 0.25 wings, but what they don't mentioned is that you need to buy a pitcher of beer to get the deal."
• "The place is a bit pricier than expected."
• "Everytime I come here there's an issue with the bill (being overcharged)."