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They have the best bang for your buck meat combos. We did the beef and pork combo which usually is for 2 but we were able to stretch it for 3 with ordering a noodle dish and couple of steamed eggs. The whole meal was very filling. The cuts of meat were phenomenal and such high quality. The marinated short rib had so much flavor it didn't even need any dipping sauce. The cold noodles was a nice break from the hot food. The cold noodles had a good flavor to them with the right amount of heat and tang. Our server was very attentive to our table. Only down was that they missed our order of fried rice, but it was a good thing because none of us had any room for it. I love the whole concept of table top bbq. It's a great ambiance and space to enjoy with friends and each others company.
Pros: Loved the varied banchan great fast service wonderful crispy chicken wings yummy beef bulgogi Light airy space Cons: I applaud their creativity on making chicken bulgogi, but it didn't taste quite right to me Pro tip: Looks for the old Kaya bldg The restaurant name means "Mr. Street food cart"
Don Pocha was recommended by our Korean friends as the best Korean BBQ in town and it's pretty good. We got their beef and pork combo for two (see picture) and it's pretty huge. It came with several sides as is typical of most Korean restaurants as well with a couple of salads. Even though they had provided some sauces, we felt that the meat needed some seasoning, especially the pork belly. But once we got some salt on it, it tastes good. My favorite was the marinated beef short ribs -- these were excellent and extremely flavorful. When The server was super friendly and gave us great suggestions. The next time we come here we are planning on trying their non bbq dishes -- they looked amazing.
This place features Korean BBQ and some classic Korean dishes. The service was great, and you can call ahead to make reservations. Here is a list of items I ordered from the menu: * KBBQ: Beef & Pork Combo + Assorted Vegetables - my favorites were beef brisket and marinated beef short ribs * Tang Su Yuk (fried pork with sweet and sour sauce) - glad they had the sauce on the side, so the meat stayed crispy * Naengmyun (buckwheat noodle in cold beef broth) - very refreshing to eat with kbbq
Tough review to write, but let me share our candid experience. 4+ stars for the food, 2 stars for service. We arrived on a busy evening. Not sure if something was lost in translation, but as we stood at the front waiting to be seated, the host told us to wait haha. We were sat in a nice corner booth. Unfortunately things continued to go down hill. In total, we had to get up and flag a server three times...Perhaps they were understaffed or something else was gong on. Food quality was very good. Loved the pork and beef combos. Banchans and rice cakes were bursting with flavor too. That said, still not sure if it's worth the two hour total meal time and frustration of repeatedly asking for service. The busboy was very kind, asking his colleagues for help and assisting with what he could.
First time trying Don Pocha. I've heard so much about this place I decided to order takeout using DoorDash. I hope to try the restaurant out for the full experience soon. I ordered Spicy Pork and Beef Bulgogi BQ and a Seafood Pancake (I know! What the hell is this?) First off this is an expensive meal. The total cost was $60. What can I say, I was hungry! Plus I had a vague idea what I was ordering. I was being adventurous here. Many of the sides I had never had before. I think they were a lot of pickled bamboo shoots and cucumbers but don't hold me to that. Everything was delicious! I would definitely order these items again. I had enough left over for dinner tonight so $60 for two meals ended up working out ok. The Seafood Pancake isn't anything I would order again. Just not very good. I love seafood but this wasn't my favorite. I'd recommend you give them a try.
This is a newer Korean BBQ place that I've been wanting to try! They have a parking lot and the inside is very quaint. It's not super decorated or anything, but you're here for the food right? You can be seated at a grilling or non-grilling table since they have food choices besides KBBQ. We sat at the grilling station and chose the pork combo for 2. It came with 4 meats: thick cuts of pork belly, pork back ribs, pork shoulder, and pork jowl. I learned that pork jowl is pork cheek and I've never had pork cheek. Honestly, if you cook it super well, it turns out to be crispy and is almost like bacon!! None of the meats we got were marinated, but they give you plenty of different sauces and salt to dip it in. Like any Korean restaurant, you get side dishes with your meal and we got 2 rices. You can ask for lettuce to make wraps, which they don't give you a lot to begin with, but you can continue to ask for more without a charge along with any side dishes. For two people and just getting the pork combo, it was $45 for a lot of food. I would recommend! The service rocked too. Two waitresses were constantly checking in on us and asking us if we needed anything. They were on it with changing our grills if it was burning.
Our first time visiting this restaurant and we enjoyed our visit very much. The menu can be overwhelming. We had 4 people in the party. We ended up ordering BBQ for two, appetizer and couple other dishes to share. Somehow we were able to try out all the meat types available. Since we made a reservation, we got a separate room which we shared with one other dinner guest party. There was a screen between the two parties. It made me feel more comfortable dining in person due to covid-19 protocol. I didn't see anyone who wore masks. I love the chicken and the ribeye the best. I would definitely order them again. The server who took care of us appeared to be new and forgot to come back with couple refills. But all in all, it was a good dining experience.
Had an opportunity to eat here with 25 other people after a conference! The food was pretty solid! I got the boodae jeongol (budae jjigae). It had good flavor with lots of spam, sausage, kimchi, and onions but it could have be more spicy? It serves 2-3 people and comes with rice. This hot soup was perfect for the cold weather! What really impressed me was their service and willingness to offer all 25 of us the private room in the back with several tables. They also had a karaoke available (pay by the hour) with a decent variety of songs. The wait for the food was much shorter than expected and our server was super nice! She checked on us once in a while to make sure she didn't miss any orders, filled our waters, etc. Lots of parking options available. Would come back if I was ever in Columbus again!
It was our first time here and it was busy! There are plenty of parking spots outside and a decent amount of seating inside, but we waited almost an hour for a seat, but we expected a long wait. To start, they gave us a bunch on banchan (small side dishes) and a few dipping sauces. We ordered the soy garlic chicken wings, beef and pork combo, squid bibimbap, and pork jowl on the side. The soy garlic wings were fried very well, crispy, and juicy. The wing sauce was a bit sweeter than expected and it was not as flavorful as expected, but still pretty good. The squid bibimbap was lacking a unique flavor, it was coated in gochujang sauce and came with gochujang on the side, but it was made well. The beef and pork combo was delicious, you get a little bit of everything, but it is a bit expensive and a combo alone wouldn't have filled two people up. We added the pork jowl and it was delicious and fatty, it was a good topping to end the meal. Overall, everything was made well, some dishes lacked a bit of flavor. Everything was a bit expensive but overall, it was still delicious. KBBQ can get a bit heavy with meat, it would be nice if they had combos with seafood, but the combo we got was delicious. Our server was very nice, attentive, and checked on us often. We had a good experience overall and were satisfied with the KBBQ and making our own food is always a fun experience. I would recommend this place for a good meal, a causal date, good KBBQ, small groups, or family gatherings. We will probably try another combo or dish next time we come!
I was actually hoping to get Poong Mei, but I saw that Poong Mei had merged with Don Pocha. I was craving budae jjigae, and saw that it was still available on the Don Pocha menu. So I came here with my wife and some friends last week for a nice warm dinner. My wife and I ordered a budae jjigae, and then my friends ordered a gamja tang, bulgogi, and spicy chicken wings. The budae jjigae came with unlimited refills on broth, which was perfect for a cold day. The broth was spicy but not too spicy. The combination of spam, hot dog, instant noodles, kimchi, scallions, onions, and hamburger patties, all in a large pot, is quite comforting and classic for budae jjigae. The gamja tang was also great. The pork was very tender, fall off the bone. I wish the dish came with more broth, but overall still a good stew. There was a small variety of banchan, including beef, but the beef was not unlimited refills. I wish there were a larger variety of banchan, but what we had was still solid.
5 years ago
It was great! My husband and I love Korean bbq and we usually went to Gogi. But this time we want it for brunch :D and decided to go Don Pocha. And we love this place and definitely come back! Sauce taste better! We spent $47 (included tips) 2persons Pros: - new side dished that we never had before. - 3 kinds of the dipping sauces. - pork wasn't cut too thin, perfect cut! Cons: - no free soup & egg steam. You have to pay for each to get. - have to order minimum 2 orders of meat to get free stuff. read more
6 years ago
4.0 Stars (DURING COVID) Location Overview: You can spot this wonderful restaurant on Reed Rd and Henderson Rd in the Upper Arlington area. There is regular sitting for those who will not be doing the traditional Korean BBQ setup and then of course for those who will be partaking in the tradition there are specific tables for. They are following COVID policies. Customer Service: The customer service here was great. Our waitress was very nice. The only complaint I have here is flagging her down to get her attention when we needed stuff. Its always a double edged sword when you have wait staff that show up too much or not enough. But still on it when we requested things. Quality/Quantity: The quality here was great, everything was fresh, well seasoned and if we wanted more........we got it. If you know traditional Korean BBQ, you know all the side dishes it comes with. Generally there are a few dishes I will not eat but all side dishes served here were outstanding. With this being said.. the quantity of the food was way more than enough. Side Notes: If you are looking for traditional Korean or want to venture out definitely check this place out. read more
3 years ago
Food is good! Service is even better! Can't wait to come again :) Ambiance was super chill. read more
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My favorite kbbq place in Columbus! The food is great and has lots of options on the menu. read more
called last minute for a table of 5 and luckily got a reservation where the party had cancelled. it was very busy that night but that did not affect the service we received. our server was attentive and patient with us, especially during the ordering process. it can be overwhelming with everything on the menu, but we were able to find someone for everyone! i will say the space is pretty small but was nice to have our partially enclosed booth. read more
Really great Korean BBQ spot! I split one of the specials with my friend and really enjoyed the quality of the food. The staff were very pleasant and more than happy to answer any questions about the menu. I enjoyed the little side dishes and would definitely come back! read more
4 years ago
Super Popping!! Love the cool vibe here. Used to always go to Gogi.. But certainly would reccomend this spot.. read more
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Best K-BBQ in Columbus! It's pricey, but for K-BBQ it's really decent with huge portions! The service... wow! Fast and polite! We had three different servers check in on us, each time changing out the grill to assure each meat we cooked up tasted good! We got the beef combo for 2, it's the most expensive item on the menu, and for a good reason! There are a plethora of sides that come free, and the amount is way more for two people!! And omggg the sauces. So good. I recommend you ask for a side of lettuce, (no extra charge,) wrap the cooked meat with rice, some green onions, and then the sauce, then eat that badboy. Ain't nothing like it. read more
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Greeted the moment I entered restaurant. Server Angelo O. was courteous when checking up while I was dining. Prices are reasonable. Lots of beef and pork options available if you decide to grill raw meet. Didn't wait long at all for my order. read more
I love, love, love when there's new Korean restaurants in the Columbus area! None of them are the same and that is what I absolutely love about them. Don Pochu is right next to another new Korean restaurant called Poong Mei (which I have already tried and absolutely love)! Don Pochu is also located where a previous Korean restaurant (Kaya) used to be. I met up with a friend this past Wednesday and we absolutely enjoyed everything! While we felt that there was a very limited appetizer menu, the main menu satisfied all of our cravings. The goktagi (radish kimchi) was my favorite side dish that was served with our meals. The kimchi was good too - nice and fresh. My friend got the hot stone bibimbap with bulgogi and I got the Korean bean soup (Doenjang-jjigae). I am not kidding when I say this - I have been searching all over Columbus for a restaurant to make this soup exactly like my mom's and after FIFTEEN years - I have finally found it! The Korean bean soup tastes EXACTLY like my mom's! It was SOOO good! I could not stop eating until I finished the entire bowl! The service here is absolutely wonderful and the prices are extremely reasonable. I will definitely be back again soon! I cannot wait to try the kimchi jigae next! read more
4 years ago
Im so glad that theres new korean bbq restaurant in Cbus. I highly recommend to make a reservation before you go. I had a beef combo and it comes with brisket, ribeye and marinated shortrib. I loved that they have so many delicate complimentary side dishes! I especially liked the potato salad! As Korean, I recommend to order kimchi soup or dwenjang Jige(soybean soup) as a extra side order cus koreans always have soup on the side of bbq! Koreans also order Naengmyun (cold noodles) as a dessert, if you arent full enough, I recommend to go for one! The beef combo is good for two people. We ordered pork jowl as a la carte and that one was little below my expectation but I highly recommend every other orders! read more
Went to don pocha twice in one week!!!! Please make sure to reserve in advance!!!! The separate booths in the restaurant allows for an atmosphere where its more private and you can have fun conversations without having to talk over each other. The first time i went there were five of us (all ladies) and we ordered:: one yukhye (raw beef tartare), two gyeranjjim ( steamed eggs), one budaejeongol (army stew: has kimchi, sausage, beans, ricecake, spam), two orders of hahngjeongsal (pork neck muscle), and one order of sam gyubsal. We went around six thirty and it was getting pretty packed. We got our drinks first, made our order quite late since we werent sure what to order. That was a mistake. Make sure to order asap and i recommend ordering all at once. We got our meat and budae jeongol pretty late so we were scarfing down side dishes cuz we were hungry. We get free refills of side dishes but these take awhile since its hard to get someone to come to your tables when you are in the rooms. The restaurant is hiring and they are in desperate need because there are only 2-3 servers with how busy the restaurant gets. My friend had come previously and recommended the steamed eggs but they came pretty burnt... they also came at different times so one side of the table had to wait quite a while... The yukhye was delicious!!!! Oh my goodness i was so surprised. The other korean restaurant the meat comes out frozen and so the sauce does kind of feel like its sliding on top of the meat. However, don pocha's yukhye the sauce were embedded into the meat! All of us had big open eyes because we really enjoyed it!! We didnt get the combo since we knew exactly which part of the meat we like! We got the hahng jeong sal which has a more chewy texture! I love it~~ reminds me of makchang. And we got the samgyubsal thick version cuz we felt we are getting more of the moneys worth! For the bbq, don pocha offers lettuce for ssam and each individual gets three sauces ( salt, wasabi and ssamjang) , they also give sliced radishes to wrap, marinated pickles and green onion strings! You can ask for more green onion strings~ we basically had like one bowl per person! When you get the green onion strings make sure to really soak all of the green onion into the sauce at the bottom of the bowl! The size of the green onion will shrink when drenched in the sauce but its so good with the meat! You will also get less of that fresh green onion breath! Highly recommend the manual labor of the green onion because this goes sooooo well with the meat and just a hint of salt. We were raving with the meat!!! Make sure you go with someone who cooks the meat real well because its self-bbq! We were so full and satisfied!!! I couldnt breathe because i was so full! We loveddddddddd the meat and said we should come back.. just didnt know itd be so soon! Hahaha Second time, we were so ready!! We ordered everything at once! Drinks included! This time six of us met! Four ladies and two guys! We ordered two makkeollis, two big beers one soju bottle (to make somek which is soju and beer mixed), two gyeranjjims, one chilsung cider (korean sprite), one diet pepsi, five orders of hahngjeongsal, three orders of samgyubsal thick, one kimchijjigae and one dwenjangjjigae. We asked for the gyeranjjim to not be burnt since it was burnt last time. Although the initial order took some time to put in, everything started coming out fairly smooth in a good amount of time! The gyeranjjims were delicious this time around! We were sooo happy! The kimchi jjigae and dwenjangjjigae were both delicious! Each were filled with meat and came in stone bowls so the heat is held! Went amazing with rice! As mentioned before the hahngjeongsal and samgyubsal are delicious and sook good!!! I sent a picture of my dinner to my friends in korea and they said that it just looks like a restaurant in korea! So if you love bbq and are willing to try korean restaurant~ i recommend Don pocha!! We also got the dessert, the macarons are the size of a grapefruit~ the macaron comes in many different flavors. I liked the macaron but i could also kind of taste the artificial flavors... like ice cream from a ice cream truck.. same with the ice cream from the ho dduk.. but i really liked the ho dduk hahaha Ill be back~~ read more
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We went on a Saturday night and were seated right away. Servers were very kind and prompt, and checked on us during the meal. There were several different seating options for different sized parties and the inside was very nice and clean. We ordered two KBBQ dishes (thin sliced beef and marinated beef) and two MTO dishes, along with a few appetizers: portions for everything are HUGE so you really get a lot of bang for your buck! If you've never done KBBQ before they will explain it all if you ask. Came with a lot of side dishes as well. I was a little nervous that the amount of food wouldn't be enough but we split the BBQ between ~3 people and all left stuffed, with leftovers from the MTO. If you are looking for good KBBQ that is relatively low priced with awesome food and portions, this is the place! read more
Don Pocha is a good value for the price. We had 7 people and the two meat platters with Korean pancake and an entree that was more than enough food. The food was tasty. The steamed egg was a miss for me as it wasn't as fluffy as I wanted it to be and a little over cooked on the bottom. Service is a little slow and there seems to be a lack of communication between servers as they try to collectively serve everyone. Would come back as the value for their meats and how much you get is really good! read more
3 years ago
Came to write a review of how amazing the food was and saw a not so truthful review so I'll write about both! I came in with my boyfriend on September 3, 2023 and we could already tell that they were VERY busy! From what we could see they had about 3 servers. Service wasn't the quickest but what did we expect? Many people need to learn to be patient when walking into a popular local restaurant! Our server really made it up for it by being patient when we asked about specific menu items! It was our first time using a BBQ table but it's pretty self explanatory that we are supposed to cook it ourselves! I felt embarrassed when I asked for a non bbq item and was told that we need to order a bbq in order to use a bbq table. My boyfriend made it up for it by ordering the Beef and Pork combo! SOOOO good! However, because they were so busy we were sat in the middle bbq table and across by us was this very big party and let me just say that they were so impatient and extremely rude!! This old man kept getting up and bothering the already overwhelmed servers by telling them that he'd been waiting for 20 minutes for water when in reality it had been 5-8 minutes!! (We walked in around the same time they did but they had a reservation so they were sat first no biggie.) The server helping them seemed so distraught and tried his best to make up for it and kept getting sarcastic remarks made my the old man! We ended up staying there for awhile and had to move to a regular table because of the dessert called bing soo! (I hope I spelled it right.) The table ended up getting ready to leave after complaining for so long only for the old man and a woman to walk up to the server and demanding something from him! The lady was loud enough to be heard talking about how service was terrible and how she shouldn't have to tip 20%. I was confused, when my boyfriend pointed out that on the menu it says for parties of 5+ get automatic gratuity! (Thank god he paid attention.) They were a party of 8 and complaining about every little thing! Of course it makes sense! Either way it's their policy! They ended up paying for it which was satisfying to watch from our table. We left a huge tip for the servers after what they went through. Safe to say they won't be coming back! Shame on you Peter L!! They did amazing and you and your party were just too impatient to realize that!! read more
5 years ago
The food is amazing!!! Such fresh ingredients I will be coming back! Recommend you won't regret it read more
5 years ago
I have never had KBBQ before so I was excited to try this place out. I would not recommend this if you're a KBBQ newbie, because the staff didn't really show us how to do anything. Nothing against them, we could have done a bit more research before, but we have gone to other KBBQ places after this that showed us the basics. The beef combo came with a lot of side dishes and it was very nice to try a lot of new foods! From the beef combo, the marinated beef short rib was amazing. However, I feel like it was a bit overpriced for the amount of food we got. read more
5 years ago
One of the few Korean bbq spots in Columbus. I recommend checking this place out! They have great prices, quality meet, great atmosphere, and excellent service. If you're going with a group, check out their combo deals where you can get a meat sampler. Lots of space to park as well. read more
4 years ago
A great place to go with larger parties, Don Pocha doesn't disappoint! My friends like to go here when we're all in town and the food and service is always good. read more
Excellent prepared Korean BBQ. Everything was fresh, perfectly plated, and delicious. Went with the spicy pork and bulgogi options. Nice bonchon sides. Loved building our own delicious lettuce wraps. Can't wait to try our own BBQing in the restaurant. read more
We arrived at 830 on a Friday we were told maximum 30 mins most likely less. So I asked for a menu headed out to the car with my husband to figure out what we would like. 45 minutes later we go back in because they never called. I go in they has the table cleaned but not very well. They go to clean it again and finally sit us. They apologized for wait but at this point it's almost closing time and it was too late now to go elsewhere. We knew exactly what we wanted and told our server right when sat down. The food was brought out really quickly , because it's all raw. We had said we'd never been so we asked what a few things are and tried asking how to eat and best combos. She had told us what one of the things we asked were in another language when we asked again she just said it again. We ate all the food and it was good nothing crazy nothing bad. We had to go up and ask our server for refills because she never came to check on us and didn't get a new one when we got our food. There was another server that came over towards the end changes our our bbq plate and we asked all our questions too and she was great answered everything and explained. It was good food but not enough to bring us back especially with lack of service and not getting refills on something we paid for. Total was a little over $70 before tip and we were comfortably full. Also I wish they gave you bigger plates they gave you a tiny saucer that didn't fit anything! read more
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Went on a Monday night. There were only two of us and there was still a 20-30 min wait. But the staff was very friendly and always checked up to see if we needed anything. We ended up in a table meant for 6 and has its own walls so it felt really chill. We ordered a beer, yuk hwe (steak tartare) and the beef and pork combo. It was filling enough for both of us and for us to take a little bit home too. The food was good. The bonchon (sides) were good, though a little different from standard Korean restaurants. read more
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