I've been to Duri Pocha a couple times now. I was very pleased both times. The pa-dak (scallion chicken) is delicious. At first I thought it was just because the first time I had it I was drinking soju and beer with my friend but it was still just as good the second time around. It's juicy and cheesy and spicy and the scallions add some welcome freshness to the dish. What's not to love? For my second visit my friend wanted to try the bo-ssam (pork wraps). It was pretty good, but I'll probably skip it next time. There wasn't anything wrong with it, I've just had better at other places. I feel like it lacked a bit in flavor and it was a little chewy. The menu here is big enough that I'd try other things before I go back to the bo-ssam. There's plenty of seating and service is pretty quick. There's a button at the table to call your server and if you press it they come over real fast. The ambiance is your typical pocha; it's kind of dark, kind of noisy, and there are a lot of colors all around. I'll come back eventually. read more

Duri Pocha - Bo-ssam - Korean Near Me - Ridgefield, New Jersey

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Adding on to my previous review as everything still remains the same but also got a few new items and felt that they do best at the braised pork belly, fire chicken with cheese and seafood pancake. The army stew (budae jigae) 3/5 I thought was a lot worse when I first tried at the restaurant but it was because the bowl I had was not cleaned well and smelled really bad which made me think it was from the stew until I tried it at home and the soup was majority fine and not coming from the stew The kimchi with pork stir fry 3.5/5, I was very excited to try this because the one at BCD was soooo good which I had recently. Here it was a little disappointing with the lack of meat and every piece I grab was just kimchi I'd say everything else is still very good if you know what to get ;) read more

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Always wanted to check out this pocha since I always stop by hmart which is close by. Wow, what a super disappointing visit! We got takowasabi which was frozen and tasted super salty. It also came with a side of lemon which it usually doesn't and the octopus wasn't even cut up and I had to mix the wasabi in myself. Then we ordered the pollack roe stew which was super fishy and not edible. The food is the absolute worse; hoping I don't get food poisoning. What happened to this place. The only thing good here was the service, and unfortunately, the owner didn't even care. They said they'll comp the stew but they gave us the check and it was still included which we had to call for them again to adjust. Just come here to drink and not for the food. Super disappointing experience. read more

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Literally my favorite spot for kfood in the area. Was on vacay for a week, and couldn't stop coming here. Food was fire ! I can't stop thinking of this place. And the service was amazing. Can't wait to travel back and eat this again. read more

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Had my fair share of experience in different pochas but I was surprised I've never heard of this place! Came here on a Tuesday night after watching a movie and we got seated right away. This spot is cute and may not seem crazy extravagant from the outside but the inside is very cozy with a soju bottle lined wall and wooden benches with each table. They had popular music and K-pop music playing so playlist was poppin! FOOD ORDERED Fried chicken with scallion salad - at first bite this was awesome! So flavorful and just crispy throughout. As the meal went on (and this goes for any dish that is super flavor heavy) you get pretty tired of the taste and it becomes too much all at once. It was just my boyfriend and I so we def got tired of the taste but this is an awesome entree to order if you're sharing multiple meals with friends throwing back some drinks. These are boneless btw! Spicy rice cake So this is what we were craving and it fulfilled our cravings! You honestly can't go wrong with this! Includes fish cakes and an egg. Rice cakes were sooo tender! I definitely want to come back with friends and order a whole bunch of meals with drinks so I will be back! read more

Duri Pocha - Fried Chicken with Scallion Salad - Korean Near Me - Ridgefield, New Jersey

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Mul galbi small ($35): doesn't come with rice. Asked for rice and they charge $2. I think it would nice if it came with rice cus it's soup with the glass noodles but still feels like you need rice. I try to eat less carbs so I didn't need the rice but my bf did. They refilled our soup with more broth! Loved that they did this! There's a lot of bean sprout and stuff so this was def a game changer and great service! I don't need all that bean sprout. The soup doesn't have that much meat and is mostly veggies. Has the beef bones in the broth and a few pieces of rice cakes. Oh and beef was slightly chewier than what I'm used to Spicy pa ddak ($27): not spicy.. comes with a secret sauce which is Mayo based. Not a huge fan of most mayo based sauces. I wish it was a dipping sauce instead cus the chicken was also soggy and not as crispy as we continued to eat it Love that they give cold boricha (barley tea)! Service is good and food is good. read more

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The pa-dak (fried chicken) with the shredded scallions is my go-to here. Dinner, late night, drinks, whatever you need, Pocha's got it. Lots of tables and cool booths, lively and fun decor inside with a downstairs area with more booths/tables/screens for sports. Very good service, but parking can be a little tight if it's super busy since it's on somewhat of a main road. Either way, haven't had too much of a problem getting parking. Great spot to grab a few drinks and eat some good food with friends! Date night? Sure thing, definitely not a boring spot. read more

Not sure what happened here but the food has changed. We ordered the pa-dak (scallion chicken) and shredded leaf lettuce came on top of our chicken. Also, the chicken was frozen store bought boneless chicken. You could tell by the breading and also as soon as I bit into it, the bigger pieces were still hard inside. The soondae bokeum (blood sausage stir fry) also tasted like it was frozen store bought. We let the staff know that the scallion chicken didn't have scallion so they had the kitchen bring it out. They brought out more lettuce... We were so surprised it was empty on a Saturday at 730 pm but quickly find out why. honestly, might have been one of the most disappointing experiences I've had. read more

First time ever at a pocha and this is by far one of the best Korean food I had. Was a busy Friday night and can't really blame for the wait considering we had a party of 7. We came at around 8pm and the owner said that's when they usually get really busy. They also kept apologizing and explaining for the long wait. The place itself looks and feels like you are in South Korea. It was like an indoor night market where they served street food. Will definitely come here again when I'm in town! read more

Duri Pocha - Korean Near Me - Ridgefield, New Jersey

Can't say enough good things about this pocha. Right in Jersey, nestled in a quiet corner in Ridgefield..love this place. Large enough for everyone to have their own good time. I love the beautiful decor with soju bottles. Wonderful service, always 10/10. The food is fire! My favorite foods are Cheese buldak chicken ( 10/10; not for the faint-hearted), Potato pancake (10/10), Seafood pancake 9/10, Ribs and brisket with bean sprouts 9/10. read more

Delicious Korean food that hits the spot! Large portions! The fried chicken was phenomenal! It was boneless and topped with greens and spicy mayo! The cheese corn was so yummy and really hit the spot. The seafood pancake was alright, I've had better elsewhere! The seafood kimchi noodle and Tteok-bokki was spicy so let them know if you need it dialed down Card and cash accepted. read more

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Favorite pocha in the area. ,Excellent service, great food especially if you were into this type of.menu from.back in the day. Really good boneless chicken feet(dakbal) and their specialty, mulgalbi goes well with any type of liquor. read more

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Repeat customer. This place never misses!! This is a small place but there is plenty of seating. This particular night I came on a weekday and I realized that valet was not working. This was not a problem as there was plenty of parking on property but for those who know and have been here on weekends, it gets PACKED and valet comes in clutch. I came as a party of 6, we walked in and we're promptly seated. I tend to not deviate much when I come here, but I seriously should in the future. The people I came with had never been here, so I ordered for the table. I always get the cheesy corn, the fried chicken with scallion salad and this time around we also ordered porky belly with chives. I love the service here. You push a button when you need help and that's it. I personally love that. It allows for the staff to go where needed, when needed, and it allows the patrons to just enjoy their meal and their company without being interrupted. Thanks for another great night Duri Pocha!!!! read more

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Came here on a random weekday night and this place had a decent amount of people. They took out their outdoor tents and only had indoor dining available when we were there and the tables were pretty close together. TBH, I felt a bit uneasy dining so close to others. The place was lively and had loud hip pop playing in the back. The workers were efficient. We ordered the spicy chicken with rice and cheese and that was really yummy. Overall I do think this place was great but I wished they allow outdoor dining again. We went to DanBam pocha afterwards, and had ourselves a better time read more

Duri Pocha - Korean Near Me - Ridgefield, New Jersey

Overall: food was ok, service was not, beware of bug bites!! Set up: The restaurant has their outdoor dining set up with quite a few tables, sitting 4-6 each. A bunch of tables are near the tall grass and I noticed another group asked to move from there since the bugs were going crazy. My group even gotten bitten through our clothing last night! They have bug spray and electric zappers but doesn't seem to help much. Temperature check and mask required before entry. Valet parking on premises. Food: We got the dalkgalbi, corn cheese, potato pancakes, and samgyupsal. Everything was pretty good but nothing was superior to other Korean food I've had. Service: Pretty bad...they had three waiters who weren't paying attention to the 3 tables that had guests. They were blasting k-hiphop and jamming out to it. The music was so loud that we were just shouting at each other the whole time. Pancake wasn't even precut and they had no knives for us to cut it...? read more

Duri Pocha - Korean Near Me - Ridgefield, New Jersey

First time trying this place and it was a great experience.. The server was very generous, food was delicious. read more

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Came pretty early with a party of 7 and got sat right away. Had really great food and staff was nice. There was cute photobooth outside where we took cute pics before we left. Overall very satisfactory experience! read more

Duri Pocha - Potato Pancake and Braised Pork Belly with sauce - Korean Near Me - Ridgefield, New Jersey

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Food here is really great and authentic. I loved the intimacy of the place and the many menu options for both food and drink. I wish the staff were a little friendlier but that won't deter me from coming back to be honest read more

Duri Pocha - Fried Chicken with Scallion Salad - Korean Near Me - Ridgefield, New Jersey

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We came here on a Saturday night after DanBam was too full to take any more groups. We were pleasantly surprised to hear that this place was open and close by. There was a "parking lot" out front and they also offered car service if needed. The parking lot really only fit 3 or 4 cars though so I definitely recommend the plenty of side street parking. We came here during COVID and they took all the necessary precautions. They offered outdoor seating, took temperatures upon entry, had tables 6 feet apart from each other, required masks indoors, and had hand sanitizer on the tables. We ordered a few of the items that you see below. Honestly everything we had was very authentically Korean and very good! The portions were also big enough to feed all 7 of us. We, of course, ordered a few bottles of soju and beer with our meal. Staff was incredibly friendly and food was so good and very affordable. Overall I would definitely come again if I was in the area. It was good vibes, good food, and good service. What more could you ask for? Price: 4/5 Food: 4/5 Service: 5/5 read more

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This establishment is a nicely replicated version of Korean street style 'Po-Cha' (which litterally translates to 'covered wagon') as an indoor version. If you've already encountered the very fun Korean style drinking culture (lots of food involved), you know the importance of tasty food as 'ahn ju'. Generally speaking, most dishes are tasty. Of course, since they have variety of items, you can find everything from fried spam sticks to pork belly to cold noodles and corn dog on a stick! Cold noodles, hamburg steak, pork belly with chewy noodles (jol myun), etc were all quite tasty. Korean street style food are prevalent in US but, as simple as they may seem, it's hard to mimic the taste. Of course there are several dishes which are fusion style including egg maki with mozzarella cheese but, in the core of it all, it's got a fun vibe to the place you can only experience here. Perfect place to enjoy some Soju as they offer several flavored ones. read more

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Ended 2022 with the amazing fried chicken at this place. When I first came here earlier this year, I was expecting typical Korean fried chicken after ordering this so I was a little confused after the our server notified us that the dish would take about 35 minutes to cook. I WOULD WAIT AN HOUR FOR THIS CHICKEN. Very diverse group of korean bar food choices on the menu. Ambience at this place is on point. The staff are very attentive and helpful. Come here for a dinner you won't regret. Get. The. Chicken. read more

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We came here on a Thursday night and it was pretty empty. They took our temperature before seating us. For four people, we ordered the cheese buldak. spicy rice cakes with cheese, and the pork cutlet. Although it's pricy, the portions are huge. We took home a decent amount of food. The cheese buldak is a classic. It also comes with rice and egg. Eat the egg quickly before it gets overcooked. I wish the dish came with more cheese. Overall, the dish is solid. The spicy rice cakes were yummy. It also has other things in it like fish cake. I can't handle spice at all so when it was really spicy to me when it was hot. When it cooled down, it wasn't spicy at all. The pork cutlets were amazing! One order comes with 3 cutlets so plenty of food. It was breaded and fried to perfection. I would definitely order this again. We also got three bottles of soju and a Sapparo beer. Service was great. Our waiters and waitresses were really nice to us. read more

Duri Pocha - Cheese Buldak - Korean Near Me - Ridgefield, New Jersey

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I really wanted to give this place a good honest review, if only the staff/management gave me and my friend good honest expectations when it came to wait time. We walked into the restaurant on a Friday night with the realistic expectation that that we were going to wait. The staff was adamant that it was only a 30 minute wait so we decided to stick it out especially since the reviews and pictures looked so good. ...30 mins pass and still no table. Once an hour of waiting and my friend going up to manager (not the manager coming up to us) to ask how much longer, we felt really foolish especially when a group of two who came in after us were seated ahead of us. No apologies for the wait or anything. Just nothing. Very disappointing. Maybe we'll come back one day but I think we'll try other restaurants nearby before ever doing so. read more

Ok, been to what I thought was all the pochas in the area, and way too often. Just tried here for first time (thought I'd been but upon entering realized I hadn't).... Well what the heck was I missing? Cause the food here is the best from a pocha by far. Other places have similar names and looking dishes but the last where the similarities end. Their mul-kalbi is far superior to others - the soup base makes all the difference and trust, theirs is far better. Also their potato pancake is one of the best - think Gomtangjip is better but this is second. Lastly the icy soju is a show stopper. The physical space is a bit wonky so thought about giving it 4 stars but the food and the drinks - needs to be 5 read more

Def my favorite pocha around Palisades Park/Fort Lee area. They're very generous with the portions and their service is great.

We came for dinner and it was good. The spicy octopus and pork with udon was my favorite. It was so delicious and tasty. I pretty much lick the sauce right out of that take out box. The stew was pretty good but so much bean sprouts. I felt there was so much bean sprouts and not enough meat. A little pricey for all vegetable but overall good. The wasabi squid or octopus thing was good. I love the wasabi taste combo. read more

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Thank you for making my birthday perfect. Came In with a 9 top, service and food was amazing! read more

Duri Pocha - Korean Near Me - Ridgefield, New Jersey

The owner never responded the accident occurred last October! I went this place with my friends for early dinner and a work staff broke my car which costs $543. The owner responded my call A WEEK after (even I called 100 times to contact him for a week) saying he will send a check for full responsibility of damages. But he never did!!! So I claimed that to the Bergen County court in February. On court day, of course the owner didn't show up at the court and I finally got the judgement that the owner has to pay me back full amount of damages and court fee!!! Are you a person without conscience? read more

Duri Pocha - Korean Near Me - Ridgefield, New Jersey

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I must have drove by this place 1,000,000 times! Finally a friend was like hey lets go eat here, I definitely have no complaints at all with this restaurant! This is a great place for drinks with the friends or just to have some unique Korean food. The setup and setting was cool and I liked how each table has it's own little "room & burner." The waitstaff was super attentive and friendly since they have a buzzer at your table. I highly recommend the Bul-Dak (fire chicken dish). If you cannot handle FIRE do not get the BulDak! LOL it was literally FIRE, as the whole heat dish gets hotter the chicken got hotter but its worth it. Also if you want some fresh fish this the place as well. We ordered the Sashimi platter and it was HUGE and DELICIOUS! The location is super super random as i mentioned but it worth the stop in. I'll be back for sure! read more

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Parking wasn't too bad and the ambiance inside is great, it's like a casual street atmosphere similar a bit to in Korea. I would definitely recommend the beef tartare and the chicken which is a whole chicken! Salt and honey mustard is great with it. Plum soju pairs very well with everything! Their soups are phenomenal as well! The wait time for the food is a bit long but they deliver exactly as they say so all honesty here! Overall a pretty great experience! read more

if u need a place to go to with a group of friends, drink a little and eat good Korean food, THIS THE PLACE TO BE. first thing, the staff is SUPER friendly. this was my first time here but a waitress literally explained the whole menu to us clueless Chinese girls and gave us such good recs. we also literally had a full on convo with the waiter who served our food. okay now for the food. we got their most popular dishes which are the spicy chicken that comes with cheese, rice and eggs AND cold noodles. i'd give the buldak chicken a 9/10. i could tolerate the spice but the portions were HUGE. we barely finished it HAHA. but it was so good omg. swipe left to the video that shows that good cheese pull. - okay and then the second picture is the naengmyun or cold noodles. LITERALLY SO DELICIOUS and such a good combo with the spicy chicken bc the noodles were very refreshing. 10/10. - one thing i didnt like tho were the MOSQUITOES. i got like 5 bug bites on my ankles while i was there LOL. but that's okay. after awhile and one soju bottle later, i didn't feel them itch anymore HAHAH. - PLEASE GO HERE IF YOUVE NEVER BEEN. y'all r missing out. also if u wanna go with me, hmu im down to go again and as many times as i am able to read more

Duri Pocha - buldak chicken - Korean Near Me - Ridgefield, New Jersey

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Went back and was seated downstairs. Upstairs didn't look too crowded, I wonder if it's cause I was dressed like a herb? Only two servers, who had to be constantly bothered for napkins and lemons. Hated pressing the call button that was literally a cock cry. Next time I come back, I will request not to seated downstairs since the service is inconsistent and inequivalent to upstairs. ------------------------------------ Great service, attentive and helpful in making recommendations with the menu. Ordered seafood scallion pancake, loaded with seafood so that was a big plus. Garlic rotisserie chicken, but did not have much of a garlic flavor, came out on a bed of garlic, onions and corn. Small intestine stir fry, heavy on the sauce and a bit spicy. Needed rice to eat this dish. Cons: small parking lot (valet only), dangerous to leave lot because of high speed traffic on broad ave. Menu is Korean only. All in all, I would go back to try other dish read more

Duri Pocha - Korean Near Me - Ridgefield, New Jersey

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Everything about this was great! The attentiveness from our waiter to the ambiance of the place and the food. Oh my gosh! It was sooo good. I will soo come back! It's a hidden gem for sure! read more

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a little overpriced but very good food. I recommend the yukhwe bibimyun. The interior is very cool as well~ lots of cool old school korean decor. read more

Staffs were nice, the food was amazing. Outdoor dining area was pretty cold compare to other outdoor dining areas where they have heaters and everything . read more

I can't believe I haven't rated this place yet. This spot is my jam. Best Haemul Jjam Poong Tang and Cheese Dukk Bok Ggi ever! The waiters are always really nice and I love that they have a button to press to call for service. Everything I tried off the menu has been really good. Plus they have yummy flavored soju. read more

Duri Pocha - Spam Fries! - Korean Near Me - Ridgefield, New Jersey

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love the ambiance here, perfect if you want to have a fun night out with your friends! just to warn you, it is very loud in here so you end up yelling while talking to your friends. but it's great here! read more

Every other pocha out there, come here and take notes. When you step in here, you really feel like you're in Korea. Every single dish here is fantastic and the vibe here is very cool. While they have the traditional pocha dishes (which taste great), they serve other dishes that are honestly in the fine-dining class. What I'm basically saying is, you won't get poop no matter what dish you order. The dishes I really enjoy are the spicy cheese chicken (ask them to make it less spicy if you don't like your mouth being on fire), dak kalbi (spicy chicken with rice cakes and vegetables) which they make into fried rice with the leftovers, boochoo chadol (brisket and leek), roast chicken (best in the area) and sliced pork stir-fry. Their sashimi is pretty good too. Enjoy any of those dishes with drinks of your choice along with old-school Korean music. It will be helpful if you're not Korean, to come here with a Korean person who knows a thing or two about these types of food/places. read more

Pocha is an abbreviation in Korean for pojang macha, which in literal translation means a wrapped carriage. People were not so well-off after the Korean war, and one way they made a living was to sell food & drinks in the streets using a mobile carriage. To present the carriage more like a business and to guard against the cold, they wrapped the carriage such that it resembles a tent (like a Big Top but smaller). These pochas were kicked out of the streets as the country recovered but people still remembered the taste and the whole experience of a pocha. Thus, businesses nowadays name themselves 'pocha' evoking bittersweet memories of the past. If you haven't fallen asleep yet, feel free to read the review below. I'm positive that the owner himself thinks of Duri pocha as more of a bar than a restaurant, but I respectfully disagree. I come here to eat because their food is superior to most, if not all, Korean restaurants nearby. My go-to's are marinated pork ribs, spicy fish roe soup, and potato pancakes but I would just order what sounds good to you since not a single dish has failed me here thus far. The service is pleasant for the most part esp. with complimentary valet parking but I did notice on multiple occasions that the servers here seat us downstairs even when the tables were wide open on the first floor. I neither think of this as an issue nor take it personally but why? It wouldn't be a bad idea to let people know of the reason as I hear not only our party but others murmuring about this. read more

They are all nice people. They have the most spicy chicken ever dont try it unless you bring your own milk