Went in with low expectations as I do not normally frequent places like this but I was blown away. I went in immediately once the place was open and staff was ready to help. Our waitress was very friendly and communicated how things worked. For example, you need to scan a bar code on the table to access the menu. They do not hand out menus like most places. I also thought the proportions would be smaller based on some of the past reviews and photos, but the portion size was enough to feed my family and I. We were a party of five since I wanted to eat out to celebrate my graduation. And even with the five of us, we had food leftover to take home. Then again, I ordered a little more than usual because I thought the proportions would be smaller as some reviews have said. This was not the case. I ordered the cheese tonkatsu, rappoki, bulgogi, pork belly, spicy garlic chicken, egg fried rice, Korean sausage, and kimchi fried rice. The rice portions were enough to share between all five of us and so was the rest of the food. Although the Korean sausage and cheese tonkatsu did not last too long. They were quick to finish. I don't normally eat Korean food so I cannot comment on if it tastes like every other Korean restaurant or not. I've only had one other experience eating at a Korean restaurant so take my review with a grain of salt, but for me the food was great. My absolute favorites from this place were the Korean sausage, spicy garlic chicken, and cheese tonkatsu. Although, the cheese tonkatsu tastes dry without the sauce. Without the sauce, I would not like it. I think the sauce completed it and takes away the dryness of the meat. The rappoki was okay. It had a sweet and spicy taste with different bites being a surprise. I'm not fond of sweet and spicy noodles so this one was a miss for me, but this is based on personal taste. A lot of how I felt about the food here is based on personal taste and nothing wrong with the food. However, the bulgogi and pork belly was alright. Those were the only ones that I found to be average and tasted like every other restaurant that offers it. It's an order that you can't go wrong with, but it does not taste like anything worth noting. The pork belly and bulgogi would be the only food from the menu that I agree with others tastes like your average Korean food. Everything else though, I would rate it from 3-5 stars. The spicy garlic chicken was also not spicy and instead sweet. Normally I want spicy but this one was a pleasant surprise. My partner was able to enjoy it too as he does not like spicy food. I think this is good for those who have a low spice tolerance or dislike spicy food. I didn't taste the kimchi fried rice but my parents enjoyed it. My family's favorites were the Korean sausage, kimchi fried rice, and the bulgogi. The place is also well decorated and very cute to take pictures of with friends. They have light decorations and a wall with hanging flowers. It's a fun atmosphere and I would recommend this place to those who want somewhere to hang with friends. I have friends who like to drink and I believe they would love this place. Overall, I would give this place 4/5 stars. Most of what I ate was good and only a few misses. I wish the water was cold too. Sometimes when my water was refilled, it was lukewarm. read more

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good food, great spot for open late. ordered the fried chicken and tteokbokki 10:10 would reccomend

The ambiance is very aesthetically pleasing. It fits the vibes with the music they play. The service is very different every time I come here. Some days, the server is quick once I press the call button. Other days, I've pressed it 3 times before they came. The food is pretty decent and good for the price. Spicy garlic boneless chicken is a must-have when I come here. Although their portion size got smaller, I always still get it. Corn cheese is decent, but sometimes there is more cheese than corn. Steamed egg was very disappointing. It was cold and soupy and needed to be steamed longer for the fluffy texture. read more

Food was tasty, definitely gotta try the bulgogi. Appreciated the convenience of business remaining open later than normal restaurants. Polite and courteous staff, definitely will be back. read more

So happy they opened a Newark location. I've been wanting to try the Santa Clara location for awhile now. Super cute ambiance. Very instagrammable. If that's even a word. Lol. Went on a Friday @ 5:30p. Not busy at all? Maybe because it's still new and early. The host let us seat ourselves. According the host, when it's not busy guests can sit anywhere. But when it gets busy then they start seating people. Menu is a QR code. Then when you're ready to order they have a call button for the server. There's a call button depending on where you sit. Our server was super sweet and helpful. My best friend and I ordered- 1- cheese tonkatsu w/ gravy and side of lettuce. 2- spicy garlic boneless wings and side of lettuce and radish. 3- corn cheese 4- kimchi fried rice 5- FREE Soju bottle if you check in on Yelp. Portions are so freaking huge. We barely made a dent. Food was delish. Would definitely come back. read more

Great food, the place had super cute ambiance, and the service was good too. I went with my best friend and it was our first time trying Korean food, this place was perfect for our first experience. We arrived with no reservations and we didn't have to wait. They sat us right away. Overall great experience. read more

Food is on point! Pork Belly, Chicken Gizzard, Bulgogi, Boneless Chicken! . Service was great for weekday dinner night out with family. Ambiance is relaxing and lit! Listening and watching Kpop as the backdrop. read more

the interior is super cute! my friends and i had the best time dining here late at night.

Their Bulgogi is probably the best bulgogi I have had in the bay area. Along with their staff, that is always such an amazing experience

Kimchi fried rice and fried chicken are ok. Tofu soup is too expensive at $25, thought it's going to taste spectacular, but not really. Should have ordered two small plates instead... read more

This place is very nicely decorated lots of ig moments. The food however is average at best. We order the pocha fries expecting the normal Korean marinated beef with cheese over fries pretty norm for these Korean fusion places. Instead, we got cheese fries with hot Cheetos on top. The selections on the menu is very little comparing the area they are in. If you just want to chill and drink this a great spot lots of selections and the environment is great for drinking. read more

Good food and space to catch up with friends. Food and ambience are quite similar to the one in Sunnyvale, except the space here is bigger so it's harder to hear what the other person is saying when other groups are loud. read more

Went here for dinner, the staff were nice. We ordered 3 item from the menu, boneless chicken, pork belly and kimchi pork fried rice. After placing our order about 5mins the boneless chicken arrived, it was good then the pork belly came (to me the taste was basic just salt and pepper) then as for the kimchi pork fried rice someone forgot about it, we called the server to follow up but for some reason he came out with a bowl of rice. From the time we ordered it took 35mins for the kimchi pork fried rice to arrived. And when we asked for the bill the bowl of rice was added in which we told the server we didn't order that. They gave us 50% off on the fried rice for being late as well. All in all foods ok, The servers were nice but the service need attention. read more

Pocha K - Korean Near Me - Newark, California

Food was delicious! Service was very quick and the servers are very attentive! The place was so cute and so nice! Very clean! Definitely would come here again! read more

Staple for date night or dinner with friends. Fav plate is kimchi fried rice or the chicken.

I love their soup, garlic chicken, dumplings, and kimchee fried rice!!! Coming here to hang out with your friends late night is the best thing ever!!! If you want a place that stays open until late night, then pocha k is the best place to be!! I reccomend this place :3 read more

So I've never reviewed a place because of their decor, well here I am. This place is hella cute inside, yeah I said cute so what, come at me bro! The pork belly tho!!! Reminds me of a sisig. Their chicken was aight, I prefer bones but theirs was still on point with soy garlic glaze. Only thing was missing was bonchon, kimchi and fish cake. read more

Food and service was great. The vibes were fun! Nice place to drink and hang out with friends

jake has the best service! great food and drinks! jake our waiter treated us so well! he was really attentive.

Jake is amazing! food is good but the server jake is more amazing! always fantastic service i will definitely comeback! :)

First time here, kinda impressed on ordering system, food are good open till late, just a bit too noisy but overall its good.

this place is so yummy and the ambience is awesome!! they also had a fun photo booth!

Tried out this new Korean restaurant. It's got the K-pop vibe for sure with its decorations and K-pop songs playing on their TV's. Waited for a few minutes for someone to come greet us since we went shortly after they opened at 5pm. Took pictures with the angel wings while waiting so that was fine. Menu off QR code on the table which was convenient, and ring the bell when you are ready to order. The food all came out so fast which was great cuz we were hungry! The fried chicken and cheese katsu were my favorites, but everything else was pretty good, we finished just about everything! It opens in the evening till midnight/1am and music could get loud, but if you want some K-pop vibe then you can try it out. If you prefer less crowd, then go right as tgey open. Will go back again! read more

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Was expecting excellent food reading the review on this place, but was disappointed to say the least. The food is just OK, we ordered bulgogi and wings and the portions was good but the flavor of the bulgogi was not that good. The wings were not crispy and were very generic tasting Korean chicken wings. With as much competition from other Korean places the bar is set high, and Pocha K falls short. We also came on a Saturday night and not sure if they were understaffed or what, but we waited 15 min just to have someone notice us to pick up our order. read more

Good vibe brings extraordinary experience with good Korean foods. Also the photo shoot area is awesome! I love this place! Hope everyone comes and try good foods here with SOJU!!!!! read more

Surprisingly delicious, rice cake is my favorite! The portions are huge and the service is great! Strongly recommend!

Quick breakdown: very friendly service, cute decor, menu is a hit or miss We came in on a Wednesday evening. The restaurant wasn't too busy when we arrived but I was surprised to see business starting to puck up past 7:30pm. At one point. The restaurant was over 2/3 full. The good: -the service was super nice. Very professional and courteous (even with the button buzzer style service) - the pork belly was probably the best I've had in the east bay. It was well cooked and well seasoned with onions and jalapeños (but not spicy) Could be better: -ramen tteokboki was quite soggy. Their tteokboki sauce is definitely on the sweet sticky side. About halfway eating the noodles were very bloated -i would like to more variety of unique items (rather than just plain fries and with hot cheetos). I was disappointed they didn't have army stew or pajeon or dakkalbi. Maybe they will have these items in the future read more

Jake is best! He's super fun and helpful. He's very fun to talk to and informative about the menu. Please come here and support him as he works really hard! He is very fun and the best! read more

The food was super yummy and the servers were really nice! We got seated right away and the food also came pretty fast. My fave was the spicy garlic chicken :) read more

Pocha K - Korean Near Me - Newark, California

Good food! Perfect place to go to on a late night with some friends! No complaints good quality food and service!

Excited that Pocha K decided to open a location on the East Bay! Visited during the soft opening for drinks and interior had a vibe. Friendly staff. KPOP music. Late night snacks! The menu is the same as the Santa Clara location. Much needed late night option in Fremont. read more

This place isn't open yet. Came here on Friday night at 11:45 and it was closed. I know businesses have delays with their grand openings but extra disappointed tonight cuz their owner posted just a few days ago that they're open this weekend. Call to check before you go. read more

Food price overall is bit pricey or expensive but their food is overall delicious and it's a must try!!

all I want is my cheese katsu, but the cheese katsu at pocha k is TWENTY TWO DOLLARS?? I went to Gen for lunch and it's $20 for AYCE and you can just keep ordering plates and plates of cheese katsu if you wanted to. Idk if it's just me but the cheese katsu tax at pocha k is too crazy :'( read more

Jake is I swear the best! Man would come by and make sure we're doing Ok and take care of us! The food here is amazballz and service is great! If Jake takes care of you you're time will be even better! Highly rec! Had the garlic chicken and fried gizzards, so tasty . read more

This was the best service I've ever had. The food was amazing! And I would recommend this place to all my friends. Thank you! Jake was the best read more

OMG where do I start? This place is so good. I ordered a bunch of entrées off the menu. I forgot what they were already because I had a little bit too many of their beer towers lol I think I fell in love I need to come back as soon as possible I love you, pocha K! read more

Very nice restaurant ambience and good tasting food. Top recommendation for Fremont/newark area

this place has immaculate dishes! service is fast and reliable. my personal favorite is the kimchi pork fired rice

Food was ok. Nothing special about it. The portion is good as for the taste not worth trying again.