Pocha Korea Bistro - Coquitlam

We have been to the restaurant quite often, the server has made a point to remember my husband and daughter regular order. At the same time, they try to accommodate our food request with the order. Friendly and accommodating staff, if it weren't for one particular friendly staff, we may not have come as often as we did

I don't know what it is that makes people change their food quality once they have establish themselves. When we came to this place the first time, the food tasted good overall, however on our last visit, the food was blend at best. We ordered various foods however, the quality of food has diminished. We ordered Soon Sahl Yaang Neum Chicken (boneless chicken in sweet chilli sauce), Soon Sahl Gaan Jaang Chicken (boneless chicken in sweet soy sauce..both were great disappointment..hardly any meat, just batter. We also ordered mo Mil jeng baan gook su (this was actually good still), egg soup to name a few..overall, I was not pleased...I won't be going back again...

Went there for my wife's 50th. Had a Entertainment coupon and informed the waitress upon entry . According to the coupon you get one entre free up to $16.00 when you order one for more value.We ordered 3 entres from the a la carte menu, plus an appetizer and an extra bowl of rice. When the food came the servings were huge and the food was fairly good.As we had ordered more food than the three of us could consume we asked the waitress to pack it for us.It was at this point the evening went downhill. The Manager/ Owner got angry at the waitress for allowing us to pack the food. She was adamant that since we used a coupon we should not pack our left overs. After some argument She relented but then proceeded only reduced the bill to the cost of the appetizer not the lowest priced entre as per coupon.Not wanting to ruin the evening further we just paid and walked out.

Going out for lunch on my birthday, back in mid-December, had to be postponed. We (my lady, daughter, and I) were finally able to coordinate a date just recently, and Pocha was my pick for the venue. I spotted the restaurant from the Lougheed Highway, and with a simple turn left, and up and into the parking lot, we were there. The lot was totally empty ... was the restaurant closed? ... thankfully, that was not the case, we had just arrived ahead of their opening time of 11:30am. We were inside, seated, and ordering from our friendly, and most-helpful young male server in just a matter of a few minutes. I had taken some potential menu item suggestions with me, which really helped a lot, as the menus (two of them) are rather long, and it would have taken quite some time to order (at least for this, our first time dining there). Here is what was ordered and shared:-- Ojing Uh Butter Goo Yi (grilled, butter whole squid): squid is a big favourite of daughter and I, and this preparation and presentation was perfect - the whole squid sliced from tentacles to tail, and then re-assembled as 'whole' on the plate, and served with a dipping sauce. Good looking, fresh, tender, and tasty. -- Yaang Neom Tuk Dong Saan (crispy rice cake, in sweet chili soy sauce): the rice cake presentation looked much the same as tried in other Korean restaurants, but was prepared a little differently, with the sauce a tasty, sort of sweet & spicy, and the textures of the cakes a little chewy. Colourful and tasty. -- Soon Sahl Gaan Jaang Chicken (crispy, deep-fried, boneless, soy chicken): wow! what a fantastic preparation of chicken - breaded, nuggets of boneless chicken, crispy on the outside, wonderfully tender and sweet on the inside, with such a flavourful soy-based sauce. So well-prepared, and so tasty.-- Dol Sot BiBimBaab (purple rice, sliced meats, and salad, in sizzling stone bowl, w/bowl of stock on side): I ordered the bibimbaab mostly to get some rice and veggies (what the Koreans usually refer to as the 'salad' in their bibimbaabs), and ordered one prepared in the stone bowl, for the 'sizzle' and extra taste these preparations seem to provide - it came to our table looking great, very colourful, nice aroma, and sizzling away. A fine addition to our meal - colourful and very tasty.-- and the supplied banchan (side dishes) of kimchi, seaweed, and fried onions. And an example of the fine service we received, our server took the dishes away, and replenished each of the contents, without any asking or prompting on our part, when 'he' noticed they were getting empty!My belated birthday lunch at Pocha Korea Bistro was a fine treat, and big hit with the three of us. Good food and service, and friendly staff -- a much-enjoyed first time visit, and we hope there will be another soon!

This place has by far the best Korean fried chicken!!!! I've been to many other competitors in the area and they do not beat this place.