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M Pocha

4.6

101 E Chapel Hill St
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (919) 294-9177
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If you weren’t already inspired by Chef Mike Lee’s accolades at M Sushi and M Tempura, try M Pocha for Korean street food or M Kokko as a tiny chicken-focused comfort food spot. Pocha is short for Pojanmacha in Korea, translated to a "Tented Cart on Wheels," that serves street food with drinks. Over the years, Pojanmacha has developed more into a brick-and-mortar style with a similar feel to that of a Japanese-style izakaya. Quite simply, it is a place that serves food and dishes to enjoy while drinking, mostly served tapas-style as dishes that are meant to be shared with others.


Hours:

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 5:00 – 9:30 PM
Wednesday: 5:00 – 9:30 PM
Thursday: 5:00 – 9:30 PM
Friday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM
Saturday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM
Sunday: Closed

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Google Reviews

4.6

Photo of NSA NSA
Oct 24, 2024 4

4.5 really. food was quite tasty, I recommend the octopus karaage place is tight, recommend a reservation negative 0.5 since some of our food took a while to come, and cause it was so loud in there it was hard to hear each other. parking is street parking no private lot.

Photo of Daniel Perry Daniel Perry
Aug 4, 2024 5

M Pocha is amazing. Every dish was super creative and flawlessly executed. We just kept ordering more and more small plates because everything we got was better than the last dish. They even made me a birthday plate! I recommend booking a reservation for the counter. The Main Street people watching is fun while drinking sake and knocking out small plates with friends.

Photo of chanmyae hanthar chanmyae hanthar
Jul 10, 2024 5

It was really good we got army stew, papya salad, chicken karaage, and shrimp burgers. really fancy dinner the server was so nice. Please make sure to have reservations if you are doing out unless you have to wait like 30/40mins when it’s really busy

Photo of ska ska
Jun 25, 2024 5

M Pocha was a fun, tasty experience. The space is quite quaint. There is a long, central, picnic style table in the middle, then the windows are lined with bar like seating, and, I believe, there is some outdoor seating. It's not too loud, but it is a cozy fit. The food was such a delight. I came with a party of 5 and tried: 1. Brussel Sprouts 2. Gai Lan (chinese broccoli) 3. Chicken Karaage 4. Spicy Por Buns 5. Nasi Goreng 6. Budae Jigae Don't sleep on the Gai Lan. All the food was scrumptious; but the Gai Lan stole the show. It had no business being that good! Tip: After you finish the broccoli, order a side of rice and mix it in with the left over sauce. It becomes a dish on its own. The service was great!

Photo of Puja Puja
Dec 21, 2023 5

The drinks and food were great! Spice level and seasoning was perfect for us. Wish there was more tofu in the drunken noodles but the flavor was great! They were able to accommodate for a nut allergy. They had enough vegetarian options but one more veg entree would be nice for variety! We will def be coming back and are excited to try other m restaurants.

Photo of Larissa Kim Larissa Kim
Dec 3, 2023 5

We LOVE the M restaurants. This is up there with M Tempura for us. The dishes were phenomenal. I loved how we sat traditional style like in Korea and were on stools looking out the window and people watching at we ate. Excellent service. Highly recommend and will definitely return.