Reviews for M Pocha in Durham, NC
we had a wonderful time last night! The bartender was great and very personable. The food.. so good!! Everything we had looked... and tasted great, not to mention the cocktails were good as well! Would recommend the lychee sake sangria! Read more
Small establishment, if party isn’t bigger that 2 people, expect a small table. 1 restroom can be found in the same dining... area. Due to the size it is HIGHLY recommended to reserve a table or call as soon as opening for last minute reservationvacancy. For those that love a quick ,shareable dining experience, this is the place for you. The food was great, drinkspassable and the attentive staff was very informative and friendly. Order: Sticky Pork Buns Chicken Karrage 1 - Lynchee SakeSangria 1 - Island Breeze Read more
Came here on a Friday night. The kimchi fried rice and drinks were really good. I found the bao to be really fluffy and moist,... but super small. Birria tacos were similarly delicious but small. Read more
3.5 out of 5 for take away. The broth for the Nagasaki champon was delicious and rich and a crowd pleaser. The instructions for... boiling the noodles was helpful. We also ordered 5 additional dishes, and while the flavors were great, there was quite a bit ofgrease in the spicy pork buns and the xiao mian noodles. The pork belly on the chashu don wasn’t melt in your mouth tender—it required a steak knife to cut into pieces. The soft boiled egg had a perfect cook. The nasi gongreng was well seasoned andquite tasty, but the sunny side up egg still had a bit of raw egg white on top. The mango papaya salad wasn’t as well roundedin flavor as we anticipated— it was primarily sour with some fish sauce. Overall, would need to try again while eating at therestaurant to give a better rating. Read more
Just had a wonderful experience at M Pocha. Sat at the bar and was waited on by the bartender who also designed the cocktail... menu. Can't say enough, the food was excellent and the cocktails inventive and delicious. Looking forward to them opening thenew test kitchen in Cary. Hopefully our bartender will be asked to design their cocktail menu as well. Read more
M Pocha is a great little spot for a date night with plates to share! Food comes out as it is hot, so it is fun to eat in... rounds. We got the spicy pork buns, pork dumplings and the Shitake Jiajang. The buns were very fluffy, but the ground pork wasjust ok to me because I am not a big meat eater. The dumplings were DELICIOUS and the noodles were total umami in the mouth! Service was amazing - waiter was so attentive and kind, and gave great recs. Loved sitting in bar at the window. Now we need tocome back and try the late night menu! :) Read more
It’s Saturday and date night with the most awesome husband. He surprised me with a special tasting menu at M Pocha. We arrived... before the restaurant opened for dinner. A line quickly formed consisting of parties all with reservations. We huddled outsidereading the posted dinner menu. There were “ooh’s” and “ahh’s” from all the excited patrons. The doors opened and wewere invited into M Pocha by a very sweet and personable hostess. The restaurant filled up immediately. Note: Make sure you makereservations. The husband made the reservations and requested we be sat at the bar so we could watch the chefs make the food.The bartender greeted us and explained how the menu worked including the small plates, medium plates, and entrées. We placedour drink orders of lychee sake sangria and sunset rose then our first two small plates of gai lan and meat mandu. The gai lansat in a savory brown sauce topped with charred Brussel sprout leaves. We could have eaten plain white rice with just the sauce.It was absolutely delectable. My husband ordered two medium plates of chicken karaage and Pocha burger with a side of fries. Thechicken karaage were succulent chicken thighs perfectly deep fried served with leafy greens and side of smoky hot sauce. HisPocha burger consisted of two different patties - brisket smash and meatloaf - both grilled to medium perfection and served witha tangy orange sauce on a potato roll. I ordered Nagasaki champon. It was a hearty broth of pork and chicken marrow with porkbelly, cuttlefish, shrimp, and mussels served with ramen noodles. The dishes were well timed as we finished one dish anothercame out. There was never a lull or delay as the chefs worked well orchestrated preparing dish after delicious dish. When I sayeverything was flavorful and delicious, it is an understatement. The menu items were sheer perfection. We told the bartender andchefs multiple times we wanted to eat everything on the menu. Before finishing our meal we had already Read more
Great food and service! Everything tastes great. Can’t say it’s authentic, but it does not have to be. It has its own... multi-layer flavors which makes you can’t stop. We ordered fried chicken, Dan Dan noodle. And the vegetable is amazing. Btw,if you are looking for non-alcoholic drink, Yuzi sparkling is high recommended! Read more