99 Pocha

Great spot for late night eats and comfort Korean food. The staff was very friendly and service was fairly quick despite several customers there! Went at night with a group of friends and it was great for a family-style dinner. Food was really good too and we all felt full! Highly recommend the tteobokki, bulgogi, and pajeon/Korean pancake.

Just come here for the drinks!! I barely write reviews and I come here sometimes to hang with my friends and order their somaek towers and highball soju. The drinks and atmosphere is the only positive thing I had experience. We got sat down pretty quickly, but we felt ignored after that. We rang the bell multiple times and tried to flag people down just to place a drink order. We also had to wait a while just to order our food, and we were very not satisfied in what we received. ( around that time there wasnt even a lot of customers inside only one other group on the other side of the restaurant, and maybe outside as well ). We ordered 4 kind of fries, half of fried chicken, tteokbokki and wings. The fried chicken looked so DRY. Just looking at it looked like it was left our for a while. We tried to give it back but they said they couldn’t do that. I at least expected maybe they could just make a new one for us, but sadly no. The fries were over salted, but we were able to eat it at least. The other food was edible, but the quality check was not there for the food. We tried to ask for services again for the check but it reached to the point where we felt ignored cause we had a server kept going to a table in front of us giving them quicker and more attention compared too how we had to wait just to place our order. Overall it was quite disappointing this time..: If you plan to come here just get an tower and that’s it.

The vibe was so fun! Very lively and loved the food here! We ordered A2 and A11, which was both delightful and a lot of food for two people. Food was also set at a reasonable and sound price. The service was incredible, and I will definitely be back in again soon! Thank you again!

We came in at around 11pm to continue drinking and 99 Pocha was perfect! The lychee soju was SO GOOD, we couldn’t stop ordering it. Takoyaki isn’t usually my cup of tea but we did order some for the table and these were some of the better Takoyaki I have tried (: The atmosphere is great, when we first walked in, they tried to seat our party of 5 outdoors but it was warm so we almost left to go somewhere else but the owner came up and seated us at one of the “6+” tables so we felt very grateful for that! Great service and accommodations!

The worst evening saved by the best restaurant. I wish I’d caught a photo of the food before my date and I tore into it, but it was too good to put down. My date and I came for refuge after a car incident. The staff is super friendly! Even offered drinks on the house! This isn’t my first time here, and definitely won’t be my last. Turned my night around. I also love how late it’s open! Can’t wait to return!!

Great atmosphere with tons of things to look at. Nice enjoyable outside patio experience. Service was a bit of a wait, considering it was on a weekday and around 6 pm. The food was good, but not amazing. Overall, it's a good place to come drink, eat, and catch up with friends.

First time here and very good food! We ordered about 6 dishes and we enjoyed every dish! Definitely will be back ☺️

Went here recently with my gay bestfriend, Victor, and robin, our waiter, was the best. His service was exceptional and he always went above and beyond. Anytime we ran out of water we didn’t even have to ask and he was very hospitable with is service. Would recommend asking for Robin as your server if you ever go here! They sure train their employees well here!!

This is the real Korean experience! Our server Robin was really informative about everything and made us feel welcomed! Felt like a portal to Korea!! 10/10 experience

99 Pocha is a lovely late night spot to come hang out with friends, espeically if you're out for a darker late night vibe or a casual hang out spot. With late hours, this restaurant is frequented by locals who got off work late or the occassional part goer. We got the kimchi jjigae, kimchi fried rice, and takoyaki, all of which came out fresh and steamy hot! I love the food here, it is consistently tasty and always hits the spot. The portions are rather generous in my opinions, with 12 takoyaki balls where most places serve half the portion and quite a bit of pork belly in the jjigae soup. The only thing I would dock from this place is the service. I know it can get busy, but servers walking by paid no mind to our empty water nor did they take up empty plates when putting down new plates. That won't stop me from returning though!

We came here with some friends and the food was delicious! As we walked in, we vibed out to some Doja cat and other great tunes! The smell of food and great energy were in the air! Couldn't wait to start eating! It took a little bit to get service, my partner had to go and order at the counter. Our server didn't come to the table after we were sat and the call button on our table didn't work. I was so hungry that I forgot to take picture of the food We got several dishes: the deep fried squid legs, the spicy seafood soup, the Korean seafood pancake, and the honey butter French fries! Everything was delicious! With definitely come back for the seafood soup and Korean seafood pancakes again!

We just came in for drinks one afternoon and had a good time and great service. We didn't end up eating here, but will definitely do so the next time around as the food seems like good old fashioned Korean bar food and who doesn't like that? There IS something I've never even thought about mentioning in a review but feel like it's important for this place. And that is all of the chairs were terribly uncomfortable in this restaurant. Ha! Maybe I'm just old now but it was definitely something my boyfriend and I both noticed immediately. We were allowed to sit anywhere when we first entered and so we first sat down at the tables but quickly realized that those seats were uncomfortable. We then moved to the bar area. Those seats were even worst somehow. It was like a stool that said, "Congratulations, you are no longer standing!" but somehow made you sit weirdly straight in an uncomfortable way. At this point there was only one other seating option left at the tables beside the bar area and it was like your typical fold out chair at a church function, which would have honestly been better, but by this point, the beer tower was out, and so we decided to just stay put with the weird bar stools. Anyway, I don't think I've ever in my over 1,500 Yelp reviews mention my chair sitting experience at a restaurant, but here we are.

My group came back here again considering how good everything was last time and I was happy to say they still keep up with the quality.

My friends and I like coming here for girls nights since the food is decently priced and yummy. We normally get a bunch of stuff and just share everything. Favorites on the menu are the cheesy buldak chicken, Odeng soup, grilled chicken gizzards, and the army ramen. Good bar eats and good times! Service is usually really attentive as well.

Came back here for the first time in over 4 years. Owner and name has changed several times. Food was good again. Had the ttubboki with ramen. Good flavor, but they put less ttuk because of the ramen noodles. I would probably just get ttubboki next time. Would definitely order again. Their honey butter fries were sooooo good! Highly recommend. I liked how they were different kinds of fries (regular fries, waffle fries, curry fries). Very tasty and really enjoyed the fries way more than I should have. The odeng soup was good. A bit bland, but a small pinch of salt and it tasted fine. The least favorite was the half chicken. It was way too dry for our taste. Would not order again. Server was friendly and attentive. If you want Korean bar food, drop by and try this place.

For the food and service, there's plenty of other better places to go in Carrollton. Went here on a late Friday night with a pretty large group. We got seated outside and since it was late it was pretty cold. They had told us the heat lamp next to us was broken. Before getting our food one of us had asked if it was possible to move to a table that was closer to a heat lamp. They were reluctant to have us push a table together but eventually agreed and we moved. However, one of my friends had translated to us that they were basically talking bad about us in Korean. Pretty much saying that we were annoying. She then proceeded to loudly push chairs around next to us even though we moved the tables ourselves after getting permission. Food was nothing special, I got the ra-bokki which was mediocre and not really anything special. Would not be back here, if you're looking for a similar spot just go to Ddong Ggo or any other place around the area for better food and service.

Nice spot for some drinking food and drinks. The atmosphere hectic as I've seen other "pochas" around the US but good if you want it a little more chill. Most of the food is $12.99. soju $14.99 but they have different types (chamisul, Hallesan, and flavored ones) Korean Beer selection is kind of weak. Only Terra Got the Kimchi Jjeon and Army soup. Both good enough to drink with. Overall nice in a sea of other Korean options just around it. And lots of IU ads.

3.5 stars, really sucks that they open at later in the day :( I was expecting more.. honestly don't even remember what we ended up getting- felt rushed.

Love coming here for the delicious comfort (bar) food and drinks! It used to be $9.99 for pretty much all the food items on their menu but prices have increased to $12.99 now. Still not bad compared to some other bars nearby that charge more for similar foods. This spot is a chill place to come hang out with friends and has a very casual vibe. The round metal tables give it an authentic pocha feel as you gather around together to eat and drink. They have call buttons on the table so you can get the waiters' attention as you need to so don't expect them to come check on you unless you push the button. Some of my favorite dishes here are the grilled and fried chicken gizzards, army soup (budae jjigae), spicy rice cakes, seafood pancake, and the spicy chicken wings. Everything is pretty legit and tasty so it's best to order several things so you can try a little bit of everything. I personally would not order the watermelon or the peaches cuz why would you pay $12.99 for that anyway? You definitely need to wash down the food with some soju. I usually order the green grape or yogurt soju and mix it half and half with their regular Chamisul fresh bottle. So good and it'll definitely give a nice buzz! Overall, 99 Pocha is one of my favorite chill spots to hang out with friends while drinking and eating some yummy Korean bar food!

I can't believe how affordable 99 pocha was in this economy. My favorite was the kimchi fried rice and the cheesy corn. The tteokbokki was a little too heavy for me but i think thats a personal problem LMAO. This place is definitely a good place to go with friends to drink and eat!

99 pocha is a late-night spot for korean bar food and drinks. they have a great selection of korean comfort foods that includes noodles, soups, stir-fried and fried dishes. the portion sizes are large and most of the menu items are $13! everything we got was good but the honey butter fries were def the star of the night! i recommend getting them and sharing with friends. the fries were crispy and coated with a yummy sweet honey butter sauce. ig: @whatsviveating

we used to like this restaurant alot but lately the servers so disappointed us. We only have two people but they already add 20% tip on our bill. The total is $55 included tip and we pay "$60" in cash but they didn't bring us our change. Be careful if you eat here because I feel like they do it on purpose. The young lady really mean didn't come to ask if we need anything else. Poor service!!

99 Pocha is a solid spot for late night Korean bar food and soju. Fun atmosphere, plenty of soju flavors, and bar food to go with it. One of the better spots in Carrollton to eat/drink the night away with friends. We tried their karaage, pork/squid bulgogi, kimchi fried rice, seafood pancakes, and almost every soju flavor available. The seafood pancake was definitely our favorite, but all the food was solid for the price. Our favorite soju flavors were yogurt and green grape. Overall, I'd come back here again whenever I'm in town. Visiting from Houston, Dallas is lucky to have so many fun Korean bar spots like 99 Pocha. Open up a location in Houston please!

I go here very often with friends and coworkers. If I have anyone in from out of town, I make sure they get to try 99 Pocha. The management is friendly and helpful and obviously cares about customer service. Makes good use of the space they have, and they have the best/most affordable takoyaki I've found in DFW so far. Always coming back.

The customer service was eh, food was also eh, was an okay price but honestly I've had better than this even if it was slightly cheaper in certain aspects. We were sat in a corner so it was quite cold. Didn't like much about it.

Came in late night with a group of 8. We were seated outside, and it was really cold and windy but the heat lamp next to our table wasn't working so we asked if we could switch tables to the one nearby with a working heat lamp. Keep in mind, the food wasn't here yet, and the outside seating was pretty empty, so there was absolutely no hassle in doing so, but they reluctantly let us switch, and after, I could hear the servers trash talking our group in korean, assuming that we couldn't understand them, but me and my one other Korean friend at the table were able to understand them. Service was bad to the point where my friend was scared to ask for more water or napkins because she didn't want to annoy the servers. Food was nothing special, I order Rabokki which is tteokbokki with ramen noodles added, and it was extremely mid. My friend order osam bulgogi which is spicy squid and pork stir fry, and it was absolutely disappointing. If you want some good osam bulgogi, check out "Maht gaek", a nearby Korean restaurant that has osam bulgogi that tastes absolutely amazing. Overall, a bad experience and there are so many better places to eat at late night.

When I first walked into this restaurant, I was surprised at how small it was. Come to find out, there was a large outdoor seating area. It was a cute place though, it felt like I was in Korea eating their street food. One complaint I would have is that their service is a little slow. Each table had a bell/buzzer that we could ring to get the waiter's attention but even when we used it our waiter would not come. We would have to get their attention when they were close by. However, the food was pretty good and decently-priced (it has slightly increased from a year ago)! I particularly liked their pork bulgogi, which had amazing flavor. We also ordered the ra-bokki, squid dish, and a fried chicken dish. The first two had essentially the same sauce, so that's something to take note of if you want variety. Overall, pretty good place.

This is a great and really cute Korean bar! I stopped in here for a quick late night meal and absolutely loved it. The atmosphere is definitely like a small Korean bar in Seoul, and it was really kinda moody in a good way. The food and soju were excellent as well - they seemed to be missing a lot of ingredients (they basically didn't have anything I ordered the first time!), but what I did actually get was super tasty. This is definitely an ideal late night place that I'd highly recommend if you're craving good Korean food.

Do you need that late night Korean fix? Then look no further, 99 Pocha will satisfy what your tastebuds crave. This spot offers a cool indoor and outdoor seating, perfect option for date nights and hangout with friends. Everything from the staff that's really friendly and nice, the food that's so good and to the ambience overall with such great lighting and art gave this spot an absolute cool vibe. Can we talk about the portions though? Each dish is good for sharing and everything is $12.99! Yes, you heard that right! So what are you waiting for? Head down to Carrolton and try them out! What we got: Spicy Chicken Wings Takoyaki Ra-Bokki (stir-fried ramen with rice cake) Cheese Buldak (spicy and cheesy chicken bulgogi) Kimchi Fried Rice Flavored Soju (Grapefruit, Peach, Strawberry)

Remember to check your bill before you pay or they will try to get money from you especially when you are drunk. Service is so bad. We ordered one dish and they tried to charge double. After that, we asked to double check on it in a polite way but they just cut it off and asserted that we ordered two dish and showed attitude toward us. Food is okay but overpriced as well. Second time? No!

99 Pocha is a great Korean bar and it accurately depicts what a pocha would look like in Korea as well. We wanted to get drinks after a concert so we came here. There weren't any indoor seating, so we opted for outside (which was a huge mistake... due to the weather). We got a somaek tower and we also ordered some boodaejjigae. One good thing about here is that all the anjoo (food) is relatively cheap for a bar. Korean bar food is very expensive but the boodae jjigae was only $12.99. The portions aren't huge, but it still did the job. The weather definitely impacts my score here; however, I had a great time here and will definitely want to return once the weather cools down a bit. This place was pretty great!

99 Pocha is definitely a low-key hidden gem located in Carrollton(K-Town area) in the Manna Village at the end of the strip. The ambiance kind of reminds me of a smaller/more intimate Korean Style Pub. They have both indoor and outdoor covered seating with heating lamps! The food was absolutely delicious! A must get is the Kimchi Fried Rice! In my opinion, that was the star of the show! The Army Stew comes with a slice of american cheese on top, but we hid that under the food so it could melt into the ramen. The flavor profile of everything was definitely there! One thing i would definitely recommend is if you're questioning anything on the menu definitely ask them. We ordered the spam and egg fries without reading the description thinking fries would come with it, but I guess reading comprehension was not our strong suit lol Portion sizes are definitely in the smaller size and not as much as expected. Overall, if you were trying to find a different place to hangout and eat, I would definitely give 99 pocha a try! Definitely will be back in the future!

Although this place did up their prices (as every other restaurant has had to do) it remains a great late-night place to visit for some yummy korean food. Fun, laid-back environment perfect for 21+ or groups of friends :) I personally wish the was more flavorful & sweet rather than spicy but that's a personal preference.

Such a cool bar! The food was really good. It is slightly expensive but worth it for the taste/amount you get in my opinion! We will be back again!

Love this place! The service isn't the best but the price is great for what you get so I guess you can't really complain since everything is $9.99 on the menu and the portions are pretty good. Everything tastes good but if you don't like food on the sweeter side then I recommend not getting marinated stuff like their marinated pork dishes, ddeukbokki etc. because they run on the sweeter side. I personally like the sweeter sauces to dip stuff in but just saying. My personal favorites were pork belly with bean sprouts and garlic, ddeukbokki (rice cake and fish cake in spicy), seafood pancake, roe gaeranmari (egg omelette with roe), mussel soup, and fried chicken gizzard. This place is awesome if you want to sit outside because they have a seating area outside. They also have a cute inside seating area where it feels kind of like an outdoor bar in Korea. They have a great music selection (modern Kpop) and the lighting inside is nice. Some places are too dark for me and I end up feeling sleepy after a couple of drinks so it was nice to have good lighting. I would definitely say this is one of my favorite spots for dinner/drinks and I will be regularly coming back!

This is a fun spot across the street from the H-Mart. Went here on a Saturday night and sat out by the small patio (there were some smokers at some of the tables next to us but the smoke wasn't really noticeable). Almost everything on the menu is $10, which is a really good deal. We shared the seafood pancake, pork belly w bean sprouts, and the bulgogi hot-pot, and everything was really good! Along with the food we enjoyed a couple of $13 sojus. I liked the green grape and my wife thought the grapefruit was great. The music was straight K-Pop (eg BTS "Dynamite") which we thought went along great with the food and drink. And the service was friendly and extremely fast. We will definitely be back!

The place looked delicious, atmosphere was cool but I'm disappointed that me and my husband were not attended after 30 minutes of sitting down.

If y'all haven't tried 99 Pocha it's a must! This little spot located in Korean town on Old Denton offers great food and a cool atmosphere! It's always closes at 2 am so it's a great late night option for a date or a night out with friends! They have different drink options and beer towers.

Service was slow, and servers act like you don't exist. Tried to order more items and could not flag down a server, the service bell was ignored multiple times. When we asked for the check the server was catching an attitude with us since we only had 2 drinks. We tried to order more but it seemed impossible, server acted like she was doing us a favor each time we asked for something. Caught her eye rolling us when we asked for a new beer glass because she brought us dirty glasses. Maybe she had an off day but we've been here multiple times and this was the first time we felt unwelcomed. Will not be going back anytime in the near future.

Food is WONDERFUL and DELICIOUS, definitely a cute spot to check out! Love how their open late too.

fun place to come here with friends! their hours are super late so it's always a great place for a late night snack. we got the corn cheese and it came out sizzling hot. the honey cheese fries are very good if you love honey on savory things! we also got their pork bulgogi which was very flavorful but had minimal meat and lots of veggies. overall great atmosphere and food!!

This is my second time at this location and I did not have a pleasant experience. Our server sat us and we had a few friends in the group who needed food accommodations and our waitress denied almost all of them. I can't say the waitress makes the rules in the restaurant, but a simple side dish such as rice was not even allowed. She also said that we were able to add or take out things bc they were "already mixed in" so it makes u think if everything is premade . There was also an odd tension between the waitress and our group and that might have been because she didn't like that we were a group of young adults or that it was later in the night but who knows. The atmosphere was nice and the other waiter was amazing but I don't think I will be returning. There are other amazing restaurants in the area that have concern for the customers and allow vegans and vegetarians in their restaurant.

Whatever you do, don't order the jjamppong. My stomach is still churning from that greasy sad excuse of a dish. It wasn't even hot when it was brought to us; it was lukewarm. Barely any noodles and not tasty at all. Also note that all the prices went up to $12.99. It's pretty much a rip off at this point to order anything they offer for $12.99. Food isn't worth it. Service was nasty. The girl that served us looked miserable to be there and was rude when we questioned the menu.

There is such a variety of food that's tasty and affordable and shareable among friends! My personal favorites are the spicy rice cakes and seafood pancake. I also enjoy the kimchi fried rice that is super cheesy and the takoyaki has the perfect crunchy outside and soft inside.

Staff is always super friendly and helpful! Food is yummy and can accommodate small and large groups. It's the spot to go on the weekdays AND weekends! The ambience is great with a full bar + classic Korean soju and beer.

Was looking forward to have the food because I know the food is good. But I got called for a to go pick up and they said we had to go in and order. So made the drive there only for them to say they can't service to go orders because they were busy. Less than half the restaurant was full and we were willing to wait, but they turned us away. Such a bad taste.

Always come here for late night food and drinks with friends. Good prices, food, and service! Highly recommend for a casual spot

Really good food....was hoping the vibe would be a little more upbeat, but I guess we came a little to early (6-7pm). Was getting a lottle more people by the time we were leaving. Good food....cheesy corn was amazing!

Won't come back here. Calamari was bland and it wasn't even hot (we were the only ones in the restaurant). Budae jjigae (army stew) was the best thing we got there and it wasn't even amazing. I give it 3/10. We asked for bossam (pork belly) but instead, she gave us jokbal (pork feet). We told her that we wanted the bossam and then our server told us that that was it. We even showed her a picture of bossam & she said it was the same thing... uh no. After she brought us ANOTHER plate of jokbal, she told us that they were out of bossam. Why couldn't she just tell us that from the beginning? Plus there was pork belly in my soup so I was really confused. Basically, her knowledge on the food they serve was very low & she overall seemed confused when we placed our order. Horrible service for us to be the only people (me and my friend) in the restaurant, it was so hard to get our servers attention. The only time she came to our table was when we called out to here.

Where do I F-ing start!. Eric el jefe the boss man, of the Pocha 99 has the spots of all spots. Everyone has been great and courteous. Only thing I don't like was that Houston Astro's cap. My wife and I wanted to find a little us time for the night and we found great food & it could be our new drinking hole. I ordered what I love Gizzards, ya I said it gizzards. If you can't make gizzards the place ain't worth a darn. This place did the darn thing. Ajo, cebello & BBQ gizzards etc etc etc. they had other vegetables. Point is I got a D for diploma for English in colleges and this place is fantastic. Next step order everything on the darn menu and bring my family.

This place is great for late night dining! My friends took me here for the first time as I barely go to pochas mainly bc of the pricing. I do not regret it at all. It does taste great and our waitress was great as well. We had the intestines, which was crunchy and chewy at the same time! It was amazing! We also had a stew (forgot which one) and the pork belly with kimchi ans green onions. The pork belly had an amazing smoky flavor and it paired with the kimchi and green onion so incredibly. 11/10 would come again.

I'm a big fan of the vibes here, it's such a great place to hang and drink soju with friends. The food is very affordable and I like the outside seating around. My friend said it reminds her of Korea :)

When I read some reviews about very bad service, long waits to get food, and the subpar taste of the food, I was skeptical about eating at 99 Pocha, but my girlfriend and I still decided to take a chance with 99 Pocha. We were very pleased with our late-night dining experience on a Saturday night there. Our server was very attentive and kind, and despite the place being super busy, our army stew, squid and pork bokkeum, and seafood jeon all arrived in a timely manner. All three dishes were very good. The bokkeum was a bit on the spicy side, but it's very tasty. I had never eaten jeon that was made with eggs, and it was a pleasant surprise to eat this seafood jeon made with eggs. There was a surprising amount of eggs that reminded me of a eating an omelette. The army stew wasn't too spicy but was still delicious with kimchi, ramen, spam, little Vienna sausages, and a slice of American cheese. My girlfriend and I look forward to going back to 99 Pocha and trying some other dishes on its menu.

Pros: The food was good but the seafood soup didn't come with noodles which it usually should. It was not too salty and a lot of seafood. Nice music and a good replica of Korea's night style drinking restaurant. The jokbal was not memorable. I probably won't order it again since it was heavily drenched in wasabi. It was very salty. Cons: Expensive for the portion. Waiter didn't tell us/remind us about the soju special so we paid a lot for the soju. Service was average. Ordering rice was $2 for one bowl. That raised our check a lot.

We've been here a few times but today truly showed the position this place is in now. Cool concept but execution and service falls flat. The last 2 times we've been, it's been dead and we've been of only 2 tables that are there. Usually about halfway into our dining, we're the only patrons in the restaurant so it speaks for itself. We ordered a beer tower, the stir fried ramen with rice cake, fried half chicken and fried chicken wings. The fried half chicken came out first which we have ordered before on other occasions. It was visibly burnt and dry as hell. It was so dry to the point where we informed our waiter that we think they burnt it and it was extremely dry. We're not the type of people to bring up bad experiences or dissatisfactory food so it was already awkward for us to say anything. However, our waiter just shrugged his shoulders and said it's because of the cut and motioned to his neck area. The F.... It's a thigh piece man but ok. He said he would go back and see what he could do and then proceeded to come back and act as if nothing happened. The rest of the experience was so awkward and uncomfortable since he hid behind the kitchen and no one came out ever even though we were the only ones in the restaurant. Overall food is sub par, service is non existent, and diners are also non existent FOR A REASON!

The food and drinks are really good! I like the $12.99 entrées, I think it'd be really cool to go with a group. Definitely don't go there if you're hungry hungry, the servings are about snacking size. Overall though, a really cool spot :)

I recommend this place if you want to taste good Korean food and all kinds of soju flavors!

Late night korean awesomeness. The food was cheap. The food is good for the price. It's a good place to hang out.