Woosuk Pocha

Dakgogi recently changed its name to Woo Suk Po Cha, and it now has a casual Korean pub vibe. We ordered the jjamppong, soy sauce chicken, cheese balls, and odeng soup, and the food was very good overall. The jjamppong had plenty of mussels, and they tasted fresh, which really stood out. Portions were generous, and considering current inflation, the prices felt quite reasonable and affordable. The service was excellent -- servers were friendly, attentive, and quick to bring everything out. The only downside was the atmosphere. The music was a bit too loud, and the place was quite dark for my taste. Other than that, it was a great experience, especially for the food and value. I'd definitely come back.

love the atmosphere here! perfect for a night out with friends. we got the soy garlic boneless chicken and fish cake soup. the soup toppings were super generous and we had lots of leftovers after. notable mention: genuinely one of the best fries i’ve ever had, the perfect thickness and crunch!

Used to go here all the time with friends when it was Dakgogi. Never had any issues, service was great, food was great. Went back on a weeknight at 10-11pm (party of 5) after it became Pocha, and had the worst service ever and waitress was really shady. Food was still good though. First, when we got in no one bothered to greet or seat us after 5-10mins of standing around so we ended up seating ourselves. Restaurant was super cold so we had to wear our jackets all night. Besides taking our order and serving our food, didn't see our waitress the entire night. We had to repeatedly get up to try to find the waitress so we could get napkins, water, cutlery, etc because we never got any. Seemed like the place was very skimpy with their items because even after we asked for say napkins, waitress gave us 2 napkins for the entire table even though we all were eating wings and it was messy or 1 bag for 3 takeout containers (had to go back to ask for more after). We never were told any of the specials and had to get up ourselves to take a menu off the front table. Had to also ask 3 different times to get our bill/takeout containers. The shady part came when we were paying our bill. We had asked if it was possible to split the bill into 3 (we've done it many times in the past with no issues). This time waitress said no, 1 bill only. A bit inconvenient, but okay sure. When we got the machine, the amount was already punched in and seemed surprisingly very high for what we ordered. She never showed us the bill amount. It wasn't until I questioned the amount and looked at the bill, did she finally disclosed that she added auto 18% gratuity to the bill and claimed it is because we are a "large group". In Ontario, a large group is considered 6 people or more. Not only were we less than 6 people, but the auto gratuity was never disclosed anywhere previously (not on the bill or menu, not verbally told when we sat/ordered, not when we were paying). It wasn't until we pointed it out, that she fessed up that she added it. We should never have been charged auto gratutity to begin with, but had we not been diligent, we would've double tipped. It honestly seemed like she wanted to pay herself a higher tip and was hoping we didn't notice. The worst part is, that service was NOT worth a 18% tip. We were barely served or looked at all night long. Waitress just never acknowledged us, never a hi to ask how we were doing, if we needed anything, for the 2 hrs we were there and we had to chase/do it ourselves. Will not be going back here anymore, which is so unfortunate because it was one of mine and my friends' favourite go to spots.

Really good fried chicken and side dishes. There are lots of Korean flavors to choose from. We went on Tuesday wing night so it’s 50% off if you order the wings with something else. The restaurant has lots of space. It’s a nice place to hang out with friends and have some drinks with chicken wings. You can get a nice view of Wellesley street from the restaurant as well.

When food is great, I am generally all for it, and think that’s all the matter. But something happens during our dining experience today, and I hope I could share this with people instead of this unfair thing happening again. Again, food is without a doubt, good for us to be satisfied. However, the service is very horribly confusing. First, we have stand in front of the entrance to wait for our seat for quite some time though many tables seemed empty (we arrived around 10pm, and we know they open till late, way before closing time by then). Secondly, the worst part, once we sit down, before checked the menu or greeted, the server announced that “since you are six people, so the mandatory tip is 18%, okay?” Honestly, we don’t understand why certain amount of people for dining could request customers to put specific tip amounts, so I questioned back right away, and pointed that tip should be optional and not supposed to be “mandatory” in Canada. The server didn’t respond, and just insisted, so we only could agree. But funny enough, in the end, when we asked for check, the card machine was showing optional tip with different percentage, so we chose what was acceptable for us. Again, food was good, but there was actually no service at all. Only delivered food, but no conversation, no checking in with the table, no refilling water or drinks, even for the bill, we have to chasing them, since no one ever passed by our table. To put us into their shoes wasn’t overall too hard since we have similar work experience, we indeed understand, however without actually providing service only simply based on amount of people of the table to “request” certain percentage of tip makes absolutely no sense and unfair. Therefore, considering this as note/heads-up, think twice before you enter the restaurant please.

Came here to try the jokbal! Half and half is enough for 2 people and it’s more affordable than other places :) original is good but spicy was better in my opinion! Would come back for sure!

The food here was really good and the service was great! We ordered fries, bossam, and soy sauce chicken, and everything was delicious. The fries were perfectly crispy, the bossam was tender and flavorful, and the soy sauce chicken had the perfect sweet and savory balance. Definitely a place I’d recommend and come back to!

We sat down and after about 20 minutes someone came to take our order. After food was brought out after another 20 min. 3 drinks, 2 fries and 2 chicken dishes were missing. Eventually it was brought out but still was missing one chicken. At the end of the meal, we asked for the chicken and server said it was still going to take 5 min, we had to cancel the chicken as we had to leave. Food is good but service is terrible. Will not be coming back.