Kosoo Pocha at Sai Woo
158 E Pender St, Vancouver
(604) 568-1117
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Came to this restaurant at around 530pm on a Saturday and very surprised to see the place pretty empty (5 tables in order including us). There is a lot of seating and the ceilings are very high with very nice wall art.
Ordered the Tteokbokki and Bossam. We really liked both are dishes. The tteokbokki dish had a nice variety of Korean street food as it including some fat tteokbokki, fried dumpling, fish cake, and a cheese corn dog. It arrived hot on a cute skillet. The flavors were very good and the tteokbokki was cooked very nicely. Only big gripe was the corn dog was very oily and batter a bit thick. Felt an oily layer on my lips with each bite.
The bossam on the other hand was great. The meat was very tender, flavorful and the sauce of marinate they used was amazing. 10/10 It was served a side of kimchi. Kimchi was surprisingly crunchy and not as fermented but it was pretty good nonetheless. It had a nice spicy but also sweet tang to it.
Overall, a great place to eat, hang out and drink with a group of friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
There's nothing wrong with the top Korean food, but the non-alcoholic drinks are not that good. The bartenders are pretty good, and the oyster rice is awesome. The restaurant chef recommends it every day. It’s cheap, big, and delicious. I’ve eaten so many Korean dishes, and they are the best deal. It would be great if the young couple came to share the daily recommendation. It was shockingly only 50 dollars.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The atmosphere and services was good nothing to complain about.
Food was not what we were expecting. Cheese pork cutlet was underwhelming and the soups were just okay. I prefer the Robson Kosoo.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
I came here with a client after seeing so many great reviews on Instagram about their lunch menu but was left disappointed at the end. We arrived a little bit after they opened and ordered the bibimbap lunch combo, deep fried mandu for appy, and beef bulgogi. The deep fried mandu arrived first and we were overall happy with the taste but noticed it was more soft/soggy than it was deep fried/crunchy. The bibimbap combo arrived next and the first thing we noticed was that the stone bowl wasn't like other Korean restaurants where it was sizzling hot. It lacked the crispy rice that would be naturally made over time. The chawanmushi in the combo was warm and very stiff. I've had steamed egg multiple times in the past and this was the first time I had to use my spoon to cut/dig right into it with the texture similar to a firm tofu as opposed to a silky tofu when eaten. The sunomono was also inedible as it felt like noodles were drenched in apple cider vinegar. It wasn't tangy and refreshing but rather harsh and extremely sour with a strange aftertaste. The tempura was also soggy and we never received the chicken karage that was suppose to come with the lunch set. Beef bulgogi tasted okay but again, could be much better. Music was also very loud so it was quite hard to chat. Overall the lunch combo is worth it for the amount you're paying however the quality and taste just wasn't there. Unfortunately it would not be a place I would come back to again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Al bap was soso, but the bibimbap was quite good. Apparently there was some review event going on which no one mentioned about it.. so we couldn’t get any discount. I wish server had told us about it ☹️.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 2
The cheese with chicken was awesome, jalapeño cheese.
Super chill restaurant with a New York feel.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My Korean friend took me to this restaurant, and we ordered Ga-Iae Tteokbokki and Cheese Pork Cutlet. The food arrived surprisingly fast. Both dishes were delicious and, and great dining experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tasty and reasonable price!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A Korean restaurant located in China town as always there is only (shortage of servers) one server in there. He tried to work hard alone. The place was good except the smell and the food portion was ok but the taste was average.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Great service and food. It’s different from other Korean restaurants in town. We loved the grilled pork belly and clam bibimbap. Recommend to everyone.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Clam Bibimbap
Restaurantji Recommends
Came here for lunch twice.
The lunch sets are delicious and amazing value for what you get!
Love the space and service is great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lunch here was awesome. Huge portions and very good value for the price. The space is really cool, nicely decorated and a cool vibe. So surprised it isn’t more busy for lunch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The raw meat is so delicious ㅠㅠ The service is always the best every time I come!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I ordered Cheddar Cheese Pork Cutlet through UberEats just noe and threw it away the entire food in just one bite. The meat is extremely thick and tastes like rubber (I guess they used stale frozen meat) and it is not edible at all. I would never order from ths junk selling restaurant again
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The staff were polite and kind. The food, especially the samgyeopsal and yukhoe, was excellent. I also recommend the hot pot. You can eat as much as you want. I highly recommend this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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