The restaurant was filthy and the food was underwhelming. The fried chicken specifically had a strange fleshy smell. Will not be returning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken, Kimchi Fries
이성재
It was a really great experience, and chicken is Korean style itself. The appetizers are so delicious that they go well with alcohol.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Haxan
There was simply too much garlic in the yangnyum chicken sauce. It actually felt like I was eating fried chicken slathered in puréed garlic. Hard pass.
Food: 1
mini song
Good!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daniel
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.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Yuna Lee
I’ve been a regular for 8-9 years, back when this place was still a dakgogi restaurant before it became a pocha (I’ve brought many Korean and Canadian friends here). I’ve always ordered the same dish: Korean fried chicken with yangnyum (sweet & spicy 양념 - sweet) sauce.
I visited again today (this was my second visit since the change) and ordered the same dish from Server A. After the first bite I realized it was soy sauce chicken - it had no gochujang flavour at all. Another server (Server B) walked by, so I asked her what dish it was, and she confirmed it was soy sauce (just based on the visual). I told her we had ordered yangnyum, and she said she would check with the kitchen.
Shortly after Server A returned and insisted that this was what I ordered and that it was yangnyum. I explained that I’ve been coming here for years, that the flavour was completely different, and that there was zero gochujang taste. She then left.
Server B later came back and admitted that the kitchen had made a mistake. She said they would remake the correct dish and that we could keep the incorrect one since we had already taken a bite.
Within seconds, Server A returned with a side of yangnyum sauce requested, still insisted that it was the correct dish, and claimed the color was soy-based because it was a “sweet” flavour. She also took away the dish Server B told us to keep.
In Canada, when restaurants make a mistake, they usually remake the dish without taking the original away and often offer a discount. That didn’t happen here. There was no discount, and we had to wait another 15-20 minutes for the correct dish. It wasn’t a pleasant experience at all especially when two servers gave completely different explanations (I was okay with server B’s approach tho, black hair girl)
I’m Korean and I know exactly how yangnyum chicken is supposed to taste. I didn’t take photos, but I should have. The chicken wasn’t red at all, it was light brown, and the only flavour was soy sauce. Even if the wrong dish was somehow my fault, I’m sure the cook has changed as well. Even the radish was off: a bit sour (not the usual sour taste), no sweetness, and honestly questionable in freshness since it was a bit too soft. We usually ask for more radish or finish it completely, but this time we each had one or two bites and didn’t touch the rest.
When paying I said thank you, and I said bye in Korean when leaving, but I didn’t hear anything back. Maybe she didn’t hear me, I’m not sure but it would have been nicer to hear a bye when customers leave a restaurant.
We still left a 20% tip but I won’t be coming back for a while. I’ll be exploring other Korean fried chicken restaurants, and maybe I’ll give this place another try in a year or so.
Justin Choi
The half&half jokbal was really good, and I liked the atmosphere. Cozy and enjoyable overall.
I didn’t take a photo because the aroma was so good I forgot that’s how tempting it was.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julian Flowers
I loved the wings they were amazing. Beers are half price after 9 as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Grace Kim
Very attentive staff!! There were no long waits and the food is great and the cold beer….🤩
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken, Soy Garlic
Myst
The vibe was great as hell, and the staff member named Hannah suggested the place to me. Would recommend coming here!
This restaurant has delicious foods and the vibe really looks like a Korean original pocha. So i wanna recommend everyone!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken, Soy Garlic, Soy Garlic Chicken
Ben Li
The fried chicken I ordered was full of inedible parts like chicken necks, chicken butts, chicken bones and chicken feet. It was simply inedible.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Charles Ding
I used to take my ex gf here I miss her🤭
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matthew Sylvestre-Williams
The drinks are poured amazingly and the service was extraordinary. I had a great time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken, Half and Half Chicken
Jacob Munar
I visited this restaurant today, and it was one of the most disappointing dining experiences I’ve ever had. First, I was told the wait time for a table would be 15 minutes, but I ended up waiting over 45 minutes. Once I was finally seated, no waiter came to our table. I noticed that the staff were only tending to Korean customers, checking on them frequently, while non-Korean customers like us were completely ignored. I even saw another non-Korean couple leave after waiting a long time with no service at all. When I finally managed to get a waiter’s attention, I ordered fried chicken and tteokbokki at 12:32 AM. By 1:10 AM, we still hadn’t received the food. During this time, the waiters were avoiding our table and, shockingly, were drinking alcohol and taking shots with Korean customers right in front of us. When we decided to ask for the bill, they had the nerve to charge us for the fried chicken we never even received. This experience made me feel completely unwelcome and disrespected. I rarely ever write reviews like this because I understand how stressful restaurant work can be — but this was not about being busy. This was about unprofessional behavior, discrimination, and a total lack of customer service. Someone needs to address this, because what happened tonight was completely unacceptable.
The restaurant was filthy and the food was underwhelming. The fried chicken specifically had a strange fleshy smell. Will not be returning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken, Kimchi Fries
It was a really great experience, and chicken is Korean style itself. The appetizers are so delicious that they go well with alcohol.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
There was simply too much garlic in the yangnyum chicken sauce. It actually felt like I was eating fried chicken slathered in puréed garlic. Hard pass.
Food: 1
Good!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
I’ve been a regular for 8-9 years, back when this place was still a dakgogi restaurant before it became a pocha (I’ve brought many Korean and Canadian friends here). I’ve always ordered the same dish: Korean fried chicken with yangnyum (sweet & spicy 양념 - sweet) sauce.
I visited again today (this was my second visit since the change) and ordered the same dish from Server A. After the first bite I realized it was soy sauce chicken - it had no gochujang flavour at all. Another server (Server B) walked by, so I asked her what dish it was, and she confirmed it was soy sauce (just based on the visual). I told her we had ordered yangnyum, and she said she would check with the kitchen.
Shortly after Server A returned and insisted that this was what I ordered and that it was yangnyum. I explained that I’ve been coming here for years, that the flavour was completely different, and that there was zero gochujang taste. She then left.
Server B later came back and admitted that the kitchen had made a mistake. She said they would remake the correct dish and that we could keep the incorrect one since we had already taken a bite.
Within seconds, Server A returned with a side of yangnyum sauce requested, still insisted that it was the correct dish, and claimed the color was soy-based because it was a “sweet” flavour. She also took away the dish Server B told us to keep.
In Canada, when restaurants make a mistake, they usually remake the dish without taking the original away and often offer a discount. That didn’t happen here. There was no discount, and we had to wait another 15-20 minutes for the correct dish. It wasn’t a pleasant experience at all especially when two servers gave completely different explanations (I was okay with server B’s approach tho, black hair girl)
I’m Korean and I know exactly how yangnyum chicken is supposed to taste. I didn’t take photos, but I should have. The chicken wasn’t red at all, it was light brown, and the only flavour was soy sauce. Even if the wrong dish was somehow my fault, I’m sure the cook has changed as well. Even the radish was off: a bit sour (not the usual sour taste), no sweetness, and honestly questionable in freshness since it was a bit too soft. We usually ask for more radish or finish it completely, but this time we each had one or two bites and didn’t touch the rest.
When paying I said thank you, and I said bye in Korean when leaving, but I didn’t hear anything back. Maybe she didn’t hear me, I’m not sure but it would have been nicer to hear a bye when customers leave a restaurant.
We still left a 20% tip but I won’t be coming back for a while. I’ll be exploring other Korean fried chicken restaurants, and maybe I’ll give this place another try in a year or so.
The half&half jokbal was really good, and I liked the atmosphere. Cozy and enjoyable overall.
I didn’t take a photo because the aroma was so good I forgot that’s how tempting it was.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I loved the wings they were amazing. Beers are half price after 9 as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Very attentive staff!! There were no long waits and the food is great and the cold beer….🤩
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken, Soy Garlic
The vibe was great as hell, and the staff member named Hannah suggested the place to me. Would recommend coming here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
This restaurant has delicious foods and the vibe really looks like a Korean original pocha. So i wanna recommend everyone!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken, Soy Garlic, Soy Garlic Chicken
The fried chicken I ordered was full of inedible parts like chicken necks, chicken butts, chicken bones and chicken feet. It was simply inedible.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I used to take my ex gf here I miss her🤭
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The drinks are poured amazingly and the service was extraordinary. I had a great time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken, Half and Half Chicken
I visited this restaurant today, and it was one of the most disappointing dining experiences I’ve ever had.
First, I was told the wait time for a table would be 15 minutes, but I ended up waiting over 45 minutes. Once I was finally seated, no waiter came to our table. I noticed that the staff were only tending to Korean customers, checking on them frequently, while non-Korean customers like us were completely ignored. I even saw another non-Korean couple leave after waiting a long time with no service at all.
When I finally managed to get a waiter’s attention, I ordered fried chicken and tteokbokki at 12:32 AM. By 1:10 AM, we still hadn’t received the food. During this time, the waiters were avoiding our table and, shockingly, were drinking alcohol and taking shots with Korean customers right in front of us.
When we decided to ask for the bill, they had the nerve to charge us for the fried chicken we never even received.
This experience made me feel completely unwelcome and disrespected. I rarely ever write reviews like this because I understand how stressful restaurant work can be — but this was not about being busy. This was about unprofessional behavior, discrimination, and a total lack of customer service.
Someone needs to address this, because what happened tonight was completely unacceptable.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
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