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M Pocha

4.6

101 E Chapel Hill St
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (919) 294-9177
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If you weren’t already inspired by Chef Mike Lee’s accolades at M Sushi and M Tempura, try M Pocha for Korean street food or M Kokko as a tiny chicken-focused comfort food spot. Pocha is short for Pojanmacha in Korea, translated to a "Tented Cart on Wheels," that serves street food with drinks. Over the years, Pojanmacha has developed more into a brick-and-mortar style with a similar feel to that of a Japanese-style izakaya. Quite simply, it is a place that serves food and dishes to enjoy while drinking, mostly served tapas-style as dishes that are meant to be shared with others.


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4.6

Photo of m m m m
Nov 7, 2025 3

The Good: We were seated right away with no reservation on a Friday which was very nice. Our server was great. We tried a mocktail (forget the name) that had passion fruit, rosemary syrup, gingerbeer. It was very well-balanced, delicious, and refreshing. The Bad: Got the Fire Noodles and Drunken Noodles. The Fire Noodles were spicy, but not much else. Quite oily and boring. The Drunken Noodles with shrimp were a greasy mess. The overwhelming flavor was burnt oil with a chemical overtone. The broccoli was nearly raw, the tofu tasteless, and the shrimp overcooked. Expected so much more.

Photo of Manisit Das Manisit Das
Oct 4, 2025 5

Great Asian fusion food and cocktails at this place. We got 1 appetizer and 3 mids, and it was enough food for 2 of us!

Photo of Erin K Erin K
Jul 19, 2025 5

New favorite in Durham! Everything we ordered was excellent, including the drinks/wine. Service was very attentive and friendly. Everything made to order. Keep in mind it is a very small space, but nice atmosphere. 100% will be back!

Photo of Eric Lindblom Eric Lindblom
Jun 22, 2025 5

My wife's new favorite Restaurant in Durham. The quality of the food is outstanding and the service is wonderful. Its a cute small place perfect for couples as it's mainly counter seating (but one long table that groups can dine together). Definitely need reservations - but well worth it. Been there twice and didn't disappoint either time. Perfect for dinner before a DPAC show.

Photo of NSA NSA
Jun 1, 2025 4

Dropped to a 4 Came by for the fried chicken and it wasnt as good as last time Review from a year ago 4.5 really. food was quite tasty, I recommend the octopus karaage place is tight, recommend a reservation negative 0.5 since some of our food took a while to come, and cause it was so loud in there it was hard to hear each other. parking is street parking no private lot.