Urban Pocha

Jeff Cruz

Cool spot to have beer and soju and Korean bar food. Inside is decorated with lots of kpop posters. It's a large space with plenty of seating. There's low tables in the middle and tables and booths on the side. Plenty of TVs on the wall to watch a game or playing kpop music videos. It's a good place for groups. It does get pretty loud in there though. The food is good bar food. I like the fried rice and wings. Service was good. Friendly staff. You order on the tablets but you ask the server for the bill. There's street meters or a parking structure a few blocks away on Delacey.

Allen Green

Finally made it to Urban Pocha and honestly Pasadena needed a spot like this. Has that lively Korean pocha energy without feeling overly forced or trendy. Great late night atmosphere with good music and solid food across the board. Standouts for me were the fried chicken gizzard and pork jowl w/ shishito. The gizzard was super crispy and addicting, while the pork jowl had a great smoky flavor and went perfect with drinks. The budae jjigae also hit the spot — rich, comforting, and loaded. Really liked the crispy corn pancake too. Crunchy edges with that sweet-savory combo done right. The Urban Honey Garlic Chicken was an easy crowd favorite at the table. Also gotta mention the matcha makgeolli which was surprisingly good. Creamy, lightly sweet, and actually paired well with the food. Overall one of the more fun food spots in Pasadena right now and definitely somewhere I’d come back with friends.

sarah

Amazing Korean food!! I had an amazing time! The place is cute and clean. Loved the lights and ambiance. Not a quiet place but you are still able to talk. We had a great variety of food for a good price, the Tteokbokki was perfectly spicy and you can see my brothers reaction in the video for confirmation. The Bulgogi Cream Risotto was PERFECT. We also had the fried dumplings which were good for me as not fried food lover. The Pork Jowl with Shishito Peppers was amazing, the pork has a really good consistency. Also had a plain lemonade which has refill Service: We loved the service; they provided us with great attention and clear explanations about the dishes. When we ordered the beer, they asked us about our preferred intensity, and their recommended choice was fantastic. Very friendly staff.

K

I came here on a packed Sat night. The place was dim and spacious. I loved the setup; ordering on the electronic pad reminded me of Korea! I tried the chicken gizzards with soju. The gizzards were so good! I loved how they were prepared. The service was good, too.

Brandon u

Our waiter was so professional so good with her craft of work how she came out, gave us her water all the way to serving a dish by dish course by course she got us all the materials, the bowls that the tongs were to share and she was so funny and outgoing that she would make poses like she was posing for a third camera. What an incredible establishment the food was outstanding and had presentation the chicken, so many different sauces, and spices on it, it was so good. It was such a remarkable experience and there wasn’t even anyone in there. I thought this is crazy Where is everyone at, this place is sooooo good. I’m just so fulfilled. I haven’t had a good experience out in a long time and this really hit the spot. Thank you!