It’s Saturday and date night with the most awesome husband. He surprised me with a special tasting menu at M Pocha. We arrived before the restaurant opened for dinner. A line quickly formed consisting of parties all with reservations. We huddled outside reading the posted dinner menu. There were “ooh’s” and “ahh’s” from all the excited patrons. The doors opened and we were invited into M Pocha by a very sweet and personable hostess. The restaurant filled up immediately. Note: Make sure you make reservations. The husband made the reservations and requested we be sat at the bar so we could watch the chefs make the food. The bartender greeted us and explained how the menu worked including the small plates, medium plates, and entrées. We placed our drink orders of lychee sake sangria and sunset rose then our first two small plates of gai lan and meat mandu. The gai lan sat in a savory brown sauce topped with charred Brussel sprout leaves. We could have eaten plain white rice with just the sauce. It was absolutely delectable. My husband ordered two medium plates of chicken karaage and Pocha burger with a side of fries. The chicken karaage were succulent chicken thighs perfectly deep fried served with leafy greens and side of smoky hot sauce. His Pocha burger consisted of two different patties - brisket smash and meatloaf - both grilled to medium perfection and served with a tangy orange sauce on a potato roll. I ordered Nagasaki champon. It was a hearty broth of pork and chicken marrow with pork belly, cuttlefish, shrimp, and mussels served with ramen noodles. The dishes were well timed as we finished one dish another came out. There was never a lull or delay as the chefs worked well orchestrated preparing dish after delicious dish. When I say everything was flavorful and delicious, it is an understatement. The menu items were sheer perfection. We told the bartender and chefs multiple times we wanted to eat everything on the menu. Before finishing our meal we had already made plans to return with friends and family. This is our second experience with the M family restaurants. M Pocha definitely lives up to the M moniker.

M Pocha is a great little spot for a date night with plates to share! Food comes out as it is hot, so it is fun to eat in rounds. We got the spicy pork buns, pork dumplings and the Shitake Jiajang. The buns were very fluffy, but the ground pork was just ok to me because I am not a big meat eater. The dumplings were DELICIOUS and the noodles were total umami in the mouth! Service was amazing - waiter was so attentive and kind, and gave great recs. Loved sitting in bar at the window. Now we need to come back and try the late night menu! :)