Pok Cha's Egg Rolls — Local services in Hernando

First visit . . . Ordered 2 smoked chicken eggrolls ($12), 1 Korean Beef & Cheese corndog ($10), 6-piece Korean chicken wings ($12). Overall impression: very good.

Keep in mind: I grew up eating Chinese food cooked by a neighboring Chinese family (my second family); I spent 3 years overseas in Japan where we enjoyed Japanese, Hawaiian, Korean, and Chinese foods. 1st thing: I had never eaten anything like what I ate at Pok Cha's . . . this is not meant to be a bad thing. Pok Cha's identifies at being "fusion" Korean. I was impressed.

The egg rolls were 5 inches long and about 6 inches in diameter. Yes, it had some veggies in it, but the abundance of chicken was pleasantly unusual and made a single eggroll a good size portion. My husband and I each had one and thought it was definitely above average. It was served was a really tasty and chili sauce with finely chopped peppers -- it was not a token sprinkle of red pepper flakes, this was really good. It was spicy enough to make my nose run, but not so spicy the heat was a problem. : )

The Beef & Cheese corndog was also 5 inches (or a little more) long, greater than 6 inches diameter, and on a stick. It was indeed a slender pork hot dog in the center wrapped in cheese and a delightful batter (not cornbread tasting like an American corndog). It had a really delicately crunchy outside (Panko maybe?) and the biggest surprise -- a dusting of granulated sugar. The layers of flavors with a touch of sweetness was excellent.

The Korean chicken wings were actually three 3-part wings (drummy, flat, & tip). To give the "6 wings" the wings were cut at the joint between drummy & flat, but still slightly connected. This wasn't a problem and gave you the same number of drummies to flats vs a combination where maybe you have more of one or the other. While the wings were messy, they were worth it.

I understand Pok Cha's began as a food truck (and continues to offer this service), the walk-in restaurant is delightfully decorated and has the small and intimate environment that makes a family restaurant loved. I am so pleased Hernando has this offering and can't wait to try more from the menu . . . which may change according to market...

I have been really excited to come to this place. My fiance came here from Oxford, MS (over a hour drive) for a date. I made sure to check their hours through google, website, facebook, and instagram before we left. As we got here at 11:30 AM today, the store is closed. I check social media if there was an update but there was none. I called their number and no one answered. I'm disappointed because coming here was the main reason we came to Hernando from Oxford. There were also two or three people checking to see if the place was open as I write this review. I really hate giving this rating, but I have to. I'll give it an update rating when I come here when it's open.

Edit: I just saw the update on Instagram stories about it opening at 2PM. I don't usually check stories from any social media. I do appreciate that there was an update so I changed it from 1 to 2 stars. Unfortunately, we have be back in Oxford in...

So first I want to say the bulgogi flavors were great. Tasted really good and the egg rolls were good flavor and large! However the portion sizes of the bulgogi and corn dog I ordered were tiny. Like 3.5 pieces of short ribs and a small scoop of fried rice, and no kimchi even? Mind you the prices are pretty high. I mean $20+ for a few short ribs and a small amount of rice and no kimchi. On top of that the korean corn dog I ordered (beef and cheese) was mostly cheese and dough. They cut a tiny hot dog in half which meant half of the entire corn dog was just cheese and dough(look at the picture I included)...for the price you're paying here you should be given MUCH bigger portion sizes. I understand they are locally sourcing their food but portion sizes are laughable. We paid (my husband and I) $72 and we're not even full and I'm a petite person! Won't be coming back unless they fix their pricing and...