Moon Pocha: Hyped Online but a Total Letdown? đ€
â The Unbelievably Rude âDiscriminatoryâ Service: From Telling Us to Throw Away Our Milk Tea to Snapping at Us for His MistakeâNo Respect At All I planned to âcome often for late-night snacksâ since itâs open late, but trouble started even before I got in: I told my friend to get a table first while I parked. As soon as I finished parking, he called me, sounding super upset: âWhen the server saw my milk tea, the first thing he said was âThe trash canâs over thereâ! I told him âI havenât finished it yet,â and only then did he add âNo outside drinks allowed.ââ I was fuming when I heard that: Itâs fine to ban outside drinks, but why start with âthrow it awayâ? Does he think our stuff is too âcheapâ for his restaurant? đ€Ź I wanted to drive away right then, but I thought âIâve come all this wayâat least try the food before warning others,â so we hid the milk tea in the car and forced ourselves to go in. The server who greeted us inside was nice enough, so I even muttered to my friend âDid you mix him up?â But when we ordered, I realizedâit wasnât a mix-up. He was just ânice to some, rude to othersâ! đ The couple at the next table (white) got a big smileâhe explained the menu, asked âDo you want more spice?â, and checked in twice. But when we asked âCan we adjust the spice level for the rice cakes?â, he just brushed us off with âItâs fixed.â The worst part was when the food came: He brought a cold dish we didnât order. I smiled and said gently, âI donât think we ordered thisâwe got something else instead.â I swear I was polite, but his face dropped instantly. He frowned and snapped at us: âYou ordered THIS AND that!â Like he was accusing us of âforgetting what we orderedâ! đ Come onâwe said something the second he put the plate down, not after eating it! And it was a cold dishâhard to mix up! Then he huffed, grabbed the plate, and turned right around to set it on the next table⊠turns out HE messed up the order! He made a mistake but had the nerve to snap at US? Unbelievable. Paying was just as bad: He slammed the card machine on the table, turned around, and walked awayâno âhereâs the machine,â no âlet me know if you need help.â I held the machine, confused, until the couple next to us said âPress the green button to confirm.â Iâve never felt so awkward paying for a mealâthis isnât âservice,â this is âI donât care about you at allâ! đ„ą The âWorse Than Frozen Grocery Foodâ: Tiny Portions, No FlavorâTotal Lack of Effort I thought âEven if the service is bad, I can tolerate it if the foodâs good.â But the food crushed my last bit of hope: The rice cakes? First bite and I was stunnedâthey tasted like frozen ones from the grocery store, just thawed and tossed with some sauce. Not sweet, not spicyâeven the basic âKorean spicy sauce flavorâ was missing. Chewing them felt like eating bland glutinous blocks. đ€ź We also got fried chickenâsoft, soggy skin, no juice left inside. It was so dry it made me choke, and the dipping sauce was so watery it might as well have been watered-down ketchup. And the portions? Every dish was just a âshallow little plate.â We ordered 3 dishes for two people, and they were gone before we even got full. We ended up having to go to another spot for late-night snacks to fill up. Paying $50 per person for âthawed grocery food + lazy seasoningâ? My wallet feels so ripped off! đ„ș đĄ Final Warning: Donât Fall for the Online Hype! This Spot Is NOT Worth It Later, I ranted to a local friend, and they told me the restaurantâs only been open less than a monthâmost of the good online reviews are probably âfake new-store hype.â Looking back: from the âthrow away your drinkâ rudeness, to the double standards, to snapping at us for his mistake, plus the ânot worth the moneyâ foodâthereâs nothing about this place that deserves a ârecommend.â If you see this spot online, take my advice: SAVE YOUR TIME AND MONEY! đ« Donât be like me, holding out âjust one tryâ hopeâyouâll end up wasting money AND getting upset for no reason. đ Moon PochaïŒ28 NE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97232ïŒ #PortlandFoodFails #AvoidThisSpot #BadServiceAlert #OregonFoodFails #PortlandEatsGoneWrong