Moon Pocha — Restaurant in Portland

Overall: 4.5/5.0 *Food: Creamy Tofu Bites Light sauce, good portion to share 10/10

Crispy Garden Jeon Light on batter(good that it’s not like a pancake), good amount of vegetables Could be crispier 8/10

Spicy Tteok-Bokki Good portion, soupy base, decently spicy and sweet 9/10

The Fried Chicken Galbi Soy Sauce: Sweet soy sauce glaze, slightly strong ginger flavor, stayed crispy despite the excess sauce Gochujang Sauce: Gochujang glaze, similar flavor profile as galbi soy, slightly strong ginger flavor, stayed crispy despite the excess sauce Both sauces taste great, could have a little different flavor profiles. Two sauces tasted similar except for the spice level. 8/10

“Lil” Fire Chicken Good amount of spice, cheese helps with spice, good amount of cheese 10/10 *Service: Sat at around 8:00pm, ordered at 8:10pm, food and drinks came out around 8:20pm, servers came around frequently to check on any needs. Friendly servers, food quality is overall great. *Atmosphere: Overall very much satisfied. Food quality was great, restaurant was aesthetically pleasing and clean. Reasonably priced and reasonable portions. Again, friendly servers, quite fast food output. Probably top tier casual Korean food with good selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Would recommend if I was asked which Korean restaurant to go...

FINALLY a good Korean restaurant with good drinks on the East Side! This new Korean snacky place has all the good eats! Everything we tried was delicious! The servers were all attentive, the restaurant had this chill vibe one can only describe if you've been there. The ambiance of the place really makes me feel so relax and happy to be part of the experience. From the details in the wood decor to the metal chairs, lighting, music and gold platings and utensils- the place seems as if the owners have thought of every angle to make customers want to come back and bring friends to be part of the experience. Must get dishes for me were the spicy tteok-bokki , crispy veggie jeon, odeng tang soup, jap chae noodles, fried chicken both spicy and soy base, black snapper with mushrooms and the fresh kimchi! All the flavors were amazing down to the dipping sauces. All textures were accounted for and the menu seems to satisfy all walks of life! Get the Hallasan cocktail: (gin/tangerine/yuzu)...

I was a bit suspicious that this place would not be super authentic due to its area and it being really trendy-looking; however, the food is no joke. They have a limited menu, but it offers a lot of popular Korean foods, and everything I've tried on it so far tastes great. They also offer a lot of selections that would appeal to people who don't eat Asian food very often. Personally, I'd highly recommend the beef bulgogi, which comes in a pot with glass noodles. If you're not super hungry, it's a reasonable size to share with someone else. Prices are surprisingly quite affordable for what you get; it's a better deal than going to a Korean BBQ though you get less food. Service is helpful and effficient, and the place is pretty nice and comfortable, with a private bathroom. They play a lot of popular third generation K-pop songs, which I really enjoyed. This is somewhere I'd want to visit again, and my partner and I plan to further...