New Korean Street Food Restaurant Now Open in Grand Rapids Area

A new spot to experience authentic Korean street food is now open in the Grand Rapids area!

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As of June 23, K-Pocha Restaurant is officially open to the public at at 5751 Byron Center Ave. SW in Wyoming.

The new restaurants is at the site of the former Windy City Grille.

According to Crain's Grand Rapids, owners husband-and-wife team of Lam To and ThienHa Phan have partnered with their friend Phong Nguyen, owner and executive chef of Monsoon, a Vietnamese restaurant in downtown Grand Rapids.

To tells Crain's Grand Rapids they noticed a lack of authentic Korean street food in Grand Rapids,

It’s something that we’ve always wanted here in Michigan. The closest place you can get it is Chicago. If you go to Chinatown or Little Saigon in Chicago, there’s those small vendors and stores that only sell one thing, a street food type of item, and that’s what we crave. It’s something we miss.

According to Crain's K-Pocha serves made-to-order Korean corndogs, in which customers choose their filling, meat, cheese or both, and the batter seasoning: original, potato, ramen, Hot Cheeto or dragon breath.

K-Pocha's menu will also include:

• Bingsu (Korean shaved ice)
• Grilled skewers
• Fried skewers
• Bibimbap (rice with toppings)
• Taternado (Viral Spiral Potato)
• Fish Ball Skewers (pictured below)

In April, the owners shared the progress on the new restaurant:

Current hours are Monday through Saturday, 11a.m. to 9p.m.

Follow K-Pocha on Facebook for updates!

If you're interested in working at K-Pocha, you can apply here.