K-Pocha Asian Street-Food Restaurant Returns to Grand Rapids

After teasing a return to Grand Rapids late last year, an Asian street-food restaurant serving up Korean corn dogs, ramen, skewers, and bubble waffle desserts is officially back.

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Remember K-Pocha on Byron Center Ave.? I was so bummed when it closed less than a year after opening, I so wanted to try their awesome looking K-dogs! Well, now I'll get the chance.

K-Pocha Grand Rapids via Facebook

K-Pocha Makes a Comeback in Grand Rapids

K-Pocha is now in its soft-opening phase at 5088 28th St. SE, Suite B in Grand Rapids. The new restaurant is in front of Costco and next to Longhorn Steakhouse and Tropical Smoothie.

Soft-Opening and Grand Opening Specials

Owners announced on social media that K-Pocha officially opened to the public Monday, May 11 and will continue soft-opening specials through Thursday, May 14 while staff members train.

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To celebrate, K-Pocha is offering 15% off orders during the soft opening. Then, for the grand opening Friday, May 15, the first 50 guests will score a free Korean corn dog. The restaurant is also planning 20% off orders during grand opening weekend.

K-Pocha first launched in Wyoming back in 2023 before closing less than a year later. Citing high rent and food costs, they opened a different concept, Pho House, in its place. At the time, owner Chef Phong Nguyen said he hoped to eventually bring K-Pocha back to Grand Rapids in a bigger and better way.

Turns out, he meant it.

K-Pocha's Expansion in Michigan

Since the original closure, K-Pocha has expanded with locations in Traverse City and Holland, growing beyond Korean street food into a broader Asian comfort-food menu featuring homemade Japanese ramen, pho, rice bowls, dumplings, bao buns, wings, and desserts.

K-Pocha Grand Rapids via Facebook

In a recent Facebook post, the team reflected on how far the restaurant has come since starting as “a small dream in 2023.”

“This isn’t the same K-POCHA from 2023,” the post reads. “We’ve grown. We’ve leveled up.”

Summer hours for the new Grand Rapids location are Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 7 p.m.

The restaurant says its Google listing is still being verified, which is why it may not appear on maps yet.

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