Address: Level Ground, 19-21 Everton Rd, Strathfield NSW 2135
Phone: (02) 9745 5959
Korean people don't tend to speak a whole lot of English, especially when you venture into Korean-centric neighbourhoods such as Strathfield, Campsie and Eastwood.
The staff here are always friendly though, so just point at what you want and smile. It is also always open at stupid hours in the day (I think till 2am) so if you are feeling peckish this is not such a bad place. It is a Korean BBQ venue so you can order cook-your-own servings of meat.
In my food travels seeking the spiciest chilli, I was suggested to try here. A Korean girl made this place known to me - and when a native tells you it is chilli, I took her word for it. It is similar to TwoTwo Chicken (on the other side of Strathfield Station) but that was mildly spicy compared to Stra Pocha!
Typical Korean cuisine begins with servings of tapas/entree/side dishes or whatever you like to call them. Pictured below is the 2 of 3, left being kim chi (they make GOOD kim chi by the way, actually tastes fresh) and on the right corn kernels with peas in a mayo/cream dressing.
Phone: (02) 9745 5959
Korean people don't tend to speak a whole lot of English, especially when you venture into Korean-centric neighbourhoods such as Strathfield, Campsie and Eastwood.
The staff here are always friendly though, so just point at what you want and smile. It is also always open at stupid hours in the day (I think till 2am) so if you are feeling peckish this is not such a bad place. It is a Korean BBQ venue so you can order cook-your-own servings of meat.
In my food travels seeking the spiciest chilli, I was suggested to try here. A Korean girl made this place known to me - and when a native tells you it is chilli, I took her word for it. It is similar to TwoTwo Chicken (on the other side of Strathfield Station) but that was mildly spicy compared to Stra Pocha!
Typical Korean cuisine begins with servings of tapas/entree/side dishes or whatever you like to call them. Pictured below is the 2 of 3, left being kim chi (they make GOOD kim chi by the way, actually tastes fresh) and on the right corn kernels with peas in a mayo/cream dressing.
This is the Stra Pocha speciality - the spicy chicken with special Stra Pocha hot sauce. It will absolutely annihilate your sense of taste, smell and maybe even sight if you are crying that much. I am an avid chilli-lover but I had to admit this was hot! It is also served with some rice cakes stewed inside which are cooked to the right "al dente" texture, chewy and bounces off the teeth while absorbing just the right amount of sauce.
Part of the reason this dish is so spicy is because the chicken pieces have been stewed in it for so long. Definitely go in equipped with a dairy drink of sorts to neutralise the chilli (or have one shortly after).An alternative suggestion is to order the fried chicken wings, which have 3 choices of sauce, and you can get the special hot sauce on the side, so you can control the amount of chilli sauce on the meat which makes the whole ordeal much more manageable. See below picture:
Serves 2-3 people.
