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| - I was drawn here by the Poké bowl hype. It was good, but nothing special.
I ordered the Hopeful bowl, which had a base of black rice, topped with salmon sashimi, jalapeños, guacamole. seaweed salad, pickled ginger, cherry tomatoes, and onions drizzled with some kind of mayo.
I liked the salmon sashimi and seaweed salad - texture of the sashimi was good and the seaweed salad was tasty but that's about it. Guacamole's not bad either. Personally I have a low spice tolerance and I'm not a fan of spicy food so I picked out the pickled ginger and jalapeños. The cherry tomatoes didn't really seem to fit in well with the rest of the toppings - I thought it was out of place (but then again, I'm not a fan of tomatoes in general so maybe I'm biased). The portion was a bit too big for me and I struggled to finish the rest of my rice - it seemed like the rice-topping ratio was off. My friend got the same thing as me and he had to bring home his leftovers because there was too much.
However the atmosphere is welcoming and staff is exceptionally friendly. The space really does remind you of a cute beach café in California.
All in all, do I regret spending my $ here? No, but I don't think I would come back here again either.
Taste: 5/10
Atmosphere: 9/10
Service: 10/10
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