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| - Newly opened at the concourse level of First Canadian Place near Longo's is this poke joint. Don't get discouraged with the line up because they have many staff on duty to accommodate the downtown lunch rush! The turnaround time is only around 5-10 minutes from lining up to pay to getting your poke bowl which is pretty decent to me.
I ordered the small Hopeful bowl which had salmon sashimi, avocado, wakame, jalapeƱo, cherry tomatoes, black rice and spicy mayo sauce. They were able to make a note on my order to take out the pickled ginger which I didn't want in my bowl. The staff prepping my bowl later offered me the choice to choose another ingredient because I didn't want ginger, which was great! Then she asked for the amount of sauce you want in your bowl (low, medium, high), and condiments you want to add (seaweed, chili flakes, sesame...etc). And voila you are ready to go for either dining in or taking it to go! Note that the small bowl looks really small but is actually a decent size lunch because there's a lot of rice inside to fill you up. I would not have been able to finish a large.
Overall I had an awesome lunch. The service was great, food was good and healthy too. Price point is downtown lunch price. Some people complain about the price but I think it's reasonable given the location and quality. I will definitely be back very soon for more poke bowls and will want to try the smoothie bowls too!
Quick update - Do not order the Charcoal Latte, it does not taste pleasant at all!!
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