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| - The people of the 'burbs looked up and shouted, "We want poke!" and Poke Guys whispered, "Ok". Finally bringing the popular Hawaiian rice bowls uptown, I can definitely see this little shop becoming quite popular. Who doesn't love a healthy alternative? And with all the ingredients, you've practically got a rainbow in a bowl (a rainbowl lol) which is Instagram material 101.
With an impressive spread of fresh ingredients, you're welcomed to create your own or let them arrange one of their signatures for you. The most popular is the Cali Bowl, probably because it contains all of your favourite ingredients like avocado and crab meat AND it has both kinds of fish (salmon & tuna). Others like the Angry Shrimp and Wasabi Octopus are equally enticing, and the Vegetarian is a wonderful green option.
On my first visit to this location, I ordered a regular Vegetarian Bowl ($11.25) + Crab Meat Slaw ($1.25) + Masago ($0.85) + green onion & ponzu sauce. So correct me if I'm wrong, but with tax, I'm still not sure how my bill came out to over $16. That is really expensive for a regular. And the additional masago came in the tiniest teaspoon amount. I would suggest you skip the additional toppings altogether and just stick with what they've got on the menu.
Overall, the food itself is pretty good. Can't go wrong with what is essentially a deconstructed sushi roll. Ingredients are fresh and the variety is impressive. I can see myself coming back here quite frequently despite knowing that this is essentially overpriced fast food. But damn, what good fast food it is.
Before I end this, I'm just going to nag a bit. Come on, Poke Guys, you're fitting perfectly into the sustainability health trend that's sweeping the nation. You are using SO MUCH PLASTIC. Bring in some cardboard bowls or have real bowls for the dine-in customers, or something. Do I need to send you guys a picture of that turtle getting stuck in a plastic bag?
(35/100) - 2018
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