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| - My wife and I had a Poke bowl here. I love Poke bowls, but as far as they go, the ones we got from Paris Baguette were decent, but certainly not great and probably not even good. At best, average.
If that were the end, I would give it three stars. But there are several things that drop it down 1/2 star each, all the way down to one star.
First, we waited in line approximately 1/2 hour on a Monday after 1:00 p.m. This was not a holiday or anything. Just really slow service and not enough people. (I was craving a Poke bowl, though, so we waited.)
Second, the prices were too high. A good Poke bowl almost anywhere is around $'10. Here, they charge $13 for the large (which is a normal bowl anywhere else), and they are super stingy with the fish. I asked for tuna as one of my proteins, and I got exactly 3 tiny pieces of tuna. It wasn't just me -- they were super stingy on everyone's bowl. And then I got a plastic bottle of Coke. $3. You've got to be kidding.
Third, when I got to the register and started to pay, my wife noticed that they had tacked on an extra charge (I think $1.25) for avocado. Neither of us got avocado. When my wife called the cashier out on it, I was expecting a look of "whoops, it looked like there was avocado, sorry for the mistake." Instead, the look on the cashier's face was, "whoops, I just got caught taking a cookie from the cookie jar I knew I wasn't supposed to touch." The look on her face screamed out that she knew exactly what she had done. If you go here, pay very careful attention to what they are charging you for. Judging by the guilty look on the cashier's face, I suspect I'm not the only one she's tried this on.
Fourth, we asked for soy sauce, and the cashier said they don't have soy sauce. That's just weird. Especially because we found soy sauce in the condiments rack upstairs.
Fifth, we ate upstairs. Don't make the same mistake. The upstairs seating area is a total dump. Sit outside the store in the canal area instead.
If you are Jonesing for a Poke bowl and can tolerate all these problems, the Poke bowl isn't horrible, and there aren't many Poke bowl places nearby. Just make sure you set aside plenty of time to stand in line, check your receipt carefully to ensure you aren't overcharged, sit outside the store, ignore the cashier's claim that they don't have the condiments you want, and be prepared to pay too much for a Poke bowl. Other than that, it's OK.
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