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| - We made our first (and so far only) visit to Koi Poke last week. We are both avid sushi fans and poke fans and were excited to have a place so close to us to get our fill of poke. The place itself is very nice, modern design and and interesting set-up of a half sit down/bar, half quick to-go style service. I don't think the restaurant/bar part was open yet, or at least it didn't appear that it was. We went for a couple poke bowls to go.
We were met with a smile and greeting from the staff behind the service counter. There was one couple in front of us so I figured we would be in and out of there quickly. That wasn't the case. I'm sure much of this was due to the newness of the business, but I think it was problematic that the staff offered and encouraged the customer to try/sample everything. That's nice in terms of customer service, but it slowed down the process to a snail-crawl, especially when they are sampling 3 or 4 sauces, each being poured individually. If we were the only people there, it wouldn't be a big deal. But as we waited in line, a line began to form behind us and continued to grow. In the era of places like chipotle, people expect quick service from a place set up like Koi Poke.
The ordering process is fairly easy and straight forward, but you could tell the staff was still getting comfortable with the process. It all felt a bit awkward. There was a teenage male working along with who I assume were the owners. He had mixed the Hawaiian tuna with another sauce, to which the guy working the registered told him "next time don't mix this with other sauces" right in front of the ordering customer. It wasn't a big deal, but it certainly was awkward to hear and watch.
The food itself was good, the fish was fresh and they offer a decent variety of toppings and sauces. Their prices do seem a bit high for what you get. The only issue with the food was the rice. It wasn't bad at all, but it wasn't sushi rice. It didn't hold together well like sushi rice normally does, which made it hard to eat with chopsticks. We both agreed that the rice didn't really work and were not what we expected from a poke place. I think another reviewer commented on the same issue with the rice. It wasn't bad, just don't think it was the right rice.
I think many of the issues discussed above with be fixed with time and experience. We will probably be back at some point, but our first experience didn't leave us craving another bowl.
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