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| - Went to H2 kitchen during their soft opening with friends! Their grand opening is feb 22nd.
They took over the space that use to be Ebisu and converted to a very white, clean, neat space that seems quite spacious. The staff was friendly and every order seems to come with a green apple which is a nice touch.
All of their ingredients are out in the open so you can see the fresh produce. I'm an avocado lover and noticed their avocados are huge!!! Getting half an avocado at $2 addition to the bowl is totally worth it (large avocados are so expensive... I know, I buy them regularly ).
Now down to the food:
Poke bowls - I tried the salmon poke bowl and the Hokkaido bowl (uni and tuna) and it is gorgeous and delicious...like a work of art especially with the edible flowers!
Unlike most poke bowls that uses fried foods to give it the crunchy texture, they use heathy spiralized red and orange beets. Unlike many that uses mayonnaise to flavour the fish, they give you ponzu sauce to add to your taste. I quite enjoyed the portions, I had the brown rice base.
Noodle bowl - I tried the Thai style with shrimp and it's a noodle soup bowl. It's a very light but flavourful green curry coconut milk broth base that's not greasy at all but full of flavour. I opted for the sweet yam seaweed noodles ($1 extra) that has no carbs and carbs as happily satisfied, great healthy noodle soup without feeling carb heavy afterwards or feeling like I need to drink a gallon of water . The soup base isn't thick, so if you prefer a light broth this is for you.
Smoothies - Very Berry is really good! It's mixed berries with a hint of mint and the greek yogurt thickens it well. I can get it in a bowl form which they make very pretty for photos but that's if you feel like eating your smoothies like soup. I still prefer it in a cup with a straw.... so I got the cup version. Lol
So I'm super happy they opened up and I'll likely get their $5 membership card that gives me 10 percent off menu items because they are walking distance from my house. I do like healthy options and their prices are fairly decent, especially downtown, and especially since pretty much every restaurant raised their prices this January due to the increased minimum wage. It's getting harder to find healthy lunches or a meal in general at the $10-12 price point .
I know, I went in expecting another poke joint (over a dozen popped up in the past year) and came out pleasantly surprised. Definitely the prettiest poke bowls I've ever had and quality wise one of the best! Cheers!
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