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| - We arrived at North Poke located in the Kensington market on a rainy weekday afternoon. Seating was very limited but we were able to grab 2 seats at North Poke immediately. This was my first time trying out the Hawaiian inspired poké bowls and I was quite excited.
North Poke offers 7 different Poké Bowls and it was hard for me to just pick one. It's great that they offer a snack size option and we were able to choose 3 snack sized poké bowls for $15. At first, I was afraid the snack size may not be enough to share for two people but I was wrong. The portion and the ingredients on the snack size bowls were very generous and they ended up to be the perfect amount for us to share as we have a smaller appetite.
From the 7 different types of Poke Bowls, we ordered the Hawaii Classic, Molokai with Salmon and Ono.
Hawaii Classic: Sesame shoyu marinade, nori, cucumber, ahi tuna, green onions, fried shallots, toasted sesame
Molokai: Salmon/ahi tuna, sweet soy marinade, sambal crema, jalapeno, pickled shallots, nori, watermelon radish, green onions
Ono: octopus, potato, roasted red peppers, chorizo oil, lemon aioli, caper infused breadcrumbs
Out of the three bowls, the Hawaii Classic was my favorite and stands out the most for me but the other two bowls were also quite good. The ahi tuna in the Hawaii Classic were well marinated and very flavorful, the rest of the ingredients added additional taste and texture to the bowl and they were all well balanced. I also loved that the rice was warm and really brought out the aroma as the sauce sinks down into the rice.
I will definitely come back to North Poke as I am already craving for more poké bowls now.
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