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| - I had a really poor first poke experience (I'm looking at you, Big Tuna Poke Bar!), and I've been a bit skeptical to try more poke ever since. It just seemed like an overhyped, overpriced fad. However, North Poke proved me wrong!
Went here tonight with my boyfriend, and we tried the Big Wave and the Hawaii Classic. We both ordered the regular size, which was $10.95 each. I thought the price was very reasonable. The size is deceiving - it looks like a very shallow dish, and I thought it wouldn't fit much, but at the end I was completely full (and I didn't even have lunch today!). The fish was soft, fresh, and plentiful and tossed well in the dressings. The toppings were generous (seaweed salad, onions, avocado, cucumber, etc.) and each bowl came with two large, crispy, taro chips on the side. The rice was a bit hard and clumpy, though a bit of mixing everything together with my fork seemed to make it less noticeable. Note that the Hawaii Classic claims lists macadamia nuts as one of the toppings, but I could not detect any in my bowl. Didn't really bother me either way, though.
What I liked was that it was simple and easy to order. It's not like with some build-your-own-poke places, where you are bombarded with endless options for toppings, sauces, and add-ons; that can get overwhelming!
I forgot to check in on Yelp for 10% off, but I will definitely be back again!
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