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| - Aloha Calii Love, as much as I love poke, I do think there's room for improvement.
After speaking with a friendly staff, I found out the restaurant has been open for 2 weeks and has yet to host a grand opening. With that being said, I anticipate the store will continue to iron out operational details and improve going forward.
I ordered the Hopeful poke bowl, and not liking pickled ginger, was given the option to substitute it with another topping. You also get to choose a type of grain, be it brown rice, black rice or quinoa. This was topped with 1-inch cubed raw salmon, scoop of avocado (and other toppings I can't remember off the top of my head) and drizzled with spicy aioli. The variety of toppings available was pretty nice. However, this Hopeful bowl (Regular size) was a whomping $13.95 + tax. Although the portion was quite generous, the price is a bit steep.
Overall, the flavour was a bit lacking - my expectation was built from tasting poke in Maui which was exploding with flavours. Here, the raw salmon was not marinated and served plain, which I assume the owners hoped the sauce would help jazz up the flavours. Unfortunately, that was not the case.
All in all, a hopeful place with room to succeed (especially in an area of yuppies!) I do hope to see improvement and hope to come again to see the friendly faces of Calii Love. Mahalo!
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