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| - I first tried the deliciousness of Poke Express back in January when I was in Vegas for work. Since then, I had been having mad cravings for their salmon poke. Flash forward to this past weekend when my partner and I decided to take an impromptu road trip to Las Vegas. We're both from Hawaii, so Las Vegas is really like the 9th island to us. We drove 4 1/2 hours from LA and headed straight to Poke Express (instead of hitting the slot machines)--best decision we ever made.
Coming around lunch time was perfect because they had everything in stock (I imagine they probably run out of their popular items a bit later in the day). We were able to try some of their specials of the day (marlin, yum yum!), but eventually we settled on some of our favorites: shoyu ahi poke, salmon poke, and shoyu furikake ahi poke. The cuts of fish are fresh and good quality and their sauce is unrivaled. My favorite is the salmon poke--the buttery taste of the salmon complements their sauce well.
Customer service there is always awesome--the owners are so friendly, it really makes me feel like I'm back home.
If you're feeling homesick for other Hawaii goods, they do have a few shelves of some of the Hawaii staples: shoyu, S&S saimin, soda crackers, nori, Hawaiian sun juices, and even frozen malasadas!
Just a note, this is not a proper restaurant, but more like a deli. There are no tables inside, but you can go to the plate lunch place in the same shopping center and cry your homesick for Hawaii tears in your food.
TIP: If you plan on buying some poke for later (or to take home--which is what we did), you can ask for the sauce on the side for the salmon poke. It prevents the poke from getting too soft by the time you get around to eating it. The owner also suggested calling ahead if you plan on buying a large amount, so they can set it aside for you. You can bet I'll be doing this next time!
*Check out my pictures for close ups of the shoyu ahi poke, salmon poke, and shoyu furikake ahi poke.
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