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| - I haven't had poke before so I was open minded to the experience. Firstly, I felt it was expensive for what I actually got. It is $10.95 for regular and $12.95 for large. The regular size is what I would consider an appetizer size and definitely nowhere close to a meal so don't think you will be satisfied after eating this. Get a large if you're going here, perhaps this portion will be better. Keeping in mind where they opened- Korea town/Annex neighbourhood, all of the restaurants offer great value so I felt this to be a little out of place.
I 'built my own' poke, you get a choice of white or brown rice, choice of fish, choice of sauce, 6 toppings. I got white rice, half ahi tuna half salmon, salsa verde sauce; my toppings were cucumber, edamame, tobiko, green onion, taro chips and lotus chips. Secondly, I asked for the chips on the side- ie. separate from the meal in like a bag or foil because this is my preference but they just stuck them on one side of the bowl (which is what they do anyway). I watched them make the poke before I ordered so this wasn't a trick question.
There was a LOT of rice and only a few pieces of fish so it was out of proportion. I would have liked a more salsa verde, the flavour was good but not enough. I ended up throwing out 1/3 of the leftover rice.
Decor was nice, clean and simple with wood counters and bar stools. The food prep area was set up like an assembly such as Chipotle. So whether I had an authentic poke or not, I wouldn't know. However, I know that I did not enjoy it and felt ripped off for what I got.
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