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| - During numerous visits to downtown Las Vegas, I was introduced to Hawaiian cuisine. Nothing too far out of the ordinary - loco moco, spam musubi, oxtail soup, stuff like that. Good comfort food.
I'd never tried poke before: after doing some searching on Yelp, I decided to shoot up to NLV and try Poke Express.
Poke Express is like a deli for raw fish. The number of choices was somewhat overwhelming, and I didn't know what the hell I was doing. Thankfully, the folks behind the counter were EXTREMELY HELPFUL. In fact, they were all over me like flies on shit, let me tell you. Usually I get a bit defensive in the presence of aggressive service, but these people were so sweet that it didn't make me even slightly uncomfortable.
The poke was extemely fresh and I enjoyed it a lot. However, I made a couple of rookie mistakes. If you've never had poke and want to try this place, don't make these mistakes.
(1) Don't automatically pick the first two things you like. The staff will make you try at least six-eight items. They will, I'm telling you. They're very persistant. I'd already purchased 1 lb of poke when I tried the kim chee octopus. It was FABULOUS. Wish I could have bought some, but how much poke can one person eat???
(2) Get some rice next door or pick some up on the way home. You really need some rice. I ate all the poke and 2 beers in my hotel room, but some rice to cut the poke with really would've helped towards the end...
I'll be back on my next visit to LV, and I'm having the octopus...
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