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| - This was a tough review. Let's get the most important part out of the way - this is not a traditional poke place. Think of it as sort of a new age, Chipotle-style poke bowl spot with lots of customization options.
That said, I really like the concept. It's great being able to put in soba noodles as the carb base instead of rice, for example. They also have a huge variety of add-ons, from bean sprouts to carrots to ginger to jalapeƱos to macadamia nuts and almonds. There are a variety of sauces too, like their sriracha mayo that was pretty good. It really adds an extra dimension to be able to mix it up so much.
The problem though is that the portion sizes are just so, so small. We ordered two "large" bowls which basically came out to be $25 and for that money I would literally have gotten more fish at a sushi place. (Let's not even get into how that would buy us 2 *pounds* of poke at a typical poke spot in Hawaii.) Their pricing would be more defensible if they included more of the "other" stuff, but they don't either - I got one with salad base and one with soba noodles as well as a bunch of add-ons, and for $25 there wasn't even much of that stuff in there either. I don't judge on value alone in my reviews, but even for this type of poke bowl concept, I just don't think that pricing works for me.
I acknowledge that Soulfish is a new restaurant and I'm definitely going to keep an eye on reviews here and see if I want to try it again in the future, and hopefully I can update!
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