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| - I'm a bit disappointed, this place has so much potential. I'll start off with the pros of this place and I'm going to jump right into the negative.
The variety, loyalty card and the portion. I really enjoyed seeing the toppings, choice of proteins that they offered in comparison to Toronto. However, the scallops are just the bay frozen ones you can buy at T&T. I thought it would be chopped sea scallops. The avocado are a $1 extra for two slices... I finished it 3 bites. The rice.... It was hard, and undercooked. Two tips for the owner, puree the avocado and switch the white rice for sushi rice. You will be able to mix and portion better as this option brings a softer way to eat poke.
The final straw- crab/kani, this ruined my appetite and I ended up wasting a $17 bowl. I don't know if this was a bad day, but the crab it tasted so old, and had a very dry squid flavor- like nuoc mam ugh. WHY.
I know this place is new, but man the service and the knowledge of the staff... Sloppy. I felt the place was run by teenagers and I was hoping the owner was there especially if it's a new business. I started off with choosing my base from one worker, literally just the rice part and I waited 5 minutes to choose my protein from another worker because apparently it's hard to scoop 3 protein into my bowl. She stood there, at her station doing nothing. Didn't reassure me that someone is going to help me with my fixings. The guy who started mixing my protein literally flipped it once with some sauce, and just dumped it into my bowl. (he was stressed to see more customers flowing in)
I wanted to love this place, but I don't know if it's worth it knowing there is better options out there.
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