Pokedon is a brand new poke bowl restaurant in Tempe! I was excited to see the sign go up a few weeks ago so when I drove by today and saw the open sign I knew I had to try it out! The menu is similar to Ahipoki Bowl but I think they offer a better deal here since they do not charge extra for yellowtail.
The soft opening special was a great deal, $6 for a regular bowl which includes two scoops of your choice of seafood with a plethora of toppings. For your base, they offer white rice, brown rice, wonton strips, or salad, with a choice to have half and half in your bowl if you'd like. Choices for seafood include tuna, salmon, scallops, shrimp, octopus, and yellowtail.
I decided on a regular bowl with salmon, yellowtail, with a half salad half brown rice base. I had it with the ponzu sauce and overloaded on the toppings (Jalapeno, crab salad, edamame, cucumber, pickled cucumber, red onion, pickled cucumber, picked radish, masago, seaweed strips, sesame seeds, mango, wasabi, green onion and fried onion). They were very generous with the toppings and I loved the freshness of the seafood and mix ins, combination of flavors and the kaleidoscope of colors in my bowl. I especially enjoyed the fresh mango pieces with my bowl.
If you get the combo it's an extra $2.50 and includes a drink and miso soup. The soda fountain has iced tea and Coke products. The miso soup was pretty basic and had a light taste.
This seems like a more independent, family-run business than Ahipoki and service was so friendly and sweet. We even got a free sample of some delicious fried gyoza!
I go to the Smart and Final in the same plaza quite a lot so I foresee being one of their regular customers. Thanks Pokedon, for a great experience!