It's a very affordable and fairly great lunch. I would have given 4-5 starts for that but the girl employee just had the worst service. She seemed annoyed the entire time and I left the shop as if I just dropped some dollars to pick up her bad energy. I want to go back but I'm afraid I'll get the same negative vibe :( I just want a good poke with no drama.. any other poke recos in SB? read more

What a breath of fresh air to have a poke option in this area! If you've been skeptically eyeing this place like I was, trust me, just try it. The fish is fresh, and all the toppings compliment the fish well, so pile them on! As recommended by kind fellow yelpers, I tried a mix of their House Ponzu and the Spicy Mayo sauce. This was really really perfect, like a dynamite sushi roll deconstructed in bowl form, with no danger of the innards slipping from my chopsticks as can often happen when eating sushi. I got the 3 scoop regular size bowl with sushi rice and this was very filling for me. I highly recommend the sushi rice. It's a sweet vinegar seasoned rice (same type used in nigiri sushi) which goes well with the fish. Good food, so customizable, quick and friendly service and zero judgment from the workers for my exorbitant amount of toppings! Yay! Can't wait for my next visit! read more

Best poke I've ever had!!! Fresh salmon with spicy mayo and a little bit chill oil! DELICIOUS! Pretty chill place, normally I will order a poke bowl n a classic black milk tea~~ Highly recommended! :)))))) read more

I was beyond ecstatic to learn that a poke place was opening in Goleta, especially because poke reminds me of home, which is the Bay Area. The sauces are delicious and I get all of them with the exception of the wasabi sauce. The fish has tasted fresh every single time I've visited and on top of that, there's a milk tea menu with tons of options! The oolong milk tea with pearls is my go-to. The only issue I have with this place is the portioning, especially considering the price you pay. Depending on who adds your fish for you, they're usually very stingy. Only once or twice have I had portions that I felt were worth the price I paid, and I've been here many times. Also, they charge for items that poke restaurants in the Bay Area don't charge for, like crab meat. So my suggestion for PokeMee is: either increase your portions or lower the prices. Other than that, good stuff. read more

If you're planning to eat here, make sure to grab the spicy Ponzu sauce and some spicy mayo sauce cuz they are BOMB! It's all about that may-may! Their spicy tuna is great, but their sauces really complement their other fresh poke options. The fish here is really fresh, fresher than other poke places I've tried. If you're planning on getting a drink. I highly recommend the Rose Milk Tea. It's the best rose milk tea I've ever had and it's just the right amount of rose where it doesn't taste like I'm eating the rose petals off the stem. The boba is also very good, not too hard or soft, just the right texture and sweetness. I highly recommend this place if you like poke and boba/tea. read more

Mediocre poke.. the rice was pretty good & it's nice inside but overall the poke was bland. The tuna was good but the salmon was not up to par. Salmon is my all time favorite fish & ended up with a bowl of uneaten salmon when I was finished :// was hopeful for some good poke in Goleta but can't say I will be coming back to PokeMee any time soon read more

Choppa Poke - Unfinished salmon )): - Poke Near Me - Goleta, California

I always go to the location on Hollister in Goleta and I absolutely love the food! However, every single time I go in for a bowl the staff is so incredibly rude. Literally just left the place after watching my friend get legitimately screamed at 3 times for taking longer than 30 seconds to think about what sauces she wanted in her poke bowl. Lol. Great food horrible staff besides the man that owns the place (if he is who i am thinking of). Definitely needs to hire more customer service friendly people. read more

Every restaurant in IV tries so hard to suck. Random restaurants that shit the bed when they open up here. A qualification for selling food in iv is that your food must suck so much shit. But that's okay because there's nothing else to eat around here. But not PokeMee. Wow this place is amazeballs. I have more euphoria eating here than when I'm slaving my life away at a rave being dehydrated as fuck. I fell in love w this restaurant. ESPECIALLY, bc of the Asian guy w the visor hat. He normally makes boba . I saw that name tag right when he greeted me w a genuine smile and a gleam in his eye. The way this cute guy asked me "what size sir" induced an emotional reaction I haven't felt in years. He then scooped little cubes of fish so elegantly I had to look away. Amazing. It was insane. The food was good. The service was good. This employee w the visor hat, Asian, and 5"8 wow. Definitely will come again as long as he is working. What is his work hours? read more

Choppa Poke - I was playing this game - Poke Near Me - Goleta, California

Pre-COVID Choppa Poke was one of my favorite places out of all the poke places in this area. And today it still stands as my favorite! The servers handling our food took extra care in making sure to keep up to the COVID cleanliness standards. The quality and freshness of the fish and quantity of the toppings are definitely a reason to keep coming to this restaurant. read more

First of all, the location is nice, it's nice, spacious and clean inside and there is plenty of parking, downside is that there is no outside seating (because I usually take my dog everywhere). I've never had poke before. . . So I am not going compare with other places, it's the only designated poke place in Santa Barbara. The food is great. The fish is always fresh, my favorite base is the sushi rice with mixed greens and spicy mayo is a go to. Also there is rewards program which is pretty cool, they send you promotions once in a while. read more

I come here regularly because I get decent fish in decent volume at a reasonable price. Staff is efficient but not terribly friendly. I would recommend this to a friend and I will eat here again. read more

I have been here twice already and it does not disappoint! The first time I came here, it was a little tricky to find but I eventually found it (obviously). The prices are not bad (one regular $10 and one large $12.50). The staff is pretty friendly and they recommended some good stuff. The only downside I can think of is when I went today for the second time, I did not really like the spicy yellowtail, but that's not their fault. I just didn't like how it was little clumps, which is obviously my bad. But overall, very cute place! They also serve boba, so that's a plus. read more

So sad. I live next door and I REALLY wanted to like this place. But the fish is always funky/slimy/stale. Not inedible, it's not rotten, but it's not so good. Like if it was in my fridge for 4-5 days and I need to eat it before it DOES go bad. I LOVE sushi, raw fish, etc, so this isn't some picky "ewww this fish is fishy, I don't like fishy fish" thing. I just like GOOD fish, FRESH fish, and the three times I tried to eat here it was not. If anyone has a clue when the fish can be had freshest, like if there is a specific day they get a fresh shipment of fish in each week or if they prepare it in the morning and I had it late afternoon, PLEASE TELL ME I would appreciate it. I would love to give this place a 2nd chance but I already gave it a 3rd chance so I guess it would be a 4th chance. Staff is nice. :) Also the boba was okay, though I would have liked more boba options like different fruits/veggies/etc. read more

What would originally be a 5 star review is now a 4 and semi dwindling. The customer service and vibe used to be amazing when they first opened. Friendly, approachable, and nice on the toppings. Over the past few weeks they have begun to get skimpy and stingy with the toppings, especially the seaweed salad!! Staff aren't as nice as well. They often run out of seaweed salad and don't really tell you until you're close to the finish line. It makes a pretty big difference and it's disappointing when it's gone. I can understand the high demand but at this point I think they should know how much supply to have as backup. I'd definitely suggest getting a Large if you can eat a solid amount! Regular if you aren't super hungry. 5 scoops vs 3 scoops in the regular but the scoops seem a bit smaller now than when they first opened. I suggest half brown rice and half salad because the brown rice adds a nice warm crunch to the meal. Typically I go for yellowtail, tuna, and salmon. (Heads up salmon at your own risk now with the recent tapeworm threats!) I'd recommend the ponzu, spicy mayo, and the miso sauces! I was intimidated by the miso for a while but it's bomb! Boba and milk tea is pretty great but it's awkward figuring out where to order. I like how you can customize the sweetness. Extra bonus points for having the point system also each time you come in! Over visits you can earn a free tea drink, milk tea, and even a poke bowl! Shoutout to Emily also who has provided excellent and consistent customer service! I do wish there could be some alternative to the amount of plastic bowls and utensils thrown out everyday. It can be piled up during the day. Perhaps people eating inside could get a washable bowl to be more sustainable! read more

If this is your first time trying Poke and you love a good Sushi, you're going to LOVE this place. If this isn't your first rodeo and you've lived and breathed in an Asian populated metropolis like LA, you can probably safely skip this place. But if you're a fish out of water or a Angeleno out of LA, you're going to want to put down a bookmark. I can't say this was the best Poke I've ever had or even better than the most average I've had, but it definitely was not the worst!! The staff was friendly and the store was clean!! Everything looked fresh and chilled. Nothing tasted completely out of the ordinary. There is only so much home cooked food I can stomach before my inner foodie demands some offerings. I'll have you know that if I didn't appease him, I would be trying to some exotic meats to sate its desires. I don't think my roommates would be happy to wake up without limbs. With that said food in Goleta S-U-C-K-S!! Food here is either eurocentric or white washed. I like myself a good pizza or burger at times but that is not something you eat everyday people!! Ethnic food is bland and blech here as well as if a little spice would burn holes in people's tongues. If you don't count my guilty pleasure of Chipotle and/or Freebirds I've yet to spend a single dime on fast food since the fall quarter started for this reason. The serving is more than enough to fill up a grown man and I'm honestly surprised some people said that the large left them hungry. If I didn't take this out as to go I would have never finished it in public. I would have had to unbutton my pants lol I had a mix of the house ponzu and the wasabi mayo as my sauces. I'll probably skip on the wasabi mayo the next time around. Small Edit: I did give SnoCrave another shot to wow me with their tea it was pretty decent. Definitely a notch above doughnut shop boba. The tea flavor was definitely more pronounced this time around and the boba is consistently good. It's a shame that they don't serve shaved snow though because that would make a killing on hot days. Imagine educating these plebians of Goleta and their uncultured palettes with the beauty of creamy goodness so thin and so velvety it's as if it were the treat of the gods. (This is your cue PokeMee to get on this!!) I'm definitely probably going to be back within the week truth to be told. I'm feeling very under the weather at the moment and am way too physically and mentally tired to cook a decent meal. read more

I'm soooo happy I found this place!! It was super empty when I went Sunday around 330/4. Employees were all definitely students and they're not always the most friendliest, but it was very quick and tasted delicious so I'm not complaining! I got a large, with half sushi rice half salad, 2 scoops salmon, 1 scoop edamame, 1 scoop spicy tuna and 1 scoop scallops, then I put avocado, green onions, seaweed salad, furikake and masago. Everything tasted really fresh and I enjoyed every single bite. Definitely going to be going more often! I also love that they have drinks to buy right in the same place! Super great idea read more

Great boba tea! I love this place , they have games and stuff very friendly environment read more

Choppa Poke - Poke Near Me - Goleta, California

I'a, miso, and sushi cafe all have poke bowls and try to profit off the latest poke trend, but they aren't going all the way with topping options. In suburbs of LA, you can't go a mile without encounter a poke place, and Pokemee models after the places in big cities by allow you to pick base, protein (5 scoops for large and 3 scoops for regular), sauce, and vegetable toppings. I thought the mayo based sauces were a little too sweet and I didn't really see the point of marinating the fish in a small bowl first. I would much prefer adding my own sauce from a sauce bar. The restaurant can save on labor and the line will also move faster. I like the fact that it is combined with Sno-Crave teahouse to satisfy my "I want to feel like I live in LA" craving. I can't wait to try those giant shaved snow, but for now, there is a shortened menu of green, black, and milk tea during soft opening. The serving size was generous and you can adjust the sweetness of the tea. read more

Choppa Poke - Honeydew milk tea and passion green tea in fat cups like Half and Half. - Poke Near Me - Goleta, California

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Very delicios and good priced Poke Bowls! With all the fixins and mixins you can get!

I'm glad there's finally a poke place in the area! I've been in Twice already. You basically build your own poke bowl. I used to work at a poke place in the Bay Area, so I had a place to compare this to. Overall it was filling and I enjoyed it. The salmon was a little meatier than I'm used to. They also charge extra for avocado and crab meat so I didn't get either because a regular bowl itself was already $11. They also have a snocrave tea house on the side, I made the mistake of ordering my drink after my bowl was made because it took a while to get my drink. I was done with more than half my food before finally getting my drink. Being that this is the only poke place around, I'd probably come back if I was craving. read more

Choppa Poke - Poke Near Me - Goleta, California

PokeeMee is awesome! I found it last month and immediately made it a priority to come back and have been in at least 3 times now. I took my husband and he is equally impressed. A delightful concept, with very friendly and efficient service. Great music playing inside which makes for a nice atmosphere. The "regular" is the perfect amount of food and in my opinion a great deal for 10 bucks. Don't miss out on this place!! read more

Choppa Poke - Sushi bowls!! - Poke Near Me - Goleta, California

Decided to have some lunch before grocery shopping at Smart and Final. Delicious poke, one of the best tasting within the IV area a lot of toppings to choose from and the wintermelon tea I got was spot on! Would eat here again the next time I buy groceries. read more

Choppa Poke - Small bowl with sushi rice, scallops, yellowtail, and avocado and a wintermelon green tea. $15 - Poke Near Me - Goleta, California

My wife and I got 2-scoop poke bowls last night and they were awesome and super fresh. The price is a little more than other poke places in the area but it's worth it for the large portions and the selection of toppings. I got octopus and tofu, and I hardly ever see octopus as a protein selection at other places. The only downside is that we're just visiting Santa Barbara and I already want more! read more

Perfect addition to the Hollister Village food options. This was my first experience with a Poke place, but it seemed very familiar. Very much like the chipotle style ordering. You pick a base, then your protein, then your toppings. Depending on the size you get, you get a different amount of scoops. I got a regular size and it came with 3 scoops. I went with Yellowtail and shrimp, but honestly, all the options looked pretty good. This is just a great little lunch spot. I do recommend getting the large size for most people. The 3 scoops in the regular was barely enough, personally. read more

Choppa Poke - Poke Near Me - Goleta, California

The scoop they use is pretty small. Plenty of selections for the sauce and other ingredients. For the price, kinda pricey, maybe if the scoop is a little bigger it would be better. They tastes good, seems to be fresh. Parking is good. It can get a little crowded sometimes. If you have a bigger family and they are all craving for some good poke, just make it yourself. I go to costco and buy the fresh fish ahi or salmon and make it for the family. Otherwise, I'd come here for some quick bites for myself. read more

I went to the new one downtown and loved it. The service was friendly, and the food was great. I really liked the ponzu sauce. Best of all, they were very generous with the helping of fish. read more

Came here with my girl trying to show her how amazing poke is. I myself had not had poke in a while and was really looking forward to showing my girl a new experience. This place did not disappoint. I got a regular size poke bowl and it definitely filled me up. The fish was extremely fresh. My girl seemed a bit distraught about eating raw fish at first but once she tried a few bites, she really seemed to love it. All in all, a very positive experience. I look forward to coming again in the future. (Side note: Boba was really good as well) read more

This place is clean, well-lit, and in a nice location. They're pretty generous with their servings and the workers are really nice! The pricing is on level with other poke places (about $15 for 5 scoops) and I personally loved the music they were playing. Definitely would check this place out if you're in the UCSB area and like poke. :) read more

Love this place! I just wanted a simple poke bowl without a lot of stuff so got salmon on sushi rice with a little bit of spicy mayo and topped with a garnish of green onions. Basically like the simple sushi rolls I enjoy eating. Was super fresh and tasted great. I also had a good iced milk tea (no boba for me!) that was just a little sweet (they call it 1/4 sweet) and that was perfect. The space is new and everything is nice. They play fun music and all the folks who work there are super friendly and helpful (there was a cutie working there when I visited :)). Fun atmosphere to hang out with friends or just to grab a quick bite. Really enjoyed my visit to PokeMee and I'll be back next time I'm in Santa Barabara. read more

They have absolutely amazing food here, but they are consistently not staying true to their hours. I have came in here several times 30 minutes to an hour before scheduled closing and I was turned away from being served. Why have you scheduled hours shown to close at 9pm if you close at 8? I don't see how that's fair to your customers. I saw about a dozen other people get turned away from being served at 8:30 in the parking lot when it clearly shows that they should be closing at 9. read more

it's soft opening so I'm a little forgiving but what I know won't change are their prices. Figured I'd go all out since I heard they were doing 20-50% off for soft opening but they gave me 10% off a large so I was kinda bummed. I hope they have more options one day if I just want a standard tuna/scallion/rice bowl and don't have to whip out a $20 for it. They have a decent topping selection. Overall, it's your typical modern poke place. K-Pop blaring and what-not. Sno Crave is on the other side of the room but there isn't a lot of seating and I feel like it's a standard for people to go to Sno Crave in large groups (brick toasts are massive), so that combined with Poke customers may or may not be challenging. Soft opening only serves boba so no ones dealing with that yet. I heard the girl asking a customer what desired sweetness he wanted, and I really appreciated that since most Sno Crave teas I've had were extremely sweet. I see a lot of potential for this place, just a little more training on the staff. The register wasn't working and I noticed the effect on the whole assembly line. PokeMee is definitely a reminder of home for students who are stuck here but come from the bay/LA. read more

Choppa Poke - Large bowl w/ spicy tuna, salmon, ahi, yellowtail, edamame, masago, seaweed, cucumber scallion, crab salad + spicy/wasabi mayo - Poke Near Me - Goleta, California

Food is so good but talking to the employees is like talking to a brick wall. Sometimes I feel like I've intruded by coming in

I decided to try this place after reading a few reviews. I ordered the regular size bowl which included 3 tiny scoops of fish. 3 scoops equaled six cubes of fish that I would describe at best as suspect. Overall the food was blah and didn't stand out. I won't be back here as there are other places close by that I can get a better quality poke bowl. read more

I've been here multiple times since my 3-star review. While it's still not perfect, I feel that PokeMee has found its mojo. It seems that the employees are more generous with their scoops of protein, and I've found that you get 10 percent off if you show your student ID! I'm still bummed imitation crab meat is an additional charge, but this at least makes satisfying your poke craving less taxing on your wallet. read more

Choppa Poke - Jam-packed!! Feels so substantial lol - Poke Near Me - Goleta, California

Best poke in IV. Eat here weekly and love it. It is always fresh! The only complaint I have is there sauce selection. They lack many good sauces for poke that could enhance their poke. read more

I got a small bowl with sushi rice, spicy tuna, spicy yellowtail, imitation crab, pineapple, cucumber, an miso drizzle. Their sushi rice is different from white rice (which they also have) since it's stickier. Though I wanted to get brown rice initially, they ran out and I got the sushi rice instead. I actually really liked the sushi rice since it was quite chewy and would definitely get it in the future. I also liked how they have spicy yellowtail since most poke places usually only have spicy tuna. Lastly, I liked their eco-friendly containers since they're made of paper and not plastic. Overall, my poke bowl was very delicious and I loved the fish and all of the toppings I got! read more

Choppa Poke - Poke Near Me - Goleta, California

The eel sauce is terrific！！！ This poke shop has the best poke in Santa Barbara. The boss is very nice. Strongly recommend fried onion, imitation crab as well as spicy tuna. I almost go to this site every week! read more

Choppa Poke - Poke Near Me - Goleta, California

Stopped by this place for a quick dinner since it got great reviews. Price was reasonable and portions were fair. People working were Not the friendliest but just ok. The poke bowl itself looked and tasted pretty good but the brown rice was so hard like it wasn't cooked. So avoid the brown rice. My kids had the sushi rice which they said was pretty hard too so hopefully it was just a bad rice day? But either way I probably would not go back due to this. read more

best poke and the most fresh ingredients in town, the people there are super nice too, have been there multiple times and will definitely keep coming back! yum yum read more

Staff are so nice! Try their blended kiwi ice Such a nice experience and learned a new snack/desert that I never would've thought could be so good read more