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    Circle Poke is one of those spots that keeps things simple but hits every time. The fish is fresh, portions are solid, and you can really customize your bowl exactly how you want it. The flavors are clean and balanced--not overly heavy on sauces unless you ask for it. Service is quick, and the overall vibe is casual and easy. Great option if you want something fresh, filling, and consistent without overthinking it.

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    Lily S.

    This used to be my fav poke place. Returned after a few years and disappointed to find that the portion has decreased substantially (DoorDash).

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    WanWen W.

    Love their poke. I've tried multiple poke places and Circle Poke got the high quality food and well-maintained kitchen. Top notch clean & tasty!

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    Jaewon D.

    This place is a gem. It is hard to find affordable food in downtown Atlanta, and the Poke is world class. It competes with the best of the best in terms of freshness and taste. The rice is always perfect and the food the two passionate owners make is so consistent and high quality. The ambiance is modern and meticulously clean. This is one of the few restaurants that I can say I am a regular at. Amazing.

    menu (april 2022)
    Mira D.

    circle poke is located just off of georgia tech's west side of campus. it's a small shop that is currently only doing takeout. you write down your order on a paper menu, hand it to them, and then pay for your order after it has been assembled. they have definitely raised their prices (the sign says it's because they are closing down and need to raise them to support the business). the small create your own bowl is now $11.95 i got the spicy tuna and the salmon and then an assortment of veggies and sauces. typical toppings like seaweed salad and masago unfortunately cost extra to add on. you can choose multiple sauces and they mix it in for you. serving size was generous. the spicy tuna is finely minced which isn't my favorite but it still tasted good. rice was clumpy and a bit dry. overall a decent poke spot in midtown -- docked stars for no indoor seating, price increase, lack of premium toppings, and clumped up rice

    SMALL - Create Your Own Poke Bowl
    Michelle Y.

    I adore the poke bowls here, and I'm so glad it's so close to me. In the past 6 months, I've gone almost 10 times (confirmed this by looking at my reward card -- can't wait for the free bowl!). I appreciate their system of checking what you want on a piece of paper and passing it to them. It's pretty efficient especially when many people come in at once. Some poke places give you the smallest cubes of fish, but they don't skimp on that here. The scoops are generous, and a small bowl goes a long way. For me, it's one really hefty meal or 2 decently-sized ones (though it's hard to only eat half and save the rest for later!). Everything is always super fresh, and I love all the options that you can choose from. It didn't take me long to figure out my favorite bowl combination, and I get it nearly every time.

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    Daniel B.

    We were really impressed with the poke we had at Circle Poke. It's some of the best we've tried to date, perhaps the best. All of the ingredients were fresh, the portion sizes were generous, and service was great. I'm giving these guys 4.5 stars rounded up to 5. Circle Poke opened in March 2018 on the ground level of the Arium Westside apartments at the corner of Northside Dr and 10th St near Georgia Tech and Atlantic Station. These apartments used to be called Tenside and include other restaurant tenants like Three Dollar Cafe, Five Guys, Jersey Mike's, and Sarpino's Pizzeria. Free parking is available in Arium's deck with entrances on both Northside and 10th. Circle Poke has both a back entrance from the deck and a front entrance that faces Northside Dr. This is a small restaurant that's set up pretty much like the other poke places around town. It's a stand-in-line fast-casual joint with a made-to-order poke assembly line. It's a simple, open, clean space with interior seating for about 20 customers and more seats outside on the uncovered patio. Fountain drinks, eating utensils, napkins, etc. are self-serve. You can create your own poke or order one of the signature house pokes. Custom poke bowls start at $8.95 for a small (2 proteins) to $12.95 for a large (4 proteins). The menu and servers walk you step by step through the ordering process from choosing your base and proteins to your sauces and garnishes. Some add-ons, like avocado and tamago (Japanese omelet) cost $0.50 each. There are over a half-dozen signature house pokes to choose from and they run $9.95 to $14.99 each. It's a fairly streamlined menu. We got the Original Circle House Poke ($13.99). It was excellent and I highly recommend it. By default, it comes with tuna, spicy tuna, spring mix, cucumber, seaweed salad, avocado, masago (fish eggs), crab meat, spicy mayo, ponzu, and wasabi dressing. We subbed out spicy tuna and replaced it with salmon (I'm not a fan of spicy tuna). We also added garnishes at the end - seaweed (dried slivers), fumi furikake (dried fish, seaweed, and sesame seed), nori furikake (seaweed and sesame seed), and crispy onion. Crispy tempura is the only garnish we did not get. The base options are sushi rice, brown rice, and salad mix (we got sushi rice). The poke was outstanding. The quality of all of the ingredients was good. The avocado was half an avocado which was generous. Overall, it was a fresh, flavorful, filling, and well-made bowl. We also got the Volcano ($14.99) with a sushi rice base. The Volcano consists of tuna, albacore, octopus, salmon, crab meat, onion, jalapeno, green onion, pineapple, masago, salad mix, spicy mayo, wasabi mayo, and wasabi dressing. What the menu didn't specify is several of these ingredients are put together and torched before being placed inside a bowl with the rest of the ingredients. The items that are torched are the proteins and sauce. It's neat to watch. It's similar to aburi sushi (flame-seared sushi). I guess that's why this bowl is called the Volcano. The Volcano was tasty, but we didn't like it as much as the Original. I'd rate the Original 5 stars and the Volcano 4 stars (still good). I didn't like the Volcano as much because of all the sauces. It had too much sauce for me. Towards the end, it got harder to eat because everything was drenched in mayo/dressing. Aside from that, the ingredients themselves were fresh and high quality and the amount of food was plentiful. I chose fumi furikake, nori furikake, and crispy onion as the garnishes for this one. Service was terrific. We were greeted with a smile by Sang (nice guy) and he prepared our bowls for us. Not only did the bowls taste yummy, but their presentation was beautiful too. Sang gave me a Circle Poke loyalty card (most of these poke places offer loyalty cards). If you buy 10 bowls of poke, you get 1 small bowl ($8.95 value) free. I look forward to returning.

    Poke Bowl (Small)
    Sherry S.

    I've been coming here since 2021. As of 2/24/23, they finally allow you to dine in. The inside is pretty small. To place your order, you build your own bowl and check off what you want on a slip of paper. You can get a small (2 protein), medium (3 protein), or large bowl (4 protein). I always get the small because I noticed that the small and medium are the same size bowl, the only difference is the amount of protein, but the difference is negligible. In my opinion, I think the small is the best option for the price and portion. The small bowl is already super filling because of all the rice. For protein, I recommend salmon and spicy tuna. Salmon is a classic, and the spicy tuna is well seasoned. If you come here often, don't forget to ask for a loyalty reward card. For every 10 bowls, you get your 11th for free (small poke bowl). My only complaint about this place is that one time I found a black plastic/material in my bowl. I'm not sure what it was, but it didn't leave a great impression. Other than that, this is a good poke place and the fish tastes relatively fresh, there are a lot of available toppings and you can create a bunch of different combinations. Combinations I've had are listed below: Poke Bowl (Small) - sushi rice, cucumber, sweet corn, edamame, green onion, salmon, spicy tuna, spicy mayo, poke ponzu, tempura crunch, crisp onion Poke Bowl (Medium) - sushi rice, carrot, onion, cucumber, cilantro, sweet corn, edamame, green onion, salmon (x2), spicy tuna, spicy mayo, poke ponzu, sesame oil, tempura crunch, crisp onion, sesame seed, fumi furikake

    Adrienne S.

    I've ordered from here 3 times within one week. That goes to show you how much I love this place. I order the large bowl with crawfish, shrimp, spicy tuna, salmon, avocado, spicy wasabi, crunchy tempura with brown rice. Yum! I order from ubereats and never dine in so I can't speak much on the service, but the food is exceptional. This should be on your must try list. I'll be ordering again soon.

    Jing L.

    Very fresh, I really like this place. We have repeatedly ordered from them for poke last 5-6x. Surprisingly I've actually never stepped foot in the restaurant itself since Ubereats was so easy. Normally I get the build your own. The amount of food you get is worth the money!

    Small Poke Bowl

    This was pretty good! I wished the tuna was more fresh but I just arrived from the West coast and realize my standards for poke in Atlanta may be unreasonable. Either way they were nice and the food was well-made.

    Small hair in food :(
    Alicia C.

    Fast and standard poke place in Midtown. It was decent, but I felt that other poke places have a better deal on add-ons for the same base price. The scooper was not listening to me and scooped the wrong items, but I thankfully don't have any allergies. I also unfortunately found a hair in my food. While I didn't make a big fuss about it because the rest of the bowl was fine and tasted good, this along with the mediocre service makes me unlikely to want to return here. As for the poke itself, I think it tasted pretty good. The rice is firm sushi rice which I enjoy (they also have brown rice). The seafood tasted decently fresh (I got salmon and octopus). Items like seaweed salad, masago, crab salad etc cost extra, and I normally wouldn't mind, but there are other midtown spots that don't do that, and those are some of my fave items. There is a small amount of indoor seating, and while they had a lot of customers, most people took it to go.

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    Top notch poke. Fresh build your own bowl. Super fresh ingredients with good options. medium bowl was filling. Big fan.

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    Definitely more expensive than the others, but the portion was fine in my view and the ingredients are fresh.

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    It's finally too expensive for me to justify the expense. I just spent $25 on a large bowl and a coke. That's too much for lunch.

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    Great customer service and the food is really healthy. Great for getting the extra protein.

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    Exceptional service, nice ambience and authentic Japanese dishes…read more So glad we checked this place out during our overnight stay in Atlanta. The service was impeccable and there's even a call button at your booth to discretely call your server. Our Japanese waiter was so friendly and very helpful. Oh and the booths are the way to go. Cozy and intimate so you feel like you're just with the company you came with. Haven't really seen many places like this lately and I must say, it's very appealing. And then there's the food. Every single dish that we had was a wonderful. My Japanese mother thoroughly enjoyed her meal at Nagomiya and commented that it was all very authentic. Her favorite is always chawanmushi (steamed egg) which is usually rare to find at restaurants. And the fish was all very melt in your mouth fresh. But not only do they do sushi well, their tempura was perfectly battered and fried and the hamachi kana was cooked just right. Highly recommend!

    This is a decent spot for Japanese food in Midtown, though it doesn't quite reach the level of some…read moreof the places I've been in OTP. The restaurant itself is charming as they have private booths with curtains, which makes for a cozy dining experience. I ordered the sukiyaki with a mini chirashi and shared the okonomiyaki. The chirashi was the really good because the fish was fresh and flavorful. However, the sukiyaki was a bit too salty for my palate, and the beef was slightly overcooked. The okonomiyaki was enjoyable, though I personally would have loved a bit more sauce to round it out. Overall, it was a pleasant experience, but there is definitely some room for refinement with their main dishes.

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    I see yelp treats wagaya grocery the same as the restaurant but there's a separate listing for it…read moreon Google but the grocery is in the back of the restaurant and you get to it by taking the stairs to the left of the front door down to the basement They have some items I missed from Japan that I don't recall seeing in teso like the pudding with the flap in the bottom to make it pop out Their prices are higher than stores in Duluth but could be due to area as much as anything else It's a small shop but they have a good selection! They do have a credit card minimum and they don't take cash so you'll have to get more a little after dinner dessert here But they have shiso leaves, sashimi, ice cream, snacks and toys It's a good variety for the size and a nice stop before or after dinner at one of the restaurants above! The parking is minimal and in the back for wagaya. We are at chirori so parked in their spare lot before making a brief stop here

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    Came here for the first time with my husband. We're in the area from LA. Sat at the bar. Christi…read moreand the other workers at the bar were great! Ordered the Monroe and the Explosion and they were yummy. Would definitely recommend this place and sitting at the bar for some nice vibes from the bar staff.

    The sushi here was spectacular because each roll practically melted in my mouth…read more To start the night, I ordered the Ruby Crudo as an appetizer, and all I can say is that it was such a unique combination. I wasn't sure how all the flavors would come together, but everything surprisingly worked so well. Next, I ordered the Langoustine Roll with pressed rice. At first, I didn't think I was going to like it, but it ended up being sooo flavorful and incredibly easy to eat. If you have a smaller mouth like me, you don't have to worry about making a mess because the sushi was so soft and practically melted with every bite. Of course, I had to order their Casanova Roll since it's what they're best known for, and it definitely did not disappoint! It was on the sweeter side with plenty of sauce, which was perfect for my palate. Now onto the Miso Steak. I ordered it medium, but some bites toward the end were more well done. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't anything special either, so I personally wouldn't recommend it. Overall, I had a great experience here, but I do think the food is overpriced. Also, be prepared to squint a little at the menu because it is very dark inside!

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    3.9
    (625 reviews)
    1.0 mi
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    Came here recently with a small group and had an okay time. My friends got the spicy curry ramen…read moreand said it was not spicy at all and didn't have as strong of a curry taste as they would like. The katsu don bowls took a long time to come out (around 30 mins!) while our friends were already served their ramen. The katsu don was good, very filling but definitely not the best I've had. On the bright side, they gave us free strawberry pastries for the long wait which were tasty. We were the only group in there, and the TV was playing loud Kpop music videos that interrupted conversation. Overall: mid food, long wait for katsu don, eerily not crowded, and loud music inside. Wouldn't come back or recommend.

    Within, Momonoki there are two operations, the actual restaurant itself, and then Café Momo. I will…read morebe reviewing my experience at Café Momo. I went on a Friday morning, and the restaurant was moderately busy there were spaces open, however, it was still active, and there were a few full tables and people having conversations. They had anime and various other things playing on the televisions throughout. I went in for simply a pastry and specifically to try out the apple pie Matcha. I will say it did not disappoint. One thing I always love when I'm getting a Matcha is stellar presentation and it met that. With the piping of the cinnamon cold cold foam, to the apple crisp and caramel on top, it looked beautiful, and I was happy to enjoy it! This had a great balance between the whole milk, and the amount of Matcha you can see it is a nice dark green color It also wasn't too sweet, and I felt I was getting apple pie from the drink through the hint of spices in there, along with the garnish. I was able to secure a table against the wall for two by myself to take a quick snapshot of my tray and try out my drink before leaving. I also got a caramelized onion croissant with Gruyère cheese. These were both strong flavors, that worked well together. I do wish I could've gotten heated, but maybe that's something you have to do upon request. Overall, I can't wait to go back and try some of the other items, and dine at the restaurant in the future, looking forward to the next seasonal drink! ** be sure to park in the lot next-door, to have it validated inside!**

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    E Ramen +

    4.5
    (496 reviews)
    1.1 mi
    $$

    We visited on a Sunday during a holiday weekend, and to my surprise, it was very quiet. That turned…read moreout to be a bonus since parking in this area can be a challenge. There are a limited number of free parking spaces, but there's also a parking garage conveniently located right next to the restaurant. The restaurant was clean, and we were greeted as soon as we walked in. Since there were only about three occupied tables, we had our pick of seating. The menu is accessed through a QR code, but I appreciated that they also provide a tablet for guests who prefer not to (or can't) use their phones. The service was excellent. Our server took the time to explain the menu, answer questions, and clarify which substitutions were available. Hands down, the best gyoza I've had in Georgia. The wrappers were perfectly crisp with a juicy, flavorful filling that disappeared far too quickly. I ordered the Hot Miso Ramen, and it arrived looking just as incredible as it tasted. The vibrant crimson broth was topped with tender slices of pork chashu, a perfectly marinated jammy egg, sweet corn, scallions, sesame seeds, and seasoned ground pork, creating a bowl that was as visually inviting as it was delicious. Despite the name, the spice level was approachable; it added warmth without setting my mouth on fire. The broth was rich, savory, and layered with flavor. I'm usually not a fan of pork ramen, so I ordered the chicken karaage to add to my meal, but it honestly wasn't necessary. The pork was exceptionally tender, well-seasoned, and completely changed my opinion of pork ramen. My daughter ordered the Hangover Cure Ramen, which was equally impressive. It was soothing, deeply savory, and comforting; the kind of meal that warms you from the inside out. It was lighter than my bowl but still packed with flavor, making it the perfect choice if you're looking for something nourishing without sacrificing taste. We finished with a mochi ice cream. While it was refreshing and served as the perfect palate cleanser after such a savory meal, I do think it's a bit overpriced considering it's a single piece. Overall, this was a 10/10 experience. From the warm hospitality and attentive service to the beautifully presented, flavor-packed food, E Ramen exceeded our expectations. Whether you're a ramen enthusiast or trying it for the first time, this spot is absolutely worth a visit. We'll definitely be back.

    If you're looking for real Japanese ramen, it's not here. If you're happy with a savory soup mostly…read moreinfluenced by external additions - miso, wagyu, garlic, shrimp, etc. - rather than the richness of the broth, then E Ramen + is a good place to go. I have yet to find real Japanese ramen, or good Japanese food in general, in Atlanta. This spot is stronger than Momonoki and some of the other alternatives, and if you go, I would recommend the Dark Knight, which is flavored with black garlic. That said, if you're a visitor used to ramen driven by the richness of the broth, chewy noodles, and toppings that don't obscure the flavor of the soup, there are much better things to eat in Atlanta (I would recommend the Chinese hand-pulled noodle soup at Xi'An Gourmet House, which is not too far from this spot)

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