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    4.6 (135 reviews)
    Closed • 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Quiet
    Good for kids
    Happy hour specials
    Outdoor seating

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    Jessica L.

    Let me start out by saying that this place is a literal diamond. Poke is one of my favorite things to eat and unfortunately there's just not a lot of places around that can serve up a good bowl. I've noticed that there's been a few more poke joints popping up in various areas (Northampton, West Hartford, etc.) Let me say this - I've been to those places but this is the spot. This is the CLEAR winner against those places. Personally, I love building my own bowl - I like to do a mix of half rice and half salad, then tuna, salmon, and some sort of spicy fish (tuna or salmon depending on my mood). Now here's where the other places go wrong - they give you a TEENY TINY portion of the star of the show. This is where Joy Bowl shines. They make the poke the clear STAR of the dish. That's what poke is all about, anyways. They also have a wonderful selection of mix-ins, including veggies and fruits! The sriracha aioli (spicy mayo) was also very good - the only thing I wished they also had would be sesame oil. We asked and they stated they only have olive oil. But oh well, I can live without it. Anywho - if you've never had a poke bowl before, think of this place as a Chipotle - you pick your base, meats, and then toppings. Then you mix everything up in a sauce and enjoy! Another great thing about this place is how well it's decorated! It's a very cute set-up and they even have a wall for polaroids of guests who have been there before.

    Build your own. Delicious
    Enit S.

    My mom loves this place so I had to visit while in town and I could totally see why this is her choice when she's craving sushi. It's pretty much sushi in a bowl. I created my own bowl with brown rice, loads of veggies, and added avocado for a little extra price, but it was worth it. The price point is great considering the quality and amount of food you get.

    Poké with shrimp and crab. Yum!
    Richard F.

    Excellent Poke! No issues here. Fresh, delicious and quick. We'll worth the drive for us. We left the Air show in Westfield and searched Yelp! and found this place. Friendly staff as well!

    Make your own poke with 3 proteins and a sweet red chili pepper sauce (not spicy at all)
    P M.

    This cute, clean local establishment is capitalizing on the yuppie poke trend and doing a fine job of it. Friendly folks behind the counter with a plethora of fresh toppings. They offer a 10% discount to college students and military folks - both with ID proof. Seemed to be a good flow of customers grabbing takeout and a few other students opting to eat in the restaurant. I chose to make my own bowl with 3 proteins and a host of fresh toppings. If you are a sushi fan, you'll likely enjoy poke too. Give it a try!

    ordered grub hub from them the other day and was disappointed to receive a half portion of a two protein bowl. Food was good but it was disappointing since I was still hungry and I paid $15+ for half the food drowned in sauce.

    Happy Hour Specials
    Isla B.

    Since moving back from Hawaii, I've had yet to find anywhere in the area that serves good poke bowls since I'm very picky when it comes to poke. This has DEFINITELY become my new go-to spot! You can get 2 or 3 types of protein along with up to TEN add-ons for less than $12, plus they aren't stingy with their portion sizes! SO worth it. They also offered us free fruit on the side! My favorite is brown rice, spicy ahi & spicy salmon with seaweed salad, edamame, mango, tempura flakes, nori, masago, & unagi sauce/sweet shoyu. I ate my entire bowl before I could even take a decent picture, but I've attached the happy hour specials for those who are interested! They also have punch cards which are 'buy 9 bowls, get the 10th bowl FREE'. I'll definitely be back for my 2nd... 3rd... 9th... & 10th bowl!

    Jen M.

    The shop is smaller than I expected as there are several businesses in the plaza. The owners have more than made up for it with a very clean modern decor. Dim lighting makes the in dining experience sensory friendly. When we walked in, the line was almost out the door. Most customers look like they are college students from the area. Service was quick and friendly and we made it to the order area within 10 minutes. The set up reminds me of Subway as you have base ingredients (rice, lettuce etc) and then you can individualize your bowl with choice of protein, veggies, fruit, dressing and toppings. You also have your choice of fountain drinks or bottled beverages. Their seating area is very small; but I never will fault a place for this as long as the area is clean. We chose to eat in house and were able to get a table with out any issues (it seems that most people take their bowls to go). Now I've heard of raw food movement, but never gave it much thought. One bite in and I was a total convert. My bowl had chicken, brown rice, corn, radish, red onion, cabbage, chick peas, mango, pineapple, carrots, cucumbers, green onions and probably 3 other things I can't remember. The different textures in the bowl were amazing and fresh. The hot and cold ingredients married well together. (Yes the chicken and rice are not technically raw) My only complaint would be that they only have one size bowl. I would love to be able to take some home for later as an option. I've included my first food pic. (It was an after thought after I dug in!) Prices are reasonable as well.

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    Fabulous surprise here in Springfield! Nice interior despite strip mall location. Delicious fresh poke bowl! Awesome!

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    7 years ago

    The best poke in the area!!! I was searching and craving poke bowl and I was sooo glad I found this place. Definitely a hole in the wall!

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    7 years ago

    Found this by accident via a Yelp ad. It was quick and unbelievably delicious. It was so good I want to go and open my own franchise

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    8 years ago

    Love Joy Bowl! I've been twice now and am already addicted. So clean inside and the food is always so fresh! I will be a regular for sure!!

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    8 years ago

    This is a really great place. The seafood is fresh and delicious. The toppings are crisp. The choices are unlimited. DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!

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    6 years ago

    Just moved to Western Mass after living in Los Angeles and Hawaii and I am so glad I found a good poke place here!! I'm pretty much addicted

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    8 years ago

    So delicious and so many tasty topping options! One of my favorite Asian takeout places!

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    7 years ago

    Fresh,delicious food. Clean environment and decent prices. Quick service and that ginger sauce.....to die for. Absolutely one of my favs!

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    5 years ago

    Great spot to be poke bowls. Get a lot for the price. Tuna is always fresh. Keep up the great work !

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    Super clean. Fresh ingridients and good service. The Honolulu bowl is a mus if you like pineapple and a little bit of spice.

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    7 years ago

    Have been there a few times now, we quite enjoy it. Food is always fresh and delicious. Glad there is a place like this in the neighborhood.

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    6 years ago

    Great fresh food, awesome bowls!! I love the fact it's all prepared right in front of you!!

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    Nice spot! Poke bowls are fresh and tasty. *Many* options to choose from to customize them to your preferences.

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    6 years ago

    Very disappointed with this place. Went not long ago and heard good things but the food was not good at all.

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    Cuckoo's Hawaiian Shave Ice

    Cuckoo's Hawaiian Shave Ice

    5.0(1 review)
    27.1 mi

    "bubbles through the ice" (Phish)…read more You may have a hard time finding Cuckoo's Hawaiian Shave Ice. It's not a brick and mortar store, its more like a mini three-wheeled food truck parked in the rear lot of "It's Playtime" - an indoor kids' playground and playscape. We saw zero signs directing us to its location -we just kind of knew about it from a Facebook post. Cuckoo's is owned by It's Playtime and is open more or less the same hours they are (roughly from 9-5). Because the cart sometimes goes off premises to an event, it's worth your while to call before you scoot over. Cups of shaved ice are sold in 2 sizes for $4 or $5. There had a ton of flavors including Blue Vanilla, Grape, Lime, Mango, Cherry,Tigers Blood, Pickled Mango, Lemon, Blue Raspberry, Banana, Sour Apple, Blueberry, Cotton Candy, Pina Colada, Cola, Pink Lemonade, Guava Passion Fruit,Li Hing Mango, Strawberry, Passion Orange Guava, Blue Bubblegum, and Cake Batter. You can trick out your shaved ice with a Snow Cap (for an extra creamy sweet texture), or Fairy Dust (glitter), or candies for half a buck or so more. No review of Cuckoo's would be complete without a glowing report on the young lady running the stand. Isabelle was delightfully charming, informative, helpful, and as sweet as the shaved ice she served up. We ordered a snow-capped small banana and a snow-capped small blue vanilla They totaled $10.21. As our temperatures hit the 70's and 80's, why not check out Cuckoos to cool off?

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    Cuckoo's Hawaiian Shave Ice
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    Mochiko Hawaiian Fried Chicken

    Mochiko Hawaiian Fried Chicken

    2.5(12 reviews)
    50.3 mi

    Wish I had read the other Yelp review before trying to hunt down this place. Apparently it's a…read morePOPUP IN PROTEIN HOUSE. RIGHT NEXT TO STARBUCKS. There is no signage of any sort--even inside. No info indicating on their website either. Not sure why they wouldn't advertise it. This place really needs some sort of signage. I almost gave up looking for this place until I saw a fellow yelper's review--which was very helpful. Google reviews sorted by most relevant--the first three reviews from this date has no mentions of it being inside the Protein House. SMH. Aside from the poor lack of direction, best way to get some fried chicken is to order online or delivery according to other review platforms. The online ordering was easy peasy though. Order was on time of scheduled pickup time We ordered a 5 pack of chicken, Mac salad, and cabbage slaw. The chicken pieces were huge. Super crunchy and moist on the inside. Nice and hot when we got it. I really enjoyed the chicken. Wife thought it was a tad too sweet. Mac salad she enjoyed but I thought it was alright. The cabbage slaw was pretty good combining with the chicken to balance out the sweetness. Overall the chicken was the main star and I give it a thumbs up. Just super frustrating to drive out of my way to hunt down this place when it's hidden in the Protein House. Reason for a mediocre 3 star review is the lack of direction to finding this chicken. I would have gave it a 5 since I enjoyed the chicken. Maybe it was posted on other social media platforms--but not everyone is active there. Cheers and good luck chasing this chicken down.

    THIS IS A POPUP KITCHEN IN THE PROTEIN HOUSE. NOT A RESTAURANT. would have been nice if the woman I…read morespoke to when I called to order had said that! Spent 15 min walking around looking for the place! Grr! She said you have to place your order online only. By creating an online account. Pay over the internet. Cannot order over the phone. Cannot walk in to order. Should have been my first indication but ive only heard of these places. Never been in one yet. But when I called - WHY DIDNT THEY TELL ME THIS!?!!! (YW Yelp!) That said. Takes 30 min for an "asap" order to be ready. Food was probably read on-time- but ya know - I COULDN'T FIND THE PLACE. So by the time it makes the trek home it was warm but at least not cold. Chicken was pretty good. Boneless, basically crispy. Would have been nice if the seasonings / sauce / toppings on the chicken were actually put evenly on all pieces. Top two had most. Ube was interesting with the coconut. I'm told the Mac salad was decent as well. Would prefer a hot side - so I guess I just need rice next time as the only warm side option. All and all an ok fried chicken with nice flavor, juicy chicken and not much fat on the thigh which is good. But hot meals need more hot side options too. Just REALLY wish this freaking place had SOME kind of sign on it ... or that the people working there would automatically tell confused people calling where to FIND them. (Bc id already ordered and paid for the food need to know where to find them!) Not going to be worth the 30 min trip over (happened to have been in the area) for fried chicken but not bad if ure in the area. Maybe it would be better as a sandwich.

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    Mochiko Hawaiian Fried Chicken - From their Instagram:  fried chicken sandwich.

    From their Instagram: fried chicken sandwich.

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    Hartford Poke Company - #1 Park Market Bowl

    Hartford Poke Company

    4.4(33 reviews)
    26.4 mi•Frog Hollow

    Had a tough decision at Parkville on lunch, but Hartford Poke Company was the winner during my most…read morerecent visit. I liked that they had curated bowls as I'm not a fan of build-your-owns (this is an option if that's more your style). I got the Park Market Bowl that had both tuna and salmon, on top of rice, seaweed, corn, lettuce, and cucumber. There was a lot of spicy mayo and eel sauce drizzled on top--way too much for my liking to be honest. The staff was very nice and swift when they see a line forming. The Build-Your-Own orders hold up the line. The price was too bad for a poke bowl, under $20. On other Parkville visits, I've gotten boba tea from this stall as they share it with the Okinawa Boba Co. I love the Ube Milk Tea. If I'm in a poke bowl mood at Parkville Market, I'll try another bowl and/or have them go light on the sauce.

    This was a place in the Parkville market. They had number of Hawaiian dishes to choose from…read moreincluding customizable bowls. The food was made to order it seemed as well. I had the pork tamago onigiri sandwich ($6.95). It was a fried slice of spam and a sweet egg tamago inside seasoned rice and nori seaweed with a Japanese spicy mayo present. This was very solid. The crispy spam went well with the egg and crunchy rice. The addition of Japanese mayo was key to the entire sandwich. It was needed so it was not dry. Will I go back? Yes.

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    Hartford Poke Company - Drink options I got the Ichigo Ruby Milk

    Drink options I got the Ichigo Ruby Milk

    Hartford Poke Company - #4 Green Monster - A vegan bowl! (Photo by Deanna Troy Travels)

    #4 Green Monster - A vegan bowl! (Photo by Deanna Troy Travels)

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    Holy Poke

    Holy Poke

    4.5(97 reviews)
    36.8 mi
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    I've been to many poke places and this one is bar far the best. I was a little apprehensive when I…read morewas driving there as the neighborhood is really rough and sort of scary, but this place is very clean, offers high quality fish and food and does a great job of providing delicious poke options at a great price! I loved the taro tea and the poke bowl. The only thing I would say that was negative is they don't give enough raw fish in the two (2) scoops it comes with (they're tiny), so I was forced to pay for an extra scoop of raw fish to make it plentiful. Also, avocado shouldn't be an extra $1-$1.50 charge as it's supposed to be a core component of a poke bowl. Holy Poke should consider that it's competitors all offer a larger quantity of raw fish and avocado for free, which gives other a leg up on them. That said, the customer service was great, the place was very clean and nice looking and everything was fresh and incredibly delicious!!!

    Food: I've always order their poke bowls and it's been pretty solid, super filling, which this…read moretime, it was to the brim. Loads of different options and topping to customize your bowl. Sometimes, it can be inconsistent depending on who was packing up the order but I still enjoy it nonetheless. I do like their span misubi, its not too saly but I think the spam is like a little thin for the portion of rice. I have tried thier other appetizers like the gyoza, tsunami fries which are good when they're freshly made but perhaps a little dry at other times. Milk teas are okay, I think it's because it's powder flavor tea, its not my favorite. Service: Staff is friendly and quick on getting your order together. Ambiance: It's a much smaller place with perhaps 6 seatings? It's cute inside but I wouldn't hang out for too long. It's more like you go inside, grab your food and head out kind of place Location accommodation: Very limited parking on the street side, and it's in front of a interesting intersection.

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    Holy Poke - Spiiicy Street Corn

    Spiiicy Street Corn

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    Gohan Sushi

    Gohan Sushi

    4.9(123 reviews)
    38.3 mi

    Where the true art of Japanese cuisine comes to life. This tiny gem of a restaurant creates a…read morebeautiful and balanced experience. Rachel is the owner or manager I am guessing. She is very passionate about the menu and is very attentive to everyone. Thankfully, as our food was served she was there to explain that the best way to experience the chef's creation is to eat it as it presented (without soy sauce) first. She went on to explain that each dish is created with specific textures and flavors in mind to create an intentional balanced bite. She is absolutely correct and I am so glad we listened. In fact, after trying the "second" bite with soy sauce, we recognized that it was much better without it. The soy sauce is homemade and delicious but the sushi is so perfectly executed, it really does not need anything at all to shine. This is not your average sushi joint. The food and service will blow you away. Get the Princess Peach Roll if it's available. The Tiger Roll and the Flame Touch were also fantastic. Hint: the tiger roll comes with lemon slices on top - do not remove the lemon. Trust me.

    We've been hearing great things about Gohan Sushi for a while now, and I'm so happy we finally made…read morethe visit! We were lucky to snag a table for two and know to make reservations next time. The menu is primarily sushi, and I gravitated towards some of their unique speciality rolls, like the heaven roll with tempura banana and shrimp (which worked surprisingly well), and the flame touch roll with steak. The chicken katsu was delicious too! My husband loves Dragon Ball, so we loved seeing the references on the menu. Very attentive service from our waitress and the owner. We will be adding this into our rotation of go-to sushi spots!

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    Gohan Sushi - Front of restaurant

    Front of restaurant

    Gohan Sushi - The "RAW" in front with Hokkaido Scallops and the Tiger Roll in back

    The "RAW" in front with Hokkaido Scallops and the Tiger Roll in back

    Gohan Sushi - The "RAW"

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