I genuinely think this is the better Poke in Riverside, however sometimes it's just worth driving to Moreno Valley for some. I saw another review saying they had plastic in their bowl and I'm pretty sure mine was too. I think the rice is a hit or miss too. I've had hard rice here that wasn't properly cooked. I think their bowl choice also makes it hard to really eat the entire thing because everything sticks to it. I also dislike that they only serve miso soup when it is cold yet every other poke place I go to has it year round. I fully agree with other reviews that the price really doss not match up with the portion of food as well! Lastly, I wanted to add that I've never had an issue with customer service as well, they've always been nice to me. This is just why I feel they are 3 stars. read more

Best poke in Riverside. I love the variety of sauces and protein they have here. I would totally recommend this place.

Will always eat here. No other place for poke. I could eat here everyday. Service is always fast and kind, and the store itself is clean and welcoming and always smelling delicious read more

AFTER I ordered and was just about done with my meal, lo and behold, in my brown rice was a live bug. An insect that was yellow & black with 8 black legs, a bit larger than a grain of rice and still kicking. I immediately told the counter clerk. He saw the big and took it back to the chef. After a few minutes, he came back out and said, "Sorry," and shrugged. I left and shortly after "lost" my lunch. read more

Wow, it was like love at first bite. The poke tasted so delicious and fresh! Poke Bistro is set up like most poke bars: Chipotle-style. You choose a base, sides/toppings, your proteins, sauce and dry toppings. What I like about this place is that they offer pineapples for their toppings; most poke spots I've been to don't. I LOVE pineapples, especially on my pizza, tacos and now poke bowls! They also offer spicy crab meat and more variety for their proteins. I got a regular bowl, which includes 3 scoops and it was very filling. I went with salmon, spicy salmon & Hawaiian salmon (yes, I LOVE salmon too). I recommend getting the Hawaiian salmon; that one had to be my fave! Service was nice and quick. Seating is limited so if you come here during busy hours, it's better to take your food to go. Really good spot to grab some poke; definitely gonna be coming back for more! read more

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This place is probably my go-to poke place in Riverside and it's so convenient that it's literally down the street from my apartment and pretty close to UCR. The fish is suuuuper fresh and they have a variety of toppings and sauces to choose from--I usually do eel sauce & spicy mayo with crispy onions and garlic on top! read more

Poke Bistro - Seafood Near Me - Riverside, California

I would come to this place a lot and since new ownership, I have to say it has changed a little bit. Since the first time I went, it seems like the portions keep getting smaller and smaller. I really hope the owners can take out the fresh chunky cut onion out of the Hawaiian salmon. I don't think I'll be coming back because of this, so sad. Service I would give five stars, no complaints there. read more

FINALLY!!! Found my go to poke spot in Riverside. The wide selection of fish and toppings are amazing and the flavors are on point. My personal favorite is the spicy and Hawaiian salmon which i double up on always! Restaurant is extremely clean and staff is fun while being very attentive. HUGE plus for their canned drink selection, all the best sodas and asian flavored drinks. read more

slow service and the rice was hard.. when I ask for a something else and they basically told me to kick rocks. so the next day I came early to speak to the owner of place unfortunately I was giving no recognition even though I've been a customer for over 5 years.. so I get my poke from Ralphs now. it's cheeper taste just as good and Im not late back to. work. Say No to Bistro read more

This was the best Poke place in Riverside until I went there today. The owner was making my bowl with a mouth full of sunflower seeds and one fell in my bowl. I told him he had to make a new one and he was mad. But he eventually did it because he knows I'm a loyal customer. Even the girl working there agreed, she was so embarrassed. The food is great but he doesn't need to be making bowls. I will never let him make my bowl, if I go back. By the way my coworkers and I were sickened that he didn't spit the seeds out and kept chewing away. read more

Those scoops are the smallest I have ever had. And the guy made sure it was level with the scooper. Like what? Small scoops and leveled too. At this price it's ridiculous. Small scoop and tiny little tongs for the toppings. Come on. It was my first time here so not sure if they raised the prices, or just kept the price and reduced the portions. But come on. We hungry too. On a happy note, 2 stars for it tasting fire read more

Poke Bistro - 3 scoops. Not sure if you can see it though. - Seafood Near Me - Riverside, California

Basically the only thing I eat near UCR. Lol I come once or twice every week. The fish is pretty fresh and they have a crap ton of various toppings which are all unlimited! They also have a lot a lot a lot of sauces to choose from! Regular bowl has 3 fish scoops while large bowl has 5 fish scoops. They also have poke burritos that come with 2 fish scoops. Service is good as well. I notice a lot of college students working so service is really quick and easy. I can come get my food, eat, and get back to class within my one hour class gaps! Love this place! read more

Poke Bistro - Regular bowl (3 scoops of fish) with salad and all of my toppings - Seafood Near Me - Riverside, California

I wish I would have remembered to take a picture of my food but I came here because it seemed to have a lot of great reviews and I love poke. Overall I would say my food was okay. I wish the workers spent some time describing their recommended fish and sauces when you explain that it's your first time there. I got the spicy mayo and I think eel sauce? I would prefer them to mix the toppings and sauce instead of stacking it and I think the portions are really small. I was really drawn to the pictures on yelp, and bummed that mine didn't look as exciting (again I should have taken a picture.) The fish was cold and tasted really fresh to me, the Hawaiian style tuna and salmon were just okay. Overall it was good but not great. My bowl was dry and definitely needed some more flavor. read more

Poke Bistro - Seafood Near Me - Riverside, California

My coworkers and I eat here all the time. The crawfish and spicy mayo are where is at! Seriously, everything is so good here.

TLDR: poke:4/5 Price: average for poke Toppings asked for: all of them Coworkers that laughed at me for getting all the toppings: probably all of them I'll be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of poke. Less because I don't like the taste of it, and more because it can often be on the pricier side and I'm afraid my breath will smell like an aquarium when I meet my dream girl. Despite all this, I enjoyed my experience at poke bistro. The poke was pretty good, and due to the wide variety of components they offer, I would say it's better than most of the other poke options in this area. Per usual, I requested for pretty much every possible option on toppings, which actually tasted pretty great to me. I'm not sure if that was my subconsciousness thanking me for being cheap, or it actually genuinely tasted great. However, I do believe poke bistro was pretty good taste wise. I'll probably come back one day when I am richer and make six figures. read more

Poke Bistro - Seafood Near Me - Riverside, California

I had a go to poke place back at home. moving to riv i knew i had to find one. and this is it !!! i come here so often so many good flavors and sauces. highly recommend. it's never really too busy cute little place. read more

Older lady there is rude. She prepared my food, im allergic to shrimp which I didnt order but utensils must of had some residue of some kind i have the worst throat pain, my throat still swollen. It did however taste good just not going somewhere i dont feel welcomed. Hopefully they read this to be aware of sanitation. read more

First time here! Staff is helpful kind and attentive. The poke bowl is as good as it looks; fresh ingredients and the taste is great! read more

Poke Bistro - Regular bowl :) - Seafood Near Me - Riverside, California

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This is literally the only good poke place in Moreno Valley/Riverside area. It's pricey now though. The burritos here are supa good! I love the poke options are good! I love hawaiian salmon/tuna. It's sooo good. the real downside to this is the scoops are mad small. Like SMALL. It's not worth practically $18 for a large bowl. But it's the best poke in my option in this area. The quality of the poke is amazing! the last time i went the dude that was helping us had a terrible attitude. He literally said " Are you sure you want the burrito?? There VERY small." Which was weird to me cuz it's always a good size and i was like yeah i don't care and he just rolled his eyes?? idk, that was the first time i had an issue like that. And he was just give mad attitude to my friend, like my friend didn't hear correctly what he asked and he was like i didn't ask about that i'm talking about the sauces. like very weirdly. i just started returning the same energy and he piped down hella . Idk it was a really weird experience and made me and my friend uncomfortable. I still left a tip tho Poke 8/10! i genuinely love the poke here but Service boo boo/10 (mainly that guy) read more

This literally looks like a joke for 15$ nothing like the pictures I saw online, Asian girl put like 2 pieces of shrimp read more

Poke Bistro - Seafood Near Me - Riverside, California

Order 3 scoops with half brown rice and half salad, salmon, tuna and octopus, with most toppings, with ponzu, sesame oil and loco 2. I should have gotten loco 3 for more kick, food tasted good, I like fishes does good with Mixture sauce. read more

Poke Bistro - Seafood Near Me - Riverside, California

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I've been coming here for a while and this is my first post. I had the large salad bowl with 5 scoops. The young lady asked if I wanted ponzu on my salad before the toppings and I thought that was a great idea. I had her add the lemon creamy also before the additions. I made my selections and she had other suggestions that made the meal very tasty. She was very kind and her customer service was great. The food is a bit pricey but I do not expect to pay less for fresh fish. If you pay any less then I would question the integrity and the freshness. I enjoyed my meal in the restaurant because it was very hot out. While I was eating my meal she asked me if it was good. I told her it was and she suggested I try the sweet and spicy next time. I thought it was very nice of her. I rate them 5 stars because I got good customer service, suggestions for my meal and it was a fresh healthy meal. I highly recommend this place if you like fresh poke. read more

Poke Bistro - Large salad bowl - Seafood Near Me - Riverside, California

Absolutely delicious, highly recommend. Loved the choices of mains and toppings. Definitely would come back. read more

Poke Bistro - Absolutely delicious! Highly recommend. - Seafood Near Me - Riverside, California

Decided to try a new poke spot around me and I felt immediately unwelcomed as soon as I walked in, An older woman i'm unsure of her name helped me and was extremely rude, The place also looked and smelt dirty... would recommend any other poke place in Riverside. Salmon was also very mushy and seemed like it had been left out for awhile. :( read more

Medium Bowl includes 3 Scoops for $12.99. VERY small portions for that price, because they capped the small scoop when scooping. I agree it tastes good but portion size and the bowl size they used made it look so sad. read more

Poke Bistro - Medium Bowl (3 scoops) - Seafood Near Me - Riverside, California

Went to this place a few times now. On multiple occasions, they always ran out of specific fish. And the quality of the fish, you could tell it wasn't fresh. Service was slow, only one worker to help a linen almost out the door. I wouldn't recommend coming here. read more

I found this place on my drive to Palm Springs and I'm so glad I did! I wish I lived closer because this would be my go to spot!! First, we walked in and were delightfully greeted by two nice staff. Then they guided us through the ordering process with excellent customer service. Then, when we were at the cash register, I couldn't help how pretty our bowls were so I snapped a pic. This showed their appreciation for what they do. They took great pride in creating our bowls. Then, as we started devouring our bowls, we loved the flavors and freshness. For a casual, fast serve poke spot, this poke is pretty good! We loved the crab meat flavor and the sauces and how it all tied together in flavor. And some of their toppings were unique too! I recommend this spot for sure!! read more

This is one of my favorite places to eat in Riverside. The overall presentation of the food, as well as the variety of different options to customize your bowl really set this place apart from the rest. The fish is always fresh and has great taste, especially the Hawaiian tuna and Hawaiian salmon. Overall, the customer service is great. The workers have been very kind and helpful every time I have went. read more

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1 star and I didn't even get a chance to try the poke. Trash customer service. They had brown avocado on display and the female wanted to catch an attitude because I asked if there was fresh avocado. She wanted to snap her neck and say "are you gonna get a bowl or not" and I responded "if you don't have fresh avocado then no, I'm not going to order one. Why would I eat spoiled avocado?" She walked away from me without addressing the situation, while I was still speaking. She rolled her neck again to ask the customer behind us if he was ready to order with an attitude too. Her service really horrible which causes me to question whether they received any customer service training at all. read more

Possibly the best here in Riverside! I like this place a lot more than the other Poke locations here in Riverside and Moreno Valley. Of course, it doesn't measure up to authentic Hawaiian Poke, but the selection here is pretty vast. First comes first, the cost here is much worth the price of what you get. They have a regular size and a large size. Their selection of fish is the same amount as Lowkey Poke in downtown Riverside. The service is good too, I've never gotten bad service. My favorite server is Chris Pham, make sure you go when he's working because he's the bee's knees. I have to note their sauce selection because they have a lot of sauces that are very unique and my favorite to get, now that they have gochujang (which is Korean spicy paste), and their Korean bulgogi sauce. Yum! If you're trying to decide which poke place to go to, I suggest making the trip over here. You won't waste a dime! read more

Literally the best poki in the I.E I have tried so many poki places that I just never go back and this one since I started going I can't and won't stop going ! The food is really good and delicious not only that but everything taste and is so fresh! This place is always clean as well the minute you walk in you can tell! Definitely worth going and trying it out! The service is also phenomenal everyone is so friendly and overall great place to get poki!!! read more

I came here instead of my local poke place because of the fantastic reviewers. Unfortunately, I left feeling underwhelmed and undercharged. 1. They charge for avocado, but they give you the TINIEST amount. After I saw how little I was getting, I asked for a bit more. The guy refused to give me any more unless he was able to charge me. I ended up telling him to just take it off. 2. They were unfriendly and I felt rushed. 3. Overpriced. All the other poke places I've patroned have been at least a dollar cheaper and include avocado. read more

Poke Bistro - Seafood Near Me - Riverside, California

This business has taken the COVID precautions very thoroughly, even after the lift of masks the employees continue to wear them. The inside is very clean and the poke bowls are made at a quick pace. The fish is great quality and very well kept along with the other toppings! There's also a wide selection of sauces to costumize the flavor of the unmarinated fish itself and the bowl. Personally one of my favorite places to eat poke! read more

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MUST TRY! BEST POKE PLACE AROUND RIVERSIDE Food (5 stars): I usually get a large bowl (depending how hungry I am) with brown rice. The regular bowl is pretty filling, too! Their fishes are fresh and they have a wide variety of fishes like salmon, octopus, crawfish, scallop, Hawaiian salmon, spicy salmon and more! I feel like Poke places usually only have like just Tuna or salmon, which is so basic!! More variety, more fun! Haha I usually like to get the Hawaiian salmon, spicy tuna and crawfish! I love how there is a lots of toppings and so many different sauces! My favorite sauces are the eel sauce and loco 2 mixed together with spicy mayo drizzled over everything! I honestly crave this place pretty often! Bring your friends here if they're visiting! Service (5 stars): Fast service! Clean restaurant! Ryan is an awesome fish scooper! If he makes your bowl, you will for sure taste perfection in a bowl! Haha read more

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#PokeMonday! This is THE best no-frills poke spot in Riverside! Says the duchess aka me! Believe the duchess b/c she has tried them all and is an expert on poke. Will come back to this and provide more details when time permits!!! read more

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I've been to a lot of poke places and have been waiting to try poke bistro. Parking is poor but if you go around to the side of the Mexican market, there usually is a spot. We got the regular bowl and a Poke burrito with soy wrapper. The prices are good and the variety of choices are abundant. You can get one of every topping included in the price with extra scoops of toppings costing more. The fish was fresh and tasted pretty good but the scoops of fish are very small. The large bowl is five scoops of fish essentially equivalent to three scoops at any other poke establishment. They give you a lot of rice, too much rice to make up for the smaller serving of fish. The burrito was the worst. I just had a Poke burrito at Pokirrito in San Diego and this burrito here at poke bistro was very poorly made. My first four bites had no fish in them and the way it was rolled all the fish was on one side and not in the middle. Each bite was essentially real sweet sushi rice. Do not get the burrito. We also had a regular bowl and it was average. Again tons of rice. If you are in that parking lot I recommend the Mexican market for really great Mexican food from the deli. If you want poke, go to pokilicious instead. Update June 2017 Trying this place again. They are much better than my first visit. More toppings - grilled eel, yellowtail, spicy salmon, spicy octopus, etc. the scoops are still super small but the new toppings and help. Ask for Kirk, he makes the bowls super fast and has great recommendations. Did not have the burrito, see my first review. read more

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Price: $ Customer Service: Everyone here is so friendly and they also give out a decent amount of scoops. Food: This is my go to poke place when I lived in Riverside. They give out more scoops of fish than other places and their poke sauces taste really good. They also come out with new flavors pretty frequently. Overall: would definitely recommend! read more

The portions were filling and the fish was fresh but the customer service is terrible. I wouldn't go out of my way to eat here again for that reason alone. Female employee was sweet and tentative while the male employee was rude and condescending. read more

Place is clean. Service is great. Workers are nice. The food taste good and I like how there is a decent number of cooked options like crawfish and shrimp which helped satisfy my poke craving during pregnancy. For raw options they have a decent number of options too aside from traditional salmon and tuna options they have Hawaiian tuna and salmon option which is already marinated. My only complaint is the scoop sizes. They give the smallest amount of fish. So it's disappointing in that aspect. Otherwise food taste good as well as the sauce options. read more

Very small portions, the service was good and decent atmosphere. Mediocre poke spot overall