This was such a great poke spot. The gentleman working was very kind and helpful, and he let us sample anything we wanted before ordering, which made the experience even better. All of the poke was incredibly fresh and delicious--it was honestly hard to decide what to get because everything looked so good. There are a few tables inside, but not a ton of seating, so it feels more like a grab-and-go spot. Prices were also very reasonable for the quality. Overall, a great casual stop for fresh poke. read more

"Fresh. Zero chewy. 4 stars minimum," says my 13 yr old haha! But, to me, I can't say I'd be back to Poke By The Pound. The portion was pretty underwhelming, and so was the plating. I get it - it's a poke bowl - but I don't understand why some of the photos show completely different presentations. They should probably stick to one consistent way of plating so customers have a better idea of what to expect. Our bowl was just thrown together and there was zero personality from the guy working there. The 2-choice bowl came out to $21.94 total, which makes this a pricey treat considering the portion and overall presentation. Since the ahi was fresh, I did bump my 3 stars up to 4. With that said, my son really enjoyed the Garlic Ahi Poke, so that made me happy. The poke selection itself was very minimal with only 5 options to choose from. The restaurant is small, and more suited for a quick takeout joint, but they did have some seating if you wanted to dine in. Overall, it wasn't terrible, but for the price, I was expecting a little more "wow" - especially in presentation. Just being honest! read more

Poke By The Pound - Spicy Ahi & Garlic Poke Bowl $22 - Poke Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Stopped by Poke by the Pound and got the poke bowl with Hawaiian salt and shoyu. Everything tasted super fresh and the flavors were on point! It was a little on the pricey side, but the quality was definitely there. Will be back next time I'm in the area! read more

Poke By The Pound - pole Poke Bowl - Poke Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

We will always make sure to stop by Poke by The Pound whenever we're in Oahu! A small restaurant but I am always so appreciative of this humble family run business. Prices are a little expensive but their flavors are unmatched! The service staff are very kind and attentive- even when the are busy helping all their customers. They are always happy to make a fresh batch of poke if they run out. Our top two favorites are Garlic Shoyu (lots of garlic) and Hawaiian Salt! SO MUCH FLAVOR! I can truly eat a pound of each in 1 sitting. The portions are generous and so so fresh! read more

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Today I got to try the Spicy Ahi & Garlic Ahi and also the Imu Ahi and they were fresh and very tasty. The seasoning was very tasty. Also, they were very friendly and helpful. read more

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Poke is soooo good and tasty. Fresh and different flavors to choose from. Service is friendly and knowledgeable of the ingredients. They are ready to make more poké as needed. read more

Poke By The Pound - Right on the corner of Nimitz and Kalihi street - Poke Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Their poke is delicious and they use really good quality ingredients! I don't get to come here often, but I always leave happy when I do. If you enjoy really good poke, this is a great place to go! read more

I'm not sure what's going on in this place. Went here at around 10:30 AM and similar to the other review, an older gentleman sort of didn't know what was going on. Their website shows marlin poke and when I asked about getting some Marlin poke, he had no idea what I was talking about. Didn't know what marlin was or anything. Really thought I was crazy. Was really looking forward to try their marlin poke but unfortunately the person didn't know what was going on. read more

This pokey stop was one of my favorites in Hawaii! Now, if you know anything about a hole in the walls this place definitely puts the hole in the wall. But it was really nice inside which was crazy. I got fresh poke there and loved every bit of it. So much so that I didn't even take a picture of it! the staff were super friendly and helped me choose what I wanted. You can't go wrong stopping at this spot as long as you can find parking which was a little difficult. read more

Hot dishes made to order. Tasted great but portion was a bit light for the price. Poké is decent. One man operation when I showed up for early lunch. Wasn't bad but fell short of social media hype. read more

Poke By The Pound - Poke Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This cute shop is conveniently located on a corner with some parking spaces on the side. I know they have limited seatings inside, but this place always looks clean. We love their poke! So fresh and yummy. We get two choices with extra garlic. The staff are friendly and quick! When we crave for fresh fish, we always come here. read more

Poke By The Pound - Poke Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I got the Garlic Poke, their tuna salad, and the pickled garlic, which is literally just the garlic. Flavor wise, everything was really solid. The fish was very fresh, soft, and clean tasting, which is ultimately what matters most with poke. The garlic poke had a nice punch without being overpowering, and you can tell the fish quality is high. The tuna salad was simple and well executed, not overly dressed, and easy to eat alongside rice. The pickled garlic was intense but enjoyable if you are someone who actually likes garlic and knows what you are getting into. That said, it is definitely on the pricier side. I understand paying more for quality fish, but the portions versus price felt a little steep. It is good poke and the fish quality is there, but it does not quite feel like a value spot. I would come back, just not regularly. read more

Great quality poke served quick and easy. They're located on the corner of Nimitz and Kahi Street and are very attentive. The service is friendly and their fish is extremely fresh. They have a simple menu with just four or five types of poke and a few hot plates that they can make with the fresh fish. Something new that they recently added is karaoke. read more

Poke By The Pound - Shoyu ahi poke bowl - Poke Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

First off parking can be difficult so maybe if you can, have someone go with you so one person can go in while the other drives around. I went on a holiday so I was able to find street parking. I got a poke bowl which comes with your choice of two types of poke and sushi rice. The sushi rice is lightly flavored so don't worry about it being too vinegary, it is lightly flavored in taste and a little sweet. That is the theme with the flavors being there but not overpowering. I got the spicy ahi and garlic poke. The spicy ahi was not that spicy with just a little heat. The garlic ahi poke had a flavorful mix of sweet, salty, and garlic flavors. Nice balance of flavors without overtaking the taste of the fish. The ahi was fresh, not frozen and you pay for that. The price is on the higher side but good quality. I do not recall seeing any seating so it is a grab and go place. Services was fast and friendly. read more

Poke By The Pound - Spicy ahi and garlic ahi poke bowl - Poke Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Still my favorite spot to pick up poke and they now offer more comfy seating to enjoy your poke fresh. The owner is always super friendly and happy to serve his customers. He just gives off such a positive vibe. Other than my top pick, garlic crunch poke, we decided to try their special of the week, smoked meat. Meat was soft, juicy and not plenty fat which I enjoyed. The flavor had just the right amount of smoke and feel like they gave a lot! I will continue to support this local business! read more

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Expensive but OH SO GOOD. This place is the definition of "hole in the wall". Heck even parking was difficult to find! The lady that served us was very helpful, though. Now, the poke was AMAZING. Appearently it's fresh, never frozen, and that makes a big difference! We tried a couple of different types and they threw in some rice for us as well. I recommend getting some of their kimchi to mix in with your poke. read more

Poke By The Pound - Two different types of poke. - Poke Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

What the heck was that about? I had to order online so I can get my food and enjoy eating it during my lunch break. I arrived and my food isn't even ready! The website says it'll be ready by 10:58AM....its 11:37PM! I should've gotten my online food 37 minutes earlier! What's the point of ordering online???? read more

Poke By The Pound - Poke Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Fresh and flavorful - they do make some of the best fresh poke around. Love supporting local businesses but their price is a little steep for a weekly pick up. Would definitely get for special home celebrations though! read more

Way better than Nico's for sure. Gotta try the ahi belly! My go to place now... clean, friendly, and service can't be beat. Top notch!

I cannot believe this was over $20. Poke plopped on top tortilla chips, disappointed. read more

Poke By The Pound - Poke Nachos - Poke Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

They sell poke bowls and pan fried fish plates. We just ordered two of their poke bowls. Their poke bowls are $17.95 and you get to choose two different flavors. They also have sushi rice. We settled on one bowl with garlic ahi poke and spicy & limu ahi poke. The second bowl we chose spicy ahi and spicy & limu ahi poke. Both bowls contained sushi rice. Their fish was fresh. It was smooth and firm. Out of the three flavors that we tried, the spicy & limu was my favorite. They had condiments on the side that you can put on yourself. I used the furikaki and garlic chips. The bowl was a good size and filled me up. read more

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The place was opening late. An old man works here. Looks like new ownership. Not even prepared before opening. Something must've happened.

My 3yr old's first time having poke! We all loved it. Great little spot. The miso salmon was also delicious!

Stopped by on Monday at 5:20pm and they were closed. Their website says they are open til 6pm and yelp shows they are open til 8pm. They should update their hours so we don't waste time going there when they aren't open. read more

Poke by the pound was recommended by a local friend as an alternative since kbaybros was closed on Mondays. There is limited parking along Nimitz but luckily found a temp spot while we grabbed food. We arrived a little after 1 and looked like the lunch crowd pretty much cleaned house. The guy behind the counter looked like he hated life and seemed a bit reluctant to take our order. We ended up ordering a poke bowl since I didn't want to commit to ordering a ton of poke as it was our first try. The poke itself was good but damn there wasn't much of it in the bowl (see pic). At $18 a bowl, it was a bit steep but it did satisfy our craving. Not sure if we'd come back as there are a ton of poke shops who actually welcome patrons. read more

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We had heard good things about Poke by the Pound and were excited to check it out! The first thing we noticed was that the staff seemed a bit unfriendly. We ordered a two-choice poke bowl and were surprised by the quality of the fish. Usually, poke is made with the best cuts, but it seemed they were using more scrap pieces that weren't cut properly. The flavor was also a bit too salty. For the price, I was expecting better quality and service. read more

Poke By The Pound - Tako poke - Poke Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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This place is sort of a hole in the wall, but don't let looks deceive you! A local recommended this place to us when we asked where the locals like to eat, and now we know why this place was recommended! The poke was so good, and the service was really nice. As we enjoyed our bowls, locals with regular orders kept walking in and walking out with bowls. If you like little heat, order the spicy poke! read more

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Great place for lunch. Love the karaoke system there too. Owner is such a great guy, he definitely makes his poke with love. The kind of love we all are missing in our lives. Definitely recommend read more

I have never been to a poke shop where the price was put into the register before the fish was weighed... No proof of how much was weighed....No stickers nothing on the containers.... I bought half a pound and a quarter pound..... read more

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My first time to stopped by here I ordered Ahi limu poke , its so fresh , clean and yummy ! Highly recommended !! read more

Poke By The Pound - Make fresh every day - Poke Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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The shoyu ahi was really good! Fresh fresh ahi, perfect amount of onions (alot of places skimp on this!), shoyu sauce mix was not sweet (thank goodness). The owner was really cool and i felt really welcomed when i made my order, 5 stars automatic! read more

either closed or open. smaller portions maybe change of ownership... was fast and friendly however

DON'T BE SCAMMED by Poke by the pound like I did!!!! I called to ask why I was charged $37/lb instead of $34/lb and they hung up on me. Very shady people. Overall 1 star: I feel ripped off!!! They charged me $37/lb when I can order online for $34/lb. I can't deal with shady people like this! This used to be my favorite place to buy poke. But I'll probably never go there again. There was no clear sign by the poke saying how much it was per pound. I didn't ask but assumed that it would not cost $37 per pound. I bought less than a 1/2 pound and it cost me $17.76!!!! I'm all for supporting local but I can't afford to support this place anymore. Maybe if there was a clear sign stating the price per pound I would not have been so shocked when purchasing. There are TV's on the back wall that is not in front of the poke display but they are not visible from where the poke is located at the front of shop. Food 3 stars: I got the garlic poke which was really good but still didn't taste that good after I felt I got ripped off. Service 1 star: I didn't get a welcome feeling when talking to the workers this time like I had in the past. Too bad since this was my favorite poke place. read more

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1 for the fresh ahi 1 for offering the mister a sample of their garlic ahi poke perhaps it was close to closing when we dropped by after work, around 6:05pm. it was our first time trying this place, if you are curious. anyway, the two females working at the counter seemed like they were over it.. unfriendly, and unhelpful. at least our three questions were answered. the "pleasant" female offered a sample to the mister, nice of her. on a side note, they only have ahi poke, no salmon poke... i asked haha. ahi was fresh, just a bit pricey to me. after that experience, i'll stick to my usual places when i have a craving for ahi poke. read more

Poke By The Pound - Spicy Tuna (left), and Shoyu Onion (right) - Poke Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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The food here is really good, it's fresh and you definitely get your money worth ! The service is was good as well !

Just OK is not OK. This was the feeling at Poke By The Pound from when I parked till I finished the last bit of rice. Poke By The Pound is located at the corner of Nimitz Hwy and Kalihi St. Look for the giant sign. There's a small strip of road right beside with parking spaces, but unless there are no cars waiting at the light, you can't enter it coming from Nimitz. You need to be heading South on Kalihi St to enter. I had to loop around just to get in. Heading inside, everything was quite spaced out, and didn't seem like much was going on. I was trying to look for the price for a poke bowl and a menu, but didn't see it at all. I just went ahead and ordered. Based on what I saw in the cold case, there's only five different selections for ahi, and one tako. $31.95 per pound for ahi and $19.95 for Tako. That seems pretty dang high from the prices I've been seeing recently. I got the spicy ahi and garlic poke. It was $14.99 for the bowl plus tax. You get quite a hefty size bowl, but it's A LOT of rice. Definitely the most rice I've received for a poke bowl. As for the Ahi, you don't get much. I know it's not by THAT much, but compared to other poke bowls, it didn't appear to be the appropriate portion. Also, compared to other photos from here. It's definitely less! The most hyped here was the Garlic Poke. For me, besides being garlicky, it was overall bland. The ahi was firm. Not melt in your mouth as other places. It was a bit on the drier side. This applied to the Spicy Ahi as well. It had a nice spice kick, but it just didn't have enough flavor. Overall, it was surprisingly not very satisfying. The vast amount of rice plus the under seasoned ahi equates to just an OK Poke Bowl. It wasn't bad. It just wasn't good enough compared to other places. Service was OK. The cashier seemed to lose patience after 15 seconds of waiting while I paid for the exact change. Hi, I can't immediately pull out 70-cents from my pocket. Really that easily annoyed waiting while I pick out two quarters and two dimes? I'll pass on this place. There aren't that many selections, parking is inconvenient, and I've tried what I wanted to. read more

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High quality of Poke and made fresh daily. A little higher of price than what I'm used to at over $30 per pound. I tried 1/4 lb of every available Tuna Poke and ate every bit. There are some cooked options available that I will return for. Not much room to eat inside, but perfect for take out and ready fast. The garlic poke was my favorite with large consistent chunks, zero striations and seemed to be a different tuna or cut than the Hawaiian Salt poke. The spicy big eye Tuna was on point as well. read more

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The quality of the poke was personally one of the best i've had, but not entirely sure if it makes up for the small portion and large price. Lady that was preparing my food dropped a piece of fish on the scale buttons and put it back in my bowl. read more

Been wanting to try this place for a while - finally did a drive by to try their poke bowl and poke by the pound. The price per pound is a tad higher than some other places, but worth it IMHO. The fish is fresh, and their seasonings are on point! The hubby ordered the two-choice poke bowl for $15 - looked like a fair amount of poke and it looked really fresh. He said it's one of the better poke bowls he's had. I ordered a 1/4 lb of the garlic poke - amazeballs! I highly recommend this one if you like garlic. Great place for high quality poke. read more

Poke By The Pound - Poke bowl - shoyu ahi and limu - Poke Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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The service was great but 40 bucks for a pound of two different fish. I expected it to taste amazing, the fish you can tell is not fresh. It seems like it's been frozen for a while in the freezer so when it's actually served up and made it's mushy slimy and gross. I would understand barely if the price was reasonable for the quality but not close at all definitely don't recommend part of the fish looks like mystery meat read more