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    Poke Chef

    4.7 (148 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Oh yeah! Great bowl! 11.14.24
    Donna T.

    11.14.24 I used to meet my youngest daughter here for lunch when I was in the area. She no longer works in The Woodlands area. I sit stop here by myself and have lunch. The bowls here are very good. I brought my oldest daughter here for lunch. She said it was so good! Great bowls! Of course you know I will return when I am in the area.

    Lisa K ..

    Best lunch date! Take the easy way and select from the menu options! If you build your own bowl make sure you know what you want... employees look a tad annoyed. Small space seating. Popular place for those who know it's there!

    Sherman O.

    A great poke experience. I like that the pricing included all the various sides and toppings vs having to be up charged for avocado or other salads. The tuna tasted fresh and a nice bounce to it, the side of vegetables and salads were a good helping had a variety of sauce you could choose from. I'm finding that poke is not a cheap meal in 2025. The staff of friendly and being able to create your own Poké balls I felt like the helpings were on point with the price very clean facility in inviting atmosphere and kind staff. Clean facility a couple of tables for outdoor sitting, which probably wouldn't be ideal from June to August in the Woodlands area. Parking directly in front of the restaurant might be tough, although it does share a very large parking lot to the side in front of Burlington Coat Factory. Would recommend and if I'm back in the Woodlands and I'm looking for poke I would stop at this place again Note my rating system: 1 Star: I wouldn't recommend 2 Stars: Didn't hit my standards 3 Stars: Average (nothing special) 4 Stars: Above Average. Would recommend. Still looking for the 5 Star. 5 Stars: Top of their game. Great food. Great service. Would recommend and plan on returning.

    Justin V.

    Hands down my favorite poke place between Spring and Conroe. Amazing fresh fish and generous portions, all for a great price. Some poke places try to give you the bare minimum in toppings, but you'll leave poke chef with what feels like a brick in your hand. Sometimes I'm able to stretch my poke into a second meal! This place is awesome for a fresh meal after shopping or working out (it's located right across from the Woodlands mall and 24-hr fitness). There is some seating indoors with a few tables, but I generally just take my food to-go!

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    Lilit A.

    Great fresh poke! Had a wonderful experience at Poke Chef. The food is fresh and the restaurant is clean. They have great service and my son and I really enjoyed the food. Will definitely be back again!

    Food was amazing , a lot of choices to choose from plus a lots of topping to add to your bowl . great service and very friendly employees, we will definitely come back .

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    Brett N.

    Why 5 stars? Because this is my favorite poke spot in the area. --- --- --- Full disclosure: It's possible that I have not had any other poke in the area, but I enjoyed everything about my experience here that it's now my favorite by default. I can't really think of anything I didn't like about my experience. The only thing that comes to mind if not specific to Poke Chef, but is more about poke places in general. When you get wasabi, I wish they would just heavily mix it into the bowl, rather than you having to carefully dip each bite into the dab of wasabi in the corner. I understand it's probably risky if it's not very thinly distributed and you get an unsuspecting lump of it, but I'm willing to roll that dice Anyway, back to Poke Chef. They have alternative protein options like steak and eel, so I ordered a large (3 proteins) and went with those two plus ahi tuna. I piled it high with about as many toppings as would fit in the bowl and topped it off with a mango juice. All of it was great and I will happily return again.

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    5 years ago

    Very delicious, the ingredients are fresh. This is no doubt the best poke place in The Woodlands!

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    Ate here almost a dozen times, both the food and the service has been consistently great. That's all one can ask for

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    So good! Fish is fresh, great service, and a wide variety of toppings! Love this place! I'll def be back here!

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    6 years ago

    Consistent food and always flavorful. Normally order pickup for lunch and the order is always ready on time.

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    6 years ago

    You know it's good when you tried it for the first time on a Monday and by next Monday you've had it 3 other times!! So good. So fresh!

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    This is the best poke place hands down!!! Everything is fresh and very high quality. Give this place a try!!

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    4 years ago

    Best poke restaurant in the Woodlands!!! Super fresh seafood + a wide variety of sauces. Really hits the spot in all categories of Poke!!

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    6 years ago

    Great portion sizes. Fish is always fresh and the service was very friendly. The spicy Mayo was too spicy but overall good experience

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    OMG LOVE EATING HERE w friends and family the food is fresh and it's tasty:) the workers are sweet

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    6 years ago

    Great poke bowl! Family enjoyed it all was fresh! More ingredients would be most welcome though!

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    5 years ago

    Huge serving sizes, don't expect the most talkative or excitable workers but honestly that doesn't matter because the food is so good.

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    Once again perfect mix made perfect bowl. Everything was fresh and tasty. Server was patience and made sure my bowl was perfect.

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    Outstanding! Their website is easy to order from. The poke bowls are delicious. Service is fast and friendly.

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