Everything tasted incredibly flavorful an fresh, and the staff were so friendly and welcoming. I loved the self-serving toppings bar, which allowed me to build the perfect bowl with a great variety of options. The taste was spot on and truly delicious. I definitely wish I had room in my bag to take one of their plates on my flight back home! I'm already planning to come back on my next visit to try more of their menu. read more

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Don't let the look of the building throw you off. The poke is FRESH and delicious! The price is great. The banana bread is so moist and yummy. The service was awesome. Especially if it's your first time and you don't know what you're doing. Some of our photos were taken AFTER we started to eat. Sorry =| read more

The service is very fast so I'd recommend knowing what meats you want with how much rice. The ambiance is "get in and get out" with no frills. This isn't a tourist location so expect lots of locals. After you get a bowl of rice and meat, you add your sauces (spicy mayo, sesame oil, ...) and toppings (furikake, onions, ...). The rice was good and the meats were great; I highly recommend the garlic butter shrimp! Considering I paid $10 for a delicious Poke bowl that I got to customize for my tastes, this was an easy 5-star. read more

Poke To Your Taste - Poke Bowl with Ahi and Shoyu - Poke Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Incredible food. Awesome service. It was our first time trying Poke and the woman working helped us pick out a great plate. Cute local restaurant. If we come back to Hilo we will be back! read more

Poke To Your Taste - Poke Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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We saw this place on our way to the beach and decided to try it out today. The poke taste great and fresh. The food cost here is cheap compared to places we been to and taste good. The parking lot is so tiny that only a few cars can park at a time. This place is so busy when we came here today. The staff was nice. read more

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Always great. Inexpensive fast service. Friendly staff. Small place for to go food. Hotnfood. Great poke with condiments can make your own style. read more

Holy smokes this place had the freshest poke I had on my trip. The person helping us was so nice. Obviously she knew we were tourists the moment we stepped in, so she explained the menu and all of their sauces to us: the poke comes with either ahi or garlic shrimp or a mix of both. We opted for the mix. Then you take their tray of sauces and condiments and put the sauces onto your poke--- to your taste. The garlic shrimp, amazing. The ahi was fresh and so so good with the sauces they provided. We also grabbed a few of the $1 spam musubi. Everything was really tasty and extremely affordable, I really wish we had visited sooner but we came here on our way to the airport. Last time I visited the islands of Hawaii, I was so disappointed in the food, but this place feels special. It has a much more local and family-run feel, the food was so good, and the people were so nice. I think we were the only tourists at this spot when we went. There are only about 4-5 spots for parking but if you're lucky enough to snag a spot, make sure you try a lot of food here!! If you don't get a spot right away, just wait for one, it's totally worth it. Mahalo, we will be back! read more

Poke is absolutely fantastic! They are so nice and the food is very well priced! We needed something super fast so we could get to the airport and they were! read more

Local Ohana with the best Poke on island!!!! The fresh catch deliciousness is turned into magic. The place is always busy for a good reason. Highly recommended. Just know parking is tight. read more

The best!!!! Such delicious poke and it's a family run hole in the way best in the island. I wonder if Albert still works there. He made the experience perfect every time! read more

Come here all the time for cheap breakfast and their $1 spam musubis. I also get their $20 spicy and vinegar beef jerky which is your best bang for your buck thin jerky. read more

i got a poke bowl here with a scoop of ahi tuna and kimchi tako! The food here is fresh and delicious, after ordering there is a table on the side where you can customize the topping on your bowl! the staff here is great! Definitely recommend coming here to grab some food! read more

Poke To Your Taste - poke bowl - Poke Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Cannot go wrong with the prices over here and the breakfast bentos. Anytime I hit up Hilo town gotta go iykyk

Really sweet hole in a wall dive that serves tasty food. There's a choice between getting a hot plate versus poke. We got a lau lau plate with lomi salad and rice, a Kalua pork plate with potato crab salad and rice, spicy ahi poke (1/2 pound) and a spam Misubi. It was delicious and freshly made. Everything was super affordable. The lau lau was my favorite- right amount of bitterness from the ti leaves with the silkiness from the fatty pork- it's a lau lau I came to hawaii for. Even though I didn't make my own poke bowl, for my half pound I could add toppings like onions and seaweed on top of it and it didn't cost extra. We loved the Misubi so much I went back in to get more for our travels the next day and the chef in the back immediately made more- so don't be fooled by the empty tray- ask for it. read more

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So nice and friendly. We wanted to purchase more CMC beef jerky flavors than what the store had available. They called Shane and he brought the order to the store for us to pick up later after closing. Shane also delivered my 1st order to my hotel. Not only are they delicious, they are willing to go out of their way to deliver!! They truly deliver read more

If you like poke and are taking a flight out from Hilo Airport, and want one last poke bowl, you can get a real good one from this local no frills takeout joint. Poke is fresh and you can help yourself with toppings. Parking is a bit challenging. There are 3 spaces in the front but service is fast so cars are constantly coming and going. The signage for the restaurant is extremely faded. Think the locals know about it but it makes it harder for tourists to find it. read more

Ono ono ono! I grew up on Kauai but have been away from the islands for 20 years so when we visited the big island we had to get some local grindz. My hubby got the build your own poke bowl. The ahi was top of the line- no sinews, just perfect fish! Add in some onions, spicy mayo and other toppings for the full experience. I got the lau lau plate with lomi lomi salmon and a bag of boiled peanuts. The lau lau was fresh, not greasy, just perfect. I'd eat here every day if I could. read more

Poke To Your Taste - Build your own poke bowl - Poke Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

This is some of the cheapest poke I think I've found on the island! Note that like the title suggests, the poke is to your taste, meaning that you season the poke yourself at a seasoning/sauce station. It's very no-frills. From the moment you turn off Leilani Street (away from the rubbish dump) and into their tiny parking lot on an incline, you'll know that this is truly a local joint. Inside the storefront, there's a glass case with their ahi poke, which you order by the pound. Then you take it to a table that has seasonings: shoyu, salt, oyster sauce, sesame oil, chili water, chili flakes, onion, scallion, etc. Season to your heart's content. Because the ahi is so fresh, I don't think you can go wrong, it'll taste awesome. Also, they sell amazing beef jerky there. I highly recommend you get the shoyu flavor. It's fantastic. Super thin and crispy, unlike the usual American beef jerky that's more soft. read more

I came here on my second day of visiting the big island. Got mistaken for being a local, so that was cool. What I love about this place was the reviews I had read before hand and how they lived up to the reviews. This is a build-your-own style poke place. You choose your fish and the base of rice or greens and then you get to put your own toppings on it. A very tiny hole in the wall place, great prices, best customer service and local vibe. NOTE: parking is very limited and it is located on a street that can get a bit polluted with the light being right there. read more

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Man finally after a year of living on this island my husband and I got to come in and experience the ono grinds! Loved that you could literally serve yourself! The fish was not chewy it was so perfect honestly every bite the cut was just right and the sauces you could choose and how much I mean how can you go wrong if you just listen to your gut! Your stomach knows what's good! The sauces on point loved the taco mixture hit so good with the rice and poke!! Will for sure be coming back and experiencing this place any time I get a chance! I wish they opened up Later and or had a second location even because man this was great! Quick turn around as well you can tell this is a local favorite and now I know why!!! This is a must experience and must go back again type spot! Thanks for the true aloha and the ohana vibe! They do not open up on the weekends so get there early and don't miss out on making your own kind poke bowl okay!!!! Was fire! I honestly could not stop making sounds the entire way through! Also I loved walking in and seeing the keiki chilling while their elders ran the place! I love family owned and supporting local! I also love serving myself so this place quickly become a easy fav! Go check them out you will not regret it! read more

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I've been here once during my first year in Hilo and haven't really been back due to the inconvenient location on one of the busiest roads ever. It's located on Leilani Street right at the the corner of the 4 way intersection. The location is actually easily spotted. The parking situation, however, isn't too great. It's a small area that maybe fits 5-6 cars (that includes blocking at least two people in), and it's one of the busiest street ever due to Leilani leading in and out of the transfer station. Easiest way to exit is if you reverse park but that itself is already difficult. I got the combo plate with both the spicy ahi poke and kalua pork plate for $10. At first glance, I thought the price paid for the amount I got was relatively expensive. It was one scoop of poke on the "sides" portion of the container and one scoop of kalua pork on the other side while a huge bed of rice in the "main dish" portion. The beauty of this place is that patrons are able to customize their own poke. I added on more spicy mayo, green and white onions, furikake, and sesame oil on my already premade poke. Yum! Those additions definitely made my poke more delicious! The fish was really fresh. The kalua pork was okay. Didn't wow me. And surprisingly the portions were really, really filling! Definitely worth it. If you're ever interested in building your own poke, this is definitely the place to go. It might be humbug trying to park but once you get pass that obstacle, the poke is worth it! read more

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The quality of fish is really good and I love that you can put your own toppings. I always feel like I use all the topping on the tray, my bad! My son's love the musubi, and they provide great service! Although the place is a little small and limited parking, it's good for a quick grab and go, just like a mom and pops store. read more

Awesome hole in wall poke joint. Easy in and out. Friendly and knowledgeable staff and parking was simple

This is a no frills poke spot, definitely a locals spot with a build your own adventure style poke. Ordered the ahi poke with rice and then the friendly woman working there showed me to the toppings and sauces and basically said go crazy. Opens super early and about $10 for poke. We went twice on our visit to Hilo. read more

Poke To Your Taste - Ahi poke - Poke Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Best poke shop on island! Every time I come home to the big island this is one of the first stops I go :)

Great food. Fast service. My favorite plate. Parking is sometimes an issue but so worth finding parking read more

Poke To Your Taste - Poke Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Quick to get your food. Friendly staff. Very good poke, potato salad, and nachos. Parking is tough. But nothing can be done about that.

This is our absolute favorite place to eat in Hilo. The prices are seriously amazing and the food is the best. The breakfast bentos, musubi, kalua pork, laulau plates and the freshest poke made your way. What's not to love other than the parking, but that keeps it from getting too busy. Also wish they were open on weekends. LOVE this place read more

Amazing quality food, 5/5 would recommend trying it, was confused when I walked in since it is a no-frills place, but the quality of the ingredients is top notch, and it's cheap, you season the food yourself with some fresh ingredients. Was handed a large container of rice and a lot of raw tuna cubes, they were amazing and I can't add a picture because I ate it all before I remembered to take a picture. The staff was incredibly kind and helpful. Parking is small so get their early! It's the few spots in front of the building. read more

Parking can be difficult to find but food is reasonably priced & delicious. The breakfast special is my go to on weekday mornings.

I've tried this place this one day and then the next thing I know I'm coming back multiple times in one week! Prices are reasonable! And the food is delicious! Cute family oriented hole "on the side of the highway" poke shop!! Great options to build your own poke and lots of great sauces to dress your plates as well as your poke with! They also have other great side options to choose from such as Banana Bread/Regular Beef Jerky/Spicy Beef Jerky/Musubis/and a variety of bentos great for on the go rides! read more

Poke To Your Taste - Kalua Nachos with MY version of a shoyu poke! (Ahi/Shoyu/Green Onions/Onions/Furikake/Sesame Seeds/Sesame Oil/Kukui Nuts) - Poke Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Affordable, solid, tasty, reliable, nice service. The musubi's are a winner at $1 and just the right size/ratio of spam to rice, and they make them up for you if there are none on the counter. The crispy pork is my regular stop, and their nachos and laulau are reliably good. Wish the parking was better, but can't have everything. read more

Bomb dot com! Yummy onolicious local grinds. Deals on deals! Friendly fast customer service. Ohana run. Tip: Reverse park for easier exit read more

Poke To Your Taste - Crispy Pork $6.50 broke da mouth - Poke Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

We went back in February on our two week trip to big island. Hands down the best food we had. The place looks pretty unassuming, but the people are very nice and will tell you how their food service works. You ask for the type you want, they get it for you and then you add sauce and toppings on your own. It was so good. And it was busy too read more

Poke To Your Taste - a container of food - Poke Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Unfortunately this place is closed on saturdays and sundays. The website and yelp have it wrong. Someone needs to update this.

Ono, free toppings for your poke. The spice is a little lacking but probably for the best. The price is just right rivaling Sack n Save prices about $15 a pound. Parking is a little hard so try back park in. read more

LE-GIT. Parking is tight and I am so glad I was able to stop in. I got a poke bowl and two spam musubi to snack on later. The poke is fresh, and the add-ins are truly available so you can make it to your taste. The price is great, too! I am glad this was my last meal before leaving Hilo! read more

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Talk about excellent costumer service. ... never been to this spot but this spot felt so welcoming.

While driving around in Hilo, I found this little small "hole in the wall shack of a place" where they sell poke. This place is very unique, as they have a concept where you pay for your plain or shoyu poke first, and then there is a condiments table where you add in whatever condiments you want on your poke. Some of the condiments include minced garlic, chopped green onions, sesame seed, kukui nut, shoyu, chili pepper water, furikake, chili peppers, chopped onions, and spicy mayo. The ahi they used was outstanding! Very FRESH! They had a limited selection of the types of poke they had, but what they did have, it was all so fresh & yummy! I ordered a poke bowl ($8.00) & you get a choice of two pokes and white rice. I got the shoyu poke, & crab poke with rice. They also sell Spam Musubi's for only $1.00 here! What a deal folks!!!! The owner is a elderly gentlemen........a very friendly, & nice guy! I asked him - "how long has this shop been here"? As I don't remember seeing it in all the years I use to go to the Big Island. He told me he has been here for 6 years. He had told me he use to be a commercial fisherman, then later he started selling poke from a truck, then it progressed to this little store years later......... There are a few parking spaces in front of the store. When you go inside the store, it's basically just counter service. You pick up, then run...........there are no tables inside the store to sit and eat. As for me, I made a new friend today, so after buying my poke bowl, I was in the back room grinding, & talking story with the owner! Lol! Before I left, I had to pick up one of the $1.00 Spam musubi's! For just one dollar, "how can go wrong"???? I mean think about it..........the local Spam musubi is the perfect mobile food! 1. The Spam musubi is portable..........you can carry it in a bag, or just throw it in your pocket (just don't sit on it!). 2. It has the fatty mystery meat - SPAM! - That's a good thing! :) 3. It has soft fluffy rice to protect the precious salty Spam meat. - Good! 4. It has Nori (Japanese Seaweed) to wrap up the soft fluffy rice & Spam, to make it the perfect portable meal! Think about it........I could be walking, and I could still be eating a Spam musubi because everything is nicely wrapped up. In fact, I could probably run, & eat this musubi too! Lol! 5. Last of all, if anyone comes at you aggressively...........if you throw the Spam musubi at them hard enough, maybe you could stun them, then make your getaway! But of course, I would never do that! I mean, why would I waste a good Spam Musubi? It's like throwing a brick of GOLD! Lol! After eating my poke bowl, I was already full, so I just threw my musubi into my computer bag, and ate it a few hours later.......See! Like I said, it's portable! :) read more

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It's literally poke to your taste, set up with a topping station that includes green onion, garlic, mac nuts, spicy mayo, you name it. The poke was ono and super fresh. Price is $9.50 a bowl- that's cheap!! But what stole my heart was the absolutely delicious spam musubi!!! I shoulda bought three!! read more

Poke To Your Taste - Choose your own toppings!! - Poke Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii