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    Pokeway

    4.2 (143 reviews)
    ModeratePoke, Salad, Hawaiian
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    So packed! Poke Medium Bowl with 2 Proteins
    Chelsey T.

    I really do love this place. What a smart idea! Choose what size bowl you want. Choose what starch you want. Choose what protein you would like. Choose your sauce. Choose your toppings. Easy! I usually always either go with Ahi and Hamachi but sometimes they run out of Hamachi, so I go with Ahi and salmon. Fish is so fresh! They mix what sauce you choose with the protein right then and there. They have a bunch of toppings to choose from. A little overwhelming but so good! Quick service, very efficient, and nice two that always are working!

    Small Bowl with 1 Protein- salmon with yuzu wasabi, brown rice/spring mix, ocean salad, avocado, edamame, furikake
    Seyoung Y.

    This place is one of my go-tos in downtown when I feel like grabbing something affordable and healthy. The workers are very friendly and always stuff your bowl. Their fish aren't the greatest quality, but considering how affordable it is and how much toppings they give you, I definitely think it's a good place for lunch.

    Large bowl with spicy ahi, hamachi, ahi, two sauces, edamame, ocean salad and masago. Yumm!!!
    Gerry L.

    My lunch mates and I ended up at the Pauahi Tower location after striking out at a place across the street. Hmmm, what to choose? It was the large bowl for me, with a combination of multi-grain rice and spring mix greens with spicy ahi, hamachi and ahi. My sauces were the wasabi aioli and the yuzu wasabi. My toppings were edamame, ocean salad and masago. Whoa, the bowl weighed almost two pounds! It was simply delicious and way too much food for lunch. I ended up taking half home for dinner. It used to be $12.95 but it's now $16.95. Even so, it remains a deal as it ended up being two meals for me.

    Korean Temper Salmon on sushi rice with masago, crab salad and ogo topped with crispy onions. Oishiiii!
    Nathan K.

    This has become one of my favorite places to grab a poke bowl in downtown Honolulu. Good quality ahi and salmon, love the flavor options and add-ons on top of sushi, plain or brown rice and/or greens. Friendly staff in this grab-and-go restaurant located at Bishop Square on the mall level of Pauahi Tower. There are a couple of tables if you want to dine in. Go get some!

    Annie K.

    Definitely a nice lunch spot. The portion size are big so I couldn't finish my bowl at one time. If you work downtown, make your way to Pokeway for lunch.

    Medium Bowl with 2 Proteins
    Wisal S.

    I'm not sure if I was discriminated or they just didn't like me for some reason but they were giving me attitude for no reason and I feel like their attitudes affected my portion size today. As I was checking out and the lady was almost pressuring me to tip her on the tip menu and as I pressed none I believe she said something bad about me in her language to her coworker. KEEP IN MIND that this was my FIRST time here and last time as I was told by many people that this place gives you a packed bowl and as seen on yelp pictures you can see the bowls filled to the top. If this was based off discrimination I am honestly ashamed of this place that discrimination still exists. UPDATE: my cashiers name on my receipt is Vivid A if that's any help to anyone!

    Small Bowl with 1 Protein
    Melissa W.

    Tried their new location next to Square barrels in Bishop Square. It's still as good as I remember and affordable. The smallest sized bowl comes with one protein choice served over rice and/or salad, plus three toppings. I got their multigrain purple rice with romaine lettuce. For protein I chose ahi (which is cubed pieces vs "spicy ahi" which is tartare style). They mixed it with my sauce and then I chose tamago, beets, and masago for my toppings. The protein portion is a little small but on par with other build your own poke bowls that use the oz scoopers. Pokeway however is extremely generous with the toppings and rice/salad so it's more filling compared to other spots. I'd definitely come here a lot for lunch if I worked downtown.

    Fried onion, furikake toppings. Edamame, ginger and onion for side. spring mix and sushi rice with dynamite salmon and spicy ahi.

    Delicious poke! Dynamite sauce is a type of spicy mayo and was so good! This place does not hold back on toppings. Did not expect to finish the bowl but the food was delicious.

    Small spicy ahi bowl with edamame, crab salad, masago, furikake, tempura flakes, and crispy garlic
    Jess W.

    I really like that you can make your own poke bowl here and it ended up being very tasty. Service was quick too! I especially liked the sushi rice and garlic chips. The spicy ahi flavoring was really good too- not too spicy for my taste. The cons were that they couldn't work the gift card that the restaurant actually gave gratis during a prior Yelp event, which was disappointing. I was only told to use it later bc the cashier didn't know what to do. Also, the poke was like small mushed up bits, instead of chunks like you'd usually expect from a poke place. With the price increase to nearly $11 for a tiny bit of fish, I'd expect a bit nicer fish quality.

    Andy F.

    This Is The Poke Way! Pokeway really does Poke the right way. It uses only fresh fish, never frozen, and mixes it with sauce when ordered. That really preserves the quality and freshness of the raw fish. This place is located in Bishop Square, across from Square Barrels. There's NO sign at all outside, but a big, yellow one inside. You just need to stand in front of the door to see it. I've been here twice. My first visit wasn't so pleasant, but the second evened out. There's usually a line out the door because this is just a two person operation. I believe one is the owner, and the other is the mom or aunty or somebody. The process is simple: choose a size (Small, Medium, or Large), select rice and/or salad, pick your proteins (1-3), pick your toppings (3 max, 99 cents for additional), and finally choose your garnishes (sesame seeds, fried garlic, fried onion, and etc.). Price ranges from $9.95-$13.95. Two dollar difference between sizes. I still had my Pokeway $5 gift card from a few years ago at a Yelp Event for Pokeway when there was one outside of Don Quijote. Since that one closed, I had no opportunity to use it until now. On my first visit, I ordered my food, and everything went smoothly until I reached the register. I busted out my gift card, and the old lady was rude and just said "I don't know!" I tried to tell her it's a gift card for here, and if I can use it. Then she says, "next time!" and then just turns away to help the customers behind me. Wow, okay. I was so confused. For a second, I thought about just leaving the poke bowl there and coming back "next time" so I can use the gift card, but I still needed lunch. I paid, and never an offer for my receipt or a thank you. She did come back to see if I paid, but immediately turned away again. Ugh, whatever. I got half sushi rice and half spring mix as my base with Spicy Ahi, Hamachi with Korean Temper Sauce, and Salmon with Dynamite topped with Masago, Ocean Salad, and Crab Salad. Yes, I was feeling spicy. First off, getting both rice and salad doesn't work so well as all the fish is on top of the salad, and you can't even get down into the rice without spilling over. You need to eat some first to make a path. The ahi and salmon were both fresh and very good, and well-portioned. Nothing was really spicy. The Korean temper was more on the sour side, and the dynamite was Mayo-ey, but acceptable. I enjoyed the toppings, but it was a little scant. One bite, gone. The thing that was really off was the sushi rice. It was poorly prepared. It was dry and clumpy. Now that I learned my lesson the first time around. The second time, I just ordered the Spring Mix as my base, and only two items. The large was too much food. This time it was Ahi with Spicy Mayo and Salmon with Wasabi Yuzu topped with the same trio as before but with Spicy Crab Salad instead. The fish were both fresh and well prepared. The Spicy Mayo was good, but the Wasabi Yuzu was too watery. It wasn't as much as last time, but the toppings were a lot. My first time, it was the guy preparing the base and protein while the old lady was doing the toppings. Second time, they switched, i.e, the guy is a lot more generous with the portions! Overall, there were some items that weren't good, and some that were good, so you need to do some trial and error to figure out what's good, but the most important thing is the fish is fresh and well prepared, and just hope it's only the guy doing everything because he will pack your bowl up!! It's not a bad deal at $9.95-$13.95 for a Poke bowl with so many things. In case you were wondering, I did use the gift card because the guy knew. Thank goodness they switched because I honestly wouldn't have accepted another "I don't know. Next time" answer from the old lady. I'll definitely come back for the salmon and hamachi. It's nothing extraordinary, but it's a decent price and well portioned.

    Poke bowl with multi-grain rice, ahi, crab salad, ocean salad and green onions

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    I love this place. The multi grain rice is so ono. I'm working my way through the sauces and haven't disliked anything so far.

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    4 years ago

    Mixed greens, Shrimp or Ahi, Mango Habanero / Shoyu, Cucumber, Avocado, White onion & Salad topping. BOMB!!

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    This is my second favorite place next to Tamura's. I would highly recommend the sesame with the crab salad and crispy garlic.

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    Their fish is fresh with a great assortment of sauces to choose from! My favorite is the dynamite.

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    Good, fresh, reasonably priced poke. Nice people every time! Like having a poke bowl with salad, tasty!

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    Ask the Community - Pokeway

    Did they re open at the new location yet?

    Sorry, we are still in the process of renovations. We hope to open sometime in the first week of August. We will keep you posted as we have a better idea of an exact opening date. Thank you very much and hope to see you soon at our new location… Read more

    When does their new location open? I've been walking by and getting disappointed every day 😭😭

    Sorry for the disappointment. We are working as fast as possible but ran into some minor plumbing issue. We are aiming to open sometime in the first week of August but may be delay. We will definitely let you know when have an exact opening date.… Read more

    Have they move to their new location yet?

    Hi Jina, we are still in the process of renovating our new location at Bishop Square. Once we have a better idea of our opening date, we will definitely let you know our opening date. We are aiming to open around the first week of August, but may… Read more

    What building is this place in? Or what business is this close to?

    It's in 1132 Bishop. It's right across from the 1132 Cafe.

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