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Poki Bowl

4.0 (105 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
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Sonya E.

Stopped here for a quick lunch before heading back to the home office. The shop is small and has very few tables and chairs. It's probably easiest to order for takeout. I chose the three poke combo over fresh green mix. The fish did taste pretty good and had more flavor than other poke joints in the area. The service was good and I was in and out within five minutes. Seaweed is extra but avocado is free of charge. Everything is getting more expensive as I paid over $20 for a Poké bowl.

Ahi Tuna with brown rice
Sarah B.

TOGO REVIEW: Just came home from Tahoe and wanted a near by place to eat and my friend said let's do Poki Bowl i was like sure! This place is in the plant too! I got my usual ahi tuna, shrimp, and brown rice with the spicy poke sauce, and miso sauce. and i got spam musubi! Looks like they make it fresh too cuz they told us 15 minutes to prep but it was less then 10 minutes. They take CC's which i think is important. Overall: This place is okay the curtner one is better but i like that they had brown rice. Will i b back? sure.

poke bowl without sauces (health accommodation)
Sarah D.

This is the second time I have been to this poke shop. The first time I went was at the beginning of the pandemic in February 2020, and this time I came, I was served by the exact same person (I think the owner) and she was very helpful, informing me about the ingredients because of my health condition, and she was very kind. Very allergy friendly and accommodating. This spot serves a regular bowl where you can have a selection of three proteins. I like how a lot of their available proteins are made without sauce (I usually cannot eat sauces for allergy reasons), and you can choose if you want sauce later. There are other poke restaurants that already mix the fish with spicy marinades or sauces, so there are only a few options where the fish is by itself. I feel like the scoop size for the proteins are small, but this place does a great job of providing more than enough toppings. They are extremely generous as well for serving avocado without an extra charge, unlike many other places. The total of my bowl was $18. Maybe I should order a large to get more proteins next time, but overall I like how convenient this place is. There is good service you can always count on.

Sunil R.

Poki Bowl is good. Their fish is always fresh. They don't carry many toppings like say a Poke House but do include a scoop of avo. I am not a big fan of their potion size though. Their large bowl was quite small actually and $22 including tip for a relatively small bowl seems a bit much. The gentleman who helped me was super nice.

Regular Bowl with Half and Half Base
Stephanie D.

The worker there was really nice and service was good. I liked the quality of the fish and love the miso sauce dressing that they had. The topping options were nice. Portion size was okay, but might not be enough if someone has a really big appetite. :D 4/5 good service

Paula S.

Just so happened to be in the area and was craving some poke I got this giant, delicious bowl of poke last night and was in heaven! They read my requests and fulfilled them perfectly! perfectly blended, not overpowering or too much. This was the perfect way to end a very long day! Thank you!!

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Jane E.

Poke Bowl is one of my favorite poke spots in the Bay Area. You can build your own bowl, medium-large, which determines the scoops of fish you get. You can pick your base - rice (white or brown), greens, or chips, pick your fish, veggies, sauce and then toppings. I got 1/2 rice and 1/2 greens, all salmon, onions and extra cucumbers, spicy sauce, avocado, green onions, furikake, sesame seeds, and sesame dressing. It was bomb!! I like their house sauce. The store is clean. Staff is friendly. They painted a mural on the wall that is such a nice touch to the place. The owner is always super friendly and has thanked us every time we've visited. We'll be back!

Large Bowl with Half and Half Base, salmon, spicy tuna, tuna, avocado, and all the toppings.
Sara L.

Many years ago, I had hopped onto the poke bowl trend, so I have tried a range of pokebowls around the world and kind of have a good gauge of what a good pokebowl consists of. At Poki Bowl, the basics are just there. It's nothing extra, nor exciting. You get a standard 4 base to choose from, about 6 types of fish, and under 10 types of toppings if I remember. The flavours are good, fish is fresh. However, 1 scoop of fish here is comparatively tiny. Usually, two scoops of what they give here would = to 1 scoop elsewhere. It is a bit on the pricey side (we got a large for $18+), but this is considered a regular size in many other outlets I've eaten at. They also charge for edamame and seaweed which is meh, as IMO, is not a premium ingredient. The sauces make things better but will explore...:)

Regular Bowl w/ sushi rice & spam musubi
Evelyn H.

I was very excited to have a new poké place in the area, so I had to check it out. I believe Poki Bowl is franchise because I'm pretty sure I've been to others in San Jose and the selection and pricing is different. I ordered a regular bowl with 3 scoops of fish. I went with spicy tuna, tuna, and salmon mixed in their medium spice house sauce. I usually get edamame and seaweed salad as part of my bowl but opted to skip those here as they both came at an extra charge (never seen those come at extra cost before...) They also had spam musubi here, so I was super-excited to order that as well. The basic bowl itself was pricier than most poké places and although everything looked delicious, the overall texture and food experience was very average to below average. The rice was extremely mushy and soft - way too much water in its preparation and there was just too much of it. It was such a disappointment because it was also the same rice used for the musubi... Squishy musubi is not happy musubi. The employees were very nice and they kept the place clean. There was no AC however, so it was pretty warm inside and made things a little uncomfortable on a hot day... I really, really, REALLY wanted to like this place, but the rice, the price, and the extra costs of some staple items for my bowl just turned me off. I'd like to give them another shot in a few months after they've had a chance to hopefully make adjustments... hopefully. Fingers crossed.

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Aye here this is the best poke I ever ate before. The workers are all nice. I love this place fr

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Food is wonderful and I live near so it is always a go to spot whenever I need something fast.

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