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After running errands, Poki Poki stood out and I decided to pick up lunch here. I typically love Poki Poki at other locations so didn't think it would be different. Boy was I wrong! Firstly when I entered, there were two patrons sitting at their tables having lunch and watching TV. The two young ladies behind the counter stood there like mannequins and didn't speak or move until I came to the counter and tell them that I wanted two regular bowls. I guess saying hello was too difficult?! All of the sudden they both started making me a bowl and asking what I want. It was very irritating as I need to remember what my husband likes and what I want. But their constant asking the same questions about the different plates was overwhelming. In the end, after I paid, they went back to their mannequin positions with no thank you or bye. It was a very odd experience. Kinda felt like a Twilight Zone Episode. As far as the food. The salmon was okay and avocado was fresh. Spicy tuna tasted was okay but not great. The cubed tuna smelled a little funny for my husband so he removed them. The worst part was the undercooked rice. It was very difficult to eat. I don't know what was going on but this wasn't as good as their other locations. I'll stick to my Encinitas locations as far as Poki Poki bowls.
Highly impressed with this little poke shop. Service is fast and the staff is so friendly! I didn't get her name but the girl with brown hair and pink hat was awesome and gave great recommendations! A large bowl (4 scoops) is $16.95 ($18.26 after tax) which can be a bit pricey but it seems fair in comparison to many other poke shops nowadays. Their large may seem like a smaller portion than some big chain poke shops but I was stuffed! Plus they are generous with toppings my bowl consisted of - 2 scoops salmon, 1 spicy tuna, 1 seared ahi tuna (you only get 2 slices of seared ahi but I liked it still and usually don't see it as an option at other poke places) - white rice - onion & cucumber - radish - edamame - ginger - fried garlic - miso sauce (I thought this was unique to their shop!) - spicy mayo - medium poki poki sauce (it is spicer than you think! 6 or 7/10 spice level!) Overall, the bowl tasted great and I appreciate the ingredients and toppings that are more unique to their shop.
I'm bumping them to 5 stars. The place is spotless. All of the ingredients were incredibly fresh. And, trust me, the regular size bowl is PLENTY of food. You get three proteins with the regular. My bowl was excellent. Service was speedy. Liked 'em before. Really like 'em now.
Yum this is my first time coming here. I'm usually a brown bagger but I didn't have anything left at home to pack a healthy lunch so I decided to treat myself. There is quite a bit of variety here. More seafood choices than the place I usually go and more crunchy toppings too. I like that the regular bowl comes with 3 proteins when I'm used to 2. I tried the seared ahi, ahi and shrimp. Everything tasted great and fresh. I will come by again for lunch sometime
The people who work there are always friendly and they work quickly as well. The food is delicious. There's a lot of options you can choose from. You'd choose the size of bowl you want. I usually do the option with 3 proteins. Then you choose your base (rice, salad or mix). You choose from protein like salmon, shrimp and tofu. Then you choose your add ons like cucumber and onions, corn, guacamole, crab meat and sauces. I love the eel sauce and spicy Mayo. They do have a few cans of drinks for sale and some lollipops. There are forks, napkins and chopsticks there as well and you can get your food in a plastic bag to go. Today I had an order without edamame and yet some still ended up in my bowl. It's important that staff is very careful about not mixing food up in case anyone has an allergy or just simply doesn't like the food. Overall, it's a really great local Poke restaurant that gives you delicious food quickly. I'll add, just in case anyone needs to know, there is parking right out front and no drive thru. I recommend going here.
The regular size bowl gets you a lot of food! I only get shrimp for my protein, and it tasted fresh. I love the topping options they have--if a poke place offers pineapple, then I already love it. This is a great poke place in San Marcos.
A friend and I found this place on Yelp and wanted to give it a try. I'm extremely happy we did, everything about my experience was awesome. I wish I got her name to give her credit, but the young lady working was very helpful and patient with me. She gave me a lot of recommendations and told me her preferences. When I'm ordering from somewhere the first time, I love when the staff tell me what they eat. You'd be surprised how many times the worker won't help in anyway. This lovely young lady had no problems helping me build a delicious bowl of spicy poke. I honestly don't think I'd change anything about it. This place is in a place with plenty of parking, so there is no problem there. The food was excellent, the service was outstanding, I was overly impressed with everything. I'll gladly make the drive to eat here again.
Finally had the opportunity to try this place and was excited to bring my daughter, because it would be her first time eating Poke. Sadly to say it was disappointing. I've had Poke in other places in SD and all over the country and this place just isn't up to par. Decor-basic restaurant and menu. It was clean and even had our door seating which was cool, because it was cold inside. Service-Poor, the guy taking our order really wasn't of any help. He didn't seem to like his job and defiantly didn't have customer service training. No smile, no help with options, and didn't care to give suggestions. Food-Poke itself was only ok. Portions were smaller then I've seen other places and they didn't have any specialty bowls. All flavors were bland and just ok. Much better tasting Poke in SD with much better service.
2 years ago
Honestly didn't have high expectations for this place. It was close to opening and none of the monitors were on yet until asked, it was dark... didn't think it was gonna be good. My husband ordered and brought home the bowls. I got the regular bowl with 3 fish- salmon, tuna and octopus. Along with a bunch of fixings/sides such as tamago, seaweed, edamame, corn, jalapeño, seaweed salad, crab, cucumber, wasabi and ginger. It was huge! The serving was huge. The fish amount was standard as they use a scoop. But super generous on the sides/fixings, which for the most part makes the bowl right?! Much better than poke one and half in SM. Probably be the place we go to now on. read more
After running errands, Poki Poki stood out and I decided to pick up lunch here. I typically love Poki Poki at other locations so didn't think it would be different. Boy was I wrong! Firstly when I entered, there were two patrons sitting at their tables having lunch and watching TV. The two young ladies behind the counter stood there like mannequins and didn't speak or move until I came to the counter and tell them that I wanted two regular bowls. I guess saying hello was too difficult?! All of the sudden they both started making me a bowl and asking what I want. It was very irritating as I need to remember what my husband likes and what I want. But their constant asking the same questions about the different plates was overwhelming. In the end, after I paid, they went back to their mannequin positions with no thank you or bye. It was a very odd experience. Kinda felt like a Twilight Zone Episode. As far as the food. The salmon was okay and avocado was fresh. Spicy tuna tasted was okay but not great. The cubed tuna smelled a little funny for my husband so he removed them. The worst part was the undercooked rice. It was very difficult to eat. I don't know what was going on but this wasn't as good as their other locations. I'll stick to my Encinitas locations as far as Poki Poki bowls. read more
4 years ago
Highly impressed with this little poke shop. Service is fast and the staff is so friendly! I didn't get her name but the girl with brown hair and pink hat was awesome and gave great recommendations! A large bowl (4 scoops) is $16.95 ($18.26 after tax) which can be a bit pricey but it seems fair in comparison to many other poke shops nowadays. Their large may seem like a smaller portion than some big chain poke shops but I was stuffed! Plus they are generous with toppings my bowl consisted of - 2 scoops salmon, 1 spicy tuna, 1 seared ahi tuna (you only get 2 slices of seared ahi but I liked it still and usually don't see it as an option at other poke places) - white rice - onion & cucumber - radish - edamame - ginger - fried garlic - miso sauce (I thought this was unique to their shop!) - spicy mayo - medium poki poki sauce (it is spicer than you think! 6 or 7/10 spice level!) Overall, the bowl tasted great and I appreciate the ingredients and toppings that are more unique to their shop. read more
I'm bumping them to 5 stars. The place is spotless. All of the ingredients were incredibly fresh. And, trust me, the regular size bowl is PLENTY of food. You get three proteins with the regular. My bowl was excellent. Service was speedy. Liked 'em before. Really like 'em now. read more
Yum this is my first time coming here. I'm usually a brown bagger but I didn't have anything left at home to pack a healthy lunch so I decided to treat myself. There is quite a bit of variety here. More seafood choices than the place I usually go and more crunchy toppings too. I like that the regular bowl comes with 3 proteins when I'm used to 2. I tried the seared ahi, ahi and shrimp. Everything tasted great and fresh. I will come by again for lunch sometime read more
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The people who work there are always friendly and they work quickly as well. The food is delicious. There's a lot of options you can choose from. You'd choose the size of bowl you want. I usually do the option with 3 proteins. Then you choose your base (rice, salad or mix). You choose from protein like salmon, shrimp and tofu. Then you choose your add ons like cucumber and onions, corn, guacamole, crab meat and sauces. I love the eel sauce and spicy Mayo. They do have a few cans of drinks for sale and some lollipops. There are forks, napkins and chopsticks there as well and you can get your food in a plastic bag to go. Today I had an order without edamame and yet some still ended up in my bowl. It's important that staff is very careful about not mixing food up in case anyone has an allergy or just simply doesn't like the food. Overall, it's a really great local Poke restaurant that gives you delicious food quickly. I'll add, just in case anyone needs to know, there is parking right out front and no drive thru. I recommend going here. read more
5 years ago
The regular size bowl gets you a lot of food! I only get shrimp for my protein, and it tasted fresh. I love the topping options they have--if a poke place offers pineapple, then I already love it. This is a great poke place in San Marcos. read more
3 years ago
A friend and I found this place on Yelp and wanted to give it a try. I'm extremely happy we did, everything about my experience was awesome. I wish I got her name to give her credit, but the young lady working was very helpful and patient with me. She gave me a lot of recommendations and told me her preferences. When I'm ordering from somewhere the first time, I love when the staff tell me what they eat. You'd be surprised how many times the worker won't help in anyway. This lovely young lady had no problems helping me build a delicious bowl of spicy poke. I honestly don't think I'd change anything about it. This place is in a place with plenty of parking, so there is no problem there. The food was excellent, the service was outstanding, I was overly impressed with everything. I'll gladly make the drive to eat here again. read more
3 years ago
Finally had the opportunity to try this place and was excited to bring my daughter, because it would be her first time eating Poke. Sadly to say it was disappointing. I've had Poke in other places in SD and all over the country and this place just isn't up to par. Decor-basic restaurant and menu. It was clean and even had our door seating which was cool, because it was cold inside. Service-Poor, the guy taking our order really wasn't of any help. He didn't seem to like his job and defiantly didn't have customer service training. No smile, no help with options, and didn't care to give suggestions. Food-Poke itself was only ok. Portions were smaller then I've seen other places and they didn't have any specialty bowls. All flavors were bland and just ok. Much better tasting Poke in SD with much better service. read more
2 years ago
10 years ago
Oh... my... God, Becky, look at that bowl It is so big, it looks like a whole fish and his girlfriend. But, ya know, who understands putting sriracha mayo on a fish anyway? It looks like a mountain, because, They piled on like every topping, 'kay? I mean, that bowl, is just so big I can't believe it's just so full, it's like out there I mean damn, look It's just so, fresh. I like big Poke Bowls and i can not lie... ...yeahhh that probably stopped being funny about 5 minutes ago. But seriously... OMG I just had the most amazing lunch.. for under $11... completely guilt free... customized to perfection... and it was so big I have another meal sitting in the fridge. It's build-your-own subway-style so you get exactly what you want and nothing you don't want. Choose your base (rice or salad or chips), choose your fishes (yes you get multiple!), choose your sauces, and choose your toppings - and it's like topping DISNEYLAND. They consider giant scoops of CRAB MEAT a topping. What?? For real? When they ask what toppings, just say "YES". Did i mention they have CRAB to top it with? And Masago? And a million other delicious things... and CRAB though! Let's see if i can remember everything that went into mine... spring salad, scallops, yellowtail, albacore, spicy sauce, sriracha mayo, jalapenos, seaweed salad, double crab, masago, fried garlic, edamame, green onions, wasabi, ginger, nori, and more sriracha mayo. Bomb.com. I'm already planning my next bowl... i'm thinking double scallop octopus... hmmm..... I told my coworker at least three times while eating that we are never going anywhere else for lunch EVER again. She agreed. I wanted to crawl into that bowl and live there. I'm not even on the whole poke craze bandwagon... this particular poke is just THAT. FRIGGIN. GOOD. New favorite. I'm just... wow. read more
8 years ago
9 years ago
Tried this place last weekend and it was really good. I didn't give it the full 5 stars due to their bowls being small....I ordered their large and it was the size of everyone else's (other Poki spots) small bowl. The quality was good and it was fresh...the customer service was fair (not great). They have all the toppings you come to expect. The place is very well kept (extremely clean) which I appreciate. They have a TV and there is plenty of space. Plenty of parking too. I will def go here when it is convenient. Prices seem fair. read more
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My favorite poke place (including ones I've tried in LA and South SD)! Love the vibe of this place and how big their bowls are! I got the regular and couldn't even finish it all with how much fish and toppings they put. Love how they put radishes too, making it different from other places. I got the spicy sauce cause I love spice and it was perfect for me. Everyone is super nice here! I also like it a lot better than Pokewaii close by. We finally have a good poke place in San Marcos! read more
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Service is friendly. Their poke bowls are fantastic. They are generous with portions and the food quality is fresh. I highly recommend the macaron ice cream! It's worth the calories and the cheat! I promise!!!!!! read more
3 years ago
Their bowls are always good but there is almost always something wrong with my order. This time I asked for half white rice half brown and I got brown rice with half of the greens. I know it's not a huge deal, but it's disappointing when you just want a rice bowl and it's half greens. These bowls are too expensive to be wrong, so you guys need to do better at double checking the orders. I'll include pictures of the receipt my order was on the top. read more
3 years ago
9 years ago
So happy there's a good poke place in San Marcos! I randomly decided to come here for lunch on a Wednesday because I was craving some poke. I didn't expect much because it was empty when I walked in.. but this place really exceeded my expectations! And I'm so glad I went here instead of the other poke place closer to CSUSM campus. I had the regular bowl with salmon/tuna/spicy tuna in mild sauce with cucumber and spicy mayo on white rice! My toppings were seaweed salad, ginger, masago, and crab meat. Everything in the bowl was super fresh and absolutely delicious. And the regular bowl was HUGE. I didn't even finish my meal! They give generous portions of everything too. I'll probably just stick to the small bowls next time around. Plus, staff here are super friendly and service is fast.. which is always great :) read more
Wanted to try another poke spot in the area besides pokewaii. Overall, it was good. The workers were nice. Gave good portions for the toppings. And there were a ton of choices. First time ive seen one carry crunchy tempura balls. They also have mandarine oranges! I got the small bowl (2 proteins) and let me tell you it filled me up. I would go for the 3 item if i was really hungry. You're paying around $9 for small and $10 for the regular. Salmon and tuna will always be my top two choices. The cuts were tiny.. no big deal. Sucks that they charge $1 for avocado though, but hey, avocados are expensive. Would be nice if they had more sauce options *cough* garlic I will probably switch between poki poki and pokewaii because they are both on the same level of satisfaction. read more
5 years ago
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The fish seems fresh. I loved their Oceanside location and so happy the opened the San Marcos location.
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