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    Poki Poki-San Marcos

    3.9 (202 reviews)
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    Diane C.

    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.

    Large Poke Bowl - 2 salmon, 1 seared ahi tuna, 1 spicy tuna
    Bernadette T.

    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.

    My bowl.  Not a super appetizing photo but everything tasted good and you get a TON of food.
    Craig W.

    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.

    Fully loaded
    Lydia G.

    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

    My yummy lunch today. It's really large so I didn't finish it. Could easily split the 3 protein option.
    Courteney T.

    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.

    Regular Poke Bowl
    Yasmeen E.

    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.

    Jerry P.

    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.

    German R.

    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.

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    They are so nice and the food is amazing! The drinks there are also really good and I would recommend getting them.

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    Worst poki I have ever had in my life. I can't believe I just wasted $16. Please try somewhere else.

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