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    Poké House - Alameda

    3.7 (60 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood, Poke, Hawaiian
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    POKÉ HOUSE - ALAMEDA ATMOSPHERE

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    Dogs allowed

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    Unmixed ahi bowl over rice.
    Hillari A.

    Nice place to stop for your poke fix. All the fixins and sauces with fresh seafoods just the way you order it. Always friendly staff, thanks!

    Snacks and drinks menu
    Kenneth T.

    There's limited poke places around here and so this place is good enough when I crave some poke - after all no poke on mainland USA can compare to the poke in Hawaii, unless you go to a high end poke place and pay for it $$$. The fish here is consistently good and have not had any issues so far. Sides and toppings have been good as well. The only issue leading to a 3 star instead of a 4 star is that the last two times I've gotten a poke here has with rice that is a little undercooked leading to a poke bowl experience that is a little below expectation. I've seen that they cook rice using those huge rice cookers and those cannot be used like a standard rice cooker but one has to engage in trial and error to know the best proportion of water to cook the rice well. Hopefully that is something already on the plan for improvement.

    Sunil R.

    Stopped off here while visiting a friend in the area: great poke and plenty of good toppings. The salmon was a little discolored, which was a bit of a turnoff. Friendly service.

    Sarah Z.

    Best poke option in Alameda in my opinion! Poke House is a chain and I've gone to their other locations pretty often so I was happy seeing this one open up! Quality is definitely consistent. Portions here are their selling point. It's always SO packed and they're extremely generous with the fish. Normally I get 3 scoops from other poke spots but with Poke House, I can get away with 2. Reason for 4 stars is mainly bc the fish quality is not the most top tier. The tuna can be stringy sometimes and the salmon can be overly fatty. Plenty of seating indoors. Nice and clean. Service was fast.

    Small poke bowl with two scoops of ahi tuna
    Billy L.

    I'm a fan of Poke House and was excited when I found out they were opening one in Alameda, especially since it's close to where I work. I stopped by once right at opening. I waited around for a bit and no one acknowledged me until I finally asked if they had any spicy tuna. They just said no, so I left. Even though that first experience was pretty disappointing, I decided to give them another try. This time they did have spicy tuna, but it wasn't what I expected. Instead of the typical minced spicy tuna you see at most poke spots, theirs was just big chunks tossed in a watery spicy sauce. It didn't look appetizing at all, so I skipped it and just went with regular ahi tuna. I ordered my usual combo of half zucchini noodles and half mixed greens as the base and went with their house chili sauce mixed with Sriracha mayo. Unfortunately, the quality of the fish here was nowhere near what I've had at other Poke House locations in San Jose and San Mateo. The tuna was stringy and dry, not the soft buttery texture you would expect. Each bite was tough and not enjoyable. I ended up leaving most of the tuna behind and just ate the crab salad and veggies. For $17 before tip, I expected better. Unless things improve, I don't think I'll be back.

    House Salmon Bowl, medium,  takeout
    Steve D.

    411 S. Shore Center Alameda, CA 94501 I rarely go to restaurants during their grand opening, but I had a good feeling about this place. Poke House opens up nextdoor to Yi Fang and HomeGoods on the "beach" side of Alameda's Southshore Shopping Center. I was there on Sunday, June 1st. It was a sunny cool day. At 4pm, there was no line. A young man sweeping the floor welcomed me inside, and offered to answer my questions. I asked him what's the best item on the their menu. He confidently replied....."The House Salmon Bowl." BTW, a Poke Bowl is not sushi. It's a Hawaiian dish. It may have similar ingredients, but the preparation and presentation are different. Poke House offers both raw and cooked dishes. So, I ordered a medium House Salmon Bowl (takeout). Poke House has a assembly line style counter. There were two servers and one cashier. Everyone was super professional and listened carefully to customers. Your order includes a utensils packet with a napkin, chopsticks, and a spoon/fork. The House Salmon Bowl was really good. I asked for sesame oil and pickled ginger. The salmon was fresh, with no fishy smell. The taste was clean. The krab salad, seaweed, green onions, and ginger all came together to make a delicious dish. I took my order to go. The restaurant was a bit crowded as they only have five tables inside. There's no table service. I will return and try something else. Hopefully they'll expand their hours. Free parking in mall lot.

    Crispy shoyu chicken
    Jenny S.

    Came on grand opening day! Such a clean place with a nice easy assembly line and friendly workers. We got the small poke bowl and crispy shoyu chicken bowl. Spicy salmon and Spicy tuna over a bed of salad, (you were able to choose from a variety of bases, white rice, brown rice, salad or zucchini noodles) You also got to personalize/pick your toppings along with a mixture of sauces. Seaweed salad was an extra charge but well worth it! Everything was super fresh and delicious. Crispy shoyu chicken bowl for those who aren't looking to eat raw fish or can't, this is such a great alternative! If you're looking for that crunchy moist chicken. Definitely will be back here again :)

    Kelly F.

    Portions here are pretty big compared to other places. They have a wide variety of toppings and mix ins. Location is super convenient and staff are really friendly.

    Ada F.

    One of the only spots only during labor day weekend, this was a yummy option! The portions were amazing and it was cool that they had hot options too like spam musubi. We ordered the large with five protein options half and half sushi rice and mixed greens. We chose the salmon, yellowtail, and spicy tuna. The extra add ons were crazy good - seaweed salad, avocado, imitation crab, corn, furikake, thinly sliced cucumber, and masago. The only disappointing part was that they didn't have a diaper changing table in the restroom, otherwise, great find in Alameda!

    Shrimp poke bowl
    Sofia I.

    The food tasted really fresh and yummy, i came here because i was out shopping i wouldnt say i would go again it was just a good spot to try, it didnt grab my attention, but to me all poke is good poke. It was sauced well and the service was good i got to choose what i wanted and they did great job in serving . The place seemed nice and clean and everything seems fresh. Overall the food tasted really good i got poke bowl with house shoyu sauce and shrimp with half greens and half brown rice. The rice was nice and warm and the seaweed salad which is extra charge was my fav it had a good flavorr as well as goi serving portions!

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    Vivian L.

    Portions still OK, but food still good! located in a very convenient location. Got takeout and ate it with my cat at home :)

    Jenny H.

    Late review but I came here a few weeks back about 20 minutes before they closed. I got salmon and tuna. All the toppings because I'm not picky. I got a spicy miso sauce and it was a nice kick because I accidentally flung some sauce in my eye as I was eating and almost took myself to the er LOL but it was so good! Staff are super nice too.

    Decided to give this place another chance and went there to order. The workers messed up on two out of the three bowls. There was no avocado in the charred salmon bowl and no salmon in the miso salmon bowl. How do you mess up on your signature bowl?

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    The bowls are great! I definitely suggest their hand rolls, they're good on the go and still very flavorful!

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    Ask the Community - Poké House - Alameda

    This is only online owner only you can go in and eat in the restaurant?

    You can do both! Order online or come and dine in.

    Does anyone know when this restaurant will open?

    We are open now! Temporary hours 12-6p and starting may 31st, 11a-9p!

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    3.9(1.4k reviews)
    0.8 mi
    $$

    We arrived and were seated quickly. The crew was friendly and the food was tasty. While they serve…read morebeer and wine, they do not have a full bar. Which Is fine, but wanted to share that info if that's a deal breaker for you.

    Probably one of the worst seafood and dining experiences I've ever had honestly and I reallllly had…read morehigh hopes for this place. First off, we called ahead to make sure they had fresh crawfish over the phone they said it was in season and fresh. When we got there we confirmed with the waitress again and she said it was fresh but it was not only frozen but borderline inedible and I'm shocked they served something that was essentially rotting from the inside out. The inside was BLACK and soggy!! Chinese all you can eat buffets have better quality than this. It was actually so bad I couldn't even continue eating it. The price was atrocious for that as well ($25 for 1lb, $22 for half). Service was just as bad. The two waitresses seemed like they hated being there and took forever to get us menus, took even longer to take our order and she just sat behind the counter and ate instead of bringing us water or utensils. They never once came back to check in on us after dropping the food off. The catfish was BLAND despite it looking seasoned which was shocking and the short ribs looked and tasted boiled as you can see in the photo. Just overall horrible quality. I'm actually sad about this spot! Just moved to the east bay from sf and it looked promising. Just was an unfortunate disappointment.

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    Shaka Shack

    Shaka Shack

    4.2(204 reviews)
    1.2 mi
    $$
    Family-owned & operated
    Locally owned & operated

    Amazing Hawaiian breakfast food! I came here with some…read morefriends on a Monday morning lured in by the loco moco and Hawaiian rolls French toast. Weather was nice so we grabbed a table outside and ordered from a QR code on the table. Sadly, learned they were out of an ingredient for the Hawaiian roll French toast so I got the normal one instead. The waitress was really nice and managed to balance bringing out four water glasses for us. I haven't had French toast in a while but it fulfilled all my childhood memories. The Kalua Pork Hash was soooo tasty too, loved the gravy. Would recommend!

    Definitely make reservations!…read more We ordered the ube latte, iced Mac nut latte for drinks. It was nice, flavor comes out more with the hot latte. We ordered the burger loco moco with fried rice. It was fine, not amazing not bad. The Hawaiian roll French toast was good flavor, but mostly became mushy. The Mac salad was different. We had a mix up with the loco moco which they resolved. The service was nice enough. Although I noticed other tables items were forgotten and/or waited a lonnnnng time. The wait time was far too long in my opinion. Another party's items were served before ours, we ordered the same items and they came after us. We ordered the masala's sampler to go at the end of our meal, it took 30+ minutes. The masaladas (not pictured) were really good! All in all, definitely try once, but you must make a reservation. Expect to wait. Know what you want before going. You must order at the counter or be seated and order through the QR code. We couldn't find the QR code anywhere posted.

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    Shaka Shack - Perfect outdoor seating.

    Perfect outdoor seating.

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    Shaka Shack - Malasadas

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    Poke Koma

    Poke Koma

    4.2(526 reviews)
    0.7 mi
    $$

    I was craving poke and saw a post on Reddit about the best spots in the East Bay. Since I work in…read moreAlameda, someone mentioned Poke Koma and I realized I had walked by a few times but never tried it. I'm glad I finally did. The shop is on Park Street and parking can be a little tricky, especially at lunch. I went around 1 pm and it was packed with high school students grabbing food, so next time I'll try coming at an off hour. I ordered half salad and half rice with two scoops of ahi tuna and one scoop of spicy tuna with spicy sauce. I added all the toppings except wasabi. The bowl was excellent. The tuna tasted fresh, not stringy or off like I've had at other places. The spice level was just right with a little kick but not overwhelming. Overall, the quality was great and I'll definitely be back.

    Not the Best First Time (3/5) It was my first time here, and…read moreit likely won't be my last since it's the nearest DIY poke bowl spot to me. It was a cute place. The ambiance was minimal and chill, and the workers were nice. For my first visit, I ordered the Regular Bowl with Sushi Rice, Hamachi, and Salmon. I added seaweed salad, crab salad, green onions, and Tamago. Unfortunately, the poke bowl was served hot. I'm used to sushi rice being at room temperature or slightly cooled, not hot and fresh from the rice pot. This was disappointing as it started to cook my raw fish and tamago. The portion size was adequate, but I didn't feel it was worth the price. Perhaps I didn't design my bowl well or maximize the toppings combination to create a better bowl. I will be back, so if you have a favorite combo here, let me know.

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    Poke Koma - Regular bowl Base: brown rice and spring mix Protein: 2 scoops salmon 1 scoop tuna Toppings: all but wasabi Sauce: miso garlic

    Regular bowl Base: brown rice and spring mix Protein: 2 scoops salmon 1 scoop tuna Toppings: all but wasabi Sauce: miso garlic

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    Forbidden Island - Full view of the bar at opening time

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    4.2(1.6k reviews)
    1.4 mi
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    Forbidden Island is one of those rare neighborhood gems that somehow manages to feel both special…read moreand effortlessly welcoming. It's a longtime local favorite of mine and my go-to spot for meeting up with friends--equal parts escape and comfort. The cocktail menu is impressively deep, full of beautifully crafted, fancy tiki drinks that practically beg to be explored, and so far every single one I've tried has been delicious (dangerously so). Inside, the bar nails the classic tiki vibe--warm, immersive, and transportive--while the outdoor patio offers a lovely, relaxed option with plenty of extra seating on warm days. It's the kind of place where you can linger, laugh, and lose track of time. The staff deserve a special shout-out: genuinely friendly, attentive, and accommodating, which only adds to the overall experience. A quick pro tip: if you're planning to stop by during popular after-work hours, definitely make a reservation--it fills up for good reason. The food menu is on the smaller side, but the bites are tasty and thoughtfully done, perfect for sharing alongside a round (or two) of cocktails. All in all, Forbidden Island is a standout spot that keeps me coming back again and again.

    Forbidden Island is a usual pitstop for us after the Antique Fair in Alameda. The drinks are solid…read moreand the interior decor is fun, but fall short of its neighbors in the surrounding area. It's got a hybrid dive bar with dollar bills on the ceiling, mixed with Tiki. I have tried the Grog, Rum Barrel, and Sunday Special, all of which were solid, but not out of this world.

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    Forbidden Island - Outside patio area

    Outside patio area

    Forbidden Island - More of the atmosphere of the forbidden island, and I love all the money hanging from the ceiling

    More of the atmosphere of the forbidden island, and I love all the money hanging from the ceiling

    Forbidden Island - The two mugs that they have available. The mug on the left is a special edition mug and $150. The mug on the right is $40.

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    The two mugs that they have available. The mug on the left is a special edition mug and $150. The mug on the right is $40.

    iLava Hawaiian Barbecue - shortrib Musubi

    iLava Hawaiian Barbecue

    4.2(288 reviews)
    2.3 miEast Oakland
    $$

    First off, look at the steam from my food. Freshly cooked still piping hot…read more The portions were crazy good for the price too. At about $13 for my chicken combo, that is sooo insane for the amt of food I got. While the portions are great, the food is a bit on the saltier side. Not bad if you eat it with the rice and veggies but on its own, its definitely way salty. The service was fine. You order and you wait for your food and you can take it to go or eat there. There weren't many people dining in at all, there was one group who left quite soon after we arrived. I did notice that they do not clean the tables after each guests sit there so thats something to keep in mind. All in all, would come back again for a solid lunch

    Scrolling DoorDash I didn't know what to eat, and then I saw a picture of the bbq beef plate and…read moreclicked on iLava's page. Ordering the garlic shrimp and bbq beef with half katsu and half teriyaki sauce was recommended, so I decided to give it a try after looking up the taste of katsu sauce. I don't eat a lot of chicken katsu, so I knew it was a thicker sauce but couldn't remember the taste. Glad I chose what was recommended. When my order arrived I was pleased with the amount of food having not eaten all day. If I didn't have the sauces to complement the garlic shrimp and bbq beef, I'm also sure I would have been fine. My plate was evidently seasoned. Everything on my plate was delicious except for the macaroni salad. I used to love that as a side whenever I'd get Hawaiian bbq, which is rare. I'm usually craving a lot of meat whenever I order any bbq, but the macaroni salad from various places has stood out to me over the years. Not anymore. It was dull in taste, lacked creaminess, and tasted like the small amount sugar used in a batch probably wasn't added at all. Maybe they don't add that to their own recipe but some things were missing and I can't put my finger on it. I'm giving em four stars because my plate was so good and so were the crab rangoons. I'd have replaced my macaroni salad with more vegetables if I'd known it wasn't going to taste like much. I guess the saying's true here - your side dish shouldn't be better than your main dish. That said, I'd order from here again. There was more than enough sauce in the bag for both of my items so they get points for that - two teriyaki cups and one katsu sauce + 3 sweet & sour sauces for my crab rangoons. The shrimp was cooked perfectly and there wasn't a whole lot of fat on my beef, making it an easy eat that chewing through fat could never be.

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    iLava Hawaiian Barbecue - Mix and match combo with chicken katsu/Lau Lau and a Hawaiian sunset smoothie. Refreshing

    Mix and match combo with chicken katsu/Lau Lau and a Hawaiian sunset smoothie. Refreshing

    iLava Hawaiian Barbecue - Shortrib Musubis

    Shortrib Musubis

    iLava Hawaiian Barbecue - Chicken Katsu and Lau Lau

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    Chicken Katsu and Lau Lau

    Ohgane KBBQ x Vons Chicken - Supreme spread; top grade supreme short ribs; top grade marinated short ribs; seasoned cube steak; unlimited aide dishes

    Ohgane KBBQ x Vons Chicken

    3.9(957 reviews)
    0.1 mi
    $$$
    Minority-owned & operated
    Private events

    Sometimes, it's 420 and you have an insatiable desire for meat. Sometimes it's not 420 but you…read morestill wanna go in some meat. Here's where you can do that, at great value imo for $44 pp. I come in every other month or so for that AYCE $44 dinner and really enjoy the Bulgogi and the LA beef style short rib, which you cook yourself. Additionally, they have a wide variety of sides you can order as well. My favorite is the kimchi soup, which is DELICIOUS, as well as their house boneless fried chicken. Alyssa just put me on the radish wraps, so I like to go back-and-forth between those and the lettuce wraps with the meat. Don't sleep on the cheese corn either! With all the sides, I really do $44 is a good deal. You order at a little kiosk at your table, but there's also servers who can help you, so it's nice to have both option options. It can get pretty busy here on weekends but on weekdays it's really chill so I usually come on weekdays. Honestly I'm in bed rotting with no food or water in my system and this sounds soooo good. It truly does fulfill the craving!

    I rarely review restaurants, but as a Korean American born and raised in the Bay, this place…read moredeserves my highest recommendation. Food quality, service, cleanliness, and ambiance all exceeded my expectations; I haven't checked ALL of those boxes at any other KBBQ spot in the Bay Area. The manager (I think his name was Eddy) and his crew were beyond accommodating. Check this place out--it's a must!

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    Ohgane KBBQ x Vons Chicken - That marbling tho... top grade Supreme short ribs

    That marbling tho... top grade Supreme short ribs

    Ohgane KBBQ x Vons Chicken
    Ohgane KBBQ x Vons Chicken - Full Order Mild Crunchy Drums/Wings

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    Poké House - Alameda - seafood - Updated May 2026

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