Pokeatery

407 S B St, San Mateo
(650) 389-2672

Recent Reviews

Jasmine Su

Stopped in last minute between clients. Best decision ever. Everything was so fresh (much appreciated)! Love all the choices in the rice/kale, protein, sauces & toppings. The menu instructions were clear & the staff member was nice and professional. I can't stop thinking about the next time I'm in the area!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Poke Bowl

Jasmine Chand

the staff was the rudest people ever. they didn’t even greet me nor say one word to me while having very poor facial expressions and showed very negative energy they had the worst customer service and i will never come back here

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Poke Bowl

Erich Nachbar

Try the hamachi and yellow tail. Ask for roasted sesame seeds for extra yum.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Poke Bowl

Jennell Lévêque

Well I had this rated as 5 stars but I never reviewed it. This evening they served me bad fish. This morning I ate Oatmeal, for lunch I had chicken piccata that I made from scratch last night and served to 6 people. For dinner I bought a poke bowl and I started eating it at 6:10 PM. By 8:45 I was on the toilet with explosive diarrhea. And now I can’t get off the toilet and my stomach keeps gurgling.It’s really too bad because their service today was the best I had there and the food was actually the best I had there too. I didn’t taste fishy but I have not eaten anything else. It has to be bad fish. There isn’t any other explanation.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Poke Bowl

T C

The sauce is wayyy too salty and strong, it really covers any taste of the fish. Makes me wonder if it's cuz the fish isn't freshCrab salad and kelp noodles were a pleasant surprise thoughA bowl comes down to $20, not sure if it's worth

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Sneha Shankar

Not worth a visit if you’re vegan or vegetarian. You’re paying the *same* price ($18) for four servings of tofu that people are paying for four servings of fish.Vegan options are not labeled, and I had to ask about vegan options for each step in the build-your-bowl. Unfortunately, they weren’t sure whether the sides (the seaweed salad and the spicy edamame) were vegan or not, so I was directed to adding the salad instead (this wasn’t even a side to begin with).The tofu and vegan shrimp are pretty bland, but I’d have expected better portions maybe just to even out the cost parity here.Overall, I think this is a classic example of where the protein should be priced by selection. I’d have much preferred I have no option here at all (so I would have eaten elsewhere) rather than mediocre options with no clear indication of what I can and cannot eat.Vegetarian options: Vegan options in the build you own bowl, but decidedly not worth the price. Not labeled.Dietary restrictions: Good gluten free labeling, I noticed an option for GF-soy sauce as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 4

Linda T

I was a bit disappointed by the quality and freshness of the ingredients. It used to be better. Hope they can improve this overtime!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Leo Buss

It’s good but pretty expensive with the amount of toppings (or lack thereof) they

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Poke Box

Alex Tarazi

i’ve been coming here for 5 years now and they consistently have amazing food with friendly people!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

William J.

Nice dish concept and flavors combination but the fish was not fresh. Ordered the regular box with hamachi (paid extra) and albacore, the meat was dark colored and dull. Spicy tuna and crab was ok though. For higher quality fresh fish I rather buy a chirashi sushi bowl at Suruki market nearby for less.

Nye T.

Used to come here often, probably the best poke place around the area. It was always fresh and flavors so good. This time walking in it lost its ambiance. I felt kinda gross walking, asking myself what happened? Something is off. Shoulda left right there and then. Service was cool for what it was, slow day, 3 workers. Looking around though I could tell it wasnt as clean as before. Maybe thats what caught my eye when I walked in. Quality and standards went below serviceable expectations, maybe even heath code expectations. Upon ordering I saw the yellowtail, never seen it so brown, indicating its aged. Just throw it away and make a new one! It wasnt even that much left, but my d*** a** ordered it anyway. The saddest part was I didnt even eat it, it was for my wife who got terribly sick, and i didnt eat any of the raw fish actually, but still got sick myself indicating cross contamination during prep somewhere. Liquid p*** for 2 days straight not worth our lives. Thats some serious health code issues that the owner or manager reading this should address. Step up your game and dont be a Chipotle, train your staff better. In the mean time, avoid dark looking fish, soy sauce will hide the fishiness but wont hide the cramps to your stomach.

Jon J.

I work up the street from here and ate here when they first opened. At the time, I thought they were pretty good, maybe a 3.5 or 4 stars since my memories were the portions were kind of skimp. However, I just ate there today and the portions seem even smaller, the fish is overly chilled and tastes a little old. I'll stick with making poke at home.

Christine C.

Come here if you want to spend an hour wait for your takeout. Ordered at 7pm, showed picked up time at 7:30. Got there at exactly 7:30, and had to wait for another 30 mins.

Ilyssa Summer

Food quality is not the best. Portions are small. It’s edible if you’re hungry, but I left hungry.

Bridget Gael

Solid poke, nothing particularly special or fancy.

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