Pokewaves

4791 Calle Real, Santa Barbara
(805) 404-1591

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Excellent place! Very delicious!

Max Anhalt

Best poke in SB. Good price, high quality fish and toppings, awesome sushi rolls. Spicy tuna/salmon is very spicy.

Roger Smith

This dish is absolutely delicious! It’s fresh, flavorful, and reasonably priced. The restaurant is clean and has a lovely design.

Leilani Galeana

Amazing poke but service was awful, guy was so rude, didnt fill up the bowl and was a total ass.

Israel Maldonado

Food was really good would love to come back but the gentleman behind the counter had a shitty attitude not respect at all ruined my entire experience

Frank Risard

Great quality. Good value. Best in town by far

Ariel S

Amazing poke! Some of the best I’ve had!!

Emily Renk Hawthorne

I got the salmon ponzu bowl and the fish was so fresh and the sauces and toppings were the perfect amount. The staff were so friendly and accommodating for the pickier eaters in our group and so friendly with our kids. I’ll definitely be back!

Marcus F

Was in the area and needed a quick meal they wasn't In-N-Out. This place fit the bill and it was great. Fresh, delicious, and a good value for the meal. My wife and I shared a medium bowl and it was delicious. I would definitely eat here again if I was in the area.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Summer B-H

Soooo yummy. I get the poke bowls and the sushi rolls and they’re always fresh and delicious.

Started a habit of getting a drink from Starbucks then dinner here and it’s the way to go.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sushi

Stefan Kowalik

This place is not worth it. The bowl was mediocre at best for as expensive as it is, and then he tacked on charges for seaweed salad, crab salad, and masago.

Go to the one up the road across from the Goleta marketplace. Better food and portions as well as much better service and atmosphere for less money.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 2

Isabella Ford

Yummy, fresh, spicy salmon was spicy! Sauces were good. Tasty and quick. We both got the medium and it was just right for people that have appetites. Perfect stop during our road trip.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jorge Giménez

Amazing experience! The freshness of the ingredients is unmatched, and the quality of the poke bowls is top-notch. Every bite was bursting with flavor, and the variety of toppings made it easy to customize the perfect bowl. Friendly staff and a clean environment only added to the wonderful experience. Definitely my new go-to spot for poke!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salmon Ponzu Bowl

Danny

We were visiting from out of town and we craved poke. One big mistake was coming to this spot. It was literally my first time ordering poke and as delicious as it was, I’m never going back here again. It truly saddens me that the food was good yet the man serving the food was impolite, rude, mean, impatient, nasty, harsh, disrespectful, unpleasant, etc… those are the words that came into my mind when I was ordering. This man has absolutely NO hospitality skills. Mind you, $50 for 2 blows. You’re better off going somewhere else.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 1

Michelle Hernandez

My family and I just returned from our summer trip to Hawaii and were excited to try a local Poke spot. We were disheartened by the rude service when we walked in the door. After a couple questions the owner walked over to my 6year old son and grabbed something from him. My son happened to find something on one of the seats in the restaurant and the own stopped talking, marched over to my son and grabbed it out of his hands! He marched back over to the counter and stared at me without saying anything. Aside from the lack of culinary skill and fresh seafood (Ahi being frozen and spicy tuna being pureed into dogfood) the owner needs some training in hospitality.

I will be making my own Poke until our next trip to Hawaii. I hope this review helps.

Mahalo ??

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

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