I think they are trying, just missing the mark. I really appreciated that the allergens on the menu were (mostly) clearly listed (the proteins could be reviewed, only one was listed as GF but clearly there were more, and the bases didn’t have any allergens listed at all, which led me to assume everything was GF but you never know with poke— sometimes there’s soy sauce in the rice, so some clarification would be appreciated). Anyways, listing allergens is a huge plus for me. But the ingredients just were not that fresh— the salad greens were wilted, I had to pick out more than a few yucky brown ones, the cucumbers were also not fresh— they were all soggy and wet, and the rice was kind of watery/wet too, yet almost undercooked? Not great. Also the sauces had way too much vinegar. Overall, I was disappointed and won’t be returning.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Sangeeta Vijayagopalan
Went to get take out this past Saturday and got a poke bowl with their house tuna and white rice. When I opened the bowl, all of the tuna was brown/grey and the rice was mushy. We usually love this place but I was really disappointed in this experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Sean Macaday
Ordered a large bowl with Mango, Avocado, truffle ponzu, and seaweed salad. There was no ponzu or seaweed, a single tiny cube of mango, and a slice of brown avocado. Honestly the most disappointing take out I have had in a long time.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Elijah Yetter-Bowman
Went because past reviews suggested good for gluten free but honestly it's such a risk because every ingredient is just open. Nearly impossible to avoid cross contamination with that system.
Dietary restrictions: Questionable for celiac/gluten free. Folks were ambivalent about cross contamination despite gluten ingredients just sitting out next to everything. Not safe.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Large Poké
Ralph Cui
We ordered 4 Poké yesterday. 2 of them didn’t have any sauce. All 4 tasted bland. Rice was dry. Poké works on the west Main Street tastes much better and more reasonably priced.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Saad Masood
Best Poke spot in the triangle!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kathy Moore
Great little spot on 9th St with a wide variety of choices and very high quality ingredients. Plus, no plastic is used! We thoroughly enjoyed our meal and look forward to returning.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Molly P.
Great service and great bowls! A favorite 9th St takeout spot of mine.
Summer
Main proteins are tuna and salmon and I added a bunch of other sides and quinoa. I think it's ~$15 for a regular bowl. The fish is fresh enough. Salmon is better than tuna. Fried shallots are overdone and it's so hard that it kinda hurts my teeth. The quinoa is cold and the texture is hard. Not a pleasure texture. The portion is pretty small. Be careful if you order take out, the lids aren't very secure and sauce could leak everywhere.
Placed my order. The workers started making I did not order…them argued with me what I had ordered. One of them huffed and puffed then stormed off? They didn’t start to remake my incorrect order just added what should have been added correctly to whatever they had already go wrong. I was already displeased with the downturn of this establishment but will definitely never return.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Raina Harrell
One of my favorite restaurants in Durham. High quality ingredients, always fresh, reasonably priced. Great service and vibes. Perfect for a quick healthy takeout.
Dietary restrictions: Lots of veggie, gluten free, and organic options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bowl with Salmon and Tuna, Large Poke Bowl
Shivani Shah
Food was good when I first moved here but in recent times, ingredients are not fresh at all. Today, I got a bowl and there was an odd smell coming from either the greens or pickled ginger. Not great. Wanted to give it another shot bc the owner is sweet but quality is not there.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Christopher Michael
If ya lookin for some quality foods & delicious favors; this place has some wicked banga's.... the portions are decent in themselves but if your goal is couch lock get double rice & proteins. All the sauces are on point son ...nahmem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Large Poké, Poke Bowl, House Sauce, House Tuna
Page Turners
Why is edamame considered a topping instead of an ingredient??
I think they are trying, just missing the mark. I really appreciated that the allergens on the menu were (mostly) clearly listed (the proteins could be reviewed, only one was listed as GF but clearly there were more, and the bases didn’t have any allergens listed at all, which led me to assume everything was GF but you never know with poke— sometimes there’s soy sauce in the rice, so some clarification would be appreciated). Anyways, listing allergens is a huge plus for me. But the ingredients just were not that fresh— the salad greens were wilted, I had to pick out more than a few yucky brown ones, the cucumbers were also not fresh— they were all soggy and wet, and the rice was kind of watery/wet too, yet almost undercooked? Not great. Also the sauces had way too much vinegar. Overall, I was disappointed and won’t be returning.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Went to get take out this past Saturday and got a poke bowl with their house tuna and white rice. When I opened the bowl, all of the tuna was brown/grey and the rice was mushy. We usually love this place but I was really disappointed in this experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Ordered a large bowl with Mango, Avocado, truffle ponzu, and seaweed salad. There was no ponzu or seaweed, a single tiny cube of mango, and a slice of brown avocado. Honestly the most disappointing take out I have had in a long time.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Went because past reviews suggested good for gluten free but honestly it's such a risk because every ingredient is just open. Nearly impossible to avoid cross contamination with that system.
Dietary restrictions: Questionable for celiac/gluten free. Folks were ambivalent about cross contamination despite gluten ingredients just sitting out next to everything. Not safe.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Large Poké
We ordered 4 Poké yesterday. 2 of them didn’t have any sauce. All 4 tasted bland. Rice was dry. Poké works on the west Main Street tastes much better and more reasonably priced.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Best Poke spot in the triangle!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great little spot on 9th St with a wide variety of choices and very high quality ingredients. Plus, no plastic is used! We thoroughly enjoyed our meal and look forward to returning.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great service and great bowls! A favorite 9th St takeout spot of mine.
Main proteins are tuna and salmon and I added a bunch of other sides and quinoa. I think it's ~$15 for a regular bowl. The fish is fresh enough. Salmon is better than tuna. Fried shallots are overdone and it's so hard that it kinda hurts my teeth. The quinoa is cold and the texture is hard. Not a pleasure texture. The portion is pretty small. Be careful if you order take out, the lids aren't very secure and sauce could leak everywhere.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
It was OK.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
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Placed my order. The workers started making I did not order…them argued with me what I had ordered. One of them huffed and puffed then stormed off? They didn’t start to remake my incorrect order just added what should have been added correctly to whatever they had already go wrong. I was already displeased with the downturn of this establishment but will definitely never return.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
One of my favorite restaurants in Durham. High quality ingredients, always fresh, reasonably priced. Great service and vibes. Perfect for a quick healthy takeout.
Dietary restrictions: Lots of veggie, gluten free, and organic options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bowl with Salmon and Tuna, Large Poke Bowl
Food was good when I first moved here but in recent times, ingredients are not fresh at all. Today, I got a bowl and there was an odd smell coming from either the greens or pickled ginger. Not great. Wanted to give it another shot bc the owner is sweet but quality is not there.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
If ya lookin for some quality foods & delicious favors; this place has some wicked banga's.... the portions are decent in themselves but if your goal is couch lock get double rice & proteins. All the sauces are on point son ...nahmem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Large Poké, Poke Bowl, House Sauce, House Tuna
Why is edamame considered a topping instead of an ingredient??
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