HAWAIIAN POKE BOWL & Pho CAFE

320 W Beaver Ave, State College
(814) 826-9302

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Chad Minteer

I got takeout but the place was cute and I’d have eaten there except I wanted a beer too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kasia Barry

Very tasty fresh poke bowl. There was only one person working there when I went and they were very cheery and polite and got my food ready impressively fast.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Kelly Platco

My friend got a poke bowl and the rice was so overcooked it almost turned into porridge in her mouth. I got the pho and the meat was incredibly tough, the noodles overcooked, and the broth flavorless.

It was all gorgeously photogenic, though.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Justice Mills

Ordered the Chicken Pho, Chicken Bahn Mi, and Chicken Spring Roll, and coffee milk tea for take-out. I can only speak on the Chicken dishes so far, but all of my food was wonderful! The woman at the counter preparing the food was also very kind.

The food was wonderful and at a very reasonable price. Each menu item also has an ingredient list for those who may not be familar with certain dishes. Will gladly come again!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Hunter Peterson

For being in such a small town, the food was pretty good (not extremely cheap though). I was disappointed that the "mango" I ordered ended up being some slimy canned mango... but other than that I enjoyed the food!

I ordered the food to go, and they called my number and I picked up the bag of food and walked to my hotel. Once I got to my hotel I realized that they never put any utensils in the bag... I guess the customers have to do that.

Vegetarian options: You can build your own bowl, so you can pick if its vegetarian or not

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Aysa Fan

Like the spicy poke sauce!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Poke

Lee Washesky

Super clean and tasty and

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Katherine Blocklove

Food had an unpleasant aftertaste and took almost 30 mins to receive. I asked for a refund after a few bites because some ingredients were clearly stale and the fish tasted off. I was told they didn't have the ability to refund, to call a number instead, and had to jump through hoops with the company that supplies their kiosks only to learn that the store is supposed to deal with refunds directly.Even if the food was good, about 30% of the bowl was taken up by a soy sauce container, which was directly touching my food... not compliant with food safety, and a rip-off for the price.So, bad service and bad food. Don't waste your time eating here. You can get more food at a higher quality for less money from Poke Fresh down the street.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Tim Davy

my wife and i went here for dinner one night on a whim. we knew very little about it. we are 100%glad that we did. the restaurant itself was very clean and orderly. not too many people inside even though it was st. pattys weekend in town. wife had the build your own bowl and an egg custard appetizer. i had the hawaiian chicken bowl and a crab spring roll. her bowl came with her choice of 4 different kinds of rice, she went with white rice. it was warm in the bowl which is fantastic since all the other ingredients are refrigerated and very fresh. mango sauce on top which was delicious. she had a bubble tea to drink dont remember what flavor but she enjoyed it. i dont think she even offered me a drink of it. my bowl had, chicken, mango, jalapenos, pineapple, lima beans, white rice. no sauce on mine which was perfectly fine. i ordered the crab spring roll which came with a ginger sesame dipping sauce that is also available on the counter for you to use, which i ended up doing because it was delicious. my one and only issue with anything was that the spring roll came with lettuce in it. its in there because it adds a crunch to the roll and is good in it but i could have just left it out and put more crab in it. hahahahaha if i have to give this place a ding on something which isnt a terrible thing anyway is all the white LED string lights in the restaurant. i personally just dont like them. but it does add a presence in the restaurant. so i give this place a 9.95 out of 10. portions are big. atmosphere is comforting. service is top notch and the food is absolutely authentic and fantastic. eat here often.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jane Jiyoun Lee

Worst pho I have ever tasted in my entire life. The noodles were all overcooked and gross.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Vasily Kurashov

A very nice place. Not crowded, which is a good thing. The food is good. And contrary to what some reviews say, this place does have bathrooms.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hawaiian Chicken

adi eaytan

Good food, everything was fresh and

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Edgardo J

Very good poke bowl!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

MENG LIU

Great place to have poke! Only one I want to recommend if you want a poke bowl!

Rachael Barnhart

Hawaiian chicken bowl is delicious!

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