I was really disappointed by the poke here. It was really expensive (for the 'large' [sic], it was $28 after tax, pre-tip), and it only came with two very mushy scoops of rice and a small bit of greens. The fish itself was pretty good, but not worth the price. I'm used to a poke place in Seattle where you get the same amount of rice, fish, and greens, but you also get to add any of the 15 toppings or so, for about $16. The other items looked a little more reasonably priced but I don't think I'd return to try them.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Poké
Shireen’s Aljebori
I love this restaurant chain and have only been to the one in Seattle, tukwila over the years and food is incredibly good.I don’t live in Tacoma but was in the area and craving Sam’s poke tacos! I ordered my usual& man what a HUGE disappointment . The tacos had literally no sauce and completely DRY! No flavor ! The quality was so bad I didn’t even finish them fearing I might even get sick if this place is that careless
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Kelly Tse
Fiance and I tried this spot out for lunch. I was curious since I ate at Sam Choy Island Bar and Grill in Hawaii many years ago and remembered loving their food. I got the loco fries and he got the Korean fried chicken rice plate. The food was delicious!The only minor complaints I have are that the wait was a little longer than expected and the chicken wasn't crispy like the description. That aside, I would be interested in returning to try other items on the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Isaac Gloor
5 oz is just not very much fish, not for the price. Quality of the fish is ok, but not great. Turns out, it’s not really possible to get good Hawaiian poke in Washington. Sam Choy’s is not an exception unfortunately.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Jackie Merrill
Sadly this establishment has drastically declined over the last few years. I used to come here and love it. I could barely hear the woman taking my order she spoke so softly and wasn’t very friendly/welcoming. The fryer was out of order deeming half the menu and my usual favorite item couldn’t be ordered. I settled for overpriced $30 rice, ahi tuna, and seaweed salad. Additionally, the ice was out so my drink was room temperature. I won’t be returning.The rice was not cooked correctly. The tuna didn’t seem fresh.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
JADYN HATCH
I have been here multiple times and loved it however the last couple times I have went the reconstructed musubi rice has been undercooked and so crunchy that it was inedible! Unfortunately both times we to-go so wasted my money. I will not be recommending this place until quality issues are corrected. It’s ridiculous that for the price I am getting inedible food/rice.
Haley Hatch
The garlic chicken was by far some of the best I’ve had in a long time! I loved their food hands down the best!!Kid-friendliness: They were so sweet with the kids made them feel so welcome
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Garlic Fried Chicken
Scott Wild
Ahi poke was dry and had multiple stringy bits. Rice was dry and sad. Spam musubi was made with the same dry sad rice. Mac salad had hard boiled egg and potatoes? Normally I can kill mac salad but this sucked.
Food: 2
Service: 2
J H
Poppin' poke spot!! Menu full of tempting options, it can be hard to decide what to get. I'm a loco moco man myself, and theirs made me a very happy camper!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Keith Scherffius
Overall, great place. Clean, friendly and delicious. Their poke is great, but so is the katsu chicken!
This place was amazing. I’m used to a larger variety of poké, from the Vancouver BC Canadá area, but this place has indulgent food from Hawaii that I have never tried and I was not disappointed and the staff member was amazing. She made all the adjustments to my funny requests as I was there to try things out not planing to be in the area anytime soon. Highly recommend if you love Asian fusion styles food. Totally amazing.
Madaline W
I got a poke flavor that included albacore tuna and salmon but I only got tuna. I also paid for avocado but I never got any on my poke bowl. Would appreciate something for this. The poke bowl did taste good otherwise!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Maddie
I got a poke flavor that included albacore tuna and salmon but I only got tuna. I also paid for avocado but I never got any on my poke bowl. Would appreciate something for this. The poke bowl did taste good otherwise!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Tom
Underwhelmed and overpriced. Fresh? Ha. I have been looking to visit this place for sometime. The rice was undercooked and tuna seems a little grey. Given the price and the convenience of poke, I would expect faster and better… See photosWould not recommend or come again. Thank you for reading my Ted talk.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Tiffany N
Arrived during lunch time and the line wasn’t long but the duration to make my lunch took a bit, however it was worth the wait. Service is friendly and kind. I ordered the bento, and it definitely put me into a food coma since I couldn’t stop eating lol. Will come visit again!
I was really disappointed by the poke here. It was really expensive (for the 'large' [sic], it was $28 after tax, pre-tip), and it only came with two very mushy scoops of rice and a small bit of greens. The fish itself was pretty good, but not worth the price. I'm used to a poke place in Seattle where you get the same amount of rice, fish, and greens, but you also get to add any of the 15 toppings or so, for about $16. The other items looked a little more reasonably priced but I don't think I'd return to try them.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Poké
I love this restaurant chain and have only been to the one in Seattle, tukwila over the years and food is incredibly good.I don’t live in Tacoma but was in the area and craving Sam’s poke tacos! I ordered my usual& man what a HUGE disappointment . The tacos had literally no sauce and completely DRY! No flavor ! The quality was so bad I didn’t even finish them fearing I might even get sick if this place is that careless
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Fiance and I tried this spot out for lunch. I was curious since I ate at Sam Choy Island Bar and Grill in Hawaii many years ago and remembered loving their food. I got the loco fries and he got the Korean fried chicken rice plate. The food was delicious!The only minor complaints I have are that the wait was a little longer than expected and the chicken wasn't crispy like the description. That aside, I would be interested in returning to try other items on the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
5 oz is just not very much fish, not for the price. Quality of the fish is ok, but not great. Turns out, it’s not really possible to get good Hawaiian poke in Washington. Sam Choy’s is not an exception unfortunately.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Sadly this establishment has drastically declined over the last few years. I used to come here and love it. I could barely hear the woman taking my order she spoke so softly and wasn’t very friendly/welcoming. The fryer was out of order deeming half the menu and my usual favorite item couldn’t be ordered. I settled for overpriced $30 rice, ahi tuna, and seaweed salad. Additionally, the ice was out so my drink was room temperature. I won’t be returning.The rice was not cooked correctly. The tuna didn’t seem fresh.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
I have been here multiple times and loved it however the last couple times I have went the reconstructed musubi rice has been undercooked and so crunchy that it was inedible! Unfortunately both times we to-go so wasted my money. I will not be recommending this place until quality issues are corrected. It’s ridiculous that for the price I am getting inedible food/rice.
The garlic chicken was by far some of the best I’ve had in a long time! I loved their food hands down the best!!Kid-friendliness: They were so sweet with the kids made them feel so welcome
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Garlic Fried Chicken
Ahi poke was dry and had multiple stringy bits. Rice was dry and sad. Spam musubi was made with the same dry sad rice. Mac salad had hard boiled egg and potatoes? Normally I can kill mac salad but this sucked.
Food: 2
Service: 2
Poppin' poke spot!! Menu full of tempting options, it can be hard to decide what to get. I'm a loco moco man myself, and theirs made me a very happy camper!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overall, great place. Clean, friendly and delicious. Their poke is great, but so is the katsu chicken!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
This place was amazing. I’m used to a larger variety of poké, from the Vancouver BC Canadá area, but this place has indulgent food from Hawaii that I have never tried and I was not disappointed and the staff member was amazing. She made all the adjustments to my funny requests as I was there to try things out not planing to be in the area anytime soon. Highly recommend if you love Asian fusion styles food. Totally amazing.
I got a poke flavor that included albacore tuna and salmon but I only got tuna. I also paid for avocado but I never got any on my poke bowl. Would appreciate something for this. The poke bowl did taste good otherwise!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
I got a poke flavor that included albacore tuna and salmon but I only got tuna. I also paid for avocado but I never got any on my poke bowl. Would appreciate something for this. The poke bowl did taste good otherwise!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Underwhelmed and overpriced. Fresh? Ha. I have been looking to visit this place for sometime. The rice was undercooked and tuna seems a little grey. Given the price and the convenience of poke, I would expect faster and better… See photosWould not recommend or come again. Thank you for reading my Ted talk.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Arrived during lunch time and the line wasn’t long but the duration to make my lunch took a bit, however it was worth the wait. Service is friendly and kind. I ordered the bento, and it definitely put me into a food coma since I couldn’t stop eating lol. Will come visit again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4