This is my poke place of choice in SD, even before the time of social distancing. They have super fresh seafood and I really enjoy their combo flavors like the Tuna Luau. One of the first times I ate there the guy at the counter suggested a mix of sauce, the spicy mayo, sesame and garlic soy... BOOM. Done. I'm hooked for life. They also have these crispy crunchy seafood noodles you can mix in with your greens that add really good texture and nutrients to your meal. The shop is sparkling clean and they are really fast with your food. They give you a lot of protein in your bowl, I have a big girl appetite and the regular size is more than enough for me. read more

First time here I ordered a build your own bowl with tofu and veggies- $16.95 smaller size, tasty but pricey (see pic) 2nd time - I ordered a tofu bowl that is like the grilled teriyaki chicken bowl w veggies and rice for $10.95 he even grilled the tofu for me I guess they don't normally do that, yummy and delicious and great price! Today I tried to order the same tofu bowl asking for the grilled chicken teriyaki bowl but instead with tofu - it was a different guy and he said they don't have or make grilled tofu and after making the bowl he charged me $16.95, I said yesterday it was $10.95, but he said no it's 16.95. I had to walk away, I felt bad but I was also confused. So I'm not sure if you can get a tofu bowl for $10.95 which is a total bummer if you can't. read more

AhiPoki - first tofu bowl I got $16.95 plain tofu, white rice, garlic soy, veggies. Healthy, fresh, delish, but too pricey, almost $20 w tax. - Seafood Near Me - San Diego, California

Quick friendly service, food is good however they are a little stingy with the poke. Besides that I would recommend this place. read more

AhiPoki - They have a spicy mango tuna! I paired with traditional tuna and wasabi soy and ponzu. - Seafood Near Me - San Diego, California

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I revisited one of the first poke places that I had reviewed. The last time I came here, it was their grand opening. The promotional special was 50% off any bowl with the purchase of a drink. There are now so many more poke shops around town that it's hard to stand out from the pack. The price for a large bowl is now $14.45 which is a $2.50 increase from their initial price point. If only our wages would rise 20% over a span of fewer than three years (wishful thinking). You still receive only three scoops of protein compared to five scoops offered in a large bowl at some competitors. I did note that the kimchi shrimp and tuna luau were unique ingredients that I have not seen elsewhere. Other than that, the experience was worth a three star rating. read more

AhiPoki - Tropical drink and a large bowl containing albacore, kimchi shrimp, and tuna luau - Seafood Near Me - San Diego, California

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For poki bowl eateries in SD, I would say my favorite is Poki 1 & 1/2, then this comes second, and SD poki Co. comes last. Pros: they have more variety in fish meat to choose from, as well as other types of plates with meat proteins like chicken and eel and spam musubi. Fresh. Portions are good. They have tasty sauces to choose from to put on your poki bowl. I like their passion fruit mango drink. Con: slightly pricier than Poki 1 & 1/2 (ahi poki has $10 for choice of 2 fish meat bowls, and avocado costs extra, whereas Poki 1 & 1/2 is $8.00, avocado included). read more

AhiPoki - Seafood Near Me - San Diego, California

I ordered the Large poke online- they gave me the regular size bowl instead of large. Room temperature fish with no flavor whatsoever, ordered their house sauce and needed to add some soy sauce when I got home to somehow enjoy the bland food. Spam musubi- taste straight like fish, disgusting. Guava drink- taste like sugar no guava, had to dump the entire drink. I do not recommend this place whatsoever. What a waste of $25 read more

AhiPoki - What I ordered for takeout online. - Seafood Near Me - San Diego, California

Delicious POKe. I ordered the small bowl. You can pick what you want on your bowl. And the sauces you want in it. I tried it for the first time and the gentlemen that was there helped me out service is good. Very clean spot. I liked it a lot and will try again soon. They also have a macaroons ice cream sandwiches YuMmmmmm!!! Love them read more

AhiPoki - Seafood Near Me - San Diego, California

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I love poke. In fact, I could probably eat it almost everyday without getting sick of it. Ahipoki is the closest place to my home to get fresh poke. It is decent, but not my favorite. I have been there three times so far. Like most poke places, you pick your base (salad or rice), your fish, your sauces and your toppings. They do have a lot of choices here, including mango, which is nice. However, here they give you two scoops of fish for a regular size and three for a large. Most places give you three scoops for a regular and five for a large. Well, I love fish and always order a large at this place in order to have my usual three scoops, which makes it more expensive, and gives me a lot of other toppings I really don't want. Also, here, things like yellowtail and avocado cost extra. Some other places they do not charge extra. Finally, as this is a relatively new poke spot for me, I was asking questions about the sauces. The worker did not seem terribly interested and also said she didn't know what some of the sauces were. I thought it was odd that she expected me to just play a guessing game. Anyway, this place is A-OK, but not great...so 3 stars it is! read more

AhiPoki - Large bowl to go with tuna and half salad half brown rice - Seafood Near Me - San Diego, California

Located off of Rosecrans, next to the Sports Arena. Good selection of protein & toppings for poke bowls. Friendly customer service. Regular Bowl- 2 scoops White rice Salmon: Fresh, & they are generous with how much they give Spicy Creamy: Your traditional Spicy Mayo with more of a kick to it Ginger Masago Wasabi Fresh Cucumber Crab Meat Green Onion Seaweed Salad Furikake Mmm! My creation was pretty good! Make sure to sample their drinks at the cashier, very tasty & refreshing! read more

After living in Hawaii for a while, I may be a bit picky about poke. But sometimes you have to love the one you're with-so I went in to Ahi Poke. The restaurant is In the front of a shopping center on Rosecrans at Sports Arena. It is next to a Noodle & Company and there is a Petsmart in the back. When I walked in I noticed the tables and floor was very clean. I entered and immediately noticed that the floor and tables were very clean. The order line is to the right as you come in. The counters with the fish and toppings also looked really clean and very neat. The menu board gives many choices. You pick your protein, then rice (white or brown) or salad, sauce and then toppings. They were nice and let me taste the tuna before ordering. I asked for the sauce on the side so I could really check it out. It smelled fresh and had a good taste. So I selected the tuna for my protein with steamed rice with a sauce of soy, garlic and sesame oil (?) and toppings of seaweed salad, crab salad, pickled red onions and then a good sprinkling of black sesame seeds. The tuna was delicious. Again, I asked for the sauce on the side to control how much was used. It was good for a touch on the tuna and made the rice more tasty too. The crab was delicious and the pickled onions were also good. My favorite was the seaweed salad. It was crunchy and had a great flavor. The sesame seeds on top added a wonderful crunch and flavor. I highly recommend Ahi Poke. The food is fresh and flavor is very good. read more

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The fish was OK quality, the service was VERY poor. Will never go back Just one example: we asked if it was possible to put the ginger on the side instead of on the bowl and the guy replied with "I guess...." as if it was a huge inconvenience. No eye contact, just staring at the floor the whole time. Also, they need to do a better job of keeping people spaced out within that cramped line...its not safe to be that close to each other right now. read more

I have been really into Poke lately and this is probably my second bowl for the week. My husband came and ordered for me, he said the service was fast, simple and friendly. I checked the menu online and Yelp and was thoroughly impressed! I chose the regular bowl, with white rice and two scoops of tuna, for my sauce I chose spicy creamy and added, seaweed salad, crab meat, green onion, avocado and crispy onion for my toppings. I love how simple it was to order my food and since I chose everything myself I knew I was going to like it. When Bryan dropped off my lunch I was thoroughly impressed, the portion size is pretty great and you get so much food for so little cost. Everything was delicious, I ate it up without any hesitation! Definitely gonna come back for more! read more

Having been away from home for 10 days and not having poke for 10 days, I was craving some really bad!!! Luckily we came across this place bc it did not disappoint. Service was great! I got to sample the spicy tuna and the tuna luau and both were really good. I decided on those for my large poke bowl (which included 3 scoops. So I got 2 scoops of their tuna luau which also had some avocado, onion, and their house sauce), and 1 scoop of the spicy tuna. I opted for half brown rice and half salad as my base. The toppings are great, as you can choose all if you would like! I got edamame, green onions, red onion, crab, hard boiled egg, furikake, wasabi, and crispy onions. The large poke bowl was $11.95 which was a good deal for the amount of food I got. My husband had a salmon bowl which he enjoyed and I didn't get a picture of because he dug in to it too fast, lol!! Would def come back again when we're in San Diego! read more

AhiPoki - Large poke bowl with half brown rice and half salad - Seafood Near Me - San Diego, California

Hey Yelpers! Visit: May 31st 6:30 pm I am extremely disappointed in this place. I was excited since this place had 4 stars at least... Sadly this place is no where near 4 stars. Staff/Cleanliness: First off this place was not busy when we came in and there was TWO workers. I've been to poke shops that have only had one person working the whole place and I received cleaner and better service at those other poke shops. This place had a dirty food preparation space, unorganized, unprepared, and careless customer service. Please hire new employees, that care and respect their job. Food Issues: Second they were out of three different proteins, out of WHITE RICE, out of masago, one half of an avocado left over. OVERCHARGED: Third since they were out of majority of their menu, it would've been nice to received avocado with no charge... Instead they double charged me for two orders off avocado. Clearly, I only received one order of avocado. Overly Priced: This place is the absolute worst poke place I've ever been too. Way over priced, a large bowl only contains 3 scoops of protein. Containers are very small. Food Taste: I was excited because besides all of that, the food looked good in the to go containers.... Wow, the crab meat tasted expired. The organic salad tasted like they did not prewash it before serving. I ended up throwing it out, I could not handle the taste anymore. Parking:Yes Staff: Horrible Recommend: NO, Will not be going back. read more

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I love poki!!! Decided to stop at this spot before even seeing the reviews which I loved to see what I saw from the get go! Didn't know exactly how the process was l, but encountered 2 friendly ladies more than willing to explain the building process. Once I had chosen my fish, it was time for the toppings, they stack the plates nicely and I like the way they help each other. The bowl looked and tasted fantastic!! The place is clean and it's simply great! This was my first time here and it will not be the last. Eating healthy and delicious food is the idea. Really liked all the options for my bowl and also. Thanks for the great job you guys are doing :) read more

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It was our first time there. The stuff with glasses was very aggressive and bad attitude with us. My friend was order large order but she got regular size it's seem like she doesn't want to serve us a food !!!! BAD EXPERIENCES!!!!!! read more

AhiPoki - Inside - Seafood Near Me - San Diego, California

I'm not sure whether the perceived fishy, mushy character of their fish was enhanced by the very pungent smell of wet, rotting fish emanating throughout the restaurant. In fact, the odor was prevalent upon walking in and throughout dinner itself. The boyfriend and I noticed that they were cooking their whole salmon and eel dishes out in the open, however, the smell of wet fish and cooked fish are different and should not be that noticeable. I happened to pick at my boyfriend's bowl only, but his large poke bowl with 3 scoops of protein at $11.95 was rather small; more a size of a regular at another poke joint. As mentioned, it seemed too fishy to me. One interesting selection for their fish was their *Tuna Luau*. I guess this is their prepped poke selection which already includes slices of avocado. If you don't want to pay $1 extra for a side of avocado, get this to cheat the system. In addition to the bowl, a Thai tea ($3.50) was also forced upon me by the ever too kind boyfriend. I did not like how the worker encouraged it even though I said I did not want one after sampling it and noticing how watery and tasteless it was. A big maybe 22oz cup of this was just as bland and watered down. read more

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I like Poke, and I am one of those who is really pleased that many poke shops continue to open up around town. I decided on the regular two scoop bowl featuring tuna and salmon as my protein with a variety of toppings including avocado which I gladly paid a dollar extra for. The bowl came with a good amount of tuna and salmon. Both were very tasty and of decent quality. I did think the salmon did offer more of that velvety rich texture. The krab salad was fresh and so were the fresh cut cucumbers, onions, and edamame. My base was brown rice and it was well prepared. All the topping were great, but my favorite were the avocado and seaweed salad. I like the way they slices and fanned out the avocado, which was perfect ripe, and the seaweed had great flavor and a good crunch. I went for the garlic and soy sauce which was not to overbearing. Service was very good and very upbeat. Their prices are right in line with most of their competition. The bowl cost $9.95 plus and extra $1 for the avocado. read more

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Although I'd just enjoyed my favorite poke bowls back home a few days before this, I was pretty happy with my visit here. AhiPoki is a chain with stores mostly in SoCal and Arizona, and this appears to be the first San Diego store. It's not far off the highway and is quite close to the Valley View Casino Center (perhaps better known as the sports arena) and its street corner location near a Chipotle seems to have them primed for success. My friend and I were on a road trip from Las Vegas, and we agreed to meet a couple of his friends for lunch here on the final day of some sort of grand opening week promo: 50% off w/ purchase of eligible drink/item. I actually went with the miso soup ($2.50) so that I could avoid a sugar rush so early in what I presumed (correctly) would be a massive food day. It was a decent soup but seemed slightly underseasoned. The main course is sushi burritos or poke bowls (not sure what's up with the "poki" spelling unless it's to distinguish this not-so-authentic-to-Hawaiian-origins preparation) and I've found more success lately with poke bowls, so I started on the build-your-own path. Some places have preset combos, but I've come to appreciate customization so much that this isn't necessary. Also, they lead you step by step thoroughly, even to the point of prompting for a yes or no on each individual topping. These steps are as follows. Size. Regular is $9.95 for two scoops, large is $11.95 for three scoops. I went with a large. Base: white rice (not sushi rice; it never seems to be sushi rice), brown rice, organic salad, or your choice of half and half. Protein scoops: tuna luau (marinated and mixed w/ avocado and onions), tuna (plain), shrimp, scallop, kimchi shrimp, spicy tuna, octopus, salmon, yellowtail (+$1 charge - say what?), albacore. I got tuna luau, which goes directly onto the rice, along with salmon and albacore, which instead go into a metal mixing bowl. I was pleased to see this because my favorite poke bowl places do some mixing of ingredients. Sauce: I didn't try to choose more than one, but that seems to be standard. I went with house sauce rather than house spicy, spicy creamy, sweet citrus, garlic soy mirin, wasabi citrus,or kimchi sauce. This goes into the mixing bowl. Toppings: onion, green onion, cucumber, edamame, pickle radish, masago (tiny fish roe), ginger, wasabi, seaweed, salad, crab meat, daikon sprout, sesame seeds, crispy onions, chili flakes, furikake. Also, $1 extra each if you want sliced avocado or tamago. Some toppings go into the mixing bowl and are mixed by (gloved) hand. Others are just plopped into the serving bowl. I got most of the ingredients but wanted to avoid ginger and wasabi, which can be flavor bombs in a not-so-good way, and chili flakes, in case they wanted to go crazy. The menu does list an "everything" option, which is an easy way to cut down on words. The bowl was quite good overall. Brown rice was enjoyable, house sauce provided plenty of flavor, most of the ingredients tasted fresh. I was mostly happy with my fish until I came across several mushy pieces near the end. Another concern, which was fine for my purposes but not for regular consumption, is that I still felt a little hungry after finishing my meal. I usually get filled up sufficiently at these sorts of places. Although I experienced minor quality and portion concerns at Ahipoki, I am going to stick with four stars because they're still one of the better places I've tried in this genre in any city, and because I appreciated the newbie-friendly service aid. read more

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ABSOLUTELY THE BEST POKE IN SAN DIEGO. It's sooooooo good, I had to stop and yelp. I'm not even close to finishing my bowl yet, but I needed to share my experience!! Large portions, high quality ingredients, and super fresh fish!! The large is $12 bucks and you get your money's worth. You will have leftovers. This is my 2nd time here and it was even better!!The staff is also super friendly and my girl this time really made me feel brand new with her recommendations. Thank you Bb! The attached photos are from two different times that I came here. The first time, I got a large bowl to go and literally had to take a photo while in the car. I also couldn't wait to eat it haha. Second time, I dined in and they stacked my bowl so high I felt high. I again, got a large and here's what I ordered: Large bowl with white rice Meat: tuna luau, spicy tuna, blazing salmon Sauces: house spicy mixed with the spicy creamy Toppings: ginger, masago, crab, wasabi, fresh cucumber, seaweed salad, sesame seeds, crispy onions, chili flakes, eel sauce I will definitely be back--this place puts you in a state of foodie euphoria . The music playing isn't bad either Come here, make the drive, do whatever it takes, you won't regret it. read more

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After suggesting so many restaurants to eat at for dinner, we finally agreed on this one. The decor of this eatery is very clean, modern, and they have plenty of different types of fishes on their wall! There is a grand opening special right now where you can get 50 percent off your bowl with purchase of a drink, so everyone took advantage of that deal. We were even able to sample their offerings before deciding what to get. I decided on the large bowl, which comes with 3 scoops. I chose half white rice and half organic salad with the tuna luau, salmon and yellowtail. For the sauces I had them mix the house sauce with garlic soy mirin, and the spicy sauce too. Now it was time for the toppings! There were a lot of choices, which were included in the price. Their guava drink was too sweet, so I had them mix it with the tropical one, which tasted very refreshing! I couldn't wait to dig into my poke bowl! It was very flavorful, but could use some more heat. I really liked the mango slices as a topping and the fish pieces were fresh. They also have macaron ice cream sandwiches for dessert, if you need to satisfy your sweet tooth. Overall, I had a pleasant experience and would definitely come back when I need my poke fix. read more

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Not my 1st choice. The bowl had lots of rice. Somehow the rice was a bit dry and the feeling was that the end result could have been better. Poke 1 1/2 is way more appealing, in my opinion. read more

So far, this may be my favorite poke place in San Diego! I was a big San Diego Poke Co. fan but struggled after getting so many pieces of bad, stringy fish. I've tried a bunch of new poke shops in San Diego, but haven't quite found one that makes a really good spicy tuna with quality mashed tuna that isn't full of stringy inedible pieces or layered in so many chili flakes you can barely find the fish. Cue: AhiPoki. This restaurant just opened up about a month ago next to Noodles and Company and Chipotle! They have lots of fish options include tuna luau (onion and avocado with tuna), salmon, yellow tail, scallops, shrimp, spicy tuna. I'm a big spicy tuna fan and love when it's mashed. The fish itself was perfect! Finally, a mashed tuna that I can get behind!! There are tons of sauce options and you can get multiple. I like the house sauce because it is a mixture of soy and sesame oil. The creamy spicy was also like a spicy mayo that went perfectly over my rice. The regular bowl is a good size and allows for two scoops of protein. But there are so many different toppings you can also include. They charge extra for the avocado and tamago. The avocado comes with a lot of slices. Definitely worth the extra dollar! So glad AhiPoki entered the sports arena area! It's delicious and I know I'll be back many many times to eat this deliciousness!! read more

AhiPoki - Regular bowl - Seafood Near Me - San Diego, California

We have been waiting for AhiPoki to open since they started renovating the place. We stopped by for lunch on their 3rd day of business. Employees were being trained, but they were still able to provide good service. The lunch crowd started to pick up, but customers didn't have to wait long to be served. The staff was friendly and thoroughly explained all of their options. There are plenty of indoor and a few outdoor tables if you're dining in. It seems like their 2 main options to choose from are the Poke Bowls (regular size includes 2 scoops and large includes 3 scoops) or a Poke Burrito. For the bowls, you first choose a base (rice, salad, or half & half). Then you choose your scoops (from various fish, shrimp, scallop, octopus). If you're having a hard time deciding, you can ask for samples. Then you choose a sauce (currently about 7 options) to mix in. And last, your toppings. For the poke burrito, you get to choose 2 scoops and 5 toppings and it's all rolled up in a wrap. They also have miso soup available. For dessert, they have macaron ice cream sandwiches. We each got small bowls. At first, it seemed like we didn't get a lot of food. But, it was the perfect amount for us as we were pretty full by the time we finished our bowls. We also tried 2 of their drinks - Thai iced tea and their Tropical drink. Both were nice and refreshing. Just wanted to note that their seafood is raw. Thought we'd say that since we did hear people ask if they had cooked seafood. The owner (or someone who seemed to be management) had stopped by to greet us, ask us how we were doing, give us a free bowl of miso soup for their grand opening, and gave us a little background of AhiPoki. This is their first business in San Diego and their food is completely fresh. We will vouch for that. Their ingredients were fresh and had great taste and texture. One request for AhiPoki - Can you please add chips as a base option? Just another choice to add with a nice crunch and doesn't require much preparation. Overall, it's nice to finally have a poke place in this area. We'll be back, for sure! read more

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I love poki but have never been to a place like this. The girl working behind the counter was very helpful in explaining the process for ordering your food. You pick your size then you pick a base of white or brown rice, salad or half and half. Then you pick your fish - lots of choices - I selected 2 scoops of Ahi Luna (tuna with avocado) and 1 scoop of salmon YUM! Then you select your sauce (here are like 8 to choose from and toppings like edamame, seaweed, cucumber, mango, onions and other yummy stuff. I also got the chai tea which was good but premade. First visit I had white rice as a base. Today I had lettuce as a base. I loved it all mixed together as a salad! Love this place! read more

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I read the reviews and they generally all say: good food, bad customer service. And they were right ... Well I have only been here one time on Aug. 13 around 2:30 PM. So it's hard to say if all the employees are like this but the girl that helped me was not inviting or helpful, she seemed miserable to be there... Overall, yes- my poke was good, but no I will not be back. ***My advice: take the drive down to "It's Raw" *** I hope this review is helpful... read more

AhiPoki - Seafood Near Me - San Diego, California

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Love this place bc of the variety they offer- one of the few poke places that have pre-marinated options in addition to their regular seafood options (ie. kimchi shrimp, spicy salmon). They also have kelp noodles which I haven't seen anywhere else! Great for those that love texture and want to keep your meal low carb. Left off a star because they're pricier than most places and their containers suck. Every time I get food to-go, I end up with a huge soupy mess all over the bottom of the bag. read more

See?? This is a large. The African American guy who wears Naruto headbands served me small for a large order before. Food here is really good, I just hope I don't see that guy again ripping off customers who wants to eat good portions. 3 stars because I rate 1 star for that previous experience and 5 star for the recent one. read more

AhiPoki - Not large - Seafood Near Me - San Diego, California

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Come here every once in a while when I'm craving poke. This place is one of the better diy poke places I've tried. Parking is never a problem for me and it's never too crowded during lunch. The staff is friendly and quick. I usually order the regular poke (2 scoops) which is plenty. I get lettuce in my bowl but they also offer brown or white rice or half lettuce and rice. The fish here is good, I've never had any issues getting sick. They also have a wide range of sauces you can choose from depending on what you like. There is also lots of toppings (I usually get everything). Poke is a little pricey but they do offer 10% off military discount if you have your ID. Overall solid spot but is more on the pricey side. read more

AhiPoki - Salmon and tuna poke bowl (half salad half rice) - Seafood Near Me - San Diego, California

Overall a good Poki experience. First off, on the way in I saw they had a sign outside that if you sign up for their "rewards program" you get 50% off your first bowl, so I signed up on my phone on the way in. They have a pretty good selection of fish and toppings, not the most I've ever seen, but definitely a good selection. I got the hawaiin seasoned tuna which was really good (they gave me a sample before I ordered it). And they offer the option for half rice half salad (although they don't have quinoa or cauliflower rice). Good selection of sauces and toppings, and of course avocado is extra. I ordered the "regular" and it was HUGE once I added all my toppings, over flowing one of those plastic folding containers. I had no issue using my 50% off coupon that I had just signed up for and then I was on my way. Food tasted great! read more

Y'all, this place is great. They have a ton of protein options, though i can only attest to the tuna because I'm a creature of habit, but it's always good. They have a few bases and will let you mix them if you want, a ton of sauces and a ton of toppings. It ends up being a huge meal for like $12 and it doesn't even make you feel heavy or slowed down. They're always super nice when making your bowl and keep the place very clean. They have social distancing signs when ordering, wear masks and have plastic up so customers can't get anywhere near the food. Give this place a shot if you're looking for a go-to poke place that always has a ton of options to choose from. read more

Customer service is horrible. I work in the same plaza and was recently rejected for a plaza discount that I would normally get. I was told because I wasn't wearing a uniform and I had a name tag that it didn't qualify me. The employees were disgustingly rude. I asked to speak to a manager, she refused to tell me who the manager name is. read more

Standard poke place. You will definitely get a good bowl with nice complex flavors. I love the food. I only gave it 4 stars for two reasons: 1) I thought the price was a little disproportionate to some other poke places that I've been. Not much but a little. Thinking about the cost of a can of spam I was not happy with the markup they gave to their spam musubi. It wasn't worth buying. AND I've been to poke places where you could get up to 5 scoops of fish for about the same price. 2) I've been to this place twice and both times the re was a short guy with a goatee that was not at all thrilled to serve me. Just make note that he is the only o e there that seems to be having a bad day. Everybody else is lovely and make you feel very welcome. Other than that I'll keep going. The lunch is very satisfying read more

AhiPoki - An empty plate. It was so good I almost licked the plate. - Seafood Near Me - San Diego, California

One of my favorite quick poke spots in San Diego. Good size portions and prices. They have their own mix Tuna Luau as one of the protein options - get it! read more

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It's different here. So I was excited to be here after finding this place next to Noodle & Co (I know you read that review). First the space is laid out nicely. Walk past all the clean tables to get to the front counter where the pieces and parts are to make your creation. The menu, like anywhere in Hawaii, is laid out on a big overhead display. You know pick your size aka how many scoops, sides, and sauce. The seafood looked good. I was thrown off by the spicy ahi. It wasn't sliced into cubes that I'm used too. It resembled ground beef. And I don't remember anyplace serving spam or hard boiled eggs to go with your poke bowl but everyone in Hawaii knows spam, eggs, and rice are so Ono. I just can't see myself eating hard boiled eggs in a poke bowl. They don't mix the sauce with the fish, tako, or shrimp instead it's mixed with the sides. I got the small bowl with their version of tusami, and cubed ahi. It was ok just missing that certain element that makes it taste right. Don't get me wrong it's was till good just not Hawaii great. I got the imitation crab, edamame beans, and cucumbers mixed with spicy creamy and sprinkled with furikake. Overall three stars. Place is clean and they offer military discounts. The food is good but just average in my opinion. Now excuse me, I'm off to find a great spider roll. M read more

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Came here during covid19 and felt like they took all precautions to keep customers and employees safe. They have the plastic walls up and even have you a free mask with bowl and drink purchase! The make your own poke bowl concept is one of my favorites and everything tasted fresh and I didn't get a stomach ache afterwards :) also, check in for a free boba!! Avacado is extra which is a bummer and so is yellowtail! I usually take photos of my good but totally forget whenever I'm doing takeout!! read more

I was very disappointed to find hair on my avocado. It was small, but the first thing I saw when I opened my take-out poke bowl. I don't live in San Diego and was visiting from the east coast, so I have no reason to write a false review. It was definitely a short strand of hair. Anyway, I kind of just ate around it. Aside from this, the poke was pretty good. It was just difficult to consume and I couldn't finish. I wish I didn't see the hair! I ordered half salad/ half brown rice with a scoop of tuna luau and a scoop of spicy tuna. For toppings, I got spicy house sauce, spicy creamy sauce, onions, cucumber, edamame, avocado (surcharge), and fried onions. They give you a very generous piece of avocado even though it's like a dollar extra. The tuna is delicious and the sauce puts everything together. The employees are super helpful in suggesting what you should get. I almost didn't get sauce on my salad and the employee explained to me that it tastes better with it! The portions are huge and well worth $11. Overall, the food is good but the hair ruined the experience for me. read more

AhiPoki - If you look closely, you can spot the short strand of hair - Seafood Near Me - San Diego, California

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Was in the area, and decided on poke but I also came during a lunch rush so maybe around 1 pm? The 2 choice of protein bowl is about $10.25 in a 16 oz round container bowl. I was expecting it to be more, but the sushi and base options (like rice, salad, noodles !?!) were really good! I would say it was worth it. They give you lots of options for sauce too which I loveeeeee!! I knocked a star off only because since it was lunch hour, sadly there was only one guy at the front working while the other worker was at lunch.. And from what I understood I believe a manager was in the back cutting up some protein then when they came to the front and noticed the long line building up.. kind of scolded the worker for not letting them know it was busy. I've worked in the food industry before and I just feel like it's so distasteful getting lectured in front of guests: yes, there was a line and yes, he was in the wrong for not processing the urgency.. but I just felt that was a personal conversation meant for a later time. Overall: food great, price reasonable but overall, I would come back again. read more

So fresh and delicious! I stood at the counter forever deciding what three scoops I wanted; everything looked good! I ended up going with the plain tuna, plain salmon, and kimchi shrimp as opposed to the avocado tuna or spicy salmon option. This is definitely the way to go! You get more fish per scoop, and I could actually taste the fish. My boyfriend got the avocado tuna, and it made his bowl taste mushy. But if you do want avo, this might be the best way to go, because if you add it later, it's +$1. The kimchi flavor of the kimchi shrimp was really weak. And for the sauce, I'd say less is more! Overall, the food was fresh and the service was great. 10/10! I also got the free miso soup with check in, and it was really tasty. Big tofu chunks and the scallions added a nice kick. read more

AhiPoki - Large poke bowl with all the toppings! (except avocado) - Seafood Near Me - San Diego, California

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AhiPoki - Regular bowl - Seafood Near Me - San Diego, California