First time trying Blue Poke and it was amazing !! The place was very nice and clean. When I came in I had asked the young lady Rafaela at the front for recommendations she was super kind and friendly, I loved her energy. I asked her that I wanted something fun and good, she was kind and recommended the burrito. The food was amazing!!! Great recommendation will definitely be coming again Service was great and food was excellent 10/10. read more

Second time coming in yesterday and will definitely keep coming back. Food and atmosphere is amazing and I love how welcoming the workers are. Rafaela helped me choose since I was indecisive and she made the experience way better! read more

Big thank you Rafaela your service was great and your suggestion were delicious! Will be coming back again!

Great Poke place in National city. I love the many options they have for toppings! The ambiance here is really welcoming and the staff is great. Only thing that is negative is the parking situation. However there's nothing that can be done about that. read more

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The food is decent, it really depends LOL I do love it when I get there and the workers really pack it in for me, but its not always the case. Place is clean and doesn't smell like some other poke places. read more

The place is close to my home and we were excited to try it out for the first time. I deeply regret going. The customer service was awful. The guy that helped us was annoyed that we needed help. No greeting, nothing. He walked up and "are you guys ready to order?" That should have been the first red flag. He then just stared at us like we needed to hurry up and order. There is no menu on the wall. There is a tv that shows some of the food. So I had no idea how the order for it went. I had greens and cucumber first because again, no indication of what you can order first or how it is step by step. I asked for rice and was told that I could not have any since I had already gotten greens and cucumber. Why not ask me if I wanted to change it? Needless to say, I won't he having anything from here again. The food was ok from what my boyfriend told me. I didn't even eat mine since I felt like it wasn't what I really wanted. Please please please talk to your staff about their attitude and your customer service values. read more

I really wanted to love these omusubi because they looked fresh and the rice itself was good. Unfortunately, I was pretty disappointed with the amount of filling. It had just a tiny bit in the center, with almost all rice. I hope this was just an off day. I just wanted to share my experience in the hopes that the filling can be more consistent in the future. read more

blue pokē - OMUSUBI | KRAB SALAD OMUSUBI | SPICY KRAB SALAD - Poke Near Me - National City, California

I got this bowl to go and it is missing eel sauce and it's drenched in so much sricha sauce it's inedible. I'd never trust to go back here again. The rice is also underdone and funky. Pass. read more

blue pokē - I apparently ordered sriracha soup instead of a poke bowl. So gross. - Poke Near Me - National City, California

I don't normally write reviews, but the girl who served me asked to. Shoutouts to Sheila. Workers are nice, place is clean, food is fresh. Had no problems, bad reviews must be some sort of off day. read more

blue pokē - look at that drizzle.... - Poke Near Me - National City, California

This place has such good poke I'd highly recommend it's so full of flavor and has a variety of other food just incase pokes not your thing.

Love the poke here! Good location, friendly service! The restaurant is always clean and organized. Prices have gone up over the years but that's true of most places! 2025(12) read more

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Meets basic standards, I haven't been in a long time because I think prices have definitely gone up. However, I do appreciate blue poke every now and then. Getting the regular bowl, even sometimes a small bowl, will always make me full. I also appreciate that they sell spam masubis! They make them in the back so it's an additional wait after paying for them, but I thought they were pretty good! Both times I've went recently, it's been a clean dining environment and the staff are always nice and accommodating! read more

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Quick service again! Was able to get in and out for my lunch. As part of the rewards I took advantage of the $1 off today. The employee did mention next week they will be doing orders on the kiosk so just an FYI. read more

blue pokē - POKĒ BOWL | Regular (3 scoops of protein) - Poke Near Me - National City, California

The food is always fresh! We are always greeted when we walk in. The staff have great suggestions! I tried their spicy sauce and it was delicious!!! Definitely check it out! read more

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The food quality is always amazing and I love coming back here. I will drive two hours to come to this specific Poké spot. The service is great in the ambience. It's always too. read more

blue pokē - I got a build your own bowl with four POWER PROTEIN BOWL - Poke Near Me - National City, California

Craving some poke after coming back for Hawaii service was excellent. Server Help me get my bowl together very clean. Enjoyed it very much Yum. read more

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We used the self service to order and after 30 minutes we were wondering why it was taking such a long time when there wasn't many people in. Probably 3 of us. When my husband went to ask at first they couldn't the ticket and after throughly looking they found it. If my husband doesn't go ask, we could've been waiting forever. They didn't apologize, didn't offer anything such as a free drink, free bowl. This is unacceptable. They should've asked us if they see us sitting here waiting for our food and they probably noticed we hadn't received it. Moral of the story, skip the double points and order with them to avoid having them skip your order. Customer service should improve- offer a free dessert, drink, bowl, something. read more

blue pokē - Poke Near Me - National City, California

My husband and his friend went to pick up my app order. It was very disappointing. The large bowl was only half full. Usually, the bowl is packed where they have to smush down everything with the lid! I spent about $24 something for THAT?! My husband had surgery last Thursday and even though he was upset with the order, he had to eat it. As he is still healing and I was still working, we could not go back to the store. To top it off, there are no options to talk to an employee at the shop when I called the number to complain. This is so disappointing as we love the food there. read more

Unfortunately it's over priced & mid :/ We spent over $70 and the ratio was so tiny for a poke burrito you're better off going somewhere else. It's nothing personal it's just not worth $20 lol read more

blue pokē - Sushi burrito with 90% rice - Poke Near Me - National City, California

Come here often. Today the mark was completely missed. Paid $38 for 2 poke bowls, not given any chopsticks, forks or napkins even though we asked for some. Got home and the white rice in the poke bowls is HARD & UNDER COOKED. Disgusting & disappointing. $38 spent just for it to go in the trash. read more

Ive never written a yelp review before and for me to write one bc of how bad the poke was is a shame. How do you have a poke shop but not cook THE RICE properly?! Rice was so undercooked, might aswell give me the rice grain and I'll just cook it myself! What a shame read more

*fresh food * great flavors * great service * casual ambiance * great music Spacious area great for lunch time not to busy. Love that they have a variety of different side options, sauce option and protein options. The cherry on top for me is quinoa option! Must try. read more

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I used to go here a lot a few years ago but disappointed with my recent experience here. The food is already overpriced, but also the customer service could be better. When I walked in, the employee didn't greet me, didn't smile, and didn't even ask, "How can I help you?" They just stood there waiting for me to start the order. Good customer service starts with basic courtesy. A simple greeting and acknowledgment go a long way in making customers feel welcome. Management should spend more time training employees on providing quality customer service, especially when customers are paying for those prices. Just go to 8th and b poke or poke etc instead. read more

Really disappointed with this one. Normally this place is pretty good, but I'm not sure what happened this time. I ordered two 3-scoop bowls to-go and both were a big miss. The texture of the white rice was really dry and crumbly, almost like it had been sitting out for a while. On top of that, the portions of protein were extremely minimal for a 3-scoop bowl. Most of the ahi I received were the tougher pieces with muscle fibers, making it really chewy and hard to eat. Honestly, it felt like we were given the leftovers or the very last of what was left. It also seemed like the lack of protein was made up for with extra filler ingredients like carrots and edamame. Overall, definitely not the quality I'm used to from this place and I am extremely disappointed. read more

Very much recommend! I came in feeling the great vibes from the workers and the place itself was nice. There was this girl in specific that made me feel very welcoming and was very helpful with my order, she helped me with providing outstanding service during my visit to Poke. She was friendly and made sure my order was prepared exactly the way I wanted. Rafaela was patient while answering my questions and concerns. It's clear that she cares about her customers and takes pride in providing excellent service. Thanks to Rafaela, I'll definitely be coming back and highly recommend this location! read more

placed my order 2 hours prior to them closing, somehow they don't have white rice so they replace it with brown rice that's fine, but when you mess up the entire order not for just one bowl but two ?? Walked in wasn't greeted and all I hear is the workers laughing and not even acknowledging me and to make matters worse once I arrived they also didn't even have my order ready. That's when they decided to let me know that white rice wasn't an option. Maybe don't say my food is ready if it's not even prepared or the right thing. Terrible place I decided to give them a second shot never again. If I could give 0 stars I would. read more

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Fresh ingredients. There is a spiraled cucumber option for the base instead of white rice, brown rice, and spring mix, which was awesome. Low carbs and super refreshing. Clean space, clean restrooms. Prices weren't too bad. I'd definitely come back. read more

blue pokē - 2 regular bowls - Poke Near Me - National City, California

My wife got the Double Salmon bowl--she thought it was just okay. Compared to the Liberty Station location, the portion sizes here felt noticeably smaller, which was a bit disappointing. The rice was decent, nothing special. That said, the customer service was excellent. The staff were friendly and helpful throughout. I do wish they wore name tags--I'd love to give the gentleman who helped us the praise he deserves. read more

blue pokē - Double scoop of the salmon - Poke Near Me - National City, California

I used to order from blue poke every week for years but then stopped when I discovered Poke Chop. Today I decided to give blue poke a try again and their quality has gone so far down hill. The bowls used to be so full to the brim that the lid would barely close. Now I get a couple spoonfuls of fish for my 4 protein bowl? Half the bowl was seaweed salad tf? Poke Chop costs the exact same but with four times the fish and better rice. Yeah, I'm never buying from you guys again. read more

Joan was an amazing server!!! She made my bowl with care and made the experience a 10/10! read more

blue pokē - Small POKĒ BOWL | Small (2 scoops of protein) - Poke Near Me - National City, California

Long time fan of this place but the two young guys working today sucked. Totally clueless/confused with managing orders and it wasn't even busy. I placed an order almost four hours ahead of time and when I arrived I was told it would be ready in fives mins but it was ready the whole time in the end. I witnessed other customers waiting and the line getting backed up way more than what I've seen in the past. Maybe I'm a tougher critic than most because I'm a manager myself, but the experience today wasn't cutting it for me at least compared to my prior experiences with this place. read more

First made the drive down to Blue Poke for a Yelp event, but came back a few times when I found myself in the area. There are a few other blue pokes that have since opened closer to central San Diego with one in North Park, but I think the quality varies from location to location- this location in National City being the best! First of all, the design of the store is so fun and I could tell it was clean and well maintained. I had a delicious poke bowl with my favorite spicy ahi (minced style). They have a good number of toppings to choose from along with great sauces. This is what I like to call "chipotle style" poke where you build your bowl, but everything was good! Easy parking to grab your bowl for take-out! read more

I swear this is my 4th time writing a review for this place and it keeps getting deleted or doesn't save. Anywho... this is my favorite Poke spot. They have a handful of toppings to choose from and I just love their signature blue poke sauce. I always and only get salmon with blue poke sauce. I always have a great experience from their staff, they're all nice and friendly. I never have issues with my order whether it's in store or online. This place is clean too. Parking is small and fills up quick. read more

blue pokē - Poke Near Me - National City, California

Overpriced and average flavors. Service is decent but if you order anything off menu, it will take at least 10min. The workers rotate through taking each customer's order and if you make an order outside of a bowl - don't. It takes a long time and slows them down. Flavor profile is just meh for an $18 bowl. I recommend a pass and look elsewhere for poke. read more

Great ingredients, the sauces were absolutely delicious and the spice levels adequate. Staff was super friendly and helpful!!! read more

Staff has an attitude. I really don't get how they're the best poke. Their self checkout when you pay cash doesn't even alert you to go to the front counter supposedly how the rude lady said but they hadn't even came up to us to tell us that we need to pay first before she makes it until like about 15 minutes later. That could've been 15 minutes faster we would've had our food. She also dropped the food on the table really rudely didn't even say a single word. I would never ever come back here again. read more

My comfort food is poke and this place is honestly my favorite in all of california (i've yet to visit hawaii!). What stands out to me is the abundance of different toppings that can tend to be hit or miss depending on what kind of poke place you go to. Specifically, I enjoy that blue poke has pickled cucumbers (cucumbers soaked in vinegar) which I believe adds an extra layer of flavor to the poki that I really enjoy that other places don't offer. I've been to a lot of poke chains, (1 and half, poke chop, and more) and blue poke is my favorite. Also, they have rewards which means for poke enjoyers like me we can get lots of perks. Also the national city location specifically has better service than the north park one. read more

Service is fast! Parking is good! The food is always yummy. The inside is aesthetic, so feel free to dine it. I've taken friends here before. One friend commented that he feels cold inside so maybe pack a jacket if you get cold easily and plan to dine in? But the place has to be chilly to ensure the fish stays fresh. I love blue pokē. I always have, and always will. Yellowtail is my favorite cut of fish, and it costs a little extra. read more

I got the pokē nachos which came with little strips of wonton chips, which I was not expecting and flavor was not fresh.

This is my to go when I'm craving poke! The service workers that usually help me are professional and courteous with the proportions served being reasonable. The eating area has always been clean in my experience and they always have great music playing in the background which makes it a comfortable environment to enjoy my meal. read more