My favorite poke place in the neighborhood! Depends on the server, but they are very generous on the protein, veggies, and sauces. I always mix medium house sauce + ponzu + spicy mayo together and it tastes great :) read more

Poke Dot - Menu - Seafood Near Me - Irvine, California

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Poke Dot is another poke place to open up, following the poke craze that is taking over the foodie scene. This location is situated near the Orange County airport in a small food court. My co-worker and I arrived here at 11:30am, and to our dismay the line was out the door. There must have been about 30 people in front of us. This was definitely a good sign, as it seemed to indicate the food was legit! Poke Dot offers 2 sizes of bowls: large ($10.75) and small ($8.75). Large comes with 5 fish items and small with 3 fish. Step 1, choose a base: salad, white rice, brown rice, chips, or half and half Step 2, choose a mix: cilantro, cucumber, onion, crab meat, or avocado Step 3, choose your protein: salmon, octopus, tuna, shrimp, scallop, spicy tuna, or yellow tail Step 4, choose your sauce: house sauce (mild, medium, spicy), cilantro twist, spicy mayo, or volcano Step 5: choose your toppings: jalapeno, ginger, sesame seeds, seaweed flakes, masago (roe), green onion, and wasabi. Soft drinks are $1.75 and there are extras such as Soup, mochi, musubi, and seaweed salad in the $1.50 to $2 range. I wanted to get brown rice, but they were out and so I went with the white rice. I ordered the yellow tail, salmon, octopus, shrimp, and spicy tuna. The fish is fresh and everything tasted pretty good. Portions and prices are similar to other poke places. This place offers jalapenos which are a unique item and is missing one of my favorite toppings: garlic chips. Seating is a bit limited inside, although most people were taking their food to go. Service is friendly and the parking lot can be a bit of a challenge as spaces fill up. There is outdoor seating as well. Poke Dot is definitely a good option if I'm in the area. read more

Poke Dot - $10.75 for 5 fish. - Seafood Near Me - Irvine, California

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Poke Dot is located in a busy plaza off MacArthur and Main and parking is pretty bad around lunch time. My coworker and I came around 11:00 am and the place was already packed. We waited for a bit, but if we came any later we would have been stuck in a long line. I have mixed feelings about their service and efficiency; a few of their workers were a bit unfriendly but the cashier ringing us up was very nice. ~~ For any Poke Newbies like my coworker, the process is pretty simple: Choose your size: - Large bowl w 5 scoops ($10.75) - Regular bowl w 3 scoops ($8.75) - Wrap ($8.75) Choose your base: salad, white rice, brown rice, chips or half and half Choose your mix: cilantro, cucumber, onion, crab meat, avocado Choose your protein: salmon, octopus, tuna, spicy tuna, shrimp, scallop or seasonal Seasonings and Sauces: house sauce (mild, medium, spicy), cilantro twist, spicy mayo, volcano, or seasonal sauce Toppings: jalapeno, ginger, sesame seeds, seaweed flakes, masago, green onions, tempura and wasabi ~~ My coworker ordered a regular bowl ($8.75) with half brown rice and half salad with cilantro, cucumbers, crab meat, avocado and all three scoops with shrimp with cilantro twist, tempura and jalapenos on the side. I ordered a regular bowl ($8.75) with brown rice, cilantro, crab meat, avocado, 2 scoops of salmon, 1 scoop of tuna, spicy mayo, ginger, wasabi and tempura flakes. I also ordered a tea ($1.75) and mixed a few of the options they had. I was happy that my coworker really enjoyed her poke bowl. She thought it was really good, but she doesn't really have anything to compare it too. I was much less impressed and Poke Dot just falls into my range of average Poke spots. The fish was not the freshest and their scoops were really small. They did not weigh and scale their poke like other places so they can easily skimp out on your protein. The one thing I really liked was that there was no up-charge for the avocado unlike other places. Overall the options were a bit limited but not even in the sense that everything was authentic. If the workers were nicer I might have been able to round this review up to a 4, but there was one thing I could not overlook about my experience at Poke Dot. My coworker actually noticed the same thing. The trays here had a very unappetizing stench even though they were recently washed. The smell was horrible. We regretted getting in 'for here' and we returned the trays as soon as we set out stuff down to the tables. My coworker felt like we should get it to-go moving forward and sit outside if we decide to come back. read more

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The poke assembly phenomenon is spreading ferociously in SoCal and I am not one to complain, not one bit. Most of these places are very much alike to each other and vary only in terms of price, sauces, toppings, and add-ons. They make their own twist that makes them favorable compared to the growing competition. For Poke Dot, what sets them apart is their huge portions, good customer service, and that their avocado is not only a heaping scoop, it is also included in the price. I like that they have cilantro and jalapeno as toppings though I wish they had garlic chips for a bolder taste profile. I went with the large bowl with half rice and half salad. I got spicy tuna, octopus, yellowtail, and doubled up on the salmon for my fish. All toppings added, yes. As for the sauce, I asked for their spicy house sauce. Fish was fresh and the portion was plenty, two very good things. The sauce is where they can probably work on as I find it a little weak. Nothing a soy sauce and wasabi couldn't fix though - definitely not a deal breaker. Prepare to queue up at lunch hours. Everyone who works in Irvine is here around that time. read more

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I always come in here because the food is great ! and I love that you get to add avocado free or charge ! staff is always friendly (:

Purposely, I'm writing this review side by side with Uroko. Large Poke Salad is $10.75 with choice of 5 proteins. Best value I've encountered so far. Another place better than the one I have eaten at in Riverside. I've been a fiend for poke salad lately. I'm actually appetizing over the health idea and not feeling full and bloated after dinner. I'm gonna note that the large bowl may be a winsy bit bigger here, or I was just given a lot of salad. However, the amount of protein - a winsy bit less than Uroko's. Intentionally this a price comp. If I chose my travel distance for convenience, this one is much closer for my liking. I'm so glad they have cilantro too. My fave crunch are the tempura flakes. There seems to be more variety in their sauce flavors. This is located in The Square plaza amongst other eateries at the corner of Main and MacArthur. Small interior but nicely decored. Outdoor seating is available under nice palms or table umbies, and the area has free Wi-fi ! Service was friendly. They made sure to ask if I wanted anything else. Their fountain drink cups by the way are a good size. The young girl helping me was cleaning fingerprints off the glass while it was slow. Good workers at this location! I'm awarding 5 stars for customer service, convenience, value, cleanliness, welcoming character of the employees and the interior though cozy. P.S. They have catering!!! They also serve soup, musubi, and mochi :-D That's gonna make me come back. read more

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The smallest scoops I've ever seen for poke. Ever. It's quite strategic, actually, to limit the spoon size to begin with so that nobody is hating on the staff themselves...but oh wait...my scooper even felt compelled to put back some of the fish that the tiny spoon had managed to fit...smh... Needless to say, I was not a happy diner. The medium house sauce was decent, but I was too angry about the meal itself to appreciate the taste. Everything else is mediocre to the max. The person doing my toppings got cocky and tried to wait until I finished listing them off even when I waited to tell him as he went...lo and behold he gave me sesame seeds when I asked for seaweed...annoying. They offer the typical toppings, although I must say their cilantro topping is a bit random? Price aint worth it here so don't bother making a trek over. If you love this place you clearly haven't had better poke places but if you come here, at least get the large... read more

Poke Dot - Smallest poke scoops ever..we come for poke not for toppings. - Seafood Near Me - Irvine, California

Chipoke. Build a bowl, whatever you call it is about as Poke as a Mai Tai (invented in Oakland).I could go on and on about how 99.9% of Poke here in socal is not how Hawaiians eat it, but you can ready my other poke reviews for bits and pieces of that. No kukui nuts, no ago, no limu, no ponzu, no yuzu, no citrus, no sushi rice. It's 2 star for poke, but I added a 3rd for a few small highlights. I can't say for sure if they are just latching onto the tail end of the Poke phase here in Socal, but they certainly could have done it better. At least 2 dozen places have been open that made mistakes which they fell into. Sizes are great, the large is large and the regular is, well regular. I always get the L because if you get white rice it's perfect, but anything but that makes it less filling. Small is small and what most people get because they are buying by price point rather than stomach point. The wrap to me is not worth the ingenuity as it's messy and not a real value. Décor is clean, uncluttered, open, but also a little bland. Imagine Tapioca Express mixed with Chipotle. They are in a wildly popular and jam packed busy shopping center with Flame broiler, starbucks, tokio grill, croutons, etc so parking sucks, but they have some seclusion being in the corner with less than popular outdoor seating behind the shops. Go half rice half salad or half chips in any combination. Those tiny ball scoopers moosh everything. They do not use sushi rice which sucks if you go white, both that and brown rice are dry, I like the chip option, but you have to plan it out well to really make proper use of that. Crab meat is dry, but at least they give you avo free fo charge. Cucumber is too thin and cilantro makes it taste like ceviche (not bad if you go shrimp, octopus, scallops). Shrimp is small and looks like grocery store thawed, tastes only slightly better, Spicy tuna is smooshed with little to no spice, tuna is nice and firm, fresh, chilled, salmon is a little soft and fatty, slightly less fresh. Yellowtail is like smaller, less firm tuna, octopus is thin, but not chewy (shape bears no cause on chewiness), scallops are meh. Staff is nice, helpful and service is fast, though at lunch it cane get backed up. I generally don't take my lunch until the 6 hour worked mark so beat the rushes. Soy and Sriracha have cups to fill up to go. The ventilation kind of sucks as it's always hot in there, I doubt they are properly using the overhead vents seeing as they have huge pots of rice going. Mild and medium have no heat, spicy barely has any, but at least you can tell their oil blends mix at least some sesame seed oil in there. Volcano and Spicy gives you creaminess and heat, but I'm looking for citrus at this point. Tempura flakes are weird here, but I get everything else. Musubi is boring and needs to be dipped in sauce. I mean I love spam, but this is pretty blah, no real char, no sauce, dry rice, not tightly wrapped. Seaweed salad is like 2 bites for $2.25 and not worth it. Value is so so, freshness is good, authenticity just shows how many people have actually been to Hawaii to consider this poke and those that have went as tourists and wouldn't know authentic if it bit them. It's convenient for A missing segment in Irvine. Go to Uroko. read more

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Poke Dot - Another Pokinometry wanna be. Same concept. Same price as all the other Poke places. Same parking problems as Pokinometry. Same long line as Pokinometry, actually, the line here may longer because people who work in Irvine have no where to go for Poke except for this place. Pick you base, pick your protein, pick your sauce, and pick you toppings. In addition to the usual toppings that everyone offers, they also offer cilantro, jalapenos, and tempura crumbs as toppings. I wasn't impressed with the bowl they made for me. The tuna was pink. It just didn't look right. The fish was full of sinew. Their scoops of fish is smaller than the other poke places I've been to. Their original spicy sauce bordered on having no taste, but, it tasted a lot better when I added soy sauce to it. Where was the spice in my spicy sauce? Too bad they aren't the same. The idea of being a copycat was good. But, I'd rather go to the original. read more

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Let's be honest - this poke trend is here to stay as new places are just opening up throughout SoCal. Nevertheless, my eyes still sparkled when I saw this new place so close in my area, making it easy to get my poke fix or even just a quick lunch/dinner if I'm feeling lazy. Just under $10 for the medium size, so not bad for Irvine/Newport! By now, you know the drill of these Chipotle-style bowls that give you so many ways to customize to your liking. I ordered mine to be Half & Half (Salad and Brown RIce) with 3 scoops of fish. I had my default mix - spicy tuna, salmon, and yellowtail - along with cucumber, imitation crab meat, onion, and avocado and toppings like sesame seeds, seaweed flakes, masago, and green onion, in which ALL of this was included in the base cost (awwww yeeee!!!) I opted for the medium spicy, and although it tasted more like mild to me, I was content with that level so that I can actually taste the fish without it being drenched in sauce. FYI, the spicy mayo actually does pack some heat, so don't get caught off-guard! Brown rice could be cooked a little better - a little on the dry side, but not a dealbreaker for me. The medium size left me pretty content and stuffed, but not to the extent of a full-blown food baby. The fish was decently fresh for what you pay for and the service was really friendly. It's one of the few places still open "late" aka after 6pm, so it doesn't only cater to corporate business hours like its neighbors, Croutons and Flame Broiler. When I come back next time, I'll definitely try the Wrap instead of a bowl and see how it compares to Sushirrito in NorCal :) Off to continue on my poke adventure...! read more

Poke Dot - Regular (3 scoops of your choice!) for about $9. Includes all toppings like avocado and crab! - Seafood Near Me - Irvine, California

So yummy! It was my first time here today and I thought the fish was so fresh. I grabbed a regular bowl and got tuna, salmon, and spicy tuna for my three protein. I am usually pretty picky with my poke but I found to love this place right off the bat. They move through their lines pretty quickly, the restaurant was spacious and clean, and the flavors were really on par. I will definitely be back! (Also doesn't my photo just look so delicious???) read more

Poke Dot - Seafood Near Me - Irvine, California

Delicious poke! Great selection on the meats and the sauces! Fast and good customer service. They have like an outdoor patio for you to eat at with umbrellas ! Great lunch spot read more

Not bad not bad. Think of like a Chipotle meets poke. Comparable to Calipoke in the The Lab in Costa Mesa. Same concept... pick your style: big bowl (~$10), small bowl (~$8), or wrap (~$8), pick your rice, salad, or combination of both, pick your seafood, and lastly pick your toppings and sauces. Guac doesn't cost extra! Yay! Line was relatively long when we showed up at 1:15pm on a warm Thursday afternoon, BUT it does move quite swiftly so don't get discouraged from giving it a try! So why only 3 stars? I think quality of poke isn't quite up to par with a Bear Flag Fish Co. or Calipoke. Portions are a tad smaller as well if my memory serves me right. Either way not bad and a great addition to this corporate plaza... Can't complain too much. If dining outside, beware of birds. They will try and swipe at your freshly made bowl if not looking. SAVAGES. 'Til next time, cheers! read more

Poke Dot - Poke Fran. My poke bowl creation. Large. 5 scoops. - Seafood Near Me - Irvine, California

I always find myself coming to Poke Dot at least once a week. Located just 2 minutes away from my work, this place seems to be the healthiest option in the area and I can still head back into work after lunch without being hit by food coma! THE MOOD: Poke Dot tends to get very busy! In fact, this place seems to be the busiest store in the plaza during lunch. So, come early (around 11:30 AM) or make sure you take a late lunch (after 1 PM) so you don't get stuck waiting in their long line. Think of Poke Dot's concept similar to Chipotle's. You start with your base (rice, salad, chips) and then you continue to go down the line selecting your veggies, then protein, sauce, and finally toppings to build your poke bowl. There is plenty of seating inside and outside, so even though it does get busy, I always seem to find a place to sit and eat. THE FOOD: The best thing I like about Poke Dot is that I get to build my own poke bowl. So I am always switching up what I am putting in my bowl. Sometimes I'll go for brown rice, sometimes half brown rice and half chips. I like to try their various sauces and I like always doubling up on my salmon. Be creative with their sauces! They mix in the various protein items and veggies in the sauce and it is laid on your best of rice/salad. THE 'TUDE: I usually have a good experience with all the employees here at Poke Dot. They keep the lines moving efficiently, especially during the lunch rush, and I always get service with a smile. OVERALL: With the various ways I can switch up my poke bowl and given that this is the healthiest choice near me, I will surely be back again! read more

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Ok I REALLY wanted to like this place, and there are a lot of things to like about it: - fresh fish - VERY generous portion sizes and toppings, great bang for your buck - Crab meat, avocado, and seaweed salad are free - All toppings and sauces are flavorful and delicious - Staff are just lovely and I wish there was a way we could tip them when paying with credit card!! but but but HOW DO YOU FUCK UP RICE THIS BAD? The first time I ate it I was eating my way happily through the fish and the toppings until I got my first bite of rice and well... The white rice is dry, hard, cold (like 2-3 day old rice from the fridge), incredibly bland, and doesn't clump. It's also not sushi rice, or they managed to destroy sushi rice to the point beyond recognition. There is 0 flavor to this. I never realized that rice could taste like sawdust, but they found a way. I mean I would expect this from brown rice but not white rice! C'mon!! Looking at some other reviewers who said the rice was "fresh"...My heart weeps for you if this is the only rice you've known. Alas. You have been subjected to punishment rice and you don't even know it. The only thing this rice is good for is to make fried rice, not to put under poke as a frozen granite slab of blandness. It's not a fluke, either. I've tried this place 3 times now on different days and times, and the rice has been consistently bad. And sad. It's like someone smeared poop on the Mona Lisa, it would have been such a beautiful meal otherwise! It is really a shame because I would INSTANTLY give a full 5 stars if the rice was even just halfway decent. If thou art participating in the ritualistic self torture known as low carb diets - you'll be fine. Otherwise, rice lovers beware! Pls, get a Japanese rice cooker or something where you just have to get the water ratio right and the rice will cook itself perfectly. I'm begging you. I'll be back everyday if so. read more

Delicious foods friendly staff and Big portions of foods. 3 scoops inc avocado and crab meet. I always stop by when have times. Refer to a lot friends and highly recommended read more

Poke Dot - Dinner out door sitting - Seafood Near Me - Irvine, California

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Went here around dinner time and noticed their above average prices. The portions are huge but saw flys flying around the fish which turned me off instantly but I had committed, ''twas too late. I was full after finishing the to go container but it didn't sit well. Safe to say I will not be going back. read more

3.5/5 This place has good service nothing crazy but the poke is mid tier. I'm a critic when it comes to poke and the fish is average, white rice sits for too long and wasn't cooked enough and the crab tasted like it was from Costco maybe sat too long also not sure. Not bad poke but pretty mid tier and unless you live near by this place is certainly not worth going out of your way for but it's a good spot and if your nearby they have decent poke. I won't be coming here though. read more

Super delicious and fresh poke!! Great customer service friendly and quick Good price too, 15 for a small usually end up paying 18. Thank you! read more

Perfect poke bowls! Love the flavor, service is excellent. Would definitely come back here

I was introduced to this place by a co-worker and started going more often after trying it out. I would say food is usually great. It's fresh and the portions are 5/5 but sometimes if you order in the evening, it feels more like leftovers bec they actually are lol. They don't refill after a certain amount of time. The service also depends on who is there. They go from being absolute fantastic to a server who hates her job and doesn't want to be there. But again, food is good so go there for the food! read more

Poke Dot - Regular Bowl with Tuna, Salmon and Scallops. Add those fried garlic chips at the end, you wouldn't regret it! - Seafood Near Me - Irvine, California

I LOVE THIS POKE PLACE! I come all the way from corona to eat here. It's the freshest poke I've had ever and I have tried many places. Once I found this place I can't go anywhere else read more

Poke Dot - Seafood Near Me - Irvine, California

This poke place is poppin! I came during lunch time so the line was long but fortunately the staff was quick. I ordered a regular poke which comes with 3 scoops (Tuna was bomb and Salmon was okay), mix (onion, crab meat, avo IS FREE YALL, +more), seasoning/sauce, and toppings! Overall my bowl was pretty decent sized and was actually very filling. Not only that but it was delicious! Lots of flavor and the fish tasted fresh. This is only the second Poke Place I've tried and by far the best I've ever had! Will definitely come back for you Poke Dot! read more

BEST poke in O.C. portions are large and great value. I love coming to Poke Dot. I don't feel like I'm being "nickled and dimed" for every part of my bowl. One price includes avocado and all the great toppings Choose your bowl size and enjoy. read more

I got my lunch today and there was a grasshopper in my salad bowl....it is so disgusting I went talked to the store manager...he asked me if I ate outside or inside ...I said Togo then he said if you are eating outside then it is not our food issues...it is possible that grasshopper jumped into your bowl ... I was so shocked what he said...I said I ate this in my office and all my colleagues saw it ....then he said sorry and will refund $$... it is not the $$ issues..it is how you said or treat your customer... if it is alive grasshopper and just jumped into my salad then how come the color is white...it means this creature already dead for long time...so it turns to white and not moving .... I will never go there anymore ...so disgusting! I can't eat the salad anymore ... too shock for me read more

Poke Dot - Seafood Near Me - Irvine, California

This place is great. I won't hold it against the new employees that helped me today. They'll get trained and caught up to speed soon enough. Fish is always fresh and helpings are plentiful. read more

super yummy poke!! the fish is good and they have a wide selection of proteins, bases, toppings, and drinks. located in a good plaza with a good amount of parking too! read more

I don't usually write reviews but I had to say that this was the most mid poke I've ever had. The rice was really cold and hard like it came straight out of the refrigerator, the sauces all tasted like they were lacking flavor. Their spicy sauce "volcano" tasted more salty than spicy. Wouldn't recommend read more

Best poke in the area! I love this place and always go back for more. You won't be disappointed here.

Poke Dot is located near John Wayne airport in the "Square" plaza. I got a medium bowl (3 scoops) for $8.75 which is a bit cheaper compared to other poke places. I got salmon, tuna, and yellowtail with brown rice and all the toppings. The fish was fresh and I liked the toppings such as the tempura flakes, avocado, and crab meat. It was a filling bowl, although mostly because of the amount of rice. They gave too much rice and too little fish. Also, my friend didn't like their rice, he thought it was below average compared to other poke places. With so many poke places around the area, I would rather go to them instead. In retrospect, it's a great poke place if you're looking for poke nearby, but if you don't mind driving a bit farther, there are better poke places than Poke Dot. read more

Poke Dot - Medium bowl (3 scoops) - Seafood Near Me - Irvine, California

If you're looking for a healthy, delicious meal that's convenient and customizable, look no further than the poke bowl. The food here is very fresh and the environment is very clean! It's also a good place to have a quiet meal, I really like it! And the worker here was very nice toooooo!!!!! read more

Poke Dot - Seafood Near Me - Irvine, California

THE FISH WAS GOOD. That is most important in my opinion. The salmon? Chef's kiss baby. Parking lot here is low key bonkers tho. People be wiggin out cuz they late to get back to work at their accounting firm. Good vibes and good fish at poke dot. read more

Excellent services, fresh and staff is friendly price is reasonable, clean and fast services

Good portions and great service. One of the employees suggested the cilantro twist with sesame oil and house sauce (I got mild). Overall results: 10/10. Lots of seating inside and outside as well! read more

Always fresh. Long line, but moves fast. Staff is consistently friendly. I try to eat here once a week. read more

Poke Dot - Seafood Near Me - Irvine, California

Great, helpful service and fresh ingredients! I'm always surprised by how much I get from this place for what I'm paying!

Cool spot with fast service and one of the only poke spots around that has blue fin tuna

Amazing! Huge portions!! So glad I found it!! Everyone so nice, friendly and helpful!! Love the spark tuna!

This is the BEST poke I've had so far! I hadn't been here in more than a year and it still holds its place on the top for me. Staff was friendly and helpful. I had the large and the portion was really good in size. The volcano sauce is delicious. read more

Hands down, still the best build your own poke spot around. They offer many toppings and sauces for your bowl. I always encounter friendly workers and good service. Yes, the price is a little more than other places. But I never leave hungry, only wanting more than 1 serving. Good job to the staff & thanks for the delicious food. read more