I dig this place! Poke bowls are fresh and the taro boba milk tea is sooo good! I make sure to get it half sweet. Definitely an unassuming spot for milk tea but it's one of my faves in LB! read more

Poke Kai - Taro boba milk tea - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

How can I not give this place 5 stars. The last time I stepped foot at this location, it was a Japanese teppanyaki place. The poke is a great addition to the neighborhood. Their fish and veggies are fresh. They also have pre marinated and /or seasoned fish that adds excellent flavor to the unseasoned fish. The counter is clean and aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Their spam musubi taste almost homemade. Kai and spicy sauce is highly recommended. They also serve boba and keep testers at the counter. The taro is pretty good. Staff here have smiley faces and proud of what they serve, even though it's JUST poke. Lots of parking in a nice size mini mall with Rite-Aid, Starbucks and Roundtable pizza. Definitely come back for more. read more

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I'm docking a couple stars because of poor customer service from the employee who assisted me, and another because of how the poke bowl was put together. I've never been to this location so I had a couple of questions on the sauces and ingredients (I have a gluten sensitivity so this is important for me, and for anyone else with any allergy to food) but the server was very short and dismissive with me and became less and less friendlier as we walked down the selection of options. I asked if they had gluten free soy sauce and she just responded with "I don't know what's in our sauces" with a snippy attitude and no intention of checking for me. Well little lady, you work here and you should be very well aware of what ingredients go into the dishes you are serving. It's not that complicated. And there was only one other person behind me who was already being serviced, so why was she in such a rush with me? Now onto the next issue, not as bad as the one mentioned above, but still worth mentioning. I think it's interesting that they do not mix the sauce in with the protein before placing it over the base. Instead the protein is plopped on top and sauce is drizzled over. Seeing this, I asked for a side of spicy mayo on the side. Not the best poke I've had. They did have other options with poke already pre-mixed in the traditional sense of Hawaiian poke, but I am unable to try those due to my allergy. Luckily there are other poke places nearby that I can go to for lunch from now on. It doesn't hurt to be polite to customers. I wasn't going to leave a tip, but I did see that other employees were in a better state of mind than the girl who helped me. read more

Poke Kai - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

I like this place. Nice and clean and also the flavors are on point! There is also a nice variety of protein and veggies to choose from. The portioning can change every time you go, depending on who makes your bowl. Yesterday I left hungry, today I can't even finish my bowl cause I'm so full lol. read more

The service was good I have no complaints. However, the price is overpriced. I love getting poke bowls on the daily and usually the small bow is roughly 12 dollars. This bowl was 16 dollars but it was nothing special or out of the ordinary. The other poke spots at least mix the sauces within your bowl properly. Poke Kai literally just pours the sauce on top and leave the bowl from underneath just wet instead of it being all mixed up. For the price it is not worth it. Poke bar is better and AHIPOKI by the traffic circle. The owner should definitely check those spots out and see how they mix the bowls property. read more

Very mediocre - Hawaiian tuna did not have much flavor and toppings weren't as fresh as I hoped. For $16 - don't think I'll be back.

hands down... the best poke bowls in long beach! fresh ingredients... great price point.

Definitely not getting a good bang for your buck. For a regular it is $15.99. This wouldn't be a bad price but anytime I go after 7:15 ish the portions are always so much smaller. They also do not have spicy crab as an option anymore. read more

Worst Poke place I have ever tried. There was nothing about it that was good. I don't know how this place is still in business. I should have known better once I entered because everything looked old. I was the only customer there and now I know why. Everything on my poke bowl tasted disgusting. I had to force myself to eat it and I was really hungry. read more

Extraordinarily fresh seafood Friendly staff Quick and easy Always a go to when wanting Poke - even with closer locations available read more

Poke Kai - Half brown rice - half lettuce Tuna, salmon, and Hawaiian albacore Krab, cucumber, avocado, edamame, bean sprouts, seaweed salad BOMB - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

First time going to a poke spot and not being able to get my chips base on the side. I do this so it doesn't get soggy when I get home. I even said they can throw it n the bag. But nope. Then later I asked if I can have a bowl or plate because I was about to scrape the poke after myself. They said no. I can careless to pay more. But this is just ridiculous. I haven't even tried the poke. But one star for customer service. read more

Got terribly sick with food poisoning Will never go back Would not recommend this place to anyone Horrible service and food

This review could have been so much better if the customer service was an ounce of welcoming/friendliness. If you're here for the food, 4/5. They have a few different Hawaiian style poke options - which is poke mixed with sesame oil, onion and sesame seeds - as well as plain ones. The Hawaiian style are the ones you won't see offered anywhere else so getting to try that is pretty good! Customer service, 1/5. My bf and I came here for the first time at 8:00 on a Saturday evening as we were in the area. Sadly, we won't be returning. We just wanted a small and quick dinner so we decided to share a large bowl. This was our first time there and we were just going through the options and had ask 2 questions to the girl - one was what's in the Hawaiian poke. She not only visibly shown her attitude and annoyance at us but made us uncomfortable. I almost wanted to leave seeing how annoyed she was for us deciding on what we want. Afterward, I asked my bf how he felt when we're ordering and his impression was " she probably hates her job"...I mean...it's a free country girl...you don't have to work a job you don't like. And for the simplest task which is proving minimal customer service and preparing a bowl of pre-made ingredients, is it that bad that you need to show your customers your attitude. I used to work in the food/serving industry so I know that one thing bringing people back, aside from the food itself, is customer service. I guess I should have checked Yelp beforehand because seeing the previous reviews, I have a very strong feeling we're all talking about the same girl. Hopefully some changes can be made, if not, they're dropping their customers like flies. read more

Amazing food, we're never disappointed in the taste. However, in the YEARS of being loyal customers, we have never experienced friendly customer service. We've even joked about "hoping they're in a good mood today." Tonight was not an exception. We came in on an evening shift today, Tuesday 3/23/21 and the employee was NOT nice. She was very rushed with our order and threw the first bowl across the counter, exhibiting her bad attitude. We also asked if they had avocado and she initially said yes. Then we asked for some for our order and she changed her mind and said "no"...as if there's none in the back. When we asked for the dry toppings on top, she barely put any. You'd think she was being tortured and didn't want to put more. I'm just tired of the bad attitude that these employees constantly exhibit. It's beyond ridiculous. I bit my tongue and didn't say anything to her in person. I know the pandemic is hard enough but we were the only ones in there at the moment. The rushed attitude was unnecessary. Also, we've always been good customers and we truly have never experienced pleasant customer service. This is coming from two former restaurant workers! Hope they change and train their staff better on how to be polite, otherwise it'll drive customers away! read more

Delicious and fresh poke! I've noticed they tend to give a bit better sized scoops compared to others places, which will always be considered a good thing to me. read more

Best Poke restaurant in SoCal!! For my first impression I noticed how much choices of proteins they had to offer, their Hawaiian style proteins was by far my favorite. They had really nice customer service, I was helped by Anthony and Brian. Their portions are definitely much larger than all other poke restaurants that I've been too. They gave much more protein than I had expected. Will be back again! read more

Poke Kai - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

I'm local to this area and I can't believe it's taken me this long to try Poke Kai... my first experience was so great! As someone who hasn't come around to enjoy raw seafood (yes, I know. I'm also disappointed in myself lol), I very much enjoy the cooked options of sushi and poke! I loved the shrimp and squid options, delicious and not chewy/over cooked at all! For a regular, around $10, you have a huge bowl of your customizable poke that will be sure to fill you up! And they don't even charge extra for avocado, amazing!!! Customer service is excellent! Will definitely be back! Yum! read more

Highlights: The fish is always fresh and the choices are seemingly endless. There are so many sauces and toppings to choose from. More often than not, the scoops of protein are hefty. This poke spot stands out above the rest in Long Beach because of how much you get for what you pay. The employees are patient and will do essentially any combination of things that you ask them to. My only issue with this spot is that the rice is a bit dry and somewhat old tasting on occasion. More often than not, it's just fine. Poke Kai is worth the drive if you are not a local. read more

Service was good and overall taste was good. Protein scoops are the smallest I've seen, but the topping options kind of make up for it. No extra charge for avocado! read more

Yet another poke place has opened. I understand how popular it has become, but I sometimes wonder if poke places will go out of business because there's too many of them lol. Places like these makes me constantly wish that Yelp had the option of giving half stars. I'd probably give this place 3 1/2 stars because overall it's not too bad. Location: it's tucked away between dollar store and yogurtland in a pretty bustling shopping plaza. Interior: like most poke places it works off as a food assembly line. The location itself is pretty tiny, so I could it see it being sort of crowded if there was a lot of people. There's a maximum occupancy of 18 people for seating plus three tables and six chairs out front. What I got: White rice, two scoops of salmon, yellowtail, spicy mayo and ponzu, avocado, seaweed salad, crabmeat, masago, cucumber, green onion, onion, sesame seeds, furikake. PROS: they got a good variety of protein and toppings to choose from. All which tasted VERY fresh and pretty good for the most part. Very happy to see that they include avocado without extra cost. I was pretty pleased at the abundance of choices. The sauces for the bowls were just perfect. It was not overdone. I did ask for a top off in more spicy mayo and it complimented the rest of my bowl perfectly. Unfortunately my friend didn't ask for more sauce so she said the flavor for her was a bit lacking. The service was good and the workers were very friendly. The guy who took my order asked if I was a student and with my student ID I was able to get 10% off. So pleased at that so I gave him a tip. I also appreciated they have a huge wall when you walk in to the left defining what poke is for people who may have never tried it before. CONS: I would not advise getting the salad option. My friend did and she shortly realized that it was iceberg lettuce and not spring mix. Their portions are sort of small. For a regular bowl they did not pack it in or fill it to the brim. The base is not that much and the scoops for protein is quite sadly small. They also had marinated Hawaiian style poke which I didn't really know about at first because it was not on the menu. So if a worker is reading my review, I'd advise adding that to your menu. Overall, pretty good! read more

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If I could I would leave negative stars, if you want COLD rice or COLD and HARD rice with DAYS old ingredients for 18$ come here. I immediately went back and returned my last hard rice bowl to have the manager tell me that it was how the rice was supposed to be served! I have never been to a poke place that serves cold rice but I tolerated it for a long time because I live nearby and they served it warm sometimes but with no apology and without a full refund, I will never be coming back here. If you have any allergies be aware I have seen obvious cross contamination issues. YOU DONT GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!! read more

Update: here again with sister after hot yoga ,so good! So happy this place opened in the neighborhood! Clean place, with high cough guards, since other customers at other poke places don't know how to act right lol. Employees were super helpful, and food was really tasty and flavorful! Will definitely be coming back soon! Awesome food always! Glad they are so close! Up date always awesome read more

Fresh sushi, made quickly, which will fill you up on a small budget. This is truly the best deal for the buck, and easily competes with the most expensive places in terms of quality of food and service. You can't go wrong here. Give them a try! read more

We had a good experience at Poke Kai. Tried a couple of the regular bowls. Enjoyed their Hawaiian Tuna especially. Good amount of toppings, meat, and rice base. It all tasted real fresh and the service was chill. Doing a good job of Covid distancing and mask procedures for take out. read more

Absolutely LOVE this place. I come here weekly. Have suggested it to MANY friends. Very clean inside. Although sometimes workers can be stingy :/ For the most part, I LOVE it here. Never change Poke Kai, Never change. read more

Was craving some fresh fish again but didn't want to go to a sit down sushi place. Yay for poke kai being semi near! Also. Yay the salad option has been updated and is more mixed!!!!! .... not just iceberg lettuce. I felt more full after today's half and half with salmon and tuna and scallops and they were generous with the toppings. I did the ponzu sauce and eel sauce which was not bad. Also friendly service. read more

Poke Kai - The salad was better today! More variety. Yay! - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

So yummy and the bowls come w/ so much food. I got shrimp and tofu with half rice half spring mix. Suggest checking this joint out!

The upside of this place is that they do not charge extra for avocado. The bowls are pretty reasonably priced at $12 for a about five scoops of protein/poke options. The one very annoying downside was that it made me throw up almost within the hour. I would not try this place again as I believe the fish must not be very fresh. read more

I use to love coming to this place but lately, ITS NOT WORTH IT.. $12 FOR???? Maybe she's a new girl. read more

Poke Kai - Two leaves of greens - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

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So glad that there's finally a poke place near my house now! I love looking at hot & new places on yelp so I can try new places around me :) Pros: - I like how they have the option to choose the marinated fish. - good sauces - all toppings are free, including avocado. If you want an extra scoop, it's $1 a topping. (This part should be a con lol. I really like toppings) Cons: - I don't like how they put everything in sections..if that makes sense? Example: they just put the onion in my bowl instead of mixing it with the fish. Maybe I'm used to poke bar mixing the fish, sauce & toppings - you can't mix your fish with the sauces, they just drizzle it over the bowl Overall, I would definitely come back here since it's super close to my house and also for the times I'm too lazy to drive all the way to Cerritos to get poke bar! UPDATE: Came back and ordered a large this time and i didn't think it was worth it. It was $10.99 for 2 more scoops of fish, but you get the same amount of everything else. read more

Poke Kai - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Bowls are small for the price, fish is not fresh, mandates are enforced. Finding another poke restaurant in OC

The poke is decent but for $10 for a regular, I've had better. Just like most places, this spot is a chipotle-styled poke spot where you pick & choose which proteins, base, sauce(s), and toppings that you want. - Protein: Hawaiian tuna & hawaiian salmon These looked better than the regular tuna & salmon sitting out so we opted for them and while the flavor was decent, they didn't taste too fresh. - Base: white/brown rice, chips, or salad - sauce: they have a unique sauce (be warned: it's spicy!) - toppings: I liked how you had an endless (ok maybe around 15) different toppings you could add to your bowl! For the price & for the less than average quality of the fish, I may just stick to other poke spots that I frequent but there's definitely potential at this one! read more

This place deserves more credit for its consistently generous servings and fresh proteins. Those two things alone make the short drive here from CSULB absolutely worth it. I recommend trying a combo of their Kai special sauce & spicy mayo if you're a fan of creamy sweet & spicy sauces. Their spicy crab is also really good and the best part is it's not considered a protein but one of their unlimited toppings! Whenever someone asks me which poke bowl I'd recommend getting locally, this is always the first place that comes to mind since others such as Hibachi-San, Poke Bar, or Ramen Hub are either too expensive or have limited offerings. Edit: one thing I'd change is giving customers the option to choose between drizzling the sauce on top of the proteins or mixing the proteins in the sauce along with other toppings such as crab. Personal preference but I like my proteins nicely coated in that delicious sauce. read more

Poke Kai - Here's my already half-eaten bowl because I couldn't resist lol. - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

Love this place. Everyone is super nice. The food is good. Its fresh. I come here way too much Its just that good. Also Allison is the bestest. I like the Hawaiian tuna read more

I love the Hawaiian salmon! Also, everything tastes so fresh and they have tons of options to choose from! Even boba. Their Taro slush is really good! read more

Pretty solid poke place ! Great customer service . I tried the pre marinated Hawaiian styled salmon and it was really yummy. They also had wasabi spicy mayo sauce . Would come back if I'm in the area ! read more

Poke Kai - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

Not recommended. The fish portions are to small. I felt that I was paying $ 16 for a bowl of rice. Not consistent. Depends on server. I went there a couple of days ago and portions were normal. Young server filled my large bowl with rice and left no space for fish. Tuesday 12/9 at around 1 pm. read more

My favorite poke spot w the most amazing Hawaiian style options. Even have spam musubi! Literally could eat here everyday! Random location but def worth the trip. read more

Fish wasn't stored at a proper temperature, I ordered the 1 spicy tuna scoop and 4 Hawaiian salmon scoops for my large bowl. Starting feeling sick and I got food poisoning. Beware on what kind of fish you get . It may be old or it may be stored at an improper temperature. read more

Super dissappointed the person behind the counter had the mask under the nose, breathing on everything Wont be going back read more