Disclaimer: this review is for the food alone as it was take out. Great fish quality with great sauce options and flavors. They also have a large variety of toppings that most poke places may not have including a tofu medley and Japanese crackers. Their bowls are definitely pricier than other poke places but the give great portions that make your money worth. read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Poke Your Own Bowl | Small - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

Ambiance: A small store with no seats. Cutely designed and made you feel incredibly welcomed. Service: Super friendly, informative, and patient Food: Although not the traditional poke styles, I really enjoyed their unique toppings. It definitely spiced up the way I ate my poke. I got hot Cheetos and mangos which I have never seen but really enjoyed. If you want to experience good quality poke with an fun topping options then definitely check them out read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Poke Your Own Bowl | Medium - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

The small buid your own bowl came out to be ~$20. Although it is a good portion, I'm not sure it's worth paying that much. They have a lot of different sides and proteins, but they weren't the freshest and most flavorful...not sure if I'll come back read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Poke Your Own Bowl | Small - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

Stopped by for a quick lunch. We were greeted by two kind and helpful servers. They walked us through the menu with the most popular options. We decided to build our own bowls. All of the ingredients were so fresh and delicious. I liked the sauces they offered - great variety! The add-ons were delicious, too. The one drawback is that there is no seating. You need to be prepared to take your food elsewhere. read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Build your own bowl - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

Easy peasy ponzu squeezy. For takeout only, but it's a good meal. Nice people will make your food if you're new to pokè.

Craving for reasonable alternative to Japanese sushi? Poke'd Out Fish Bar in San Carlos is where I go. This is the second time I've ordered from this place in two weeks! Ingredients are fresh and delicious with a lot of variety of toppings. Staff is friendly too. read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - 2 scoops of ahi tuna, 2 scoops of salmon and a side scoop of tako - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

Best poke bowl place in the Bay Area! I seriously love getting their poke bowls here and their customizable options and sizes. The fish is always fresh, great sauce options and toppings. The staff is always really friendly. read more

Far exceeded my expectations. Was in the neighborhood to grab a cuppa at Groovy Goose, but saw this place across the street and couldn't resist checking it out. It is still take-out only, but there are 2-3 patio tables outside that I believe may be shared with the Starbucks next door. I ordered a large bowl (five scoops, I believe?) of four salmon and one mix salmon (mixed with slaw) scoops. They PACK those toppings, and the fish tasted super fresh. It's definitely closer to the Hawaiian poke I've eaten on O'ahu (more fish, less rice). For the amount of free toppings they offer and their portion sizes I think the price is more than fair. Delicious stuff, thanks and I'll be back soon! read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Large bowl - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

Absolute deliciousness!!! I also tried their special poke sauce too. Very large serving size that works given the pricing. Solid customer service. Will be back again!! read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Poke Your Own Bowl Medium - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

Was in the area and really wanted food I could grab and go. Stopped by this local, new shop hoping to get something. Shop isn't too bog but neither are most poke places. It's a build your bowl type of place. The small was surprisingly generous and gave a lot of fish! They take your order and build it in front of you. Their spicy sauces were quite nice :) Their portion size is good and healthy. Honestly not much I can ding them on-l was very happy with a small's size compared to other place's large. read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

Food was amazing! House Ahi tuna was on point!! Not too salty and very fresh. Sauces were delicious, I got the poke and the unagi and they both gave great flavor with the shrimp and the rice. 10 out of 10 would recommend read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Custom Poke Bowl - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

Saw this place recently opened by my work so I stopped by for a quick grab and go lunch. Super small place so it's a take out only spot. They had premade poke options or create your own available. I opted to create my own small which is two scoops of fish so I picked just salmon since I was kinda disappointed that they didn't have yellowtail (hamachi). I picked my own sauces, fix ins and toppings. Was also bummed that seaweed salad cost extra which was a first for me at a poke spot and I was not about to pay for it either. The flavor of the sauces I selected for my salmon was really good and the salmon was so buttery. Pretty good spot for the San Carlos area though. read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Poke Your Own Bowl Small - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

I got a poke bowl with bad salad inside, when I tell the lady that worked there, all I hear was sorry about that and Thanks for letting us know. OK I will let you guys know - If your salad or other food went bad, don't serve to the customers! They didn't offer me a refund or a new bowl - I think that should be the least the can do. read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Salad in poke bowl - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

Poked out has been my go to spot to get poke this year. Staff is always friendly and I like how generous the fish portions are. It's pretty quick to grab a bowl since there's usually only a short line. The only thing that would call out is that sometimes their rice isn't consistent and can be quite mushy. I also hope they start an online order form instead of having to go through uber eats. read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

I am wowed by the poke your own bowls here. I get the large even tho it's probably more then i should be eating. It's just that I love it so much. read more

Tasty but expensive. Poke'd Out is a takeout place with no seating inside or outside. I would advise that you place your order before arriving to pickup for easiest convenience. A medium custom bowl is $18 with 3 choices of protein. Their online menu is easy. Base is white or brown rice or spring mix. Your protein choices are standard. Their marinated fish selection is: maki salmon, which is kind of a citrus aioli, house ahi tuna, and spicy ahi. I went with their house sauce which is soy sauce based. You get a scoop of crab salad. Then you choose your toppings and I got: peppers, masago, mango, pickled radish, marinated edamame, and tofu medley. Then finished with a drizzle of extra spicy sauce and sprinkles of: crispy onions, garlic furikake, shredded Nori, crispy tempura, hot Cheetos, bubu arare (which is like rice crackers), and togarashi Service was really prompt. No wait to order. They were also nice and friendly. Helpful with questions about their sauces and options. The place is basically just a counter to order and take your food to go. read more

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This is now my top poke places in the Bay! The portion sizes are huge and sooo worth it. The fish is so fresh and everything was so tasty. You can never go wrong with the poke here. read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

Craving a poke bowl. This place is close to my workplace, so I decided to give it a try. Lucky to score parking right in front. It's a small place with just one worker starting orders and another either placing finishing touches or ringing customers up. I was 6th in line when I arrived, and it took about 15-20 minutes before I was able to place my order. Might've been better to place online order. In any case, I ordered a medium bowl ($17.90) with mixed greens, ahi/salmon/tako with citrus ponzu, spicy crab salad, mild aioli, and toppings. The greens and fish tasted fresh. Appreciated that it wasn't overly sauced like other poke bowls I've had - just right for me. At first, it may not look like much, but it was quite filling. There was enough poke and/or crab salad for every bite of greens. It definitely curbed that craving! read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Custom bowl (M) - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

Generous large sized scoops. Ordered a size large, or 4 scoops of protein, for about $20. I got choices between salmon (maki or reg), tuna (spicy, house or reg), shrimp, octopus, etc. Reg crab salad (spicy or nonspicy) is included with the bowl and doesn't count against your protein scoops. And for carbs you have regular rice, sushi rice, or forgo it for spring mix. Toppings are plentiful and guaranteed to fill you up... with an interesting choice of tofu if you still haven't gotten enough in your bowl. I like that they have fresh mangos for topping as well. Then you got sauces to choose from and lots of dry toppings, like dried onions, dried tempura, Cheetos, etc to sprinkle on and boost the umami in your bowl. The size large, 4 scoops, fed me and my sister with leftovers. I love that the fish is fresh and the variety of toppings that I don't often see elsewhere. read more

I'm glad I ordered large poke bowl. Ordered it because of 4 protein options. They forgot to add corn, sesame seeds, tamago as ordered on DoorDash. As you can see it's not that big. Tasty though. Price is on the high side for amount of food. All in all it's very tasty and I'll order it again but would omit the taco, very chewy, and any marinated seafood again, too salty. read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Poke Your Own Bowl Large - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

Pretty good! Definitely one of the better poke spots in the area. Love how the fish is fresh and they don't overdress anything with their sauces. Very simple and delicious salmon, spicy salmon, and shrimp in a miso dressing. Not racing back but really solid and good. read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

Solid new poke bar that just opened in downtown San Carlos, next to the Starbucks on the corner. In addition to the make-your-own poke bowls, they also have poke nachos available. They weren't busy yet at 5pm on a Friday. [Menu, https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=gTQ-CEY9MXYA5O-E2GL-HQ&userid=76vIFZcC7owykCBjMfGVXg] -Base options: sushi rice, brown rice, mixed greens -Poke options: ahi tuna, salmon, shrimp, tako, tofu medley -Marinated poke options: house ahi, miso sesame shrimp, maki salmon, spicy ahi -Mix-in options: white onion, scallions, ogo seaweed -Sauces: "Da Poke Sauce", maki, miso sesame, korean chili, citrus pnzo, spicy aioli (mild or extra spicy), unagi sauce -Pimp it: crab salad, spicy crab salad, mango, pickled radish, seasoned edamame, masago, cucumber, pickled ginger, wasabi, furikake, sesame seeds, shredded nori, crispy onions, hijiki seaweed, tempura crisp, togarashi -Premium add-ons: avocado (+$2.50), seaweed salad (+$2), extra sauces (+$0.35/each) I opted for their Medium Poke Bowl (3 Scoops w/Spicy Ahi, House Ahi, Maki Salmon/$17.90, https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=z9l6AA5ovQplgMb3fZ0yQw&userid=76vIFZcC7owykCBjMfGVXg), which was great! Their fish was really fresh, and I loved the variety of the add-ins. I would come back if in the area. The majority of staff were wearing masks, and they had hand sanitizer. No seating options were available. Parking in downtown San Carlos can be tough, but some street parking spots were available at the time I came. read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Medium Poke Bowl (3 Scoops w/Spicy Ahi, House Ahi, Maki Salmon/$17.90)- 4/5 stars - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

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A little pricey. It's $16.95 for a small bowl, but I found that was just the right amount for me to get full. Before Poke'd Out arrived, my boyfriend and I used to venture to either San Mateo or Redwood City for poke so I was pleasantly surprised when I did a quick "poke" search on Yelp and this place popped up. There's no real spot to sit at. Once you arrived, you'll see the counter and register and that's it. Take it to go. Their options are pretty standard although they didn't have yellowtail as an option. I did appreciate their crab salad being no extra charge. They also have a good amount of toppings available. Overall, food was good. Mangoes were in season so I was happy I added those to my bowl. read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

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overall: 5/5 i got the build your own bowl: medium (3 scoops), i got the spicy ahi, house ahi and regular tuna with the spicy aioli and citrus ponzu. i thought it was really good and pretty worth it for the price! the people were pretty nice and got me in and out within 5 mins. it's located next to a starbucks which is right on the corner but i will say it's like side street parking. i came on a saturday around 5pm and there were def a few open parking spots around so i'm sure it's fine most of the time! overall the taste was good, wish it wasn't 2$ for seaweed salad tho! read more

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My fave poke place in the peninsula. Hot Cheetos in poke? They must be reading my mind haha. I know not for everyone, but you don't need to get it. Fair prices and you can get all the toppings. The pre mix poke is delicious. read more

Came here on the Wednesday early evening close to 6:30PM. I was looking for a newer spot to check out and this was one of the first options that popped up. Overall, for someone who lives close by and wants poke, this is a great option. Conveniently nestled in the eatery area of San Carlos, people don't have to drive out to other cities to get their poke fix anymore. Be warned, it is a bit pricier than other poke places I've been to. We ordered a Large and a Medium (4 and 3 scoops respectfully). 4 scoops costed almost $20. I don't know about ya'll but for me, this price range was a little steep compared to other places. The crab salad is included with no extra charge, which was nice. But seaweed salad for extra $2? I was about to order it but once I saw the charge, I said forget it. This is the first place that has ever charged extra for seaweed salad in my experience. Now don't get me wrong, the food tasted good. Everything tasted fresh to me and there was not bad aftertaste of any sort. They packed quite a bit of rice in the bowl so one will feel full quite quickly. Service-wise, nothing really noteworthy to mention, although the staff wasn't smiling when I was there. The place is clean and looks very modern. There aren't places to sit though so it's more of a grab your food and go type of situation. I like the food and the cleanliness. It's very convenient for San Carlos residents. However, it's not the best bang for your buck and therefore, I probably won't drop by again anytime soon. read more

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Very good food . convenient way to order. The service was friendly and smiley in contrast with the cashier that apparently had a bad day . Unfortunately no sitting at all . read more

The fish was very fresh and so many toppings to add! Got the smaller option of 2 scoops and they give you the crab salad plus more topping options than most poke places. Could barely finish the bowl! (Left most of the rice). Definitely will be back! read more

Poke'd Out is a pretty decent poke bowl place, and it's in a convenient location on Laurel St. near San Carlos Ave. But, it's on the pricey side, even by Bay Area poke bowl standards, and it's not quite as good as other local poke options. Poke'd Out has a variety of fish/protein options for their bowls, including the local standards of salmon and tuna, and their fish is typically decent in quality and texture. They even have tako (octopus) as an option, which is unusual to find here on the mainland. That said, their octopus has tended to be a bit too chewy when I've had it, which makes it less appealing than the fish. They don't give as much fish per bowl as other places, with their ~$20 largest size having 4 scoops, so it's a bummer to have one option not be as worth it. They have a good variety of sauces and toppings for their bowls, and I like that they have takuan (a sweet Japanese pickled radish) as an option. While I don't enjoy having it in my poke bowls, I find it entertaining that their toppings also include Hot Cheetos. The restaurant itself is just the counter with a little bit of waiting room, but there are some tables outside usually. (I'm not sure, though, how many of those tables are for Starbucks or House of Bagels.) They offer utensils if you need them, so eating there if you want is doable without bringing your own. read more

I've been here 4-5 times and it's one of my favorite poke spots in the bay. A lot of places that I've been are always so stingy with sauce but they place is very generous with their sauces. My favorite is their unagi spicy mayo and their house poke sauce. The service is always good and we always get our poke bowls done pretty quickly. There's no tables to eat at the poke place so it's a grab n go but quality is always really good! I hope they get an online ordering system soon so I could order and pick up easily read more

Stopped by to pick up a couple of poke bowls after shopping at the farmer's market last Sunday. My husband got the California bowl and I got the vegan bowl with soicy aioli, miso sesame and citrus sauces. He actually liked the vegan bowl more than the California! My only complaint is that the person at the counter didn't seem to understand that I only wanted vegan toppings in the vegan bowl and I had to repeatedly check and stop him from adding seafood to it. So it's not very vegetarian-friendly in terms of service. read more

I was in San Carlos on 3/16 on personal business and was hungry since it was lunch time. The Carltrains personnel recommend this restaurant called Poke'd Out Fish Bar on Laurel street around the corner from Starbuck's. This place is awesome with fresh sashimi like tuna, salmon & CA crab. The sauce and the side corn, green onions & tofu are amazing and it is freshest I have ever tasted & I tasted lots of food court sushi place. This is top notch and in a class by itself. I love sashimi and I would rated this A+. You need to try it and you will come back time after time. There are table with chairs outside so you can enjoy your meal. By the way, a small bowl is huge and it was very fulfilling. My compliments to this place, it is stellar. Thank you to Poke'd Out, best meal ever. Keep up the great job. The staff are very friendly and great customer service. Try it out and don't miss out on a culinary delight. Leslie F read more

Quality fish, fast service, and nice workers! They also have a good variety of Hawaiian Sun drinks that you don't normally see elsewhere. Only downside (or upside if you're just getting takeout) is that there's no seating indoor or outside. Will be coming back when I'm in the area. read more

Great addition to downtown San Carlos. I am cagy about eating fish as I don't like those that taste fishy. The ahi at this place is nice and fresh, so no problem. I ordered a medium bowl (that comes with 3 scoops). I tried both the regular and spicy ahi and both were very enjoyable. And lots of toppings! Everything tasted fresh, and the spicy ahi was no where close to being too hot. I was pleasantly full after eating this, so the medium portion was sufficient, but I could have gotten by with 2 scoops. read more

I had a good first-time experience here! The staff member was friendly and efficient, and explained everything well. For the protein, you can choose between plain fish and fish premixed with a few different sauces. The tofu was mixed with seaweed and sliced shiitake mushrooms, which was nice and something I hadn't seen before at other poke places. Seaweed salad is an extra cost but crab salad comes with the bowl. Price is a bit high compared to other places but the portions were quite generous and everything tasted fresh, even close to closing time. I will be back! read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Large (four scoops) with tofu, plain salmon, salmon mix, and tuna mix - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

*PARKING: It's located in downtown San Carlos, it's street parking only but I've never had an issues finding parking. *EXPERIENCE: The staff is super friendly and was actually very patient as I was deciding on what toppings to get. There were a couple times where I wasn't sure what options were available and he kindly pointed at the clear screen with all ingredients listed. I love that they didn't skimp out on anything. I got a large with 4 proteins for about $20. *FOOD: It was delicious! The fish tasted fresh and so did all the toppings. Love the fact that they didn't charge extra for the imitation crab! There was even a regular or spicy version. Loved all the topping choices as well. They definitely did a great job with the service and options. I've gone twice now! read more

Great customer service, and mouth watering poke. Absolutely delicious food and can't wait to go back for lunch. The ambiance is so chill and the ladies sets with mood with singing the music. read more

I was a lil hesitant because I usually go to my fav poke place but it was a lil too out of the way so decided to try a new place. I was not disappointed at all and it was a pleasant surprise! Portions were good size and staff were friendly! read more

I was enjoying my meal until I started chewing plastic from my bowl. I hope this is not a regular occurrence. read more

Poke'd Out Fish Bar - Plastic on my bowl. - Poke Near Me - San Carlos, California

My go to for poke. Always fresh ingredients and staff is friendly. Poke is comparable to Hawaii (i.e. Foodland). Portions and quality are excellent; definitely get what you pay for. read more