I was surprised to see this which I believe is the same store that was in SoCal (Arcadia). But I think the store there got sold or taken over because that location has a slightly different name now and layout. Overall good quality in terms of fish selection and additions. I love that they have octopus which is not the easiest to find. The girl helping me had good customer service. Only thing is you have to mix the sauce yourself so that it is evenly mixed. read more

This has been my go-to and favorite spot for poke! Their choices are great and it is very fresh every time I go. But my recent visit was rather unsatisfactory, there was way too much sauce I usually pick two(house and spicy mix) all my ingredients and the rice was drowning in it making it way too wet and unpleasant to eat making me not want to finish it. read more

Poké Bar - Hawaiian Near Me - San Jose, California

I've been here a handful of times. All the ingredients are always so fresh. Prices have gone up since the last time I was here, but still worth it. $16 for a med (3 scoops). It's a little surprising they charge $1 for mango. I don't remember encountering that before at this or other poke spots. Pro tip: if getting a small or medium, ask for it in a large bowl for room to stir! Also love that it's right next door to Gong Cha. Poke bowl + boba tea = happiness. read more

Great place for a quick grab and go. All of the ingredients were fresh, the order process was really quick, the staff was super friendly, and I think the price point for the portion is spot on (especially considering how expensive some over places in the area can get). read more

I decided to try this place a couple months ago because I go to the cosmetology school near by and I was not disappointed! The service is very prompt and friendly. I typically get the Spam Musubi, but their seafood selection is also really fresh and flavorful. Although it is a little bit on the pricier side compared to some poké places, the quality of the ingredients definitely makes up for it. Definitely recommend! read more

I have eaten here several times and really enjoy the food. The Poké Bar in the Westgate Mall Food Court has been around for a while now. In every case, I've found the food well prepared and displayed in a cold bar. All of the raw fish is in plain view and looks fresh. Today, I was very surprised by how nice and helpful the young lady behind the bar was. She explained how it worked, my choices, and the various beverages available. I made a custom bowl with ahi tuna, shrimp, crab meat, kale, and other items. Everything was incredible. The ambiance is that of a food court. You go through the line, get your food, and pay. This business only accepts credit cards-no cash, which seems to be a new business model with other food places I've visited. I really like this place and HIGHLY RECOMMEND it! read more

3.5 stars. Food is average, hard for poke bar to go wrong. The ingredients selection is also normal but nothing stands out. What stood out is the service. There's a boy there that provided exceptional services. I regretted not asking about his name. The water service, order taking are both done right and nicely. He's the reason why this place is rated above average from me. read more

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I really enjoyed my delivery order from here. They have signature poke bowls as well as the option to create your own. The bowls come in small, medium, and large sizes. I ordered the medium and felt it was a perfect portion size. For the base, they offer a choice of white rice, brown rice, or greens. You can choose your protein as well. I went with the tofu. It was quite firm and not seasoned, but they included a lot of it in the bowl which made the dish very filling. You can choose up to 9 ingredients, as well as crunchy toppings and roe. Avocado is an extra $1. Everything tasted very fresh and I loved the ponzu and spicy mayo sauces. Note that they put the sauces directly in the bowl instead of in separate containers. read more

I came here to get quick take out and ordered the small Salmon special. It was tasty but the portion was very tiny. Not sure if I would revisit. I'm case you're wondering about the locations it's inside the mall at the food court in front of Ross. read more

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It is located inside the mall. Poor quality food. I will not eat here again. The texture was crunchy to point that is made it bad to eat like you could chip teeth. Not the normal crunch you find in Poké bowl. read more

Located inside Westgate Mall food court, Poke Bar is pretty decent. I like that they are generous with their toppings (no extra charge for toppings that other poke houses would charge for like crabmeat, seaweed salad, pineapple, edamame, corn, etc). They also have kale (which I've never seen as an option at other places), and three different crispy toppings (I think one of them are almonds!) I wouldn't say their fish is the best (it's good enough if you're not expecting sushi-grade quality) and I wouldn't say their rice is the best (it's not fluffy sushi-grade rice but they do offer brown rice). You get so many toppings that every square inch tastes different! :) read more

Poké Bar - Small Bowl - Hawaiian Near Me - San Jose, California

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Reasonable price per bowl with a good variety of base, protein, toppings and sauces. This has been my go-to Poke place when I'm at West Gate Mall. It is located in the middle food court area of the mall. Starting at 9.99 for 2 proteins is actually good for me. I always go for the salmon and they are nice and soft They have the staples -- tuna, shrimp, spicy tuna, and more. They also have tofu for vegetarians. I like brown rice for my base, semi-healthy but filling. They have white rice and greens too. I would usually put only half of the available toppings just to keep it simple. I do like the option for mangoes for an additional dollar. It goes well with my choices. I also like the combination of sweet chili and ponzu sauce. Glad to have an accessible option for poke bowl in the mall at a good price. read more

Poké Bar - Salmon Poke - Hawaiian Near Me - San Jose, California

Delicious and excellent pricing. I think it's the best place to eat in the Westgate center food court. read more

Poké Bar - Medium bowl - Hawaiian Near Me - San Jose, California

Its simply incredible. Quality food, with great customer service. I've been coming here for 4 years and literally can't stop. Amazing food! Don't forget the spam musubi! read more

Food courts have this almost magical quality of transforming everything I love to a resounding "whatever". Since poke bowls are my go-to for a quick "healthy" meal, I GPS'd my way to the closest spot not knowing this was square in a shopping center. MEDIUM POKE BOWL (3 proteins): So much rice! And stingy with the fish :-( Never had a poke place use a melon baller for their protein. Interesting variety of toppings (kale, pineapple, corn, etc.), though they could up the quality. And their crab salad is served warm, flavorless, and dry (no mayo)??? Wat Though poke as fast food is undoubtedly wasteful (carryout containers, disposable utensils, plastic gloves, etc.), Poke Bar somehow added even MORE waste to the process by mixing their fish & sauce in paper trays and trashing each after every order. Maaaaaan, I'm not one to tout moral righteousness for the sake of environmentalism (especially after getting takeout...), but come on-- washable metal bowls aren't that hard to come by. read more

Poké Bar - Hawaiian Near Me - San Jose, California

This place is SO good! Especially Spam Masumis. Also excellent service! Everything freshly made.

Friendly staff, let me know my order name for future reference when I ordered online. Was quite helpful and overall friendly. Would go again. read more

Stopped by here for lunch on a Sunday after church. Pretty darn good poke! located in the westgate mall food court. Usually I don't expect places in a mall food court to be that good and the food you get is overpriced compared to the quality, but this place proves one of the exceptions. I ordered a small create your own bowl. It comes with two scoops of fish and all the toppings you want. Here my thoughts on each bowl component: 1.) Brown Rice / Spring Salad Mix - pretty good base and nice they can do half half. The brown rice had a nice chew to it, spring salad seems like your typically spring salad mix from Costco (not a bad thing) 2.) seaweed salad and crab - wouldn't surprise me again if it was from Costco, but that seaweed salad is so yum, so not complaining. Crab was nice and light. 3.) salmon and scallop - cold and fresh, tasted quite yum. Only minor nit pick would be I wish they were a bit more generous with their scoops. 4.) toppings - all the toppings tasted very fresh and good. I paid extra for avocado and glad that they don't skimp on that like other places sometimes may. 5.) sauce - sweet chili - definitely recommend this sauce if you like a nice kick. A bit sweet, a nice kick, perfect complement to the goal itself. read more

Poké Bar - Pretty but portion for a small bowl - Hawaiian Near Me - San Jose, California

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I've known this place for about 2 years already and the food is always so good and everybody is always so kind to me! Love this place!!!

I know the owners here, they are very sweet people. I used to be a regular to this food court area and ate here twice. A nice Asian couple owns this place and they are always willing to talk with the community and locals around the area. People from my church sometimes eat here as well as former coworkers at one of my previous jobs. The quality of the food is a little better than other poke joints which is pretty nice. Once you come here you will be served as soon as possible. I really like the toppings here, you get more than other Poke joints. They even have some very good drinks if you are interested. There is a nice seating area once you get your food. I came here until they changed the system to card only. Drawback: I used to eat a lot but are not okay with the portions. Sorry folks but I need to eat more. I also wish the price is lower because the size of the plates is not to my liking. read more

So good, service was amazing, Food was excellent, highly recommend the sunset house and then add all the stuff you love, the avocado and mango are only a dollar extra each and WORTH IT!!! read more

The poke here is okay and the service is nice. I always ask for extra of several toppings like imitation crab and the fried garlic+onion. In general I wish their pieces of fish were larger because I felt like I couldn't really taste the fish as much since the pieces were kinda small. I feel there was too much rice compared to the fish. But either way it tastes fine, I always get salmon with the spicy sauce. read more

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Pros: Fresh tuna/salmon Free scoop of imitation crab Very friendly staff Cons: Were out of mango Don't have an aioli that isn't spicy Portions were on the smaller side read more

Poké Bar - Hawaiian Near Me - San Jose, California

Eating at the Westgate Food Court affords you a variety of foods to choose from and a small play area for very young children (think toddlers). Since Poké Bar received high marks from Yelp, I decided to order a small bowl of customized poké. BTW, I think it's funny that this business chooses to put an accent on the "é" to clarify the Hawaiian pronunciation of pokay as opposed to the haole pronunciation of pokey....reminiscent of karaoke (kah rah oh kay as opposed to carry-oh-kee). This is how the menu works: S(mall) ** means your choice of two scoops of protein for $9 M(edium) *** means your choice of three scoops of protein for $10.75 L(arge) **** means your choice of four scoops of protein for $12.50 Keeping in mind you can go half/half, choose your base from: white rice, brown rice, spring mix, tortilla chips Choices of protein: tuna, salmon, albacore, spicy tuna, octopus, shrimp, scallop, tofu Mix-in (can choose all or none): sweet onion, cucumber, green onion, cilantro, jalapeño, corn, kale edamame, pineapple, masago (roe (eggs) of a capelin fish Sauce (can combine): house dressing (sesame oil + seeds, wasabi, soy sauce), ponzu, wasabi mix, sweet chili, spicy mix (sriracha + mayo) Topping: crispy garlic, mix nuts, crispy onion, ogo (seaweed), ginger, wasabi, avocado ($1 extra), mango ($1 extra) What I chose with the help of Daniel, my server: small, salmon, spicy tuna, white rice/spring mix combo, mix-in everything, house dressing + spicy mix If you don't want to choose your own, there's a selection of pre-set bowls for $10.75 Not only was Daniel friendly and helpful in choosing my poké bowl, but I like the idea of having greens in my lunch and the combination of house dressing + spicy mix recommended by Daniel. Also, the greens, mix-ins, sauces, toppings are hand-mixed for even flavor. If you need a sweet after your meal, Poké Bar sells good-sized French Macarons for $3.75 each. The tables available can be combined for larger parties. read more

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Great service and quick with just 1 staff (female, long hair with glasses) managing in the front! I got a small order with half rice/salad (like that there was a sesame & seaweed sprinkle over the rice). I was disappointed that there was no yellowtail so I got salmon & ahi tuna. The protein was cut quite small so it didn't taste as great as it would be if it was cut a little bigger. The various complimentary add-ons were nice with a few options I don't see from other poke places. And there alot of different sauces to choose from. Downside was that I wasn't as full as I thought I would be like when I get a small from Poki Bowl. Also, using a recycle paper plate made it hard to get the rest of the rice as it was stuck to the bottom. I usually like to clean up my rice and not ne wasteful. Lastly, having wasabi on a side container or in an area of the plate where it doesnt blend in with the salad woupd be great. I thought I had put it all out on the lid to mix with soy sauce but that big bite from the salad got the best of me. read more

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I'm really sad to write this review but I didn't think my bowl was very good:( I got a large bowl with white rice, 3 salmon, and 1 shrimp. I thought my rice was too hot and mushy, but I did like how they added the furikake seasoning to it. The fish itself was okay. The sauces just didn't seem to combine with the fish well. At other poke places, I usually see them mix the sauces with the fish before placing it on the rice, but they just squirted it on top of everything and it made everything taste mushy. The spicy mayo also overpowered everything but at the same time I felt like it was also kinda lacking in flavor. I do also like how they give crab salad and seaweed salad at no additional cost though. Overall I just felt like it was bland and the textures weren't right today. Service was friendly at least! read more

Poké Bar - Hawaiian Near Me - San Jose, California

I come here all the time on my lunch break, and my coworkers are regulars here! Service has been great, except for one girl who has been curt and sarcastic with my coworkers and myself. Owner is very kind, and I have come here since it opened! Their drinks/teas are good too! Just wish I didn't feel like I was inconveniencing the woman who was making my bowl :( Would give 5 stars if customer service was exceptional. Food tastes good tho! read more

I love customizing my own poké bowl. What's your favorite creation? Price: $10.75 for the medium. Tina's Travel and Tabloid - Located inside the Westgate mall. - For the medium size, you get 3 scoops of protein and unlimited sides. Extra for avocado! - Gongcha is next to it so you can get a drink too! - No one was in line and the gentleman was fast. - My favorite is usually half and half - white rice, mixed greens (more of this), salmon, tofu, and spicy tuna with some ginger, wasabi, and top it off with some furikake seeds. Yummm. Not sure if it was this place that didn't have wasabi, but I could do without. No extra sauces for me! - In and out with a quickness. More pricier than most places though! read more

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I've had my fair share of poke places and sad to say I probably won't be coming back to Poke Bar. The place is located inside Westgate mall and you can order ahead, but just beware that the prices are higher than if you go in person and order. I felt that the amount of fish I got was really small and it didn't taste too fresh either. My bowl had way too much rice in proportion to the fish and even the rest of the toppings which made it hard for me to enjoy. Service is friendly enough but not enough for me to return read more

Food is always fresh and yummy and I love that seaweed salad is included! Service is always very friendly as well! I definitely recommend if you're ever at west gate! read more

This place is definitely a decent poke place but damn, the small portion is pretty damn small. Like a very smol layer of poke. I feel like the price point is a lot better if you opt to get the large and like share it with someone or save it for later. I do think the ingredients are fresh, and they definitely have a good assortment of toppings and what not, but nothing particularly new or standout. It's in the middle of a mall though so you can't expect too much!! Salmon was good though and no complaints. The two people behind the counter who helped us were super cordial and nice, so appreciate that. I'd say it's a solid foodcourt option if you're roaming around. read more

Poké Bar - Hawaiian Near Me - San Jose, California

So glad I found this hidden gem in our neighborhood and in the Westgate mall. Hands down the best poke in town! Fresh ingredients, large portions and fast and friendly service. The quality and service has been consistent and it's now been my go to place for poke fix. Highly recommended! read more

Poké Bar - a bowl of rice and vegetables - Hawaiian Near Me - San Jose, California

No complaints here! Thanks Smash Burger for having a super long line! Totally did me a solid. I got the sunset on spring mix salad. Lots of fish nuggets and a whole lot of roe! It is hard to find a poke place where the fish to salad ratio is balanced. I got a bite of everything from start to finish. The two guys working the counter were pleasant (one was singing) and helpful in answering questions. Found a new favorite place to go when I am at Westgate! Plenty of places to sit either inside or outside in the sunshine. read more

Poké Bar - Sunset w spring mix - Hawaiian Near Me - San Jose, California

Was hungry around noon and decided to try out this Poke stand after some shopping. Ordered a medium (3 scoops) but not very familiar with how things work; I was very impressed with the friendly and cheerful man who helped me choose all the options as well as the very pleasant young woman cashier. I had baby scallops, salmon and spicy tuna as my main protein, a lot of additional stuff were added on generously per suggestion and I ended up with a container full of colorful, tasty and healthy lunch. Not having enough experience to compare with other Poke places. I am glad this Poke Bar is good and so close by. read more

Poké Bar - a tasty no guilt lunch - Hawaiian Near Me - San Jose, California

This poke bar is located inside the Westgate mall, in a mini food court. Another perk, Gong Cha is next door too! Poke + Boba.... hehe Since it was first time there, Jeff (who helped us) was super kind and nice enough to explain the menu to us. There was a lot of options when it came to toppings and sauce. He helped suggest different kinds that would go well with the fish I wanted. I got the large bowl, half salad, half brown rice, with two scoops of spicy tuna and two salmon. The sauce he suggested was ponzu and spicy mayo.. the toppings were all unlimited!!! yum... hehe ***except avocado! Overall, quality of food was good and service was great! Would stop by again when I'm around. read more

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So yummy! And the portions are really good! The staff was also super friendly and made suggestions on toppings and sauces. The best spot to eat in this food court. read more

Fresh and different take on the "build your own" dish, but unlike Subway, Chipotle, and Mod, this is likely the healthiest. It should be noted that this Poke Bar is about $2 cheaper than the Santana Row one AND has way more seats because it's in Westgate Mall, which is clean and safe despite being horribly underused and oddly empty. read more

Poké Bar - Cheaper than the Santana Row location - Hawaiian Near Me - San Jose, California

Serving is okay size, everything is fresh and decent pricing, but overall....nothing special. The rice is also just plain white rice, no vinegar or anything giving it flavor. Small is $9 with two scoops of fish, medium is $10.75 with three scoops, and a large is $12.50 with four scoops of fish. They basically just have friendly servers. read more

Poké Bar - small ($9) two scoops of tuna - Hawaiian Near Me - San Jose, California

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Poke Bar is in Westgate Center's food court and this was my first time here. Overall, it was delicious--the fish was fresh and all the other ingredients--but I'll have to say that the fish chunks are on the small side, even though I received a generous portion for the small bowl with two scoops of protein. Included in the price comes with seaweed saIad, which was very good, and imitation crab meat, which was ok. It was plain with nothing mixed with it. I suppose at $10 out the door makes up for it. I'll definitely be back. read more

Poké Bar - Small two-scoops of salmon and the rest of the good stuff, for $10! - Hawaiian Near Me - San Jose, California

Delicious and healthy food! It's very convenient if you use the app to order ahead. Your food will be ready for pick up when you arrive. It's in a food court at the West Gate mall so just a typical food court atmosphere. The employees appear to be local kids and they are friendly and helpful. read more