Poke means "sliced" in Hawaiian. It describes the diced, marinated raw fish dish. The Capital…read moreRegion is fortunate to have a number of good poke restaurants. This one also has an assortment of ramen, noodle bowls and bubble teas. "Hawaii" is a chain with a remarkably large menu. I came in for poke but wound up with a rice noodle bowl, instead. Orders are placed at the counter just like a fast food joint but this isn't really fast food. Most of the food is actually made to order. The staff is really patient. They'll help you navigate the massive menu with many options. If you're dining in they'll bring your orders to your table. I picked thin rice noodles with spicy miso broth and pork belly. I also asked for most of the free toppings and the free hard boiled egg. The pork belly turned out to be a fatty cut. That was on me. Next time, I'll order BBQ pork l,instead. As for that "spicy" broth, they mean it. Next time, I'll also ask for a little less heat in my broth. Still, was a delicious meal which was prepared just for me. I added a large Lycee slushie to my order. It was pretty good but too large. I have to go medium next time. I couldn't finish the meal. I took it home and ate it again for breakfast the next day (I have a cast iron stomach and can eat spicy breakfasts). If this business is part of a chain where are the other restaurants? The manager said most are on Long Island. The Castleton restaurant is the only one in the Capital Region and the restaurant is largely a family-run operation. It's clean, bright, very modern and cute. There's cute wall art. Some illuminated. Others are wallpaper depicting food, pandas and the Chinese god of wealth. This is one of those places with a menu so large that you can keep coming back and not have the same meal twice.

Decent place. The steamed chicken buns were really good. Not a lot of flavor to the ramen and they…read moremixed up all of the orders with my family. Super nice staff and good bubble tea

The person manning the counter was very helpful and fun to work with. They helped me build a…read morebeautiful, colorful and delicious bowl that was a pleasure to devour. The inside of the restaurant appeared neat and tidy. The prep counter was also very clean and tidy. I had no worries of cross contamination because it looked like the staff takes care to not be sloppy. I am very satisfied with my food and in-store experience. I will definitely be back!

I ordered online for quick pick up. I was able to find easy street parking. The place is open and…read moreclean. I had the 3 protein bowl and love the customization. Very large portion and fresh!

Despite the fact that they recently reduced the number of toppings for build-your-own poke from all…read moreto just five, this place remains the only poke joint I've liked enough to keep going back. The online ordering system for them has changed in the last year, which was not the easiest to navigate, but the convenience factor is still there. The toppings are overall fresh, and staff are quick and efficient. The ambience is casual industrial and inviting enough to warrant sitting down. Parking hasn't been an issue thanks to the plaza location. I hope they continue to improve and stay open for a long time.

Tasty!!! But a bit pricey. I'm writing this review as I'm vacuuming my bowl right now. This was my…read morefirst time trying it, and the staff who helped me was so patient, as I was confused at first. They have a build your own option bowl which allows for flexibility and diet preferences which is nice. They also have cooked meat options (chicken, cooked salmon) for those like myself who stray away from raw fish. The sauces added extra flavor for sure. This location is also clean and spacious. Decent portions.

I usually skip Korean restaurants as my choices to eat are limited. However, I was recommended my…read morefellow Yelpie and her better half, that this was one of the must eat places in troy, ny. Sunday is my eat out day, and I picked up my aunt, drove to troy. Found d some street parking, went to the order kiosk and placed my order based on what I could eat and recommendations from the employee at the register. I chose, lunch combo with chicken and chicken teriyaki plate. May be, just the chicken was overcooked and a little fibery, besides that, it was very flavorful. I do have a couple more options to try, with me enjoying the food, definitely makes it an option for a revisit. If you live pork and beef, you definitely have more options. The restaurant was clean and well maintained.

I'm done with this Place. My bowl is inedible. There's more sauce than rice, there has to be easily…read more2000mg of sodium in sauce alone in this bowl. How many times can I ask for just a little bit of sauce?!? For now on I'll start taking going to river street poke.

Really great poke spot in Kingston! Theres not a lot of places around here to get poke or grain…read morebowls so really happy that First Capital Poke Bar carries really fresh ingredients and yummy poke. We got 2 make your own bowls and they have a good variety of toppings with lots of fun sauces, we really liked the Thai chili and you can never go wrong with spicy ponzu and wasabi mayo. I also really liked the zoodles and the rice was nice too. Salmon and tuna were really fresh as well. Service was quick and the server was very nice. Cute small space. Good place to eat in or takeaway for lunch or dinner.

Stopped in here on a Wednesday around 12:30PM when I was just passing by the city. There was only…read moreone other couple in the restaurant eating when I got inside. It seems like they have a lot of interesting options but I just went for a double scoop protein bowl of tuna. It was kind of expensive for what you got out of it but it tasted fresh and the pineapple miso sauce was really good! The workers were extremely nice and it was overall a good experience!

I stopped by Poke Bros in Avon recently and had a really great experience. I ended up getting a…read morecouple of poke bowls and the ingredients were all very fresh and flavorful. You get a good portion size for the price. The proteins tasted great and I liked all the different toppings they loaded up, especially the crispy bits that add a nice crunch. The sauces they used really brought the bowls together without overpowering everything else. The staff was friendly and the ordering process was quick and easy. If you are in the area and craving some filling poke, this is a solid spot to check out. I will definitely be going back.

The food is super fresh and great quality ingredients. The staff is very friendly and helpful…read more Hands down best poke place around we go there a lot and every time it tastes amazing! We earned 10% off every order for life! It's also very clean and pleasant atmosphere.

EJ had good customer service and was super patient and polite with me. I'd come back again just for…read morehis service. keep it up!

The service was speedy even with somewhat confused ordering. Cozy ambiance warm vibes. Why this was…read more4 stars was because they separated some of the sauce from the ingredients. And there also was some wasabi cross-contamination. I don't mind but its still a problem. Shame, could have been 5 stars. Although I was happy it had different bowl sizes.

I really like this place and I hope they make it. It's tough in Florence and their location has…read morebeen unlucky. With a build your poke you know you're getting lots of flavors for a $12 lunch and a healthy balanced meal. All you need is fresh good ingredients and a good sauce, and I think they have both. Place is nearly empty, help them out! Basically a hole in the wall but ok for eat-in and great for takeout.

Tasty, fresh, quick, ample, and a great deal. What more do you need?…read morePlus it's easy to park, unlike downtown Northampton.

Great food, came here several times and never had a single issue except today, the young girl…read moreattending was extremely rude even with our child, she was rushing us and continued to ask over and over if that was all even before she scooped each ingredient we just asked for, her deamenor was nasty and looks like she didn't want to attend us. She had no time to allow us to order what we want yet She had plenty of time to stop and check her apple watch messages making us wait for her to hand us our food and then all the time in world to chat with her friend instead of attending customers. Now we will have to think twice about coming back, is a shame but looks like she doesn't care about the business.

Fast-casual sushi bowls in an affluent area severely lacking in sushi…read more I kind of like poke bowls. It's a lazy-man sushi, where you get to control what you get. With whole foods no longer doing sushi made to order, that leaves only main gugh, sakura garden, and tisumi sushi as driving distance sushi places. Not anymore, poke don is now in the area and they are pretty good! The setup is similar to their manchester location. you got a sparse dining area and a cafeteria style long desk to do your ordering. you pay for your bowl, and the person follows you along to help you design and make your bowl. The panels behind the station tell you what you can add at that station, and the server will follow you along the entire way, adding whatever you want to your bowl. By the end, you got a rice bowl with all the flavors you could want and then some. I usually opt for salmon and tuna, with sushi rice, edamame, onions, crispy onions, crispy garlic, a scoop of kani salad, a scoop of spicy crab, and a drizzle of eel sauce over everything. I sometimes mix up the veggies or the sauces, but that's my base. The rice is cooked well, sometimes they don't season the rice well enough, but it still comes out okay. the portions are fairly big, especially if you ask for extra veggies. the spicy sauces have a little zing to them, but not really hot. The price is actually pretty good too. for the price of a specialty sushi roll, you get a big bowl of sushi with all the same flavors. It's not amazing quality, they do stumble on their flavors sometimes. but it's pretty good for pretty cheap, and sometimes you just want a lot of something that's pretty good.

There was a time I used to wish there were more bubble tea places in the area, well that wish came…read moretrue and Taichi is one of the many delightful options that have popped up in the capital region. The bubble teas are reasonably priced and there is a large menu of different flavors and drink varieties. Taichi also serves poke bowls, ramen and rice bowls with fried meats. I always go for the poke bowls, but I tried a bite of my husband's fried pork dish and it was really good. I may need to switch up my order next time I'm there! They also have a few types of ramen that look really tasty. Service is usually quick although once when my husband was getting our take out he told me that one of the two employees was on his phone while the other employee scrambled to do everything. He waited about 10 minutes for an order that was already ready while the phone loving employee ignored him. Sounds like a terrible coworker! Their online ordering platform is easy to use and they have a rewards program where you earn $10 off for every $100 spent. The restaurant is large with tons of seats, very clean and sells plushies and some other knickknacks.

Busy day running errands. Feeling hungry. No time to get home for lunch. I'm passing Taichi Bubble…read moreTea & Ramen. It's a Taiwan-Asian fusion-inspired fast food chain but I was down for this. It's been more than a year since my last meal here. I don't know if they changed their menu but I experienced a bit of a relearning curve in ordering ramen at the front counter. First, I needed to pick a broth. I chose Tonkotsu ramen, which is ramen in Japanese pork bone broth. Then, I needed to pick a protein which was shrimp and I asked for the meal to be extra spicy. It only took a few minutes. I could hear it being prepared in the kitchen. The young woman at the register was helpful and patient as I made my selection. Definitely convenient. The ramen was good. I got a lot of shrimp and I liked the little slices of fish cake with pink flower designs. The decor has undergone slight changes since I last visited. It seems there are better displays and more varieties of merch. It's still very clean, bright and cheerful. There are still plenty of young customers. Given its close proximity to SUNY Albany that should be no surprise. I liked the playlist, too. R & B and Hip Hop played in the background. Loud enough so that you could definitely hear it but low enough so that students who were dining--some in groups-- could comfortably hold conversations. I didn't plan to come here but my stomach growled. It was a nice, relaxing lunch that hit the spot.