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4.2 (16 reviews)
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a sign that reads send noodle
Patrick M.

TM E U T........S E N D N O O D S ! No, I did not misspell anything in the headline. A sign on the wall in the restaurant we went to literally says exactly what you just read...."Send Noods". It was actually quite catchy, and original, or at least original to us as we have never seen it in any other restaurant. The sign on the wall is a picture of a bowl of noodles. The actual name of the restaurant is "The Poke Jar". Now a Poke Jar, I was told by the actual owner who came to our table to check on us, is traditionally filled with whatever is needed to make an entire meal. The cuisine mentioned here is called, "Asian fusion". One would imagine, as we both did ourselves, that the entire menu would be just that....Asian...or oriental. However, much to our surprise AND ENJOYMENT, the menu was extensive, covering nearly everything imaginable at all the usual go to restaurants, with one VERY big difference. The food was a much needed improvement over all the others, or as Mike said, the crap at Applebees. Before anyone throws hate at the Applebees comment, they too have good food, but they play second fiddle to The Poke Jar. As you can see by the pictures, the chef knows what he's doing. It doesn't just look good. To merely say that a picture paints a thousand words in an understatement. For example, there's a thing called the walking taco. Anyone who's ever attended a scholastic wrestling event knows what this is. They take a bag of any kind of chips, such as Doritos, cut the top off with scissors and fill it with a hodgepodge of beans and such so you can eat this mess from the bag with a fork as you walk around. Mike, who's not JUST the owner but ALSO the chef, coached the walking taco as if it was a states wrestling contender into a states champion. He took the walking taco out of its bag and coached it into what's known as the street taco, putting it on top of the podium to become the undefeated champion. So, the next time you think about going to Crapplebees.....or I mean Applebees, go see Mike and Shay and you'll never eat at the apple again, or at least not for a while. Before I end this, I have to give our server, Shay, an absolute standing ovation. She knew the menu as if she wrote it and made recommendations on just about everything. That's How I See It

Tuna 3. Red Poke Bowl
Yuko L.

I got tuna and salmon poke. My peep got ramen. They liked ramen(I should try it next time). Poke was filled with lots of rice and very little meat, cucumbers, avocado and onion. I will not recommend poke for poke lovers. Place is nice and clean.

3. Shrimp Tacos

Hidden gem!! My friend and I had an impromptu lunch date to catch up. The food is amazing!!! We had the shrimp tacos, bulgogi tacos and the chicken wings. Food was so fresh and had great flavors. Can't wait to go back and try other items on the menu

3. Duck You Ramen (GF)

Great new spot! Food was delicious! We tried the duck ramen, lobster roll, Korean tacos and an appetizer. Extremely flavorful and well prepared. Service was great as was the atmosphere. Highly recommend!!

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Bespoki Bowl

Bespoki Bowl

4.3(115 reviews)
14.1 mi
$$

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.

We ordered the following for takeout at the bespoke bowl:…read moreKorean Fried Chicken Wings- Moist wings were still crispy even after transferring them home in the containers. Spam Musubi - The spam had a nice savory flavor slightly salty went well with the rice. The seaweed had a slight fishy taste that was pleasant with the dish. Bulgogi Kimchi Burrito with beef (2 Burritos) We might eat this there next time it was falling apart in the container the wax paper was sticking to it. The flavor was really good though. Slight amount of spice nice vegetable crunch tasty marinated beef. Side of french fries were kind of tasty nothing special. Nashville Hot Chicken Sando Combo came with two sandwiches we asked for 1 mild and one regular. The first chicken sandwich was a little dry it might've been the mild flavor, it was all right. The medium chicken sandwich had a little bit more spice than the mild same so so flavor a little dry also. Spicy Pork Bowl with SPICY MAYO. This had a nice flavor, a little bit sweet and a good amount of spice. The sauce was sweeter than I like. We wanted to try a nice variety since we had never been there and have been wanting to try the place for a while. All in all we found the food to be pretty good, not sure if we would order any of these items again though since we felt nothing knocked our socks off. We would like to try the poke bowl next. If you are ordering for pick up be careful about where you order it. Make sure you go to bespoke bowl's website. Important sidenote when ordering takeout here: We ended up going through what we thought was their website and it was some third-party site that was selling this restaurants food and we ended up paying between 12 and $15 more for our order. I showed it to the staff when I picked it up because I had looked at their menu in the store and saw the price difference. The staff seemed confused/surprised.

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Bespoki Bowl - Shrimp Tempura plate with kimchi and cole slaw

Shrimp Tempura plate with kimchi and cole slaw

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First Capital Poke Bar

First Capital Poke Bar

4.3(38 reviews)
43.4 mi

I was craving for some poke bowl so after browsing through google map I found this place…read more This restaurant is located in the downtown area and the buildings in the neighborhood are very cute. Inside the restaurant is decorated nicely giving me the feel of a local restaurant in Hawaii's tourist district lol. The seatings are all booth and look very cozy. There are 2 staff at the counter and they both are very friendly and welcoming. There are many different menus from poke to ramen and snacks. The price is on the higher side compared to the portions given. 1 scoop of protein is $14, 2 scoops is $17 and 3 scoops is $20. I like how they keep vegetables because they are fresh and crispy. Spicy poke sauce is very tasty too. It has a nice kick to it. They also have loyalty cards that you can collect points and get free scoops when you purchase enough amount of food. I will be back again if I will be in the area. I only wish they gave a bigger portion lol.

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!

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Poke Bros - Johnny Utah
Salmon*, Avocado, Edamame, Cucumber, Masago, OG Sauce, Sriracha Aioli

Poke Bros

4.9(34 reviews)
68.4 mi

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.

Here, take my money!…read more My friend and I stopped in here for lunch on this Sunday before Memorial Day. I ordered the $13 polk bowl, which consisted of white rice, cucumbers, seafood salad, shrimp, cucumber, and a variety of different sauces, including a ginger sauce. This bowl was spot on delicious! This was sushi in a bowl, for less money! All the different flavors just popped. Every ingredient was fresh. I never had a poke bowl before, but boy I could have this once a week. This is a newer location in Avon. The place is spotless. The restrooms are spotless. Now let me tell you about the young man who prepared my polk bowl. Since I told him I never had one, this young man took the time to review the menu with me. After I made my choice, he explained to me through each ingredient that he was putting into the bowl. I also ordered one of those sodas that you punch the top down and a marble goes into the soda, anyway you have to see it to believe it. He showed me exactly how to open the soda, which was a lot of fun. This young man was so respectful,and I think he was excited as I was about me being in there and tasting a poke bowl for the first time. Poke Brothers is only 7 miles for me. I will make it a habit going forward to stop here and enjoy whether it be lunch or dinner. Sorry for the no photographs, my phone was at Verizon getting traded in for this new iPhone 16. I love this thing. If you are in Avon, this would be a solid choice for lunch or dinner. Prices are reasonable, the restaurant is clean as a whistle, and the help, was so impressive. I love this place. This may be my New go to for eats.

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Poke Bros - Hula
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Poke Don

Poke Don

4.3(27 reviews)
81.6 mi

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.

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Poke Don - Main dining area

Main dining area

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Taichi Bubble Tea

Taichi Bubble Tea

4.2(29 reviews)
10.7 mi
Casual dining
Healthy dining

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.

Wow- this might be the worst poke we have ever gotten…read more The interior is beautiful, clean and bright, too bad the food wasn't. We ordered our dishes with two proteins- there was more cucumber than fish! I bring it up because I could actually count the 3 pieces of tuna and salmon in my bowl. The "wasabi" sauce is not only radioactive green but is 100% mayo- no wasabi flavor at all and SLATHERED all over the bowl. Service was great, but the presentation and the quality of food (especially for the money) is not worth it. Very disappointed.

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Taichi Bubble Tea
Taichi Bubble Tea
Taichi Bubble Tea

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