Hashtag Poki - Berkeley

Great poke place with a Hawaiian flare (macaroni salad for example). I would say the portion size is okay for the price but they have great options for mix-in’s and thoughtful arrangement of the sides, rice, and greens. Would recommend the crab salad as a side!

Fish was fresh, I thought the seasonings on the rice and fish were great. I had brown rice, salmon, albacore, shrimp. Seaweed salad and edamame. Photo of my takeout, the nice presentation got a bit scrambled when dropped it.

I eat here often, overall I think it’s the best poke in the Oakland/Berkeley area (considering price, portions, quality, flavor and service). I’m always pretty satisfied with my orders. Just a note to the staff if anyone see this: my dinner order tonight tasted like the avocados were soaked in lemon juice and the shrimp was a little off. I know lemon juice can prevent the avocado from browning throughout the day but the lemon flavor was too strong throughout the bowl. The flavors may have been different/off because I ordered a late dinner near closing time and typically I order lunch, not sure if maybe the procedures for keeping the food change later in the evening as you start to close up. Just a little feedback. Thanks!

For those unfamiliar with this style of cuisine, this type of fast casual restaurant primarily prepares a traditional Hawaiian seasoned raw fish salad served with a bed of rice as the base, your choice of cut raw seafood on top, and some veggies mixed in. It’s good, clean, and healthy eating. But the menu is meager when it comes to hot and cooked food. I mention this because I was looking for a basic cooked chicken over a bed of rice dish when I went, not knowing what their menu consisted of. Although they don’t offer any cooked chicken, their poki bowls are tasty. I particularly liked the seaweed and crab salad as my sides. Customer service was good. The team was patient, helpful and did well to explain the process of how to build a bowl. Do think the mini bowl portion size was plenty of food. Price was fair. Tip, only street side parking.

This is my favorite place in the Bay for Poke. Consistently good quality ingredients, love the sauces, quick, and at the price point, I could eat this for lunch everyday.