Aloha Poke Co

I have rated solely on the quality and appearance of the food, as well a service, but am also daring to comment on the political viewpoint of the name and ethical food of the Hawaiian, an will pay all the right respects. Since I like to educate myself before I write any reviews, I have looked up whatt a "Poke dish" traditionally looks like. According to google, the first definition is (quoted),"Poke is diced raw fish served as either an appetizer or as a main course and is one of the main dishes of Native Hawaiian cuisine." Based on this definition, I, as my personal opinion defended by the first amendment that states that I can say what I want as a citizen of America, I would say that Aloha Poke did a good job of fulfilling THIS definition. Now, paying my respects to the hundred or so one star reviews I read before writing this review by native Hawians that have strong opinions on how the food is made, that is not authentic or refrigerated. I, not being a native Islander, can not grade the food as thouraly as they can, so I give them credit for speaking up. Now, on to the name. I admit, it is very disrespectful to name your restaurant "Aloha" as referring to Hawaii. It is quite possible that this is simply a marketing ploy, as many thing that spin out of control are. what really touched me is one of the one star reviews that gave a detailed explanation of Hawaii's history with conquers, which really opened my eyes to the viewpoint of the natives and the real reason for the boycott plea and bad reviews. I understand, sorry about that disrespect from millenials like me. The food, based on a unbiased view solely based on how it tastes is really good, earning a five star review. Service is really fast and the flavors in the food really go together well. Possibly will reccomend or go here agian.

This used to be my favorite place for poke in Chicago. Unfortunately when I walked in here today the place was completely deserted, there was not one employee in the store. I wait for about 5-10 minutes and finally one guy showed up. No apology given for the wait. Then I discovered this giant piece of plastic when I was eating my food!! Not. Happy. They need to hire new employees and have better quality control, this is not an acceptable way to run a business.

Imagine sushi in bowl form. It's not exactly that, but it's a whole load of goodies. For about $8 you can get a bowl filled with any amount of toppings and sauces you want (only costs extra if you double the meat). Fresh salmon, tuna, avocado, tempura crunch, edamame, white/brown rice, tobiko, and scallion are just some of the ingredient options. One bowl makes a good meal, but if you're craving more or trying to split, the giant bowl is about $14 and is completely loaded. An extra bowl of rice is also just a dollar.

First of all, THEY ALWAYS MESS UP MY ORDER. For starters, it is the wrong size. I received a big when I ordered a kahuna, there is not extra fish for the tuna and salmon. Missing the pineapples, missing the sauce on the side and volcano sauce in it. This is a mess this is the second time this has happened. WHAT IS GOING ON?!? Don’t bother ordering from them. Seems to be ran by a bunch of kids who can’t follow directions. Customer service is Trash. They never answer the phone. Overall just horrible.

First time was disappointing. I bought two salads. Gave the girl two twenties and she gave me 4$ change. She told me that I gave her $25. LIES. I asked her to kindly count the drawer. She refused. Will not be back. They have horrible customer service. Their 2.5 status should have given me a heads up.

I was very excited to come here, I ordered my food waited 5 minutes and got my food, when I got home, to my dismay, there was no fish...the thing that makes a poke bowl a poke bowl was missing entirely. Luckily the restaurant was quick to refund me my meal. I'm sure it was an honest mistake but if you're gonna forget something, at least let that something be less important than the fish

How ignorantly arrogant to think they could STEAL the word 'Aloha' from Native Hawaiians. And who would eat raw tuna from a Chicago fast food place? Last I checked Tuna is NOT indigenous to the Great Lakes. They should name their place Chicago Fresh Frozen Raw Fish and see how well they do. STICK TO HOT DOGS!!!

So I heard that if you name your restaurant 'Aloha', in Hawaiian that means that you worship the devil and are willing to sacrifice your children's souls to the dark lord. God forbid if an American were to name a restaurant 'Hello' or a Puerto Rican 'Hola', the upper-middle class white-woken world of Twitter would surely cease to exist as we know and love it. It's a Poke shop. Nothing too exciting honestly, not bad, but also not fantastic. I'm more concerned that they've offended the Japanese if anything, because clearly this is a blatant rip-off of sushi and Pocket Monsters, without any of the Pokemon subtitles or anime, and none of the craftsmanship of a sushi chef! The just put it in a bowl and stir it up an call it a 'roll'? C'mon!