Rod U.
Yelp
Contender for the best poke shop on Oahu. This is seriously good raw fish.
1. Fresh fish treated respectfully as local style poke. Fresh ahi with sweet onion, soy sauce, sesame oil and inamona (kukui nut); add limu and make it "Hawaiian". Throw in some opihi or make it out of hamachi. Any choice, simple, not overly salty, made in small batches so the flavor or texture of the fresh fish isn't altered from being "marinated". Great stuff!
2. Frozen fish (don't whine, not everyone can afford the current $28/lb market price of fresh), adds flavor enhancers such as furikake, mayo, and even dynamite sauce. No complaints.
3. Giant inari bombs - Well seasoned, gently sweet age surrounding a sweeter than most, not overly wet sushi rice, stuffed and topped with not excessively spicy ahi with a side of eel sauce. gut bursting flavor bombs that will definitely satisfy. $8.95/5? BARGAIN ALERT!
4. Lots of well made "sides". Pickled onions, garlic, ogo, seaweed salad, taegu, kimchee raw crab, dried aku and of course, ultra fresh sashimi trays for that personal snack.
Clean shop with amazingly friendly service.
As with most of these local gems in Kaneohe, a shop that would be perfectly at home on our Neighbor Islands delivering local flavors fast disappearing on Oahu.
Winner.