DMV F.
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After hiking Manoa Falls Trail, we were hungry and saw a long line for poke and stopped here. I ordered both spicy tuna and regular ahi tuna, and unfortunately the tuna was slimy, chewy, and didn’t taste very fresh - not sure if this was from thawed frozen fish or made the day before. I also tried the garlic ahi separately because we were told it was popular, but all of them tasted overly salty. The garlic sauce tastes like a garlic green onion sauce that Chinese people make to dip plain chicken.
The octopus was probably the best part of the bowl - not amazing, but decent compared to the rest. The sushi rice was another downside - very heavy on the vinegar and completely overpowered the poke. Overall, the bowl just didn’t come together well, and the quality didn’t meet expectations for poke. Portions were fine, but freshness and balance were lacking especially given the price.