ONO Pokebar

A  reliably fresh poke spot in Porter Square. For the past few months, Ono Pokebar has been one of my go-to delivery spots for poke bowls, and that’s largely because of one key factor: consistency. The number one thing I look for in a poke bar is reliable portion sizes. When these places first open, they usually get great reviews for their generous servings, but give it a few months, and the portions start shrinking until they’re no different from any other run-of-the-mill poke spot. Sure, creative toppings and unique sauces can add some flair, but if I can’t count on consistent portions from visit to visit, I’m less likely to return. That’s what sets Ono Pokebar apart. Most of the time, the bowls are served up by members of the owner’s family, so the portions are reliably the same every time. While they might not be the biggest bowls out there, they’re just the right size to leave me satisfied without worrying if I’ll still be hungry afterward. When it comes to their poke, Ono Pokebar delivers exactly what you’d expect from a solid spot—fresh fish, flavorful sauces, and all the crunchy toppings that make a bowl satisfying. While they don’t have a ton of unique toppings, it’s the kind of reliable place I’d dash to the moment a poke craving hits.

very good poke bowls + nice staff 🔥

Got the Ono special, spicy salmon and ahi tuna bowls and they were all amazing. The quality was great and portions are generous. The service is also kind and sincere. Would definitely come back.

The poke was delicious and the ingredients seem high quality. We ordered our poke for delivery on an app, and there was an issue with our order when it arrived. We called ONO and they resolved the issue super quickly. We appreciate the excellent customer service and willingness to make it right! We will definitely order again.

This is my favorite poke bowl place in the area. They have a lot of options, everything seems fresh and good-quality, they're super quick, and they don't over-sauce the bowls.

Hidden gem! Such fresh fish and delicious poke bowls! The owners are very sweet and accommodating !

Not the best boba, the pearls were too mushy. This was my first ever poke bowl and I enjoyed it! So healthy without compromising flavor. Can’t wait to come back. I wish they opened earlier in the day.

Tiny and casual spot with the best poke bowl I had in a long time! Every ingredient was so fresh and flavorful. I love it!

I've gotten poke from here a couple times now and I'm never disappointed! I usually build my own bowl and the fish is very fresh and in good sized-chunks. They have a good variety of toppings too. The first time I came in here I was having trouble deciding which sauce to get and the guy working the counter let me taste spoonfuls of them (so they go above and beyond). I've only ever gotten it to go but they have a bit of seating inside.

Super fresh, super fast, great flavor and the workers are always so friendly. I can't find a description of the sauces anywhere so adding a pic - I'm a big fan of the spicy miso and the yuzu, but I haven't had any I didn't like.

I frequently visit Porter Square and this is the first time I finally tried Ono. I visited during lunchtime, so there was no line. There's so many toppings and sauces to choose from- I decided to build my own bowl consisting of sushi rice, spicy tuna, and sriracha aioli followed by many toppings. Hands down the best poke bowl I've ever had. Everything tasted so fresh and I'm typically very picky about eating raw fish. Also the service was wonderful and the place was clean! So excited to go back and try some of their signature bowls and maybe get a bubble tea as well!

The poke bowls are filled with top quality tuna and salmon and toppings. The rice was well seasoned . Great service. A very small eating area. Three blocks away There was plenty of meter parking near the Lesley University area near the Paper store.

Went here on a whim and loved it! Ordered pickup and it was ready in 15 minutes. The ono special bowl was definitely our favorite of the two bowls we got. Very generous portion with fresh seafood. We'll be coming back next time we're in the area! Highly recommend!

This has been my favorite poke place since it opened. I love seeing the owners working together - they're always so friendly and helpful. Once after getting caught in the rain, they offered me paper towels to help me dry off. The poke itself is the best in the area for value, quality and consistency. Their fish is ALWAYS fresh and they clearly take pride in their ingredients. I usually get the spicy salmon and spicy tuna. It's chopped into a mush (with tobiko!) and always tasty. I cannot recommend this place enough.

Who knew I could have so many things I love at the same time? Salmon poke and my favorite sushi fixings, in BURRITO form with a Taro bubble tea on the side! Delivery order came quickly. The bubble tea travels well, given the way that it is sealed.

I wasn't overly impressed by the poke from this spot. The bowls were pretty small compared to what I've gotten from other places. The toppings were great, but I wish they gave more of the actual protein. The spicy salmon was a bit odd to me - the fish was mushed up, not cut into chunks like salmon poke usually is. It almost felt like the consistency of tuna salad you would put on bread. I would recommend Pokeworks or one of the other poke places that give more/allow for free unlimited toppings.

I stumbled upon ONO Pokebar by chance. I literally drove across town and stopped at 3 other poke restaurants around 8pm this past Saturday before I came to ONO Pokebar because they were the only one still open! ONO has some pretty decent poke. They are located downstairs from a ramen restaurant and sorta hidden so be sure not to pass this small, family-owned place up! They have your standard poke ingredients and toppings. They do limit you on the toppings though which is kind of a bummer but that's ok, they don't have that many toppings anyways and 4 is enough. They do charge $1.50 extra for avocado which is a little hefty but they give you a good amount. They charge extra for tobiko (fish eggs) as well but they give you a nice-sized scoop and overall our poke bowls were pretty affordable. The staff here is nice and they gave big scoops of tuna and salmon in my bowl. They have some preset bowls on their menu but you can build your own as well. I liked my bowl - all the ingredients were super fresh and pretty good quality with a sufficient range of sauces, toppings, and add-ons to customize my bowl as I liked.

We ordered take out from here twice. The poke bowls are so fresh and yummy! The quantity is plenty and quality is very high. My favorite bowl to order so far is the One Special Bowl. But, I also highly recommend the build a bowl option too. Some toppings I recommend are furikake and onion crisps. One thing to note though is that Ono Pokebar uses a lot of sauce in their bowls. I tried noting to use less sauce on my bowls but there was still a lot of sauce used!

We were looking through our Hawaii trip photos from a few years ago, and suddenly needed poké - right away! Fortunately, ordering from Ono online was simple, and our order was ready for pick-up in a quick 20 minutes. I checked in on Yelp upon arrival and was pleased to see a 10% discount on your order! I presented this to the staff member, who was happy to honor it. The drinks we ordered (jasmine fruit tea and mango smoothie) had been kept in the fridge until pick-up, so they were nice and cold and perfect to drink right away! Since Ono only has indoor seating, we enjoyed our goods at a nearby park. Both poké bowls - Hawaiian Classic and Ono Special - were packed well and good portions. They both had distinct flavor profiles and everything was fresh and yummy. My personal fave was the Ono Special because that creamy sauce was just dreamy. We devoured our bowls and drinks and were immensely satisfied. I'd return for the mango smoothie with jelly alone! Ono is high quality and will put a smile on your face, even if you're missing Hawaii. :)

Love the topping options here and the quality, flavor, and freshness are all excellent

Need amazing Poke?? From a little place and wonderful owners. I crave this place. And it's tiny but the food is so good

Haven't heard of ONO Pokebar until recently and will definitely come back! FOOD: I ordered takeout through UberEats and the restaurant got to my order quite promptly. I built my own bowl. I added the salmon, spicy tuna and soft shell crab. Honestly, the soft shell crab was so worth the extra bucks! I've never had that as an option at other poke places and tasted really good in my bowl. As for the portion, it was definitely a good hefty amount! DRINKS: I ordered the mango smoothie. It tasted really fresh and you can tell that they used real mangoes! Just wished it was a tad bit sweeter, but it was still enjoyable :)

Randomly came across this business scrolling through Ubereats! Very fresh, ample portions. I especially love that they offer zucchini noodles as a base! I made my own bowl with salmon and eel - the eel slices were not as sauced and very fatty. It was unexpected but in a good way, though I'm not sure if that was on purpose or I just got the end pieces. I also got a jasmine grapefruit tea, which had lovely grapefruit pulp in it with great flavor and not too sweet. Will definitely order from this place again. Note, the website says it's pickup only and the restaurant doesn't offer delivery, but I ordered through Ubereats and it was fine. I think worth the steep Ubereats fees, at least until I can go pick it up myself.

Delicious! I'm 100% coming back here. You can build your own bowl or choose one from the menu. To build your bowl, you choose your base, four add-ins, two to three proteins, unlimited toppings, and the sauce of your choice! I got brown rice with edamame, mango salad, seaweed salad, spicy, tuna, and kani. I topped it with sesame seeds, cripsy onion, furikake, and sriracha aioli. The fish and kani tasted fresh, which is KEY when getting poke. The other ingredients were (obviously) great too.

Really good poke bowls and a nice selection of tea, fruit juices, boba tea and smoothies. I think the signature bowls are the best but you can build your own. My favorite is the Green Mountain, surprisingly satisfying for a vegetarian bowl. This is not a vegetarian restaurant, plenty of fish options, but I really like the sauce on the Green Mt. Limited seating but they do a brisk takeout business.

Great poke! Check in on Yelp for 10% off! I didn't really like the brown rice, I should've gotten the sushi rice. But the fish was fresh and the portions were good sized. I didn't like how you can only get 4 toppings though. Ingredients are same as usual poke places. Service was great. Would come back again.

I absolutely LOVE this place. I have ordered for take out twice now and cannot emphasize enough how delicious it is - by far the best Poke I have had in Boston. I do the build your own. I called about GF sauces both times and the person on the phone was knowledgeable about which sauces were and weren't gluten free! Super helpful for Celiac folks like me. Check this spot out. A delicious meal.

I have to preface with I did not get the Poke here! I only got the bubble tea. The tea was absolutely scrumptious and perfect to be paired with my food from the ramen store upstairs!

Pretty good bowls here! They have an assortment of premade poke bowls that you have made to order and they have a build your own bowl option where you can customize every part of the bowl. Additionally, they have braised beef bowls that you can select multiple slices of meat from a list. We got the Ahi Tuna bowl and the portion was plenty and reasonably priced compared to other poke places in the area. The ingredients were fresh too! For the braised beef bowl, I got the soy braised eggs, tripe, and the standard slices of beef. It was a bit salty but everything was super tender and flavorful. Note that this place has limited seating so your best bet is to take to go!

We ordered ahi tuna poke bowl and the bubble milk tea. My 10 year old devour the bowl and she usually does not like sashimi but she liked this one. I love the brown bubble milk tea that I ordered as it has the right sweetness.

I really like poke. ONO makes good poke. Therefor I really like ONO. I am also pretty psyched to have it nearby, because poke is a great anytime meal.

Came here for lunch and ordered the spicy tuna bowl. Overall it was decent poke, but I was not impressed. The portion is pretty big so a bowl will definitely fill you up. I didn't think the sushi rice was as flavorful and the tuna was fresh enough. Maybe my experience is an outlier because this place has many good reviews. Unfortunately I don't think I will come back.

Just stopped by here a few minutes ago and the food was much better than I expected. Salmon and tuna is super fresh and so is the vegetables. Normally I eat at pokeworks for poke bowl but I found another amazing option when I'm craving something healthy and delicious.

Had an issue with my dinner being delivered. I get that things come up but they lied to me on the phone. Grubhub told me they provide their own delivery service and the restaurant told me otherwise. It's clear they just messed up somewhere, which would have been fine if they just owned it and gave me a slight discount. I ordered the food at 5:20 pm and as of 6:25, it hasn't even been picked up. I will say that food is solid but they have messed up my order previously (i.e., no sauce) too so this will be my last order from this restaurant.

First, the awesome: in terms of portion size for the $, this is some of the best-value tasty raw fish combinations in the area. Sides are fresh and great selection. I wish I had found this place earlier, instead of just a couple of months before moving out of the neighborhood, because between the mango, pineapple salsa, spicy fish and eel options it is now my go-to. Delivery is also crazy-fast though. That said I've ordered enough times that I have some small comments that would turn this place from a 4 star into 110%. 1) I've ordered delivery where they forgot to include my extra cost sides twice. When you're paying some ridic amount for a slice of avocado or bit of mushroom it should show up! 2) it is confusing/disorienting that the in-store menu says only 4 sides and the only menu is more. I love five or six sides and would be willing for them to be smaller portions than 4, especially when a few are just inexpensive green leaf lettuce, zucchini or cabbage. They def don't cost as much as some if the others! 3) The sushi rice could be more flavorful. Sometimes it tastes just like normal white rice, even though it's still a good texture. The variation is odd. 4) Inside of restaurant is not the most inviting. The teenage gals working the line obviously like hanging out and chatting on their phones at tables in an empty restaurant and act like coming in disturbs them vs being genuinely friendly. Tables/floor not always cleaned despite almost no one sitting down inside. So much goodness, would be wonderful to see it go Ultimate Greatness.

A very freshly prepared poke bowl. I order Ono Special Bowl. It features tuna, salmon, shrimp, cucumber, and shirataki rice. The flavor marks it high quality ingredients. Also compared to other competitor, it gives you lower price. Never imagine to have this very delightful bowl near my place.

I tried this place for dinner tonight (been anxiously awaiting for its arrival since I saw signs for it)! I got the Hawaiian classic - Salmon, Tuna, Seaweed Salad, Mango Salsa, Slice Orange, Scallion, Furikake, Crispy Rice, Hawaiian Classic Sauce. I also added jalapeños. It was delicious - fresh, with large servings of fish. The price is minimally more than pokeworks ($13.45 v $12.85), but nothing to fret over. I will definitely come back again. It's a wonderful addition to Malden! Now I can get my poke fill with my bubble tea fill (it's located in the same store as uptea and a plant shop).

Ever since a distant trip to Hawaii, Poke has been such a toss up. It seems like the further you get from the Pacific, the further you depart from the fresh, simple goodness that is poke. Fortunately, ONO really does check all the boxes! I got the signature bowl, and it was a really great dinner. Having tuna, salmon, and shrimp would cost a small fortune at chain poke stores, but here it was affordable and way higher quality than anywhere I've tried in Boston. To top it all off, the folks at ONO are super friendly. They offered me a free fruit tea which was a great way to finish the meal. I would say this is Cambridge's go-to poke spot, and hope the best for business to come! I'm a fan, will definitely be visiting again. Thanks, ONO!

Cozy, solid poke spot near Porter! Loved the fruit tea and service was nice & quick. One of the better places around for Poke.

This place is delicious! The tea was so flavorful you can taste the muddled fresh fruit . The poke and topping options are amazing. Everything tasted fresh and flavorful. The staff is also extremely nice and friendly. They have recently opened and I would gladly return.

Excellent value for make your own poke bowls! I love being able to customize the bowls and the amount they give you is awesome. Can't believe i've never tried this place before and can't wait to go back!

This place SLAPS!! Definitely in the "top 10 places before you die." If you're like should I get pokeworks, think again! Get ONO, now!!!

Best poke I've had in Boston! Ordered from ONO - Hawaiian Special bowl and a make-your-own bowl with tuna, salmon, spicy aioli and other toppings - via Uber Eats. We had our food in 20 minutes and it was great. Overall, a win. Looking forward to another poke bowl from ONO again soon...

I love this place. Bowls that fill you up, fresh sea food & veggies - what's not to like. I'm a big fan of their seaweed salad. Delivery is quick enough that warm items (like eel) arrive warm still. One thing though is that I would appreciate a visual guide to the sauces, or at least a description - it's not available on the website or on the menu. I like to try out new flavors, but I really don't like the white goopy sauces!

Cute little poke place with limited seating. I hope this place lasts! Unfortunately a little on the pricier side for lunch, but the portions are pretty hefty. The owner seems super nice :) if you're in the area, come give it a try! A solid 4.5 stars.

Super psyched to have a poke spot in Malden! Ordered the spicy salmon bowl and a DIY bowl. Good range of toppings and choices for sauces. They have some standard toppings that rivals other poke shops in Boston. Would like if they had a little more rice as a base, but good flavors overall.

Yummy food! They have seafood, chicken, steak, and tofu options. You can eat there or take the food to go.

I love supporting local small businesses and it's definitely easy when the food and service are amazing! Built my own bowl, generous portions (2 proteins for ~$13) and they are very neat with putting your bowl together. Very glad this is walking distance to me and they've done a great job throughout the pandemic! Definitely recommend a visit, you'll be a returning customer!

Clean. Fish is always fresh and high quality. Portion size and price is reasonable. I used to go to poke-works but the fish here is higher quality and it's less busy. I still need to try a few of the other poke places but I usually end up here because i know it's good.

Located down a set of stairs, I love this little poke place and it is consistently delicious! The owner is very nice and the bowl has fresh ingredients. They have tons of toppings to choose from. Definitely my go to place for takeout!

Delish, fresh, and great portions! What more could you want in a poke place? Sauces and flavors are not too overwhelming, allowing you to make your own bowl with out overdoing it. Definitely would recommend ONO Pokebar!

Only complaint is they could do with slightly less rice in their poke burritos. Everything else, is pretty much perfect.

Up until now, Pokeworks had been my go-to. But, problems with their ordering app, and their lack of interest in fixing them, prompted me to check out alternatives. Ono looked like the best option. I just had my first bowl there, and I was blown away at the quality. The fish and other ingredients were extremely fresh and top-notch, and the prep of the bowl was balanced and subtle, while still having strong flavors present. I am very glad to have tried ONO. It will become a regular spot to pick up lunch or dinner from now on. No photo, because I was hungry, and it was consumed before I thought to take a pic!

I started ordering from ONO when Pokéworks closed due to Covid, and it will continue to be my go-to for poke delivery from now on. I've ordered from them countless times, and they are incredibly consistent with the quality of their food. The portions are good, and the fish is always fresh. They are also one of the few restaurants that actually gives you enough avocado when you pay extra for it. Overall great experience, and currently my favorite option for delivery!

Been going here almost weekly since moving to the area this summer. Such great poke. Fish is fresh, and the side ingredients are great. Highly recommend. I like the build your own bowl with spicy tuna, seaweed salad, and mango!

Super good - fish is very fresh and they always get orders right.... once when Grubhub malfunctioned and let us place an order when the shop was closed, a lovely woman called my husband later and issued him a refund.... we are regulars and you should be, too.

Had some great poke bowls, fruit tea and smoothies!!! Definitely swing by if you're in the area.