Deborah N.
Yelp
Actually, the poke doesn't work. After finally deciding what to order, my sister ordered the spicy ahi bowl, but then we were told that they were "out of edamame," which is a staple ingredient in the poke bowl. They even checked in the back and still told us that they were completely out of edamame. It's not our fault that the restaurant ran out of one of their ingredients, so we asked if we could substitute the edamame for some avocado, and the staff member said No.
Then, my cousin ordered the special ahi tuna bowl but it came with cilantro, and she wasn't a fan of cilantro, and kindly asked if they could leave out the cilantro as all the ingredients (minus the fish) are separated to begin with, and the staff member said no omissions or changes. I don't see what the big deal is to leave out an ingredient if it's not already mixed in, but whoever is running the place needs to re-train their employees because this type of situation could potentially lead to a lawsuit one day if someone has a food allergy to cilantro.
With much distaste, we paid for our meal and went outside to eat it. After having been adamant about not having any edamame, midway into our meal, they somehow magically found some edamame and brought it to our table, but honestly, we were almost already done with our meal by the time they brought it out.
Simply because of terrible customer service, I will not be returning to Pokeworks...left such a distaste in my mouth. The staff were unfriendly, and very inflexible with us wanting to customize our order.
The musubi's were not fresh and pre-made. The rice used to put in the poke bowls were dry and could've been softer or made more fresh...I wouldn't recommend their bowls, as nothing really tasted fresh.