The Poke Guy

Went here for lunch during the week. I enjoyed my bowl. I got the 'big guy' bowl with ahi tuna. They have tons of different options to build your own custom bowl or they have some pre-selected options as well. The ordering process is a bit rushed especially if it's your first time ordering a custom bowl. While polite, the employees were rushing me to make all my choices and get on to the next guest - there are lots of options. Base options (white/brown rice, salad or a mix), regular toppings, premium toppings (extra $), protein options that you pay for by the scoop, sauce options and then topper options. The bowl was very good although when all was said and done it was $25 (I added avocado and 2 scoops of protein). I will try again but will definitely try something different given there are so many options.

Came here for lunch while in Gastown. It was after the prime lunchtime, so was able to quickly order and grab a table. Service was friendly and helpful when ordering. They have traditional Hawaiian dishes such as Kalua Pork, Huli Chicken, Spam dishes, and other hot plates in addition to the Poke. There's also many different teas to choose from. Ordered a few poke plates and customized them as they prepared them. You can choose your own base, protein, sauce, and toppings. All the fish and toppings looked and tasted very fresh. Poke is whatever you make it, but everyone enjoyed their bowls. I'd come back here again for some fresh Poke.

Very nice people, and a lot of good options for food! I got the classic fuego bowl which is really not that spicy but still good all the same. 10/10 would recommend

We had the island ribs and Maui beef short ribs on brown rice - the former was fantastic, but the latter was on the salty side. I think it may have been too much sauce?

Just tried this location on Richards St for the first time, but I've also been to the Howe St location. The venue on Howe is a little nicer (it's very bright and open), but this building is also a nice comfortable hideaway to relax and enjoy some poke in. The only big difference is that this location just started serving bubble tea, which is what made me come here this time. I got "da bruddah bowl", which is a vegan poke bowl that actually includes vegan tuna! I haven't tried a lot of vegan fish before, but the ones that I have sampled tend to have a bit of an jelly-like texture because they're made with agar, which I don't really like, but I didn't pick up on that texture here, maybe because it was finely chopped. So I was pretty impressed with it - I actually don't think I would have noticed that it wasn't real tuna if I hadn't known. Vegan tuna aside, I also really enjoyed the other components of the bowl. It was fresh and the carrot ginger dressing was great! I tried the papaya latte to drink, and I was also pretty impressed with this. Creamy papaya flavour and lots of chewy crystal pearls. They were able to make it in the reusable cup I brought. The staff were great. They were nice to me, but while I was eating, so many customers came in with lots of questions and they were really patient with everyone.

Who doesn’t love a DIY Poke bowl? Quality of the ingredients was great, salad was fresh and you couldn’t ask for more. Tried the Spam Jamm and a lil guy with spicy salmon. Perfect combos all round!

While this wasn't my favorite poke ever, I have to give it 5* for the sheer value of price to food ratio. I couldn't believe how big a "lil guy" was! For the price I paid, I was satisfied. Would consider going again, but would want to try other poke places first.

I ordered a customized bowl through Ritual and decided to dine in when I picked up my order because the place looked cozy. The ingredients where really fresh. I specifically enjoyed the edamame beans in my bowl. I chose chicken breast for my protein but I didn’t like it that much. Overall, everything was good except for the chicken. I’ll probably try the classic next time.