The man who made our food was pretty rude! Restaurant was empty, we walked in and asked for 2 musubis. As he started making them I asked if we could get a poke bowl too. He seemed like weirdly mad about it so I was confused. Kinda hostile towards us when getting ingredients. When he rung us up I was like oh hahah and our musubi and he said he threw it away because I asked for poke instead, I didn't say that but it's chill. Idk I was being super nice and he was just short w me. It would be fine if the food were good but way too much chunky sticky overcooked rice and shorted us on the ingredients, I got 3 small pieces of shrimp which counted as an entire protein base (u only get 2). Yeah if ur gonna be rude make sure the food it worth it
Dani R
Overpriced, tiny portions, missing items from my order, and the ceviche isn't good at all
Marko J.
Joe is always so nice and great service. I come here twice and a week to get two 5 dollar spam musabis from 2:00 to 5:00. Great food the spam musabis is a delicious treat in between classes. I have also tried the poke before and it's pretty good too. Recommend checking this place out!!!
Ryan B.
Protein portions are so awful. DoorDash'd a poke bowl for $19 and I counted six (six!!!) salmon cubes in my bowl, and four shrimps. The entire thing was mostly rice and I had to pay extra for more than one sauce... I would have loved to be a regular but I just feel exploited. Extremely disappointing, really hope the owners realize what they're losing to short-term greed. I'll find another poke place to order from.
baylee mireles
I ordered through doordash 2 classic spam misubis and instead got two filled with takis and cheese. I can’t find a way to contact the
Food: 1
Service: 2
Angela P.
I recently tried the poke ceviche, and it was a delightful culinary experience. The freshness of the ingredients truly shone through, with perfectly diced fish, vibrant vegetables, and a zesty marinade that balanced sweet, sour, and spicy flavors harmoniously. Each bite was a burst of freshness, making it a perfect dish for a light yet satisfying meal. Highly recommend trying it!
Ethan Braff
tastes like rotten
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Pokeceviche Bowl
Dino Beaver
Gross. Rude. Go someplace else.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Aidan Mitchell
I’m not sure if I can call this a Poke Bowl. The fish is obviously frozen, bland and old. The crab is pretty good and so is the rice, but the combination of flavor is completely off. Nothing that represents that flavor of Hawaii. If your drunk and hungry late at night, this is the place to go. If you’re looking for a great meal to truly enjoy, go somewhere else. Service was impeccable tho, especially for late at night!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pokeceviche Bowl
Sbeko Ner
Went in there to pick up an order for somebody. Took the guy at least 25 minutes. He didn't seem to know what he was doing. Really slow. I thought maybe he was sort of remedial at best. I was patient. The blond headed guy with the tattoos. Asked a questions, being nice. He started randomly yelling at me. Insulting. Told him, hope he has a better day. Actually tipped him. Was weird. Then I calmly left. Very odd and very weird. He was having a full on melt down. No control. A full on tantrum. He got mad and threw something at me as I was walking out the door. Think about that. Their employee actually through something at a customer's back. He also called me the "F"-word. Reported this the next day to the manager. He didn't care. Just stands out front smoking. Told him there is video of it. His eyes glazed over. They don't actually have the videos recording there. Don't eat here. The food is gross and people do get sick from it. Hoping Isla Vista can get a better place than this on the corner.
Wow this is one of the best poke I’ve ever had! I’m super impressed! The decorations inside is beautiful. I couldn’t stop looking at the colored balls above! When we went in to pick up our order, the person working didn’t know we were there so we waiting for awhile until I finally yelled out to them in the back lol. I don’t like waiting around. I got their slushy and it was really good! I definitely recommend this place! The fish is so fresh and so delicious. I’m sad I didn’t get to go the last time I went to Santa Barbara. I’m craving it now. Until next time :)Parking: Street parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Pokeceviche Bowl
Daniel Hernandez
Went in to store and the person who was serving was very rude. Started yelling at customers to get their attention and did not come off polite at all. Everyone in the location looked at him in shock. I preceded to get my order which as he was taking he was rude the entire time. I asked him if you could give me a bit extra of the crab salad and told me I had to pay extra for. Which would not have been a big deal if he wouldn’t have been rude and would not have said if they never have charged you we are today. I said damn in all the time eating here that’s the first but it’s fine. preceded to then tell me that he was the manager and he would know and that that was that. He made it very clear that he did not want to be there. To be honest seeing a manager do that gave a horrible impression and gave horrible service. Surprised he was happy with saying he was the manager especially considering his ugly attitude.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Pokeceviche Bowl
Natalie B.
Not really good. I also paid $20 for just tofu as my protein and i received no tofu at all. I tried calling multiple times with no answer. Biggest waste of my money.
Craig L.
I really want this place to close it's so awful and a disgrace to poke. Bad fish. The spicy mayo is a**
Bella M.
expensive for a tiny portion that didn't taste great. save your money and go to a different poke spot.
The man who made our food was pretty rude! Restaurant was empty, we walked in and asked for 2 musubis. As he started making them I asked if we could get a poke bowl too. He seemed like weirdly mad about it so I was confused. Kinda hostile towards us when getting ingredients. When he rung us up I was like oh hahah and our musubi and he said he threw it away because I asked for poke instead, I didn't say that but it's chill. Idk I was being super nice and he was just short w me. It would be fine if the food were good but way too much chunky sticky overcooked rice and shorted us on the ingredients, I got 3 small pieces of shrimp which counted as an entire protein base (u only get 2). Yeah if ur gonna be rude make sure the food it worth it
Overpriced, tiny portions, missing items from my order, and the ceviche isn't good at all
Joe is always so nice and great service. I come here twice and a week to get two 5 dollar spam musabis from 2:00 to 5:00. Great food the spam musabis is a delicious treat in between classes. I have also tried the poke before and it's pretty good too. Recommend checking this place out!!!
Protein portions are so awful. DoorDash'd a poke bowl for $19 and I counted six (six!!!) salmon cubes in my bowl, and four shrimps. The entire thing was mostly rice and I had to pay extra for more than one sauce... I would have loved to be a regular but I just feel exploited. Extremely disappointing, really hope the owners realize what they're losing to short-term greed. I'll find another poke place to order from.
I ordered through doordash 2 classic spam misubis and instead got two filled with takis and cheese. I can’t find a way to contact the
Food: 1
Service: 2
I recently tried the poke ceviche, and it was a delightful culinary experience. The freshness of the ingredients truly shone through, with perfectly diced fish, vibrant vegetables, and a zesty marinade that balanced sweet, sour, and spicy flavors harmoniously. Each bite was a burst of freshness, making it a perfect dish for a light yet satisfying meal. Highly recommend trying it!
tastes like rotten
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Pokeceviche Bowl
Gross. Rude. Go someplace else.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I’m not sure if I can call this a Poke Bowl. The fish is obviously frozen, bland and old. The crab is pretty good and so is the rice, but the combination of flavor is completely off. Nothing that represents that flavor of Hawaii. If your drunk and hungry late at night, this is the place to go. If you’re looking for a great meal to truly enjoy, go somewhere else. Service was impeccable tho, especially for late at night!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pokeceviche Bowl
Went in there to pick up an order for somebody. Took the guy at least 25 minutes. He didn't seem to know what he was doing. Really slow. I thought maybe he was sort of remedial at best. I was patient. The blond headed guy with the tattoos. Asked a questions, being nice. He started randomly yelling at me. Insulting. Told him, hope he has a better day. Actually tipped him. Was weird. Then I calmly left. Very odd and very weird. He was having a full on melt down. No control. A full on tantrum. He got mad and threw something at me as I was walking out the door. Think about that. Their employee actually through something at a customer's back. He also called me the "F"-word. Reported this the next day to the manager. He didn't care. Just stands out front smoking. Told him there is video of it. His eyes glazed over. They don't actually have the videos recording there. Don't eat here. The food is gross and people do get sick from it. Hoping Isla Vista can get a better place than this on the corner.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Wow this is one of the best poke I’ve ever had! I’m super impressed! The decorations inside is beautiful. I couldn’t stop looking at the colored balls above! When we went in to pick up our order, the person working didn’t know we were there so we waiting for awhile until I finally yelled out to them in the back lol. I don’t like waiting around. I got their slushy and it was really good! I definitely recommend this place! The fish is so fresh and so delicious. I’m sad I didn’t get to go the last time I went to Santa Barbara. I’m craving it now. Until next time :)Parking: Street parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Pokeceviche Bowl
Went in to store and the person who was serving was very rude. Started yelling at customers to get their attention and did not come off polite at all. Everyone in the location looked at him in shock. I preceded to get my order which as he was taking he was rude the entire time. I asked him if you could give me a bit extra of the crab salad and told me I had to pay extra for. Which would not have been a big deal if he wouldn’t have been rude and would not have said if they never have charged you we are today. I said damn in all the time eating here that’s the first but it’s fine. preceded to then tell me that he was the manager and he would know and that that was that. He made it very clear that he did not want to be there. To be honest seeing a manager do that gave a horrible impression and gave horrible service. Surprised he was happy with saying he was the manager especially considering his ugly attitude.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Pokeceviche Bowl
Not really good. I also paid $20 for just tofu as my protein and i received no tofu at all. I tried calling multiple times with no answer. Biggest waste of my money.
I really want this place to close it's so awful and a disgrace to poke. Bad fish. The spicy mayo is a**
expensive for a tiny portion that didn't taste great. save your money and go to a different poke spot.