Just moved to the area, had to try it out. Fresh fish, good prices, nice service. Definitely will be back
Jesse L.
Have been going to this place for a long time because it's the only place that has quinoa (sometimes). Quality has been hit and miss depending who is working. Last night was definitely the last night. Wife pulled a finger nail out of her food. Luckily it was towards the end so she ate least got to eat something.
Brandon Vaughan
Rancho Santa Margarita is full of good food and excellent service and very friendly people in some area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
annette Whiten
Best Chinese and noodle restaurant
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chuck L.
my spot for my poke fixes, large portions and fish are always fresh. i keep my poke bowl simple, half and half tuna and salmon, rice, seaweed, ginger & spicy mayo, are always consistent. keep up the awesome service you guys.
Brandon To
The first thing I want to say is that my server, Christian, was AMAZING! He went above and beyond on serving my food. He kept on asking if the portions were enough, which is something I dont get asked enough from places as such. He was super polite, gave the best answers to my questions, and always mentioned options when most others would have just given what I asked for. The food was spot on the best Poke I've ever had! Finally, the price was just right for what I was getting, and the restaurant was super well kept and clean! I HIGHLY recommend this spot, and if Christian is serving you make sure to leave a nice tip!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vic S.
The best sushi in town! I love poke and friends with the original creator of poke in LA. And they make him proud!
Miranda Foster - Lugo
it's a very clean establishment. food is always good. a little pricy but I feel like they give you generous scoops of protein. I've only had good experiences here ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Medium Poke Bowl
Mark M.
Sunday eve ordered 2 bowls for pick up 7:40 received text ready for pick up. When I returned back home 15 min later ... I see bowl #1 is missing (2) proteins double order spicy tuna none. Along with 4 additional items wasabi, masago, jalapeño , seaweed salad.Bowl #2 had baked salmon? Ordered tuna scallop salmon, no tuna , charged for xtra masago none, no wasabi, etc... missing?I returned text message filing complaint as directed.I have been calling 3 days in a row to no avail? No return calls ...just a young girl saying she will notify manager who is never there.No way to run a business ....MarkOk owner / manager contacted me today for info to provide refund. I understand mistakes are made possibly to close to closing... I want to thank you for contacting me ... waiting for refund
Chris N.
I have 2 important requirements for any Poke place. 1) The fish has to be fresh. 2) The place has to be clean.If you don't have these things, you'll more than likely end up sick. Thankfully, Poke Rainbow is both very clean inside and the fish is fresh. I did take a point away because the Avocado was pretty brown and while it wasn't rotten, it does not look good on the food. Don't forget to ask for a stamp card!
It was alright. The food was good but I thought it was a bit expensive. They also were out of many desired options at the time I went. I also think the interior could be improved upon, it almost felt like the place was closed when I walked in.
Valeria A.
Hm, ok. Where do I begin? Staff was nice, portions were good, but options were extremely limited. Nearly everything was out of stock. I paid ~$20 for a limited ingredient bowl. The girl was super nice about letting me know that there's a shortage but also, I haven't had this issue at any other poke spot. Nearly everything I asked for she said "sorry, we're out of that right now" haha. Kind of frustrating. The spicy tuna was alright....a little on the dry side. The spring mix tasted kind of bitter. I wanna give it 3.5 stars but there's no option for that. If I happen to come back, I hope they have more options again.
Liliana P.
I'm going to first admit that I am not an expert at ordering poke, however, it's hardly my first time and generally I'm not treated with as much disdain and attitude as I experienced my first time at this specific location. I wanted to introduce my mom to poke as she had never had it before. I tend to have unagi with various toppings that I happen to have accidentally mixed together and like very much. I guess this chain has very specific unagi orders which are not customizable so when I was told this, I said that I'd prefer to customize and ordered 3 medium-1 with all unagi and 2 with all salmon. I'm not sure why there was confusion but hey, communication sometimes breaks down, so everytime I was asked the protein I repeated on 2 of the orders all salmon and on one all unagi, but the person behind the counter seemed increasingly annoyed and frustrated. We eventually got it all figured out and when my unagi was done and the orders completed, I said thank you and sorry for the confusion and the person looked at me as if I had committed some great offense. My mom is older and as mentioned, not familiar and her comment was, " What did you do? she looked at you as if ready to kill you". I told her I had apologized for not ordering more smoothly and shrugged it off but can't really say the experience is something that would make me rush back. I will say the quality of the ingredients was very good and the salmon was fresh as well as the unagi portion was very plentiful but I think we generally have thrown away the idea of customer service to the point to where even the most basic level is lacking. I'm not sure if the pandemic has caused this, but we seem to have become very grateful for bad service under the excuse that the businesses are doing the best they can, well, it's December 2022 and most have returned to pretty much full service but somehow the customer service has not. How one is treated is part of how they leave feeling and if they will recommend or feel good going back. I generally give places a couple of chances before I decide not to frequent a specific location anymore and I hope this review will serve as a reminder that as much as a lot of us understand that dealing with the public can be a pain in the a*** especially when a customer may require more explanation, it is not necessary to treat them badly, particularly when you've done all you can to relay that you're annoyed serving them and they apologize for invonvenincing you...there are many other options and today you may lose 1 but eventually more will choose other places instead of going into a place that treats them like crap. Oh and the place was empty and we were the only customers until almost towards the end of the process, so the added pressure of people waiting in line behind someone who is taking longer than usual was not there. Again, sorry for the confusion and thank you.
Just moved to the area, had to try it out. Fresh fish, good prices, nice service. Definitely will be back
Have been going to this place for a long time because it's the only place that has quinoa (sometimes). Quality has been hit and miss depending who is working. Last night was definitely the last night. Wife pulled a finger nail out of her food. Luckily it was towards the end so she ate least got to eat something.
Rancho Santa Margarita is full of good food and excellent service and very friendly people in some area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best Chinese and noodle restaurant
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
my spot for my poke fixes, large portions and fish are always fresh. i keep my poke bowl simple, half and half tuna and salmon, rice, seaweed, ginger & spicy mayo, are always consistent. keep up the awesome service you guys.
The first thing I want to say is that my server, Christian, was AMAZING! He went above and beyond on serving my food. He kept on asking if the portions were enough, which is something I dont get asked enough from places as such. He was super polite, gave the best answers to my questions, and always mentioned options when most others would have just given what I asked for. The food was spot on the best Poke I've ever had! Finally, the price was just right for what I was getting, and the restaurant was super well kept and clean! I HIGHLY recommend this spot, and if Christian is serving you make sure to leave a nice tip!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best sushi in town! I love poke and friends with the original creator of poke in LA. And they make him proud!
it's a very clean establishment. food is always good. a little pricy but I feel like they give you generous scoops of protein. I've only had good experiences here ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Medium Poke Bowl
Sunday eve ordered 2 bowls for pick up 7:40 received text ready for pick up. When I returned back home 15 min later ... I see bowl #1 is missing (2) proteins double order spicy tuna none. Along with 4 additional items wasabi, masago, jalapeño , seaweed salad.Bowl #2 had baked salmon? Ordered tuna scallop salmon, no tuna , charged for xtra masago none, no wasabi, etc... missing?I returned text message filing complaint as directed.I have been calling 3 days in a row to no avail? No return calls ...just a young girl saying she will notify manager who is never there.No way to run a business ....MarkOk owner / manager contacted me today for info to provide refund. I understand mistakes are made possibly to close to closing... I want to thank you for contacting me ... waiting for refund
I have 2 important requirements for any Poke place. 1) The fish has to be fresh. 2) The place has to be clean.If you don't have these things, you'll more than likely end up sick. Thankfully, Poke Rainbow is both very clean inside and the fish is fresh. I did take a point away because the Avocado was pretty brown and while it wasn't rotten, it does not look good on the food. Don't forget to ask for a stamp card!
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It was alright. The food was good but I thought it was a bit expensive. They also were out of many desired options at the time I went. I also think the interior could be improved upon, it almost felt like the place was closed when I walked in.
Hm, ok. Where do I begin? Staff was nice, portions were good, but options were extremely limited. Nearly everything was out of stock. I paid ~$20 for a limited ingredient bowl. The girl was super nice about letting me know that there's a shortage but also, I haven't had this issue at any other poke spot. Nearly everything I asked for she said "sorry, we're out of that right now" haha. Kind of frustrating. The spicy tuna was alright....a little on the dry side. The spring mix tasted kind of bitter. I wanna give it 3.5 stars but there's no option for that. If I happen to come back, I hope they have more options again.
I'm going to first admit that I am not an expert at ordering poke, however, it's hardly my first time and generally I'm not treated with as much disdain and attitude as I experienced my first time at this specific location. I wanted to introduce my mom to poke as she had never had it before. I tend to have unagi with various toppings that I happen to have accidentally mixed together and like very much. I guess this chain has very specific unagi orders which are not customizable so when I was told this, I said that I'd prefer to customize and ordered 3 medium-1 with all unagi and 2 with all salmon. I'm not sure why there was confusion but hey, communication sometimes breaks down, so everytime I was asked the protein I repeated on 2 of the orders all salmon and on one all unagi, but the person behind the counter seemed increasingly annoyed and frustrated. We eventually got it all figured out and when my unagi was done and the orders completed, I said thank you and sorry for the confusion and the person looked at me as if I had committed some great offense. My mom is older and as mentioned, not familiar and her comment was, " What did you do? she looked at you as if ready to kill you". I told her I had apologized for not ordering more smoothly and shrugged it off but can't really say the experience is something that would make me rush back. I will say the quality of the ingredients was very good and the salmon was fresh as well as the unagi portion was very plentiful but I think we generally have thrown away the idea of customer service to the point to where even the most basic level is lacking. I'm not sure if the pandemic has caused this, but we seem to have become very grateful for bad service under the excuse that the businesses are doing the best they can, well, it's December 2022 and most have returned to pretty much full service but somehow the customer service has not. How one is treated is part of how they leave feeling and if they will recommend or feel good going back. I generally give places a couple of chances before I decide not to frequent a specific location anymore and I hope this review will serve as a reminder that as much as a lot of us understand that dealing with the public can be a pain in the a*** especially when a customer may require more explanation, it is not necessary to treat them badly, particularly when you've done all you can to relay that you're annoyed serving them and they apologize for invonvenincing you...there are many other options and today you may lose 1 but eventually more will choose other places instead of going into a place that treats them like crap. Oh and the place was empty and we were the only customers until almost towards the end of the process, so the added pressure of people waiting in line behind someone who is taking longer than usual was not there. Again, sorry for the confusion and thank you.
Definitely so delicious And recommend!
Tasty, fresh and reasonably priced