Aloha Poke

Pretty solid. I like it better than Hawaii Poke. I was surprised to see it rated so low, but reading through the 1-star comments I see that nearly all of them aren’t in regards to the restaurant food, staff, price, cleanliness, etc. Many appear to be reviews citing other reviews and not even their experience. They’re from a bunch of self-righteous individuals pushing the same false copyright/appropriation agenda. One individual even changed his rating from his “research” based solely on others posts. How dumb and lazy are people? The narrative is false.

I absolutely love Aloha Poke. It has amazing food and amazing customer service. I grab lunch there 1-3x weekly as it is a short walk from my office. The poke is always extremely fresh and the portions are generous for the price. While the lines may look long (usually around noon), they always move extremely fast as the employees are very efficient at taking orders and making food. And I truly look forward to stopping for lunch there because the employees are so friendly— always greeting me with smiling faces and they even remember my name/order. It is definitely my favorite lunch spot. The only thing that could make my experience any better is if Aloha added cilantro to the menu.

Amazing, clean food. Great service. The woman at the cashier (African-American with short blue hair) was super helpful and assisted us in finding the perfect meal since it was our first time eating there. HIGHLY recommend. We were in awe at how they could make healthy food taste so damn good. Definitely returning.

Had the Hot Link and Pulled Pork Sandwich. It was the February special and I'm glad I got it. Savory pulled pork topped off with a buttery-smoked kielbasa link nestled between two pillowy buns. I had fries and fried okra (can't take the Southern out of me). The okra is fantastic. Laura was my server and did a wonderful job. A tip on the hot sauce...The hot in my opinion is mild to medium in strength and I can understand why a restaurant would under state the strength for safety.

I saw a food special about some poke bowls in Hawaii and I thought I would try it out. So I looked up poke bowl places in Downtown Minneapolis and I saw this place had multiple locations around the country and good reviews on yelp.There were about 4 people in front of me, but it only took a few minutes. I ordered the big bowl and volcano style (seaweed, edamame, jalapeno, ginger and tobiko, which is flying fish roe. Volcano sauce is chili and ponzu mayo.) Mixed greens and marinated tuna.

Prices are reasonable, you can pick as many toppings and sauces as you want, and they give a generous amount of fish. They have all the best poke toppings, like avocado, masago, and seaweed salad - and there is no additional charge for any of these, unlike some other poke places. You can get your fish either naked, marinated or a mix of both. I cannot praise this place enough! If I worked or lived downtown, I would eat here multiple times a week!