The slight crunchy and chewy warm rice complemented the cold and soft fish perfectly.Īnother great thing about Poki Yaki was that they did not charge extra for brown rice. For arriving almost at closing time, I was surprised that the brown was still fluffy and not overly dry like you find often. The mixture of the sauces added great salty, sweet, and spicy flavors to the fish and brown rice below.Īt the bottom of the bowl was a healthy serving of warm brown rice. The oddly named oma’oma’o sauce contained green tomato, jalapeno, and onions. I ordered a mixture of the oma’oma’o sauce along with the original (ponzu) sauce. I also can’t forget to mention the generous amount of wasabi on the side, which when blended with the other ingredients, added an awesome kick of heat that I love oh so much. Sharing the spotlight with the fish was a large scoop of soft and salty imitation crab along with an interesting bright green seafood salad, made up of slippery seaweed that tasted almost like noodles. Topping the fish was a perfect mixture of sesame seeds, which added a perfect crunchy texture, green onions, which added another crunchy texture along with a fresh onion taste, and fish roe for that perfect salty pop. The magic was made when the fish was mixed with all the other ingredients and sauces, which gave it texture along with salty and sweet flavors that make poke bowls so great. On its own, the tuna was fresh but quite basic and plain like the type of fish you would find in sushi. You can mix and match different types of proteins, but I stuck with the classic tuna. The small size gets you two scoops of proteins while the large size gets you five scoops of proteins. With a medium poke bowl, you receive three scoops of proteins. The poke bowl, served in a black plastic bowl, looked colorful and was presented beautifully with the highlight being the small cubes of bright red tuna. Medium poke bowl with three scoops of tuna and brown rice The poke bowl was then topped with “finish toppings” of masago (fish roe), green onions, wasabi, sesame seeds along with a large scoop of imitation crab meat and a seaweed salad. Pick your sauce – original (ponzu), oma’oma’o, creamy Hawaiian, wa’wa’, spciy mayo. Pick your protein – spicy tuna, tuna, shrimp, salmon, albacore, bay scallop, octopus. Pick your poke bowl size – small (2 scoops of proteins), medium (3 scoops of proteins), large (5 scoops of proteins). If for whatever reason you have any questions, just ask one of the friendly ladies behind the counter and they will gladly help you. Ordering poke was a simple, three step process done at a counter similar to how you would order a sandwich at Subway. You can choose to add or leave out any ingredients you wish. Each poke bowl is made to order exactly how you want it. I decided to order the Medium Poke Bowl ($7.95) with tuna, brown rice, along with oma’oma’o and original (ponzu) sauce. Unfortunately, the kitchen was closed by the time I arrived and all I could order was poke. I know, I should stick to poke at a poke place, but I was hungry and wanted to get reviews for multiple food items. I originally planned to order both a poke bowl and something else, such as sushi or teriyaki. When I arrived, the restaurant was only open for another 30 minutes. Poki Yaki would be a great option for those who have limited time for lunch and need to get in and out as quickly as possible Medium Poke Bowl Poke options on the wall Poki Yaki seemed like a place with affordable prices where you order, eat, and move on. The decor definitely could use an extensive upgrade to bring it back into the 21th century. The decor was quite basic with simple orange and green walls, salt and pepper table tops, and black chairs. The poke counter, cashiers, and kitchen were located opposite the entrance. The inside of the restaurant was quite narrow with a small dining room. A sign for Tokyo Teriyaki, the restaurant that occupied this space before, was still hanging on the awning. Poki Yaki has only been open for a few months, which was evident by the temporary sign above the entrance. Keep an eye out for Odori Sushi on the corner of the same center. The restaurant, which can be a little tricky to find, was located in a small center just across the street from Knott’s Berry Farm. You will find the usual ‘build your own poke bowls’ along with teriyaki choices for those picky eaters who wouldn’t dare eat raw rish. Poki Yaki copies the same concept of Pokinometry, one of the most popular poke places in Orange County. New to that list is Poki Yaki in Buena Park. I remember a time when poke places were nowhere to be found in Orange County. The front entrance of Poki Yaki with their temporary sign
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