During pregnancy I avoided all the P’s. Pate, precut fruit, prosciutto…and poke. Poke was the hardest.
I got poke and more poke from Poke & More, a fantastic way to break my poke fast. those fresh tuna chunks are slick and smooth in simple Shoyu, multi-layered with sharp and spicy favors in Spicy Mayo,
And pungently bold with Spicy Garlic.
The sweet & spicy Salmon was a bit more slimy and didn’t taste quite as fresh as the tuna, but the poke bowl is still good deal.
And here’s where it needs to end. Poke & More needs to be “Poke & No More” because less is more when it comes to their cooked food.
In their defense, dishes like Loco Moco just don’t travel all that well, and this one is alright. The gravy reminds me of the southern-style stuff you’d find over a biscuit or a slab or chicken fried steak. The texture is more runny than creamy, but there’s a meaty finish to it. Overall a bit heavy on the salt as the meats (beef patties and Portuguese sausage), are already so salty.
A side of Crunchy Spam Musubi is a fun idea, but the spam gets lost in the batter. That said. the rice takes on a mochi-like texture which is pet awesome. Their regular musubi is pretty lackluster.
The Beef Rib makes me wonder if they actually know how to cook food. The smaller pieces are like jerky, almost as dry as the bone they come on, and the sauce is desiccated brown salt.
Order the poke…and no more. The fish is good, the rest is okay, and the special is a disaster.
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