Poke Bistro

3375 Iowa Ave STE K, Riverside - 92507
217 reviews
Hawaiian Seafood Poke
(951) 394-8580

I’m heart broken because I love this place. I like that they ask if you want sauce over the food before they over drizzle my bowl with sauce. I like my sauces on the side bcuz otherwise I feel like the bowl looks super messy. However, I’ve given them multiple chances and I’m always disappointed and it’s not the the portions I’m complaining about bcuz yes they are small but I wouldn’t complain if they were fresh. Unfortunately more than once their shrimp always smell funky and taste really bad. Today even the salmon tasted funky and on top of that found two hairs in my bowl. Wish they paid more attention to the freshness of their fish. Sadly I will not be going back.

I was here for lunch last week and had the best time. Brian and Thomas are always so friendly and make my dine-in experience awesome every time I am here.

Food was ok. Price was on the high side compared to other poke spots not to far. The portions are extremely small in comparison and sadly, the options for more is not financially friendly. Then again, maybe it’s inflation ?‍♂️ Who knows! Lol.But the food was ok tasting, the fish tasted a little expired hence my 3 stars. But the staff was friendly to say the least, and was in the middle of training 2 new hires too. Sadly gloves were used sparingly and parking is ok.This is a harsh part of town, so keep in mind that this is probably a better quality spot in comparison to other food places near by.Anyways, overall I won’t come back ever again, and I do hope they get better. I’m not here for the art, I’m here for food! ✌️

Went here for the first time Wednesday or Thursday around 5:30-6:30 pm. 1) Portions were abysmal. (Inflation not withstanding). 2) most importantly; the two employees working the counter on this particular day, I’d like to extend some advice: you are an extension of the restaurant while you are clocked in. The demeanor and attitude in which you carry yourself reflects greatly on the establishment. Maybe you two were having a bad day and I can understand that. But once you start physically manifesting frustration by rolling your eyes while we decide what we would like to choose to put in our 15 dollar bowls then carelessly plopping the bowls to the counter as we check out, you lose respect. In this particular case you lost potential repeat customers.

$15 for the saddest bowl ever at any Poke place I’ve been to. Used to be healthy portions, now everything is skimped while the prices go up. I left here still hungry and had to go somewhere else for more food.

Overall wonderful experience from first bite to last. The sauces and rice were perfect. However, there was a lack of quality in the spicy fish. After quickly noticing this, I started to get the raw salmon and tuna instead. With this insight, I also added an array of sauces and splendid it became.

I love the quality of this place and the service they provide. However, I need to give them a 1-star because I am tired of being scammed. I always order the large poke (5 scoops) and they have recently given me little protein despite paying almost $20 for my bowl. The other day I saw how some of the fish was stuck in the scoop and it was not fully served on my bowl. Today my friend got poke for me (again 5 scoops), and it was again pretty little fish. This is not ok. If we pay for 5 scoops, serve 5 scoops!

The staff is always nice and the food is good, but they're so skimpy on the portions. You get a bed of rice with minimal amounts of fish and the price just keeps going up and up.Why do I still go? Bc sometimes I don't feel like dealing with the parking lot at University Village.

The staff is always nice and the food is good, but they're so skimpy on the portions. You get a bed of rice with minimal amounts of fish and the price just keeps going up and up.Why do I still go? Bc sometimes I don't feel like dealing with the parking lot at University Village.

I order a salad with No meat or rice. The charged me 13.07 dollars and 50 cent extra for avocados..This place is a rip off.When I asked them to give me a little extra PineappleShe refused…I paid full price for a salad that did not had any fish in it and she refused to give me in a cheaper price.She said it’s our policy to charge salad with meat or no meat the same price as regular meal .Rip off and worse the 2 ladies attitude very bad.Not going back here any more.