I hope you don’t get offended by this review but it’s a honest feedback so you can improve.My girlfriend and I ordered aloha smoothie and tiki tacos ? but I we were really disappointed with the taste of the latter. No taste or whatsoever. The smoothie was delicious that’s why I am giving 2 stars.
My business is literally almost directly above Shaka Kitchen in the same building. I've been a loyal customer since day 1 and have had more poke and acai bowls than I can count. Cold brew is also delicious and quite strong, which I love! Keep it up friends, and see you soon!
We love Shaka bowl! Our go to for a healthy dinner or lunch.
Incredibly disappointed in the horrible management at this establishment. I order from Shaka Bowl weekly, sometimes twice a week, my breakfast order for 2 typically averages $50 and I always ask for potatoes on the side for dietary reasons (I have Celiac Disease and the fried potatoes are not gluten free). It has never been an issue until today.When I called to make the request I received an attitude but just assumed it was a disgruntled employee until my order arrived and I received this bizarre note. When I called back I was informed that it was the owner who wrote the note. She still had an attitude and was completely disrespectful. I tried explaining why the request was made but instead of listening to me she hung up laughing at me.This whole situation was handled poorly. If my request was too much to ask she had the opportunity to tell me so over the phone instead of sending me an immature note. Don’t market your restaurant as allergy friendly/vegan/gluten free just to be “trendy” if you can’t actually make simple modifications. There are plenty of businesses in Hoboken that will accommodate simple requests for food allergies. I’ll take my business elsewhere and suggest you do as well.
Incredibly warm space with equally as incredible food! We have been visiting both Shaka locations for years now, and will continue to for years to come! In our town places come and go, and luckily for us this business is here to stay which is a testament to how great they are. We love all of the menu, but if we had to pick 3, we’d say our favorite menu items are the pork tacos, avocado egg rolls, and chicken poke bowls. The seasonal specials are great as well. We recently had an event in their Washington Street space, and absolutely recommend their catering + space to anyone looking for a special event and memorable time!
We catered a luau themed outdoor party for 30ppl this summer using Shaka Bowl which is was located 40 minutes away from our home and we were thrilled! We went with build your own and asked for the serving dishes to be included. It was so simple to set an elegant buffet with loads of toppings and sauces. Everything arrived carefully packaged and right on time by a Shaka Bowl Manager. Our guest were then served dumplings and egg rolls passed along with big portions of tacos before making their own poke bowls. Again, everything was fresh, colorful and tasty. The next day, the team came back to pick up their dishes and supplies. Big thanks to Kiersten and her team for the delicious food and for helping me host a such a memorable event!
Little pricey but great quality
Love their Acai bowls, also tried the Poke bowl which was ok.
I had such high hopes for this bowl of poke. I live in the Heights by the Congress St. elevator, and I have tried Tidal, Pokay and Piki, and each has its plusses and minuses, and all can be very good - but Shaka Bowl was in walking distance to me, so no driving and no expensive delivery fees either. I felt like I had just discovered something great! The first time I went there, they had no salmon at all, so I decided to wait for another time. That time was today. Easily the worst bowl of Poke I've had in the area, by a looooong mile.I got a large bowl and asked to pay for an extra scoop of fish - and make the whole bowl half tuna and half salmon. I picked my toppings and ponzu sauce. I didn't see spicy mayo on the menu so I didn't ask. I got my order then decided to ask for some spicy mayo on the side, figuring they must have it. The guy said it was not allowed. Turns out that sauce is called spicy shaka sauce, so you can order it, but apparently you can only get one sauce with your bowl. Every other place is not this stingy - you can get a shoyu for your bowl and top it with spicy mayo everywhere else. Whatever, I figured I'd go home and mix up some Kewpie mayo with some sriracha and mix it in to my bowl.I got home and did so, but the portions were insulting. I asked for extra fish for the money, and there was less fish on this bowl than any of the other three places I mentioned, even if get a regular order, let alone pay for extra. They were even stingy with the pineapple and edamame, which there was little of compared to what I am used to, and I couldn't taste a single sweet onion or cilantro. I tried to find them visually and I couldn't see them either. They forgot two of my toppings.Everything seemed fresh. But what's the point?
Ok, so first of all I want to say I love this place for gf cookies and salmon bowl. But 15$ for regular fresh juice? I mean, its beyond even Manhattan prices. 15$ for fresh juice which you pay normally for two of them.