Papa Yu

1037 Blalock Rd, Houston - 77055
203 reviews
Japanese Poke Sushi Bar
(832) 301-3723

The Dragon fruit green tea was refreshing! Not many veg options (although they do have one veggie roll) - got the dumplings with veggies and egg roll.The tiger roll and Shrimp tempura roll were good - about 5 pieces a roll which makes it a great place to try out a variety of rolls, instead of having to order just 1 or 2.(Sorry about the pictures, we’d started eating by the time I remembered to take photos!)

My son and I LOVE this cafe!!! as shown in the pictures this is our consistent order for over the past year. It is very rare to find a poke place that offers the charcoal rice! They also offer all sorts of Chinese appetizers and dishes so it’s a wonderful combination of different foods. My son orders off the menu, avocado and cucumber with rice paper. we are going to be so sad when we move next month!

The iced milk tea is good here, made with actual fresh milk. No powders or non dairy creamer. The flavor of the black tea was aromatic, just strong enough and blended with creamy milk and just enough ice. It's a classic flavor that I like to try upon visiting a new spot. I definitely want to try their other beverages next time. My friend liked his fruit tea which had chunks of fresh fruit in it. Tried their poke bowl and it was great. Quite filling and fresh. The salmon yuzu bowl had a refreshing flavor. Will try their sushi and other snacks next time. My only gripe is that the music was very loud here and it was difficult to hear the server call out our name, especially behind his mask. I suggest putting the volume on a regular sound level. Other than that we sat outside, by their outside tables, because it was a lot more comfortable.

Really disappointed in my experience today. My order took a long time even though there was 1 other person waiting for their food. I paid an extra $1 for Avocado in my Philly roll but as you can see from the photo....no Avocado. It was too busy by the time my food came to even deal with it. Also, I noticed that the menu prices on the overhead menu are different than what I was charged. The dumplings are listed at $4.95 but I was charged $5.25. These are soooo heavy on the RICE, as you can see on the pictures. I do not recommend going between 1215 and 1245 as a lot of high school students piled in at that time, but my food had already been made by that time.

The poke was wonderful because it had a fair serving size, some places are stingy with the amount they serve. The sushi was very fresh and better than an all you can eat sushi restaurant. I loved the drink because they tasted so fresh and the staff was very friendly with helping me decide on what to order. I'll be stopping by every time I am in the area because there is no other place like this one!

The co workers in were very nice & friendly however this is my least favorite poke bowl spot in Houston because they are not generous with their portions. I was in disbelief when I received only 1 slice of sweet (purple) onion amongst my other toppings. It also took them 10 mins to make my bowl despite being the only customer they had. I recommend visiting AHI POKE on 290 & hwy 6 their portions are very generous, fast friendly service & they have many options to pick from.

New favorite poke bowl place! It's about $4 cheaper than Pokeworks and I really like they way they do it and how conscious they are in their set up for covid. They mark your order for pokebowls on a laminated paper with dry erase markers right in front of you, and you get your order in less than 3 minutes. You can even sit down and use your phone to order contactless.

The watermelon lemonade was off the chain! The tiger roll was better than some high end sushi restaurants I’ve eaten at as well. Wasn’t a big fan of the spicy tuna or veggie roll but the tiger eye roll was real good and their drink selection was full of items that where not just fresh but different from run of the mill juice and lemonade options typically offered. Will definitely be back in the future.

1st time here. . Was in the area service was superb and fast. . .crab puffs were extremely hott temperature wise sushi selection better to go to a sushi place overall food was delicious cheers!

It was very good. I'm half Japanese and I was impressed. I have never had fast casual Japanese. The workers were very nice and helpful. I would definitely return. There is also a bakery that I think is called 85 degrees in the same shopping center. Omg. That was delicious and inexpensive also.