Poke House - San Mateo

1st time here!!! Very clean, friendly staff and the selections!!!! WOW!!!! Everything looks very fresh. Staff was helpful with my order. Paid and left. Eating, everything tastes fresh!!! I found my favorite Poke place.

My new favorite Poke place! I work nearby and I decided to come in tonight a little before closing time. The employee was very nice, the food is delicious, and the portions are excellent! Will be coming back again.

I agree with the poor reviews that everyone is giving. Overall none of the elements taste particularly fresh, this is the least vibrant poke bowl I’ve ever had. Also everything has a bit of slime: the fish (I had salmon, spicy salmon, and spicy tuna) and the wakame both are very slimy and this imparts a sliminess to the rice. Halfway through your whole bowl becomes slimy mush. The spicy sauce on the fish and the additional sauces to be mixed in are incredibly mild in flavor, leading to an overall bland tasting bowl. I couldn’t finish mine. This spot definitely needs an improvement, until that time I would not recommend visiting. There are much better tasting (and better value) poke spots nearby.

To be exact, the rating is 2½ stars. Tried this place for the first time. Inside looked clean. The only staff was not friendly, but courteous. I was taken aback that he wasn't wearing a mask, since all the food items were uncovered. Therefore, if you are very concerned about COVID safety, this might not be a good place to buy poke from.

The food choices were okay. Fish selection was disappointingly limited. There were only two kinds of fish, salmon and tuna. The tuna was mixed with various sauces, and each flavor (e.g. spicy tuna) counted as one selection. So other seafood items listed on the menu, such as shrimp, was unavailable. But I was glad that there was crab, at least. All the food items, including seafood and salad, were fresh. Sauces used were pretty good too.

A big thumbs down to the white rice--it was just too mushy.

Prices were on par with inflation. A medium bowl was about $15, and a big bowl was about $20. Some food items came with extra charge (such as seaweed and avocado).

I probably won't visit again. Comparing to other poke places, this one doesn't stand out. I picked it this time because my friend and I were very hungry and this was the closest eatery.