Steve's Poké Bar — Restaurant in Burnaby

Food and service wise, it's much better than the other poke places I've been to. I really appreciate the quinoa option. When we told the guy (he's the owner) it's our first time, he offered free samples of all the fish for us to try! Free samples!! It was awesome. He was really nice and friendly to us.

The place is small, with a maximum occupancy of 10 (which at that time we exceeded). It's clean and bright. Music a nice and quiet, not deafening. His voice is a bit too loud for my liking but that's just a personal preference.

Poke has been a hit or miss for me, mostly because I'm not a huge fan of going too heavy on the marinades and the sauces. The fish here is fresh and marinaded fresh daily. It's not overpowering but light and tasty. No complaints at all with the quality of food.

There were some posts about it being not enough or that it's too expensive... I really disagree with that. Poke is just expensive in general. This place is cheaper than the stuff you get downtown. It tastes fresher. And they have unlimited regular toppings (pineapple makes poke awesome!!!). $8.50 for one scoop. That's inexpensive! But I guess if you are comparing to the outrageously affordable $5.50 classic breakfast at the Mackenzie cafe, then I have nothing to say...

I would have given a 5 star rating, but while I was enjoying my poke, I heard him in the kitchen. He was being "strict" with his employees. Granted, they've only been opened for 3 weeks and it's important to make sure your workers start off right. Maybe cuz he's a younger boss, but his way of handling his employees' mistakes and bad habits could be better. There's a better way than to just point out all the things they did bad. Sure, striking fear may work, but it'll hurt your business in the long run. Employee turn over rates will be high and everyone will hate you. I really don't like mean bosses. I've had my share of these kinds of employers and it never ends well for them. There's a way to make the environment fun and happy while enforcing rules. Just looking out for you boss: Be nice to...

Great poke place on SFU. Poke places could be quite similar in their offerings I find, but the friendly staff and good service makes them stand out.

We went up with a Groupon on a Sunday, and tried a variety of bowls between a party of four. The food was good, unlimited toppings, and just in general very tasty. with the Groupon on 20% off, we paid an extra 7 bucks or so coming to a total of 20 bucks for two bowls, which was a pretty good deal. Even with using the Groupons the staff were very friendly took their time to explain the options and gave us taste testing to make sure that we are ordering what we like, despite having a few customers waiting at the back. In general service was fast food was good and staff were friendly. The only thing that I would note is to be careful when you're pouring more sauce into your bowls, because one of the bottles would leak. Despite that minor issue, everything was good.

A bonus tip is to tick your bowls over to Burnaby Mountain and just have a...

This poke is legit. So good.

The quinoa as a base is surprisingly awesome, not to mention nutritious and also, at no extra cost.

All the fish is fresh, made daily, and the recipe is from (hold your breath) Hawaii. Yes, the owner is actually from Hawaii. If you don't believe that it's fresh, don't fret, they give you free samples of the fish (Including the daily special, tuna toro). Free. Samples.

The regular (not premium) toppings are all unlimited, including pineapple and kimchi, no extra charge. All the sauces are on the side, made from scratch, do it yourself.

I don't know if the other people writing their reviews have been around vancouver, but the price is not at all unreasonable. Actually, fresh fish, quinoa, unlimited toppings, recipe from Hawaii? Free samples??? For $9? Please stop complaining.

On a side note, waaaaaay better (and cheaper) than poketime downtown....