i was really excited to try boru bowl bar due to its high reviews and promising pictures, but i have to say that i was very underwhelmed by the food (aburi salmon bowl 159sek). i come from the bay area and have standards for poke bowls, but regardless the flavors fell short.
there is limited indoor and outdoor seating. you order on a kiosk/screen and then receive your food when it is ready. service was friendly.
// abury salmon bowl (159sek): seared 24h marinated salmon, soy marinated red cabbage, avocado, cucumber, pickled fennel, namasu, cilantro, scallions, roasted garlic, furikake & kimchimayo //
i was excited to try the seared salmon--you can see the staff sear the poke with torch. the ingredients are fresh and seem good quality. however, i thought the bowl heavily lacked flavor. i couldn't really taste much marinade in the salmon or any of the vegetables. i think the problem is that there is no sauce, most poke bowls use some type of soy or umami sauce to coat the ingredients. the mayo that was given was pretty much plain american mayo, so it felt like it did not match the flavors of the bowl. also, the fish portion was quite small.
i feel like this bowl could have been way better if there was more marinade or a sauce to bring the vegetables together, but it tasted quite bland to me. maybe the crispy pork is better since it seems to have more flavors to it, so i would try it if i came again, but i am not sure i would spend 159sek again if i had the...
Read moreI had high expectations for Bōru Bowl Bar, drawn in by its positive reviews and appealing pictures. Unfortunately, the experience left me somewhat dissatisfied. The restaurant offers limited outdoor seating, and the ordering process through a kiosk/screen seemed promising for efficiency, but surprisingly, the wait for our order was quite long, even though the ingredients are supposedly prepared upfront.
The staff's presence behind the kiosk limited interaction, so it's hard to comment much on their service. As for the food, I ordered for the Aburi Salmon Bowl (159 kr), and it was undeniably delicious. However, I did feel that the portion of Aburi Salmon provided didn't quite match the price paid.
Despite the delicious flavors, the overall experience could be improved with more efficient service and a more generous portion of the...
Read moreI think the secret ingredient of these fantastic bowls is the passion that oozes out from the staff running this small joint downtown. The aburi salmon bowl I ordered was scrumptious. The individual ingredients were fantastic and their combination was perfect. Unlike many other places, the bowl was not salty, but the character was given by the pickled greens, the ones that were marinated in rice vinegar and the furikake, while the crunchiness of the sesame seed complemented the creaminess of the kimchi mayo and the avocado. Finally, the staff was among the friendliest I have met. The place is small and with very dark and minimalistic interiors, quintessentially...
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