poke ocean Japanese cuisine — Restaurant in Falls Township

My friends and I were around the area and was looking to eat a quick dinner before heading to our shows. We went online and browsed this place and decided to settle our dinner here.

Big parking outside but the plaza probably need to work on redoing some pavement there. First impression of the restaurant was not bad. It was pretty clean and quiet. The waitress quickly set up our tables and provided our menus. So far so good.

Now here is why I ended up giving 2 stars for being an OK restaurant. Firstly, there are two ladies in there but only one can take orders or willing to take orders. Our waitress was missing and this lady said she will be back and just stood there. She would only do the carrying food out and other waitress job but cant take an order. Weird.

Secondly, the only thing I recommend from here is probably their sushi. Yes, this is a Japanese poke place so they better have some good quality sushi. I don’t recommend anything else besides sushi. No teriyaki, no soba, etc. i ordered a chicken teriyaki for my kids to share. The chicken is dry af! My 18mos with teeth spits them out. My 5yo don’t even wanna touch it. I tried and i wanna spit that out and not touch it again. Waste of money. Next, my friend ordered a poke bowl, chicken soba, and beef fried rice. Poke bowl is sushi so should be good right? Nope. Maybe the protein part cause that’s sashimi. But they can’t customize the bowl to half rice and half salad. Fine! Then just salad. Their salad inside the poke bowl was like two dingy lettuce. Really now? Now that chicken soba was not soba at all. We all know what soba noodle looks like and taste like. The dish came out all soggy. The beef fried rice portion looks decent but taste wise, i don’t know now. Another friend also ordered shrimp fried rice. Same thing, portion looks not too bad, but taste i’m not sure. I only know they will not want to reorder. The fried rice all have these white pepper taste inside. My guess is one either they wanna have that spicy kick in the fried rice or two, it’s to cover up the MSG. It’s just not too satisfying that the kids end up complaining about the spice when we thought these fried rice are suitable for young kids to eat. And to our surprise, the beef fried rice actually cost way more than their shrimp fried rice, which is a bit strange to us as all other places are usually the opposite on that. After all the bads, one good thing I hear was my husband complimenting about their Chirashi because they do offer a few more pieces compare to other places.

Most likely not a return...

I've ordered takeout from this poke restaurant several times, and they have never disappointed me. You can place your order online through platforms like GrubHub or directly on their website – the latter being a few dollars cheaper. One of the most impressive things is how quick they are – it usually takes around 10 minutes to get my order ready. Every time I arrived, my food was already waiting on the table, freshly prepared.

The ingredients are always fresh and nicely put together, which I really appreciate. However, I do wish they were a bit more generous with the sauces. The chef’s style leans slightly toward the drier side, and I often find myself ordering extra sauces to balance it out (which aren’t free, by the way).

Also, while the flavors are great, I think the rice-to-ingredient ratio could use a little adjustment. Every time I order, I end up finishing the proteins and vegetables while still having a good amount of rice left, which just doesn’t work for me. I’d love it if they focused a bit more on the proteins and greens rather than packing so much rice into the bowl.

One small tip: double-check your order before you leave the restaurant. Once, they forgot to include the extra sauces I had ordered. It wasn’t a big deal, but it’s something to keep in mind.

All that said, the poke bowls themselves are truly delicious, and I’d definitely return when I’m in the area. It’s a reliable spot for a quick and...

Great sushi. My first order, the ramen bowl was broken in the bottom and the broth went straight through the bowl, and drained out the bottom into the carpet.

I called and they were very nice about it. I got my $ back from doordash and kindly asked the owner to check the bowls so someone like me doesn't have their expectations ruined again.

Try 2 on Ramen, I got the pork belly ramen, and I couldn't even finish it. The broth was watered-down and tasteless. All the soup ingredients are americanized. Carrot, Brocolli. Hardboiled eggs (Not softboiled). I'm no expert on what ramen is defined as, but this isn't to my expectations at all. They weren't even well-cooked within the soup. Just huge hunks of brocooli they just tossed in there. There's no mung beans, or any japanese greens in it. The Pork belly itself was fine. For the area, the Ramen at McAfferys is substantially better, and about the same price. And it also has a variety of japanese ingredients.

The sushi portions are good though. Got spicy tuna rolls. I'll come back for the sushi, but I'll leave the...