Kaizoku Japanese Cuisine & Poke Bowl — Restaurant in Indian Trail

I’m writing this review as a customer for several years. My review is based solely off of their Poke Bowls because thats all I have gotten.

Over the years, I can confidently say the quality has declined dramatically. Portions used to be a lot more generous. They recently changed the size of the actual bowls to be significantly smaller. Even with the smaller bowls, they still dont fill them up all the way.

Also, the online system charges a $1 service fee for orders now. Didn’t used to be that way, what changed? Also there is an automatic 20% tip for online carryout orders (you can manually put in any other amount).

As I said, been a customer here for years and enjoy the bowls. With the increased fees and lower quality for portions, im going to be looking into other options in the area on a more frequent basis.

Edit: To ensure their bowls are no longer half full, they have changed the size of their bowls to be half the size as what they used to be.

I gave them a few more chances, but...

Let me just say....OMG!!!! I write this as I sit here CRAVING a Kiazoku (House) Burrito! We found Kiazoku this wk. He had the Pork Ramen Bowl Special & couldnt finish it! ONLY bc he was full as I reluctantly shared my burrito with him. Lol. So, I finished both mine AND his. And I don't eat much normally. Jap/Thai/Viet are our favorite cuisines & as a chef, I have had many worldly meals in my day. His most recent job travel was to Vietnam. For Asian food, this is as AUTHENTIC, FRESH & AWESOME as it gets! I just hope that Union Co. who normal prefer "troughs" (buffets) chocolate fountains, ANYthing "fast," fried, and/or buried in cheese, will at least TRY THIS! I just HATE to see this place fail all because people can stomach FRESH, HEALTHY food! Cost-wise, it's far LESS than Golden Corral or Papa John's & even faster than McDonald's! Check Groupon & the Monroe/ Union 2019 calendar...

Let me start by saying: Thank goodness Poke has come to Union County! Having said that. I'm worried that I'm the only one who knows what it is. I say this because I was here during what should have been lunch rush and it was just me. That's a shame because this is a nice clean facility, with simple decor.

I decided on a poke bowl and was able to choose 2 proteins. I went with regular tuna and spicy tuna on a mixed greens base. I added ginger, cucumber, sesame seeds and avocado & seaweed salad (add $1 each). I wasnt sure which sauce to have so they graciously provided me with small containers of each to figure it out. My bill was $13.82, which was reasonable in my experience. The tuna and fixings were fresh and the...