Mahalo Poke House — Restaurant in Norfolk

We were so excited to see a new poke place coming to East Beach/Ocean View. Unfortunately, both of our bowls just didn’t quite meet our standards. The same ingredients at Poketastic in Chesapeake (and the one by the outlets) taste superior, and for an overall lower price. The bowls were good, just not great; and definitely overpriced for the portion size compared to their competition. $4 for a small cup of watered-down iced matcha? I get paying off your overhead; but maybe tone it down a little.

The staff definitely isn’t fully comfortable with their assortment/menu yet. They seemed unsure/uncomfortable about what they were asking each guest (not just us.) I’m sure that will improve with time; so I’m not going to knock them for that. They were very nice and apologetic for the wait.

I wanted this place to be great; they just have room for improvement before they get there. It may sound like I am bashing this restaurant; but it’s not like that. This restaurant is really good; it just wouldn’t be my first go-to when the carving strikes, it yet at least. I look forward to giving them another shot down the road. Maybe they’ll...

The food tastes soooo good and fresh! I first went last Saturday for lunch and I ordered a Spicy ahi bowl with brown rice and I added avocado, a Spam Musibi, a spicy spam Musibi and a crab salad. My wife and I loved every thing that we got. Everything was so fresh and very tasty. So we came back today and we ordered the Yum Yum Shrimp bowl with brown rice and a Kani Salad and it was good. The Yum Yum shrimp bowl was ok, not my favorite but that was just my preference. I asked for a side of crushed wasabi peas and eel sauce and the gentleman behind the counter gave it to me at no additional cost which was very sweet of him to do. This place also has açaí bowls which my wife loves, I am not a fan of açaí though I must say they have a peanut butter jelly bowl that sounds really good so we will be stopping by on Saturday morning to have both...

Ordered carry out with DoorDash and was really excited. My boyfriend has ordered before and loved it! He tried the masubi this time and said it was awesome and he loved his poke bowl. I haven’t gotten a chance to eat mine yet however. I asked for sauces on the side and the poke bowl came with zero sauces. I might have been ok with them being on the bowl but instead I had no sauce for me to eat the bowl with. I’m not an adventurous sushi person so I definitely need some sauce! I’m now waiting for my boyfriend to get back from Harris teeter with some kind of sauces that will go well with the poke. I’m sure the ones made in house are delicious! I will try again. Just please make sure your staff reads the tickets and prepares the...