Big Island Poke — Restaurant in Renton

Staff and service were fine. The food is terrible. I paid $28 for a plate and the sides that cost extra money. The salmon I ordered is disgusting. All the fish proteins are drenched in sauce prior, some may be great but mine was not. This is not a place to come if you expect to choose your own sauce and flavor on clean fish. The salmon I ordered was noxiously and overpoweringly drenched in vinegar and even the plain rice in this dish can't absorb enough to make this not taste like I'm punching my throat with vinegar. I sat here a while thinking if I should return it and ask for my money back, but I hate wasting anything especially food so I have sat here trying to grit my teeth and eat it but it's so awful. The toppings are fine but expect to pay extra since the only free sides are onions and cucumbers. I won't be back there are so many better poke places around here. Sorry to this local business, very...

I love this place and will dare say...the best poke you can get in the Greater Seattle Area.

They really load you up with large helpings of protein. I usually get their Spicy Ahi Tuna Plate (Bowl = 1 scoop of protein, Plate = 2 scoops) with plenty of onions, guacamole, cucumber slices, and sometimes some kimchee. They have a decent amount of toppings to choose from, but probably not as much as other area places (such as Just Poke). However, I've never failed to assemble an OUTSTANDING bowl each and every time I'm there. You can also pick from one of their really tasty prefixe bowls.

The restaurant is just super chill and out of the way. Some free flavored water is available. And parking is plenty on their site. The intersection it's located at can be tricky to get into but I've rarely have had issues.

Highly recommend Big Island Poke. It's probably my favorite place to eat in Renton...

An inexpensive build-your-own poke bowl in a convenient location? Where on earth have you been all my life? For those pop-up occasions where you want more substance to go with your poke, look no further than Big Island Poke. It won't be cheaper than buying the poke and side ingredients in bulk, cooking the rice yourself, then packing it all in your lunchbox, but the trade-off in convenience is more than worth it. And let's face it; if you're making your own poke bentos you're probably a serious poke fan who likes to do things your own way any way. For the more casual among us there's always Big Island Poke for all your fresh poke needs.

Pros Convenient location and concept Tasty and fresh Simple concept with an uncluttered menu So-sos = You pay for the convenience (but not excessively) Cons They can run out of stuff...