Poki Ramen & Sushi — Restaurant in San Juan Capistrano

I work in the area and LOVE poki, so naturally I've tried all the ones close enough to get to during lunch hour. I used to think that the one in Capo Beach was the best (kawamata I think is the name), and don't get me wrong, it is good. But Poki & Sushi in the Plaza del Rio is absolutely, hands down the best! (There's another one by the post office that I thought was just meh - tried it once and never went back).

I get the salmon poki bowl and I can't seem to order anything else. (I did once order the garlic seared tuna sashimi which was fab, but I'm a sucker for poki!) The crab salad that they put on the side is the bomb. Portions of the fish, crab, avocado, etc are bigger than other places too and the price is better than I expected.

The staff are authentic and friendly. The gal who works the register even puts her left hand under her right when taking your money which is traditional Japaneze culture.

Needless to say I'm there so often that I don't even have to write down my order any longer cuz they...

I was in town and decided to have some fresh sushi thinking I'm right near the water the sushi should be fresh...nope I will never come here again! I paid $96 for 4 cali rolls, 1 order of salmon nigiri, 1 order of albacore nigiri, order of vegetable tempura, 1 bento that came with teriyaki chicken, rice, salad and miso soup, 1 dragon roll, 1 rainbow roll and a miso soup on the side. Nothing tasted fresh I've had sushi from the market that tasted way better! I thought i was in a nice yummy sushi/poke place but no. My family was very disappointed. It is a small little place next to a vons I think I should've just checked there for some sushi instead 😆 the place is cute and had a bit of holiday decor but...

We stopped by for lunch. Service was friendly and prompt. My son accidentally knocked off his soda glass and they were quick to clean up. Food was so-so. We ordered Galbitang- beef rib soup. The meat needs to be more tender, simmer for probably another 30-45 minutes and it will also give the broth a deeper flavor. I never had Ttokbokgi that I did not like, until our order came out. It did have a lot of the fish cake slices, but the flavor and spice was just not there. Mom had the teriyaki salmon bento box with California rolls. The rolls were not seasoned right- it was flavorless. The salmon was kind of fishy. My son had the Gyu don- beef bowl. He...