Poke House — Restaurant in Santa Cruz

Loved this place! For $15, you get your base plus unlimited toppings (avocado is extra) 4 scoops of your choice protein, and of course your sauce(s). I did a split base sushi rice and salad, 3 scoops of salmon 1 scoop spicy mayo salmon (yes it is spicy!) Sesame seeds, shaved zucchini, house sauce, and they offered a free scoop of crab salad so I took advantage! They were kind to let me try sample of spicy mayo salmon before hand so it wouldn't be too spicy. Portions are very generous, outdoor seating, no fountain drinks which is a bummer, only small select beverages by the can at $3 each so consider bringing your own or just opting for water! Very clean (no bugs or flies like some of the other food places we stopped at) great customer service! My husband lived it too! Definitely...

Food is fine, but don't order delivery! Even pick-up might not be all there. This is certainly a chain! All 7 bay area sites share a menu, and a third party called "Chow Now" processes orders. If you order delivery, and something's missing, there's no real way to follow up: our doordash driver's # was out of service, no one answers the restaurant phone #, and nobody at the restaurant when I got there (nor at Chow Now nor the driver) could tell us who got the 15% tip that was paid and lost. Lesson learned (again) with Santa Cruz delivery.

PS: the owner did follow up, it was a pleasant conversation, I would go back, the food is great. I added a star back because my problem is really with the whole...

We ordered through doordash. Asked for sauce on the side, but it was mixed in the bowl, and was much too saucy and spicy for my taste. My 2 scoop bowl had much more rice than our other 4 scoop bowl. The toppings were minimal. The protein amount was sufficient, but the rest of the topping were very light. Possibly because the bowl was filled with rice. I asked for salad and rice, but only got rice. I wish I could comment on taste, but with the over power of sauces, it was hard to tell. I was really looking forward to something light and refreshing. I liked the idea of tomato and that was good. The food was fresh enough, but just not...