Ali’i Hawaiian Grill — Restaurant in Torrance

Very fresh, but the flavors were too overpowering for me personally. I’d rather eat their fish as is. The fish had this sticky texture to it and I might have tasted the freshest fish here. That’s why I thought it’s a shame they added any flavor at all. There’s no need for masking or improvement when the ingredients are so fresh! After trying different flavors, I went with what I thought were the most mild, and even they ended up being too salty that I had to take big spoonful of rice with every bite to balance out the sodium, making the small portion of poke enough in the end. Perhaps I was dehydrated at the time or I don’t know what authentic poke is supposed to taste like, or the cook that day tends to over-marinate, who knows. When I go back, hopefully they’ll have something lighter. In terms of freshness, they got my utmost respect, and I’m willing to eat with a big bowl of rice on the side again if need be....

Great Quality Fish and food! I’ve eaten over a thousand different poke spots in my lifetime and I know the difference between Americanized poke and traditional poke. This is traditional! The female that helped me was very kind and helpful since it was my first time. Both the flavor and texture of the rice and fish was perfect..

Sizing is smaller than normal portions. But you will get full! Trust me! Pricey more than the usual, but this is Traditional Authentic style poke. So pricing is premium and worth it.

Parking is very small and the only downside to the location. But there’s parking elsewhere around, and the streets.

Overall the Experience and Food...

I adore this place! I frequented the El Segundo location, and was thrilled to see they have expanded to Torrance.

This poke is legit. For all of my fellow Hawai'i expats, this is the closest I have experienced to Foodland poke on the mainland. None of the typical mainland 'bowl of mixed greens with an ice cream scoop of mushy fish' here. Real, FRESH, firm cubes of fish, seasoned perfectly. The rice is high quality as well.

In addition to having the best poke in the greater Los Angeles area, the kalua pig is excellent as well. My only wish is that kalua loco moco was available for delivery on Doordash. I would open up my wallet fast enough to break the...