“I do no longer have the taste of shrimp in my mouth so that’s good” This sentiment is, of course, the first sentence of so many great works of literary merit throughout history, specifically Karl Marx’s The Communist Manifesto. Now I’m not insinuating that this store was communist, but the food was given out in large and fair portions and the dining style felt so communal. It was a really loving and nurturing environment. This loving environment lended itself to some truly delectable cuisine, beginning with the yummy nummy scrummy yum yum delicious hula (not hulu) bowl. Hula like hula hoop. I used to be a professional hula hooper when I was growing up. So I started telling people that I hopped so they assumed that I was Lebron James. But I’m not for obvious reasons. That being said, the hula bowl did feel very much like I was dunking or a drunk hehe. When it became clear that my professional hula hooping career wasn’t going to take me to the NBA, I decided to take my life in a different direction: the direction of tofu. As a professional tofu maker of four decades (even having made it to the NFL for two of those), I had high expectations for the tofu bowl, and luckily, they were met. But being in the NFL was not good enough for me so I decided to start growing edamame. These humble green beans are not unlike a big black beauty eggplant, which unfortunately was not served at this restaurant. The wonton crisps did exist and they were delightfully light and aerated like the wool of the sheep who is the mascot of the Serta mattress. Speaking of black beauty eggplants, I experienced a lot of beauty (and unfortunately not enough eggplants) while inside this establishment. The beauty of the man serving me alone was enough to make me leave the restaurant and come back again (literally). The beauty of the cucumber, too, was enough to make me leave every piece in my bowl because I physically couldn’t handle its excellence and length. The cucumber, then, is an allegory for the restaurant itself: so beautiful and girthy it’s almost overwhelming,...
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Save yourself... This is not the same place it used to be. It's more like a UberEATS and Door dash kitchen (with a chance at a sit down experience)
Also I can understand the concern for keeping up the plastic barrier between you and the people behind the counter trying to fulfill your order. But seems like over kill now in May 2023 (go there to see what I mean). But to each his own I guess
No more cheerful greetings from the staff behind the counter, they just ask "what do you want". No more cheerful banter while you try and figure out what you want or what you want to add. More so because trying to ask questions was difficult. Nothing was labeled either (especially when it came to the sauces), so you just picked anything you recognized 😆
I guess it did look fresh, that's definitely a plus but I wouldn't want to eat there (inside) anymore. Because the hallway to the bathroom and the hallway as you move to make your purchase is now stacked with boxes like it's a loading zone. I guess no room in storage?!
I also was a tad confused why a young child (less than 13) was going behind the counter where the workers were. I'm pretty sure kids aren't working there, it's just I don't think kids should be behind the counter where they prep your food. Doesn't scream sanitary to me tbh
So by actually walking in this place instead of ordering just online, I think I'll stop going here. Makes me now afraid to order here based on what I see. I'm sorry if this review is overly sensitive to certain things but I personally have issues here (hence my review) so I don't plan on going here again
I'll go order fresh sushi grade fish at the fish market up 611 near the post office (Heller's Seafood market) and maybe make my own Poké bowl or maybe just...
Read moreEdit: Grubhub (you automatically have GrubHub+ if you have Amazon Prime) now works again, so I went from 1 star to 5 stars because my issue was resolved. I ordered through another service for a pickup order and when I was there in person I told them about the situation. It is now resolved. The food is always fantastic and fresh and am happy to be regularly ordering from them again.
Original review:
I am rating this one star, not for the food which is excellent, but because the ordering is broken on GrubHub.
All of the signature options require you select all 15 add-ons to be able to order them (see picture). Not only do I not want all the options, but it add like $6 to the order.
I called GrubHub and they can't edit it as that's evidently something Poke Bros has to do, and I tried calling this location and there was a language barrier and they didn't understand what I was trying to convey (not faulting them for speaking a different language, it was just the way it was).
Please fix it so I can rate...
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