First time trying a poke spot and Island Fin Poke comes highly recommended by my lovely mother 😁 Tucked away in the shops near the Westminster promenade, this place packs a punch with big bowls stuffed with a ton of fresh ingredients! The inside is clean and open and had a very chill, island vibe. The staff was very friendly and were glad to see my mom again lol she's a regular! The bowls are made to order with a ton of fresh ingredients. They have a couple of house bowls, or you can build your own. The build your own bowls come with either rice or greens, 3 scoops of protein and multiple marinades, sauces, and toppings. Everything is made in-house, including the marinades and sauces. I had the spicy tuna, regular tuna, and octopus marinated in the island fire sauce on a bed of hot steamed rice. I topped it off with pineapple/mango salsa, house made spicy pickles, seaweed salad, fried crispy garlic, eda mame, jalapeños and topped with their Jamaican sauce, which is a creamy mayo based sauce with jerk seasoning. Topped with nori flakes. It was incredible! Full of flavors. All of them mixed together flawlessly. They have a couple of tables outside, which would be great for a fresh poke bowl on a nice summer day! I will 100% be back again and will definitely recommend it to...
Read more*Update 9/3/24 * Stopped in again and this time everything was in point... Adding a star. They deserve it!
*Update 7/19/24 * Thank you to the owner for listening to my feedback AND taking action. So few offer this kind of customer service these days. She really cares what her customers think.
I've added a star to my review. I plan on taking her up on her invitation to come back and give Island Fin another try. If things go well, I'll update my review with another star.
I've eaten here a couple of times and had good experiences but today was different. The bowl I ordered tasted weird. I got salmon as one of my proteins. When the guy behind the counter was scooping it into my bowl, I noticed a lot of liquid in the container it had been sitting in. I thought that was a bit odd because I had never seen that before, and I eat A LOT of poke. The salmon just didn't look very good, to be honest. I also noticed much of the containers behind the glass didn't look appealing, like they were old and needed refreshing. It's a shame because I've met the owner and I really liked her. I hope these issues...
Read moreThis is the place, ya’ll.
**actually I wanted to add something that is really important about this place: I came here early early springtime with my sister and niece who was teeny tiny at the time. And also loud and high maintenance, because..you know, babies lol. Tracy, I think it was you and your daughter who helped us out immensely. Got us to the car with our leftovers, helped carry things. Like way above and beyond. THAT was the moment we became lifelong customers.
The food is fresh and delicious, not to mention 97% of their menu is gluten free 🎉
The bowls are affordable and portions are generous.
And the people who work there are consistently the...
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