Are you the kind of person that loves sushi but finds that it never really fills you up? If so I recommend trying a poke bowl. Poke is a Hawaiian term that means “to slice or to cut” and it refers to chunks of raw marinated fish which is tossed over rice and topped with vegetables and sauces. A place where I have recently gone to try a poke bowl is Kahuna Poke and Juice Bar on Liberty Avenue.
I have never had a poke bowl before this experience, so I do not know this bowl ranks up in comparison to the standards. However, what I ordered was very enjoyable and tasty. Kahuna is a small restaurant that is covered in bright colors, plants, and fresh fruit juice. The ordering process is similar to that of Chipotle in the way that you are telling someone how to make your bowl and watching them do it. If completing your own poke bowl sounds like too much pressure, they also offer signature bowls.
There are six steps to making a poke bowl: base, protein,mix-ins, flavor, toppings, and crunch. To pick a base, you are choosing from white or brown rice, seasonal greens, or zucchini noodles. Personally, I went with the white rice but I am inclined to try the zucchini noodles on my next visit. They offer various seafood options for protein along with beets, tofu and chicken to adhere to most dietary restrictions. Now this is pretty much the heavy part of the ordering. For the rest of the ordering process you just choose from a whole bunch of different toppings such as cucumber, edamame, avocado,cashews, radish, and more. The most important step in my opinion is choosing a flavor. A sauce can either make or break a dish so luckily, Kahuna offers six different sauces and a sea salt option. The sauces include Kahuna sauce, KoreanBBQ, ponzu spicy mayo, teriyaki, and miso. This go around I played it safe and went with the teriyaki and was not disappointed at all.
Overall, my meal from Kahuna was a decent portion that filled me up and had a distinct and delicious taste. I am going to be returning!
