382865 Mon Mar 19 18:15:52 -0700 2007 30 2 Los Angeles Area 0 2401951 Hi all, Looking for a place that sells poke (hawaiian dish) - preferably in the san gabriel valley. there are probably places in gardena area, somewhere, but I don't know the area. Wiling to travel, however. Thanks. Mon Mar 19 18:15:52 -0700 2007 82820 cornhobble 1 2402021 so... santa monica seafood for sure has poke, but that is in santa monica! you could also check a local whole foods or wild oats. why not just make it! very easy! Mon Mar 19 18:41:55 -0700 2007 2401951 84279 perfectlyamazing 1 2402138 the bristol farms in long beach started carrying poke, check the one closest to you...wasn't too bad, not above average, but not bad Mon Mar 19 19:18:15 -0700 2007 2401951 77080 justagthing 2 4027128 Bristol farms in Westchester also has poke, and I've heard other stores do too, so maybe it's all of them now. I thought it was pretty good, has maybe a touch too much oil. They had a spicy and a regular. I've gotten it a couple times now and it has been very serviceable. It's good fish and on the pricey side of reasonable at $14/lb. Thu Sep 11 12:49:39 -0700 2008 2402138 210466 KinOfCain 3 4028071 The Bristol Farms in Beverly Hills (Doheny @ Beverly Blvd.) has the regular and spicy tuna pokes. They had salmon poke for a few weeks, but I haven't seen in for months. I like the spicy tuna, but I never had any other poke, so I can't tell you if it's superb or mediocre by comparison.. Thu Sep 11 18:32:13 -0700 2008 4027128 18031 Dogbite Williams 4 4028377 The Bristol Farms in South Pasadena has regular and spicy poke. Like KinofCain says, it's serviceable to good, a bit on the oily side. You might also check the Mitsuwa on Las Tunas in San Gabriel and Aloha Foods on Main Street in Alhambra. Thu Sep 11 20:54:17 -0700 2008 4028071 27619 Hailyn 1 2402187 Marukai in Gardena corner of Artesia/Western (you'll need a membership card or maybe they charge you 10% surcharge if you don't have one). Pre-packaged in the refrigerated section where the Hawaiian stuff is. Pretty easy to make your own poke. Check the Marukai in Little Tokyo(ground floor at Weller Court-1st & San Pedro St.), they might have it and you don't need a membership there. Someone brought poke to a party a couple weeks ago and I think they stopped there for some sashimi and may have gotten the poke there too. Mon Mar 19 19:36:43 -0700 2007 2401951 11914 monku 2 2405263 Actually there is another Marukai in Gardena on Redondo Beach Blvd near Western that doesn't require the membership and has good prices. They do have poke. Tue Mar 20 16:23:09 -0700 2007 2402187 62188 Ogawak 3 2405973 Yeah, that's the Marukai Pacific market on Redondo Beach Blvd and Denker Ave in the old Pacific Square market. In the market, they also have a Beard Papa, Shinsengumi take-out, Bentoss (bento chain take-out from Japan), and Mammoth Bakery. Tue Mar 20 20:40:22 -0700 2007 2405263 71365 velozo155 3 4028250 The past few times I have been there they only have ahi poke, no tako poke, which they used to have and used to be fairly good. If you are in Vegas, go to Aloha Specialties (I think that's the name), its on the bridge between the Californian and Main Street Station. They have had ahi poke every time I've been there, spam musubi too. I have not found kimchi poke around town just shoyu and that seaweed kind Thu Sep 11 19:46:55 -0700 2008 2405263 136339 noshie 1 2405940 Bruddahs in Gardena usually serves it... King's Hawaiian Bakery has it but their's was some of the worst I've ever had... of course, alot restaurants and cafes that serve Hawaiian food will usually carry it. Mom & pop grocery stores that were owned by Hawaiian Japanese folks would usually carry it in their cold cases but I can't think of any off the top of my head, as places like Mitsuwa and Marukai have vaporized their once-lucrative businesses... I used to get poke at Aloha Market on Centinela in Mar Vista, but they closed down years ago. It was a great little store that would typically offer three kinds of poke on any given day. Alas, it's only a memory now... It's relatively easy to make - if you don't have any luck sourcing some, you should be able to find lots of recipes. Your major task is to find sashimi-grade fish. Tue Mar 20 20:20:45 -0700 2007 2401951 64003 bulavinaka 1 2406191 Daichan, on Ventura Blvd at Eureka (same mini-mall as Nozawa), has poke. It's good. Enterprise Fish Co. (in Santa Monica) has it on the menu, but it's terrible. Tue Mar 20 23:38:32 -0700 2007 2401951 56081 HPLsauce 2 2409159 I vouch for Daichan on Ventura Blvd. They have good poke there. And the steamed cheesecake is a lovely dessert. Wed Mar 21 18:02:43 -0700 2007 2406191 84204 MarikoDeVille 1 2406828 Roy's - downtown and Woodland Hllls, has it on their appetizer menu. I enjoyed it, it's a spicier version. Wed Mar 21 08:13:18 -0700 2007 2401951 26860 jpb 2 2407371 I love Roy's "poketini," but I'm not sure if it is remotely authentic. It is chunks of ahi or yellowtail (I forget which) with a wasabi creme fresh, salsa-like ingredients, and some caviar on top. The waiter described it to us as a "southwest poke." Whatever it was, it was delicious. Wed Mar 21 10:32:38 -0700 2007 2406828 10568 Jwsel 3 2420516 That truly sound tasty as well as very innovative. One thing alot of Hawaiians pride themselves on is their ability to improvise, from which some interesting combinations arise. In the old days when food sources were very limited, you had to make do with what you had. I don't think none but the most staunch of purists would have a problem with it. Roy is a food icon in Hawaii, and people like him keep things interesting... I think there's plenty of room for the traditional, as well as the avant-guard. Sun Mar 25 22:11:26 -0700 2007 2407371 64003 bulavinaka 1 2408382 FIsh King in Glendale sells it in their fresh fish case. I am not a huge Poke fan, but have bought it home and everyone seemd to like it. Wed Mar 21 14:12:44 -0700 2007 2401951 69129 rantsnravesnreviews 1 2409122 Quality Seafood on the Redondo Pier (again not in your area) has a cold case of a variety of ceviche type treatments including I think 2 different pokes. Bring your cooler for transport storage, enjoy a seafood feast of some of the other treats there, and bring the poke home for later. Wed Mar 21 17:50:36 -0700 2007 2401951 17682 torty 2 4027123 I just got back from Quality seafood to try out the poke. It looked pretty sketchy but in the interest of experimentation I tried the Ahi poke anyway. They had shrimp, octopus and ahi poke. The Ahi poke was terrible. It tasted fishy and the mix of seasonings were pretty poor. The green peppers were limp and it just looked like it had been sitting there for several days. I highly recommend avoiding their poke. Thu Sep 11 12:47:35 -0700 2008 2409122 210466 KinOfCain 3 4028164 Uh...green peppers in poke? That doesn't sound like the poke that I am use to eating. I think I would have avoided it when if I saw peppers in it at all. Thu Sep 11 19:07:47 -0700 2008 4027123 77080 justagthing 4 4042320 Er, green onions. not green peppers, but yeah, It was bad. Wed Sep 17 12:30:59 -0700 2008 4028164 210466 KinOfCain 5 4043438 Oh thanks, I was a bit perplexed with the peppers. Wed Sep 17 19:47:29 -0700 2008 4042320 77080 justagthing 1 4027187 Musha in Santa Monica has Poke--454 Wilshire b/w 4th/5th. Thu Sep 11 13:07:02 -0700 2008 2401951 17297 SecretAsianMan 2 5145504 LOVE Musha's poke! Sat Oct 31 13:56:28 -0700 2009 4027187 10659 Dommy 1 4028380 Not sure why this thread is revived, but strangely enough Fresh & Easy has pretty good poke. Just use 1/2 the packet of sauce provided and add a touch of sweetener of choice to taste. Thu Sep 11 20:55:21 -0700 2008 2401951 46671 notmartha 2 4028542 I was also just about to post that Fresh & Easy's ahi poké is pretty good. Not as amazing as Costco's at the Maui Airport (the best), but still tasty. As an aside, we use also F&E's albacore as sashimi in salads. Thu Sep 11 23:27:16 -0700 2008 4028380 11135 Briggs 3 4030813 I love the poke bar at the Costco's in Hawaii. Wish they would add a poke bar to the Costco's out here. The ahi is great there, but so is the octopus. Also, great to get some on the way home to eat on the airplane trip back. Fri Sep 12 17:04:12 -0700 2008 4028542 77080 justagthing 4 4035141 A little off topic, but when we went 4 years back I didn't notice any poke bar? We did get some poke that's packaged in a tray there (though I don't think they are as good as the F&E ones). That costco has a lot of good local hawaiian gift items. Sun Sep 14 20:30:41 -0700 2008 4030813 46671 notmartha 2 4042327 I searched for the thread and posted so that's what bumped it up. I'm currently eating Poke ("Poki") from Mitsuwa on Centinella. They have it in 1/4lb containers in the sashimi fish section of the grocery store area. It's a mix of ahi and octopus. It's less oily than the bristol farms and somewhat spicy. Fish seems to be decent quality. Not terrific, but not bad. $15.99/lb Wed Sep 17 12:33:46 -0700 2008 4028380 210466 KinOfCain 1 5145435 Just wanted to add that Gyu-Kaku has it on their appetizer menu, and it's quite good. Catch them on a good day and it's half price! Sat Oct 31 13:25:03 -0700 2009 2401951 1120677 wei2go 1 5147596 I guess this thread goes back to 2007 but the topic is still current? Very few places in LA serve up decent poke, at least the type that is found in Hawaii. Poke is generally diced seafood mainly using raw fish. Ahi or yellowfin tuna is usually preferred. The true basic traditional ingredients are limu (seaweed), inamona (toasted candlenut), red fresh chili pepper, and salt. All other variations are whatever ingredients one could find on the mainland mainly to improvise. Marukai in Gardena has ahi poke but lacks traditional ingredients. Places like Bruddah's, Cherrystones, and Happa's in Gardena serve it on their menus as a side dish which is quite OK. So far, I haven't seen any "poke bars" here on the mainland at either Costco or Sam's Club like they do in Hawaii but then, poke is not mainstream like it is in the islands. OK, I'm off my soapbox. Sun Nov 01 15:40:52 -0800 2009 2401951 116037 Clinton