Poke, a traditional Hawaiian salad dish made up of raw fish, is having a moment here in Charlotte.
Get your hands on the Instagram- and Facebook-popular dish at these spots. Poke! Poke! Poke!
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Bonsai Fusion
The Poke Bonsai menu includes Tuna Poke, Salmon Poke, Seafood Trio, Yellowtail Poke and Tofu Poke. A small costs $8 and a large costs $14.
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Agenda highly recommends the Tuna Poke – diced tuna and avocado, edamame, tossed in a ginger soy sauce with masago, shallots, green peppers and scallion served over rice and topped with finely cut scallions.
225 E. 6th Street (Inside 7th Street Public Market)
Monday and Tuesday 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Hi Tide
Ask for the Poke Nachos ($8.95) – crisy wontons, Ahi Tuna, avocado, scallions, crispy garlic, cucumber, seaweed salad, Hawai’ian sea salt, creamy togarashi, and unagi sauce.
Hi Tide has 10 signature poke bowls and you can also build your own.
919 S. McDowell St. Charlottte NC 28204
Monday to Saturday 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Closed on Sunday
Seoul Poke Bowl
Ask for the Seoul Poke Special ($15.95) – salmon, tuna, yellowtail, scallions, seaweed salad, cucumber, masago, edamame, mango, avocado, served with homemade citrus ponzu sauce.
Or, go Chipotle-style with your order.
3609 South Boulevard
Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
CO
Ask for the Ahi Poke Bowl, a mix of tuna, soy, sesami, sambal chili, plantain and sweet potato crisps served over a spring mix or rice. $13.
4201-D Park Road
Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
O-Ku Sushi
O-Ku just added the Poke Bowl to their menu – Tuna, wasabi soy, mango, ika sansai, masago, wakame salad. $16
Cowfish
Ask for the Spicy Poke Dip, topped with salmon, yellowtail and seaweed salad and served with wonton chips. $12
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4310 Sharon Road
Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Love Sushi
Ask for the Ahi Poki, the classic, Hawaiian-marinated tuna sashimi dish served with shrimp chips. $10.45
8662-2 J.W. Clay Boulevard
Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, noon to 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, noon to 10 p.m.
P.F. Chang’s
Ask for the Ahi Poke Bowl, filled with diced ahi tuna, avocado, mango, seaweed salad and topped with mandarin vinaigrette and served with wonton crisps. $10.50
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6809-F Phillips Place Court
Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Yama Asian Fusion
Ask for the Yama Sushi Bowl — Tuna, Salmon, avocado, soy bean, oshinko, nori, masago, scallion, cucumber with a housemade sauce. $16
SouthPark – 720 Governor Morrison st #E130
Lunch: Tuesday-Sat 11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Closed Monday
Dinner: Sunday – Thursday 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., Friday & Saturday 5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Sky Asian Bistro
Ask for the Ahi Poke, made with stacked tuna, red ohrah and avocado and glazed with sweet soy. $10
9925 Leitner Drive, Pineville
Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Sushi Guru
Ask for the Ahi Tuna Poke, made with diced ahi tuna, cucumber, mango, shallots, scallions, cilantro and macadamia nuts before being tossed in sesame soy with kimchee dressing. $15
6601 Morrison Boulevard
Monday through Saturday (11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., 5 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday)
Umami PokéRito
Ask for anything on the menu. This spot, opening this month, offers both build-your-own and Chef’s Signature bowls that hover around the $10-$13 mark.
7510 Pineville Matthews Road
Monday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Feature photo via P.F. Chang’s
