Poke restaurants arrived likes summer wildfire to the Bay Area last year. Must be like 20 new arrivals within the last 12 months. There’s even a thread about that here.
I’m not a scientist but raw fish can be eaten by yours truly lol. So quality may not be the question…it’s about the species. I’m not advocating this but I eat raw fish and it’s not refrigerated. Yesterdays haul from my buddy. F work. I missed this trip
A new poke shop opened near me that is getting mostly great reviews and is highly recommended by old neighbors of ours who live closer to it and know good food. I’m going to try it soon, but have been reading that it is “new poke”. They serve basic fish, as in plain and unseasoned, on rice or greens but the fish is not marinated. Instead they serve it cafeteria (or Chipotle) style and you get to choose from a large number of toppings and sides. I though that traditional poke was always marinated and wonder how this style of service will affect flavor. Is this “new world” poke or just a different interpretation? Any thoughts from poke experts?