North Shore Poke Company Coming to Costa Mesa

It was 3:30 p.m. on a Sunday. The young owner of Poke Etc. had just barely finished his lunch. But his break was short-lived. As new customers came through the door, he chirped, “First time here? Have you tried poke before? Let me give you some...

It was 3:30 p.m. on a Sunday. The young owner of Poke Etc. had just barely finished his lunch. But his break was short-lived. As new customers came through the door, he chirped, “First time here? Have you tried poke before? Let me give you some...

We Mainlanders like to stereotype Hawaiians as obsessed with heavy meals such as plate lunches or loco moco, but the true religion is poke. A distant relative of Tahitian poisson cru and ika mata of the Cook Islands, poke is as indigenous to the...

The Poke Proliferation continues. This week, something new: a poke shop that also serves pho in case, you know, you're still not on the poke bandwagon. Poki Naya serves exactly just these two menu items and only these two menu items. The poke...

The poke phenomenon continues. Hikari is the latest sushi bar to realize that these days people don't want sushi, they want poke. Though the menu is still populated with combo plates, sushi rolls, and nigiri, its new owners have rebranded the...