Poke Dojo

Have been craving poke for a while and decided to try this place out for the first time. Overall, poke was great! I got salmon and tuna for protein and these tasted fresh. I love that you can get unlimited toppings and the ones I got tasted fresh and of good quality.My main reason for knocking off a star was whoever made the white rice needs to reevaluate their rice to water ratio cause it was so mushy that I felt like eating it brought dishonor to my ancestors (and this was just the rice itself, without sauce). Unfortunately, since it's the base, the sad rice detracted from the rest of the bowl. Hopefully this was just a one time thing and the next batch of white rice is better.Another suggestion would be maybe having a smaller size. I got the regular and this was huge and I couldn't finish it.Service was also okay. Server sounded very bored, bordering on annoyed when taking my order.

I don't like raw fish! So, why am I here? My wife and I planned to be in Bethesda, and she loves poke bowls. So, she's the reason. :) I looked for a highly rated poke bowl restaurant and found that this place is directly linked to Kusshi Sushi. We love the dishes at Kusshi Sushi. I assumed that the quality of food here would be similar, and it was! We got 2 "Build Your Own" bowls. That way, we get what we like, and I avoid raw fish. If you don't want to build your own bowl, then you can pick from a list of signature bowls. Those bowls have preselected ingredients. Build your own bowl starts with a choice of bowl size. Each size comes with a certain number of scoops of protein. They have regular, large, extra large, and no protein. We picked large. That came with 3 scoops. You can get more scoops for an extra charge. The build order continues as follows: proteins, toppings, sprinkles, and sauces. You can pick more than one type of everything. Some choices have an extra charge. Those are zucchini noodles, avocado, and masago (fish roe). My wife's bowl had brown rice, marinated tuna, spicy tuna, spicy salmon, cucumbers, carrots, edamame, red onions, cilantro, crispy onion, sesame seeds, furikake, wasabi aioli, and sesame dressing. It was SPICY! Less wasabi aioli next time. There were more than enough chunks of fish. The quality was good. They were soft, not mushy. There was no bad smell or taste. The bowl was flavorful, but the fish flavors were prominent. Everything looked and tasted fresh. It was a raw fish lover's paradise. My wife loved it! It was good enough that I could eat it. And I really dislike raw fish! My bowl had spring mix, garlic shrimp, carrots, cucumbers, edamame, pickled ginger, red onions, scallions, cilantro, crispy onion, crispy garlic, tempura flakes, sesame seeds, rice puffs, furikake, wasabi aioli, eel sauce, and sesame dressing. The garlic shrimp was tender and delicious. The bowl was bursting with flavor. Every taste sensation was there - sweet, sour, salty, bitter, savory, spicy, and fatty. I removed the pickled ginger because it was very strong in ginger flavor which was somewhat bitter. This bowl was incredibly well-rounded. Thanks to Poke Dojo for all the great ingredients! FYI, eel sauce contains soy sauce, sugar, mirin, and sake. It was sweet, salty, and savory with a touch of smokiness from caramelization. I'm glad they have it! It's called eel sauce because it is commonly used in Japanese cooking to glaze eel. The service was knowledgeable, helpful, patient, and polite. We were guided through the process smoothly. All questions were answered well. A great service experience! The dining room and restroom were clean. They have one restroom for customers. There were only 13 seats in a small dining room. Parking is available at Colonial Parking garage or Bethesda Elm Street garage. Both have hourly rates. Bethesda Elm Street garage is free on Sunday. Colonial Parking has the closest access with an elevator. If you're looking for poke bowls with quality ingredients, then this place should be on your list.

Loved the poke bowls here! I got the vegan and lava bowl to go. Staff was friendly and built both bowls really nicely. I was very happy with the taste of my vegan bowl. Prices are high but it's good stuff. You can also buy other snacks and goodies.

Haven't visited since my last review, but today I just got a drink and chocolate ice cream mochi. They were out of the other flavor options, but the chocolate was flavorful. The sign for the mochi is at the end of the ordering area and a little difficult to find if you didn't know they offered it. A different placement may help.

I've been to the brick and mortar in Bethesda, but I've mostly had poke from their food truck. Happy that the truck is back out and about! I got a bowl at the farmers market today, and it's just as good as I remember it!The sushi rice has a great flavor. A little sticky and chewy without being mushy. The greens are chopped enough so you can take a normal bite without looking like a rabbit hitting a lettuce jackpot! The fish is always great texture and flavor! I love all the toppings, but beware! The red onions are potent!

This is my second time trying this place in Bethesda. Today I ordered One of their signature bowls: Lava Bowl. It came with plenty of tuna and shrimp. It was tasty, fresh and seemed healthy. I like Bethesda area in general especially the location of this restaurant. So I'm going to be a little partial towards this place. Having said that, it is still pretty consistent. Never too empty not crowded. There is a parking garage nearby or you can use the metered parking on the street which might be a little difficult to get. Store interior itself isn't great but there is comfortable seating area in front. It's like the chipotle of poke. But in a good way.

Very good poke! The spicy tuna is actually not just Maryland spicy which was a pleasant surprise. Everything in my bowl was great, except they need to care for their avocados better; when my husband asked for avocado on his bowl it came out very black... which caused me to skip it. If you're going to charge $2 to add avocado, do the lemon juice trick and keep it fresh. The only other thing odd was that every other poke place I've been to, imitation crab doesn't count as one of the chargeable proteins -- it's usually included with the freebie toppings. I skipped it lest my bowl get too pricy. The garlic shrimp + spicy tuna combo was nice. Hubby didn't like some of the crispy toppings, said they were a little stale. I didn't add any so mine was just fine.A soda fountain would be a good addition here, they have various sugary drinks (Ramune, Kona coffee) in a cooler but nothing sugar free except water as far as I could tell. But, overall, I greatly enjoyed my bowl and it is easy to park here on the weekends so hopefully will come often.

Think of a Chipotle, but for poke. I was visiting a friend and needed a quick bite to eat. I got the Dojo bowl (slightly pricey) but really tasty. This was a very generous serving and the fish tasted SO FRESH!

I bumped into this place while walking in Bethesda and popped in for some poke bowl. You can choose different size bowls according to how many scoops of protein you'd like. I was excited to see zoodles on the menu which I did half Spring mic & half zucchini noodles. Zoodles are 1.59 extra and avocado $2 extra.The best part about this place is that they have a wide range of Japanese snacks to choose from which I've never seen flavors in the states, e.g. shrimp flavored Doritos? I need to come back and stick up for sure.

Great customer service. I ordered a salmon avocado bowl and it was very fresh and flavorful. Very nice addition to Bethesda community.