How long will Vancouver鈥檚 poke craze last? Well, take a look at the number of sushi restaurants in the city and you might get an indication.
That鈥檚 not to say poke will replace sushi, rather that it appears to be an evolution of the Japanese staple. And really, who doesn鈥檛 love everything about Hawaii?
For the uninitiated, poke is a dish of seasoned and/or sauced raw fish, usually yellowfin tuna, that is traditionally served as a side in Hawaii. It made the leap east across the Pacific around five years ago, when poke restaurants began springing up on the West Coast, serving up the dish in meal-sized bowls, salads and burritos wrapped in nori.
It wasn鈥檛 until last year that openings began ramping up in 麻豆传媒映画鈥� among them, 笔辞办茅谤谤颈迟辞.
Owner Jung Moon did, in fact, begin his restaurant career as a sushi chef before he decided to start his own business. After researching many options on which direction to take his own restaurant, he settled on the Hawaiian comfort food.
鈥淚 decided to set up 笔辞办茅谤谤颈迟辞 because I believed there was a better way to serve quality food with a lower price. I wanted customers to experience good food at a reasonable price, something [that鈥檚] hard to find in Greater Vancouver. Also with the growing amount of health-conscious food lovers.
鈥淧oke seemed like a fun and exciting experience.鈥�
And it is fun: Queuing up and moving along the line (there always seems to be a line, but it moves fast), choosing your Ocean Wise protein (tuna, salmon, scallop, shrimp or octopus), then your sauce, mix-ins (like kale, cucumber and cilantro), sides (from avocado to edamame) and toppings as diverse as pineapple, jalapeno and macadamia nuts. On the 鈥渞easonable price鈥� front, you can eat handsomely here for less than $15.
Moon is most proud of his sauces, which he calls 笔辞办茅谤谤颈迟辞鈥檚 鈥渦nbeatable strength.鈥�
鈥淭he umami signature sauce is extraordinary and highly addictive. Umami-glazed albacore tuna North Shore and sweet spicy tuna Diamonhead are our best sellers,鈥� he adds, referring to the set poke options for you indecisive types.
No sir, poke is not going anywhere. In fact, 笔辞办茅谤谤颈迟辞 opened a second restaurant on Hornby Street in July. It seems 麻豆传媒映画just can鈥檛 get enough raw fish and seafood.
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