Nestled in a Studio City strip mall, you’ll find red walls dripping in antiques and trinkets, dimly lit lanterns, Buddha figures, picture frames, Chinese quotes on banners-it’s as if a souvenir shop exploded, but in the most charming way possible.

It's one of those hole-in-the-wall spots you want to keep secret, but love too much not to tell everyone to try. in DTLB.Opening this Studio City restaurants's glass door is like peeling back the closet door to Narnia. Choose a large bowl with five scoops for $11.99. Finally, you can choose from a variety of drizzles and sauces-ponzu, spicy mayo, or you can even venture with their self-dubbed volcano sauce.Ĭongratulations, you’ve now created your very own Poki Star bowl.Ī regular bowl with three scoops of fish is $8.99. The ultimate layer, however, is the fish. Much like its easterly neighbor, Poke Bar, you can choose a base such as white or brown rice or salad, and then pick a layer or two (or more) such as crab, cucumber, onion, pineapple. Since the 1970s, poke has remained an essential food group within Hawaiian culture. Hawaii’s easy access to fresh deep sea fish, such as ahi, fueled a steady supply of poke and prompted home and professional cooks alike in Hawaii to experiment. Its explosion in popularity has made poke Hawaii’s hamburger of sorts (yet another food item that began with humble origins and has taken on a cultural identity of its own). Poke (or poki) had its humble beginnings in Hawaii as an appetizer and has since become a culinary icon. Shortly after opening its homestead location in Huntington Beach earlier this year, it became quickly popular amongst OC diners, earning an astounding 4.5 stars on Yelp! and showing off the beauty of fast but fresh seafood options. The poke revolution continues, food lovers of Long Beach, as DTLB becomes home to a second poke joint, this one called Poki Star and located in the Pacific Court next to Johnny Rockets and Donburi on Pine.

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