{"id":12356,"date":"2017-08-01T12:44:27","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T20:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=12356"},"modified":"2017-11-18T13:44:43","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T21:44:43","slug":"prefer-poke-bowl-shishinori-many-poke-joints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/prefer-poke-bowl-shishinori-many-poke-joints\/","title":{"rendered":"I Prefer the Poke Bowl At Shishinori over Many Poke Joints"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I didn’t plan to visit Shishinori<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I finished some business near City Hall Station, and I was hungry for lunch.\u00a0 Wanting something healthy, I thought of having a poke bowl. The poke places are booming all over Vancouver, and the city hall area is no exception. I first stopped at Poke Station<\/strong>, but they only have the make-it-yourself option, which I’m not a big fan of.\u00a0 Why should I make the decision\u00a0to add seaweed or peanut crumbs to my dish? And it just feels like visiting a salad bar. I want a seasoned chef to make the decision to please me and impress me.\u00a0 So I walked to the next closest poke spot, Westcoast Poke<\/strong>. This place is the same – no chef’s poke specials.\u00a0 If a restaurant doesn’t have a chef who is confident to impress customers with his\/her creations, how good this place could be?<\/p>\n

And I was pretty\u00a0pleased looking at the Hawaiian Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl<\/strong> ($12) on the menu at Shishinori.\u00a0 The dish was beautifully presented – with big chunks of marinated ahi tuna topped with alfalfa\u00a0sprouts, brown rice topped with sliced fennel and onion, sliced avocado, and a lot of other nice fresh vegetables. It was delicious.<\/p>\n

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Hawaii Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hawaii Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For $2.50 more, I get to choose a drink and a dessert. At Japanese joints, they always impressed you with all those little things. I picked iced green tea and mango pudding. My meal was complete!<\/p>\n

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mango pudding and ice green tea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shishinori<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shishinori<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shishinori<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shishinori<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As I’m never a big fan of the make-it-yourself poke bars, I rather prefer the Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl here at Shishinori. The poke bowl is carefully designed and gourmet approved! The $2.50 meal upgrade option is also awesome here – an iced green tea and a mango pudding sounds much healthier than the $3.50 fries and pop at A&W.<\/p>\n

Price:<\/strong> $$<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.shishinorivancouver.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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