{"id":9095,"date":"2017-01-03T23:15:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T07:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=9095"},"modified":"2017-01-03T23:15:01","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T07:15:01","slug":"poke-time-robson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/poke-time-robson\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9 Time on Robson"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had my first pok\u00e9 experience at Poke Guy<\/a>. As I find the marinated sashimi-grade raw fish delicious, \u00a0I wish the chef had\u00a0recommend certain flavour\u00a0combinations from so many different\u00a0ingredients, so that I don’t have to make so many decisions to create my own dish. I understand that a lot of people might prefer the build-your-own approach, but the pre-designed options would give refinement to the dining experience, and I’m sure the effort will be greatly appreciated.<\/p>\n

Here at Poke Time on Robson street, \u00a0they do provide the signature creations beyond\u00a0the build-on-own deal. \u00a0I was invited here to grab a quick bite\u00a0with a few fellow bloggers before heading to an event, and I\u00a0tasted some of their creations.<\/p>\n

\"Pok\u00e9<\/a>
Pok\u00e9 Time on Robson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pok\u00e9 Time on Robson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My\u00a0Spicy Scallop<\/strong>\u00a0($10.95) consisted of scallop, green Onion, jalapeno, masago, sriracha aioli, corn, imitation crab, pineapples, carrots and drizzle with a gochu chili sauce. It was a little messy to look at, as if someone had deconstructed\u00a0a spicy scallop roll and a California roll , and dumped\u00a0everything in a bowl.\u00a0The flavours were similar to\u00a0those sushi rolls as well. I tasted a lot of mayo from the aioli, but I didn’t find it very spicy even when they said they had used \u00a0japlapeno, sriracha and gochu chili.<\/p>\n

\""Spicy<\/a>
“Spicy Scallop”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Areta (Foodgressing<\/a>) ordered the Super Crunch Burrito<\/strong> ($11.95), made of Hawaiian marinated salmon & tuna, cucumber, corn, mandarin oranges, crab salad, seaweed salad, red cabbage, avocado, corn flakes, onion crisp, nachos, sriracha & wasabi drizzle and sesame seeds. Although they might have nailed the crunchy part with the corn flakes, onion crisp and nachos, she found the burrito was lacking of flavours.<\/p>\n

\"Preparing<\/a>
Preparing “Super Crunch Burrito”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Super Crunch Burrito”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hanson (Nosh & Nibble<\/a>) had the Zen Bowl<\/strong> ($10.95) which had almost the same ingredients with the burrito, but had only a few corn flakes as the crunchy component. The dressing was\u00a0roasted sesame flavour, which\u00a0he seemed to enjoy. And Mag (Vieamaggi<\/a>) found her Hawaiian Tradition<\/strong> ($11.95) slightly underwhelming in flavours and excitement, despite it featured marinated Hawaiian red tuna.<\/p>\n

\""Zen<\/a>
“Zen Bowl”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\""Hawaiian<\/a>
“Hawaiian Tradition”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Compared to my first pok\u00e9 experience at Poke Guy, Pok\u00e9 Time provided more than just the build-your-own model, offering the their own signature creations . Unfortunately all the recipes that I have tried today, including the Hawaiian Tradition, Super Crunch Burrito, and Spicy Scallop, were all lacking of bold flavours. The quality of fish seems a little better at Poke Guy as well, but that could be the result of how they marinate and serve the fish. However, I’m still not convinced yet this new food trend is going to impress me. But maybe 3rd time’s a charm? We shall see!<\/p>\n

Website and menu:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.poketime.ca\/<\/a>
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