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Average Score Out of 10 Normalized Score
#1 Alicia's Market
6.9Taste 7...Texture 6...Presentation 8. Too much sesame oil. 9.0 Taste 9...Texture 9...Presentation 9. Liked the shoyu and sesame oil in the seasoning but slightly fishy after taste. I liked this the best!! 8.6Taste 9...Texture 7...Presentation 10. Hondashi/shiro shoyu flavor. Not very traditional, but tasty. 10Taste 10...Texture 10...Presentation 10. WINNAH! Nice cubed fish, garnishings attractive, taste remains in your mouth throughout the whole culinary experience. 9.0Taste 9...Texture 9...Presentation 9. 9.0Taste 9...Texture 9...Presentation 9. Sauce takes the fish taste away. Good. 8.0Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 8. Dis da winnah. Good sauce. 7.1Taste 8...Texture 7...Presentation 5. Interesting taste. Gravy was good. 8.5Taste 9...Texture 8...Presentation 8. 9.1Taste 9...Texture 9...Presentation 8. 4.0Taste 3...Texture 7...Presentation 2. Oily. 8.10 100%
#2
Ono Seafood
7.7Taste 8...Texture 7...Presentation 8. Yummy. 9.5Taste 10...Texture 9...Presentation 9. Very good balance. Liked the spicyness. Not too salty. Liked the little onions. 5.4Taste 6...Texture 4...Presentation 6. Lots of sesame/chili oil, mushy. Barely classified as "limu" poke. 6.0Taste 6...Texture 6...Presentation 6. More like a fusion of the evening...kim chee poke rather than limu poke. 5.9Taste 6...Texture 5...Presentation 7. 7.2Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 8. A little more on the spicy side. Liked it. 7.0Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 7. Look hot but not. 7.5Taste 8...Texture 7...Presentation 7. Looks hot, good taste, good onions. 4.7Taste 5...Texture 4...Presentation 5. 6.8Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 6. 8.0Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 8. Good flavor. 6.88 84.9%
#3
JJ Seafood
7.8Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 7. 2.7Taste 2...Texture 3...Presentation 4. Pieces too small. Way too salty! And didn't look very good. Couldn't taste the fish. 7.5Taste 7...Texture 8...Presentation 8. Smokey/salty. Fish has a good texture but cut too small. 8.9Taste 9...Texture 8...Presentation 10. Great taste and presentation. I wish the fish was cut bigger. 7.3Taste 8...Texture 7...Presentation 6. 8.8Taste 9...Texture 9...Presentation 8. Limu makes the taste better. V Good! Small pieces of fish but tastes great. 7.5Taste 8...Texture 7...Presentation 7. Small pieces but good. 6.8Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 6. Crunchy ogo and onions. 4.2Taste 4...Texture 4...Presentation 5. 6.9Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 5. 5.4Taste 6...Texture 6...Presentation 3. Too small. 6.70 82.7%
#4 Keeaumoku Seafood
6.2Taste 6...Texture 6...Presentation 7. 7.0Taste 6...Texture 8...Presentation 8. Melts in your mouth. Not too salty. Slightly garlicky. 6.7Taste 6...Texture 7...Presentation 8. Crunchy, smokey, salty. 6.5Taste 5...Texture 8...Presentation 8. Looked good taste is pretty average. 6.7Taste 6...Texture 7...Presentation 8. 5.6Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 8. Not that much difference than A. 4.5Taste 3...Texture 6...Presentation 6. No taste either. 6.8Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 6. Choke ogo, good texture. 3.0Taste 2...Texture 2...Presentation 7. 7.5Taste 7...Texture 8...Presentation 8. 5.8Taste 5...Texture 7...Presentation 6. No flavor. 6.03
74.4%
#5 Fort Ruger Market
3.5Taste 4...Texture 3...Presentation 3. No taste. 5.2Taste 4...Texture 6...Presentation 7. No enough flavor. 3.0Taste 3...Texture 3...Presentation 3. Bland, mushy. Onions cut too big. 6.0Taste 7...Texture 5...Presentation 5. Too much onions and too largely cut. Bland tasting poke. 7.0Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 7. 5.4Taste 4...Texture 6...Presentation 8. Not too much taste although fish is good size. 8.0Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 8. Too big the onions. 5.7Taste 5...Texture 6...Presentation 7. Looked good but bland. 6.5Taste 7...Texture 6...Presentation 6. 6.8Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 6. 7.1Taste 7...Texture 8...Presentation 6. Good ogo, onions too big. 5.84
72.0%
#6 Costco
3.2Taste 3...Texture 3...Presentation 4. Limu taste junk. 9.0Taste 9...Texture 10...Presentation 8. Too dark. Very good taste, but little bit too much limu. 4.4Taste 5...Texture 3...Presentation 5. Over powering limu. Soft, mushy fish. 4.2Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 1. Looks like a whole bunch of hair in the poke. 6.2Taste 6...Texture 6...Presentation 7. 5.5Taste 5...Texture 6...Presentation 6. 4.8Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 4. Too much limu. 5.7Taste 5...Texture 6...Presentation 7. Choke ogo, but bland. Little after taste. 6.8Taste 6...Texture 8...Presentation 7. 5.7Taste 5...Texture 6...Presentation 7. 7.3Taste 7...Texture 8...Presentation 7. Too much ogo. 5.72
70.6%
#7 Foodland (Control Double)
4.8Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 4. Same like I. 6.3Taste 8...Texture 5...Presentation 4. Limu too light, looked stringy. 5.3Taste 6...Texture 3...Presentation 7. Similar to I. 9.3Taste 10...Texture 9...Presentation 8. See selection I. 5.8Taste 6...Texture 6...Presentation 5. 5.2Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 6. No difference from I. 7.5Taste 7...Texture 8...Presentation 8. Look like I. 4.8Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 4. Dry also. 5.1Taste 5...Texture 6...Presentation 4. 5.0Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 5. 3.0Taste 3...Texture 3...Presentation 3. 5.65
69.7%
#8 Marujyu Market
5.3Taste 5...Texture 6...Presentation 5. 6.7Taste 6...Texture 7...Presentation 8. Too fishy tasting. Too salty. Limu too fat. 4.6Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 3. Lots of tsuji pieces. Fishy. 4.6Taste 4...Texture 4...Presentation 7. Looked like it had potential but that's all it was potential...pretty bland. 7.8Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 7. 5.6Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 8. Average, not that good. 4.5Taste 3...Texture 6...Presentation 6. No mo taste. 5.9Taste 6...Texture 5...Presentation 7. Look good but not much. 4.3Taste 3...Texture 6...Presentation 5. 5.2Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 6. 7.3Taste 7...Texture 8...Presentation 7. 5.62
69.3%
#9 Foodland
4.8Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 4. Same like J. 1.5Taste 1...Texture 2...Presentation 2. Couldn't swallow it. Too salty. Fishy. Sour. 5.3Taste 6...Texture 3...Presentation 7. Salty, stringy, citrusy. 9.3Taste 10...Texture 9...Presentation 8. Taste great, nice cut fish. Presentation could use some work. Mushy looking. Too pink throughout. 5.8Taste 6...Texture 6...Presentation 5. 5.2Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 6. No difference from J. 7.5Taste 7...Texture 8...Presentation 8. Look like J. 4.5Taste 4...Texture 5...Presentation 5. Looks little mushy, tastes dry, blah. 3.2Taste 3...Texture 3...Presentation 4. 5.0Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 5. 3.8Taste 4...Texture 4...Presentation 3. Dry looking. 5.08
62.7%
#10 Tamashiro Market
5.0Taste 4...Texture 6...Presentation 6. No flavor. 3.2Taste 0...Texture 6...Presentation 7. Too salty and sour tasting. 5.0Taste 5...Texture 3...Presentation 8. Salty. Strong iodine flavor. Mushy. 4.6Taste 4...Texture 4...Presentation 7. Another poke with potential, however that's where it all ended up being - potential - No taste. 8.0Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 8. 5.6Taste 4...Texture 6...Presentation 9. Not too much taste. Fish pieces are good size. 7.0Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 7. 6.5Taste 6...Texture 7...Presentation 7. Good ogo. Good fish. 1.8Taste 0...Texture 2...Presentation 6. 8.3Taste 8...Texture 9...Presentation 8. 0.0Taste 0...Texture 0...Presentation 0. 5.00
61.7%
#11 Tanioka's Seafood and Catering
4.0Taste 5...Texture 3...Presentation 3. Looks old. Taste slimy. 1.0Taste 1...Texture 1...Presentation 1. Couldn't swallow. Way too salty, sour and pungent. 3.5Taste 4...Texture 3...Presentation 3. Mushy, salty. 5.0Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 5. Average throughout. 7.5Taste 7...Texture 8...Presentation 8. 6.4Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 4. A little brownish. 4.6Taste 4...Texture 6...Presentation 4. No mo taste! 5.5Taste 6...Texture 5...Presentation 5. Bland. Looks slimy. 3.5Taste 2...Texture 5...Presentation 5. 5.0Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 5. 4.4Taste 4...Texture 6...Presentation 3. Meat looks brown, not red. 4.58
56.5%
#12 Poke Stop
2.4Taste 3...Texture 3...Presentation 1. Sat in sun too long. Too much onion. 0.0Taste 0...Texture 0...Presentation 0. Too scary looking to try. Too pale and old looking. 5.1Taste 5...Texture 8...Presentation 1. Chewy, oniony, fish-fresh/not frozen/hard to get over appearance. 0.8Taste 1...Texture 1...Presentation 0. Do I even need to comment on this one? Pale looking fish. Bland tasting poke. Did not need to sample a 2nd time. 0.8Taste 0...Texture 2...Presentation 1. 0.7Taste 0...Texture 1...Presentation 2. Too much onions. Kills the poke taste. 0.0Taste 0...Texture 0...Presentation 0. Doesn't look appetizing. 3.8Taste 4...Texture 4...Presentation 3. Dry fish, mushy, looked old. 1.4Taste 1...Texture 1...Presentation 3. 5.8Taste 6...Texture 6...Presentation 5. 7.0Taste 6...Texture 8...Presentation 8. 2.53
31.2%