This poke bowl assemblage concept offers an array of bases, fish, and toppings in a bright, spacious setting. You can choose between two types of rice or mixed greens as your base. Then pick a protein and up to four toppings.
My companion and I both went with greens and tuna and wasabi dressing. My favorite toppings were the edamame, cucumber, and seaweed salad. I highly recommend the fried onion bits as a garnish.
Service was fast and friendly.
***** (5 stars)
I love me a good bánh mì sandwich, and you won't find a better one than served here. That's high praise, considering how many good examples of bánh mì there are in Orlando.
This one was perfectly fresh bread with a crisp crust filled with super fresh vegetables, spicy sauce, and succulent roast pork. There was no room for improvement.
The spring rolls, a Yelp check-in bonus, were also delicious with crisp vegetables and fresh shrimp.
I also enjoyed the Vietnamese coffee, in case you want to drink your dessert.
Blended Bistro & Boba
2306 Edgewater Dr
Orlando, FL 32804
***** (5 stars)
This place makes excellent poke bowls with really fresh ingredients, and their online ordering is terrific. Just a few clicks and you can customize your bowl just the way you want. I had:
*Build Your Own Bowl
Choose Your Protein: *1/2 Ahi Tuna, 1/2 Salmon (sushi grade/raw)
Choose Your Base (up to 2): Spring Mix
Choose Your Toppings (up to 4): Pickled Ginger,Edamame,Cucumbers,Crab Salad
Choose Your Dressing (up to 2): Cucumber Wasabi,Garlic Teriyaki
Choose Your Crunch Toppings (up to 2): No Crunch Toppings
It was great!
Reel Bowls
13211 Reams Rd
Windermere, FL 34786
Custom poke medium
Kitchen
**** (4 stars)
This is a much better use of this space than the prior occupant. Unfortunately, it’s still a bit dark and drab, but the food is better and more interesting.
I spend a lot of time in Chicago, where there are poke places all over town, but this is the first one in this part of Orlando, and so far it is popular. The assembly line process works well for poke, because there are so many potential ingredients. You can get a better bowl of fish and rice up the street at Bonsai Sushi, but there are more variants here, and it is cheaper. You can also get a version on lettuce rather than rice, if you’re really trying to cut carbs.
I tried the ahi tuna, spicy salmon and miso glazed salmon. The tuna was still a bit frozen, but quickly thawed, and seemed fresher than the salmon. The miso glaze turned out to be something squirted on, no actual glaze. The crab salad topping was good; the avocado topping was more like guacamole, but it was okay. There are a lot of sauces to choose from. The iced tea dispenser was either empty or not working.
Service was efficient.
LemonShark Poke Orlando
7600 Dr Phillips Blvd
Ste 102
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 730-5201
http://www.yelp.com/biz/lemonshark-poke-orlando-orlando-2