Forkelo ranking · Updated September 2026
24 poke across San Francisco, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Happy Poke · Cow Hollow
101 dish-specific mentions · 91% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Fish sliced to order sashimi-style rather than cubed, in a bowl you build yourself, and fans call it the freshest poke they have had. The knocks are thin fish portions, light sauce and a steep price.
Basa Seafood Express · Mission
169 dish-specific mentions · 83% positive · 5 source types · menu verified September 2026
Creamy spicy salmon poke from a fish-market counter, fresh-cut and cheap, with rice and seaweed on the side. Some find the scoop small and the fish uneven, and it is not traditional Hawaiian poke.
38 dish-specific mentions · 82% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Fresh ahi and salmon in hefty scoops, with a long list of preset bowls for the indecisive. Some find it average, with fish that tastes frozen and the sauce only splashed on.
Hi City · Financial District
80 dish-specific mentions · 74% positive · 5 source types · menu verified September 2026
Generous, well-seasoned scoops and endless combinations make this a downtown favorite that some say tastes like Hawaii. Takeout misses sting: missing scoops, old rice and the occasional fishy batch.
59 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Fresh, customizable bowls with the fish sauced to order and rice that regulars rave about. Critics find the dressings salty and the tuna bland, and say it is not what it used to be.
Hook Fish Co · Outer Sunset
47 dish-specific mentions · 79% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Albacore poke with chili, sesame and tamari on a plate with rice, beans, avocado and pico, from a fish shop better known for burritos. A few found it oily or mushy; fans line up for it.
Fish In The Box · Lone Mountain
34 dish-specific mentions · 82% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Consistently fresh fish in bowls like the Tuna Sunset, with mango, lotus chips and a house yogurt sauce. A couple of recent diners report shrinking portions and a badly trimmed salmon.
Kitchen Aloha · Civic Center
39 dish-specific mentions · 87% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Ahi poke bowls from a Hawaiian plate-lunch spot, with hefty toppings and sauce, praised as fresh, flavorful and fairly priced. The rare complaint is a dry, bland bowl.
Pacific Catch · Inner Sunset
60 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Solid wasabi ahi bowls that regulars call extremely fresh and flavorful at a fair price. A few find it dry or say the bowl now carries more rice and less fish.
106 dish-specific mentions · 78% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
The wasabi ahi bowl is fresh, well sized and bright with soy-wasabi dressing. Some bowls arrive with chewy, sinewy tuna or too much rice for the fish.
Poke Bowl · Financial District
60 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
A cheap, fast build-your-own bowl with up to two fish, often praised as fresh and full. Detractors describe fishy, dry or poorly sauced fish and small portions on bad days.
I'a Poke · Fillmore
57 dish-specific mentions · 70% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Fresh, non-stringy fish in big regular bowls with a krab salad scoop included, a neighborhood favorite for value. Some regulars say scoops have shrunk and the fish can taste previously frozen.
I'a Poke · Castro
115 dish-specific mentions · 72% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
A build-your-own bowl with fresh, generous poke that regulars call good value. Recent critics report smaller, irregular fish pieces, heavy fillers and a few bad-fish scares.
Poke Origin · Inner Sunset
93 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Three scoops of fresh fish over unusual bases like kelp noodles, with a miso sauce diners single out. Complaints run to tiny chopped fish, warm rice cooking the poke and the odd off batch.
Saucy Asian · Castro
51 dish-specific mentions · 71% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Buttery salmon in a soy-marinated Island Poke with tobiko and two house sauces. Detractors find the fish only okay, heavy on rice and pricey for the toppings.
Bimi Poke · SoMa
67 dish-specific mentions · 67% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
A create-your-own bowl loaded with crab, seaweed salad and crispy toppings, reliably fresh for a mall counter. Critics mention preset add-ons, thin fish portions and food-safety scares.
Pokeworks · Financial District
84 dish-specific mentions · 65% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
The chain's build-your-own bowl, praised for flavorful, fresh fish and good sauce pairings. The steady complaint is skimpy portions and toppings for a bowl over twenty dollars.
Pokebola · Civic Center
55 dish-specific mentions · 62% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
A cheap, fresh build-your-own bowl that lunch regulars call the best poke nearby. Others got bowls with hardly any fish, little sauce and fish that tasted like it had sat out.
Poke Bowl · Stonestown
47 dish-specific mentions · 66% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
A mall-side build-your-own bowl with ample fresh fish and plentiful toppings for the price. Critics find the sauce flat and report occasional fishy salmon or a stray bone.
Onigilly · Financial District
23 dish-specific mentions · 65% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Three scoops of shio-koji tuna and soy-marinated salmon with krab salad, creamy and fresh when it lands. Critics call it mediocre for the price, with rice hot enough to cook the fish.
Yoma Cafe · Inner Sunset
15 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Melt-in-your-mouth tuna poke with furikake rice, salad and edamame from a tiny Irving Street cafe. A few diners found the ahi bland or tasting frozen.
Poke Life · Mission Bay
21 dish-specific mentions · 48% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Generous, fresh bowls with spicy tuna and salmon that Mission Bay regulars rate as the best value nearby. Others call it supermarket poke, with shrinking scoops cut with onion.
Poke Bar · Financial District
40 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Generous bowls where even the small beats others' portions, with free crab and a well-loved spicy mayo. Recent critics report less protein, hard rice and fish that was not fresh.
Poke Delish · Mission Bay
40 dish-specific mentions · 32% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
When it hits, the fish is fresh with good texture and a standout sauce, served fast at a food-truck park. Too often it misses: few cubes of fish, hard rice and fish that does not taste fresh.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
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