Reviews for Freestyle Poke in Kansas City, MO
This was a gem! Fresh, clean and friendly! I found myself wanting to go back the next day.Caleb was so helpful as it was our... first time eating Poke? we are hooked!! Sushi grade salmon, spicy tuna, crab, shrimp all with my favorites like avocado,cucumber and jalapeño it was Amazing. It?s a cool, contemporary place, love the area as well. We will be regulars! Read more
Came here for a quick and healthy lunch and was pleasantly surprised. Nice poke on forbidden rice, friendly service and a very... clean restaurant. Would come back here and try to build my own poke bowl. Definitely worth the money in Kansas City Read more
Walking distance from City Market (River market) Street cars pass this place. Tasty bowl but rice cooked a bit too mushy and... salmon cut a bit too small. Read more
If you didn't know Freestyle Poke is employee owned, it's their hard work that kept the store here in KCMo when the owner bailed... for an "new adventure". Parking : The store is located in the River Market area of downtown KCMo. So prepare for a hassle withparking. It is right next to a street car stop making it easy for the working community to have access to the store. Facility :Is always clean, and minimalistic which goes with the brands vibes. But still feels comfortable. They have indoor and outdoorseating. As well as other areas in the community surrounding where you can go and relax to eat outside. Employees : I wouldlike to say more times then not I am met with amazing service and complete respect by everyone who works here. I do on occasionget someone who is dismissive or not paying attention. I'd like to think it's just been a rough day for them. If you didn'tknow Poke is a Hawaiian Dish deeply rooted in Japanese Culture. Which circles around food being an experience, and to reach the5 levels of taste as well (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami) others adding (cool, hot) to it as well. To me this is theultimate goal. I prefer to do the build your own bowl. Size: 3 options (1,2,3 scoops) -----I always get the 3 scoop. Base : Youcan pick up to 2 choices for your base. -----I like to get half Sushi Rice, half Forbidden Rice (black rice, little moretoothsome and great balance to the sticky sushi rice) Protein : By Land (chicken) or By Sea (variety of fish & shellfish) -----Iget Chicken [Which use to always be shredded. They have recently changed it to chopped and I don't like the text it brings forone, two it is hard to pick up and mix with the other ingredients, and three I got a lot of gristly pieces that wereinedible.] Mix-Ins : You get up to 3 choices. -----I have a tendency to get either all tomatoes or 2 tomatoes & springonions. Marinade : Choose 1 sauce to marinade your protein & mix-ins with. Before it is laid on top of your base. ----- Read more
The best poke bowl in Kansas City, and I?ve tried them all. My go to is always the salmon and spicy ahi tuna, you can always... gage a place by how fresh these two proteins are. Freestyle never disappoints in this regard. I also love that they carry purplerice as it gives a nice chewy texture with a nice nutty flavor. I always choose half purple rice and half white sushi rice combofor my base. Their sauces are very tasty and they have authentic flavours like yozu and ponzu. I personally love their srirachaponzu for my mix-in and the yum yum sauce. Read more
Friendly atmosphere at the entrance of the River Market. Staff was very nice. Build Your Own Bowl is about $10 for a regular... size. Food was delish! Read more
Super tasty and fresh ingredients! I created my own bowl and got to customize everything in it. I did takeout but the restaurant... was very clean. The photo of the bowl is everything mixed up already by me. Read more
LOVED THIS PLACE! They were very patient with us and offered helped when needed. They noticed that I was slightly struggling to... decide. I do recommend writing everyone down on your notes app to help remember what you want when building your own bowl. Thevariety of options were big and I felt like there were an unlimited amount of combinations you could choose from. My favoritepart is how GENEROUS they were when packing my bowl. I will say my combo was delicious! No regrets! I had enough for a 2nd meal,lol. I?m definitely coming back. My combo: Forbidden rice, white sushi rice Salmon Cucumber, edamame, Sriracha ponzu Crab mix,marinated kale, kimchi, roe, seaweeds Togarashi yuzu mayo Sesame seeds, nori Read more