Blending Japanese and
Hawaiian cuisine to create a delicious mix of seafood, vegetables, rice and
sauces in a bowl.
Ohana” is a Hawaiian word for “family” and “poke”
(pronounced POH-keh) refers to cubed marinated meat (traditionally sushi, which
originated in Japan). While sushi and poke are similar in featuring raw fish,
they are different in many ways and poke is a traditional Hawaiian dish.
At Ohana
Poke in Fairhope, a poke bowl consists of a base (white rice, brown rice, sushi
rice or salad), proteins, mix-ins, sauces and toppings. For example, a popular
signature bowl on the Ohana Poke menu is the Hawaiian Bowl containing salmon,
sweet onion, cucumber, pineapple, tomato and poke sauce and topped with seaweed
salad, mango and crispy onion. For a signature bowl with a little kick, try the
Ohana Poke Bowl with spicy tuna, spicy salmon, tuna mixed with jalapeno, cilantro,
edamame, scallion, sriracha sauce and poke sauce all topped with masago,
seaweed salad, avocado, rice cracker and roast seaweed. All of the signature
bowls on the menu are skillfully designed but can be customized in any way.
Patrons may
also create a completely customized bowl from scratch by choosing from a
plethora of ingredients. The bowls come in different sizes for different
appetites and consist of a base of choice, a wide selection of proteins
(octopus, shrimp, chicken, tofu and many others), healthful fruits and
vegetables as mix-ins (sweet corn, cucumber, seaweed, pineapple, edamame and
more), choice of 10 sauces (umami miso, spicy ponzu, wasabi mayo, eel sauce,
ginger scallion, etc.), regular toppings (squid salad, fish eggs, sushi ginger,
pickled radish carrot, mango and others) and crunchy toppings (furikake, wasabi
peas, crispy onion and similar delights).
Clearly, poke bowls are a great way to get
fresh, healthy ingredients in a creative and delicious meal. Each bowl at Ohana
Poke is also artfully crafted to create a beautiful presentation with each
ingredient expertly portioned. Diners may choose to eat in at the restaurant or
order online and take it to go. Either way, as the website says, it’s “Amazing
Delicious.”
Location: 561 Fairhope Ave.,
Unit 102, Fairhope. 251-517-7760. opfairhope.com. Open 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
every day.
