Poke Dream

 

Located at 274 Eastchester Drive #178 in High Point, Poke Dream offers poke and Japanese cuisine for lunch and dinner. It is open from 11 a.m. (noon on weekends) to 9:30 p.m. daily. Online ordering is available.

 

From gourmet cheesecake to now poke and ramen, this plaza on Eastchester is certainly getting interesting. Poke Dream is housed in a former Chinese takeout spot, and like its predecessor, it offers little seating. There, however, is where the similarities end. Bright, clean, and inviting, Poke Dream boasts friendly staff and an impressive menu. The appetizer offerings include various salads and dumplings while the poke bowl options let you fully customize your own (though the seven signature bowls are well worth investigating if you’re feeling indecisive). Moreover, Poke Dream offers ramen, a rarity for High Point. There’s even mochi ice cream for those who want a change-of-pace dessert.

 

I put in an online order for a seafood bowl (salmon, tuna, shrimp, crab salad, cucumber, carrot edamame, sweet soy, and spicy mayo) with a few apps and sides (crab Rangoon, char siew bao, and spicy Thai noodles) to share. Online ordering was convenient, and food was ready when it was supposed to be.

 

My poke bowl was a definite winner. The ingredients were fresh, the sauces imparted plenty of flavor, and everything mixed well. The portion size is certainly respectable though the fact that Ninja Café offers up more for less money with miso included calls into question its value.

 

Poke Bowl made a decidedly positive first impression, and I look forward to trying the ramen as the weather cools.