Aloha Fresh

  4.6 – 326 reviews   • Hawaiian restaurant

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✔️Breakfast ✔️Brunch ✔️Lunch ✔️Dinner ✔️Dine in ✔️Take out ✔️Delivery Aloha Fresh 95112

Hours

Friday11 AM–7 PM
Saturday11 AM–7 PM
Sunday11 AM–6 PM
Monday11 AM–6 PM
Tuesday11 AM–6 PM
Wednesday11 AM–6 PM
Thursday11 AM–6 PM

Address and Contact Information

Address: 225 Jackson St, San Jose, CA 95112

Phone: (408) 217-8988

Website: https://www.alohafreshpoke.com/

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Order and Reservations

Order: Order online

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Reviews

MomZee Jen
I can’t say much about the ambiance or service since I only tried the food at a party yesterday–but wow, it was so good I had to ask where it was from! I’ve never really been into poke, but after tasting the scallops, I was instantly hooked. The flavor was unbelievable–my taste buds were honestly surprised! My friend ordered seven kinds of poke and seaweed salad, and every single one was delicious. Even the spicy ones were perfectly balanced. I’m definitely planning a visit soon–my taste buds want more of what Aloha Fresh has to offer!
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Liz P.
We visited Aloha Fresh in San Jose Japantown after seeing all the hype on TikTok, and when we arrived there was already a long line out the door—about 20 people ahead of us. From start to finish, it took roughly 30 minutes to order and get our food, partly because they ran out of spicy salmon, which slowed things down even more.

We tried the spicy salmon, spicy ahi tuna, scallop, the popular “um nachos” (poke served over wonton chips—the main reason we came), butter mochi, and Korean fried chicken. Overall, most of the food was pretty tasty and the pricing felt fair.

However, the scallop was a miss. It had a strong seafood, “sea” taste that didn’t feel fresh and left an uncomfortable aftertaste. Because of that, we ended up throwing it away.

The Korean fried chicken was also disappointing. It came out immediately and wasn’t hot—or even warm—which made it clear it wasn’t freshly cooked.

As for the um nachos, they were good, but not groundbreaking. I’ve had similar poke-and-wonton-chip combinations before, whether in taco form or plated differently. This felt more like a trendy fusion take than something truly new or standout. I wouldn’t say it’s better than other poke places—it just happens to be having a viral moment.

The space itself is very casual. There’s no indoor seating, so everyone eats outside on benches and tables. Parking in the area is tricky, mostly paid street parking unless you find a nearby neighborhood spot. On the positive side, the staff was friendly and service was polite—it was just really slow due to how crowded it was.

Overall, it was fun to try a new place, and the food was solid in parts, but not something I’d wait in a long line for again.
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Sunny Kim
It was a very busy line to get poke, but it was worth it imo.
Would’ve gave them a full 5 stars, but when their spicy salmon poke was out, it ended up holding the line for a good 10-15mins to catch up on orders. But then when the spicy salmon poke was ready, there was a whole group of people waiting for it, and it was a whole mess. Some people paid for their bowls already, and then some didn’t. So when they were making everyone bowls, they had no ideas who is who’s bowl; as they are not labeled, and employees started handing out bowls without anyone knowing who’s is who’s. Ended up getting a bowl I didn’t order, and I didn’t realize until I already left. So for future, I’ll reccomend them to label the bowls with their name or something, if they have people waiting for a thing that is out.

But about the food itself, it was really good, the poke tasted very fresh and every side was really good. I was suppose to get a spicy salmon and like ahi tuna or something, but ended up getting like double scoop wasabi spicy salmon or something, with ocean salad and crab and ginger . But ended up because good anyways. The poke is def on the pricier side, it’s was $21 dollars for mine and it wasnt a crazy amount of portion. But the poke did def taste fresher than other poke places.
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Ivan A
Closest thing you’ll get for poke without being in Hawaii your self in the Bay Area. Great options and selections.

They operate with poke bowls.
Choose your type, where it’s a single poke, rice, sides. Or a 1 hot and 1 poke item with rice, and sides. Or what I ordered a “poke lovers”. 2 poke, rice, and 2 sides.

I always order the kalbi ahi, more unique combination that i haven’t tried in Hawaii and the kalui nut salmon. Sides are seaweed salad and Mac salad.

Somewhat pricey for $15-20 a bowl but 100% worth it. Whenever we’re in the South Bay this is one of the automatic goto spots for the wife and I. Worth a stop by.

Don’t sleep on the butter mochi! Guava and lilikoi both amazing!
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Cisco L
I ordered the Aloha Bowl w/ Korean fried chicken, white rice, mac salad, and namasu online. The textures and flavors were mostly great. The sauce on the chicken was too salty. I’d prefer a spicy or sweeter option. However, i would like to try the rest of the menu.
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Jungeun
very fresh and delicious! the mac salad and the imitation crab salad are a touch too mayo-y for my taste (perhaps some black pepper or vinegar could help?) but the poke items are super good. I did think the sweet soy salmon was a bit bland, but I also think that was what helped me taste how fresh the fish is, so it wasn’t a complete L
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Lukita
Their poke is fresh and super flavorful! Also, they have the best sale and vinegar karaage. I drive 1 hour and 30 min for it
The place can get very crowded and the line can be all the way outside of the store, but it worths the wait and since they don’t have a dining space, it doesn’t take so long.
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Mary Tran
Great selection of poke! Everything tasted fresh and delicious. It’s take out/to go only since there are not seating but if you walk around Japantown you’re bound to find a place to sit and eat. They’re known for their Poke Nachos and it did not disappoint!!
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Steve Hong
Got the poke lover with scallops and spicy salmon. Reminds me of Hawaii…very fresh! Plenty of food for me. Also got the lilikoi mochi. If you like mochi, this was delicious. Would 100% come back next time I’m in SJ area. Only issue was lack of seating but we found a bench outside to sit and eat.
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Colby Fong
This was my second time coming here. I placed an online order on Valentine’s day, saturday night around 6pm. The inside of the building is a bit dark, but has a more cozy vibe. They made our order incredibly quickly and was ready within 15 minutes. They called asking about extra sides since online, you can only order by the pound (which is way too much). The male worker then informed us we could get a quarter pound of sides which was the perfect amount. We got 4 1/2 lbs of different poke, 1lb of rice, and 4 different 1/4lbs of sides and the total was about $75. Would recommend doing this for takeout for handrolls at home!
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