Watch my VLOG video here: Rotterdam | Hawaii Poké Bowl, the freshest Poké Bowl in town
Aloha Hawaii! Freshly made Hawaiian Poké Bowl, a sunny interior with colorful graffiti that makes you happy and people who welcome you with a radiant smile. You imagine yourself on the beach of Hawaii when you walk into Hawaii Poké Bowl, the Walhalla for the surfers, with ocean waves and swaying palm trees. What could be more delicious than a freshly made Hawaii Poké Bowl and a tropical Hawaiian smoothie that you drink through a straw.
We are now in the heart of Rotterdam at Hawaii Poké Bowl at Stadhuisplein 32 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. We’d love to have a Hawaii Poké Bowl, but since we’re having a hard time choosing, we’ll take all the Signature Hawaii Poké Bowls on the menu:
Signature Hawaii Poke Bowls:
- Salmon Style Bowl – Salmon, avocado, seaweed salad, edamame, cucumber, corn, cherry tomatoes, jalapeños, crispy onions and sesame mix
- Classic Tuna Bowl – Tuna, avocado, edamamme, cucumber, carrot, cherry tomatoes, sriracha mayonnaise, masago, tempura crisp and sesame mix
- Shrimptastic Bowl – Shrimp, avocado, cucumber, edamame, beetroot, cherry tomatoes, sriracha mayonnaise, chili flakes and pickled ginger
- Pulled Chicken Bowl – Pulled chicken, avocado, red onions, pickled cucumber, corn, cherry tomatoes, jalapeños, teriyaki sauce, crispy onions and sesame mix
- Tofu Time Bowl – Tofu, avocado, broccoli, edamame, cucumber, carrot, seaweed salad, sesame dressing and sesame soy
Sushi Burrito:
Regular Sushi Burrito Side
Side Dishes:
- Sweet Potato Fries
- Edamame Seaweed salad (wakame)
- Tempura Shrimps
- Veggie Spring Rolls
Smoothie:
- Hawaiian Smoothie – Passion fruit, coconut, mango, acerola, cherries, apple and pineapple
- Lovely Green – Spinach, avocado, apple, broccoli, mango, wheat grass and barley grass
Background story Hawaii Poké Bowl
Hawaii Poké Bowl Rotterdam is open in April 2021. In addition, there is another location at Spuistraat 60 in The Hague that has been opened in December 2019. Currently, Hawaii Poké Bowl has five owners, some of whom were born and raised in Rotterdam and a few others from abroad.
Hawaii Poke Bowl
The poké bowl is a dish originally from Hawaii with tropical ingredients such as fish and mix-ings such as seaweed. At Hawaii Poké Bowl they want to keep the poké bowl as close to the original recipe as possible. The concept is: a beautiful poké bowl, richly filled and full of flavour, where you can choose from the flavors yourself. Many different variations and flavors are possible.
Poké bowl is sushi in a bowl. You can choose the base yourself, but the original is rice. The rice is warm, but you can also use a cold salad as a base. In addition to the rice, you have ingredients that you can choose yourself. For example, you can choose cucumber, red cabbage, surimi sticks and seaweed salad. There is always a protein such as salmon, tuna, tofu, shrimp or chicken. Vegan compositions are also possible.
You can see poké bowl as a menu, which is quite filling, especially when you look at the sizes they offer (regular and large). Rice is particularly filling and five mixes are also given, such as avocado, baby corn, broccoli, mango and red cabbage. You can choose a sauce with it such as Chilli Mayo, Sesame Dressing and Wasabi Soy Sauce. In addition, you can choose three toppings such as fried onions, masago and nachos.
Customer’s Favorite
The most popular poké bowl is the Salmon Style Bowl and people who don’t like raw fish usually choose the Pulled Chicken Bowl right away.
Interior
The interior of Hawaii Poké Bowl is tropically decorated with lots of greenery, bright colors and neon lighting. The interior attracts many people as a kind of eye candy. It gives you a tropical feeling, the Hawaiian feeling.
The colorful graffiti on the wall was made by a Dutch artist who made the graffiti in both Rotterdam and The Hague.
Our Hawaii Poké Bowl experience
We sit outside on the terras with our beautiful Hawaii Poké Bowls and side dishes laid out on the table. Each and every one of the dishes are beautiful colorful creations. We notice that just as bees are attracted to fragrant flowers, the Hawaii Poké Bowls attract many hungry passers-by, who pause to look at them and give compliments, then go inside themselves to put together their own Hawaii Poké Bowls.
The police officers of Rotterdam Oude Westen are also attracted by the colorful Hawaii Poké Bowls and join us at our table for a bite to eat. They think the food tastes delicious! We have chosen our own toppings, which makes the Salmon Style Bowl a bit too spicy for police officer Rob, his colleague police officer John, on the other hand, really likes the spicy taste.
That’s the beauty of Hawaii Poké Bowl, you can choose the flavors you like best. I wanted a poké bowl with salmon and not spicy, while my friend likes the spicy version better. The Salmon Style Bowl is therefore half spicy and half not spicy, so it tasted delicious for both of us! An extensive Hawaii Poké Bowl table lends itself extremely well to shared dining.
Are you also coming to Hawaii Poké Bowl to taste delicious Hawaii Poké Bowls?
You can watch my video of our visit to Hawaii Poké Bowl here: Rotterdam | Hawaii Poké Bowl, the freshest Poké Bowl in town
Hawaii Poké Bowl
Address:
Stadhuisplein 32
3012 A.S. Rotterdam
The Nederlands