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Steve's Poké Bar Vancouver Review: Trying 'Shoyu A Good Time'

🐟 At a Glance: Quick Facts

📍 Location: Steve's Poké Bar (Great Northern Way — Vancouver, BC)
🥣 Ordered: Steve's Traditional Bowl Mini ($22.30), Shoyu A Good Time Bowl ($19.00)
⭐ Smooch Verdict: Consistently fresh, authentically seasoned, and deeply satisfying. Whether you prefer a purist meat-and-rice bowl or a fully loaded mountain of colourful toppings, it stands out as one of our absolute favourite weekend staples.

Happy Saturday! After spending a wonderful, relaxing afternoon hanging out and sipping drinks at Gene Cafe, the gorgeous sunshine enticed us to keep walking. We made our way down to the Great Northern Way (GNW) location of Steve's Poké Bar for an early dinner.

Hubby decided to go with a classic and ordered Steve's Traditional Bowl Mini ($22.30). Do not let the "mini" designation fool you, because this bowl is absolute perfection for a purist. It comes generously loaded with four scoops of premium poke, featuring two scoops of savoury Shoyu Ahi and two scoops of Spicy Ahi. It is served on a beautifully hot bed of rice and finished with furikake seasoning, green onions, sesame seeds, and a drizzle of Steve’s signature Shoyu sauce.


A high-angle view of Steve's Traditional Poké Bowl, featuring generous scoops of Shoyu and Spicy Ahi tuna over a bed of seasoned rice.
The purist's dream: Steve's Traditional Bowl.

For my dinner, I selected the second item on the signature menu, aptly named Shoyu A Good Time ($19.00). I love playing with textures, so I requested a mix of white rice and fresh salad greens as my base. This beautiful bowl features two scoops of tender Shoyu Ahi Tuna, furikake seasoning, sweet corn, edamame, imitation crab, wakame seaweed salad, pickled ginger, and sesame seeds, all brought together by Steve’s Shoyu sauce.

The overall flavour profile is a wonderful balance of sweet and savoury notes. To make it even better, I opted to add fresh avocado to my bowl. It brought an extra hit of rich creaminess that complemented the bright, crunchy vegetables and marinated tuna beautifully.


A vibrant Shoyu A Good Time poké bowl filled with colourful toppings including edamame, seaweed salad, corn, crab, and avocado over greens.
Colourful, crisp, and fresh: The Shoyu A Good Time bowl with added avocado.

It truly was such a healthy, nourishing, and completely delicious dinner to wrap up an active Saturday. There is something so satisfying about a meal that leaves you feeling energized and fueled for the rest of the weekend.

When you head out for poké, do you prefer sticking to the classic traditional dressings, or do you love loading up your bowl with all the toppings like I do? Let me know your go-to combinations in the comments below!

For future me, below is a list of bowls we have tried:

  • Traditional
  • Shoyu A Good Time
  • California Dreamin'
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