HONOLULU (KHON2) — Poke is a dish created by Native Hawaiians and perfected by local immigrants. But according to online reviews, the best poke in the country is not from Hawaii. And one world-renowned chef who’s credited with poke’s popularity calls it a “slap in the face.”
People are willing to stand in long lines every day for poke. So to say the best in the country is not in Hawaii – that’s fighting words for some.
La Tour Cafe at Ward Village making us hungry
“So for you to say that, yeah, I kinda like scrap kine,” said Branden Machado, poke connoisseur.
“Nah, I laugh, I laugh,” said Mike Sablay, poke connoisseur…