Poke Bowl Near Me in Pasadena: Ry's Poke Shack on Colorado Boulevard

Ry's Poke Shack started as one small shack on the North Shore of Oahu, and in early 2026 it opened a counter at 2700 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107, in a little corner block in East Pasadena. Fish is flown in from the islands five days a week, according to Time Out's July 2026 review, and every bowl is mixed to order. If you searched poke bowl near me from the San Gabriel Valley, this is the closest you will get to a Kahuku poke stand without a plane ticket, and The Infatuation ranked it first in its April 2026 guide to poke in LA.

Ryan Ching grew up on Oahu, trained in architecture and learned poke from his grandfather, according to the shop's own story page. When the pandemic stalled other plans in 2020, he started small, and the first Ry's Poke Shack opened in Kahuku in January 2021. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser photographed Ching with his wife and co-owner Khannie Ramsuvan in front of that shack later in 2021, and Ching explained that the Lao style on the menu exists because his wife is Laotian.

The shack later appeared on Netflix's Street Food USA, and the Star-Advertiser reported in 2024 that Iron Chef Jose Garces had visited three times. The brand now lists shops in Kahuku, Honolulu, Huntington Beach, Lomita and Pasadena. Its Pasadena page says the team built out this space themselves and that it became their busiest shop almost overnight. Early Yelp reviewers describe a soft opening in the third week of January 2026, and Time Out's headline later in the year called it the famous Oahu poke spot that had come to Pasadena.

You order at the counter or through the shop's own Square site for pickup. Because nothing is pre-marinated, The Infatuation warns to expect about a ten-minute wait, and both reviewers note lines through the day. One October 2026 Yelp reviewer counted four or five parties ahead at Saturday lunch and waited ten to fifteen minutes for food. Coming at the 11:30 am opening on a weekday is the simplest way to skip most of that, though even weekend openings can draw a queue.

The Regulah Poke Bowl is $15.95 with one style of poke, and the Mayjah 2 Choice Bowl is $22.50 for two. You can swap rice for half rice and half salad at the same prices, or go all salad. For fish, choose ahi, salmon or a mix, then pick a style. The list is long: shoyu, hot shoyu, Kamikaze, spicy tobiko, spicy Hawaiian, limu, ponzu crunch, jalapeño ponzu, Firecracker, Gingachurri, Lao style and more, plus gluten-free versions made with tamari for guests who need them.

The Infatuation's advice is the one to follow on a first visit: get the Mayjah with half traditional shoyu ahi and half Lao-style salmon, which is seasoned with raw garlic, fish sauce and Thai chiles. Time Out's reviewer liked the classic shoyu, the Gingachurri, which tastes like a gingery chimichurri, and the garlicky Lao style. Spice tolerance varies, and one October 2026 reviewer found the Lao style milder than expected, so the Firecracker is the pick if you want real heat.

If you want to taste several styles, Time Out suggests ordering poke by the pound: a quarter-pound of each style with a side of rice. A half pound is $15.95 and a full pound is $29.95, and a side of rice is $2. For people who skip raw fish, the Garlic Butter Shrimp plate comes with two scoops of rice and mac salad for $18, and the Kalua Pork Bowl is $12. A tofu bowl starts at $11.95.

Add-ons are cheap and worth it. Avocado is $1.50, mac salad and crab surimi are $1.95, and tobiko, furikake and the crunchy onion and garlic mix are 50 cents each, while spicy mayo, unagi and sriracha drizzles are free. Hawaiian Sun juice is $2.75. Some reviewers in October 2026 felt the regular bowl carried more rice than fish, so if you are hungry, the Mayjah or an extra fish side is a better plan than a second bowl.

Quality reports are mostly strong, with The Infatuation calling the ahi fantastic and Time Out saying the shop excels on fresh fish and solid rice. One September 2026 reviewer found sinew in the tuna, then updated the review in October after a better visit. The nachos drew one complaint about a thin layer of fish under all the chips, so the two-choice version is the safer order for sharing.

The shop's location page lists hours of 11:30 am to 7:30 pm every day, so it is a lunch and early-dinner stop rather than a late-night one. Inside there are only a few tables, and reviewers call the room cramped, so plan on takeout if you are a group of four or more. There is no public restroom on site, which two October 2026 reviewers mentioned, and the small corner lot fills quickly at lunch, so parking can take a few minutes.

Without a car, Metro A Line trains stop at Sierra Madre Villa station, a little over a kilometer east along Colorado Boulevard. Reviewers also enjoy the hand-painted Hawaiian art and the decorated tables and benches, which suit the shop's deliberately unpolished look. If the line is out the door, ordering ahead on the Square site and picking up at your time slot is the easiest workaround.

The Lamanda Park branch of the Pasadena Public Library is about 460 meters away, an easy detour if you want a quiet place to sit. For a park, Eaton Blanche Park and Viña Vieja Park are each a bit over a kilometer away if you would rather carry a bowl somewhere green. On a clear day, the San Gabriel Mountains rising behind Colorado Boulevard make the walk back to the car feel more like Hawaii's North Shore than most LA strip malls do.