For a bowl in Koreatown that can be picked up or eaten quickly before the evening gets going, Haru Poke and Boba is a sensible proposition. It is open on weekdays until 7:15 PM, with a Saturday afternoon window, and the menu reaches well beyond a single poke formula: signature bowls, build-your-own combinations, sushi rolls, triangle kimbap and drinks all share the same small operation. The catch is physical rather than culinary. The shop sits inside the Mercury building, with a compact barstool counter that is easy to miss from Wilshire Boulevard. Knowing where to look, and how much food the counter can handle, makes the visit considerably less fiddly.
The split opening hours matter: this is a weekday late-lunch or early-evening stop, not a Sunday fallback. Ask Karpo which arrival window and bowl choice make the most sense right now.
It is built for the hour before dinner
Haru Poke and Boba works best when the requirement is a proper bowl without the ceremony of a full restaurant. The weekday hours run from 11:00 AM to 7:15 PM, which covers lunch, a late workday meal and an early dinner, but not the loose, after-hours interpretation of dinner. Saturday ends much earlier, at 4:45 PM, and Sunday is closed. That timetable gives the place a particular use: plan it as a daytime or early-evening stop rather than an emergency option after everything else has shut.
The address is 3800 Wilshire Boulevard #110B, inside the Mercury building in Wilshire Center-Koreatown. It is not presented as a prominent street-facing shop, and the entrance can be easy to overlook. One practical landmark is its position near Jamba Juice. The building matters more than the pavement frontage, so arriving with the expectation of an interior counter prevents an unnecessary lap of Wilshire Boulevard. The business began operating in March 2025, and its menu has settled into a broad, seafood-led format rather than a one-bowl operation.
The menu is larger than the room
The Haru Signature is the most expansive order on the board. At $22.99, it combines salmon, tuna, crabmeat and albacore with avocado and masago, then adds rice, greens, vegetables, furikake, crispy onion and garlic, house mustard and Haru mayo. It is less a restrained fish bowl than a full assembly of the menu's available contrasts. The Dragon Bowl reaches $24.99, while Salmon Delight is $20.99, Ultimate Tuna is $19.99 and Haru On Fire is $18.99.
Build-your-own bowls keep the decision more controlled. Two proteins cost $17.99, three cost $19.99 and four cost $21.99. That pricing makes the two-protein version the straightforward lunch order, while the four-protein bowl sits close to the Haru Signature without the same fixed combination. There are also smaller routes through the menu: an eight-piece spicy tuna roll is $7.99, a California roll is $7.25 and tuna-mayo kimbap is $4.99. The selection is substantial even if the seating is not.
Korean Poke is the clearest local accent
The Korean Poke is the order that gives the menu its most obvious Korean-fusion direction. It costs $17.99 and combines salmon, tuna and spicy tuna with rice, greens, vegetables and masago. Furikake, crispy onion and garlic add texture, while chojang and sesame oil take the bowl away from a purely Japanese-leaning profile. The result, at least on paper, is more pointed than a neutral build-your-own bowl. It is the sensible choice when the Korean element should be part of the main flavour rather than a side thought.
For the broadest seafood mix, the Haru Signature is the more generous route; for a cleaner three-fish bowl with sharper seasoning, the Korean Poke has the stronger logic. Customer feedback in 2026 has praised fresh fish, full portions and friendly service. One delivery review, however, said the bowl contained more lettuce and base than fish. That is a useful reminder to judge the order by its intended format: a rice-and-greens bowl with toppings, not a sashimi platter disguised as lunch.
Use the counter as a quick stop
The dining room is compact, informal and furnished with barstool seating. This is the sort of place where one can eat a bowl efficiently, but it is not designed for a large group, a long catch-up or a lingering afternoon. A solo diner or pair should fit the room's rhythm more comfortably than a crowd. If the counter is full, takeout is the uncomplicated alternative, and delivery is available as well. Cards, Apple Pay and contactless payments are accepted, so there is no particular reason to slow down at the till.
Timing is the main operational trick. A weekday arrival during the lunch period or before the final hour gives the widest margin, while Saturday requires attention to the 4:45 PM closing time. The shop is easy to miss, so allow a moment to look inside the building rather than waiting for a prominent storefront sign. Parking validation is available for the Mercury building garage, alongside street parking. Those details matter more here than a queue system: the visit is about finding the counter and using it promptly.
The trade-off is space, not choice
Haru Poke and Boba's modest footprint changes how the menu reads. There is enough choice for repeat visits without requiring the room to behave like a destination restaurant. One day can be a two-protein bowl, another a Korean Poke, and a shorter stop can be handled with kimbap or a roll. Drinks fill out the same proposition: regular brown sugar milk tea is $5.25, while green grape, yuzu, grapefruit and strawberry sparkling ades are $5.50.
That combination makes the shop particularly practical for a workday meal or takeout order in Wilshire Center-Koreatown. The important expectation is proportion. The bowl selection is broad and the portions are described as full, but the setting remains a small bar-style counter. Anyone wanting extensive seating or a long meal should choose another format. For a quick seafood bowl with Korean touches, a few smaller sides and a drink, the compactness is a limitation to manage rather than a reason to dismiss the place.
Practical notes
Haru Poke and Boba is at 3800 Wilshire Boulevard #110B, Los Angeles, CA 90010, inside the Mercury building near Jamba Juice. Hours are Monday-Friday 11:00 AM-7:15 PM, Saturday 11:30 AM-4:45 PM, and Sunday closed. For transit, use the Mercury building as the arrival landmark rather than looking for a prominent street shop. Drivers can use the building garage with parking validation or look for street parking. Key prices are $17.99 for a two-protein build-your-own bowl and the Korean Poke, $22.99 for the Haru Signature, $7.99 for a spicy tuna roll and $5.25 for brown sugar milk tea. Arrive on a weekday before the final hour, and treat the venue as a compact counter with limited bar seating but a substantial bowl menu.
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Ask Karpo first
The hard part here is not the menu but the building: a compact counter inside the Mercury building with split weekday and Saturday hours that are easy to misread from a map pin. Ask Karpo for the best arrival window, the right bowl for the visit and what else nearby is worth the walk.
