Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> On Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 2:25:38 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 7:41:03 AM UTC-10, The Greatest! wrote:
> > > Okay, so we are finally getting Island food here in Chicago...this new place opened near me. What do you think...comments...???
> > >
> > >
> > > https://www.yelp.com/biz/pokiology-chicago
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best
> > > Greg
> >
> > I'd say I like the mainlander's idea of a poke bowl better than ours. You guys have more varied toppings. Typically we don't have a choice - it's just poke on hot rice. The mainlanders think of it more as a salad. That's a good idea. I'm a little surprised that people in Chicago would want to try masago, pickled ginger, seaweed salad, or raw fish.
>
> Dude, we've had sushi bars here in Ann Arbor since the 1970s. Why
> should a big city like Chicago be any less cosmopolitan?
>
> I haven't looked recently, but I think I can buy seaweed salad at
> one of the Kroger stores here. You seem to have a very antiquated
> idea of life on the mainland.


"Island" food has been coming along here in the last few years, there are several places, actually MANY I see:

https://www.yelp.com/search?find_des...hicago%2C +IL

It's kind of an update of the old "Polynesian" cuisine that was once popular, I guess...

Sushi/Asian has been very thick on the ground here for decades now, they're a very popular category...even small towns have Thai, etc., restos.

--
Best
Greg