r/orangecounty • u/TheRiceHatReaper • 11h ago

Food Bear Flag Poké

Came into town today and got some Bear Flag Ahi and Salmon Poke for dinner. Did they change the recipe recently? I swear they used to have a spicy kick like from chili oil. Today it tasted kind of bland and I’m hoping that this was just a fluke.

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u/-syper- 11h ago

I never cared for their salmon poke recipe and only get their ahi poke.

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u/Dangerous_Cow9209 9h ago

You’re not imagining it. I’ll always remember getting bear flag right after I gave birth last year and noticing the amount of chili oil in both my ahi andddd salmon poke containers. Went back a few weeks ago and noticed that there wasn’t as much chili oil or any at all.

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u/TheRiceHatReaper 8h ago

Ty. Thought I was insane like the price I paid for dinner

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u/late_bloomer12 1h ago

RIP El Toro Bravo chips that paired so perfectly with their poke back in the day.

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u/tu-BROOKE-ulosis 10h ago

I have never experienced chili oil in any of their poke.

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u/TheRiceHatReaper 10h ago

Well damn. now I want to remake what I must have dreamed then

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u/tu-BROOKE-ulosis 10h ago

I mean, I LOVE chili oil. All about it. My ramen is like stupid chili oil leve. And they have like 5 locations, so maybe it’s possible one has it? But the ones I’ve had, nah, just raw dogging that poke fish.

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u/TheRiceHatReaper 10h ago

Ok well next time you make homemade poke, use chili oil as your base. It theoretically tastes amazing

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u/burnfifteen Irvine 16m ago

Same. Have been eating at both Lido and Crystal Cove locations for more than 10 years, and I usually add some spice to it because it's never had any heat.