# Custom salmon poke with extra shrimp near COEX Mall, Seoul: Ola Poke

- By Jiwoo Baem (https://superchart.com/en/@seochon-narrow-menu/)
- Written Sep 15, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Gangnam, Seoul
- Sponsored: This post was written after being provided with a complimentary store visit as sponsorship.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@seochon-narrow-menu/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@seochon-narrow-menu/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/index.md)

## In short

Ola Poke Samseong Branch is a poke and salad restaurant near Samseong Station and COEX in Gangnam, Seoul. The salmon poke was ordered on a rice base with the seaweed, chickpeas and lentils left out and three shrimp added, dressed with both the recommended soy sauce and chili garlic sauce. Ola Poke Samseong made a filling weekday lunch for days when salad feels too light and Korean food too heavy.

## Good to know

- **Order**: Salmon poke (rice base)
- **Sauces**: Recommended soy sauce + chili garlic sauce
- **Ingredients left out**: Seaweed, chickpeas, lentils
- **Extra topping**: 3 shrimp
- **Location**: 34 Yeongdong-daero 85-gil, Unit 102, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (near Samseong Station and COEX)

*as written by the visitor on Sep 15, 2026*

Eating lunch around Samseong Station or COEX, picking a menu is honestly kind of a struggle.

![Deciding on a lunch spot near Samseong Station and COEX](https://img.superchart.com/images/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke-01-1xgmt-900.webp)

There are tons of restaurants near the office, but eating something heavy every single time feels like too much, and if I just eat salad I end up starving again by the afternoon.

![Walking toward Ola Poke Samseong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke-02-1ovne-900.webp)

So this time, while looking for a good poke salad spot near Samseong Station, I went to Ola Poke Samseong Branch, near Samseong Station and COEX.

![Ola Poke Samseong Branch, a poke salad restaurant near Samseong Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke-03-12jhl-900.webp)

## What kind of restaurant is Ola Poke Samseong Branch?

Ola Poke Samseong Branch specializes in poke and salad, and what I liked was that you're not stuck with a fixed set of ingredients — you can remove or add items based on your taste.

Especially for people picking lunch who feel like "salad is too light but a regular meal is too heavy," poke seems like the perfect middle-ground option.

![Menu guide for poke and salad options](https://img.superchart.com/images/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke-04-ylmfe-900.webp)

## Customizing the salmon poke: no seaweed or beans, three shrimp added

What I ordered was the salmon poke!

![A bowl of salmon poke at Ola Poke Samseong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke-05-1g8p6-900.webp)

Instead of eating the default set, I tweaked it a bit to my taste. I chose rice as the base and picked the recommended soy sauce plus chili garlic sauce. I also removed the seaweed, chickpeas, and lentils, and added three shrimp instead.

![Salmon poke with three shrimp added](https://img.superchart.com/images/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke-06-x6syv-900.webp)

I think this is exactly the advantage of a poke specialty restaurant. Even ordering the same salmon poke, depending on how you choose the rice, vegetables, toppings, and sauce, you can build it into your own style.

![Rice-base salmon poke with topping arrangement](https://img.superchart.com/images/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke-07-3s3sb-1200.webp)

Especially since I usually end up leaving ingredients I don't like on the plate, it was nice being able to leave them out from the start.

![A bowl of salmon poke with disliked ingredients removed](https://img.superchart.com/images/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke-08-1ks0x-900.webp)

## How filling is the salmon poke with shrimp as one meal?

Adding shrimp to the salmon poke made it a pretty filling meal, more than I expected. I think I still left more than half the rice. The texture of the rice was great, too!

![A filling poke bowl topped with salmon and shrimp](https://img.superchart.com/images/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke-09-1wl87-900.webp)

When you hear "poke," you might think at first, "isn't this basically the same as a salad?"

![Cross-section of poke with rice and vegetables](https://img.superchart.com/images/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke-10-10ies-900.webp)

But with rice and protein toppings included, it definitely feels more like a real meal than just eating salad. With the soft texture of salmon plus the added shrimp, the protein toppings became more varied,

![Close-up of soft salmon and shrimp toppings](https://img.superchart.com/images/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke-11-146hp-900.webp)

and having different textures throughout kept it from getting boring.

## How did the soy sauce and chili garlic sauce combination taste?

The recommended soy sauce went well with the poke overall, no complaints there,

![Salmon poke drizzled with recommended soy sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke-12-kyk4p-900.webp)

and choosing the chili garlic sauce alongside it added a slight spicy kick at the end, which personally made it even more delicious for me.

![A bite of poke with chili garlic sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke-13-fy630-900.webp)

With just one sauce it can feel a bit plain, but pairing the soy-based one with chili garlic let me alternate between mild and spicy, and the combo worked well.

![Poke with both soy sauce and chili garlic sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke-14-8p5dm-900.webp)

## Why Ola Poke works for a weekday lunch near Samseong Station and COEX

Ola Poke Samseong Branch sits right in the heart of Samseong Station and COEX, making it a convenient lunch spot for people who work in the area.

![Ola Poke Samseong Branch storefront near Samseong Station and COEX](https://img.superchart.com/images/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke-15-1lqm6-900.webp)

Around Samseong Station, so many people are out looking for lunch every day that eating Korean food, stews, or noodles daily can feel like a lot.

![Poke eaten alone for an office lunch](https://img.superchart.com/images/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke-16-19f2l-900.webp)

On those days when you want a meal that's not too heavy, or want to get vegetables and protein together, this seems like a great choice. Best of all, since you can adjust the ingredients to your taste, even visiting the same restaurant multiple times, you can keep changing up the toppings and sauces — salmon, shrimp, whatever — and that's a real plus!

![Poke that can be customized with different toppings and sauces](https://img.superchart.com/images/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke/ola-poke-samseong-salmon-shrimp-poke-17-14wx6-900.webp)

If you're looking for a good poke salad spot near Samseong Station, Ola Poke Samseong Branch, easily accessible from COEX, is worth adding to your lunch list. If you're like me — a plain salad feels a bit lacking, but a super heavy meal feels like too much — poke with rice, vegetables, and toppings like salmon could be a pretty good alternative.

Next time, I want to try a different combination by adding other toppings instead of the ones I left out this time :)

## Where it is

- Ola Poke Samseong Branch (올라포케 삼성점)
- 34 Yeongdong-daero 85-gil, Unit 102, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- 서울특별시 강남구 영동대로85길 34 102호
- 37.5066586, 127.0607888
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%98%AC%EB%9D%BC%ED%8F%AC%EC%BC%80%20%EC%82%BC%EC%84%B1%EC%A0%90/@37.5066586,127.0607888,17z

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