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| - I went to Pittsburgh Poke yesterday for lunch. I previously saw a sign for this place last week when I was driving home from work. It originally said it would be opening on June 23rd, but when I went last Friday, they changed the open date to June 26th. What caught my eye is that the main items they offer are sushi burritos and poke bowls! These are two things that are not really available to Pittsburgh at this current time, especially downtown! When I walked in, I was greeted by a man who handed me a menu. The place is small but roomy and there are a few tables for dining in. I walked up to the counter and it is basically set up like Chipotle, but with sushi ingredients. You have the option to make your own sushi burrito or poke bowl, or to order any 4 of their house burritos and bowls. I decided to make a poke bowl. You start with a base. I choose the half & half option of half white rice and half organic mixed greens. Then you can choose your protein. You can do two or three choices or do double or triple protein or one item. I chose salmon and spicy tuna. (Note:they offer both raw and cooked options -- they also offer tofu). Next, you can chose your mix-ins. They offer options like mango, avocado, jalepeno and cilantro. Then you choose your sauces-- options like house poke (it's a sweet vinegar) I tried it and it was delicious. Other sauce options are spicy mayo, eel sauce, sweet wasabi and ginger sesame. Lastly you can choose the flavorful toppings. Choices such as pickled ginger, masago, seaweed salad, and nori flakes. They carefully layered and packaged up my poke bowl. Everything is half off this week as it is their opening week.
My poke bowl was seriously amazing. They can take all of my money now! lol I will definitely be back sometime this week!
*note: they also offer pre packaged sushi and a small Thai hot foods bar. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful and explained what everything was. I am so happy that Pittsburgh Poke is here!
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