Virginia-based poke bowl restaurant opens Sarasota County location

Jimmy Geurts, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Updated ·2 min read

A Virginia poke bowl concept has expanded to Sarasota County, joining the long list of recent restaurant openings, several coming from out of state.

PokeHub is now open at 1693 U.S. 41 Bypass S., Unit A in Venice's Jacaranda Plaza, according to an employee who answered the phone. (Attempts to reach an owner for further comment were not immediately successful.) The restaurant's other locations include Fairfax, Reston and Centreville, all in Fairfax County, Virginia. It joins such other restaurants in Jacaranda Plaza as Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ, Bonefish Grill, Crisp & Green, First Watch, Jersey Mike's Subs, Kendo and Norma Jean's.

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The Virginia-based poke bowl concept PokeHub, pictured here at its Fairfax location, has expanded to Sarasota County with a new Venice location.
The Virginia-based poke bowl concept PokeHub, pictured here at its Fairfax location, has expanded to Sarasota County with a new Venice location.

The restaurant offers build-your-own versions of poke, the traditional Hawaiian dish of diced raw fish served with seasonings and toppings. Customers can choose from ahi tuna, salmon, spicy tuna, scallop, albacore, shrimp, chicken, sweet egg and tofu for protein; white or brown rice, spring mix, romaine lettuce and kale for the base; cucumber, pineapple, cilantro, onion, edamame, jalapeno, green onion and sweet corn for mix-ins; crab meat, avocado, masago, crispy onion, ginger, sesame seed, wasabi, furikake and seaweed salad for toppings, and chipotle or wasabi mayo, eel sauce, hot sauce, yuzu ponzu and sesame shoyu for sauces.

The menu also features a few signature bowls such as the PokeHub Classic with ahi tuna, Salmon's Kick with wasabi mayo and Spicy Sunflower with ahi and spicy tuna, chipotle mayo and hot sauce. Beyond bowls, the restaurant also offers a sushi burrito, an eel box with unagi, and sodas and other similar beverages.

PokeHub, which is pictured here at its Fairfax location, is at 1693 U.S. 41 Bypass S., Unit A in Venice.
PokeHub, which is pictured here at its Fairfax location, is at 1693 U.S. 41 Bypass S., Unit A in Venice.

PokeHub will join other out-of-state dining and drinking concepts that have expanded to Sarasota-Manatee in recent years including Hot Dog Shoppe from Ohio, The Original Rainbow Cone from Chicago, Faicco's from New York City, Sun King Brewery from Indiana, and Kelly's Roast Beef and LobsterCraft from New England.

PokeHub's Venice location plans to be open 11 a.m.-9 p.m. daily. For more information, call 941-837-3035 or visit mypokehub.com.

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This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Virginia restaurant PokeHub opens Venice, Sarasota County location