Very nice staff and fresh and delicious poke. They had a wide array of toppings, sauces, and seafood so it's easy to find what you like. Hey even let me try the sauces and have extra veggies if I wanted. I actually grew up in Hawaii and having the aloha beverages and music took me back. However the seating was limited and not that nice because the tables were quite low. But overall a good experience and great food. read more

I came here for the soft opening because I'm a huge fan of their food truck "Abunai." The inside of the store itself is clean, modern, and has an elegant simplicity about it. The menu is definitely easy to read and makes ordering straight forward. I ordered the signature salmon bowl. The fish was fresh and ingredients creatively assembled. I love the sauce. I wanted to take a whole jug of it home. I've been to Hawaii a few times and have Hawaiian relatives and friends who've taken me around to some local joints out there. This tastes exactly like the fresh fish I had on the islands. It tastes like Hawaii. And it tastes like it was made with love. Keep it up Team Abunai! read more

This place is incredible! Would highly recommend for anyone who enjoys poke or sushi. I created a bowl and the staff had some great suggestions of what to mix together. Ahi and shrimp were a great combo, and were obviously very fresh. House made sauce was great too, soy based with red chili's- yum. read more

We used Abunia Poke to cater for our office luncheon and everyone LOVED and couldn't stop talking about how delicious their food were. Thanks for filling our bellies with your deliciousness. You guys did a great job! read more

The tuna is good but they aren't very generous with the portions of everything else. You pay extra for avocado and they give you one slice of avocado. I would still recommend, but hoping they make a few adjustments. read more

Abunai Poke is awesome. The food was delicious and the staff is friendly and kind. The rice is seasoned perfectly and tuna marinanted just right. It's like a healthy comfort food and I had a great experience. Wish I worked downtown so I could go more! read more

Abunai Poke is just OK. After coming once and the line being totally crazy, I came back a bit earlier today and decided to stick it out in the queue. I had the spicy salmon poke bowl, which was OK -- a lot of rice and quite a generous portion of salmon, although the salmon didn't seem like it was of a particularly high quality. I also think using a regular spring mix in the poke bowl instead of, say, some stunning organic spinach or other greens feels a bit cheap -- gives the bowl the appearance and taste of just another salad bar salad, as compared to something truly beautiful and delicious. I had my first poke bowl experience at a cafe called Natives in Paris, and I think that spot really put a lot more thought into creating mixes that are uniquely flavorful, high quality and beautiful, including the use of pomegranate seeds and fruit. The make-your-own option is quite problematic, because it causes the line to take forever -- the owner(s) should create a few stunning options and encourage customers to trust the menu. The queue and seating area is a bit crowded and chaotic, but that's probably more the fault of typical type-A DC people than the restaurant. Probably wouldn't return again. read more

I've been here twice and tried both the salmon and the shrimp poke bowls. Both bowls were fresh, yummy and filling! Salmon is the better of the two for sure. The pieces of fish are huge, and portions are very generous. Staff are so friendly, and service was quick. I had to detract a star since my co-worker found a bone in her salmon, but it didn't bother her too much because it "attested to the freshness of the fish". read more

I had a great first experience at Abunai! I haven't tried other places in the area, so I'll only be judging on this experience. I created my own bowl with the salmon, and right away I was so impressed with how patient and kind the staff was. They talked me through the process (this was my first-ever poke bowl), and I didn't feel rushed or like I had to hurry up and order. The portion of salmon was really generous, and the brown rice was perfectly cooked. The toppings were tasty, and I really liked the kabayaki sauce - next time I'll ask for just a little bit more than medium! The toppings were all fresh and the staff was great at explaining anything I didn't recognize. An employee was so kind about re-printing a receipt for me, too. I'll definitely be back! read more

The staff here are always really friendly, and the poke is great. I like it all, but tend to get a mixture of marinated ahi and marinated salmon. They give a generous amount of protein, and the toppings selection is great. One of my favorite places to grab lunch in the DuPont Circle area! read more

Amazing ahi tuna, best I've had in the DC area. I appreciate Abunai's spirit of staying true to traditional poke and not making it the Chipotle of poke. That might not be fully appreciated by everyone but as someone from Hawaii, I think this place is the most authentic! The fresh taste does not get drowned out by crazy toppings that should NOT be eaten with real poke. If you want to experience real poke in DC, come here! read more

Excellent poke--I did the build your own bowl with greens topped with a mixture of ahi and salmon, seaweed salad, cucumbers, sea asparagus, tobiko, masago, onion, cilantro, sesame seeds, and yuzu ponzu. The girl building my bowl was concerned I wouldn't like it with just the yuzu ponzu so she prepared a little to-go cup with the miso dressing to have on the side which was not necessary but very kind of her and appreciated nonetheless. The fish tasted fresh and was served as a very large portion for a $15 bowl. Absolutely will return. read more

Horrible poke. We had their food last night and all three of us got food poisoning. Not to mention they put unripe avocado on one of our bowls and the rice was hard and disgusting. I will never eat here again. Go to Poke Papa for poke that won't have you losing your stomach the next day. read more

Great poke options. The salmon is great and toppings are fantastic. They offer over spring mix for low carb fans

OMG!!! I had a Create Your Own bowl with Spicy Salmon.....my tastebuds LITERALLY danced at every bite!!! Delicious and FRESH!!! So Happy to have a poke spot so close to my office. Only downside was the wait in line. BUT I Can't wait to return and try the tuna! read more

This place could be great. I hope it becomes great! The ingredient quality looked great. But boy, the seasoning was aggressive! I'd recommend having a conversation with the server about going light on the sauce or serving it on the side. I got the garlic tuna. I normally love garlic, cook with a lot of it, and would want more garlic on my food than most people. But WOW my whole bowl literally just tasted like raw garlic + obscene amounts of salt and nothing else...which is a shame because I know the ingredients minus the sauce would probably taste awesome! It looked so appetizing and pretty! They were generous with the tuna! But I couldn't taste any of it and have never more urgently craved mint gum before in my life. o_O On the plus side, at least sauce amount (at least I think the sauce was the culprit) does not make a dish a lost cause if you can control it. My other main dislike would be the furniture which I realize is silly. There are tall stools and short tables so I feel like I'm eating hunched over in my lap. On the plus side, it looks like a funky fun place, is in a good location, and had nice staff. I realize they're new and want to cut them a break...especially because I love poke! But that's my honest feedback. read more

Delicious meal. I had " build your ow poke bowl ". Fresh products they serve here. Will come back!

I stopped in for a late lunch around 3pm. I got the garlic ahi poke bowl with rice and spring mix (I think they tried to charge me for a custom bowl since I asked for rice & spring mix, but it came to $14.25 after tax). I received a lot of tuna, but the rice was undercooked and ruined the experience. The rest of the ingredients were mediocre. I sadly wasn't impressed other than the quantity of tuna. read more

tasty, fair value. i've had some really good poke in hawaii and was hoping for similar. perhaps my expectations were unfairly high.

Tried Abunai while still in soft open. Special bowls are flavorful and distinct. Tried both Garlic Ahi and Abunai bowls. Still working out kinks but a nice addition to the neighborhood. Will defn go back. read more

I had the garlic ahi tuna speciality bowl, and it was so bitter and sour. I appreciate a good portion of garlic but it was so sharp and not balanced or rounded out at all. Also bought the passionfruit drink and it was flat and not nice at all. $16 for a meal I had to choke down - very disappointing. read more

Great poke bowl! Fresh ingredients - lots of choices! Very generous portions. I'm only in town for a couple of days but I'll probably be back. read more

We had lunch there today and found it fantastic, super fresh fish and the helping of fish was very impressive. We ate the garlic Poke and would definitely eat it again. We look forward to returning for lunch and will tell our colleagues to add this to their list of places to grab lunch. read more

Was in Georgetown bicycling around with the ohana (family) and stumbled upon this restaurant. Nah, no way, poke bowls in D.C.? It called to my homesick island tastebuds and I was in heaven! If I'm in the area again, I'll be back! read more

The salmon was chewy, the avocado was borderline rotting, and the options were pretty narrow. Staff was friendly but it doesn't matter how friendly you are, $15 should buy me something edible. read more

This place rules! I was wary of raw fish but the flavors of the spicy salmon bowl were amazing! I'll be returning soon to check out the tofu bowl read more

15$ for lunch is crazy Unless you load me up with a lot of delicious food. That is not the case for Abuani Poke on L st NW. The taste is exactly how you'd expect but the portion size is lacking severely. when they scooped the salmon i was shocked at the minimal amount that you get for the price. Ive seen more salmon in sushi rolls for 9$. So if you are looking for a good place to eat at a good price point this is not it. I could see this going for 11$ not 15$. I know that seems like a small amount but it matters. Staff was ok for line food. read more

I was very excited to have a new asian option to this area but I feel like I paid $15 for a bowl of poorly cooked, soy sauce-soaked rice. The fish and tobiko themselves were fresh and there were a decent variety of authentic toppings, but I'd still rather go to Annandale mom and pop hwedupbap shops for better rice and a better ratio of sauce. I feel for the owners because I know that to keep up a place in such an expensive neighborhood and with such expensive, fresh ingredients, I know it must be hard to keep their prices low. However the rice didn't taste like what I am accustomed to having with japanese or korean food (couldn't tell if it was because of the way it was cooked, or the quality or type of rice that it was), and there was way too much sauce that made the rice soaked, mushy, and too salty to finish... A nice addition to the downtown DC area but I guess I just miss real grocery-store poke and hwedupbap. read more