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    Fat Fish

    3.9 (121 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood
    Open 11:00 am - 8:30 pm

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    Brandon B.

    Excellent, unassuming spot on the Wharf. The price is fairly equivalent to the general price range of the area but the food quality and amount happily surprised me. The sheer aesthetic of it, backed by the fantastic taste, made it well worth the trip.

    Billie G.

    Who does not love soft serve in a taiyaki cone!? Personally I love fruity pebbles so I love that they have the option to add toppings. I typically get the most boring flavor so I think this was vanilla, but I've also tried their Matcha and their Ube and I highly recommend. You can do a single flavor or a swirl in a cup or a cone. If you're just ordering ice cream, you can use the kiosk and you don't have to wait in line and then you can watch them. You know swirl it up. I always take the ice cream and then go for a walk so I'm not sure if they have seating but since they sell food, I'm sure they do. Fat fish is a great place on the wharf and I feel like not enough people know that they serve ice cream so now you know! 10 out of 10!

    egg 5 Pcs Crispy Spring Rolls 6 Pcs Fried Gyoza
    Vanessa L.

    This place was decent for flavor! The Bang bang shrimp bowl I enjoyed and it was very filling but just alot of rice. For the spring rolls and gyoza they didnt give any sauce but other than that , they were delicious! The bento box was decent but the salad sauce did not taste good. I thought the taiyaki in thr bento box was so cute! Its filled with sweet potato and I love sweet potato but I was not a fan of it like this. Its just a preference though because it was not terrible. We were visiting town and had our food doordashed and thankfully we got everything we ordered.

    Build your own poke bowl
    James K.

    The poke here is very good. I'd definitely come back again. The service is ok. I'm not a fan of electronic ordering. It takes the personal touch out of the dining experience. The shop is small and seating is limited inside so be mindful of that. Overall, the food is great though.

    Sweet Miso Salmon Bento
    Lily P.

    Overall, this place has delicious ice cream, but the entree dishes are mid. I came for a visit with my partner and ordered one Miso Salmon Bento Box, one Poke Bowl, and one ice cream. The Poke Bowl had very little fish... It seems like only one small scoop of fish was added, and overall the bowl was not worth the amount we paid for it. The flavor of it was fine though. The Miso Salmon Bento was much more worth the price. The salmon was undercooked, so I asked if it was possible to cook it for a little longer, and the employees were very accommodating and re-heated the same piece of salmon! I really appreciate that they were able to re-heat the salmon rather than just getting a new one and thus producing more food waste. This was a big "plus" to the restaurant in my eyes. The ice cream was very delicious, as was the fish cone it came in! On our visit, the ice cream flavors available were sakura and ube, so we opted for a swirl with both flavors. I highly recommend the fish cone ice cream here! Overall, I would consider returning for the dessert, but I likely will not get another entree dish here in the future. One additional note is that there is no bathroom in the restaurant, but there are some public bathrooms along the Wharf.

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    Victoria P.

    @fatfishrolls for all of your fast-casual bento box, poke bowl, and sushi roll needs! my personal fav is the maui tuna loaded with rice, seaweed salad, chili cucumber, maui onion chips for crunch, and maui tuna poke (tuna, green onion, pickled onion, maui sauce), and sesame seeds #EatMoreFatFish #FatFishAmbassador

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    Rachel B.

    One of the cheaper spots to eat on the wharf. Order at a kiosk and wait for sushi or a bento box. They make everything right in front of you and have a few tables inside; however, there's tons of outdoor tables and benches on the wharf. The inside is super cute, with plants and fake flowers decorating the glass.

    Yuki N.

    I was excited to come here as my friend gave me a good review, but my experience wasn't what I expected. The place has some indoor and patio seating. You order the meal either online or at the kiosk, so it is pretty efficient if you know what you want. You also have many options to customize your order. After you pay, you have to get your drink at the counter by yourself (there were no instructions about it). My drink was cherry blossom and hibiscus rose tea, which was subtly sweet, floral, and nice. However, the service was slow and unfriendly even though we came in when the store just opened. After waiting about 15 min, we finally got our orders, but my customization was completely ignored. I requested to change the sauce, leave the sauce on the side, and add sesame seeds and nori, but everything was forgotten as you can see in my photo. If they cannot accommodate, the options shouldn't been on the digital menu anyway. The excessive amount of dressing on rice (not toppings) made rice soggy and way too salty to eat. The pre-seasoned toppings like ginger and pickled onion were also overly sour. The seasonal bowl with beet-dyed salmon was a creative idea, but the salmon didn't have any firm, good texture anymore. Maybe I should have gotten different items, but the quality of service and food didn't meet the price.

    J O.

    Stopped by Fat Fish for a Poké bowl and it did not disappoint! Fresh, flavorful ingredients and perfectly balanced toppings made it a quick but satisfying meal. Great spot for a healthy, tasty lunch in DC.

    Cherry blossom soft serve
    Dale D.

    Cherry blossom soft serve was amazing! Ube cookie was overwhelming sweet and didn't taste like ube Didn't eat anything else so cannot comment on the food. Waited 15 minutes but worth the wait.

    Linnea E.

    Good quality sushi for a reasonable price - especially for the Wharf! It's also a more casual vibe than some other spots in the area. You order with a touch screen (or your phone) and then pick up your items from the counter. I ordered the bento ($19) which was fantastic - fresh tuna poke, 6 pieces of a sushi roll of your choice, shrimp tempura, ginger salad with edamame, and a mini taiyaki for dessert! I also tried the passion fruit orange guava drink (POG $3) which was just as amazing. Drinks are self serve but I just wish they had ice as well - if it was there I missed it.

    Sweet Sea Salmon
    Jose F.

    I genuinely think this place deserves a bit of a higher rating honestly. I ordered the Sweet Sea Salmon bowl via UberEats, and although it took a little over an hour to arrive, it was still really tasty and delicious. However, It could use a bit less of the pickled ginger or cabbage slaw. I had to put some aside because it overpowered the taste of the salmon, rice, and sauce combination. I would like to try this place out in person so stay tuned for an update on this review.

    Shrimp Tempura Roll Salmon Avocado Roll
    Bri H.

    I did some digging on Fat Fish's IG and discovered that they have (or had?) a sushi happy hour so I strolled over to grab a few rolls. This is the one of the only casual takeout sushi places in the Wharf area. I have seen their bento lunch boxes and taiyaki ice cream cones plastered all over IG but decided to just try two rolls. They were ok. Nothing special at all and nothing I would return to get. While the fish was fresh, the rice was stiff. I still want to try the bento box for lunch one day even though I was unimpressed by the sushi I tried.

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    My wife loves this ice cream so much that she made me drive all the way to the wharf just to get some of it.

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    Amazing! Delicious poke bowls and ice cream. The service is fast and efficient, everyone is friendly. The poke bowls are very tasty.

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