I got the cherry blossom cup with the taiyaki cone here. A little pricey at $12, but still tasty. It's a small shop with not a lot of seating. 2026 #17 read more

Fat Fish - Cherry blossom taiyaki - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Stopped into Fat Fish for lunch. I saw that they had a special roll featured for cherry blossoms. The Sakura roll is shrimp tempura, avocado, jalapeño with with pink dragonfruit infused rice, topped with fresh salmon, scallions, eel sauce and edible cherry blossom wafers. I also ordered some of the spring rolls. The sushi was okay. The roll was decent in size. The spring rolls were crispy and the chili sauce was perfect. There is some seating indoors as well as a few seats outside. read more

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Fat fish makes me happy. It's the perfect spot for a quick bite before going to a show at the anthem, with speedy service and light but delicious food. Its location is ideal, and if it wasn't so hot I might sit outside too. Build your own poke bowl and enjoy some of the best poke in DC. read more

Fat Fish - Build Your Own Bowl - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Great meal to have on a hot day at the Wharf! Service was quick and there were good options for toppings and ingredients and portions were big! We ordered BYO poke bowls and were able to customize to our liking- highlights were the salmon and chili cucumbers! There are some seating in the shop with lots of windows. Nice place for a quick bite. read more

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The cherry blossom taiyaki is a really cool concept and a great tasting ice cream. I struggled to eat it, as the warm cone quickly melted the ice cream, so I probably wish the taiyaki wasn't as hot. But it tasted great and another fun cherry blossom item for the season. read more

Fat Fish - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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. read more

Fat Fish - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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! read more

Fat Fish - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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. read more

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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. read more

Fat Fish - Build your own poke bowl - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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. read more

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Not my cup of tea. I had the salmon. There was a lot of flavor. I just didn't think the salmon was stellar. Also it was 80% rice for $20. But again, it was flavorful and if you like rice, then you'd probably love it. I don't expect to return. read more

@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 read more

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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. read more

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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. read more

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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. read more

Fat Fish - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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. read more

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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. read more

Fat Fish - Cherry blossom soft serve - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

This is for the soft serve; my kid LIVES for mango sorbet and we got lucky that this was the flavor! She snagged a soft serve with sprinkles and the fish cone, of course, and she chowed down! I got a bite or two and can say, definitely tasty, especially the cone. Service was quick, no extra chatting as you order in the iPad, and while a small area, a super cute vibe that was fresh and fun. read more

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. read more

Fat Fish - Sweet Sea Salmon - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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. read more

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The sushi and bowls were great. And they have fun things like sweet potato fries, sushi style (some sauces & toppings). The soft serve was awesome!! Cinnamon cereal and milk flavor. Mmmm. It came with a warm fish cone, that you might think was a waffle cone but actually it was sort of soft and doughy in the middle. Outstanding-but you must get it in a cup or it will melt immediately. The cookies-meh. We tried 3, ube choc chip, choc s'mores, and strawberry shortcake yakult. They looked delicious and the flavors sounded fun. But we're really dry and blah, skip the baked goods, they were too expensive to not be excellent. read more

Fat Fish - Soft serve with warm fish, cookies - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Got the ice cream in the fish, the ice cream Flavor was good, not super creamy though. Inside the store is vinegar and refreshing. My sister who loves fruity flavors loved the ice cream. False advertisement though, taiyaki was not chewy and was instead just a waffle cone. read more

Fat Fish - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I got the peach sorbet taiyaki ice cream and the fish/cone part was harder than what it should be. The peach sorbet was good but there was a fly in my ice cream which may have got in after I got the ice cream. There's also a cinnamon toast flavor which I think may not go well with peach sorbet but I'd like to try separately in the future. read more

Fat Fish - Peach sorbet - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Somewhat frustrating experience here. So, you don't speak to any employees here. Any ordering is done via ipad. When I first went in, I went to a counter to see if the worker would address me, but didn't give me eye contact. It was only until I asked another customer how to order did they point out a small ipad in the corner for me to use. I wanted to get food and the ice cream. I didn't see the ice cream on the ipad menu. I wasn't sure if it went by another name (I saw things like cookies). Confused, I then waited in a line of people getting food and then when it was my turn asked the guy how to find the ice cream on the ipad menu. I was told I had to order via ipad. (Weird I was being redirected back to the ipad when I had a direct question that I couldn't find something on the ipad). Anyway, if you're a DC local - maybe this process makes sense. But as I was visiting and given it's location in the wharf (which is very touristy) I think it's silly to not have great signage to understand how to order and have dismissive employees when asked a question. Granted it was busy and the place seems popular, so if there was signage it was small/non existent. Given how busy it was, maybe it was just covered by the many other people in the place - but either way I just left without getting anything because the process was too confusing the the employee was kinda dismissive. read more

I feel like the Wharf is known for being expensive but like for what.... - the answer is for this!!! - this was quality fish let me say, wow the fat fish poke bowl was fresh, the veggies were flavorful and the fish was buttery and smooth - a decent size but definitely is expensive, not that I can point you towards any cheaper poke bowls - citrus ponzo sauce though just tasted like oil so I'd opt for a different add on read more

Fat Fish - Fat Fish - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I work at the Wharf and was not aware of this place. I love poke and burrito size sushi. The poke was great and the protein portion was a good amount. I am looking forward to coming back here again. read more

Fat Fish - " Build your own Poke! Tuna & salmon wa%%s my protein. The rest was just vegetables - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Reprehensible and sneaky 8% fees tacked on to cover "operational costs". People will inevitably take that 8% out of the server's deserved tips. Gross behavior on the part of the owner. Will never eat here again. read more

I came here to get some poke and it was pretty good. I got the Fat Fish bowl, which includes three different types of fish, and some veggies and other toppings. Although it was good, it didn't taste as fresh as the stuff that you can get from other places by the sea like Hawaii. I also got a strawberry cheesecake cookie which was also decent. read more

Fat Fish - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Large portions, packed with great Salmon, and other goodies. Basically self-service though the bowls are prepared for you. $55 for 2 people. Pretty usual charge at Poke places we go to. read more

Fat Fish - Salmon Poke, looks delish! - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I was really curious about their "sushi burrito" aka fat fish roll so when I came down to the city to visit, I knew I had to stop by. The fish was soft and very fresh and filled me up so quickly, and the food also came out quickly. For $18 it is a bit pricy but I understand its location does contribute to this pricing. They have ice cream that looked delicious but I was so fully after this roll there was simply no way I could have dessert. I'll be making a return trip back later for the ice cream! read more

Fat Fish - Fat fish roll - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

FINALLY, some real poke! After moving to DC, Ive been very hesitant to have poke here (since I was raised on Poke and Poke bowls back in Hawai'i). I'm happy that Fat Fish cuts their poke legit and it tasted good. I just ordered a signature bowl, spicy tuna, I didn't feel like building my own. The rice was cooked and seasoned well. Veggies on it were fresh, but I could do without it as well. We also got poke nachos, which also was good. They were loaded with poke, a variety of different fish, and other toppings. It seemed balanced, we didn't have too many chips and there was a good amount of toppings. Ordering was easy enough, they take orders via kiosks at the front of the restaurant. The workers were working hard--they had quite the queue to fulfill. The space was clean and I appreciated the colorful decor. We also got the taiyaki ice cream. The flavors were vanilla sky and strawberry guava. The taiyaki was ok, it reminded me of a waffle, like it should. The tail isn't hollowed out, so the ice cream doesn't drip through as much. Vanilla was good. The ice cream was smooth and flavorful. Strawberry guava was also good, the slight tartness complimented the sweet vanilla. read more

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Everything at the Wharf is expensive (a cheaper weekday lunch alternative is the DC Cafe nearby). If Sushi is your thing, Fat Fish is a fine choice. It's a self serve operation with only about a dozen indoor seating area, so it's mostly for takeouts. Folks behind the counter are friendly, and quietly quickly make your food. I ordered a bento box with grilled salmon and tuna with seaweed salad. Taste was on point but portions were small that I felt $25 weren't quite enough for a lunch here. read more

Fat Fish - A quick take out spot - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Food was gross. I ordered the fat fish bowl and the rice was stale. The sauce was too sweet. I honestly had trouble choking this down and was glad when it was over. I'm not really holding this one against them but the lemonade was too sweet for my tastes. What I will hold against them is that the drink dispenser was really sticky, the part the cup pushes on probably needs to be cleaned more often. The food came out suspiciously fast, I ordered at the terminal and by the time I was in my seat it seems like the food was ready. I really wonder if this was already made earlier today and they just gave me a bowl that's been sitting out. Even with everything prepped I couldn't imagine assembling this bowl that fast. That would explain why my experience seems to be so out of line with the other reviews here. Also, everything is done through an electronic kiosk and the workers just leave the food out on their counter for customers to pick up. This is fine, but please don't ask for a tip if the workers aren't taking my order or delivering the order to me. read more

Fat Fish - fat fish poke bowl - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

We initially were going to go to the donut place next-door, but it is closed. Cutting our losses, we saw that there was cold treats in the fat fish to try. The island theme and friendly staff were a great respite. We got a set of mango sorbet in the fish cones. Sorbet flavor is on point, and very good in the summer heat. The cones which were freshly made on site also made it a fun experience with my kids. The taste of the cone was crisp and waffly. This was a great location on the waterfront for a nice bite. read more

Fat Fish - Mango Sorbet in Fish Cone - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I loved this ice cream! The sakura flavor was fantastic and so cute, it is absolute a picture worthy spot! The people are super friendly and would absolutely go again! read more

Fat Fish - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

A quick break for linner ( lunch/dinner ) at Fat Fish with friends. We got poke bowls, sushi & the Cherry Blossom Bento Box (seasonal I assume). It had a crab meat roll covered in salmon with sakura rice (pink) with tuna poke over seaweed salad with a salad and mini taiyaki red bean fish. It was all very yummy. Logistics: there are 3 kiosks that you order from when you enter. One was out of service while we there. You can view their menu online and I think you can also order online but we did it at the kiosk. I chose to have my receipt printed but nothing came out so I just waited for my name to be called. At about 3pm on a Saturday (during DC's cherry blossom festival), they were busy (naturally so). The 3 staff members were making all the orders as fast as they could and were very nice. It took awhile to get our food but it was fine, we hung out and rested at one of the small tables inside. There was outside seating but it was raining so unfortunately it was all wet. I would come back as it was a casual eatery and everything we had was tasty! It was an easy walk from the museums as well as the tidal basin. read more

Fat Fish - Cherry Blossom Bento Box - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Fresh and delicious food in a modern and contemporary setting. Order in person or online for reasonably priced takeout. There is also indoor and outdoor seating. The staff is friendly and professional. It's a terrific new addition to the neighborhood! read more

Fat Fish - Front of store facing Maine Ave - actual entrance is in back ( Market Square) - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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A great addition to the wharf! I like the variety of choices provided, especially the soft serve taiyaki which I don't see too many of in the area. Limited seating indoors but a good amount of seating outside the restaurant which makes it a great spot to go to when the weather is nice. read more

Cute poke spot but taiyaki ice cream did not meet aesthetic expectations. I forgot fat fish was at the wharf but I saw their taiyaki ice cream sign and instantly remembered I've been wanting to go. When walking in, I realized they do poke bowls and sushi too, So got pretty excited to come back since I was on a mission to have a taiyaki for this visit lol. I went up to their contactless order at a screen and checked out what flavors they had avilable for ice cream. Of course, vanilla was there but was great to see they had the fall seasonal flavor of pumpkin which happened to be vegan. Definitely appreciated that and the fact that they can swirl it. When going to extras, you're able to add either a mango or chocolate drizzle, sprinkles, custard fill taiyaki or chocolate wafer. I chose for the chocolate wafer and custard fill taiyaki. I appreciated when ordering the taiyaki, they let you know it will be a 5-min wait. I didn't see an option to have an ice cream filled taiyaki which made me a little disappointed but that's ok, a little one with my ice cream in a cup is still cute aesthetics. After waiting, my ice cream was served but the worker didn't realize I ordered the chocolate wafted and came to find out they didn't have any and said they've been adding a spoon of Nutella. I'll never turn down Nutella so, no problem. They also asked if I wanted some chocolate drizzle after realizing they forgot the wafer. At the end, I just got a messy looking ice cream. It tasted good but, my desire for an Instagram aesthetics ice cream was quenched heavily lol. Why is it so hard to get something that looks like their marketing photos?! Will I come back? Sure for a poke bowl but idk about a taiyaki ice cream cause ya girl paid $13.20. I'd suggest for Big Fish to offer two sizes of ice cream cups with one at a lesser price cause I couldn't even finish my ice cream. read more

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Terrible service experience. Only one ordering machine was working -- the other one was out of order. Some of orders were no pictures on the menu, making it really confusing to figure out what to order. No wonder everyone was taking so long. I waited around 15 minutes just for a guy to finish ordering. The machine itself was unclear and frustrating to use. In the end, I gave up and didn't order anything. The staff didn't seem to care at all -- maybe because she wasn't the owner. read more