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    Poké it Up

    4.2 (124 reviews)
    ModerateHawaiian, Poke
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Outdoor seating

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    Signature Poke Bowl
    Bradley L.

    Solid poke place in Ballston. This is as standard as your poke bowl experience can get. You work your way down the line specifying how you want your bowl built, and pay accordingly. The fish tasted good and all the toppings were done well.

    Tristin L.

    Very very rude employees, lady looked at me stupid when I told her I needed a water cup with a lid because I was taking it to go and about to head to the airport. The places is trendy and cute inside. Food tasted fine. That's the only reason I gave it 5 stars, considering I went 20 mins out of my way to go to this place I will not return again.

    Ameena A.

    This place absolutely took care of my craving for poké!!! Coming from living in California for a few years, I have pretty high standards for poké, and I loved the quality and portion size here. The ambiance was cute and clean - however, a lot of people walked in and took their food to go and were picking up to-go orders, so I wonder if that's more common here. Tbh that's probably what I'll do. Gluten free peeps - you will absolutely love this place and feel safe here because they label everything (every food item as well as each sauce). Can't wait to return to get my poké fix!

    Regular Bowl
    Luis A. P.

    My coworker and I came here for lunch since it was fairly close by. I've had a lot of poke before, and this place was disappointing. I made my own bowl and picked my base, protein, toppings, and sauces.The portions were small, and nothing really had much flavour. They barely put any sauce which didn't help at all either. Neither of us finished our bowls. Even though there wasn't a line, we felt rushed to order. We both got a caramel bubble tea, which just tasted like bitter chocolate milk. My coworker tried getting an exchange or refund after taking a sip and was told they don't do that... The restaurant itself looks like it's half finished because of the layout. I also don't believe they had the AC turned on. For the price we paid, I would not recommend this place.

    Signature Poke Bowl
    Sahiba S.

    Service was quick and the food was good. Fish was fresh and so was the seaweed salad!

    Regular Bowl
    Adithi M.

    I love Poké it Up! We both got the build your own bowls and the options they have here are amazing. Prior to the eating here, I had been to a couple Poké restaurants, but being vegetarian I felt like none of them truly hit the spot for me and felt they were lacking with the toppings. Here there are so many vegetarian toppings and the sauces are absolutely amazing. Each bite was so delicious and I'm glad this is right here in a central area in Arlington. I also got their strawberry bubble tea which did not disappoint. It's a pretty casual restaurant so you can just go in and order. I highly recommend!

    Salmon and tuna Regular Bowl
    Mara M.

    Wow! This place has some of the best poke I've ever had! The restaurant itself if immaculately clean and brightly lit and cutely designed and the ordering process is quick and easy! The fish is fresh and tasty. Good selection of toppings and sauces too. Highly recommend stopping by here for some poke if you're in the area :) Will definitely be back!

    Custom bowl
    Myvan B.

    Not all Poke It Up places are the same. This one had the best poke I've ever had. Lots of fish, very fresh, delicious sauces. The drink was fantastic too

    Tuna and salmon poke bowl, Cold Mango Slush with Oolong Tea Milk Foam
    Erin C.

    Quality poke and the mango slush was good as well. Wish they would give more avocado.

    Regular Bowl
    Jessica J.

    Poké it Up is where I recently discovered my love for Poké bowls! They are super quick and reliable with their service and always have fresh ingredients. I tend to customize my bowls with spicy tuna, fruits, vegetables, and a spicy mango & wasabi aïoli and it's always super tasty and flavorful! I really enjoy their strawberry bubble tea as well and the fact that you can customize the sugar level. I've never eaten in the restaurant but they have ample places for seating. I usually pick up my order and it's always ready within 15 minutes! There is an area out front for pick-up as well. Definitely my go to poké place in Arlington!

    Large Bowl
    Nicolas P.

    Ordered delivery from here and it could be my new favorite place if there was just one small change! I got the large which at other Poke places is usually too much food (like the one in Ballston Market) but this one I was still a little hungry after. However, as one of the fish options they had white tuna which I've never seen at the poke places I've been to which I loved. Everything including the fish tasted really fresh. It would've been nice if they mixed the sauces in a little bit better though. Will definitely try them again!

    Eva L.

    New Ballston poke spot alert! Located a short walk from the Ballston/GMU Metro station in a very modern glassy space. The store has a clean new feel with an open concept and the poke is pretty good. Satisfying poke with pretty big portions. I came late on a Wednesday night and built a custom large (3 proteins) bowl. Their spicy salmon and ahi tuna were quite mild. They let you choose 7 additional toppings, which can consist of a variety of things from mango to classic seaweed salad. Definitely try their tofu skin toppings it's one topping that I haven't seen really elsewhere. They also have almost 8 different crunchies to top it off. Everything was very fast and efficient. Definitely want to try their bubble tea and other drinks. They also had eel which was out by the time I had come so I'll definitely be back to try a second... and probably third round.

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    My favorite poke spot in DC. The portions are generous and the fish is always fresh. The delivery is quick.

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    Amazing and convenient poke spot for people in the Arlington area…read more I ordered a large customized bowl (squid salad, tuna and salmon). The squid salad and tuna were just ok but salmon was really good. I also ordered their boba (Thai tea). It tasted better without the pearls in my opinion (boba was way too chewy). The order was placed through Uber eats and came in about 15 minutes right after ordering.

    Continuing alphabet series, P is for Poke It Up representing 2022. This is in the Pentagon City…read moreMall food court. I visited Poke It Up one time on a Saturday night in September 2022. This was a hectic day. There was an event in Annapolis for a museum amongst a couple of other things going on there (east of where I live in western Anne Arundel County). I looked at my options was weighing what I was going to do, looking at Meetup calendar, & checking movie times. I saw there was a Pentagon 9/11 walking tour, which I decided would be interesting. I'd have a lot of time to kill. At 2 PM while still in Annapolis, I booked a movie at 3 PM at AMC Hoffman in Alexandria. I fought some traffic on 495, but got to my movie on time; the movie was bad & boring, but these things happen sometimes. Then, did the Pentagon tour. Afterward, I grabbed grub in the food court, which was good quality poke grub. This was a good, solid poke. There's been some better poke I've had, but it was very good, and it was a bit more expensive than some others. Staff was nice. After I ate, I saw one of the women from the tour & talked to one of the women from the tour. She might've possibly eaten in the food court or did a little shopping. But I said you were on the tour, and we had a nice conversation at the escalator. I felt it was pre-mature to ask for her phone number and if I saw her again, then maybe, which I didn't anyway. Anyway, the poke was good but haven't returned as it's so rare I'm ever over here anyway.

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