Pokéworks opens Thursday

[ron_newman]

Eater.com reports: Pokéworks opens its doors to the raw fish salad-loving public on Thursday at 5 p.m. in Somerville, with a menu full of customizable bowls and burritos made with sushi fixings.

Pokéworks is located at 261 Elm Street. It will be the fifth location of a growing national chain.

Comments

[koshmom.livejournal.com]

Is there a Pokéstop or Pokégym nearby so we can play Pokémon Go there?

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

AAAAH just what I keep thinking!!! I feel certain they will get some extra (confused and quickly disappointed) traffic because of the name.

[teko.livejournal.com]

I love tuna poke and am definitely eager to see how this place is!

Weirdly, actual poke (in Hawaii) isn't spelled "poké". Just poke. I guess they spelled it like Pokémon so it wouldn't look like they were suggesting an effective way to get someone's attention.

[rozasharn.livejournal.com]

If it's supposed to be pronounced "poe-kay", then they're spelling it phonetically so we know the E is not silent.

[teko.livejournal.com]

This is true.

[ursamajor]

This should also be tagged "sushi," to be completist. :]

[elramsay.livejournal.com]

Too bad it's not open for lunch. Hope they expand their hours.

[frotz.livejournal.com]

They're planning on lunch hours once they've gotten a bit more stocked, set up, and staffed. (...and based on my experience there tonight, good call, they're a little short on all three. Not awful by any means, but nobody really knew what they were doing yet and it was rather slow and confused.)