Abunai

I've been ordering from this place via DoorDash often. But i had the pleasure of stopping in and picking up food in person. I got to the store a couple minutes before the store opened but they let me in and out of the cold! I got my order in and the food was prepped and packed quickly! Norman and Alejandra were so nice and helpful! I got half a pound of ahi poke and half a pound of salmon poke. This is one of the better poke places I've found in the dmv. The sauces I go for are the garlic aioli and the abunai sauces. It was fresh. I also got a kalua cabbage plate with Mac salad. The kalua pig was pretty good and a good portion that came on a bed of rice, I got plain white rice. They use purple cabbage, which was different from the kalua pig and cabbage I'm used to but it still tasted good. The Mac salad is usually a little softer but today the Mac was a little more al dente and less mayo/saucy.

I had 2 rolls: abunai and salmon.Holy xxxxThe rice was raw!This coming from a poke restaurant?!Also the tuna was frozen. The salmon was ok.Do some quality control please

History of Present Indulgence:Not too many places serve real Hawaiian food like a plate lunch and poke without all the extras, so I was ecstatic to learn about Abunai. I go to PT nearby and have stopped by here for lunch a few times now.Physical Exam:Food - The poke bowls are fantastic, with fresh, well-seasoned tuna that stands out. I love their Abunai Poke. Their mac salad is delicious, though a bit on the sweeter side. A standout for me is the mac salad spam sundae--pan-fried spam on a bed of mac salad served in a plastic cup. It's simple and perfect. I still need to go back to try some of their plate lunches, but I love everything I've had so far.Service - Quick and efficient, perfect for a fast-casual spot.Ambiance - No-frills and straightforward, with a counter for ordering and nothing extra. It's all about the food here, and I love that.Assessment/Plan:Abunai is a gem for Hawaiian food lovers. If you're craving authentic poke bowls, a plate lunch, or a place that knows how to cook Spam properly, this is the spot. I'm just so glad Abunai exists here and I would highly recommend trying it out!

Quick service, tasty food! Like most poke places, you can build your own platter. Choose a grain (or veggies), protein, and toppings. If you don't like your meal, kinda feels like it's on you? I also had their lime snow cone and it was just what one might expect! Very sweet, very artificially flavored, bright green, but quite good. There isn't much seating, so if you're visiting during lunch time, you might not have great luck, but in the afternoon/evening on the weekday when I went, it was very empty.

Stopped for a fast and early lunch before beginning our tourist death march of the DC sites. This is pretty much a take-out place with a few seats. The number of food delivery guys that were there picking up lunches confirmed the take-out status.My wife ordered the shrimp poke bowl which was loaded with shrimp and avocado. She gave it a thumbs up. I opted for the spam musubi which took a long time to prepare (so much for a relatively fast lunch). Despite the wait the spam was quite solid and tasty. I like spam so that helps.The prices were OK - it is a big city after all.

Im pretty confident that they forgot my sauce so this was the most bland and dry poke bowl I ever had. The staff also made us wait several minutes when I came to pick up while my bag was sitting on the counter. Unfortunately I don't recommend.

I recently tried Abunai and customized my own spicy salmon poke rice-and-salad bowl for lunch. The option for double meat wasn't as generous as I hoped, which was a bit disappointing. However, they offered a wide variety of toppings, and you could add as many as you liked, which was a definite plus.Overall, the poke bowl itself was good. The spicy salmon was fresh, and the flavorfulness toppings stood out.I opted for mobile ordering, which was convenient, but there was a significant issue with the estimated pick-up time. It was off by quite a bit, and I ended up waiting an additional 20 minutes at the shop for my food. There weren't too many tables available but many people came in for take out while I was waiting for my food. It's pretty simple inside but clean and convenient if you want a place to sit and chill. Overall, Abuni offers a tasty poke bowl with excellent customization options, but expect to wait for your lunch.

Overall, no major complaints for a standard poke establishment. Fish was pretty fresh and standard, but nothing to write home about. Only thing I wanted was bigger protein size since I paid extra for extra proteins but still got a pretty skimp amount of fish. Other than that, 3.5 stars for a decent poke place that I got from food delivery app.

It's a quick service type of spot. Very casual but when I see the food was HITTIN'?! Best musubi i'be tried in the DMV and I assumed the mac salad was going to be a bit sweet but it was very savory. It was the perfect side to the spam katsu. I definitely recommend getting both on your visit here. My only thing is I wish they had a sweet sauce to drizzle on the musubi. That would've balanced out the savory taste but besides that, I'll be coming here again and again.

I ordered a Poke Bowl from here today and it was ok. With tip it came to $40 which is a lot to spend for a Poke Bowl and Coconut Water. The sauces I picked were good and the bowl was ok. It definitely wasn't the best I have ever had but it was ok. The Fried Egg on top wasn't what I was expecting when I added Egg (was thinking more like Tamago). They don't appear to have as many veggies as other places but they have a lot of toppings.