Fat Fish

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

We were visiting our brother in law in DC over the weekend and our 10 year old niece suggested we have lunch at Fat Fish after our morning at the Spy Museum! Fat fish is within walking distance from the museum and is located at the wharf! It is a small/narrow building, but packs a punch! I don't eat seafood so I had ordered the only vegetable filled item which was a vegetable sushi wrap with peanut sauce. The wrap hit all the flavors: crunchy, sweet, and spicy. The sauce is what makes it spicy and is served on the side. My husband, brother in law and niece all ordered boxes which appear to be bento box style. A mix of salad, potato fries, and a sweet treat with your main entree. We highly recommend taking a visit here for lunch!

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.

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.

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.

Quality has gone back up. Winter lunch special makes it affordable as does the happy hour special. The shrimp for the tempura roll are very good now. Thank you for turning it around Fat Fish.