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The Hawaiian-inspired dish takes the county by storm with fresh bowls featuring everything from ahi tuna to salmon and edamame.
By Christina Ferrari and Samantha Garbarini
If you can’t make it to the beach this summer, get a taste of the ocean with a poke bowl instead. This Hawaiian dish will leave you feeling as though you were kissed by a seaside breeze. Here’s where to find the best variations of poke in Westchester.
Bango Bowls
16 Harwood Ct, Scarsdale; 914.725.0555
This mini-chain doling out açai and smoothie bowls also puts poke on the menu. Build your own or choose from one of three preset options, including marinated tuna with edamame, sweet onions, seaweed salad and avocado-poblano sauce, or spicy tuna that brings the heat with wonton strips, seaweed salad, avocado, and ponzu sauce.
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bartaco
1 Willett Ave, Port Chester; 914.937.8226
Despite all the tacos and guacamole, the tuna poke — ancho-crusted tuna with green and white onions, poke dressing, avocado, sesame seeds, and fried ginger — is one of our favorite orders at this summery Port Chester waterside spot.
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Chen’s Poke
175 Main St, White Plains; 914.831.5566
It makes sense that a restaurant with poke in the name would have a menu dedicated to the dish. The versatile bowls include the Dragon Bowl with octopus, eel, and shrimp, as well as a vegetarian tofu poke. If none of the creations tickle your fancy, you also have the option to build your own.
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Exit 4 Food Hall
153 E Main St, Mount Kisco; 914.241.1200
There are lots of creative options at Exit 4’s Inno Sushi (sushi donuts, anyone?), but when it comes to poke, the signature bowls keep things relatively simple with bigeye tuna with classic condiments like avocado, ginger, soy sauce, and sesame.
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The Little Beet
125 Westchester Ave, White Plains; 914.620.1166
A healthier version of the poke bowl can be found in The Westchester’s food court, which is home to this fast-casual, highly fabulous chain. At this clean-sourcing eatery, fresh greens, basmati rice, and quinoa serve as a bed for salmon poke with a chipotle aioli.
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My Tokyo
31 Main St, Tarrytown; 914.909.4451
This contemporary Japanese restaurant focuses on sushi and Japanese tapas, but don’t forget to try the poke bowls featuring avocado, pickled cucumber, and ginger dressing. Pair your salmon or tuna bowl with a yuzu seltzer or ceremonial grade matcha.
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Pubstreet
20 Wheeler Ave, Pleasantville; 914.909.5408
Reel in the perfect summer weekend by starting your meal with Pubstreet’s salmon poke “sushi fritters.” Salmon, avocado, and tamari glaze adorn little rounds of fried sushi rice in this one-of-a-kind appetizer that’ll have you wondering why you ordered it to share.
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The Tasty Table
21 Campwoods Rd, Ossining; 914.762.4000
The Tasty Table challenges all of your preconceptions of breakfast and brunch places. Nestled among the hearty brunch dishes is a make-your-own poke, a fresh and unexpected change of pace from rich benedicts and pancakes. With a base of greens, quinoa, mango, and veggies, you can choose from four proteins to top your (poke brunch?) bowl.
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Yard House
237 Market St, Yonkers; 914.375.9273
Poke can be spotted all over the menu at Yard House in Ridge Hill. For an appetizer, snack on the poke nachos, a pile of crispy wonton chips loaded with ahi tuna and drizzled with sriracha aioli and white truffle sauce. The poke salad poses as a lighter option, made of marinated raw ahi, arugula, seaweed salad, crispy wonton, edamame, masago, and cucumber with a soy vinaigrette and sriracha aioli.
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