Abunai

Absolutely tasty hand rolls! The spicy ahi roll was amazing. The happy hour is such a great deal. Yuengling beers for $3 and the roll was $4. So damn good!

I was really excited to try this spot! I had been eyeing their menu for a while and decided to order lunch today. This is a small business and I rarely leave reviews, I genuinely don't want to dissuade anyone from trying this spot. Simply leaving this review so that the leadership can see and make the needed adjustments. I ordered the poke bowl, and rest of the bowl was super tasty!! However, as soon as i bit into it i was immediately disappointed. The rice, the main part of any bowl, was extremely hard. Not undercooked, but obviously had been sitting out for a WHILE and was literally hard to chew. I ate the little bit of toppings I had and tossed the rest. Hoping next time is better!!!

I popped by here for lunch while waiting for my husband to have a medical procedure on K st. I'm not familiar with Hawaiian food but it seemed fresh and like a good lunch option and the young man behind the counter was extremely friendly in directing me and explaining what everything was. I ended up getting the spicy salmon bowl and the spam misubi snack for my husband to try. I really liked it and thought it was a perfect quick lunch. Fresh and really yummy. I added some pics.

I had initially loved this place before. As someone from Hawai’i it was really nice seeing a place that had so many of my favorite childhood dishes. I loved their spam musubis and ahi poke. That being said, I recently ordered their food as part of a catering order. Everyone that came to my lunch (including me) that had eaten specifically the kalua pork dish had gotten food poisoning. We know it was the kalua pork because my Muslim friends who could not eat the dish ended up being okay. We emailed the establishment to kindly let them know that perhaps the meat had gone bad and to check in on others who may have had the same dish we did that day. They were extremely rude in their response and accused us of not taking “proper care” of the food, despite us having served the food within 2 hours

Update: I have to change this review from 5 stars to 2. They got rid of the other Hawaiian dishes, which I loved, and now just have poke and a few sides. Their poke has also gone downhill as the salmon is often chewy and gross (inedible last two times I tried it at this location and the Union Market one respectively.) Old review: Fantastic place for Hawaiian food, not only poké, which I love, but also kahlua pork, taro, and a few other Hawaiian specialties. Great value, friendly service, delicious food. I’d be thrilled with a bit more non-poké variety, but I suppose that’s the main thing for most people.