OUR STORY | OUR FISH | CORE VALUES | PRESS


Just Poké is a healthy local poké chain in the Pacific Northwest, with restaurants located throughout Western Washington.
As two boys born and raised in Seattle, eating healthy and living right has always been an important part of our lives. We first discovered poke while chasing sunsets in Maui. The store was a small shack, but the poke left a big impression. When we made the decision to open our first location, we had one theme in mind: Give More. It’s a simple idea, but one we take to heart. So we set out to run our business the right way. From our vendors and partners, to our employees and customers, we decided to put people first. We turned away big national players with lower prices, preferring instead to partner with local vendors. In constructing our stores, we used recycled materials, energy efficient lighting and low VOC paint. We decided against cheap plastic inventory that was bad for the environment and pursued materials that were biodegradable and compostable. For us, Washington isn’t just a state to do business in, it’s a home to take care of. Our belief is a simple one.
Eat Clean, Act Right, and Live Well
— Danny & Norman

All our tuna is line caught by hand from the Pacific Ocean and is rated #1 USA Sashimi Grade. The standards and specs of our tuna exceed USFDA standards and are triple graded – on boat, at port, and at facility. This can only be done if tuna is processed fresh. The methods used for catching tuna are dolphin, sea turtle & sea mammal safe.
Our salmon is purchased from Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certified producers with traceability from boat or farm to delivery.
Just Poké has been certified as an Ocean Friendly Restaurant by the Surfrider Foundation. Ocean Friendly Restaurants make a pledge to use less plastic and take other steps to help protect our ocean, waves, and beaches.
Just Poké purchases our salmon from Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certified producers with complete traceability from boat or farm to delivery. BAP is the world’s most trusted, comprehensive and proven third-party aquaculture certification program.

PEOPLE
Our goal is to Give More, that means running our business the right way, while thinking of others along the way. From the local businesses and vendors we partner with to source high quality, sustainable, natural and nutritious ingredients for our menu. To our team members we rely on to provide exceptional customer service each day. To our guests who seek us out to make this whole dream possible. Every decision we make as a business ties back to each of these stakeholders. With this philosophy driving our daily operations, we know we can create amazing value for our guests, partners, and staff, as we all grow together along this great journey
PASSION
In the hospitality industry, our fundamental role is to be of service. To us, that means putting others before ourselves. To continually and proactively think of new ways to better serve the interests of our guests, our partners and our team members. We could choose to simply open our doors each day and sell delicious bowls of poke, but we know we can do so much more than that. As two boys born and raised in Seattle, we like to think of our business not in terms of a giant part of our world, but as a small part of the Community and City we love. We push ourselves to perform even ordinary tasks at an extraordinary level in every aspect of the business; from menu research and development, to team member training, to manager mentorship.
PRODUCT
No restaurant can survive without great food! With that truth in mind, we turned to the best local sources. It all begins by using only sustainably sourced fish of the highest quality available. From there we partnered with local suppliers for our produce to ensure freshness with a keen awareness of overall environmental impact. After subjecting our friends and family to extensive taste testing, we found a few secret ingredients to finish off our recipes, and the result is a delicious meal that is as fun to look at as it is to eat. Our hope is that each guest will leave with the feeling that we’ve fulfilled more than just their hunger and return with a desire for more than just good food.

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Just Poké’s first food truck opens on Mercer Island
Cofounder Norman Wu Speaks On Expert Panel At Regional Business Summit
Just Poké Expands to Mercer Island
Seattle Refined: ‘People over Profits’ is the Just Poké motto
Just Poké wins Best of 425 Vegetarian Restaurant
Responding to COVID-19
Just Poké Certified as Ocean Friendly Restaurant
Bellingham Business Journal: Poke Restaurant Opening Location in Bellingham
Eat Seattle: New Just Poké Renton Location
EXPANSION OF JUST POKÉ TO SEATTLE
425 Magazine: Just Poké Co-Founders are 2018’s 30 Under 30
GRAND OPENING OF JUST POKÉ REDMOND TOWN CENTER
Seattle Times — March 28, 2018
JUST POKÉ ANNOUNCES GRAND OPENING OF NEW FACTORIA LOCATION