We can't get enough poke, and fortunately, a popular chain just announced plans to expand the reach of its beloved raw fish and rice bowls.
Pokeworks plans to open seven new locations in the Boston area, adding to the five Pokeworks locations already in the region.
The chain is known as the quickest-growing fast-casual poke restaurant in America. The brand currently operates 67 locations across 20 states in every region of the United States (from Arizona to Wisconsin, Texas to Connecticut)
with international outposts in Taiwan and Canada, and Mexico franchises coming soon. Pokeworks opened in 2015 in Midtown Manhattan, founded by a group of friends who loved traveling to Hawaii and wanted
bring their favorite accessible flavors to the mainland. The chain's Sushi Burrito—a massive maki wrapped with flexible nori and stuffed with poke, vegetables
rice—became a lunchtime phenomenon, causing the chain to take off quickly in New York City and beyond.
Pokeworks' first-ever employee, Lelin Kandel, who rose from general manager to senior operations manager, will expand the franchise along with current franchisee Rong Cong and tech entrepreneurs Nijjwol Lamsal and Roshan Gaucha.
I've had an incredible experience working with the Pokeworks brand, and have witnessed firsthand their commitment to supporting franchisees and ensuring their individual success
I'm thrilled to begin my new venture with the brand as a franchisee and know that the thoughtful systems and operations in place will help ensure Cong, Lamsal, Gauchan
my own expansion efforts are as seamless as possible. Being from Boston myself, I've seen the warm reception the current locations have received