Just 2 Dudes

#ThePlace
Where: Lei’d Hawaiian Poke
When: 10/20/17
Who Picked: Nick

This week we went to a newer establishment in the Tyson’s Corner area, which is a fast casual take on one of the newest food crazes, Poke. Lei’d has enough seating for ~40-50 people and it was packed when we went at noon, with the line snaking around the seating area.

#TheFood
Nick went with a large bowl with nacho chips and green tea soba noodles. The large bowl gives 3 scoop of protein and Nick selected 2 of the Get Lei’d tuna and 1 of the sriracha aioli tuna. There were plenty of choices of toppings and Nick got the pineapple, jalapeño, masago, ginger, and wasabi tempura crunch. Everything went together nicely and the chips were an interesting pairing for the poke. The difference in flavor of the two sauces was just subtle enough to notice.

Eric went with the regular bowl with half rice and half chips with two scoops of Tuna. Eric got the Classic Shoyu Tuna and the Wasabi Cilantro Aioli Tuna. There were a ton of choices to put on top, Eric had no clue what most of them were. He ended up getting some ginger, cucmber, masago, sesame seeds, and crunchy bits. The flavors on the tuna were subtle and not overpowering. The chips were good but a little more delicate than a typical nacho, more like a fried wanton wrapper. Overall it was a good value from some quality Tuna Poke.

#NoRegrets

#Decor
The decor was appropriate for a Hawaiian themed restaurant.  The area for the line was not large enough though, it ended up wrapping around the restaurant at the peak of the rush. This restaurant seemed like it could use a larger space assuming the popularity remains high.

#TotalBill
The bill was ~$15 for the large bowl and the regular bowl was ~$12. The restaurant accepts credit cards.

#OurRating

Nick
Eric