Sweetfin Poke Explained
| Sweetfin |
| Industry: | Restaurant |
| Location: | Los Angeles |
| Founder: | Alan Nathan, Brett Nestadt, Seth Cohen |
| Founded: | 2013 |
Sweetfin (formerly Sweetfin Poké) is a Los Angeles–based fast casual restaurant chain that serves poke bowls.[1] [2] [3] Sweetfin was founded in 2013 by Alan Nathan, Brett Nestadt, Seth Cohen and Executive Chef Dakota Weiss,[4] with their first store opening in Santa Monica in April 2015.[5] [6] [7] As of 2024, Sweetfin has 16 locations in California: thirteen in Los Angeles, two near Irvine, and one in San Diego.
Sweetfin is regarded as having helped start the trend of poke specific restaurants outside of Hawaii.[8] [9] [10] [11]
Notes and References
- Web site: Restaurant Review: Sweetfin Poké hooks customers with bright, bold flavors . Daily Bruin.
- Web site: Is Poke the New Sushi? Meet the Simple Fish Dish That's Taking L.A. by Storm . Bloomberg.com. en . 16 September 2015.
- Web site: Sweetfin Poké to bring new flavors into Westwood with Hawaiian menu . Daily Bruin.
- Web site: Pasquariello . Sandra . How Sweetfin's Dakota Weiss Followed Her Passion To Profit . . 28 July 2016.
- News: How Pokéworks, Sweetfin and Countless New Poke Restaurants Are Battling for Your Fast-Food Business. 2018-06-25. Inc.com.
- Web site: Sweetfin Poké, with customizable bowls of poké, opens in Santa Monica - Los Angeles Times. Hallock. Betty. Los Angeles Times. 14 April 2015 .
- Web site: Sweetfin Poké investment round ignites new growth . Nation's Restaurant News. en . 11 January 2016.
- News: Meet Poké, the Hawaiian Raw Fish Dish Having Its Moment in the Sun. Goldberg. Elyssa. Bon Appétit. en.
- Web site: Breijo . Stephanie . Meet Plant Shop, Sweetfin's new all-vegan, delivery-only restaurant . Time Out Los Angeles.
- Web site: Sweetfin Poké, with customizable bowls of poké, opens in Santa Monica . The Capital.
- Web site: Billing . Karen . 'Pole to Bowl': Sweetfin Poke brings fresh tastes to One Paseo . The Morning Call.
