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After a brief soft opening to acclimate staff, Freshfin Poke has opened its newest location at 5800 N. Bayshore Dr. in Glendale.
The locally owned fast-casual restaurant specializing in fresh, healthy, Hawaiian-style rice bowls, occupies an 1800+ square foot space not far from the brand new Target store (which opens Oct. 24).
"The North Shore community has been a huge supporter of FreshFin since the beginning and we’re thrilled to finally be in their backyard," notes co-owner Nate Arkush. "There are so many great things happening at Bayshore and we’re very excited to be a part of it and bring our healthy, fresh bowls to the center."
New menu items
On the menu, guests will find signature bowls including spicy tuna, mango-salmon and curry coconut shrimp, along with a variety of options from chicken and pork to plant-based and gluten-friendly options.
That includes three new house-crafted bowls including: The Classic (Ahi tuna, red onion, classic sauce and seaweed salad); Sweet Avo (marinated tofu, avocado, sweet potato, edamame, carrot, kale, cilantro, red onion, crispy onion, sesame ginger sauce and Sriracha aioli); and the Rainbow Bowl (Ahi tuna, salmon, avocado, cucumber, carrot, pineapple, cilantro, red onion, classic sauce, Thai chili ginger sauce, sriracha aioli, crispy garlic, seaweed salad and tobiko).
BOGO bowls
Guests can also stop in for the poke shop's BOGO Grand Opening, which will take place on Friday, Nov. 5 from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 6 from noon to 4 p.m. During the celebration, guests can indulge in buy-one-get-one house-crafted bowls (including both new offerings and the Bowl of the Month).
Glendale marks the sixth Wisconsin location for the Milwaukee-based poke concept which opened its first shop on the East Side in 2017. Additional locations include Wauwatosa, Brookfield, Madison and the Historic Third Ward.
Freshfin Poke Bayshore is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
As a passionate champion of the local dining scene, Lori has reimagined the restaurant critic's role into that of a trusted dining concierge, guiding food lovers to delightful culinary discoveries and memorable experiences.
Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with every dish. Lori is the author of two books: the "Wisconsin Field to Fork" cookbook and "Milwaukee Food". Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club. In 2024, Lori was honored with a "Top 20 Women in Hospitality to Watch" award by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association.
When she’s not eating, photographing food, writing or planning for TV and radio spots, you’ll find Lori seeking out adventures with her husband Paul, traveling, cooking, reading, learning, snuggling with her cats and looking for ways to make a difference.
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