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Restaurant chain in the Seattle metropolitan area
FOB Poke Bar
Restaurant information
Food typeJapanese
City
  • Seattle
  • Bellevue
StateWashington
CountryUnited States
Websitefobpokebar.com

FOB Poke Bar is a small chain of sushi restaurants based in the Seattle metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Washington. The business operates restaurants by this name as well as Fob Poke and Sushi Bar and FOB Sushi Bar in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood and in Bellevue. The restaurants serve sushi by the pound.

The Belltown and Bellevue locations closed voluntarily for two weeks in November and December 2024 to address concerns about food-safety handling. A TikTok video review was posted by social media personality Keith Lee drew comments that claimed to see a live worm in a piece of raw hamachi; FOB said that the movement was caused by the handling of Lee's chopsticks. The chain closed both of its locations prior to an inspection by Public Health – Seattle & King County, which was later conducted prior to the reopening on December 3.

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References

  1. ^ Vinh, Tan (November 19, 2024). "Seattle sushi bar closes temporarily after Keith Lee worm snafu". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  2. Smith, Courtney E. (2024-11-19). "Seattle Sushi Chain Temporarily Shuts Down Restaurants After Backlash From Keith Lee Fans". Eater Seattle. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  3. Lebos, Allie (2022-06-27). "Best Poke Restaurants In The US". Tasting Table. Archived from the original on 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  4. "Seattle's New Restaurant Openings - Seattle". The Infatuation. 2022-01-20. Archived from the original on 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  5. "A Renee Erickson joint, Dave's Hot Chicken and other new Seattle restaurants". The Seattle Times. 2024-02-24. Archived from the original on 2024-04-07. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  6. "Fob Sushi closes after controversial TikTok video". Northwest Asian Weekly. 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  7. "Keith Lee, FOB Sushi, and Wormgate". Seattle Metropolitan. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  8. Vinh, Tan (December 3, 2024). "Seattle-area sushi bars reopen after controversy over alleged worm". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

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