Aloha Poke Co., the nation’s fast casual poke restaurant concept, announced its newest Chicago-area store in the Village of Mount Prospect. The store opened on October 18th and is located at 916 N. Elmhurst Rd. The Mount Prospect location is the 20th store in the brand’s system and 9th store in the Chicago region.
Following a strong 2022 performance in which the company recorded +13% comparable store sales in the first half of the year, Aloha Poke Co. also announced plans for a new Deerfield location in early 2023, which will increase the number of the company-owned and operated stores to 13.
“My family lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago, and I’m asked constantly about opening stores in the area,” said Chris Birkinshaw, CEO of Aloha Poke Co in a statement. “Based on the growing demand for delicious and healthy fast causal concepts and a strong location, it’s the perfect time to bring Aloha Poke Co. to Mount Prospect and the surrounding community. We’re thrilled to continue to expand our footprint around Chicago, while also growing with our exceptional franchisees in existing and new markets across the country.”
The company started in 2016 in a food hall in Chicago’s busy West Loop, offering its customers fast, freshly packed sashimi-grade fish paired with whole ingredients. In the 6 years since its founding, Aloha Poke Co. has grown to 20 locations in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Texas, Florida, Georgia and Washington, D.C.
In 2020, Aloha Poke Co. announced the development of 11 Houston, TX franchise locations. First-time franchisees Amanda and Cory Tabb opened this market in 2021 with their Cypress store, and Baryalay Razi, a multi-brand, multi-unit professional franchisee, will open another ten stores, with a Richmond, TX location starting operations later this year.
