Culinary Cousins

For cousins and restaurateurs Maximo Cortese and Seth Shaning, it comes down to two ingredients: simplicity and quality.

Toss in the poke experience, and it's a recipe for success. That's the concept behind their newly opened Poke Company, which offers tropical flavors in a contemporary, fast-casual setting.

The Boca Raton restaurant has a customizable menu so diners can personalize this traditional Hawaiian dish, featuring raw fish salad. It's designed to be an engaging three-step process: Choose a bowl size; build a base with white or brown rice, baby kale or cauliflower rice; and select a protein, including Ahi tuna and Scottish salmon. The finishing touch? Plenty of mix-ins and a choice of sauces, including the garlicky soy-based Company sauce.

For those who can't decide or prefer a signature dish options include The Heavy Squall and The Hot One, incorporating fresh vegetables and a variety of toppings. Gluten-free, paleo, vegetarian and vegan options are also available.

The duo has many years of experience in the culinary and local business scene: Shaning trained at The International Culinary Center and spent the last 10 years as a general manager with Nobu Restaurant Group; Cortese is a Florida Atlantic University graduate and lifelong Boca Raton resident with commercial property ventures.

The Poke Company is located at 555 N. Federal Highway, Suite 13, Boca Raton. For more information, call 833-321-7653 or visit eatthepokecompany.com.