Popular poke spot Pacific Counter opens fifth local location in downtown Tampa

It dishes out Spam musubi, boba teas, and Dole whip, too.

click to enlarge Popular poke spot Pacific Counter opens fifth local location in downtown Tampa
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A new fast casual spot in downtown Tampa softly opened this week, and it offers yet another lunch option for the droves of business casual wearers that work in the area.

Pacific Counter’s newest location resides at 115 W Tyler St. in downtown Tampa, around the corner The Straz Center for Performing Arts and the Riverwalk. The locally-owned,  fast casual restaurant quietly opened its doors on Tuesday, March 5.

Pacific Counter’s Best of the Bay-winning menu features quick and health-oriented fare that’s a “mainland mix of coastal classics,” with dishes like build-your-own poke bowls, loaded hot dogs, Spam musubi and sushi burritos that cater to a variety of vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free diets.

Its popular Dole whip soft serve (which is free with a poke purchase on Wednesdays) and a variety of boba teas are also offered at all Pacific Counter  locations.

Owners Tanner Loebel, Eric Bialik and Chitt Noythanongsay debuted the first Pacific Counter on downtown St. Pete’s 600 block in 2018 and have steadily expanded its footprint across Tampa Bay. In addition to Tampa’s newly-opened Pacific Counter, the locally-owned company operates locations in downtown St. Pete, Lakewood Ranch, South Tampa, Sarasota and even a scaled-down operation inside of Tropicana Field.

Downtown Tampa's Pacific Counter was originally slated to debut roughly two years ago.
Head to @pacific_counter on Instagram for the latest news on Pacific Counter and its many locations throughout Tampa Bay.

Downtown Tampa’s outpost is now open from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. seven days a week.
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