We tried a fast-casual restaurant that sells Chipotle-style food with raw fish

Kate TaylorIs it possible for a new fast-casual concept to become the Chipotle of Hawaiian food - complete with raw fish?

Wisefish Poké, which opened this week in New York City, hopes to find out. New York Magazine's Grub Street said the concept was "like the Hawaiian Chipotle," with build-your-bowl style ordering at a counter. However, instead of chicken or carnitas, customers choose from raw ahi tuna, salmon, or tofu to craft their individualized bowl of poké.

Poké is a Hawaiian specialty, traditionally made with chunks of tuna marinated in soy and sesame. It's already popular in parts of California, where Sweetfin hopes to build its own fast-casual poké empire.

However, poké is still a foreign concept to most of the US. So, Business Insider decided to send two people who have never tried poké to check out Wisefish.