Paddles Up Indian Creek Plaza now open! Dan Landucci, Paddles Up Founder honored for the 2020 IBR Accomplished Under 40 Award They’re talented, driven and innovative. Meet the young professionals who are leading Idaho into the future. The Idaho Business Review is proud to announce the honorees for its 2020 Accomplished Under 40 awards program. They come from diverse backgrounds and industries — including business, health care, nonprofit work, government and academia — but they are united in their commitment to excellence. Click HERE for full article! 50 restaurants in 5 years is Boise chain’s goal. Nampa opens now. Soon Caldwell. Then…. While other restaurant owners struggle to stay afloat during the pandemic, Dan Landucci just keeps paddling. After the coronavirus arrived in the spring, he tweaked the focus of the original Paddles Up Poke in downtown Boise to takeout and delivery. Business jumped 40 percent. Click HERE for full article! Best of Boise 2020 For a lot of people, sushi is as close as they’ll get to eating raw fish. Our recommendation: Go whole tuna, if you will, and grab a bowl of poké. It’s a rice bowl with a mix of veggies, all topped with generous helpings of raw fish and interesting sauces, and Boise’s swimming-est joint is Paddles Up Poké, smack dab in the middle of downtown Boise. Click HERE for full article! ‘We’re perfect for a pandemic’: How is business up 40 percent at this Boise restaurant? When the coronavirus arrived in Idaho, Paddles Up Poke owner Dan Landucci temporarily closed his Boise State and Ketchum restaurants, focusing attention on downtown Boise. It didn’t take long to realize that his flagship restaurant at 237 W. 9th St. wasn’t just going to survive — it was going to thrive. Click HERE for full article! Top Place for Poke! Paddles Up named Best in the West by via Travel Magazine! The typical island preparation of poke—a salad of cubed raw fish—is fairly simple: ahi tuna seasoned with sea salt, onions, sesame oil, and limu (seaweed). But as the dish has exploded stateside over the past decade, the definition of poke has expanded to include more types of fish, more spices, and a seemingly limitless collection of toppings, from edamame to Flamin' Hot Cheetos. The one constant? Fresh fish. Here are four of the best spots in the West to get your poke fix. Click HERE for full article! This growing chain wants a restaurant in every downtown in Idaho. Dan Landucci might be a local business owner, but he has regional ambitions. After signing a lease to open a fifth Paddles Up Poke restaurant — his first in Nampa — the 29-year-old is still hungry for expansion. “I’m starting to lean toward — putting one in every downtown throughout the state would be cool,” he says in a phone interview. Click HERE to read full article! Paddles Up Poké ready to expand again with fourth Idaho location In just a few short years, Dan Landucci will go from opening one fast-casual poké restaurant — to four. In fact, the chain just opened its latest store last month. Now, Paddles Up Poké plans to expand again. Click HERE for full article! Press Alumnus with a passion for poke brings a popular lunch spot to campus Dan Landucci (BA, communication, ‘13) has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. “As a kid, there was a rumor I put the ice cream man out of business in my neighborhood,” he said. While the story may be more family legend than fact, Landucci did canvass his block with goodies bought in bulk and resold to neighbors in his hometown of San Jose, California. Click HERE for full article and video! 1st-generation college grad returns to open restaurant at Boise State. After Dan Landucci received his diploma from Boise State in 2013, he got hungry — to start a business. But his latest expansion — a Paddles Up Poke at BSU — might be his favorite. Click HERE for full article! Paddles Up Poké to add new location on campus at Boise State The Boise-based poké restaurant with a theme tied to the river — will soon be on the river. The fourth Paddles Up Poké will open in the education building on the campus of Boise State University in January, owner Dan Landucci told BoiseDev. Click HERE for full article! 2019 Young Entrepreneur of Year Paddles Up Owner and Founder won the Boise Young Professionals “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” Award. This award is presented to a young professional whose entrepreneurial vision, innovation, courage and leadership in creating a successful business has made a positive impact on their community. Thank you for all of your support, Boise! Click HERE to see more! Best of Boise 2019 Paddles Up wins “Best Poke” three years in a row! Also places 2nd in “Best Lunch” and top three in “Best Caterer” two years in a row! Thank you Boise! We love you! Click HERE for full article! Paddles Up Expands to Sun Valley "We've got a lot of healthy eaters out here," said Paddles Up owner Dan Landucci, speaking to BW from Ketchum, "and just that outdoor lifestyle, which is what we really try to push at Paddles Up as kind of our theme and our motto: being outside and exploring Idaho. All of our stores really push that with our customers, so actually having a store in an area where we can get out and explore Idaho to the fullest was important to us." Click HERE for full article! Paddles Up Poke’s motto is ‘Keeping it Raw’ It’s called the Sun Valley Ski Bum. But this ski bum doesn’t come with duct tape on its mittens or twin tips on its skis. And you’ll find this ski bum not on the ski slopes but in the new 800-square foot Paddles Up Poke cafe adjacent to Hotel Ketchum. Click HERE for full article! Ketchum welcomes Boise-based poké restaurant on Main Street A new poké restaurant has announced its grand opening this week at Hotel Ketchum. Paddles Up Poké will open its doors at 11 a.m. Thursday, the company said in a press release. Click HERE for full article! Boise Poké Restaurant Paddles Upstream to Sun Valley Paddles Up Poké is set to open a third location – part of a fast start for the Boise-based chain of Hawaiian cuisine restaurants. Click HERE for full article! Best of Boise 2018 Paddles Up is proud to announce winning Best of Boise in two different categories after being nominated for four. Paddles Up placed 1st place for poké and 2nd place in catering. We were also nominated for best seafood and best lunch. Thank you for all of your support and everyone that took part in this years Best of Boise. To see all the 2018 winners, CLICK HERE! Best of Boise 2017 Paddles Up is still a new kid on the block, but it managed to do the near-impossible in a food scene as crowded as the one in Boise: It found a niche, and did it right. Click HERE for full article and rankings! The Ultimate Boise Food Guide As someone who’s very skeptical of the seafood options in landlocked states, I can attest to how tasty Paddles Up is. With fish that’s flown in daily, their sushi burritos and DIY poke bowls are filling and tasty. Click HERE to see full guide! Cheerleaders! Free Ice Cream! Some new restaurants do soft openings. Paddles Up Poke prefers loud. Click HERE for full article! Food delivery service apps bring in big sales for local restaurants After the food delivery service Uber Eats was introduced to the Treasure Valley last June, local restaurants that subscribed say they have seen a big jump in sales. Paddles Up Poke opened up shop in downtown Boise last May. Owner Dan Landucci says the restaurant sells on average 300 poke bowls each day. Click HERE for full article! Asian dishes were among the top Treasure Valley restaurants in 2017 Paddles Up Poké (237 N. 9th St., 208-412-5581, paddlesuppoke.com) debuted earlier this year in Downtown Boise. The quick-service eatery specializes in Hawaiian-inspired poké bowls made with raw fish that can be customized to order, in addition to nori-wrapped burritos. Click HERE for full article! How big a splash did this new Boise restaurant make? Things have gone swimmingly for Paddles Up Poke since the rafting-themed restaurant opened seven months ago at 237 N. Ninth St. “We’ve been killin’ it,” owner Dan Landucci says. Click HERE for full article! Greenbelt Magazine The phrase “paddles up” is a rafting term that means to attack the rapids head on, facing the challenges to come. For business partners and long-time friends, Dan Landucci and Jordan Tapangco, paddles up means so much more than just fun on the river. It embodies their passion and dedication for their new restaurant, Paddles Up Poké. Click HERE for full article! Nudge, Nudge, Poké Time! Paddles Up Poke is the confluence of chill river vibe and delicious fresh fish.... Click HERE for full article! Boise's Top 17 Bites - Summer 2017 Here is a good summer to do list to help you eat your way around Boise. Click HERE for full article and list! One Wild Week Road Tripping Through Idaho Paddles Up Poké –This restaurant serves up poke bowls (a Hawaiian raw fish salad). It was so good we stopped back two days in a row, something we never do. That should tell you enough how good it is. If you like fish at all, make sure you stop here. Click HERE for full article! New poké restaurants specialize in Hawaiian fish dish. Paddles Up wins! Based on my positive experience here, it appears that Paddles Up Poké is poised for a long run. Click HERE full article and food review. Keepin' it Raw in Boise Idaho! When Dan Landucci was rafting last summer in Riggins, whenever they hit a rapids, the guide would yell, “Paddles up!” to put everyone in attack mode. The phrase stuck. “I kind of took it as a life motto,” Landucci says...... Click HERE for full article! Paddles Up coming soon! Paddles Up Poke is ready to make its splash. The rafting-themed restaurant at 237 N. 9th St. will open at 11 a.m. Monday, May 1, serving tasty chunks of marinated raw fish in bowls..... Click HERE for full article! New Downtown Boise Restaurant encourages customers to live life "Paddles Up!" For Dan and Jordan, the sound of construction inside their new restaurant is music to their ears. "My dream was to always open a restaurant in downtown Boise," said Dan Landucci, co-owner of Paddles Up Poke in downtown Boise.... Click HERE for full article! Raw Fish and mixed Greens coming to Boise! Popular Downtown Boise gift retailer Mixed Greens is getting a larger space -- and its old spot will quickly be turned into a new restaurant.... Click HERE for full article! © 2021 PADDLES UP POKÉ. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.