Aloha Alley

Hawaiian poke and BBQ counter · 1 location · Brooklyn: DUMBO

A Hawaiian poke and BBQ counter that opened in DUMBO in July 2025, minutes from the Brooklyn waterfront. It comes from Patrick Lin, who already ran Em Vietnamese Bistro and Elephant District a few blocks away, with chef Emanuel "Manny" Imperial in the kitchen.

Founder-run

The Big Picture

Genuinely Independent

Aloha Alley is a single Hawaiian counter in DUMBO with no outside investor in any filing, run by a local operator who already had two restaurants a few blocks away. Having opened in July 2025 with one storefront, it has almost no public labor, environmental, or sourcing record yet, and it publishes nothing about its suppliers. It answers to Patrick Lin and one small New York corporation, not to a fund or a franchisor.

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Local ownership

9/10

Founder involvement

8/10

Worker pay & benefits

6/10

Environmental impact

6/10

Sourcing & labor

6/10

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Company data last updated August 2026

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