Primarily influenced by Japanese cuisine, poke is usually seasoned with soy sauce, sesame oil, and scallions. Though poke is traditionally served as an appetizer, it has evolved to rice bowls and vegetable salad toppings.
We’re lucky enough to have a list of excellent poke options here in the desert.
The Poke Bowl at OBON is available as tuna, salmon, or rainbow. Go for the rainbow if you’d like the biggest variety of seafood.
The bowl is packed with sushi rice, cilantro microgreens, crispy onions, scallions, sunomono (cucumber salad), seaweed salad, jalapeño, avocado, and spicy poke dressing. It’s a huge portion but you’ll love every single bite.
Pure Poke specializes in authentic Hawaiian poke — fresh-cut, high-quality fish that is cut into cubes and then tossed in housemade marinades made with authentic Aloha Soy.
Poke bowl mix-ins can be added to your belly’s content and include purple cabbage, organic mixed carrots, cilantro, cucumbers, cucumber salad, avocado, edamame, ginger, green onion, jalapeño, mango, seaweed salad, maple-soy roasted sweet potatoes, wasabi, watermelon radish, and white onion.
Want something fresh with a Hawaiian twist? Opt for a Hawaiian Poke Plate at Solid Grindz. This simple dish features raw Ahi tuna, two scoops of rice, and is tossed with your sauce of choice, onions, soy sauce, sesame seeds, and sesame oil.
Wanting something fresh with a kick? Get their Creamy Spicy Poke — the traditional poke is elevated with a drizzle of spicy mayonnaise-based sauce.
Whether you like your poke bowl with or without rice, the options at Sushi Garden will always leave you feeling not-too-full. With fish options that include spicy tuna, salmon, and yellowtail — all bowls are served with a layer of spring mix, seaweed salad, avocado, cucumber, and radish, drizzled with a house poke sauce.
If you like your poke spicy, let them know and you’ll get the added layers of jalapenos, spicy mayo, and spicy poke sauce.