Spicy poke rolls or nori-wrapped poke? That's amazing! This trend is really taking over.'Ĭhoy actually has a food truck in Seattle called Poké to the Max, which serves up poke rice bowls, along with musubi, a classic Hawaiian dish that looks like an oversize sushi roll.Funny Puppy Dressup My Pony My Little Race Tiger Simulator 3D Barbershop Inc. (Roughly, that means 'awesome!') The poke rice bowls? Lights out. But Choy isn't upset about these variations. One other trend that has continued to grow, especially in Chicago, is the poke bowl, in which the seasoned raw fish is heaped on top of rice or greens and garnished with various toppings. Choy admits that this is the style most people even in Hawaii encounter and what is popping up in places like Los Angeles and New York.

The sea salt began to be replaced by soy sauce and the inamona by sesame oil. (Annie Grossinger / Chicago Tribune)Īs the demographics of Hawaii changed, the islands experienced a large number of immigrants from Japan and the Philippines, so did the poke. I've eaten cilantro chili salmon on tortilla chips at Oyster Bah, and dug into chunks of chilled octopus on prawn crackers at Sunda.Ī customer pays for freshly prepared poke bowls at FireFin Poke in the Loop. I've marveled at elegantly plated poke at GT Fish & Oyster, and devoured a voluptuous poke rice bowl at the ramen joint Furious Spoon. I've eaten plump salmon over purple rice at FireFin Poké Shop, and fatty ahi tuna stacked on gorgeous mixed greens at Aloha Poke Co. While there is more poke in Chicago than ever before, just about every version I tried has been different. Why deny the appeal of fresh fish served with a riot of clean and crunchy toppings with creative sauces? But then I took a bite and was instantly hooked. Sure, poke is probably the most white-hot food trend of the moment in Los Angeles and New York, and serving things in bowls isn't far behind.

In less than seven months, Chicago now has three dedicated poke businesses and a great number of other restaurants have added the dish to their menus.

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