A lot of people might be surprised to know that Poke Poke, on the Venice Beach boardwalk, isn't the only poké game in Venice anymore. Big Daddy Shack opened up a handful of months ago on Windward & Pacific, serving up hefty bowls of poké with salad-like add ons like watermelon radish, baby bok choy, red cabbage, and fennel. They also serve salads and smoothies, naturally.

This is one of the only new poke places to use the traditional plastic pint containers as bowls, so it's also one of the least filling for the price. And they put the sauce on top of your bowl rather than mixing it in with the fish. But the quality of the ingredients is undeniable, and they're the only one of the new shops to offer octopus as an option (fun!) [Photo by Wonho Frank Lee]

Quinoa and kale also make an appearance at this West Hollywood shop, but unlike some of the others this poke is pre-mixed so there's no getting rid of it. Each order comes with one side (edamame, seaweed salad, spicy edamame or cucumber salad) and for extra $$ you can get add ons like chia, mango and blueberry (when in season), and crispy garlic.

If your dream is to gulp down a milk tea with tapioca pearls alongside your bowl of poké, then PokeMix by Pasadena boba shop Flour + Tea will be your spot. It skews slightly more classic Hawaiian, with pre-mixed poke options and a very limited number of toppings, like seaweed salad, nori and scallions. But with three different size options, ranging from $8 to 12, you'll be hard-pressed to find a better work lunch in this area of Pasadena.

At this Old Town Pasadena poké shop you can choose between 9 different signature bowls, ranging from the classic Aloha 808 with limu seaweed, to the coco loco with coconut, chili lime sauce, and citrus zest. Or you can take charge and build your own combo from jarred toppings like crispy onions and furikake.

Step aside hwe-dup-bap, there's a new raw fish bowl in Koreatown! With the exception of pineapple, there are few surprises at Wiki Poki, where all of your proteins and toppings (like furikake, flying fish roe, and green onion) get mixed together into one perfectly blended creation. Warning to those who like the crazy sauces: here your only option is dictating how spicy you want it, but the scoops of crab salad, seaweed salad, and two kinds of edamame are a nice addition.