This Houston favorite is known for its excellent Japanese small plates, and Hawaiian poke bowls still fit in quite nicely on the menu. A variety of bowls are on offer here, ranging from the traditional Hawaiian combo (big eye tuna, avocado, green onions, and rice) to a salmon bowl with a sprinkling of tempura crunch.

SeaSide serves up a more refined take on this originally rustic sushi bowl. The signature Kani Bake bowl, mixed with spicy aioli, breakfast radish, and masago is a solid choice, as is the spicy tuna, tossed with gochujang, shiso, and puffed rice. Prefer to pick and choose toppings? Build a DIY bowl and add in as many free mix-ins as desired, including cilantro, serrano pepper, Thai chili and masago.

The combinations at this pop-up that transformed into a permanent poke destination are more playful than classic, like a bowl of salmon or tuna tossed in spicy mayo and shoyu, then topped with seaweed and crushed Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.

Sushi burritos and delicious poke bowls make natural allies, and U’Maki brings that dream team together. Create a custom bowl piled high with fresh fish and crisp veggies or go for one of the bowls on the menu, like the Wild Cajun, made with crawfish and crunchy tempura flakes, or the Deep Diver, with spicy salmon, spicy tuna and unagi sauce.

This Bellaire Boulevard shop serves up hearty poke bowls that can be customized in countless ways. Choose from three or five scoops of fish, depending on your hunger level, then add on a slew of veggies, sauces, and other garnishes. Mochi ice cream makes for a sweet finish.

Serving up a fresh take on the traditional poke bowl, the ahi tuna poke at Hungry’s begins with organic brown rice and ginger-glazed Brussels sprouts. It’s garnished with 

Persian cucumbers, scallion, and avocado, then finished off with a peppery chipotle chili drizzle for a healthy mix of flavors.

Go fish — or not — with a poke bowl from Liberty Kitchen, which offers both seafood and vegan options. The “Oysterette Bowl” combines big-eye tuna, fried oysters, edamame, scallion and onion with warm rice, while the vegan poke bowl features seared tofu, spicy vegan crab, edamame, avocado, scallion, and apple with rice.

Loch Bar’s elegant take on a traditional poke bowl brings together yellowfin tuna with avocado, chili oil, scallion and radish, and is then completed with a savory soy ginger dressing — a splurge at $23.

This full-service poke bar allows diners to create their own bowls with a ton of protein and topping options. Treading lightly into the world of raw eats? Have your poke torched and get a seared portion of protein.

At Local Poke, it’s simple to go the easy route and choose a signature bowl like ahi tuna and salmon with a sweet chili sauce, but you can also produce an impressive DIY creation thanks to this shop’s bounty of ingredients, including vegetarian options, and sauces like honey-wasabi and the spicy volcanic mayo.

There are no rules at Poke in the Bowl, where each dish is fully customizable and made to order. Choose from a base of white or brown rice, seaweed salad and spicy crab meat, then top away — proteins include classic or spicy tuna, scallop or organic tofu and toppings that range from cucumber and red cabbage to tobiko and kizami nori.