Suki, South Brisbane: Brisbane's first poke bowl restaurant is opening next week

What's the lowdown?

Suki is the first poke-focused restaurant to open in Brisbane. Poke (pronounced poh-keh) is a marinated raw fish salad of Hawaiian descent that's something like bowl of sashimi but with a lot more healthy green things.

The fast-casual 60-seater is set to open on Tuesday April 18 on Grey Street, South Bank, and "sushi burritos" will also feature on the menu.

For the record, we don't know what the difference between a "sushi burrito" and standard sushi roll is either. The burrito might be bigger.

Why should I care?

Because the "clean-eating" world is poke mad and now Brisbane has its chance to line up for a bowl of tuna covered in soy sauce and kale. (The weekend queue at Bondi's Fishbowl poke joint can be 20 metres deep.)

Other local "superfood" cafes already serve the salad as part of a larger menu (Miss Bliss, Nodo) but Suki is the first Brisbane business to market poke in pole position.

"We are both interested in fitness and healthy eating and we could see a gap in the market for this offering and the idea was too good to not go ahead with," says Leon McNeice, who co-owns Suki with Eddie Isik. The pair also count South Bank's Mucho Mexicano and Ole Restaurant in their portfolio.

What's on the menu?

It's a choose-your-own-healthy-eating-adventure. First select if you want a poke bowl ($12.95 for a regular bowl; $14.95 for a large) or "sushi burrito" ($12.95). And if you choose a burrito do you want that with a seaweed or tortilla wrap? And white rice or brown?

Next is your choice of base if you're getting a bowl - bamboo-extract-infused rice, quinoa or kelp noodles, perhaps - followed by a smorgasbord of protein options that includes salmon, swordfish, tuna, chicken karaage, octopus, tofu, snapper and tempura prawns.

Sauce is up next - ponzu seems like the right idea or a classic mix of soy, sesame oil and ginger - then onto fillings such as bean sprouts, spinach, kale, pickled mushrooms, edamame, fresh chilli, orange and mango. Top your creation with fried shallots or a soy egg and away you go.

What else do I need to know?

McNeice and Isik are also opening Ramen next door to Suki on April 18. Punters keen on Japanese noodles can order classics like chicken shio ramen and pork tsukemen along with gyoza and tebasaki chicken wings.

Open daily 11am-9pm

182 Grey Street South Brisbane, sukisushi.com.au