West Hollywood, Calif.-based Sweetfin has eight restaurants, and its plan is to establish brand dominance in the Southern California market, where it is scouting new locations in San Diego, Orange County and the South Bay.

Poke Bros. plans 20 new locations by the end of the year.

Co-owner Xuegong Chen saw poke as an opportunity to bring a healthful, quick-service meal option to a region loaded with fast-food burger joints.

Sweetfin’s ethos is based on transparency, with a menu of chef-driven recipes served in a stylish setting.

Columbus, Ohio-based Poke Bros. has 13 units.

It made its debut in New York City, in 2015.

It will soon open a third unit, in Portland, and is scouting locations in Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

QuickFish is an offshoot of the company’s highly popular Bamboo Sushi restaurant in Portland.

Poké Bar is based in Los Angeles with 53 restaurants.

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Founder Zach Friedlander debuted the restaurant in 2016 and has since snapped up support from Levy Family Partners.

Chicago-based Aloha Poke Co., with 13 locations, plans to open eight new units by the end of the year.

Irvine, Calif.-based Pokéworks has 19 restaurants, with plans to bump up to 20-25 units by the end of the year.

Portland, Ore.-based QuickFish has two locations, in Portland and Denver.

It touts itself as the poke category leader because it’s been serving poke long before anyone else.