Sushi Kozy

The Best Dishes Eater Dallas Ate in July 2025 | Eater Dallas

"I don’t know about you, but I have burned out on omakase . Sushi Kozy is the first one I’ve visited in at least a year, if not longer, and it got me because it’s not like any other omakase in town. Chef and owner Paul Ko cut his teeth at Uchi for seven years before opening this place, and he serves killer plates of nigiri and sashimi, each carefully cut and prepared. Ross Demers returns to the kitchen as culinary director after the closure of his restaurant Cry Wolf . He handles an otsumami course of drinks and snacks, which, on the night I visited, was composed of dishes of hotatate (scallops) with caviar, wagyu with sesame labneh, tako kushi (fried meat on skewers) with kimchi, and kamo confit (a dish inspired by French duck confit but done in Japanese style) with maple butter. He also oversaw the “land or sea tasting” course, a choice of lobster with corn and chanterelle or a take on kamo (usually a duck soup, but here it was simply duck and a deer heart) with asparagus and fig. I opted for the latter, which was highly memorable: First of all, eating deer heart was an experience, and not one I went into the evening prepared for. Second, these Japanese dishes appearing in an omakase, and prepared by a respected local chef who took the job because he wanted to learn about this style of cuisine, is an unexpected pivot. Book a reservation." - Courtney E. Smith