Uchiko Houston

Austin-Based Japanese Restaurant Uchiko Opens in Houston in May | Eater Houston

"Opening Monday, May 23 at Zadok’s Post Oak Place, 1801 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 110, the Houston outpost brings Uchiko’s Japanese-influenced cooking with the 'clean' flavors its sister restaurant is known for, now infused with smoke and hints of char. Owner and executive chef Tyson Cole and chef de cuisine Shaun King have incorporated a special yakitori grill that uses Post Oak and binchotan wood to smoke, sear, and cure meats, vegetables, and fish. Highlights include new dishes such as the dry-aged duck with hoisin and a salted, hearth-roasted cabbage; charred onion–aged "Bar N Ranch" beef seared four times and served with foie au poivre; and suzuki yaki, a grilled Mediterranean sea bass with brown butter dashi, fennel, and herbs. The restaurant will offer chef’s tasting and signature tasting omakase menus alongside Uchi favorites like the hama chili hotate crudo (scallop and turnip) and the P-38 hand roll (Japanese yellowtail, avocado, yuzu kosho, sweet green onion, and cilantro). Desserts from Ariana Quant include binchotan-toasted s’mores and a baba au took whisky made with charred pineapple, and the beverage program features beer, sake, wine, Japanese whiskys, shochu, and cocktails such as the whisky-based Fujin, the Kusuri, and a tea-smoked martini. This opening is the restaurant’s second location and a second venture of James Beard Award–winning chef Tyson Cole." - Brittany Britto Garley