Money Cat
Permanently Closed
Modern Japanese eats, sushi, craft cocktails, and inventive snacks
Modern Japanese eats, sushi, craft cocktails, and inventive snacks
"An Upper Kirby sushi restaurant that closed due to financial instability and unclear cuisine definition." - Brittany Britto Garley
"From the skilled team at Tobiuo Sushi Bar in Cinco Ranch, Money Cat brings creative sushi and Japanese dishes to Levy Park at Upper Kirby. Along with a full sushi program, the restaurant features whimsical, head-turning plates like the house-made bao imprinted with the Money Cat logo; the chutoro toast built on squid ink milk bread; and the colorful honey vanilla milk buns, served with cultured compound butter, smoked trout roe, and honey." - Brittany Britto Garley
"There’s certainly no shortage of excellent Japanese restaurants in Houston, but Sherman Yeung’s playful, albeit technically-driven takes on sushi, sandwiches, and dinner plates have launched the restaurant into a league of its own. The chicken katsu sando — fried chicken layered with japanese tartar sauce and tamari caramel, and nestled between two fluffy pieces of bread — is an enticing lunch option. The king crab chawanmushi, a decadent egg custard, and tako fungi, fried, crispy octopus served with seasonal mushrooms, are remarkably flavorful demonstrations of the chef’s playful approach to Asian cuisine." - Brittany Britto Garley, Eater Staff
"This Japanese sushi and robata bar in the Upper Kirby neighborhood offers a deftly curated cocktail menu to pair with its inventive Japanese bar snacks (think: puffy bao with Filipino-style braised beef and crispy maitake karaage). The margarita play on the menu is the omija-rita, a uniquely Japanese rendition that uses tequila, shishito, togarashi, sudachi, omija honey, and hibiscus tea to create its flavor profile." - Courtney E. Smith, Megha McSwain
"Located on the street level of Kirby Grove, a mixed-use development that includes a 16-story office building and sprawling outdoor space at Levy Park, Money Cat is known for its modern Japanese cuisine. Lunch is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., during which a three-course teishoku menu is offered, with highlights including spicy edamame, katsu sando, and cilantro himachi." - Brittany Britto Garley, Megha McSwain