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π 3/5 - Doesn't Live Up To The Hype
By π» @James, 05/28/2022 3:00 am
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I finally had the opportunity to try the famed Uchi and the short is it was okay. Coming from Southern California and having been all over Japan, I can say this is not as good as I've heard. They do have some good signature dishes, but for general overall great sushi... this is not the place. Difficult to get reservations, we just came at opening and fortunately they were able to seat us at the sushi bar. They are very friendly/attentive... a bit intrusive. It was nice how three different people introduced themselves and tried to go over the menu with us, but honestly, maybe back off a bit. Give us a chance to take in the ambiance. It feels very mechanical and aside from the sushi chef, the rest of the staff seriously lacks any authenticity. Everyone who came by just kept interrupting our conversation. To the wait staff... learn to be more subtle and read your guests. We started off with some simple nigiri - salmon, yellowtail and tuna. I feel this is the surest way to determine if the rest of the food will be good. The sushi was good... but not great. Most definitely not good enough to warrant the exorbitant prices. And have had sushi literally all over the world, I can't ever say I have had tuna nigiri with garlic. Not a good combination. The garlic completely killed the taste of the tuna. We did try the "Hot Rock" wagyu beef, "Hama Chili" yellowtail with thai chili and orange supreme as well as the "Hirame Usuzukuri" founder with candied quinoa. All were quite good. To finish the evening out, we had the "Honey Toast", a brioche, cashew praline with ice cream and the Jasmine Swiss Roll. Okay, simply skip the honey toast. It might look good, but there is nothing special about it. Far too salty. The Jasmine Swiss Roll was good. Overall, it was an interesting experience but not one I would repeat. First and foremost, inexcusably expensive. I've been to some very fine sushi restaurants with amazing fresh fish for half the price. And for the hoovering staff who couldn't seem to give us five minutes of peace and when they are bothering you, it's incredibly disingenuous. The sushi chef was amazing. He never said anything to us, but the moment I would look up to him to ask something, he was available. Otherwise, he just left us alone. Too bad the rest of the staff couldn't be that way. My server must have asked me five times if I wanted more beer even after I told him I didn't want any more. I feel "Uchi" is more like the story of the emperor's new clothes. Everyone wants to say it's good because everyone else raves about it. But it's simply okay at best. I have been to other sushi restaurants in Austin that are phenomenal so I know there is exceptional sushi in Austin... just not here.
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