Craving sushi?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best high-end sushi sources in Houston, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to meet your needs.
1. Uchi
Topping the list is Uchi. Located at 904 Westheimer Road in Neartown - Montrose, the sushi bar and Japanese spot is the most popular high-end sushi spot in Houston, boasting 4.5 stars out of 1,733 reviews on Yelp.
This upscale franchise has locations Austin, Dallas and Denver. Look for the five-course "favorites" menu if you are there on a date, or the 10-course omakase menu, in which the chef chooses everything for you. Other good bets include the salmon belly, the machi cure and the bluefin Otoro sashimi.
2. Kata Robata Sushi & Grill
Next up is Greenway / Upper Kirby Area's Kata Robata Sushi & Grill, situated at 3600 Kirby Drive, Suite H. With four stars out of 1,332 reviews on Yelp, the sushi bar, Japanese and Asian fusion spot has proven to be a local favorite for those looking to indulge.
Sushi standouts include the Texas Hamachi specialty roll (yellowtail, spicy tuna, freshwater eel, fried shrimp, yuzu juice, jalapeños and sea salt) and the Longhorn (fried shrimp, freshwater eel, avocado, spicy mayo, three kinds of tobiko and unagi sauce). Can't decide? Order the Instagrammable sushi platter (Kata's choice of 10 pieces of nigiri sushi with the choice of tuna roll or salmon roll). (Here's the entire menu.)
3. Roka Akor
Greenway / Upper Kirby Area's Roka Akor, located at 2929 Weslayan St., Suite 100, is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the fancy sushi bar, steakhouse and Japanese spot 4.5 stars out of 277 reviews.
This franchise has five other locations across the country. According to the business website, Roka Akor "features fresh fish that will be flown in daily and served with fresh wasabi grated at the table, house-made soy sauce, and Himalayan rock salt."
From the menu, splurge on the seared Wagyu maki, the scallop-hotate nigiri or the premium blue fin tuna sashimi flight (featuring Hon Maguro, Chu Toro and Toro.) (Take a look at the rest of the menu here.)
4. MF Sushi
MF Sushi, a sushi bar in Museum Park, is another pricey go-to, with four stars out of 464 Yelp reviews. Head over to 1401 Binz St., Suite 100, to see for yourself.
Go for lunch, sit at the huge sushi bar and order one of the sushi specials, which comes with five pieces of nigiri sushi chosen by the chef and a yellowtail scallion roll. Or go for the makimono lunch special (Unagi roll, cucumber roll and spicy salmon roll). (Explore the menu here.)
5. KUU Restaurant
Over in Memorial, check out KUU Restaurant, which has earned four stars out of 450 reviews on Yelp. Treat yourself at the sushi bar, lounge and Japanese spot by heading over to 947 Gessner Road, Suite A180.
From the large sushi menu, look for these two standouts: the restaurant's signature Kuu makimono (asian pear, yuzu koshō, avocado, maguro, lobster claw, edamame purée and peach kimchi emulsion) and the Suzuki nigiri (striped bass, Yuzu kosho, shiso leaf and ponzu). (Here's the entire menu.)
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