Dallas | Sushi

[Saint Austin 745]

Go.

[Landomatic 3813]

Went to Uchi a couple weeks ago.  Not nearly as good as I remember it being.

[PorscheGuy 127]

Tei-an is my go too, number one, can’t miss. Not as fun as Uchi or Nobu, but you just can’t find better consistent knock it out of the park sushi. Nobu is my second choice and uchi is a distant third.

Actually like the sushi at R+D kitchen. Don’t sleep on it. One of my favorite meals in Dallas, two rolls, their killer Hamburger, and a super cold grey goose martini.


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[Spoosner 86]

This may seem odd, but I think it's also nice have more casual/lower end options when you just one a couple rolls with some beer and sake.  On that note I submit Oishii.  Rolls are pretty cheap, but you can definitely still rack up a bill if you get into the special rolls and high end sushi/sashimi.

[BigDHornfan 6545]

Wife and I have gone to Deep Ellum Sushi a couple of times.  Pretty good and not too terribly expensive.

[Landomatic 3813]

21 hours ago, PorscheGuy said:

Tei-an is my go too, number one, can’t miss. Not as fun as Uchi or Nobu, but you just can’t find better consistent knock it out of the park sushi. Nobu is my second choice and uchi is a distant third.

Actually like the sushi at R+D kitchen. Don’t sleep on it. One of my favorite meals in Dallas, two rolls, their killer Hamburger, and a super cold grey goose martini.


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A burger, sushi and martini?  We might need to hang out.

[Landomatic 3813]

3 hours ago, Spoosner said:

This may seem odd, but I think it's also nice have more casual/lower end options when you just one a couple rolls with some beer and sake.  On that note I submit Oishii.  Rolls are pretty cheap, but you can definitely still rack up a bill if you get into the special rolls and high end sushi/sashimi.

Yeah Oushii is really really good sushi.  The scene feels a little more family, little less party.  Nothing wrong with that from time to time.  Little Katana around Knox Henderson is also good for that type of place.

For more of a scene, I also like Shinsea around Lovers and Inwood and Tei Tei around Knox Henderson.

[C-Man 27184]

On 4/9/2018 at 9:33 PM, PorscheGuy said:

Tei-an is my go too, number one, can’t miss. Not as fun as Uchi or Nobu, but you just can’t find better consistent knock it out of the park sushi. Nobu is my second choice and uchi is a distant third.

Actually like the sushi at R+D kitchen. Don’t sleep on it. One of my favorite meals in Dallas, two rolls, their killer Hamburger, and a super cold grey goose martini.


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I hate that space at Tei-An, though. They have a cool rooftop hangout spot but I guess that little enclave is so isolated from everything else, it just feels lifeless to me. That area just does not work for me. I don't know why.

[Frank The Tank 1496]

Tei-Tei on Henderson is a fun place for dinner, get a group up in the little private table area and you can eat sushi and drink sake all night.  I've really enjoyed it over the years, plus the waygu steak on a rock is fantastic.  

[Landomatic 3813]

31 minutes ago, Frank The Tank said:

Tei-Tei on Henderson is a fun place for dinner, get a group up in the little private table area and you can eat sushi and drink sake all night.  I've really enjoyed it over the years, plus the waygu steak on a rock is fantastic.  

How old are you?

[Zepol87 9185]

Wife and I have gone to Deep Ellum Sushi a couple of times.  Pretty good and not too terribly expensive.

Yep it's a good little spot for a weeknight happy hour date.

[DDD Dad 14324]

On 4/10/2018 at 3:37 PM, Spoosner said:

This may seem odd, but I think it's also nice have more casual/lower end options when you just one a couple rolls with some beer and sake.  On that note I submit Oishii.  Rolls are pretty cheap, but you can definitely still rack up a bill if you get into the special rolls and high end sushi/sashimi.

My daughter and her roommate are regulars there.  (no pics)

[Hank_Hill 18789]

Looking for a place where I wont look like a cereal killer for studying alone tonight. Is Oishii that? 

[Landomatic 3813]

2 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

Looking for a place where I wont look like a cereal killer for studying alone tonight. Is Oishii that? 

Should be fine.  I’ve only been there a couple times and I think there was a dude eating by himself at the bar maybe one of the times.  Can’t remember if it was there or another place but I’m pretty sure it was there.

[Hank_Hill 18789]

Oishii was packed so opted for Sushi House. Definitely the vibe I was looking for

[lonestarguido 21]

Shinsei is our go to (take out with a drink at the back bar lately)

Did the new upstairs place at Uchi and liked the combo menu and ability to get stuff from downstairs


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[Saint Austin 745]

I feel like most of the good places are on the far side of town from me. Are there any good spots people like east of Central, or dare I say, east of White Rock??

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[Landomatic 3813]

7 minutes ago, Saint Austin said:

I feel like most of the good places are on the far side of town from me. Are there any good spots people like east of Central, or dare I say, east of White Rock??

You mean like in Tyler or something?  Neah sorry can't help you there

[ztejas 43411]

On 6/16/2018 at 7:21 PM, Hank_Hill said:

Oishii was packed so opted for Sushi House. Definitely the vibe I was looking for

Sushi House is solid and pretty affordable. 

My favorite place lately has been Blue Sushi which is ironically an Omaha transplant. 

Fatty salmon nigiri is on point. They also have some great rolls. Also have REAL wasabi which I would encourage anyone to try that hasn't had it.

You can wine and dine w a bitch there for <$100 easy.

[CBT 1282]

Not sure how I avoided this place all these years, but wife and I went to Shinsei a few weeks ago. It was fantastic. We had a shit ton of sushi and sashimi. May be the wife's favorite spot in town now. 

[C-Man 27184]

Wife and I were jonesing for sushi the other night and she suggested trying Sushi Axiom. There's a new location next to Snooze on Oak Lawn and her good friend always liked the place on Henderson. What a mess that place is -- disorganized with lots of seemingly-extraneous staff. We sat at the sushi bar -- place has TVs all over the place and heavy-bass music playing in the background. There were lots of big-table parties the night we went. We had who I thought was the head chef behind the sushi bar with a couple of subordinates. He seemed nice enough but he kept hitting us up asking if we needed anything in addition to a very poor server who checked in at very random times.

The miso soup starter wasn't very memorable and the fried jalapenos with crab/cheese stuffing weren't very good at all. Wife got a salad that she liked but I thought the grilled chicken was overly tough. My fish was good (I think) -- got a couple of regular rolls and one order of yellowtail ngiri but the whole vibe/service in there was enough to convince us that will be a one-time visit. I wish we'd gone to Sushi House instead.

[strangulation! 1714]

so to recap: wife wants sushi, orders grilled chicken? that about right?

[Zepol87 9185]

The Henderson location was the only sushi axiom I thought was alright. The Addison location isn't far from me but not a fan. 

[ztejas 43411]

4 hours ago, C-Man said:

Wife and I were jonesing for sushi the other night and she suggested trying Sushi Axiom. There's a new location next to Snooze on Oak Lawn and her good friend always liked the place on Henderson. What a mess that place is -- disorganized with lots of seemingly-extraneous staff. We sat at the sushi bar -- place has TVs all over the place and heavy-bass music playing in the background. There were lots of big-table parties the night we went. We had who I thought was the head chef behind the sushi bar with a couple of subordinates. He seemed nice enough but he kept hitting us up asking if we needed anything in addition to a very poor server who checked in at very random times.

The miso soup starter wasn't very memorable and the fried jalapenos with crab/cheese stuffing weren't very good at all. Wife got a salad that she liked but I thought the grilled chicken was overly tough. My fish was good (I think) -- got a couple of regular rolls and one order of yellowtail ngiri but the whole vibe/service in there was enough to convince us that will be a one-time visit. I wish we'd gone to Sushi House instead.

I've been to Sushi Axiom at least a dozen times. 

Because they didn't card us in college and had cheap sake bombs. So if you're a 20 year old trying to get hammered and eat some city sushi for $15 then sure. If you're a married man taking your wife out to dinner then for the love of God go somewhere better. 

[C-Man 27184]

1 hour ago, strangulation! said:

so to recap: wife wants sushi, orders grilled chicken? that about right?

Well, I was itching for sushi. She suggested trying a new place.

1 hour ago, ztejas said:

I've been to Sushi Axiom at least a dozen times. 

Because they didn't card us in college and had cheap sake bombs. So if you're a 20 year old trying to get hammered and eat some city sushi for $15 then sure. If you're a married man taking your wife out to dinner then for the love of God go somewhere better. 

Lesson learned. It was a last-minute deal. Passed on the Spoon-Cage-Beck show at the absolute last minute. (The even bigger kick in the nuts is that it mean we missed on joining Landomatic and Mrs Lando at Homewood.)

[ztejas 43411]

24 minutes ago, C-Man said:

Well, I was itching for sushi. She suggested trying a new place.

Lesson learned. It was a last-minute deal. Passed on the Spoon-Cage-Beck show at the absolute last minute. (The even bigger kick in the nuts is that it mean we missed on joining Landomatic and Mrs Lando at Homewood.)

Nothing wrong with finding out an average restaraunt is average. 

And damn - I havent seen Beck but have seen the other two and they are fantastic live. I fucked up and missed half of Jimmy Eat World's set on Friday but Third Eye Blind was pretty redeemingly good. 

[Landomatic 3813]

2 hours ago, C-Man said:

The even bigger kick in the nuts is that it mean we missed on joining Landomatic and Mrs Lando at Homewood.

Yeah, you chose poorly.

[C-Man 27184]

Nothing wrong with finding out an average restaraunt is average. 
And damn - I havent seen Beck but have seen the other two and they are fantastic live. I fucked up and missed half of Jimmy Eat World's set on Friday but Third Eye Blind was pretty redeemingly good. 

Seen Spoon a bunch. They’re great.

[ztejas 43411]

@C-Man take your wife here if yall havent been - Blue Sushi. Especially if you can catch the happy hour. Never had anything that wasn't on point. Sake Toro nigiri and a "lion king" roll. Could have ate 3 of these plates. 

[Saint Austin 745]

I really liked Gui on McKinney for a long time, but it appears to have changed ownership and is called Ta-Ta now. Not impressed. The food quality slipped a little, but the price went way up. No plans anytime soon to return.

[Zepol87 9185]

Damn Gui used to be my sunday afternoon spot for the all you can eat special. Sucks to hear

[Landomatic 3813]

21 minutes ago, Saint Austin said:

I really liked Gui on McKinney for a long time, but it appears to have changed ownership and is called Ta-Ta now. Not impressed. The food quality slipped a little, but the price went way up. No plans anytime soon to return.

I like TaTas.

[TexanTraveling 42]

If you haven’t been to Hibiki in deep Ellum you’re doing it wrong. Deep sushi sucks, put sour cream in everything and cover it in sauce. Not. Real. Sushi.

[bluto 4912]

On 7/30/2019 at 6:22 PM, ztejas said:

@C-Man take your wife here if yall havent been - Blue Sushi. Especially if you can catch the happy hour. Never had anything that wasn't on point. Sake Toro nigiri and a "lion king" roll. Could have ate 3 of these plates. 

Do they have a store in the trader joe's center on Walnut? If so, had the worst service in recent memory for lunch. The food was just ok too. 

[Jive Turkey 12594]

Ebesu Robata and Sushi in downtown Plano received a glowing review in the Observer.

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Still, it’s impressive to visit a restaurant multiple times, order half the menu and come away wishing just one dish was a little different. And, given how good Ebesu already is and how great it could become, it’s remarkable that so few people seem to be making the trip to downtown Plano to try it.

In Dallas, a restaurant this good would be packed every night of the week.

https://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/restaurant-review-ebesu-robata-and-sushi-in-plano-11840450

[Hank_Hill 18789]

If we're talking Plano, Densetsu is probably the best midrange option in the DFW area.

[Landomatic 3813]

Finally got a seat at that new omakase restaurant on Greenville...place called Shoyo. @bluto I think you and I were talking about it, but now I can't find it. Must have been a different thread. Reservation was a bitch to get (this one kind of just fell in our lap after missing on it for a few months) and it was pretty spendy. Right at $650 for 2 of us, with tip and a mid-range priced bottle of sake. It was really good, but not mind blowing or anything. Nothing crazy exotic like baby whale testicles or anything like that. Mostly just a bunch of different sushi, all of which tasted really fresh, some had a little different twist. Can't say I have to run back anytime soon. Nor do I think anyone needs to kill themselves or their wallets to try to get a reservation. Fun experience and something a little different from anything else we've done in Dallas. Service was outstanding. I think there were about 18 courses which were pretty much one bite each. Left there uncomfortably full, so if anything, it was too much food. Tiny space, I think 12 total seats. Here are some pics of some of it...

 

[DDD Dad 14324]

$650 for two with a mid-priced bottle of Sake?

No thank you.

[bluto 4912]

Agreed, thx for taking the hit on it. Thank you for your service.

And just looked it up, $175 pp for tasting + tax and tip and booze

[Jackson P. Neighbors 136]

I didn't see it mentioned in this thread, but Kazy's Gourmet Shop is the importer / distributor of sushi and other related foods for a ton of local restaurants, meaning that the yellowfin you are eating at Oishii probably comes from the same place as the stuff at Deep Sushi. Obviously how its handled and prepared at the restaurant is the key, but the fish all arrives from the same place usually, and these guys are it unless you are talking super-high end or specialty places ($650?? I assume that came with geisha service for both of you...) which probably have their own direct distributor.

They do sell wholesale to the public so if you, ya know, want to make sushi for you and 50 of your best friends, call em. Looking through their catalog is awesome, do you happen to be in the market for whole frozen octopus? They got it.

What is (was) even more awesome is that they had a lunch and dinner counter inside their onsite grocery shop, now shut down bcs covid, but I pray it returns. They served really basic rolls, sashimi, etc. but the fish itself was all the high quality stuff you'd get elsewhere, just no fuss about the preparation. And it was CHEAP. After work I could stop in and get a glass of Kirin, miso, a roll, and a few strips of whatever they had available that day for around $10-12. No shit.    

[DDD Dad 14324]

5 hours ago, Jackson P. Neighbors said:

I didn't see it mentioned in this thread, but Kazy's Gourmet Shop is the importer / distributor of sushi and other related foods for a ton of local restaurants, meaning that the yellowfin you are eating at Oishii probably comes from the same place as the stuff at Deep Sushi. Obviously how its handled and prepared at the restaurant is the key, but the fish all arrives from the same place usually, and these guys are it unless you are talking super-high end or specialty places ($650?? I assume that came with geisha service for both of you...) which probably have their own direct distributor.

They do sell wholesale to the public so if you, ya know, want to make sushi for you and 50 of your best friends, call em. Looking through their catalog is awesome, do you happen to be in the market for whole frozen octopus? They got it.

What is (was) even more awesome is that they had a lunch and dinner counter inside their onsite grocery shop, now shut down bcs covid, but I pray it returns. They served really basic rolls, sashimi, etc. but the fish itself was all the high quality stuff you'd get elsewhere, just no fuss about the preparation. And it was CHEAP. After work I could stop in and get a glass of Kirin, miso, a roll, and a few strips of whatever they had available that day for around $10-12. No shit.    

This is fairly close to me.  Thanks for the tip.  $12.50 lb for sushi grade frozen salmon seems pretty reasonable.

Edited December 15, 2021 by DDD Dad

[Firemans4Horn 18034]

On 12/15/2021 at 8:56 AM, Jackson P. Neighbors said:

I didn't see it mentioned in this thread, but Kazy's Gourmet Shop is the importer / distributor of sushi and other related foods for a ton of local restaurants, meaning that the yellowfin you are eating at Oishii probably comes from the same place as the stuff at Deep Sushi. Obviously how its handled and prepared at the restaurant is the key, but the fish all arrives from the same place usually, and these guys are it unless you are talking super-high end or specialty places ($650?? I assume that came with geisha service for both of you...) which probably have their own direct distributor.

They do sell wholesale to the public so if you, ya know, want to make sushi for you and 50 of your best friends, call em. Looking through their catalog is awesome, do you happen to be in the market for whole frozen octopus? They got it.

What is (was) even more awesome is that they had a lunch and dinner counter inside their onsite grocery shop, now shut down bcs covid, but I pray it returns. They served really basic rolls, sashimi, etc. but the fish itself was all the high quality stuff you'd get elsewhere, just no fuss about the preparation. And it was CHEAP. After work I could stop in and get a glass of Kirin, miso, a roll, and a few strips of whatever they had available that day for around $10-12. No shit.    

love that place. Haven’t been in probably 5 years but will swing back in the next couple weeks. 

[Teebox 89]

Keep a lookout for Tatsu, set to open in Deep Ellum this spring.  We had his omakase at Park House last week and was absolutely killer.  www.tatsu-dallas.com  

[bluto 4912]

I prob said it on this thread already, but uchi/ba’s happy hour might be the best bang for the buck in the city. 

[victory88 5663]

On 12/22/2021 at 11:47 PM, bluto said:

I prob said it on this thread already, but uchi/ba’s happy hour might be the best bang for the buck in the city. 

Yup.  I hit up Uchi on the reg.  Happy hour is probably the best money I spend on quality food.  $3 for a sake bottle.  Two of those fuck me up.  Try their foie gras next time.  Absolutely delicious... 

[Jive Turkey 12594]

new sushi spot is going into the old Lucia spot in Bishop Arts next year.  stiff competition for that space apparently, but the sushi concept won out.  it better be fantastic.  i don't have any more than that.

on a separate, non sushi note, we did the Lucia family style dinner the other night.  holy fuck, that was incredible.

[DDD Dad 14324]

Brief data point/update on Kazy's.  Went there yesterday to pick up stuff to make sushi.  My kids bought me a contraption to make rolls, something called a bazooka from Sushiaya.  Pretty cool actually.

Anyway, a lady met me outside to take my order (they're still not letting folks inside.  I was of course completely unprepared so she helped me figure out what I needed to get started making sushi (we did simple California rolls) and she set me up perfectly.  Highly recommend.  Nice people.

 

https://www.sushiaya.com/bazooka-kit-us

 

 

[bluto 4912]

Finally tried sushi robata (frankford/dnt strip center). Pretty damn good and not crazy expensive at all. 3 ppl, big pot of sake, and full bellies for $130 plus tip.