Established 2003 Head chef Tyson Cole City Austin | Current owner(s) Tyson Cole Food type Sushi | |
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Street address 801 South Lamar Boulevard | ||
Uchi is a contemporary Japanese sushi restaurant located in Austin, Texas which opened in 2003. The Japanese word "Uchi" translates to "house" in English, and the 2,700-square-foot (250 m2) space is a refurbished home. Owner and chef Tyson Cole's menu consists of hot and cool tastings, sushi and sashimi, makimono, yakimono and tempura, and a changing omakase based on seasonal items. In 2011, Cole won the “Best Chef, Southwest” award from the James Beard Foundation. Jeramie Robison is currently the Chef de Cuisine.
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Uchiko
Uchiko, Tyson Cole’s follow up to his first restaurant, Uchi, opened its doors in July 2010. Translated as “child of uchi” from Japanese, Uchiko is located at 4200 North Lamar, just south of 45th Street in Central Austin. Sterling Ridings is the Chef de Cuisine and Yoni Lang is the Head Sushi Chef.
Uchi Houston
Uchi Houston opened in Feb 2012, located at 904 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX 77006. Kaz Edwards is the Chef de Cuisine.
Uchi Dallas
Uchi Dallas opened on June 1, 2015, located at 2817 Maple Ave., Dallas, TX 75201. Nilton "Junior" Borges is the Chef de Cuisine.
Reviews and features
Uchi's success in a city more known for barbecue and brews than stylized fine dining has garnered the restaurant favorable reviews from Fearless Critic. Articles about chef and owner Tyson Cole have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Saveur, Oxford American, Tribeza magazine, Austinist, and Food & Wine Magazine.
Uchiko reviews and features
Opened in July 2010, Uchiko elicited praise and attention from publications across the country. The restaurant has been mentioned in the Houston Chronicle, Nation's Restaurant News, Austin American-Statesman, and Texas Monthly. In 2011, Uchiko was recognized as one of the top new restaurants in Texas in the Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, San Antonio Express, and Texas Monthly. The restaurant secured its place on the culinary landscape when - in early 2011 - it was named one of the best new restaurants in America by GQ Magazine.
Biographies
Tyson Cole - Owner and Chef
Owner of Uchi, Uchiko and Uchi Houston, Chef Cole is an American sushi master. Named one of the Top 10 “Best New Chefs” in 2005 by Food & Wine Magazine, he led a team of Uchi chefs against Chef Masaharu Morimoto on the Food Network program Iron Chef America in March 2008. He has also been named a semifinalist in 2008, 2009, 2010 for the James Beard Foundation Award in the category “Best Chef: Southwest”.Awards
Notable awards for Uchi include
Notable awards for Uchiko include