Japanese Food and Cooking

The 5 Best Things to Eat or Drink This Weekend: Burger Bracket, Pearland Crawfish Festival, National Beer Day and RA Sushi Roll Eating Contest

While it may have been rainy and dreary for the last few days, the weather report for this weekend is warm and sunny. Get out of the house and grub down with five of the best things to eat or drink this weekend. 2013 Burger Bracket Grand Championship at The Refinery Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 702 ... More >>

How Do You Judge a Wine Bar? A Coffee Shop? A Tex-Mex Restaurant?

That's the question -- or, rather, series of questions -- that arose at a recent dinner. My friends and I had chosen a new-ish Tex-Mex restaurant that night and the chips and salsa that arrived first were appallingly bad. So bad, in fact, that we were left dreading the rest of the meal. And as expe ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes 2012: No. 37, Sashimi at Dadami

This year leading up to our annual Best of Houston® issue, we're counting down our 100 favorite dishes in Houston. This list comprises our favorite dishes from the last year, dishes that are essential to Houston's cultural landscape and/or dishes that any visitor (or resident) should try at least o ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 2: Kaz Edwards of Uchi, on Creating the Perfect Dish

Kaz Edwards Uchi Houston 904 Westheimer 713-522-4808 uchirestaurants.com/houston This is the second of a three-part Chef Chat with Kaz Edwards of Uchi Houston. Part 1 of our chat ran in this same space yesterday. Yesterday, we chatted with Uchi Houston's Chef de Cuisine, Kaz Edwards, about his ... More >>

Nabi-Hood Hangout

This Montrose spot is serving up beautifully constructed modern Asian cuisine, at small prices.

First Look at Nabi

What's not to like about Nabi? I asked myself as I looked around the empty dining room on a Thursday night before the holidays. The answer is simple: There's a lot to like about Nabi, the new restaurant that replaced sushi stalwart Tomo on the Lower Westheimer curve. But the neighbors might not real ... More >>

Killer Dragon

A new chef and a revamped space breathe new fire into Dragon Bowl.

How To Host a Japanese Dinner Party at Home in 5 Easy Steps

​The cold, rainy weather coupled with PHEW (post holiday empty wallet syndrome) means there has never been a better time to entertain at home. If you're sick of cooking up chicken and salad dinners for friends and family, follow these easy steps to create a delicious Japanese-themed dinner at ... More >>

Strip Mall Hopping

Where to eat at 5800 Bellaire.

Kaiseki: Technique Meets High Art at Kubo's

Photos by Katharine Shilcutt​"A sushi chef may train for 10 years. There is only one thing he needs to know: fish. But a kaiseki chef trains for at least 20 years," Kubo's newly installed executive chef, Kiyoka Ito, explained in brusque Japanese, as owner Yoichi Ueno (Yogi-san to his friends) ... More >>

Happy Hour Scene: Blue Fish House

Photos by Justine Schmider ​The outdoor bathroom at the Blue Fish House -- 2241 Richmond Ave. -- reminded us of an old Fina gas station, in a good way. Maybe that doesn't matter, but the bathroom is worth remembering. Blue Fish is primarily a sushi place, and that's what scared us before we ... More >>

Tony Thai & Sushi Restaurant #2

Samurai Gaúchos

Sushi and churrasco isn't an odd combination at Pradaria.

Baked Rolls at Sushi Nikko

Long Snaps with Bryan Pittman: Sashimi, Indy and Ignorance

Mom's Hand Restaurant

Inside the Komart store on Gessner, you'll find Korean food like Mom used to make

Raw Deal

When Andrew Jackson puts in an appearance, the hostesses at Ra Sushi pay attention

The Hamachi on Pluto

A new sushi restaurant on NASA Parkway boldly takes raw fish beyond old expectations

Sushi as an Accessory

At Uptown Sushi, the fish looks great whether you eat it or not

Three-course Lunch

Daiji's Izakaya Japanese Tapas Bar

Split Personality

Japaneiro's Sushi Bistro and Latin Grill

Best Sushi

Fantastic Fusion

Mantra's Mike Potowski seems to delight in turning culture clashes into culinary fashion statements

Land of Azúcar

Japaneiro’s Sushi Bistro & Latin Grill in Sugar Land certainly is living up to its name

Best Sushi Bar

Sasaki Japanese Restaurant

All-You-Can-Eat Bait

At this sushi buffet, the lobster is gone Todai. Will it be here tomorrow?

1 Fish, 2 Fish, Red Fish...

"Deep-fried madness" delights the red-hot sushi crowd at Blue Fish House

Chuck E.-nese Cuisine

Taiko

Tired of Turkey?

Chef Wakasugi's sushi is designed to please the Texan palate

Best Sushi Bar

Kubo's Japanese Restaurant

The Eel Thing

Looking for a veteran sushi chef who'll actually talk to you? Chef Toda's your man.

Midtown's New Attitude

Blowfish has a brilliant chef with bad manners

Raw Talent

Chef Kubo is the best sushi man in town -- ask anyone

Roll with It

Houston chefs are creating some uniquely Texan sushi rolls

Beyond Benihana

That's eatertainment: Tokyohana knows how to play with its food.

Tex-Jap Jazz

Bayou City keyboardist Morgan Bouldin finds a groove in a restaurant of the rising sun

Side Order of Worms?

You like fresh salmon? So do marine parasites.

Texas Sushi? Hai!

Lessons from Mami

Best Drive-thru Eatery

Miyagi Bowl

Best Korean Restaurant

Seoul Garden

Holy Noodle House!

Working-class Kin Taro serves pan-Asian soups and salads with a superhero's flair

A Bit Player

Once cast in the lead, Sake Lounge is now a secondary downtown character

Everything, All At Once

Bang-up Bento Boxes

Don Chang pushes the envelopeat Nara Japanese

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Letters

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Slow Fusion

Nara mixes East and West to make food worth waiting for

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Sushi Safari

After years of denial, our critic learns the truth: She has to eat it raw