Uchi

Contemporary Japanese dining & sushi restaurant. The award-winning Uchi, which translated from Japanese means “house”, is located in a refurbished old home in South Austin. Its vibrant, contemporary design featuring Cole’s signature nontraditional take on Japanese cuisine has been warmly received by Austin’s diverse dining crowd, as well as visitors from around the country and around the world since its opening in 2003. Uchi and the recently opened Uchiko have garnered major accolades and recognition since opening in 2003 including Food & Wine’s “Top Ten Best New Chefs in America” in 2005, battling with Morimoto on Iron Chef America and a nod as a “Top Ten Texas Tastemaker” in Saveur. In 2010, Uchiko received “Top Ten Best New Restaurants” acclaim from GQ Magazine and “Number One Best New Restaurant” recognition from Texas Monthly a couple of weeks ago. Articles and praise range from consistently great reviews in Zagat (#1 in Austin), Fearless Critic, the Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Chronicle to features in the Wall Street Journal and Oxford American. The James Beard Foundation has also recognized Chef Cole and his Executive Pastry Chef Philip Speer with nominations for the James Beard Foundation Awards.