I haven’t been to Uchi in over a year, and this used to be my absolute favorite sushi spot. Before kids, my wife and I came here once a week for nearly three years. We were excited to come back, but unfortunately the experience was nowhere close to what it used to be.
It really feels like something has changed.
The sushi rolls were the biggest shock. Instead of the clean, cut pieces you’d expect, the rolls came out looking like mini burritos—half-rolled, not sliced, and loosely wrapped in seaweed. It didn’t resemble sushi at all, and it completely took away from the experience.
We ordered around 5–7 items, trying to give the meal a fair chance, but the flavors were just meh. Nothing tasted like the Uchi we used to love. We actually ended up finishing what we could, then leaving and going to another spot afterward because we still weren’t satisfied.
Then there’s the customer service aspect, which used to be one of the reasons we kept coming back. In the past, the staff was incredibly engaging—warm, attentive, always going the extra mile, sometimes even surprising us with a small comp or something new to try. It created a welcoming environment that made the whole experience feel special.
This time, none of that was there. Service felt distant and rushed, and the personal touches that used to make Uchi stand out were completely missing.
For a place that used to be consistently exceptional, this visit was honestly disappointing. I really hope this was just an off night, because Uchi used to be one of the best dining experiences in the city.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
Lili
Food is amazing here but you knew that. Tons of fish options tons of sushi, food is quick. Servers are always knowledgeable and nice. I love coming here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hanna Tong
Update on the review 2025 November. I have been here many times over the last 4 years. This is the only time I am disappointed with the quality of nigiri. Fish is thin and small. Not much unique flavor. Happy hour menu is getting shorter and pricier. Server kept forgetting our times. Very disappointed. ----------- I want to rate this place 10 stars. Fish is super fresh, sushi and sashimi is creativity made. Waiter gave us a nigiri gift! Waiter is very knowledgeable and really treated us well. Happy hour menu is super nice. I didn't come for happy hour but because we were there just before the end of happy hour, waiter slipped in 1 item at happy hour price. I loved the scallops!!!! Will definitely come back during happy hour and eat a ton of the scallops!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Jaclyn Underwood
My husband and I ate dinner here last night. Our server was Tori, and she ABSOLUTELY killed it. We told her to bring us whatever she would recommend, we had no allergies, open to try new things. Boy she did not disappoint. 100% the best meal I have ever had. I will talk about this place and her as our server forever. Cannot recommend her or Uchi enough!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mariya Dekhman
Amazing ! Always amazing! Gyutaro is a must As well as the avocado sushi! ( you’ll thank me later) awesome happy hour 5-6 pm. Good non alcoholic cocktails. Great bar atmosphere , awesome for solo eating
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Poojitha Setty
Small portions, great service, average food, good ambiance
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
David
Uchi is on the top tier of sushi restaurants. Almost every dish delivers in terms of taste, texture, and presentation. The dilemma you'll face is that the food at the other sushi places on your rotation will feel heavy and lacking in flavor profiles, but it will be substantially less costly than Uchi so you'll convince yourself to keep eating it.
Heather Markgraf
This meal left me speechless. 10/10. I sat at the bar with a server named Chris. I told him to surprise me with dishes because I wasn't sure what to order. He knocked it out of the park. Everything was insanely delicious. He gave me pointers on how to eat certain sushi pieces (use your fingers and flip it upside down) IYKYK. We ended with the fried milk desert and I just have no words. This place is a must go.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andre Pureco
Don’t even know where to start. Service was great, from the valet parking to the chef, they provide a blanket, cause I was cold. So now food, we went with the tasting menu, that’s like 17 courses. It allows to try a little of everything, some sushi, but also some great dishes from the kitchen, like the curry lobster. Taylor did a great job with his selection, all were amazing, he closed with a Waugh one gorgeous!!! Drinks are all kinda narrow to the sake section, ordered the litchi and mango martini, loved the Litchi one, felt the mango needed more mango, but might just me be. Thanks Lali for the service. Desserts were interesting, I believe the presentation can be better, but once you combine all the pieces, the flavor it’s great. Make sure to make a reservation, makes life better.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
sergio
Servicio muy bueno, ambiente cuidado y platos pensados al detalle. El nivel técnico es alto y varias combinaciones sorprenden, sobre todo los nigiris especiales y los platos calientes. No es un sushi tradicional, es cocina japonesa creativa. Punto clave: es caro y las porciones son pequeñas. Si buscas cantidad o algo clásico, no es el lugar. Si quieres una experiencia distinta, bien ejecutada y con sabores precisos, vale la pena. En Dallas es de lo mejor en su categoría.
Rude hostess, pretentious culture, average food, nice interior, but their bad attitude makes the experience an overall a one star.
If Chick-fill-A can teach being nice as a core value, im sure these ppl can try too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
Robin
Food is absolutely delicious. The plates are small portions but worth every bite. Staff were so nice and atmosphere was perfect. Would recommend to come here for any special occasion. Sashimi salmon belly, short ribs, shag, and the fried milk were some of my favorites.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
D P
Poor service, decent food… nothing outstanding.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Food Passion
Really good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Shawn Terry
THE most pretentious restaurant in Texas. Everything you ask for is a NO. Average sushi with an outrageous price tag. No mixed drinks. No better than Kroger sushi but 100x the price
I haven’t been to Uchi in over a year, and this used to be my absolute favorite sushi spot. Before kids, my wife and I came here once a week for nearly three years. We were excited to come back, but unfortunately the experience was nowhere close to what it used to be.
It really feels like something has changed.
The sushi rolls were the biggest shock. Instead of the clean, cut pieces you’d expect, the rolls came out looking like mini burritos—half-rolled, not sliced, and loosely wrapped in seaweed. It didn’t resemble sushi at all, and it completely took away from the experience.
We ordered around 5–7 items, trying to give the meal a fair chance, but the flavors were just meh. Nothing tasted like the Uchi we used to love. We actually ended up finishing what we could, then leaving and going to another spot afterward because we still weren’t satisfied.
Then there’s the customer service aspect, which used to be one of the reasons we kept coming back. In the past, the staff was incredibly engaging—warm, attentive, always going the extra mile, sometimes even surprising us with a small comp or something new to try. It created a welcoming environment that made the whole experience feel special.
This time, none of that was there. Service felt distant and rushed, and the personal touches that used to make Uchi stand out were completely missing.
For a place that used to be consistently exceptional, this visit was honestly disappointing. I really hope this was just an off night, because Uchi used to be one of the best dining experiences in the city.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
Food is amazing here but you knew that.
Tons of fish options tons of sushi, food is quick. Servers are always knowledgeable and nice.
I love coming here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Update on the review 2025 November. I have been here many times over the last 4 years. This is the only time I am disappointed with the quality of nigiri. Fish is thin and small. Not much unique flavor. Happy hour menu is getting shorter and pricier. Server kept forgetting our times. Very disappointed.
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I want to rate this place 10 stars. Fish is super fresh, sushi and sashimi is creativity made. Waiter gave us a nigiri gift! Waiter is very knowledgeable and really treated us well. Happy hour menu is super nice. I didn't come for happy hour but because we were there just before the end of happy hour, waiter slipped in 1 item at happy hour price. I loved the scallops!!!! Will definitely come back during happy hour and eat a ton of the scallops!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
My husband and I ate dinner here last night. Our server was Tori, and she ABSOLUTELY killed it. We told her to bring us whatever she would recommend, we had no allergies, open to try new things. Boy she did not disappoint. 100% the best meal I have ever had. I will talk about this place and her as our server forever. Cannot recommend her or Uchi enough!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing ! Always amazing! Gyutaro is a must
As well as the avocado sushi! ( you’ll thank me later) awesome happy hour 5-6 pm. Good non alcoholic cocktails. Great bar atmosphere , awesome for solo eating
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Small portions, great service, average food, good ambiance
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Uchi is on the top tier of sushi restaurants. Almost every dish delivers in terms of taste, texture, and presentation. The dilemma you'll face is that the food at the other sushi places on your rotation will feel heavy and lacking in flavor profiles, but it will be substantially less costly than Uchi so you'll convince yourself to keep eating it.
This meal left me speechless. 10/10. I sat at the bar with a server named Chris. I told him to surprise me with dishes because I wasn't sure what to order. He knocked it out of the park. Everything was insanely delicious. He gave me pointers on how to eat certain sushi pieces (use your fingers and flip it upside down) IYKYK. We ended with the fried milk desert and I just have no words. This place is a must go.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Don’t even know where to start.
Service was great, from the valet parking to the chef, they provide a blanket, cause I was cold.
So now food, we went with the tasting menu, that’s like 17 courses. It allows to try a little of everything, some sushi, but also some great dishes from the kitchen, like the curry lobster.
Taylor did a great job with his selection, all were amazing, he closed with a Waugh one gorgeous!!!
Drinks are all kinda narrow to the sake section, ordered the litchi and mango martini, loved the Litchi one, felt the mango needed more mango, but might just me be. Thanks Lali for the service.
Desserts were interesting, I believe the presentation can be better, but once you combine all the pieces, the flavor it’s great.
Make sure to make a reservation, makes life better.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Servicio muy bueno, ambiente cuidado y platos pensados al detalle. El nivel técnico es alto y varias combinaciones sorprenden, sobre todo los nigiris especiales y los platos calientes. No es un sushi tradicional, es cocina japonesa creativa. Punto clave: es caro y las porciones son pequeñas. Si buscas cantidad o algo clásico, no es el lugar. Si quieres una experiencia distinta, bien ejecutada y con sabores precisos, vale la pena. En Dallas es de lo mejor en su categoría.
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Rude hostess, pretentious culture, average food, nice interior, but their bad attitude makes the experience an overall a one star.
If Chick-fill-A can teach being nice as a core value, im sure these ppl can try too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
Food is absolutely delicious. The plates are small portions but worth every bite. Staff were so nice and atmosphere was perfect. Would recommend to come here for any special occasion. Sashimi salmon belly, short ribs, shag, and the fried milk were some of my favorites.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Poor service, decent food… nothing outstanding.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Really good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
THE most pretentious restaurant in Texas. Everything you ask for is a NO. Average sushi with an outrageous price tag. No mixed drinks. No better than Kroger sushi but 100x the price
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
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