A rising Japanese restaurant chain from Texas is opening its first-ever Philadelphia location this yr. James Beard Award-winning Uchi will open within the Middle Metropolis neighborhood inside residential constructing Josephine at 1620 Sansom Avenue, Suite 100 beginning in late 2025.
Very similar to the opposite Uchi places, the Philadelphia location will concentrate on new-school sushi and dishes, the place it mixes Japanese substances and strategies with American and European takes, served in a fancy-ish setting. The menu contains its widespread hama chile made with yellowtail sashimi, the wagyu scorching rock (the place visitors cook dinner their very own beef slice on high of a scorching rock), omakase choices, completely happy hour offers, and desserts. Drinks embody cocktails, beer, wines, and sakes.
The Philadelphia Uchi can be designed by Hai’s in-house Hai Design Studio and go-to structure agency Zebra. They’ll work with Philadelphia inside design studio Rohe Inventive and Hai’s go-to. Anticipate 24-seat bar and sushi bar, 141-seat eating room, and the 14-seat outside eating space.
Uchi is run by Hai Hospitality, the Austin-based restaurant group run by founding chef and co-owner Tyson Cole. He opened the unique Uchi in South Austin 2003, again when it was one of many first within the metropolis specializing in revolutionary high quality sushi and high-caliber hospitality. He received the James Beard Award for Finest Chef: Southwest in a tie in 2011. Since then, the restaurant has gone on a significant growth all through the nation, together with all through Texas, Los Angeles (Beyoncé is a fan), Miami, Denver, and Scottsdale.
Uchi’s press launch notes that Hai desires to open extra places within the northeast, area, in line with chief improvement officer Todd Reppert. There had been a New York plan introduced in June 2023, however that isn’t taking place anymore as a result of the lease didn’t pan out. A rep confirms that the corporate is searching for different places within the metropolis.
Additionally below the Hai umbrella are its spin-offs Uchiko and Uchibā in Texas; tasting-menu restaurant Oheya in Houston; and its Asian smokehouse restaurant Loro, a collaboration with Austin pitmaster Aaron Franklin with a number of places additionally in Texas.