Review: Uchi
May 19, 2008
Uchi is a sushi restaurant, but they have a handful of vegetarian options. The restaurant is owned by Tyson Cole, a young chef who has received a lifetime of accolades, and was recently a contestant on Food Network’s Iron Chef America where he battled Chef Masaharu Morimoto. He lost, but that’s generally what happens to those who battle Morimoto.
I wound up sitting at the sushi bar, which was both gross and cool. Gross, because I could smell the fish, but cool because I was able to watch the sushi chefs work, and they are very talented with their knives! I started off with a sake that said it had hints of papaya ($8). I didn’t taste any papaya, but it was good sake anyways.
My appetizer was tempura battered brie with apple chutney ($9). This was pretty decent, but I thought it would have been better with goat cheese. For my entree, I ordered off the seasonal menu, and had a surprisingly amazing slice of cauliflower ($13). That’s right, the only thing on my plate was a slice of cauliflower in a sauce. I was wary about ordering it, but my waitress convinced me that it delicious, and it was! It was slow roasted and topped with a golden raisin sauce and fennel pollen. It was also surprisingly filling.
