The restaurant is helmed by husband-and-wife duo Chef Phillip Frankland Lee and Executive Pastry Chef Margarita Kallas-Lee.
The details
Shokunin, named from the Japanese word for a master artisan, will be a more casual experience than Sushi by Scratch Restaurants.
“One of the joys of leading Scratch Restaurants Group is the constant evolution of the brand and sharing the ideas Phillip and I have with our guests,” said Kallas-Lee in a news release.
On the menu
The sushi bar will offer seafood sourced from Tokyo’s Toyosu Fish Market and will not serve cooked dishes—only sushi.
Guests will use an order sheet to choose from a rotating selection of fish and a preference of nigiri, sashimi or hand rolls.
The menu will also offer beer, wine and sake.
“I miss the style of sushi and the dining atmosphere that first drew me to the craft,” Lee said in a news release. “Since we opened the first Sushi by Scratch Restaurants in the [San Fernando] Valley nearly a decade ago, we’ve seen that sushi culture shift away from that old-school [Los Angeles] vibe. Austin has been our home for over five years, and we wanted to bring a piece of our history here.”
Shokunin is located next door to NADC Burger in the same building as Pasta|Bar.
- Opened Oct. 30
- 1009 E. Sixth St., Austin
- www.scratchrestaurants.com/shokuninatx
