- The 180-seat restaurant comes from the four-time James Beard Award-nominated chef Manabu Horiuchi, known as Chef Hori, and partner Yun Cheng.
![Katami has a 20-seat bar. (Courtesy Casey Giltner)](https://communityimpact.com/uploads/images/2023/11/10/282534.jpg)
"It's been an incredible journey creating a menu that showcases traditional techniques and preparations but also allows me to use my creativity to illustrate what I see as the future of Japanese cuisine," Horiuchi said in a news release.
On the menu
The sushi restaurant focuses on a Japanese speciality beef called wagyu and sake, or Japanese rice wine, to complement dishes. The restaurant relies on fish flown in almost daily from Japan, according to the news release.
- Signature rolls include the Southern Smoke roll that incorporates tuna belly, caviar, shiso, wasabi, sea urchin and soy sauce.
![The Shiso Side is a Roku Japanese gin mixed with lemon, sour yuzu sherbet, slightly-tart shish and hot sesame oil. (Courtesy Casey Giltner)](https://communityimpact.com/uploads/images/2023/11/10/282535.jpg)
"Japan is forever in my heart and on my mind, and Katami is my opportunity to expand on what we've done at Kata Robata and to share my passions as a show of gratitude to my adopted city of Houston," Horiuchi said.
- Opened Nov. 7
- 2701 W. Dallas St., Houston
- www.katamihouston.com