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Went to Uchi in Houston last night

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by bigtexxx, Feb 12, 2012.

  1. bigtexxx

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    The food was very good. My wife and I went with another couple and we all got the tasting menu. Is it the best sushi in town? It's in my top 3, but I'm not ready to crown it king just yet. Definitely some interesting twists to the food.

    Our group had 2 bottles of Sake, a bottle of White Burgundy and a Monterey Chard, and with the tasting menus and 4 hours (!), the bill was $810 (group of 4). Way overpriced. I'm not sure what took so damn long for all the food courses to come out, but 4 hours is ridiculous, and it caused us to keep ordering alcohol (#firstworldproblem).

    Also -- If you're going to pay that kind of money at a restaurant, the waiters better not be wearing Adidas Samba shoes. Give me a break. I will say the waiter we had was extremely knowledgeable about Sake and Sushi. We recognized the guy from when he used to be at Haven. He was very creative with the dishes he brought out for us, based upon our stated preferences.

    I liked the experience and the space better than the location in Austin. This appears to now be their showcase restaurant of the bunch.

    I'd go back.
     
  2. cheke64

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    Eight bills! Get the **** out.

    4 hours the wait! Get the **** out

    Will go again?Get the **** out
     
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  3. dharocks

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    150-175 per person doesn't sound that high for Omakase. 4 hours sounds excessive though unless it was a 15-20 course tasting, how many was it?
     
  4. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    You going to update that sig to include the 2011 football pasting Rice received from UH?
     
  5. MourningWood

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    Translation: "Just dropping in to assert my self-importance and falsely advertise my financial status."
     
  6. TheRealist137

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    I'm sure most of that bill was alcohol.
     
  7. HombreDeHierro

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    haha we don't care about your riches, BRAH
     
  8. Warning-Sign

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    Damn bigtexxx, this is why you charge so much for your oil, so we can pay for your sushi. :mad:
     
  9. peleincubus

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    I have black sambas. That's mean
     
  10. QdoubleA

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    Geez guys, can't believe I paid $800 on a meal, lol. Anyways, LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME! If bigtex was a girl his facebook status would be "such a crappy day #ugh!".

    Just kiddin, seriously though, how many courses was the meal?
     
  11. A_3PO

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    Obviously.

    Texxx, two questions:

    1. How much of the bill was alcohol?

    2. Fess up: Are you expensing this? If not, another reason to question your sanity. What was the occasion?
     
  12. bigbodymoe

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    Cleverly (not) disguised "I'm a baller" post

    Moe
     
  13. AroundTheWorld

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    How much did you tip?
     
  14. KingCheetah

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    I'm going to the one in Austin in a couple of weeks -- I won't start a thread on it.
     
  15. bigtexxx

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    I tipped 20% -- the $810 amount included tip.

    There were around 10 courses, plus a couple toss-ins from the chef

    This meal was not expensed to the work account -- this was all on bigtexxx. Although if you're really curious, I did expense a $1500 meal at Cecconi's on Miami Beach on Thursday night, followed by a $2100 bar tab at a club called LIV at the Fountainbleu (sp?) hotel that same night.
     
  16. HombreDeHierro

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    Why are you doing this? Hahahaha

    Congrats, you're ****ing loaded. I applaud you sir. But also know that your kind is the scourge of humanity -- $1500 on a meal? Think about it
     
  17. percicles

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    Spending a grand on Sushi in Houston and then posting about it.

    So nouveau riche.
     
  18. shipwreck

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    Wait I can't tell if bigtexxx has money or not?
     
  19. HombreDeHierro

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    The other day he posted something about telling his driver to honk at people lol.

    Maybe he is. I think he should post a picture of something extravagant he owns in front of his computer open on clutchfans, with bigtexxx in plain view in the corner, logged in.

    We need validation bigtexxx, then we will all bow down to you and take you as our mighty, rich, conservative overlord
     
  20. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
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    bigtexxx is SO hot this year

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