Hikari Sushi - Houston

The food was delicious!!! Fresh and refreshing!!! I’ll definitely be back here and the reviews and ratings match!!!Food: 5/5

Loved the place, especially the super friendly, knowledgeable staff, and their superb menu. The food is good quality, not exceptional it’s very homely. Will definitely visit again.Kid friendliness: Kid friendly chopsticks, menu that kids love And again, fantastic staff.

The food was amazing! Great service and super nice! Loved the California roll. Super yummy ?Workers were amazing. Food was amazing. Definitely coming here again! Food: 5/5

Cheap and good sushi in HOUSTON? No freaking way!So I used an UberEats promo to get myself an Avobomb and a sashimi combination on the affordable, fully expecting suburb-class sushi. After all, this summer 's been hell on the sweats, and I really needed some cold food to cool my tongue.And lo and behold they actually brought me the gouda cheesefish what I call good hamachi). The only other place I 've been to in the U.S. that has gouda cheesefish is Sushi Ukai in the great Chicagoland.Now, is it the best sashimi I 've ever tasted? Heck no. I 'd be kidding myself to suggest that it 's in the same class as Sushi Ukai or Sushi Hokkaido Sachi in Saigon. But the fact that it 's even close is already quite commendable, considering how this set is like $2.25 per piece, UberEats sale notwithstanding. Each piece is also cut quite long and thin: Big, yet easy to digest, unlike the usual blocks of coldwater wrapped in protein fibers that so often adorn the prime real estate of American strip malls.You see, a good piece of fish should have its own unique, distinctly defined flavor. One may think that raw fish would taste like freshwater for the most part, which is true in any place named Sakura or Fuji . However, in actuality: salmon should taste soft and creamy, tuna bold and savory, escolar smooth and buttery, octopus fresh and chewy, albacore sharp and sardinish, tai red snapper) like nothing at all, and hamachi yellowtail) for some reason tastes like gouda cheese. All of which describe the sashimi set at Hikari perfectly. A light down the infinite highway of Houston, indeed. Hikari means light, by the way.)Oh, and uh, the avocado bomb is good too, I guess. It 's one of those American-style over-engineered and deep-fried appetizers that I enjoy in a vacuum, but would rather not write much about.TL;DR Pretty good feesh.

Had the beef udon and takoyaki (octopus balls).Takoyaki was a little different than ones I get from other restaurants. In a good way! They tasted subtlety sweet along with the usual umami flavors. Wish they were a little bigger.The beef udon was simple, which I can appreciate. The umami flavor of the broth wasn't overpowering at all and it had a deep beef flavor. The beef tasted great and I thought there was the right amount in the dish.Staff was very friendly and attentive. I'll have to try the sushi and fried pork next time I come here.