MF Sushi is really two restaurants at one address. The 21-course omakase, the reason people travel for Chris Kinjo's fish, runs only on Tuesday and Wednesday nights and is booked by phone. Every other night the room is an a la carte sushi house that takes online reservations and walk-ins. Get the two systems straight and the booking stops being confusing. Kinjo has cut fish for more than 35 years, moved the restaurant from Atlanta to Houston's Museum District, and earned a place in the Houston Michelin selection. At 1401 Binz Street the counter is the seat worth the planning.
How the Omakase Booking Works
The omakase is the hard part and the part worth the effort. It is served Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:00pm only, and you book it by calling the restaurant at 713-637-4587 rather than through any app. The seating is small, so the two nights fill a week or more ahead, and a $75-per-person fee applies to no-shows and cancellations inside 24 hours. Call early in the week for the following week, ask specifically for the omakase counter, and confirm your party size when they call back to lock the booking. See the full MF Sushi review and scores before you commit.
The A La Carte Room and Walk-Ins
For the other nights, MF Sushi runs as a conventional, very good sushi restaurant that lists on OpenTable and Resy and keeps room for walk-ins. Tables are bookable a few weeks out and rarely sell out the way the omakase does, so a Thursday or Friday a la carte dinner is the low-stress way to eat Kinjo's nigiri without the phone-only ritual. The bar and counter seats take same-day walk-ins on quieter nights. For where MF sits among the city's tough tables, read our hardest reservations in Houston guide.
What to Order and What It Costs
The omakase starts at $200 per person for 18 to 21 courses depending on the day's fish, before drinks, tax and gratuity, and runs about two hours. Kinjo builds it around the day's imports from Toyosu, and the toro, the uni and the seasonal nigiri are the courses regulars talk about afterward. In the a la carte room, order the chef's selection nigiri and the day's special cuts rather than rolls. Our guide to landing impossible restaurant reservations covers the cancellation tactics that apply to the two omakase nights.
Not For
Not for a flexible weekend plan. The 21-course omakase exists only on Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:00pm, the no-show fee is real, and anyone wanting Kinjo's full counter experience on a Saturday is out of luck and should book the a la carte room instead.
If You Cannot Get In
Houston keeps other serious counters and tables. March runs a region-themed tasting menu on its own ticketed window, Bludorn is the city's hardest mainstream reservation, and Le Jardinier covers refined French in the Museum District nearby, with booking notes in our how to book Le Jardinier guide. The full Houston dining guide maps the rest by occasion.
Frequently Asked Questions
How hard is it to book MF Sushi in Houston?
The omakase is the hard part. It runs only Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:00pm, it is booked by phone at 713-637-4587 rather than online, and the small counter fills a week or more ahead. The a la carte dining room, open the other nights, is far easier and lists on OpenTable and Resy with room for walk-ins. Call early in the week for the following week and ask specifically for the omakase counter.
Does MF Sushi take reservations online?
Partly. The a la carte dining room takes online reservations through OpenTable and Resy and accepts walk-ins on quieter nights. The 21-course omakase counter does not: it is phone-only, booked by calling 713-637-4587, and offered only on Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:00pm. A $75-per-person fee applies to omakase no-shows and cancellations made inside 24 hours, so confirm your party size when the restaurant calls back.
How much is the MF Sushi omakase?
The omakase starts at $200 per person for 18 to 21 courses, depending on the day's fish, before drinks, tax and gratuity, and runs about two hours. Chef Chris Kinjo builds it around daily imports, so the count and the cuts shift nightly. The a la carte room is cheaper; order the chef's selection nigiri and the day's special cuts rather than rolls to get closest to the counter experience.
What nights is the MF Sushi omakase served?
The omakase is served only on Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:00pm. Every other night MF Sushi operates as an a la carte sushi restaurant. If you want Chris Kinjo's full multi-course counter experience you must plan around those two nights and book by phone; a weekend visit means the a la carte room, not the omakase. The two systems are separate, so be clear which you want when you call.
Is MF Sushi worth it?
Yes, especially the omakase. Chris Kinjo has cut fish for more than 35 years, the restaurant holds a place in the Houston Michelin selection, and the 21-course counter is among the best sushi in Texas. It demands a Tuesday or Wednesday and a phone call, which not everyone can give it. For a sushi obsessive's night it earns the planning; the a la carte room is the easier, still-excellent alternative.