The Room
Chris Kinjo opened MF Sushi at the Galleria in 2019 — a serious edomae counter dedicated to the proposition that Houston needed a Japanese-fine-dining room outside the Uchi-and-Kata-Robata bracket. The omakase counter handles ten seats; the broader dining room runs à la carte sushi-and-sashimi service. Fish is flown in twice weekly from Toyosu.
The Houston Press has held MF Sushi on its top-Japanese-restaurant list every year of operation. The booking window for the omakase counter has tightened to two to three weeks for weekend seatings.
The Food
The omakase counter runs sixteen to twenty courses across roughly two hours. The structure is classic edomae: a small opening series of cooked or cured pieces, a vegetable interlude, twelve to fourteen pieces of nigiri at the counter's pace, a tamago, a hand roll, a small dessert. The à la carte menu handles a serious nigiri-and-roll programme.
Sake programme is one of Houston's deepest. Wine programme is short and Riesling-led. Cocktail bench is short and considered. Service is the chef and one assistant at the counter.
Best Occasion Fit
Solo Dining: The omakase counter at MF Sushi is one of the most-considered Houston solo-dining seats. The chef will narrate at the right pace, the sake pairing is the conversation, and the kitchen treats the diner of one with the same care as a four-top.
First Date: First dates at the omakase counter at MF Sushi are a serious commitment — the meal runs two hours, the courses are narrated, the room's intimacy creates the kind of counter-conversation a working first date can grow inside.
Impress Clients: International visitors recognise the edomae format and the Toyosu fish supply by the kind of name-recognition that does not need to be explained.