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18900 Dallas Parkway Dallas, TX 75287

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Best Japanese Restaurant That Doesn't Have a Sushi Bar
Award Winner 2003

Cuisine(s): Fusion, Japanese, Sushi

Hours: Sun 5pm-9:30pm, Mon-Sat 5:30pm-10:30pm

Price: $$, $$$
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, cash

Attire: Casual

Features: Smoking, Takeout, Catering, Order Online
Serving: Dinner

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Lot Available

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2003 | Best Japanese Restaurant That Doesn't Have a Sushi Bar

Waka chef-owner Seiji Wakabayashi defines his craft as nouvelle Japanese. And the nouvelle part is like a projector or viewer for peering at Japanese cuisine from a different vantage point. The examples are subtle--creamy carrot soup, rich nutty foie gras perched on yams, mixed seaweed salad fluffed with baby greens and little surprises like a thing called an eel carpet ride (the kind that won't skin your knees). Though there is no sushi bar, you can watch them carve it from the stools... More »

Deep Ellum Now Has Its Own Food Truck Rally, but Restaurant Owners Aren't All Thrilled

By Lauren Drewes Daniels | Mon, April 16, 2012

The Deep Ellum Outdoor Market shut down Main Street over the weekend for a food truck rally. For some, especially the 10 or so trucks there, the night was a success. Cajun Tailgators ran out of food... More »
Five More Meat Suggestions for Twisted Root

By Sara Blankenship | Fri, April 13, 2012

Twisted Root has gone and made everyone in the metroplex over the age of 12 giggle by adding beaver burgers to its menu. In addition to beaver, the Root also serves beef, buffalo, turkey, venison, elk... More »
I Just Ate Twisted Root's Beaver Burger and Everything Is OK

By Scott Reitz | Thu, April 12, 2012

If you saw the story we published yesterday (after we published it the day before), you know Twisted Root is currently selling beaver burgers. The company announced that it had purchased 60 pounds of ... More »
Twisted Root is Going to Serve Beaver Burgers for "the Jokes." What Jokes? (Updated)

By Scott Reitz | Wed, April 11, 2012

Update: Yesterday we told you that Twisted Root would be serving beaver burgers tomorrow, which is now today. Today we're told that the beaver burgers will not be available until tomorrow, which is s... More »
The Twain Meet

By | Thu, August 21, 2003

There's no sushi bar here. (But there is sushi.) There's counter seating equipped with an expansive view of the square open kitchen. It's like watching ballet, the daredevil kind with knives and flames. Orders come in, and chef-owner Seiji Wakabay... More »

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houstonpressbestof | Houston, TX | 132 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

The restaurant roasts its own cocoa beans and grinds them by hand in an old-fashioned stone mill that chef-owner Hugo Ortega brought back from Oaxaca. The fresh-ground cocoa paste is used to make its signature mole poblano, as well as the cup of hot chocolate that comes with some of the desserts. Seasonal dishes at Hugo's, like the chiles en nogada, are better than the supposedly definitive versions found in Mexico City. Hugo's serves chiles en nogada through the fall or as long they can get fresh pomegranates. In the summer, the menu switches over to dishes made with squash blossoms. Ortega's cousin Martha Ortega makes the mole poblano. She learned from her mother in Puebla, who learned from her mother and so on back four generations. Martha's mole recipe contains ingredients like plantains that you won't find in published recipes. Cookbooks only skim the surface. The Ortega family has mole in their blood. American foodies make the mistake of thinking that reading Diana Kennedy or Rick Bayless's cookbooks is all it takes to master Mexican cuisine. Mexican immigrants like Hugo Ortega and his family remind us of how deep Mexico's culinary traditions really go.
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Allisen Picos | Houston, TX | 112 Reviews

| Thu, March 4, 2010

Great dining outdoor patio.
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Keily1 | Houston, TX | 2 Reviews

| Wed, September 8, 2010

SUNDAY BRUNCH AND WATERMELON SANGRIAS!
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