"We know competition for sushi restaurants here is fierce," owner and manager Ferry Jatikusuma tells Local Profile. Newly-opened Hachi Sushi & Omakase does more than hold its own.
The restaurant isn't only among the top places for sushi in Collin County — it's already one of the standouts in the greater Dallas area. I write this as someone who has eaten a lot (and I mean, a lot) of sushi in Japan, where I lived for over twenty years, and a lot right here in North Texas, where I was born.
If you were to ask me for a sushi recommendation in Dallas-Fort Worth (not just Collin County), this restaurant would be high on that list. Hachi Sushi & Omakase is very, very good. This is the type of sushi you'd drive far for — and the kind that is usually priced much, much higher.
What Makes It So Good
The menu is peppered with traditional dishes that typically don't appear on Japanese restaurant menus in North Texas, such as ankimo or monkfish liver, but it's also dotted with plenty of America-style sushi rolls, too. But if you want to eat authentic, the two Japanese chefs running the show, chef Yosuke Sato from Yokohama and head chef Tsuyoshi Kajihara from Nagoya, got you.
While the decor is spartan, that became part of the charm as the meal went on, because here, the focus is the food and the flavor, whether that's expertly executed, beautiful nigiri or on-point, deceptively simple dishes like housemade miso soup. You go to Hachi to eat well. And that you will do.
What To Order
Everything was good, and there didn't appear to be any blips on the menu. But here are some recs:
- Hirame dry miso - Thinly sliced hirame (Japanese flounder) with miso powder and yuzu wasabi soy. Hirame has a lot of texture, and the miso adds a touch of umami while the yuzu wasabi provides an accent of acidity and a touch of heat.
- Wagyu gyoza - Ground wagyu and scallions made into dumplings. Traditionally, gyoza is packed with pork and vegetables, so this is a decadent spin on dumplings. The spicy ponzu sauce perfectly complemented the wagyu.
- Crispy rice tuna - Crispy rice, spicy tuna, avocado, serrano, eel sauce and spicy mayo — a crowd-pleasing flavor bomb.
- Miso black cod - A comfort food classic in Japan. Order this, the housemade miso soup, agedashi tofu and a bowl of Japanese-grown rice, and this is probably the closest you can get to a traditional, truly delicious at-home Japanese dinner, right here in Collin County.
- Miyazaki wagyu - served sliced, with garlic chips and sweet, savory sauce. Marbled meaty perfection.
- Sushi omakase - This is the kind of nigiri you'd find at super high-end sushi restaurants: hirame (Japanese flounder) with yuzu pepper, kanpachi (great amberjack) with purple yukari salt, hotate (scallop) with tobiko (flying fish roe), salmon with truffle, madai (red snapper) with ponzu jelly, kinmedai (golden eye red snapper) with yuzu peel, botan ebi (pot prawn — the head of which was made into a crunchy, salted tempura and served on the side) with wasabi tobiko, chutoro with caviar, and a heaping spoonful of ikura, topped off with uni. Truly impressive stuff.
As of writing, Hachi has a 14-course omakase for $88 — a good deal, we think, for the freshness and quality of sushi.
What Else Is On The Menu
If sushi isn't your thing, the menu is filled with Japanese gastro-pub standards like karaage, teriyaki sizzling plate, shrimp tempura udon and yakisoba, among other dishes.
Any Recommended Sake?
Hachi has a solid selection. As a sake fan (and published author), I'd recommend Koshi no Kanbai, a Niigata sake, if you want something crisp and delicate, or Gokyo (above, pictured), if you want something fruity with good acidity. IWA is also delicious.
Where Is It Located
Hachi Sushi & Omakase is off Preston Road at 9188 Prestmont Place #102, near Highland Noodle, one of the best pulled-noodle places in the county.
As of writing, Hachi is open Monday to Saturday, with lunch hours from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dinner service starts at 5 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m. on Monday to Thursday, but goes to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
You can make a reservation right here.
We thank Hachi Sushi & Omakase for hosting and treating us.
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