Azuma-Downtown
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: (713) 223-0909
- Price:
- $
- Best of Citysearch:
- Sushi 2006
- Hours:
- Mon-Wed 11am-9:30pm, Thu 11am-10pm, Fri 11am-12am, Sat 5pm-12am
Message from Azuma-Downtown
An excellent addition to the Azuma family located in Downtown
- Best of Citysearch Winner 2006
- Downtown Houston
- Great for Happy Hour
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Editorial Review for Azuma-Downtown – by Joshua Hinsdale
In Short
With a chic location in the Rice Hotel and a modern Asian-inspired decor, the second Houston location for Azuma caters to hustling downtown hipsters who visit at lunch for their weekly sushi fix or saunter in during happy hour to try something new. Fried noodle soups, tempura and teriyaki augment a traditional sushi menu, ensuring non-fish eaters don't feel left behind.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoThe chef from the original Azuma location oversees both restaurants, so diners can expect the same high level of quality at Azuma/Rice as they do at the original Azuma in the Village.
User Reviews for Azuma-Downtown
08/27/2007 Posted by blanch_69
Had a great night. Food was good (had tastier tuna elsewhere), service excellent (we were drunk and a bit outrageous, yet our server remained polite and courteous and agreed to our every request). Nice decor, great cocktails. Just everything great. And I am a hard man to please. I will return.
Pros: Setting, service, food
Cons: Pricey
06/07/2007 Posted by sctexas
Normally, I take people to Azuma's because of its great service and it is one of the more entertaining eating experiences in Houston. Food is good, but not 5 star. Service is generally 5 star. However, the past two times that I have been to Azuma's the service has been mediocre at best and the kitchen's attention to detail on the food has been poor. 1. Rice is served with cold teriyaki sauce. 2. Rice is reserved cold with hot teriyaki sauce. 3. Azuma Chicken and Azuma beef dishes were not hot when served. They were barely warm. A sterno can is usually burning underneath the bowl to keep the food hot. This sterno can was out of fuel. The waiter had disappeared for a long period of time and when he finally returned to the table, and I was able to point this issue out, the chicken was cold and mushy. The waiter's response was to take my chicken into the restaurant and look into the sterno can. He then pointed out that there was a small chunk of fuel under the bowl. He re-lit the chunk and fuel as if to say "See". The food was cold by this time so I just told him to take it away. This waiter didn't even bother to check the other guest's Azuma beef. This is not the most expensive restaurant in Houston, but it is not cheap and the bill for two people often tops $65.00. I expect much more and up until two weeks ago, I always received what I expected.
Pros: Great location, romantic decor, fun food
Cons: Service and quality of food preparation has dropped dramtically in the past two to three weeks
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