Soto 224 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77006

"A great surprise. I drive past it all the time and finally decided to check it out. The sushi was very well prepared with clean flavors, and there was a decent variety. The staff was very friendly, and it wasn't all that expensive."

"First time here for the Valentine’s Day dinner, not the experience I would expect from a restaurant at this level. Made the reservation but still waited 20 minutes to be seated. Everyone was standing by the door, waiting their names to be called. For a moment I thought I’m at IHOP. The food is definitely amazing and delicious, but I feel like they try to fit too many tables in the restaurant (not sure if it’s because of the Valentine’s Day), making the place like a market or food court. Tables are so close to each other that you can hear every conversation around you. More over, there’s this cooking stone dish on the Valentine’s Day menu, the whole place is so smokey as if you were in a Korean BBQ place (except Korean BBQ has ventilation)."

"First time here. Loved it. Waiter, Alec, was knowledgeable, friendly, and very helpful. The Ora king salmon, Japanese uni , soft shell crab and Chilean sea bass, Soto 2.0 roll , and extra fatty tuna nigiri (cheek or collar which isn’t commonly served) were all absolutely excellent. All sushi is already dressed (perfectly) and does not need soy or wasabi added. What I love about Soto is that their menu is full of new creative touches that elevate the flavor profile to new levels not found elsewhere. This is a sushi “foodie’s “ paradise. The fried matcha panna cotta was delicious with a smooth but firm texture and not too sweet."

"Delicious food, excellent service. Our waiter gave us perfect recommendations after asking about our preferences. And I know you're supposed to eat slow and savor every bite but we were hungry lol and the food kept coming out as soon as we were finishing our last plate. Perfect ambience for date night or GNO! Everything we had was amazing, but the stand out was the chili Hamachi. Will come back for omakase!"

"We had a date night/ early New Year’s dinner Saturday night. We came 10 min before our reservation of 6pm and were seated right away. 5:30-6 or so is HH so win! I had the tuna tacos and hamachi crudo. Both were delicious and so good! We did the omakase. Everything was delicious, all the sauces were amazing, sushi chefs were amazing, and service was great! I can’t wait to come back again. We also had Earth & Honey Cocktail and old fashion! Amazing!"