BarChi Sushi

Been here twice. 2^nd visit was for happy hour. Hostess seemed like she didn’t want to be there. Waitress great. Prices were good and the food was awesome. Will return again during HH.

Be careful if u have gluten allergy. Don’t eat the wasabi, they don’t use the gluten free one even if asked. The waitress and waiters here are not very knowledgeable. I am not certain about their sushi rice though. Overall, if u have strong reaction, I would avoid this place or just have normal rice and sashimi.
Other than that, the food tastes good and happy hour menu is great deal.

My love for this place is tremendous. The sushi is very affordable and quite amazing. My husband and I did «Sushi Sunday» every Sunday for 6 months to try out all of the Austin sushi options. This was our favorite. You just cant beat the price to quality ratio. The reverse happy hour is my favorite, you can get so much sushi and bevs for so little. The only thing that makes me almost want to put 4 stars, is the loud music. Every night around 9ish or so they turn their music up so loud that you cannot hold conversations, not even if you sit outside. On the weekends they get a DJ and the volume goes up even louder. Its just not the atmosphere you want while you eat. Other than that, its really great!

It would be 4 stars if the service wasn’t so bad. I understand it being busy during reverse happy hour, but the past 3 – 4 times I’ve went, the service has been horrible. Our waiter literally took forever to even acknowledge we had sat down (and we were a big group) and then after we finally flagged them down to take our order, it took a while for them to come back.
The food itself is pretty decent and the price is worth especially during reverse hh. I love the calamari here and the Austin roll, even though I’m not a huge fan of raw fish. Sake bombs are decent, especially if you use the lychee one. There’s other appetizers and rolls that are pretty good as well, just not for me. I do recall trying a roll with tempura and it wasnt crunchy enough for me so I wouldn’t recommend that.

Great sushi place. We come often as we live at the Ashton. The one star is just because the service is sooooo slow.

After diving into the sushi rolls, we scooped up the scallop and lobster fried rice and… BAM! What was that? It was incredible. Sarah, was our waitstaff and she was crazy awesome in her recommendations.

I came here to celebrate my birthday with some good friends. They were able to accommodate a party of 12 and still keep up with us. They kept the drinks coming and the food was perfect. From what I remember from that night, the service was great and they even brought me a complimentary birthday dessert! I will definitely be coming back soon!

Service is always great! The staff is very friendly. If you are looking for a quick bite, it may not be you’re best option. They can get very busy! Especially during happy hour. I love eating at this place! Awesome location! Excellent drinks!

So I was introduced to Barchi during a recent trip and before my stay was over, I was back for seconds. Quality customer service and the food was delicious.
I went during the happy hour and was quite impressed with their selection.
The Friday evening I went there was a Dj session in full effect and made the atmosphere even more enjoyable.
Great for any size party.
I certainly will be back

Happy hour makes me happy. Especially when these hours include sushi and drink specials. And especially when these hours are all day on Sunday! Bar chi does happy hour right by having daily happy hours, as well as reverse happy hours and all day Sunday specials. The prime downtown location makes this sushi spot a perfect place for pre– night out festivities. Get your yummy sushi fix and some $ 2 sake bombs with some friends and head out to town!
This night I tried the Austin roll and chi roll. The chi roll was my favorite, but Austin roll had just as much fish and was fully satisfying as well. The rolls here are average in fish portions and a little above average in the quality for as trendy (and thus less authentic) as it is. Drinks can be pricey once you realize how many you’ll probably end up ordering, but the lychee martinis and sake bombs were the favorites of the table.
Because barchi is such a popular spot, service and wait times are sacrificed majorly. We waited at least 25 minutes before having a server even approach our large table and also waited a while for our food and drinks. In addition, some of our orders were forgotten, but given how busy it was, it’s a little more understandable. Thus my rating is pretty average– I still encourage you to visit if the opportunity arises though! You may get better luck on your visit.

My roommate recommended this place even though I typically go for sushi restaurants that are 4 stars and up but this was a great rec from her.
My BF and I came here because we didn’t satisfy our sushi cravings from Sushi Janai (BARF).
The restaurant is pretty modern and contemporary. The atmosphere is super fun and kind of romantic with my SO!
The food is also pretty good here. The sushi is super fresh!
Chi roll: ⁴⁄₅ — pretty good. I like avocado lol
The green dragon roll: ⁴⁄₅ — roomie recommended this and I loved it!
Nigiri: ⁵⁄₅ — fish is super fresh yum!
Our server was awesome and came back pretty often. Tipped him well ;)

I came here for a Sunday happy hour. It took about 7 minutes just to be offered water or hear from any waitstaff. The food was pretty good, but the rest of it was not. The spicy edamame was pretty basic. Our waitress kept taking our plates from us IMMEDIATELY. I could rarely get service, but damn she was on clearing our tables. At one point, she took our plate when I had the sushi piece only about 2 inches off of it. I mean, can I not eat the Ginger on it?!
I will not be returning.

Reviewing: Happy Hour
What We Ordered: Spice salmon crunch roll, takoyaki, and lychee martinis (we all recommend!)
Happy Hour Prices: Sushi ($ 1.50−1.80); Maki Rolls ($ 4.50−10); Appetizers ($ 2.50−8); Drinks ($ 2 – 8). Happy hour happens 3−7PM Mon-​Sat, all day Sunday. Reverse happy hours: Thurs (10pm-​12am) and Fri/​Sat (till 1AM)
So I know this place only has 3.5 stars, but I really think the happy hour is pretty good! My friend and I came here during a Saturday afternoon and the place wasn’t too packed so we were seated immediately. The service was also pretty fast as well!
FOOD: The spicy salmon crunch roll is like any spicy salmon roll you will get at any sushi restaurant — it was good but I don’t have any high expectations because if a sushi restaurant can’t get a salmon roll down, then there are problems. Moving onto he takoyaki (one of my favorite things to eat), it came with 5 pieces and was actually pretty tasty. It was filled with plenty of diced octopus and quite good! Definitely recommend it!
DRINK: The lychee martini was actually one of the best I’ve had. Usually I feel like most places will drop a tiny lychee into my drink, but my martini here actually had a decent-​sized lychee. The alcohol also was strong but not over-​powering so they don’t skimp on the alcohol.
When I’m in austin again and looking for sushi happy hour, I will definitely be back!

We’ve frequented BarChi for the happy hour many many times since my review and I thought I should just tell all you lovely people that this is still one of our favorite happy hours.
The Austin Roll– amazing. Generously filled and an incredible deal at happy hour.
All their sushi is really good as well. $ 1.50 per piece The salmon and escolar are our favorites.
Sunday is all day happy hour, which makes us happy.

I recently went to BarChi for the first time, to their all-​day happy hour on Sunday. While BarChi doesn’t compete in the same level as Austin’s handful of top-​notch sushi, it definitely competes well in the next tier of «pretty darn good» sushi. With the happy hour menu, dinner didn’t hurt the pocket either.
I ordered their lychee martini based on waitress recommendation, and I wasn’t disappointed. There are many places that make you feel like you are drinking lychee syrup with a side of sugar bomb, but the martini at BarChi is smooth and balanced, with just the right amount of sweetness.
Spicy edamame is fresh and simple.
The scallops & bacon small plate is nicely done. The scallop-​to-​bacon ratio was a bit off — I could have done with larger pieces of scallop, but overall it was well made. The yellow tail roll & the geisha roll were both good too. Overall, good quality food, with a nice ambiance. Service was okay (not terribly attentive, but decent).
My only complaint would be the inability to customize things (other than dropping items from rolls). My companion was gluten-​free, and all the sauces were soy based, with no tamari-​based alternative. So we ended up having to get our rolls without their signature sauces, and just dip in tamari. If barchi went the extra mile and made tamari-​based sauces, this would be a great selling point!

All the food I’ve had has been good, from the sushi rolls to the stir fry. Solid happy hour with great selections, and unfortunately happy hour is all I can afford because WHEW it’s pretty pricey. But I guess you’re paying for the vibe.
So what is keeping this from 5 stars? Service. It’s been good, it’s been bad, but for this price it needs to be way better.

Sushi is pretty good. I really mostly come for happy hour. The music is always good, between a chill and ready to go out. The service is usually good. The happy hour menu is amazing. Just go and have you sake bomb pre-​games prior to 6^th/​west.

I got sushi to go and was pleasantly surprised. The sushi was well prepared and had very generous portions considering.
Just a note, if you do to go the happy hour menu doesn’t apply

Happy hour all day Sunday! Quiet atmosphere and lowly lit, this place can serve as a good date spot. The crispy calamari was warm and the sushi tasted fresh! My girlfriend had a roll (not sure what kind) and she demolished them. Our waitress was friendly and kind. I love the sweet brown sauce the sprinkle on the sushi, much more than soy sauce! The only complaint I had was the wait time for our food! It took about 25 minutes for our sushi to come out and it didn’t appear to be super busy. Not sure if that’s a normal thing, but it was just a little excessive. You’ll have to pay to park unless it’s Sunday and there’s a tiny area to sit outside if that’s your pleasure.

Visited here this past weekend with my wife and some friends. The food and service was great and the only reason I’m giving this place a 4 star rating is because of how we greeted and escorted to a table. The place was semi busy and when we arrived no one welcomed us or told us anything really. We stood there while a couple hostesses or management asked us how many people were in our party. Eventually they figured it out and sat us.
With that out of the way the remainder of our evening there was delightful and entertaining. The menu and food is delicious and our waitress did a great job. This joint gets packed. So the noise level can make it a challenge to talk to others. From what I understand they have a pretty amazing happy hour also. We are looking forward to returning to try it out.