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Qui

3/16/2015

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qui austin
My husband and I have been obsessed with the culinary stylings of Chef Paul Qui since he was making amazing and innovative dishes at Uchiko. Watching him go through Top Chef and were confident from the beginning that he would be the winner. After easily wrapping up that competition he proceeded to open this amazing little gem and we have been delighted on our numerous visits to Qui (and that is apparently pronounced /kē/). The restaurant originally started as a standard, “choose your own adventure” menu but it has since morephed into a what's fresh today, best of the best. Now when you go (and do make reservations, they fill up fast!) you have just two options; a choice of a Standard (aka Carnivorous) or Vegetarian tasting menu of roughly seven courses at a set- and I feel VERY reasonable for what you get- price. They also offer a “beverage pairing” which I highly recommend, they get it right. Every beverage perfectly complements the course and adds yet another layer of complexity.  Since we just went this past Friday and did the Carnivorous menu (with beverage pairing… of course!) I snuck some photos of my amazing grub and wanted to post a play by play of the greatness.

I actually had one of the "best bites" of my life here a few months back and want to make sure I specifically call it out as well. They had amazing Amberjack sliced sashimi style that they brought to the table with smoking, red hot chunk of binchotan (a white oak I believe) that they rested directly on the wood for the briefest of moments before pulling it off and setting it carefully in a squid ink/sumiso (type of sweet miso vinegar sauce). AMAZING. We ordered a second round of it. They had something similar last week, and it was really-really good... but WOW, the Amberjack... that sauce... mmm...

The Menu (3.13.15)

course: 
marcona almond, shaved lardo, piperrada, smoked trout roe, gazpacho

beverage: 
virtue sidra de nava, michigan, US, NV

thoughts:
Tasty with nice rich flavors, beautiful presentation
qui austin

course:
yellowtail crudo, roasted pistachios, tomato, cucumber, "yoshi-dashi"

beverage:
jules taylor gruner veltliner, marlborough, NZ, 2013

thoughts:
Nice, fresh, refreshing. Perfect for the first Spring-like day of the year! The fish was amazing 
qui austin

course:
fried chicken, smoked oyster aioli, sal de gusano, egg yolk custard

beverage:
hitachino nest white ale, ibaraki, JP

thoughts:
I loved the egg yolk custard and it was by far my husbands favorite dish and it was delicious but honestly was too rich for me. 
qui austin

course:
hamachi seared on binchotan, midorizu, flowers

beverage:
hanzell "sebella", chardonnay, sonoma, CA, 2013

thoughts:
This is the "seared on a red hot log" dish. I can't describe how amazing that oak smoked flavor is, it just isn't right for anything to be that delicious.
qui austin

course:
pork blood, maitake, sunchoke, brussel sprout, red onion, henbit

beverage:
cleto chiarli lambrusco, emilia-romagna, IT, NV

thoughts:
My husband really liked this dish but to be honest is wasn't my favorite
qui austin

course:
texas wagyu shortrib, tamarind, wasabi, coffee bean

beverage:
famille perrin cotes du rhone reserve, grenache, syrah, rhone valley, FR, 2012

thoughts:
This was a delicious little chunk of steak, slow cooked and fork tender. The little unexpected punch of wasabi on top made the dish.

qui austin

course:
coconut fig caramel, goat milk ice cream, coffee cashew semifreddo

beverage:
von honsebrouch kasteel rouge, ingelmunster, BEL

thoughts:
tasty little dessert, the caramel was super tasty and the texture of the semifreddo was decadently silkey
qui austin

Check out their website!
qui
http://quiaustin.com/
(512) 436-9626
1600 E 6th St
Austin, TX 78702
2 Comments
Nick Kelly
3/16/2015 03:05:54 pm

I am definitely a fan of Qui. I've really enjoyed it since they made the transition to a set tasting menu. We've yet to be disappointed there.

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katie link
4/24/2015 07:07:01 am

This looks delicious! I am going to need to try this soon :]

​xo katie // <a href="www.atouchofteal.com">a touch of teal</a>

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