Acclaimed Austin restaurants to hit Houston later this year after Covid-19 setbacks

Austin-based Hai Hospitality concepts Loro and Uchiko will open in Houston this year after facing pandemic-related setbacks. 

Loro is set to open this fall, and Uchiko is slated to open this winter. The company, best known for its restaurant Uchi in Austin and Houston, is also set to open a Loro in Dallas in June or July. 

For now, the new projects have been beset by the typical new Houston restaurant problem: permits. Although the local restaurants are still relatively on track to meet the initial…