Uchi to-go: CEO of Hai Hospitality on how the coronavirus is changing dining

Before the pandemic, it would have been far-fetched for Uchi, arguably the pinnacle of fine dining in Austin, to offer takeout.

The pandemic made it an easy decision. And it looks like sushi and mapo dofu to-go from the Tyson Cole-helmed eatery on South Lamar Boulevard are here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future. Parent company Hai Hospitality has reopened in-person dining at Uchi, Uchiko and Loro in Austin, as well as most of its four other restaurants in three cities, but it has also…