Uchiba Fort Worth plans bring Hai Hospitality’s cocktail-focused sibling to Uchi to The Shops at Clearfork, with a substantial covered patio in the design. The planned restaurant at 5185 Marathon Avenue would introduce the concept to Fort Worth with Japanese-inspired drinks, grilled skewers and sushi.
A new construction registration describes a 3,577-square-foot restaurant interior and a 2,415-square-foot patio canopy. That covered outdoor component is about two-thirds as large as the interior, making it a significant part of the project.
For diners familiar with Uchi through visits elsewhere in North Texas, Uchiba offers a different way into the same restaurant family. Its identity starts with a casual Japanese-style bar experience, with food designed to share alongside cocktails.
What makes Uchiba Fort Worth different
Hai Hospitality describes Uchiba as a more intimate bar experience that borrows flavors from Uchi. The concept pairs Japanese-inspired cocktails with quick bites, while keeping the food central to the visit.
Uchiba’s own website calls it an izakaya-inspired cocktail bar and restaurant. An izakaya is a Japanese drinking-and-dining format built around drinks and small dishes, a useful starting point for understanding the concept.
That means the Clearfork project is more than a conventional sushi-counter addition. The brand brings together a cocktail program, Japanese whiskies, grilled items and familiar elements of the Uchi menu.
The name signals the relationship: Uchiba loosely means Uchi Bar. For someone deciding where to meet friends for drinks and dinner, that bar-focused identity is the key distinction.
Grilled skewers alongside sushi
The Dallas restaurant’s official page highlights yakitori grill items and Uchi classics alongside its drinks. Sushi remains part of the concept, but the grill and shareable dishes give diners other directions to explore.
The representative skewers pictured here show that side of Uchiba: charred edges, sauce and garnishes, served in a format that fits a table ordering several dishes.
Those existing-location offerings explain the restaurant’s style. They do not establish the final Fort Worth menu, cocktail list or opening specials, which the construction filing does not address.
Uchiba Fort Worth plans a substantial covered patio
The patio canopy accounts for roughly 40% of the total 5,992-square-foot project area reported in the filing. Its 2,415 square feet compare with 3,577 square feet indoors.
That proportion makes covered outdoor space a defining feature of the planned restaurant. It also helps readers interpret the project’s overall size: the reported total combines the interior with the canopy area.
The filing does not identify a seating count, patio capacity or outdoor bar arrangement. Those details will determine how the space works for guests, but they remain unconfirmed.
Joining Clearfork’s dining mix
Uchiba would join an established shopping and dining destination. Simon’s current Clearfork information lists restaurants such as B&B Butchers & Restaurant, Malai Kitchen and Mesero alongside its retail offerings.
The mix gives Fort Worth diners several distinct restaurant options within the development. Uchiba would add its particular combination of Japanese-inspired small plates, sushi and a drinks-centered experience.
The project address is 5185 Marathon Avenue. The available construction record does not provide a suite number, and the plaza photograph supplies broader Clearfork context rather than identifying the restaurant’s exact storefront.
A smaller concept from the Uchi family
Uchiba remains a relatively small part of Hai’s restaurant portfolio. Its current official website lists Austin, Dallas and Charlotte locations, with Miami also identified in its location navigation.
The Dallas restaurant operates above Uchi on Maple Avenue, giving North Texas diners an existing place to experience the concept. Fort Worth would bring that restaurant identity to another Texas market.
Hai Hospitality is the group behind Uchi and Uchiba. The connection explains the shared culinary roots while leaving room for Uchiba’s own emphasis on cocktails and casual dining.
What the Uchiba Fort Worth filing says about timing
The state registration, TABS2027002010, lists an estimated $3.75 million construction cost. Work includes the restaurant interior, mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, lighting, finishes and the patio canopy.
The record identifies Clearfork Retail Venture, LLC as owner and Aria Group Architects as the design firm. It lists construction from January 2 through July 1, 2027.
Those dates describe a filed construction schedule, not a confirmed public opening. TCM could not verify a company-announced opening date for the Fort Worth restaurant.
For Clearfork diners, the development to watch is a new combination of cocktails, grilled dishes and sushi with a sizable covered outdoor component. The filing gives Uchiba’s Fort Worth debut an address and a defined physical scope, with opening details still to come.
Featured image: An existing Uchiba restaurant, shown as representative imagery. It does not depict the planned Fort Worth location.