About the Sushi Club of Houston How It All Began The Sushi Club of Houston was founded on October 16th, 2006 by Mr. Carl Rosa, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. After moving from New Orleans, due to Hurricane Katrina, Carl purchased a home in Kingwood, Texas.  While driving through the streets of Houston, he decided to enjoy one of his first dinners in Houston...Sushi. According to Carl, it was one of the worst sushi experiences of his life.  Attempting to find sushi recommendations from sushi-loving Houstonians, he searched the internet to find a club, group or organization dedicated to sushi.  After an extensive search, he purchased the domain name (www.houston-sushi.com) and officially founded the club.  Five years later, the club has hosted more than 200 sushi events and more than 20 trips to Japan for our members.  Today, the Sushi Club of Houston supports more than 3,000 registered members while hosting sake tastings, sushi classes and instructional videos.  Mr. Rosa is also a sushi instructor and the Director of the Japan-America Initiative (www.jaih.org). How the Club Works Members join online (which requires online registration through the club website).  There is no cost to join and membership is free.  Each month, our Sushi Club team visits sushi/Japanese restaurants to negotiate an innovative menu at a reasonable value.  All costs are factored into the meal (entrees, taxes, non-alcoholic beverage, gratuity, appetizers, dessert).  Once a series of events are organized and confirmed with each restaurant, the events are announced online.  Members are allowed to register upon receipt of the email (first come, first serve basis). Your registration for each event is confirmed.  A few days before the event takes place, you must confirm your seat(s) once more.  This ensures that every seat at the event is filled without exception.  Failure to attend, after confirming your seat before the event, will result in immediately removal from club without exceptions.  Our goal is to ensure that an empty seat does not exist at the event. Helpful Notes Before the events take place, members will receive a document (via email) informing them of the specifics of the function.  Since every event is different, we provide parking recommendations, driving directions, a summary of the menu, suggested dress code, etc. You are allowed to purchase your own alcoholic (wine, cocktails, sake), however you must do so using a separate check.  The cost of our meals are finalized beforehand to ensure that everyone pays the same price at the event.  Purchasing your own alcohol is entirely up to you, using a separate check. Typically, every meal is paid in cash to the restaurant.  This saves the restaurant money, ensuring that they will place every meal on one dinner bill and not require the use of a credit card or separate checks.  Credit card companies charge the restaurants a percentage of their sales when meals are charged.  Paying the restaurant in cash removes that cost.  Inevitably, the restaurants pass the savings onto us with great appreciation. Rude or abusive behavior to the wait staff is not permitted.  We treat them with respect and except the same reciprocated. For More Information For more information regarding our club and its function, please contact the Sushi Club of Houston at your convenience.