Sushi Restaurants
Sushi by Scratch: The Most Exclusive Sushi Reservation in Park City
Deer Valley East Village · Ten-seat omakase · Ultra exclusive
Dani · 6 min read
Ten seats, one counter, seventeen courses. This is the Park City sushi reservation you secure when the meal is meant to be the entire evening.
Why you should go
Sushi by Scratch Restaurants is not the place for a casual craving. It is the place for an evening where dinner itself is the occasion, with only ten guests at a single counter and a team of chefs guiding the room through a tightly choreographed omakase.
Founders Phillip Frankland Lee and Margarita Kallas-Lee built the concept around new-wave nigiri, and the Park City counter sits inside Grand Hyatt Deer Valley with Head Sushi Chef Josh Schrader leading the room. The night opens before the seating with a welcome reception and canape service, which shifts the pace from resort dining into something closer to a private culinary performance.
Once you sit, the progression moves from lighter fish into richer bites: hamachi brushed with sweet corn pudding, aged bluefin, albacore wrapped in sake-soaked nori, roasted bone marrow nigiri, and crispy unagi cooked in rendered marrow fat. You do not choose, which removes the usual table negotiation and lets the chefs control the rhythm. At $245 per person before beverages and supplements, it is the clearest answer when a guest asks for a sushi dinner in Park City that feels genuinely exclusive.
The insider details
- Founders
- Phillip Frankland Lee and Margarita Kallas-Lee, Scratch Restaurants Group
- Park City head chef
- Josh Schrader, Head Sushi Chef
- Phone
- 435-731-4658
- Reservations
- Required. Only ten seats per seating.
- Price / Vibe
- $245 per person before beverages and supplements · 21+ · intimate · chef led · special occasion
When to go
- Best overall seating: 6:15 PM. It gives you the full evening without starting too early or ending too late.
- Quietest feeling night: Wednesday or Thursday, when the surrounding resort stays calmer.
- Biggest energy: Friday or Saturday at 8:30 PM, ideal for couples turning dinner into the whole night.
- Arrive thirty minutes early. The canape service and welcome cocktail are part of the experience.
- Best for: anniversaries, milestone birthdays, culinary travelers, high-end date nights, and client entertaining.
- Not for guests who want a vegetarian menu, avoid fish, or need a casual family dinner. Park City is 21+ only.
What to order
- If you order one thing
- You do not. Take the omakase and let the chefs run the meal.
- Signature bite to watch for
- Roasted bone marrow nigiri, one of Phillip Frankland Lee's best known signatures
- Second bite to remember
- Hamachi with sweet corn pudding and sourdough breadcrumb accents
- Best upgrade
- A curated sake or beverage pairing when the table wants the full experience
- Best full meal
- Welcome cocktail and canape service, then the seventeen-course omakase, then the dessert bite and farewell pour
- Ordering strategy
- Resist early supplements. The menu is long and grows richer as it progresses.
The Cozy Score
- Yummieness9.8
- Exclusivity10.0
- Atmosphere9.7
- Local cred8.8
- Date-night factor9.9
- Difficulty getting in9.8
Local intel
- There are only three nightly seatings, currently 4:00 PM, 6:15 PM, and 8:30 PM, Wednesday through Sunday.
- Parking runs through Grand Hyatt Deer Valley, which makes arrival far easier than a Main Street reservation in peak weeks.
- The restaurant texts arrival instructions the day of the seating, so the booking needs the correct mobile number.
- The menu is seafood forward and cannot accommodate fish allergies or a vegetarian diet. Gluten, dairy, and shellfish restrictions can generally be handled with notice.
- Cancellation terms are strict because the room holds ten guests. Full menu price can be charged within 24 hours or for a no-show.
- The right way to think about it: not the best roll in town, but the sushi reservation you book when you want the meal to be the night.
Current hours
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Seatings at 4:00 PM, 6:15 PM, and 8:30 PM
- Monday and Tuesday
- Closed
- Arrival
- Complimentary welcome reception begins thirty minutes before the booked seating
On the plate
Photography courtesy of Sushi by Scratch Restaurants, sushibyscratchrestaurants.com