You don't come to Mambo Sushi expecting the best quality of sushi - you come for the vibes and the hookah. The sushi itself is Dominican inspired and most of the rolls are cooked. It's good, but again, not my go-to for sushi. They offer a variety of dishes - I opted for the Mofongo con Camarones (shrimp). The sauce mixed with the Mofongo? Fire. They also have good cocktails. Hookah will cost around $42 - $52 per fill, depending on the flavor. Kitchen closes at 12:45 AM, so my party and I were able to enjoy our meals and still spend a good amount of time there. I went on a slower day so the service was quick, but in the warmer season the restaurant will be packed in and out. It's a great vibe if you don't put the expectation that this will be a 5 star meal. Music was top tier. read more

Mambo Sushi - Mofongo de Camaron ( shrimp ) - Lounges Near Me - 02909-0000, Rhode Island

Had dinner at Mambo with friends and we all loved it. Went on a Wednesday night so it was pretty slow, only 2/3 other tables while we were there. The decor is very cute, i had read on here that it's very "instagramable" and i agree. We were sat right away, our waitress was nice and attentive. The menu is online, with qr code at table. We ordered some apps and sushi right away; there was a sushi special until 8pm and we were able to put in order minutes before 8! Everything came out together, apps and sushi, and we didn't wait long. The food was great! The sushi options were very creative, some traditional others with the latin mix. The apps were good too, only wish they put more sauce on the wings. The only con was parking! I thought the parking lot next to them was theirs and was happy to find a spot (i thought was because week days are less busy). If there is a sign that says it private lot i didn't see it; it was at night. The restaurant also didn't mention it until someone came to ask for car to be moved. A different waitress came ro our table to ask if it was our car and told me "you are lucky they came in to ask to move it, they usually just have it towed". They need to warm customers or have signs so that doesn't happen. I had to rush out to move it, had to find street parking few blocks away. Thankfully was a week day and only took few minutes. So if you go, don't park in the lot! read more

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This place is super cute, very IG aesthetic kinda place. I came with friends and we sat inside, so I didn't see what the interior looked like. Service was great, our sever was very attentive and quick. The food & drinks was delicious. The sangria isn't like a typical sangria, but it was yummy nonetheless. The pegao bites were sooooo good! The house sauce is delicious. I also got the bento box. I will say the lomo saltado had a different sauce than I was used to, and I realized after I left I didn't get the fries that come with it. But it was still very delicious. I will say the bill was a little confusing. On the menu it says there is an 18% charge already included. It said so on the bill as well, but it wasn't itemized so the bill comes as "custom amount"and then had a line for an extra tip. What was confusing is you can't tell if the extra tip was calculated with the 18% or without. On top of that, there is a credit card fee that was not disclosed. read more

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came here for the first time last night and it was amazing! some of the best dominican sushi i've ever had and the atmosphere was amazing! our server was also extremely sweet and informative the whole night ! would definitely recommend!! read more

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Edible. No wasabi? Fishy smell, which in my opinion says 'not the freshest'. We ordered via Door Dash.

The sushi and drinks were amazing and Paige was so sweet and attentive. The decor was cute too I will definitely be back! read more

Food, drinks, and service were all amazing. My bartender Andrea provided excellent service. Definitely will come back !

I'm very disappointed with this experience! I called in to ask what time the kitchen closed. I went in with a couple of friends 1hr before and we were seated right away. the server didn't come to take hour drink orders until 10 min later. we sat for 30 min before our food orders were taken In which they had nothing we requested so we settled for what was available. After placing our order the server then came back 5 min later telling us the chef chose to close the kitchen early and she wasn't informed. only one of us got our drinks while the other two were still being made. The server was very nice but the unprofessionalism in who made the decisions gave us a terrible experience. read more

The food was good. I would expected better sushi. The service was great. Our waitress was awesome. We went there for my birthday dinner. I wanted sushi drinks and hookah. Mambo was the place to be. The drinks were great. The atmosphere was great. We love the vibe. The music I love the hookah service, they were on top of their game. I would recommend it and would go back definitely. read more

Mambo Sushi - Let ManGo - Lounges Near Me - 02909-0000, Rhode Island

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Added a premium tequila to my marg without asking or telling me and charged an extra $15 to it. Not good. Deceptive service is not the way to go. read more

My niece treated me to dinner and drinks here for my birthday. We accompanied by her sister and mom. Girls' night out . Fun fun! When we arrived,we were pleasantly surprised by the mellow vibe of the place: nice, colorful decor with seating consisting of both tables and chairs and banquette seating. Very comfortable. Mia introduced herself , as our waitress, as she seated us. We were given water and she left us as we decided on drinks. My nieces got margaritas. Their mom, casa migos(the bill was $30)for this one drink!!!! I ordered a frosty cocktail w st Germaine . This took about an hour to finally receive. The next hour and a half consisted of Mia wandering aimlessly from the restaurant to the front podium, taking our orders,bringing mildly warm to cold entrees and us being told there was no manager on site to speak with. She allegedly tried calling the manger, by phone, to no avail. We saw other patrons, with another waitress come after us,and left before us, after being successfully served. We sent back cold meals and of course didn't order anything else. As we walked to our car, we heard a couple saying "Never again." They had been in there for2 hours as compared to our almost 3!! The common denominator was Mia. She's a very sweet person but had to be retrained. It is not my intent to have her lose her job. I cannot understand or believe there was no manager on-site. I'd return for the drinks. The cocktails were good, though the tequila was outrageously expensive. And the vibe and ambiance are good. read more

Food hookah drinkd and service were amazing! Highly recommend a premium coconut marg! Cant wsit to return!

Sooooo yummyy this is the place to go if you want some DELICIOUS SUSHIII They also have some good drinks read more

I love it, the rolls are good, the hooka is good, the ambiance is nice, the service is good as well, nice little date night spot read more

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Overpriced drinks, mediocre food, and watch out for the built in service fee. Helpful hint... just select a different restaurant! Cocktails are decent, but heavy on the sugar and Ice and irrationally expensive for well liquor. Sushi rolls are similar quality to supermarket sushi, heavy on the rice light on protein. Nothing special. No sashimi options, so clearly this isn't a real sushi restaurant despite the misleading name. The best thing we selected was the tempura cauliflower appetizer. Service was fair. The kitchen doesn't help; food seemed to take a long time to come out. There didn't seem to be a designated bartender on a Thursday night. Very strange based on the cocktail-heavy menu. I am furious that included gratuity and credit card fee weren't explained by server when she presented the bill. Will never return based on this omission. It felt very deliberate and predatory, l suspect servers are trained by management not to highlight either fact so they can scam customers that aren't paying attention. Unisex bathroom was dirty. Like really dirty, nowhere clean to put down your purse, on a weeknight. So many good/better restaurants within walking distance of Mambo Sushi. Save yourself the frustration and cash and go somewhere else. read more

The food is no good and not worth the price. Location is easily accesible, but that's about the only pro I have.

Attentive server with a great attitude, drinks were delicious - seemed like a competent bartender. The sushi was worse than grocery store quality. the fish was dry and rubbery, as I write this review, I worry that I'll wake up sick tomorrow. they had no wasabi, and it seemed like they just never do. what is a sushi bar doing with no wasabi? 75% of the sushi menu was cooked fish and chicken. this place seems to only serve food in order to get around legal requirements for proximity of bars to each other. I would not return. for a Friday night on federal hill, we should have known better seeing as we were the only ones having dinner. read more

Mambo Sushi - All by ourselvesss - Lounges Near Me - 02909-0000, Rhode Island

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Great food ! And the service was good ! The food came out quick , but the hookah didn't come out so quick. Our waiter was really nice .

Service was horrendous.... My husband and I ordered ONE sushi roll and ONE tartar.. we waiting over 40minutes for it and still never got the food We got out of our seats and told the waiter we are are leaving. She said "okay bye" not to mention while we waited 40 minutes for our appetizer she walked passed our table to fill other peoples water and not once filled our empty cups. Side note there was only 4 other tables besides ours. So no the restaurant wasn't busy. We took our money and enjoyed our dinner elsewhere. If you like SHITTY service, this is the restaurant for you. read more

The food is overpriced for 8 sushi rolls ‍. The atmosphere is very dark for a sushi restaurant. No ginger and wasabi!!! What do you call yourself a sushi restaurant???? read more

There are much better options in the area. Way over priced for the food. Would not recommend.

The food was underwhelming. Unfortunately, the silverware still had remnants of old food on it. I visited when they first opened, and the experience was much better then. I'd recommend trying it if you haven't been before. It's overpriced for the quality of food and it's not a place I'd visit regularly. read more

Instagram is what hooked me in to wanting to go to Mambo. The food and drinks in each picture looked delicious! Four of us stopped in for dinner early in the afternoon. There were no other customers so we were seated right away. We ordered some drinks- the leechy martini was heaven. The pistachio martini could use some improvement. We ordered food next. Three of the dishes we wanted they did not have. Everything we ordered came out great- it was delicious. I most likely would order take out from here next time, and here is why.... The service was great at first, but by the end of the meal it sucked! Waitress was sitting in a booth on a cell phone. No checking in and we ended up having to get up to get the bill. We receive the bill and they add a fee to credit card use and a gratuity- no matter how many people are in the party. Gratuity is based off of service. And guess what? It wasn't great. So no matter how bad the service is, you're leaving a good tip. read more

Came in for late lunch with 5 colleagues. We were the only table and somehow it took 55 mins for our food to come out. The chairs felt sketchy, like they could have given out if I sat down too quickly. Didn't have many items on the menu (given the current situation that gets a pass) The food was decent but inconsistent. My appetizer was awesome but my sushi roll had rice that was almost raw. Looks like this might be a cool bar but it's definitely far from a sushi restaurant. Less subwoofers and more consistency in the kitchen would go a long way. read more

Like a lot of Rhode Island restaurants nowadays, they trying to screw you with additional tip. Tips already included and server seemed offended that she wasn't getting additional tip on top of the 18% already added.. Do yourself a favor, go to someplace else. . read more

My friends and I ordered take out here. They ordered sushi, which they compared to the likings of grocery store sushi. They also got part of our order wrong. read more

Mambo is a solid sushi option in the Federal Hill neighborhood. There are two vegetarian roll options: the impossible chicken roll was ok. The cauliflower appetizer is worth ordering but the spicy edamame is straight up just edamame coated in sriracha, so be ready for that. read more

Mambo Sushi - the interior of a restaurant - Lounges Near Me - 02909-0000, Rhode Island

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I had an excellent experience! The Service was good, a beautiful ambience, and the food tasted great too. I'm not sushi person I've tried many spots but that fusion roll changed my mind it, was amazing. We got the lemon spicy Siracha wings, they were a little too zesty but over all everything was good. The mambo box comes with so much for only $24, def would get again. Only down side was the extra service charge for using a card, charged us $5 more on our tab. read more

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SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I went here for dinner, signed the bill and wrote cash in the tip line because we tipped in cash. This place changed the amount on my receipt and ran my card for more, like $20 more. I called 3 times and left messages, I even called form my work number and they just ignored me. My credit card company wont even help me because I dont have the receipt?!? The credit card company said the restuarnt doesnt have to prove the correct amount!? So this restaurant just charged me whatever they wanted! SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS read more

I love this place. The sushi was A1! I love it, and i would recommend. i got the king king roll! read more

Mambo Sushi - Lemon siracha wings - Lounges Near Me - 02909-0000, Rhode Island

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Went there on Saturday, our server Ashley was amazing, very accommodating, and answered all of our questions at ease. Also the food and drinks were absolutely phenomenal I suggest the lychee martini! read more

Mambo Sushi - Lounges Near Me - 02909-0000, Rhode Island

THIS PLACE IS HORRIBLEEEEEEEEE! The service is ridiculous. They know this yet have the audacity to charge a MANDATORY gratuity of 18%. NO MATTER THE PARTY SIZE. Like who even does that?!!!!!!?????? The waitresses are NOT working in there, they know 18% is being collected. They literally give you water leave for the night. A young man sold me hookah for $45 and then brought me a bill that said I was charged $52??? I never saw him for the rest of the night because he was clearly hiding. There can't be a chef in there because what chef doesnt know how to cook sushi RICE????? read more

Amazing food, great music & most importantly the best customer service! Hookah stayed lit & didn't taste burnt the whole time . 10/10

My crew and I went to Mambo Sushi to celebrate a birthday and we had a GREAT experience! The hookah was great, didn't burn "immediately" like other establishments & the price was pretty reasonable on a Tuesday! The food was to die for and the drinks were definitely OVER THE TOP!!!! They were flavorful, you could definitely feel the alcohol, and some of them even had glitter and/or rubber duckies which I thought was a nice little highlight! But the highlight of MY night was DeeDee! She was the ONLY waitress in a restaurant with FULL TABLES! (my crew was at 10+ just counting adults). DeeDee got to ALL tables in what I consider to be a timely manner, asked everyone to please be patient as she was the only server and STILL took the time to make everyone feel welcomed and interact with us on more than a "what can I get for you?" level and I LOVED THAT! She definitely did not let the pressure get to her and that showed in her FLAWLESS service! I will definitely be returning and hopefully DeeDee is there to take care of me again. DeeDee, THANK YOU for giving us a pleasant experience under pressure!! read more

Mambo Sushi - Lounges Near Me - 02909-0000, Rhode Island

This is the worst sushi I have ever had. The service is terrible and everything was burnt, over fried, oily, and smelled awful. Save yourself the time and trouble and go elsewhere. read more

Not a place to go if you want good sushi. But it's pretty. Also, if hookah smoke bothers you while you're eating, then definitely go somewhere else. I didn't realize the area to smoke and eat aren't separate. read more

Nothing wrong with the service. The food however was terrible. It was easily the worst sushi I have ever eaten and it's stupid expensive. You can taste the lack of effort in their food. read more

Atmosphere was nice but the food was not worth the money we spent. I love both Asian and Peruvian food but this was not it. Sushi rice was hardddd so hard it kind of felt raw. Edemame is my thing and there's was very bland just squirt some sriracha on it was what I got. I couldn't say I liked anything. 150 for 3 appetizers and 2 sushi's and 2 drinks. Gratuity was added for only 2 people so check first usually it's for a party of 6 at other spots. Service was eh I'm sure they were just doing their job but it was a every 3 min check in and it gets rather annoying. I wouldn't go there again because I'm such a foodie I was rather disappointed. Other than that I guess the way they plate their food doesn't look bad. read more

Great place good food the reason only I'm giving it 2 stars how ever I went there last week with my boyfriend the girl that was in the front on her phone told us to seat anywhere, we where waiting 30 minutes and no one came to us to ask us anything i went to the girl it the front told her that i was waiting for someone to take my order and no one came we decided to leave at this point. We gave them a second chance cause we love the food but the second time i was upset there was a hair on my drink this made it for me this place Has to work on their staff read more

HORRIBLE I'm sorry . Those young girls don't communicate with u and besides that their was a hair in my expresso martini and they took a decade to serve it. I went previous times and ignored all red flags but now that's it I'm not being raped for my money . It's expensive when it should'nt be. Maybe new staff would do it becouse it's a beautiful place with alot if potential. read more