Came to Sumo on a Saturday night after a long drive, just in town to fly out of the local airport…read more
We arrived an hour before close; While the "open" sign was on, there were no patrons in the restaurant and they appeared to be shutting down for the evening, cleaning and mopping the floor, but the friendly host insisted that it was ok and we may come in to enjoy a meal.
The wait staff was clearly not happy about this, as they were a bit snippy in their interactions with us-- a bit disheartening, again, as there was still a whole hour before they were scheduled to shut. Thankfully, for them, our order was pretty simple.
We both ordered a miso soup, house salad, and shared an avocado roll, and tempura plate.
The avocado roll was perfect; ripe and thickly-cut avocado, not too much rice, and rolled tightly so it didn't fall apart.
The miso soup and salad were good; they soup was a pinch bland, but nothing a few drops of soy sauce can't fix, and the dressing on the salad was delicious.
The items in the tempura plate were fried in different kinds of batter-- given it came out pretty fast, it made me suspect different pre-packaged varieties, but it was a tasty and simple dish so I was unbothered.
The next day, we ended up coming back before our flight for a quick lunch. Same treatment; Very nice host, curt wait staff-- Either they remembered us as the couple that kept them from leaving early the night before, or that's just how they are.
We ordered the same thing, minus the tempura plate, and plus a yellowtail carpaccio.
Everything we ordered previously was just as good as the night before.
The carpaccio was good as well; Nothing to write home about, but the fish was fresh and the sauce was tasty.
As this was the only restaurant we ate at during our brief stint in Allentown, I'm overall happy with our experience-- minus the demeanor of the employees. While I highly doubt I'll ever find myself in Allentown again, I would certainly dine there again if the opportunity presented itself.