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    Sumo Sushi & Grill

    4.1 (226 reviews)
    Closed • 11:00 am - 9:45 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Long K.

    Sometimes you need to pig out and this AYCE spot serves that purpose. The cheapest value is their weekday lunch, but we opted for a weekend lunch (dinner pricing all day) which had more options. --The good: Grilled chicken and beef, calamari, chashu ramen. --The meh: Sushi rolls were bit too heavy and dense, stir fried noodles bland, Thai iced tea watered down. --The bad: Siu mai was the frozen kind, karaage and tonkatsu dry, most of the complimentary hot bar items were flavorless. Ordering was easy enough via the table QR code. Half the service is friendly, the other half is very quiet. They have ordering limitations so coming with bigger groups doesn't seem to be the most feasible way to max out things if everybody is hungry.

    Great sashimi
    Yikhwan D.

    Ok, as some of the other reviews recommend, check the waitlist prior to arriving. I ignored the recommendation and had to wait 30 minutes. As for the food, i have mixed feelings. I thought the sushi was perfect for an AYCE, not the best in the world, but definitely good. My issue was with all the non sushi items. The NY steak was the toughest NY steak I've ever had. Same goes for the ribs. The ramen was fine but every other non sushi meat dishes were so tough or soggy (oily wet tempera). Even katsu was tough. I channeled the inner Asian in me and ate them all so i wouldn't end up with a fine but i would only get sushi here.

    Kat W.

    Lunch review only. Stopped by for a weekday lunch due to great value (around $20 for silver and $25 for gold tier). We were lucky and snagged some street parking right in front. Tiny location but we were able to snag some seats. I would say that for a sushi place, the sushi menu is somewhat limited but again, it is what you pay for. There are some drinks including thai tea and fruit tea that is a wonderful option and makes the value even better. There is a small hot/cold bar while you wait for your ordering selections (you order on an ipad and I believe you can only order every 15 minutes or so?). They had a variety of different options including soups (like ramen and udon), grilled items, appetizers, salads that are all good portion sizes (small enough that you can try several different things). Ramen was OK, I enjoyed the small salads, drinks and sushi roll fish quality was good (rice ratio was a little high but reasonable). We didn't feel the need to gorge ourselves and got to try some random things like dumplings and salad given the reasonable price point and I ended up satisfied with my meal. It's not the highest quality and the option list isn't the most expansive, but a very reasonable place that I enjoyed.

    Inside of sumo
    Mike G.

    This place is all hype. The sushi was nothing special below average at best. The cucumber was old and soggy, which definitely didn't help. They also automatically add a 12% gratuity regardless of party size. Overall, the food just doesn't live up to the hype. The inside is small, and tables are packed so closely together that it feels like you're sitting on top of the people next to you. DO NOT BUY INTO THE HYPE.

    Titanic Salmon Sushi Box
    Chloe D.

    The Titanic Salmon Sushi boxes are incredible. Each piece is so buttery and delicious. The price is very good considering the size and the quality of the nigiri. I bet each one is equal to four normal sized nigiri! I got super full off of three pieces. The presentation is also very nice. I would highly recommend!

    Jeremy S.

    Wowww! I came here on a whim because I was waiting for my friend to get his car fixed. This was the first thing that popped up close to me. I wasn't sure if this was a place where you go order upfront and sit, or a restaurant. After I was seated I was informed this was all you can eat and you use your phone to order. There's a 90min time limit and you can order a max of 15 items at a time. The prices here are CRAZY. It's $20-$23 for lunch and $31-$37 for dinner. I ordered a shrimp tempura which I wasn't expecting much from, but it was pretty good! The tempura was really crispy, the noodles were chewy and they put half of a hard boiled egg in it. I ordered nigiri, rolls, and hand rolls and WOW I was surprised at the quality.. the fish was really fresh, they used real crab in the rolls. Since they make it once you order this place beats conveyor belts by far in terms of quality. I think if I ordered everything I ate here over closer to downtown or Bellevue it'd easily be around $60. It's crazy that it was only $37.. and that I could order much more?! Unfortunately I wasn't that hungry so I only ordered one round. They also have a salad and fried bar that you can self serve with miso soup that looked decent. I didn't try any of it, so can't compliment on the quality... But see my photos and remember I got this all for $37!!!! Id definitely come back for sure.

    Alex N.

    Great place to grab sushi around Seattle. The pieces are huge for a great price. The salmon was a bit too tough and chewy for me. Good flavor and sauce though. I'd come back and try their AYCE.

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    Rebecca Q.

    Very impressed by the quality of fish for an all you can eat spot! And also very appreciative of the appetizer/boba tea bar. We did the gold for lunch on a weekend which ended up being about $40 per person, which is a little expensive but I think was worth it for the amount of sashimi we ordered. I also was pleasantly surprised by the beef udon and tataki. Super quick bringing out the sushi as well and did not notice a smell that was mentioned in other reviews.

    Ploy N.

    An AYCE sushi place with very good prices and quality. We can in for lunch and the staff quickly explained how things work. You order via your phone and you can put in 15 ordere every 15 minute. You get 1.5 hours and they do charge for leftover food. We essentially only did one round of 15 orders cause we weren't too starved but still really enjoyed everything we ordered. The ingredients were fresh. Every dish was made to order and came out warm. The variety of rolls and dishes was great too. I can see filling up the whole time with delicious food. A super fun, economical spot for a group!

    Miso and mix of mango and lychee tea with boba
    Diana C.

    We went for dinner and did the silver option (about $30 pp). The gold is about $5 more pp. the major difference is gold includes sashimi and a few more premium items like steak and an eel hand roll for the dinner menu options. The silver menu includes all the regular sushi and rolls outside of 1-2 hand rolls as well as some soups (udon, ramen), salads, rice bowls, appetizers, and tempura. The food comes out quite quickly and the staff are very helpful. There's a hot and cold bar with things like noodles, salad, and tempura and a self-serve boba bar (2 fruit tea and 1 milk tea option with toppings in the cold bar). Overall it's a good price for 90 minutes and ordering up to 15 items every 15 minutes. The quality of the sushi, including ratio of rice and non-seafood filling was maybe 4/5 stars, but overall fine. It was pretty empty around 4:30 when we arrive but by 5:30 when we were leaving it was packed. They have lots of tables packed fairly close together and when it got a little too bright from the sun they lowered the blinds which was nice. If you're looking for a deal, this is a good choice. If you're looking for big sushi selection or super premium quality sushi, then maybe not. Overall a good crowd pleaser, especially if you've got some folks in your group who aren't big sushi fans but are still hungry.

    Vy M.

    Love that they brought Sumo to U District! They have a variety of sushi, sashimi, grilled, and deep fried options. The price for dinner is $32.95, which isn't too bad. They also have self serve boba with different toppings!! The ordering system is a little finicky and we thought we wouldn't have enough time to order but 15 items every 15 minutes does add up. They also have a hot bar but nothing was fresh when we went, so we skipped it.

    Gold ayce menu items
    Mei W.

    We decided to go for the gold ayce menu since there was a lot of better items that we wanted to try out. Everything was delicious and service was pretty fast! The items that we don't recommend getting are the karaage chicken and shao mao, but everything else was great! Their food bar and boba station was great as well (with three different drink flavors to choose from: lychee, Thai tea, and strawberry). My daughter really liked the bbq chicken on the skewer from the bar! They have a free membership you can join so you can get points and redeem for free stuff. The first order gives you 10% off! I'll definitely come back again. :)

    Stephanie L.

    Good to have an AYCE sushi place in Seattle, but if you have the time to make the drive out to the Kent location, would recommend that instead. I came in for AYCE sushi dinner with 2 friends on a Friday night, and there was a bit of a wait. Figuring out the whole waitlist situation was a bit messy - there didn't seem to be a clear process and we had to flag a staff member down to ask. There also isn't a lot of space for you to wait in the restaurant - luckily we had parked right outside so we were able to avoid the cold. After a bit of a wait, we were finally able to get seated. Ordering is done through phone. I believe there's a cap of 15 items every 15 minutes. My friends and I ordered an assortment of different sashimi, nigiri, rolls, as well as some of the hot items. Overall takeaway was that the quality of items at the Sumo location in Kent is much better. The sushi rice seemed low key undercooked and definitely under-seasoned, to the extent that we didn't really want to eat it. Service was okay, but they're definitely very busy. The one thing that was different about this location compared to Kent is that they also serve sukiyaki, which seemed to be a popular option among the other guests. Maybe we should've done that instead of sushi? I'll be saving myself the trouble of going here next time and heading to another location instead.

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    We waited almost an hour after they told us 30 minutes. Not a very clean place. It did have great sushi though.

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    Secret Fort

    4.1(165 reviews)
    1.1 mi•Wallingford

    My brother had talked about how great secret fort was so we decided to check it out on a Saturday…read morenight. He did make a reservation earlier in the day for 8:15 so when we got there, we got seated right away. We ordered a few things. We got the City Pop Roll and it was yummy, very fresh. We got the pork belly skewers (salt and tare), we loved them!!! The BBQ eel was delicious too. We loved the harami skewers too. The one we didn't care for was the tofu one. Overall, very delicious and good service. They did not have a few options we wanted (shrimp and wagyu) as they had ran out, so just fyi if you go later in the day.

    I wanted to love this place because the vibes are so cute, but the sashimi gave my partner food…read morepoisoning. It was fishy not fresh. The yakitori was alright, not outstanding, but satisfying. They seemed understaffed, and it was hard getting their attention sometimes, but the wait wasn't too long. We enjoyed the salt best out of the three options, with tare being second. We would not order spicy again because we found it too vinegary. The best thing here is definitely the drinks. The yuzu sour and N/A nectar were both very good, and with the happy hour yakitori/sashimi deal very worth it if the sashimi wasn't so fishy :( We rated everything out of 16: Drinks were 14.25/16 Chicken Thigh Yakitori 12.75/16 Pork Belly 11/16 Shrimp Soy Butter 13.5/16 Bacon Rice Cake 11/16 Wagyu 12/16 Shiitake 11.2/16 Okonomiyaki 11.5/16 Sashimi 6/16

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    Yoroshiku - Karaage. Was also eh and they charge for more than one sauce!!!

    Yoroshiku

    3.8(769 reviews)
    1.0 mi•Wallingford
    •$$

    Staff were friendly and I'm a huge fan of the ramen here!! Some of the best vegan ramen I've ever…read morehad. Not too creamy, not too light. Noodles in this one were cooked to perfection. Friends ordered 2 other ramens. Flavor profiles were excellent but noodle doneness varied, taking off 1 star for potential inconsistency. There's paid parking nearby and good bars/dessert places in the area too. Highly recommend for both indoor and outdoor seating. Also saw families and groups here, so the menu is broad enough where there is something for everyone!

    This used to be my favorite ramen place, but after my experience yesterday, I don't think I'll be…read moregoing back anytime soon. As for the service, the waitress at the check-in counter completely failed to acknowledge us when we walked in. We literally waited almost five minutes before she finally turned around and greeted us. There were only two tables being served at the time, and she had her back toward us the entire time. After she took our order, we were basically forgotten for the rest of the night. We had to wait around and figure things out ourselves, and when we left, nobody even acknowledged us. The food may still be good, but the service was really disappointing. The waitress at the check-in counter clearly needs more training on basic customer service and acknowledging guests. It's unfortunate because this used to be my favorite ramen place, but after this experience, I won't be rushing back.

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    Issian - Negihama, salmon

    Issian

    3.9(555 reviews)
    1.2 mi•Wallingford
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    We've been obsessed with this place since we first wandered in about a month ago. Like, we agreed…read morewe have to limit visits to only once a week, lol. Menu is broad but not in an overwhelming way. We're always pleasantly surprised when we get the check and it's much less than expected. Our favorites so far are the octopus skewer, bacon-wrapped quail egg skewer, tsukemono, negihama roll, and orange roll. But again, the menu has a nice variety of options for all different approaches and preferences, so we're excited for our next visits and to nail down our true favorites.

    I'll preface with a few things: * They close at 10PM: We…read morecame towards the end of the night, *however* we had called in advance at 8:50PM, asking 1)) if they could take us if we arrived around 9:20PM & 2)) if we could have the Okonamiyaki. While they could've been speaking to menu technicality of simply having it on the menu, in a well-spirited reply they said they had it for us. And so we... * Took a $35 Lyft to zoom over and respect their time, which certainly contributed to the frustration but very much isn't where most of it derived from. We made it a few minutes before the time we said we'd be there. * The only reason this isn't one star is because we ordered skewers that were pretty decent. I do recommend those. * Make sure to have phone charge for the virtual menus The host was amazing!!! Incredible spirits for late night. The servers were pretty garbage! I say servers plural because dude and his lookalike double-teamed us and somehow both sucked. I say this as someone who's worked in the service industry for 3 years. The servers seemed actively dismayed & angry that we were at the restaurant (there were 2 bigger tables that ended up remaining before we left the place, mind you), which simply could've been easily mitigated by telling us at 8:50PM to come a different day if we wanted better service or something of the sort. After traveling far & wide for this freakin Okonamiyaki, with an offputting slight glare, the waiter told us that they didn't have it for the night. No reason provided: "we just don't have it"... mmmk buddy. At least lie to us and say that the kitchen doesn't have any more ingredients or something dude. Upon the 3 of us ordering what we got, each item was disappointing in its own right: * To be fair, my friend who ordered the Uni Udon was warned that it might be a little weird tasting, and it sure was. Don't recommend * The JFC Don pictured was about 90% rice according to my friend. Nothing more needed to say there. * Annd my Maguro Avocado Don... wow I was astonished at how much I disliked it. The rice was lukewarm. Nothing was mentioned about minced tuna on the menu so it looked like dog food in my bowl. I'm white... so what in the white people shit was in my bowl? Like...genuinely. I could make that 10x better at my house in half the time and I'm a fcking college student. Is seasoning no longer with us? Does anyone know what pepper or garlic are? Was astonished at how one can make a dish so terrible. I only ate it because I'm broke and can't afford other stuff. The dish looks as horrible as it tasted , and I made it look better than it was served to me I could go on. And lastly, the checks. Yknow, for guys that seemed so pissed for us being there, they were slow as hell with the checks. I'm kind af but a bitch when I'm fucked with (case in point here), so I really gave them my whole dentures, which was exponential in magnitude compared to what they gave us. Thank you Issian, for a terrible night. Citizens of the world, please don't waste your money here, I beg you.

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    View to my left from izakaya counter (4/14/23)

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    45th Stop N Shop & Poke Bar - 3 protein poke bowl

    45th Stop N Shop & Poke Bar

    4.5(844 reviews)
    0.9 mi•Wallingford
    •$$

    this place is SO GOOD! One of the best poke place i've ever had…read more It's super easy you just pick your fish and they add all the toppings. If I lived in seattle i'd be spending all my money here. The portion sizes are HUGE

    Gave this place a shot because my friend said it was one of her go-to spots. It's more of a quick,…read moregrab-and-go situation rather than a sit-down restaurant. You choose what you want, place your order, and wait for it to be made. There are a couple of bar seats, but not much seating overall. The restaurant is actually inside a small convenience-style Asian market with snacks, drinks, and other groceries. Everything was really clean, and there was no strong fishy smell, which I appreciated. The staff was also really friendly. I tried the salmon and unagi. The salmon was pretty good, but I probably wouldn't get the unagi again. It wasn't bad, but it tasted like something you could easily pick up at an Asian grocery store, so nothing particularly special. Portions were pretty generous, and we only waited around 10 minutes for our food, which wasn't bad at all. Parking is generally pretty easy to find somewhere nearby on the street too. Overall, I'd say it's worth trying if you're in the area and want something quick and casual. It's not somewhere I'd go specifically for the experience, but I'd definitely stop by again if I'm nearby.

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    3.9(851 reviews)
    1.0 mi•Wallingford
    •$$
    Locally owned & operated
    24 years in business

    This was a cute sushi spot I had never heard of before since I don't come to this neighborhood…read moreoften. It was quiet when I came in for an early dinner on a weekend evening. My friend and I ordered a few different rolls and shared them. I thought all the fish was very fresh! I liked the simple but elegant presentation as well. I would certainly come back here in the future if I was in the area!

    The food was fine, but I left with real concerns about hygiene practices here…read more Around 6pm on a recent visit, I went to use the restroom (shared with a neighboring business) and found no soap at the sink. The dispenser was wet, suggesting it had recently been used and run out. I flagged this to an employee who was handling food at the time. They acknowledged me but didn't address it. I waited and brought it up again and was met with visible annoyance. Another staff member eventually mentioned that employees use a sink in the kitchen. I asked if I could use it. Shortly after, soap appeared in the bathroom with no acknowledgment or apology. What concerns me most is this: if the customer-facing restroom had no soap during the dinner rush, and the response to being asked about it was irritation rather than urgency, what does that say about how handwashing is handled behind the scenes? I'm not looking for perfection. I'm looking for basic food safety protocol to be taken seriously. I didn't see that here.

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