My boyfriend and I drove down from Fairbanks to visit the area and saw this place on tiktok. I missed asian food so much, so we decided to try this out. The food and service was amazing, the ambiance was great too, good song selections. Not too busy on the weekends for lunch, we were seated right away. Will come back if we're in the area! read more

My husband and I have been meaning to visit this place and I am so glad we did!!! Had to do a taste test before we brought the family over, and oh my goodness did we leave not able to have another bite. The food is fantastic! Their menu is advertised in package selections. Depending on what kind of meat you want and how many people are in your party, determines the price of your package selection. You will definitely have more than you need for sure. Drinks were great, family friendly and very clean! A special treat, there's a robot that come and delivers your appetizers and drinks! Go and enjoy! read more

Umami Bbq & Bar - Barbeque Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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Good customer service with knowledgeable wait staff. Have visited multiple times & very consistent with both food & service. Cute robot that delivers your drinks very fun & interactive. Larger than appears on inside, with nice decor. read more

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The service was good and the establishment was very clean and seemed very high class. There was a robot that served our drinks! The food was great! PS the restrooms were very clean. read more

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Service to start was slow. In my opinion, since this restaurant is new... maybe think about asking, is this your first time here? Or can I explain how the menu works? can help a customer. Our first server took a bit to get to us. Our second server was great. The soju drink was delicious but spendy. Made by human, delivered by a robot. Now on the the food: I love hamachi so I had to order it. It was pretty good. Nice flavor with a little crisp to the skin. We ordered the Unami hot pot special bc it was just simple, and the 3 of us didn't have to agree on or decide what to add. I did not care for the soup base, but the meats and fresh veggies were good. Overall, it was o.k. I would give another try for the grill side of the food. read more

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Food was top tear, we had an arming service and when we got thirsty a friendly robot appeared

Didn't go for the bbq after we saw the pricing, so we got the other dishes. Was mid and overpriced. Ordered 1. banh xeo - not bad, crispy 2. Mushroom pot soup - taste like pho broth but with a huge lack of flavor. There were no condiments to add into the broth to enhance the soup other than siracha and soy sauce. 3. Ramen stir fried - decent, noodles felt like it came from a pack not much happening 4. Steak egg and rice - wasn't bad had some depth of flavor with a random piece of corn Overall it wasn't terrible but for cheaper and better taste I would go to those hole in the wall Vietnamese restaurant. read more

The service was not great at all, they dropped the food off and quite literally did not check on us until we're finishing. We ran out of sauces & had empty drinks. We had 5 adults and 2 children under 5 and we were charged 18% gratuity (which was $55) when she changed my card came back we clicked no tip and some how another $10 got added. Overall food was decent I was disappointed we ordered the biggest bbq plate that's $295 and you get one tiny bowl of lettuce and one tiny bowl of salad was not enough for even everyone to have some. Don't think I would return in the future read more

Food was amazing they even have a remote robot delivering your drinks ! Service was great read more

Umami Bbq & Bar - Barbeque Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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Happy to have found Umami. The vibe is laid back and yet the service was fast and the wait staff friendly. We had the Lemongrass Beef Stir Fry and the Beef Sizzling Plate. The servings were well presented and portioned though not massive... just right. Tasted great, too. We felt the prices were very reasonable and have often paid more for less. Overall for what this is, a casual Vietnamese BBQ, we will come again, and will recommend Umami to friends. read more

Authentic Asian food and amazing service. We ordered the hot pot and the meat is high quality. Highly recommended!

Something was off about the sauces and texture. The popcorn garlic chicken was overcooked and not juicy. The spring rolls were ok but out of the 4 dishes we tried it all tasted and smelled like sour feet. Not worth $70. The robot is cute. read more

I've come here 5 different times and I've never experienced this type of service, ever. We ordered the largest meat combo $295 for 5 adults and 2 small children under 5 years old. The food came out pretty quickly but we were not given enough sides. Everyone had a rice but we were only given 1 small lettuce, 1 small salad, 1 small Mac salad, I small tofu and 1 small pickled veggies. We ran out of sauce very quickly and were waiting for our waitress to come back to ask for more sides and sauce and she didn't check on us until we nearly finished with all our food(30-40 mins). We cancelled a drink because it took over 15 minutes to get. They added a $55 gratuity and then asked us if we wanted to tip on top of that and we said no but we're charged an extra $10. This is my first review I've ever written because I'm so dissatisfied and disappointed in the service tonight. The food was good but I won't be recommending this place to anyone else. read more

Customer service was so bad I had to walk out because they sat people who came after me and they didn't address me as I stood right at the front. read more

Service is always great and quick. They have plenty of room for our family of 6. And the food always fresh and delicious. The cat robot that bring our drinks is cute. Definitely recommend eating here. read more

Their food was delicious and incredible. I loved all the different options they had. My whole family everyone got different appetizers and we all had the hot pot and everyone loved it all . The waitresses and servers were so kind and right on point we needed anything they were right there. The time they took to make my day so special!! My husband surprised me with my dinner reservation and they surprised us with the magical decorations and a beautiful bouquet of flowers and card as a gift for me from them! The whole family said they will be coming back! read more

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I think they need a lot more work and time before they can start to serve people. I had to wait more than an hour before there was food on the table and I went during a not-busy time. I was a party of 3 and was told to put my name in the waitlist. There was no one in the waiting area and I was happy to plug my info in the machine upfront. Soon a party of 6 arrived after us and they were taken in to be seated first right away. Then they had us wait for another 20 more min at least. No explanation. Even after being seated, we had to wait 20 min to have anyone coming to us the table. Then waited 30 min until we got our drinks after that. I had to call someone who looked like a manager to check on our drinks. The big table of 6 was already feasting by that time. After waiting for the food over an hour, everyone at our table was upset and I felt bad for choosing this place to try. Once our foods arrived, it looked very underwhelming (you can see it in the picture). We ordered their Dinner beef broth special with supposedly lots of meats and vegetables for $79. It had a tiny little ox tail (like one tail end) and a few shreds of beef tendon tribes deep in the bottom of the soup. Beef ribs were mostly bones and very chewy. It was different than what I would normally call the Chinese hot pot. I couldn't believe I was paying $79 for this soup. Vietnamese coffee looked like someone took a big sip before giving it to me. Too much ice and not enough juice. I ended up adding water to it as I drink it. Appetizer chicken was tasty. I expect it to be tasty for 6/$18 though. Foods overall was yummy. Green herb sauce was pleasant and overall flavorful. The flavor profile for the entire place was more in Southeast Asian like Vietnam, I think? Definitely not Korean bbq, not Japanese or traditional Chinese hot pot. I was hoping for something more like Haidilao style because the ambience was on point. It felt like an elevated (and over priced) pho restaurant. It's going to be a while until I would go back to try again. read more

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Tried the bbq here. We ordered one serving of pork belly, pork shoulder and the beef short ribs. When I asked how many oz per serving we got (it's like 5 or 6 slices). Take that for what it's worth. Overall good experience/meal, however there was something real weird about the pickled cabbage, it tasted like it was soaked in fish sauce, as opposed to vinegar which we were told. The rice was old/dry, and we also weren't sure how to eat the cut up romaine lettuce. (Too tiny for wraps although we tried) Our waitress and the server kept turning the heat down and up respectively so our bbq wouldn't cook fast enough and then the next minute be burnt to a crisp. The $6 Vietnamese coffee was literally like two sips. Nothing special and you could easily replicate this at home. read more

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I don't like to do bad reviews on new local joints and I really wanted to like it because the ambiance is very nice but sadly we were let down by the food. I think they can really improve on the portion size or price, we ordered chicken wings which i thought were pretty good (8/10 good flavor) The drinks were great highly recommend the mango passion fruit tea (10/10) It was the actual grill portion that was disappointing.. we got an order of pork, and got 5 small slices that costed $25 The chicken thighs were also smaller and we got 2 pieces for $25 The veggies were just a small amount of mushrooms, zucchini & a quarter corn. + you don't get rice so you have to pay for that separately as well. There was only one dipping sauce and small side of kimchi.. The beginning of our meal was great, customer service was good, drinks were fantastic really hope they can get it figured out i know its early on so plenty of time to adjust. Sorry no pics to post phone died read more

Great Food & Service I've been to this establishment for lunch and had a wonderful experience, so I wanted to try it out for my Dad's 72nd birthday dinner. Once we arrived at the restaurant, the owner, Tan, greeted us and immediately seated us at our table. The restaurant was very clean, the staff was polite and professional, and their service exceeded our expectations. My dad thoroughly enjoyed his meal, as did the rest of my family. We ordered items from the hot pot menu and enjoyed the Popcorn Garlic Chicken with the Signature Green Sauce (amazing!). We also ordered Lavender Lemon Ube Lime and Lychee Guava soju cocktails, which were yummy. It was a wonderful experience all around! We will definitely be back to try out the rest of their menu. read more

We have so far tried both the hot pot and bbq. We have loved the experience! We hope to experience more variety of foods here! read more

Umami Bbq & Bar - Bbq combo with pickled vegetables and popcorn chicken - Barbeque Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Underwhelming honestly... If you plan to eat here (at this time).. expect a loooong wait to be seated and for food to arrive. Approx 30-40 min to be seated (its a new resto so thats fine), then it took ~45 minutes for the uncooked meats/seafood, our server never offered to explain the menu (gave us 4 sheets + the lunch menu?). Perhaps nextime I'll just try the lunch menu and appetizers. Anyways, My table tried the BBQ grill which was sadly not flavorful or savory (where's the UMAMI?!) and too pricey for the amount of meat and seafood that you receive. $20-$36 range for the meats/seafood... so kind of expecting a platter right? Naw, there was 5 small slices of pork belly for $25. So of course we ordered more meats and scallops for 3 of us. Also, the sauces?! Chimichurri (their signature green sauce) really?! for everything to dip in?! Where are the choices? It wasn't flavorful either! Then a bowl of chopped lettuce and a small side of "pickled veggies"--- aka kimchi. I was lost with what was offered. The cocktails were good, but extra small. This place still needs work... great decor though! I'll give it another 4 months. Then possibly check it out again, but for now. Definitely holding off on the BBQ grill. read more

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I'm just going to say it! I paid $134 for a steak, 5 pieces of Korean rib and 7-8 rolled pork! There was no seasoning but their one house seasoning and they give you a huge bowl of lettuce to "eat your meat like a taco".... I was very disappointed, even with the walle server! I would never return. read more

Amazing!! The Umami Noodle Salad was the bomb, lol but seriously so good. The BBQ dinner was a touch pricy but definitely worth it. BBQ was delicious! sauces too! Wish I could buy them to take home and use. read more

We ordered the combination. And they did not bring out all the ingredients according to what is written in the menu. The vegi plate was small without brocolli. They even tell us extra sauce would cause extra money. What a disappointment. read more

We had the hot stone fried rice which was great, a delicious mix of pineapple and veggies! Also had the hot pot with veggies and ox tail which was fantastic! The service is great with really friendly staff! I recommend coming here! read more

Umami Bbq & Bar - Barbeque Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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I finally made it back and glad I did. Excellent service! Ambiance was calm and relaxing. Food was excellent! Party of three for lunch. read more

Umami Bbq & Bar - Barbeque Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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Very delicious Vietnamese barbecue. The food was great and good portions. Friendly, attentive waitstaff and a great vibe. Cocktails and zero-proof cocktails were delicious read more

Everything we ordered was inauthentic and not even decent fusion. The Vietnamese crepe was cracker-like, hard to eat. and tasteless. The lemon grass beef had no lemon grass whatsoever. We are never going back. read more

I have been 3 times. Food is always great, but this last experience was not good. They started doing karaoke at 7 on weekends and it was way too loud. I took my date there and we had to yell each other to chat. Not a good place for a date right with the karaoke blaring. read more

Price is extremely high for the lack of flavor and amount given. Probably the saddest hot pot my family and I have been to.

Great food!! And relaxing atmosphere. The service was quick and helpful. The prices aren't that bad.

Fun dining experience. Food was delicious, comfortable atmosphere. A bit expensive but service was awesome. Robot brought my beer!!

Things could be better. We got seated pretty quickly but had to wait a while for water and the menu. We got the umami hot pot special($79) and the crispy pork lettuce wrap ($24) which was pretty good and had a nice flavor but for the price I would have expected more. I had ordered a side of noodles for my soup but they had forgot about it and had them cancel it. We also ordered a side steak and now that I think about it we never got it. Oh well lesson learned double check your order before you pay read more

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Excited to try this place for the first time. It was such a disappointment. Food is extremely high priced and portion size was obnoxiously small. One hockey puck sized ramen noodle biscuit for several people!? First time visiting ordered ramen for the table of several people; when one ramen puck came out I asked, is that for all of us!? Answer was yes and to break it up. Looking closer at the menu a day after the fact, Ramen could be ordered at $5 per puck. The server didn't say to order per person either and knew it was very first time in as we were asked and we said not sure what to do or how to order. Ramen is cheap! One ramen puck should not cost $5. Please do better. You will get more customers coming in and returning by not charging obnoxiously high prices for EVERYTHING. Tried 2 different broths for $25.....Barely any flavor....one spicy one not...I am sensitive to spice and the Szechwan spice broth had zero heat, but it had cloves in it that numbed your mouth if you bit into one unexpectedly. It cost $32 for 15 paper thin slices of beef. One watered down sesame seed sauce dish for multiple diners. Long wait to get ingredients to the table, which seems to be a common issue reading other reviews. Vegetable tray was not sufficient. Might consider vegetable tray and price per number of customers or offering packages like the $79 deal and how many people it serves, because for two people that is still expensive. Very few vegetables for $25 and not enough to go around. For example, one inch wide corn on the cob and two thin slices of squash for a table with several diners. I came in expecting to be wowed by flavors, instead I was wowed by the high cost, small portions, lack of flavor, and left hungry. We will not be going back. read more

Amazing food! Loved the nuac mam outside of my moms! Great service. The pork lettuce wrap and chicken a must!

The food was great and you get to cook it to your own specifications. A lot of family fun and your handmade drinks are delivered by a singing robot. Service was excellent. read more

My husband and I shared brisket and veggies and the portions were more than enough for both of us. The staff were very friendly & you could tell they worked really hard on the ambiance! Very cool atmosphere Totally recommend trying it out! read more

Our server was very sweet. My only criticism for them is that they didn't ask us if we needed more sauce/pickled veggies until the bbq meat was long gone and the meat platter it was on was already removed. The biggest reason why only 3 stars is because the portions did not match the price. $40 a piece for a combo for 4 people (which is what we were told it fed, plus $10 for NON-alcoholic drinks) and the 4 of us all left hungry. The short ribs were the nicest cut and there were only 7 small pieces... not enough for everyone to have even 2. The pork belly was good. The brisket was chewy and half frozen when served. All in all i would only pay that much again if we got at least a double portion of the short ribs and another item to grill. The "popcorn chicken" appetizer did not make it worth the $160 price tag. All in all... you need to up the portion sizes if you want to keep getting business back. This is the first asian bbq place i've left not-full. You have the ambiance and service... just make the food worth the price or lower the price! Also im sorry but the price for what i paid for that little coconut coffee was also not worth it. read more

I went on July 4th during lunch time. The servers were polite and attentive. I could not believe how small the portions of ingredients were relative to the size of the pot of broth. They also were out of asparagus and out of ramen, requiring that we make substitutions. The broth was flavorful, but the protein and vegetable options were ala cart, and some of the individual prices were surprising. It felt too pricy to add a bunch of items for the soup, so we settled on pork belly and rice noodles, neither of which was enough for the amount of broth. The ambiance was nice, the little drink robot was cute, and the servers seemed good, but the pricing for the piddly amount of food you are given is going to be the downfall of this place. read more