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Umami Sushi

4.1 (266 reviews)
Open • 11:30 am - 3:00 pm, 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Updated 3 weeks ago

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Dusty P.

Best sushi! Very fresh! Master chef! Great selection of ice cold beer on draft. Sapporo, Kirin. Great sake selection.

Israel G.

Been here so many times. So so good!!! One amazing chef Worth the wait Loyal customers keep coming back The fresh quality, artistic beauty, and delicious flavors make this one of my favorite Sushi restaurants in all of California. If you're in a rush, go to Carl's Jr next door. This place is for people who understand that you can't rush art. Clean and consistent place Convenient location I am sure you will love it too

Tempura Cheesecake
Saira D.

Never disappoints. Everything I have ever tried has been delicious. The Tempura Cheesecake is incredible!

Lily L.

Fresh and very tasty. Friendly staff, great food, nice presentations. Highly recommended!

Joe M.

Have gone twice now the food quality, presentation, flavors are really delicious. Will definitely be going here more often.

Las Vegas roll. Advertised as Salmon, cream cheese avocado, but it's primarily imitation crab.
Justine R.

My husband says 2 stars for the Ramen but I enjoyed my sushi for the most part. Let's start sushi. Im a salmon fiend, I ordered 2 salmon rolls. There was a good amount of salmon in them but an excessive amount of rice. I tore off about half the rice from each roll. I also ordered the "Las Vegas Roll" which is advertised as "salmon, avocado, cream cheese, deep fried" that's literally my favorite fried roll combo so that's what I went for...so I get home and it's IMITATION CRAB with a small piece of salmon, sliver of avocado, and sliver of cream cheese. The roll was mostly imitation crab, which wasn't even listed as part of the roll. I try to avoid rolls with imitation crab so that was disappointing...but, it was deep fried so it still tasted good. Just not what I wanted or what I thought I ordered. Ramen. I told my husband the ramen isn't going to be amazing as it's not a legit ramen spot, but it had better reviews than the fried rice which was his second choice. He said it was a little better than top ramen, but we ordered beef with egg. There was very little beef and we were expecting a boiled egg as that is a traditional item we've received with ramen...but they put scrambled eggs in the ramen. We had a good laugh about that....I wish I took a picture lol. So yeah, the quality of the fish was on point. Very good. If you're going for straight up sushi, go for it. I'll probably try some of the no rice rolls in the future and just double check ingredients in the rolls in the future.

Nigiri tuna and salmon. Mmmmm Salmon...
Lin S.

This is such a good spot that I visit any time I'm on a trip to the area. Pros: -Expansive menu with a lot of different types of dishes -Reasonable prices for rolls and main courses -Super friendly staff -Always fresh Cons: -Can get a little expensive if you go for Nigiri, but the quality is great

Volcano Roll and Amazing Mark
Natalia T.

Went here for the first time and had a great experience. The quality of the sushi and artistic touch was phenomenal. Mark is a very talented chef who pays close attention to detail. We had great service as well. I'm so happy we discovered this little hidden gem!

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Ha K.

The food was amazing, good for a family. The Korean sashimi rice was really good. Thumbs up!!

Torch seared yellowtail belly
Drive R.

The sushi here is the best in town in terms of quality of fish and preparation for sure. Mark is a great sushi chef! I have the other things here like the fried rice, yakisoba, hot stone bowls. They're ok, but if you come here come for the sushi! I asked Mark to torch my nigiri and it made it so flavorful

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2 years ago

The sushi was amazing!! 100% loved everything about it, 100% recommend to anyone around Lompoc area

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4 years ago

Amazing sushi we have been coming here for many years and Mark is the best. servers recognize us and great atmosphere. I love mark

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5 years ago

Consistently good selection of sushi, sashimi & ramen choices. Sushi chefs are very friendly, especially when you sit at the bar.

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3 years ago

Ordered a Roll and it was Tiny, I felt ripped off, I didn't know you could slice fish that thin.

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Tasty and good quality food. Best sushi in Lompoc! I wish they would deliver. Hopefully soon.

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Outstanding food & service! Food was delicious & the fish, very fresh! ! Will definitely go again, when in the area!

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Always amazing food and good service! Best place in Lompoc for sushi. Music was a bit weird but other than that it was great

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Ask the Community - Umami Sushi

Sake Sushi - 12a. Rainbow Roll

Sake Sushi

3.6(281 reviews)
0.8 mi
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Stopped in on a whim because we were in the area. First thing we noticed was the menu was very well…read moreput together. Prices, pictures, very clear descriptions of ingredients and spicy or not. While seated we had the pleasure of being served by Isaac. Absolutely great customer service. We got the jalapeño bombs, Philadelphia, boujee and karage roll. Every single thing was good. I've been to a LOT of sushi places and this one didn't disappoint. Even the plating presentation was well done. You'd think I was a known food critic the way every thing looked. Unfortunately I didn't take pictures as I was hungry and demolished my food. Great job, great food, great service! Thank you!

Ordered takeout on a Saturday night, they open until 10 PM, and the online order process via their…read morewebsite was easy. After payment, the estimated pickup time was 25 minutes. By the time we arrived around 25 minutes later, the food was ready for pick up, no need to wait. We tried the Baked Lobster Roll, it has imitation crab meat, crawfish, and avocado, topped with baked mozzarella. The crawfish tasted fresh, and the melted mozzarella added a creamy texture on top which was great. We also ordered the Chirashi, an assortment of sashimi served over a bed of rice. The salmon, tuna, and yellowtail were all fresh, and the food presentation was beautiful, with the sashimi arranged in a ring shape over the rice. (refer to my pics) Overall, a great takeout experience and great food.

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Sake Sushi - Beef Bulgogi, Shrimp Tempura & Vegetable Tempura Dinner Combination.

Beef Bulgogi, Shrimp Tempura & Vegetable Tempura Dinner Combination.

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13a. 911 Roll Gyoza

Izakaya Goshi  - 8 pieces of Yellowtail Tataki @ Tsurugi's. There should be 9 pieces but I couldn't resist!!

Izakaya Goshi

4.5(1.4k reviews)
45.1 mi
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Stopped in for lunch while on a day trip to SLO. It's in the back of the creamery complex, we had a…read moreslight problem finding it. There is handicap parking (and other parking) right outside the door in the lot off Nipomo St. We arrived before noon and it was already filling up, we sat at the sushi bar. Ordered a range of things - broiled mackerel, a natto hand roll, their Hamapenõ roll and a vegetable roll. I guess they don't get too many natto orders because a nice woman came over to me to ask me if I knew what natto was, which made me laugh. I wouldn't recommend anyone take a big bite of natto if they aren't familiar (it's unusual to American palates, but I love it). It would be kind of like taking a big bite of blue cheese if you've never had it before. You don't see broiled mackerel in many American restaurants (I don't see many American based Izakayas outside of Honolulu)- it's a strong tasting fish, this mackerel was delicious and well prepared. They also have hamachi and salmon collars, which I'll try on another visit. I like vegetable rolls, but in most places they're not executed very well. This was an outstanding vegetable roll - nice crunch on the vegetables, great assortment. The hamapenõ roll was next level good. Not too spicy, but a fantastic range of flavors and textures - including ponzu jelly on the top, which was savory and sweet simultaneously and a perfect foil for the rest of the roll. There was a lunch menu which would cut down on the cost - and you should also scan the code to see the daily specials. I missed that until I was finished. Unfortunately for me, I did not order my spare stomach from Amazon in time for that meal. It's a three- hour round trip for us, but we will come back because it's that good - and it's a pleasant drive from Santa Barbara. SLO itself is nice too. Service was kind and attentive, the restaurant is clean and nicely decorated. A+. FWIW, nobody asked me to write a review, and I did not tell them I was Yelp elite.

I had a good experience as a solo diner at this Japanese/Sushi restaurant in SLO! I'm glad I made a…read morereservation days in advance via OpenTable since when I went on a Saturday night, there was an hour and a half wait. To eat I had the Kanpai Boat for which comes with miso soup, cucumber salad, rice or salad, 10 pc nigiri, 2 or 1 roll(s) of your choice, and 8 pc tataki or sashimi. Everything I had was fresh and was good quality. For $48 (minus tip and tax), this was such a steal! They sat me at a sushi bar with other solo diners. Everything was clean and I had enough room for my sushi boat. The service here was also really good. Overall, I'd recommend this place to anyone visiting SLO looking for good quality sushi at good prices.

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Izakaya Goshi  - Albacore sashimi salad, onikoroshi

Albacore sashimi salad, onikoroshi

Izakaya Goshi  - A sampling of food.

A sampling of food.

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Diamond Tea & Sushi

Diamond Tea & Sushi

4.4(40 reviews)
0.5 mi

I have no idea how this place has more than 2 stars. I have…read moretwo littles and decided to stop by on our way home rather than go to the other side of town to our usual spot. At first impression I should have known- it was lunch time and empty- you have to self order and navigate their kiosk- no help with two kids and still ask for a tip. There was one younger girl with dark hair in the cluttered kitchen/drink area who didn't even acknowledge us- just went to the back and started rummaging. A second lady showed up and started preparing our sushi order. At that point I noticed the dirty tables and lack of service so decided to change my order "to go." I stood there trying to get their attention and was finally acknowledged. The lady who seemed to be in charge was handing out cash to another younger lady who came in (weird asf too). I finally get my order and bring it home. The nigiri was poorly cut- but edible. My poke bowl had a small amount of tuna that tasted sour and has signs of cooking through citrus, imitation crab, and seaweed salad (extra cost), then I see a whole romaine end, browning and cut up under that making the bulk of the bowl, followed by rice. Nothing like the picture at the kiosk. Then as I try to mix things up for a bite (I am starving at this point) I see a dark black hair. Needless to say I was extremely disappointed and unable to eat my food. I called to let them know and the younger lady who was there said she would let the owner know after sitting down and looking at all the food that was wasted. I decided to call back and ask for a refund. At that point, the younger lady kept repeating what I was saying, as she was relaying the information to what sounded like to be the owner. She told her to tell me that I needed to go back with the food. I let her know that I was unable to do that right now as I had two little kids who needed to nap- that's why I came home. She said she couldn't do a refund- until I went there with the food and my card. I was also told to refrigerate this food- are they going to use it?!? Smh. Ultimately I am out $40, and no lunch. I will never return or recommend to anyone. I'm thinking the reviews are for the teas- which I didn't try.

I'm visiting Lompoc from Long Beach, California and Visited a different sushi as place each day…read morewith my granddaughters that's how much we love sushi Walked in the diamond sushi and it's not big so don't plan to dine in or use it as a date night. The table was covered with trash and crumbs even though a male worker was sitting there obviously on a break not sure why he didn't clean the table 1st The sushi cooks seemed very busy and didn't make much contact so we used the kiosk easy enough to order our food I stood outside to wait since the dining room was so unwelcoming the Boba tea was regular price but very small for the price. The food was overcook. The rice was soft and soggy and unseasoned Avocado was over ripe and mushy. I would not recommend this place to anyone. Check out "sake" sushi instead.

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Diamond Tea & Sushi - Inside

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