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Umami Sushi

4.3 (289 reviews)
ModerateSushi Bars, Japanese
Closed • 12:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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Moderate noise
Casual
Intimate
Outdoor seating

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Deluxe
Rebecca E.

Hole in the wall sushi joint with about 25 seats total. Reasonably priced, about $15 - $20 for a roll. The service was quick and efficient. Would return!

Sushi & Sashimi Combination
Tanya A.

New fave hole in the wall sushi spot in West Village. We sat down for dinner upon opening, and the restaurant quickly filled up thereafter. We got a sashimi set and a Nigiri set, followed with some rolls. Service was quick upon ordering, seating is a bit tight, but sushi was very fresh and delicious.

Sashimi Deluxe
Alex L.

Good quality sushi and decent price! Had the 18pc sashimi deluxe, and it was very worth it. Great value meal!

Spicy tuna crispy rice
Gab G.

Walked in on a Friday at 5:51 PM and there was no wait, though it quickly filled up (it's a small spot). I tried the spicy tuna crispy rice, sushi and sashimi combination, and spicy scallop roll. Fantastic quality and great prices! Would return for their lunch specials.

3 maki combo salmon , salmon avocado , eel avocado
Kelly Z.

A very very small restaurant with minimal seating. This is definitely one of those local casual type sushi restaurants that you would bring a date or a friend. There is very very minimal seating, not a lot of space for parties greater than 2. Sushi came out quick and was decent. There was only one server lady for the whole place, so service was a bit slow but she was very nice.

Crispy Tuna Rice
Bryan V.

Crispy rice with tuna: Made very well! The rice was super crispy and there was a good amount of tuna on top. The tuna was flavored well and chopped finely. The Jalapeño on top added a nice kick. The Zuke tuna roll was a flavor bomb full of tuna flavors. I quite liked it as it's my favorite type of fish. More fish than rice is always appreciated.

Victoria D.

a small shop but they do have some seating. was busy when I went so I don't know how quickly you could get seated , but I got take out. everything was ready fairly quick. their crispy rice was good and their other rolls were about average but no complaints here--good for when you have a sushi craving and in the area

Kani salad
Adam S.

Some of the best sushi in New York. Flavors are on point and the price point is not too bad. Hidden gem in the west village very small so can be somewhat tight but service is quick.

Greenwich roll
Briana W.

Nice sushi spot in the west village! The food was fresh and tasty. The Greenwich roll was delicious. Wish I had more. The spicy salmon was not spicy but it was tasty. Yellowtail jalapeño was good but a bit tiny. I will say the sushi here is on the smaller size but it makes up for it with flavor. Ambiance is a small restaurant but business seems to be consistent. The service was very slow. Again food was great but we finished 2 rolls before our last roll came out that should have come out with the rest of our food.

Mini omakase
Kelsey A.

For such a little place, I was surprised at how great the sushi was! Kudos to the sushi chef! The mini omakase was delicious, especially the tuna, scallop, hamachi, and kanpachi. The yellowtail jalapeño roll was great. The king salmon avocado roll wasn't my favorite, but I'd definitely come back.

Friends at Umami
Meredith F.

WE LOVE SUSHI! Sadly I have to give a 1star review. It may have been an off day- Friday, 2pm, Feb 23, 2024. Try for yourself- maybe things will become better after I write this. This teeny tiny hole in the wall, enchanted us and charmed us to come in. It can seat about 10 people. We thought we were lucky to find such a place. There were two other couples inside, so we felt safe going in. One couple seemed like regulars... It seemed like they sat there all day, talking about business and drinking tea. It's a quirky seating situation - with benches pressed smack against the wall - bring your good posture! Haha! Stacked dishes and odds n ends occupy one table so that leaves few choices to pick from. The waitress was NY style - not rude, but also not friendly. She seemed too busy for us. Didn't like to be bothered with questions. The sad part is, a few hours later, we all went to Times Square for a show... and my daughter got sick and threw up everywhere from the sushi. It's all she had eaten all day. Our last meal the night before was at 6pm. It was positively the sushi. She threw up all over her new Ugg boots, her dress. She was on her hands and knees in her stockings, in Times Square throwing up! Poor girl. It was the most embarrassing moment ever for her. We were really lucky that a lot of people rushed to help her. She had to skip the show, (there goes mom's money... that would be me!) I put her in a cab with a plastic bag to try to make it home without throwing up. She threw up all night long in our hotel room. It was miserable.? We were supposed to fly out the next morning, but I was nervous that she wouldn't be able to. (There goes more money!!) After she got all the sushi out of her, she felt fine, just tired from having been up all night throwing up. We made it back home to Washington. It was a good reminder to pick your sushi place very very carefully. Maybe coming at an odd hour, 2 PM, going to a very small place, wasn't the best idea for us. I ate the Hamachi and was just fine. My girlfriend ate the California roll and tuna roll and was also just fine. My daughter ate the eel and the prawns tempura and got really sick. Maybe it was the oil??? I would never want to blame a restaurant, for something that I didn't believe was true. My daughter hadn't eaten anything else... not even breakfast, and got sick three hours after eating here. I didn't take more pictures... but this is my daughter and my friend.

Sashimi
Michelle L.

Came here on a weeknight looking for some quick and causal sushi. This spot is small but very cute and cozy inside. There were lots of choices and the sushi came out fresh and delicious.

Spicy Cucumber
Aude L.

This place has solid sushi for the price. You'd easily spend twice as much for sushi of this quality at other places. I was able to walk in without a reservation on a Sunday evening. The restaurant has a cozy vibe and it only seats a handful of tables. The staff were super attentive and food came quickly. I ordered some sake, a cucumber salad, and a sushi deluxe dinner set. The sushi deluxe consisted of 10 pieces of nigiri and a spicy tuna roll and was only $26!! I wasn't the biggest fan of the cucumber salad (the dressing was a little too sweet for my taste) but I was pretty blown away by the sushi quality for the price. I appreciated that they gave a variety of fish types in the nigiri selection. The pieces are very big, but I felt quite full at the end of my meal. My only complaint is that I wish it was closer to my neighborhood so I could come here more often

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Super good when you don't want an omakasi. Solid sushi. Neighborhood joint. Excellent service.

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cheap, delicious and filling. the food was brought out almost instantaneously 5 stars

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Is this place BYOB?

We have beer wine sake. If you want to bring your bottle , $10 a bottle for the corkage fee.

Do you a accept reservations?

yes . We do

Someone posted that they got a free appetizer with their Yelp Check In at Umami Sushi. Do you just need to mention Yelp to get that? Also see a 10% discount with Yelp mention last November when they first opened, wondering if that still applies.

yes check in yelp will get free appetizer. But we don’t do 10% any more, only for opening. Thx

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