****update*** Ume at Casino del Sol is a great spot for sushi and happy hour, but there are a few things to know before you go. [[HIGHLIGHT]]First, if bar seating is available, I highly recommend taking it. Service tends to be much faster there, especially during busy times.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The staff is friendly and works hard, but they often seem overwhelmed, which can make refills and table service a little slow at times. The happy hour specials are fantastic and offer excellent value. The drink selection is solid, with fair and moderately priced cocktails and beverages. If you order one thing, make it the spicy edamame--it's easily one of the standout items on the menu. As for the sushi, the fish tastes fresh and most of the rolls are delicious. The only item I would personally skip next time is anything topped with the tempura sauce, as I found it didn't complement the rolls very well. Beyond that, the sushi quality was excellent. One important tip: avoid arriving on concert or event nights unless you're prepared to wait. During busy events at Casino del Sol, wait times can stretch to two hours or more. Again, if you can grab a seat at the bar, you'll likely have a much better experience. Overall, Ume offers fresh sushi, great happy hour specials, friendly staff, and reasonable drink prices. Despite occasional service delays during peak times, it's definitely worth a visit. read more

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Yesterday they give us little bit of Chicken which is really disappointing and it was really absolutely delicious you can tell the difference in Chinese food. This time they give us some more which is excellent so outstanding. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ambiance is good and service is really quick.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] 10/10 read more

Ume - Chicken Lettuce Wrap - Chinese Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Never got to try it, bad customer service from the start. Stopped and asked what time they were open to, no issue waiting for the young lady to finish her phone call eventually. Ok 9:30 tonight so we said we'd be back. Came back only to be told of a 40 minute wait??? Why not say something earlier? Like so many front facing employees this young lady truly cared less. Then read the reviews and went elsewhere. read more

We had a fantastic dinner at Ume inside Casino Del Sol on a Friday night! Just a heads up -- it was about an hour wait, so make sure to check in early. The good news is they text you when your table is ready, which makes it super convenient. We had a party of 3 and the process was smooth. Pro tip: Don't forget to scan your Casino Players Card at the machine before heading in! I had a buy 1 get 1 free dinner coupon for Ume, which made the meal even better. As for the food -- everything was delicious. My mom ordered the sweet and sour chicken and absolutely loved it. We also shared the House Singapore noodles, which tasted so fresh and flavorful. I ordered both the orange chicken and the kung pao chicken (thanks to my coupon!), and both dishes were amazing -- perfectly cooked with great flavor and just the right amount of sauce. The staff was super friendly and helpful, and our food came out quickly even though it was busy. Highly recommend if you're at the casino and craving great Asian cuisine. We'll definitely be back! read more

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We were there for my parents wedding anniversary and wait time was 1.5 hrs They LITERALLY made us wait the time they quoted us even if they sat other parties before We are long time customers of the casino/restaurants and hadn't been to UME in a while but my parents wanted sushi so we waited. *[[HIGHLIGHT]]WE SAW A RAT at the table next to us!!!!![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] *Portions for entrees were really small and not tasteful *Sushi was good *Manager and server were really nice and apologized *Hosts were not nice or professional *[[HIGHLIGHT]]Restaurant in general smelled bad[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] *Sodas was flat *They gave us tap water *[[HIGHLIGHT]]The restaurant was not clean and the bathroom smelled horrible[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] *Manager gave us 20% discount for the inconveniences... not was i was looking for but Thank you, still wouldnt come back This restaurant used to be really popular and very tasteful, bar had good drinks and the placed looked upscale, unfortunately it has gone downhill. read more

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So we dropped off our daughter at a friend's house and came here to watch the game and have dinner. There was about a 45 minute wait in the dining room so we decided to sit at the bar with a TV was at. My wife and I both ordered iced tea. My wife got the teriyaki chicken and I got the Mongolian beef.. said to say we were very disappointed in the food. We both tried each other's dishes. We both agreed that my wife's teriyaki chicken had very little teriyaki flavor to it. The beef and the Mongolian beef in the be a very low quality meat was not very much flavor to it besides a little kick of spice here and there. The bartender himself stayed on top of things, but I really doubt we will come here to have food again. read more

I was pretty sure I had reviewed this place but I can no longer find it This is my second time coming to Ume, reluctantly on the request of my mother in law. The first time we had horrible service and sub par quality food. This second time the service was much better but the food was to be expected based on my first experience. Our rice was dry and I found plastic in my chirashi rice (photo attached) The ramen my boyfriend ordered was not a tonkotsu ramen. It was a war wonton soup with noodles, with a whole hard boiled egg. My chirashi was just ok but for the price, there are other places in town worth that amount. My in laws love their Mongolian beef and that's why we keep coming back. People all say the Chinese food is where it's at here. And I'll be trying that the next time we come back. My fortune cookie had no fortune... read more

Ume - Plastic I found in my rice - Chinese Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Went here for my brother's birthday this past week. It was a Wednesday evening and it was pretty slow. Our server was pretty meek, and unable to answer questions about the menu. She was nice though. We ordered a couple of drinks (both strong) the tokontsu soup, beef lo mein, a dragon roll, miso soup, anime fries, and wings. When it came to the wings, we asked if we could do half-and-half for the flavors and were told no. The server then said she could bring the sauce on the side so we went with that option. She only brought one of the sauces, which defeated the purpose of getting the sauce on the side , but it's whatever. The anime fries had good flavor however I felt like they were lacking of all the ingredients that were stated on the menu. For instance, the menu said it had cilantro, which I love, but it was more like a garnish than within the meal. They also very much so skimped on the meat that was supposed to be in the fries. I didn't try the Dragon roll, but was told it was pretty soft, in a bad way. They did however, bring out a birthday dessert, which was kind and appreciated. The menu items here are kind of pricey with many of the appetizer options costing as much as entrée options and the food I'd say is okay. If I ate again at the casino, this restaurant would not be my first choice, but probably not the worst choice either. read more

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I decided to try the lunch special today and it was good. I had the Shrimp Chop Suey that came with my choice of soup (egg drop) and crispy noodles. The service was excellent and I was happy with the overall dining experience. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The restaurant has an Asian theme vibe that is hip and modern.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Overall, for an affordable lunch this place is worth it. read more

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Aside from the quality of food being surprisingly good, I give this place 2 stars because it needs training in customer service and staff team work. The hostess had us wait 15 minutes for a table (and probably server availability too), but then sat us at a table that wasn't even set with silverware nor being manned. Meanwhile, another group was immediately sat at the table next to us and a server comes over and proceeds to take their drink order. No server came to our table nor greeted us and said "I'll be right with you"-- just straight ignored us. I finally flagged down another server and asked if someone could come over and take our order, so he sends the hostess--the same person who made us wait 15 mins for a table with no silverware and in a section that wasn't even being served--to come take our order. The hostess gave off an air that we were inconveniencing her by having to take our order. No sense of warmth or positivity or friendliness. So Beatrice came over and stepped in to take care of us, and thank God she did. She seemed to be the only server on the floor that had the right energy. Last, another young lady brought out my food and instead of sitting the plate in front of me, she sets it at the opposite end of the tables that we were sitting at. Again, no sense of hospitality and customer service. [[HIGHLIGHT]]On side note, the ambience in this place is that of a cafeteria. The music and noise from the casino creates a cacophony that doesn't fit with the mood, tone, or relaxation of an Asian themed restaurant.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]Plus, some of the clientele dining there are loud and obnoxious and oblivious to how their behavior is affecting the people around them.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]There is nothing elegant or sophisticated about the atmosphere of this place.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The food was good, so I recommend just getting something to go vice dining here. read more

To preface: service was amazing. We had an excellent waitress. She was pleasant, speedy, and overall a wonderful server. She did a great job. However, in terms of food... I would not recommend Ume. To anyone, probably. I was excited to hear that they have AYCE sushi ($28/per person), and honestly I wasn't expecting it to be necessarily *good* sushi. I went in expecting to be at least a little surprised that the food was better than I was anticipating, but unfortunately that wasn't the case. Honestly, it was probably the worst sushi I've ever had. I would rather eat at Sushi Garden than have Casino del Sol sushi again. Honestly, grocery store sushi would be better than Casino del Sol sushi. And way cheaper. Let me get in-depth for those who are interested: from the AYCE menu, I ordered the Vegas, playboy, spicy tuna, and spicy yellowtail rolls. Vegas and playboy came first and I was neither surprised nor disappointed about them. They were middle-of-the road sushi rolls. At least the first couple of bites were. After a couple of chews, I noticed that there was way too much rice, making it a hassle to chew. And because it was 90% rice, that's pretty much all I could taste (other than the EXCESSIVE amount of unagi sauce). The Vegas roll tempura fry made the roll feel even more dense with the absurd amount of rice, so it felt gross to eat. The playboy roll used obviously frozen, store-bought tempura, which I wouldn't complain about that if they weren't selling the roll for $15. So, even though I already ate the cost of AYCE with those two very mediocre rolls, I thought I may as well try the other ones since maybe the more simple rolls who taste better. Boy, was I wrong. I ordered spicy tuna and spicy yellowtail--two rolls that I like and figured could not possibly be worse than the other two. But alas; I don't know exactly what they mix with their fish to make the "spicy" flavor, but it definitely wasn't restaurant quality or standard practice. I'm pretty sure spicy tuna (or spicy yellowtail) is made using sriracha and Japanese mayo, but the spicy rolls at Ume seemed to be made from something weirdly sour, but familiar. It kind of reminded me of Tajin? Either way, Tajin-flavored tuna with a thick, THICK skin of rice was just making me sick to eat. I could not finish it, try as I might. I like mediocre sushi sometimes, but this was below mediocre. I honestly feel bad for the fish that was made to make these rolls, which sounds harsh, but I genuinely don't think I could eat here again. Maybe I'll like the Chinese food though (lol). read more

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Very poor. We haven't been to this restaurant in years, in fact Mr An owned it back then and we had the best Peking Duck there. Not this time. I did have quite a nice Wonton soup appetizer, but my Wife's sweet and sour soup was nothing but broth. No tofu, onion or sprouts. Just liquid. We had their shrimp and vegetable tempura. The batter was like cake, we ate the shrimp and each had one vegetable piece before giving up. But their Peking Duck was an absolute disaster. They clearly have no idea what Peking Duck is. It came as two pieces of duck covered in gravy and an assortment of raw vegetables. The duck was soggy. It was accompanied by two - just two - oversized buns that were stodgy inside and hard on the outside. Disgusting. Do not order Peking Duck at this restaurant. In fact, I suggest you go eat somewhere else. read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Food okay, but was turned off by black goop around bar area[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. Ordered a Cadillac Margarita and had to wait while they went to another bar to get liquor. read more

Ume - Bar area unclean - Chinese Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

We went last night for dinner and most things were good. We were there for happy hour so we got Rangoons, egg rolls, the shrimp roll, the playboy roll, the anime fries, shrimp fried rice and orange chicken and some unagi, I thought the anime fries were disgusting - something about the darker sauce on them was not good. I can't remember what type of sauce it was unfortunately. The unagi was good and the playboy roll was delicious. The shrimp roll we got was flavorless. The shrimp fried rice was meh and the orange chicken was gross and way over cooked. It was like eating rubber. read more

This is more of a 3.5 rating. The bartender was friendly, quick and attentive so no takeaways from the service . I just felt like the food missed the mark with some things. I went during happy hour and for the crab ragoons($5), a shrimp roll($8) and a well vodka and cranberry ($5). The drink was good, the ragoons could've had a sauce on them but instead a dipping sauce came on the side , it was a bit sweet. The ragoons were also a bit too crispy so I had to watch my mouth. The sushi roll was ok I've had better. For this to be a hotel Asian spot I didn't expect top notch so it is what it is. read more

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Food is good, service is excellent. We always have a good dinner. My husband loves the Salmon Sushi, it's alway prepared fresh. read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Nice atmosphere in this Asian restaurant located inside the casino.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] They offer sushi and fairly standard Asian dishes. The server came shortly after we received our menus. We were ready and hungry. We ordered the chicken lo mein, egg drop soup, hot & sour soup, fried rice, & teriyaki chicken. Service was pleasant and quick. The soups came out within minutes of ordering along with won ton strips. The soups were good especially with the won ton strips. Watch out for the hot & sour soup. The heat will sneak up you. My friend was blowing her nose at the end. The entrees came out. My friend's meal was lukewarm at best. She sent it back. The lo mein was meh at best. The chicken was blah as were the noodles. Even with soy sauce, the meal was still average. The teriyaki dish was returned and now hot. It was better but she said the dish lacked taste. Too bad cuz it looked good. I found one slivered carrot and 2 small pieces of cabbage in my meal. A few more veggies might have helped. Shared parking lot. read more

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Food wasn't good, service was extremely poor. Won't be going back. Sushi was worse than grocery store sushi. Orange chicken was very dry.

This is always my go to when I'm at the casino. I have even made a special trip just for this food! The appetizers are so good and they have happy hour every day! The service is always fast. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ambiance feels nicer but casual since it's in a casino.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Always look forward to coming here. read more

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Located inside the casino! They take reservations in advance. What I always appreciated when I did work at Del Sol is the happy hour and lunch specials. I did notice a few things were taken off the menu. Service took a while for a weekday when I visited last week. By the time our alcoholic drinks arrived to the table, we had forgotten we ordered them. Also I had to wait then ask again for my sauces.. the employees were nice. But seemed behind and quite hectic. Could've been because the conference that was there they had a rush. But still. Food quality is good and things can be made to order. I do think the portion sizes of the House fried rice and house lo mein have gotten a lot smaller over the years. I would still go again. I've even celebrated a birthday here one year with 10 friends. They can accommodate big parties. Especially when they can plan in advance for them to make things smooth! read more

Ume is located within the Casino. Rosalie waslovely and was very helpful in helping to choose options! Try the calamari, potstickers and crab Rangoon for appetizers. For entrees, we enjoyed the delicious del sol roll (comes to table on , see images), playboy roll, chicken teriyaki, shrimp fried rice, and shrimp lo mein. For dessert, try the cheesecake, lychee panache and the passion fruit gelato! read more

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Long wait for service. Forgot a roll. Sesame chicken not hot. Understaffed but wait staff apologetic. Food very tasty but took a a while. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Crowded.. On the noisey side[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. read more

While staying at Casino del Sol for three nights, I ate here twice. The first time, I had the moo shu duck. It was a generous portion of moo shu with lots of everything including wood ear mushroom. However, the pancakes were a bit off. They're supposed to be paper thin and a little translucent and chewy but these were more like tortillas. Ok, maybe it was a fluke and I ordered the wrong thing. Maybe I should try their sushi I thought. So another time, I give them another chance and order the del sol roll, which they set on fire at your table. How cool is that?!? Loved the presentation... Didn't love the taste. The sushi rice wasn't sticky at all. When I finished the roll, I had a bunch of rice that had just fallen off like leftover fried rice on the foil. Oh well, I won't be back. read more

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Located inside of Casino Del sol casino one of the fine dining restaurants available if you're in the mood for some tasty Chinese food Ume delivers. Offering a Vastray of different sushi fried rice and traditional Chinese dishes with the full service bar with some signature cocktails that all will enjoy. We opted for the Ume sampler platter that included crab or goons potstickers pork Eggrolls and even some Chinese fried wings which are excellent. Our main order included House fried rice which included chicken shrimp and steak it came out piping hot and extra fresh with plenty of egf & Tonkotsu ramen both Were delicious, as far as the alcohol we opted for the pineapple Paradise and an old fashioned. They offer a great happy hour where they have appetizers as well as cocktails at a reduced price looking forward to returning hopefully at happy hour next time. read more

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Food is ok, the sauce is over salted. Last night, a Sunday, we were told there was a 25 minute wait with only four tables seated! Hostess said not enough servers even though we counted at least six people working the floor. We sat at the bar and once again service was extremely slow. One bartender is expected to service food and drink orders for the bar, drink orders for the entire restaurant and ring up to go orders. Short staffing is a choice and Ume obviously doesn't care. This situation has been going on for years and the attitude seems to be '...people are going to come anyway so why do we have to provide good service...? read more

Keep in mind this review is for one visit during a weekend trip to Tucson. We were seated right away and greeted pleasantly. The waiter suggested items that actually were good choices. Prices were on the heavy side, but I guess that is to be expected with casino dining. The atmosphere was beautiful, the ceiling was gorgeous. Our waiter was also very friendly and helpful, cheerful. The wait and the service were the reasons that I knocked this review down to 3 stars. Took a long time to get our drinks, took a long time to get our edamame, took a long time to get our dinner (and it wasn't all brought out together) and then also took a long time to receive our bill. We also would have liked to have had a few more drinks, but those too were very slow at coming out... hard to find our server too. The food though, it was wonderful! We tried many rolls and other items, sharing them all. Everything was really delicious. I'm not even sure what it was called but we ordered "something" that was a bunch of crab and rice topped with eel sauce, I think it was some sort of roll but it didn't look like a roll. This thing was AMAZING and so tasty!! I tried looking online to find what it was called, but no luck. Guess that's not too helpful, is it? As we were about to leave, the table next to us received this plate on fire! We couldn't help but stare and take a picture, so fun, so festive, so interesting! This menu item is called the Camino Del Sol Roll (again, not sure what was in it, it just looked cool and from the reviews I've read it is one of the better items) Not sure if I'd go back since there are plenty of other options in and around the casino, but honestly the food was decent though. Everything just seemed really unorganized and a bit uncomfortable. read more

Ume - Ume: a couple items we shared - Chinese Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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This is our absolute favorite Asian and sushi place!! [[HIGHLIGHT]]It's inside casino del sol and a hidden gem.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] They have great deals and especially during happy hour. We always like to sit at the bar and I always get the sashimi combo, sushi is my absolute favorite. They have great quality food all around, go check them out. read more

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Been here two times. The first time I went, I liked it. Food was pretty good. The second time I went, the host was speaking with another server not recognizing me and my bf standing in front of her. Then when she finally took us to the table, she sat us at a table that wasn't even cleaned. Then we waited for a server to come but nobody came so we left. They probably don't care about their customers because people will eat there anyway since they are located in a hotel. 2 stars are for the food read more

This was a good experience and the service was great! We tried the all you can eat sushi, which is a bit limited on the selection but it was still good. [[HIGHLIGHT]]I also liked the atmosphere as well.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

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We came to Ava for a concert and decided to arrive earlier to grab a bite to eat prior. We circled around Casino del Sol and chose to dine at Ume. We ordered starters to share. The chicken lettuce wrap was average. The crispy calamari was thin and about the size of a quarter (if that). The umeboshi bbq ribs were tough and seemed like they were heated in the mic then dumped a big glob of bbq sauce on top. We were given glasses of water but out server never returned to refill them. read more

This restaurant is disgusting. My wife and I went here the first time just after things started opening up after covid closures. It was terrible quality food then and the server was definitely on drugs and stated she needed to go back and smoke crack in the back. We didn't see this serve there last night and decided we would give this place another shot since it had been awhile. This place is awful. This is 100% not Japanese food. I ordered the most basic thing on the menu, beef fried rice. It was covered in oil, very bland and very suspiciously grey unflavored beef pieces. My wife ordered some Ume chicken lettuce wraps, they tasted like vinegar and nothing else. The masago rolls were a mess. I actually feel sick today from eating there late last night. [[HIGHLIGHT]]You could smell that the cooks were repeatedly burning food or maybe the cooking area wasn't clean and it was burning. Either way it smelled like burnt hot garbage diaper in the restaurant.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Don't eat here if you don't want to get sick! They don't know what they're doing and you'll probably get sick. read more

Ume - Beef fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

This was not our first time having dinner at Ume, however this time the portions were not the same. The sweet and sour chicken was mainly pineapple and chicken very small portion at that. A new dish for us the Mongolian shrimp, let's say it was mainly white onions and 5 small shrimps. No green tea, service was so,so. Will skip it on the casino visit. read more

This place used to be a go to, but they ruined their menu....they no longer have the tofu options for the design of the menu, everything is meat meat meat.....the happy hour menu used to be much better as well. read more

How many times do you visit a restaurant and still expect it to improve? I understand the staff is unhappy working in a casino which is why they don't provide good service or food. But when asking the managers to simply have clean tables and not sticky bars the response has been "not my problem ". The only reason they are still in business is because the casino has to offer food to their customers who are drunk and losing money. Such a shame. read more

My family and I decided to go to casino del Sol. We were hungry and decided to try Ume. The hostess greeted us and quickly seated us. The server came to our table right away. She got our drinks and our appetizer which was the Del Sol sushi roll. Our appetizer and drinks were received in a timely manner. I just can't remember the name of our server. We received our entrées just minutes after we had our appetizer. One of my family members ordered the Mongolian beef, which tasted good. I ordered the shrimp lo mein noodles and it was okay. The best part of the meal was the appetizer. when we asked for ginger and wasabi, they gave us very little for four people. [[HIGHLIGHT]]I would say the restaurant appeared clean and the restrooms.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Just make sure you get the number to get in. I would say this was just mediocre at best. The server didn't check up on us very much and that's probably why I could not remember her name. Cheers!! read more

Ume - Del Sol Roll - Chinese Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Ruined my birthday! I had a reservation here with my family and the hostess was not friendly. The waitress was not attentive at all. Our food took forever, they only took half of our orders and forgot the rest of my table. Only half of us were asked for drinks. Some of us were missing utensils, we didn't get soy sauce, Wasabi. Or eel sauce with our sushi. Took them forever to bring us something we asked for. If it wasn't a maditory 18% tip, I wouldn't have tipped. I work in the service industry and if I treated my customers that way I would expect to be fired. She had a attitude the whole time. And I wouldn't expect a tip. You gonna earn that. I wouldn't recommend this place this was all of your first time here.really bad experience. read more

The pork Ramen stay away from. Sent it back twice and I came back still with noddles to hard. It's bland and flavorless. Would not get again. The orange chicken had flavor but the chicken was dry and tough to eat. I definitely will not come back to this restaurant. read more

Came here before having some casino fun gambling. I ordered sushi and that was a mistake. The spicy tuna roll tasted old and room temperature. I also had their "Playboy" roll and it was also suspect. I didn't finish either one, as they were both blah to me. My husband ordered their chicken lo mein and I had a taste of that and we both found that dish delicious. We also ordered two appetizers: calamari (eh!) and egg rolls (good.) The service was friendly and attentive. Overall, we would return, but I would stay clear of the sushi. read more

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My wife and I ate here yesterday and had the Ume Sampler Platter. It has four pork eggrolls, four chicken wings, for crab Ragoons and four potstickers. It was pretty tasty, however I thought the pot stickers were not the best. The Service was a little slow as well. Overall, not bad. We will go back. Update down to a 2 star from 3. We ordered the sampler and it came out mostly cold. It's not a lot of food and shouldn't take 20 minutes to get it out. I think it died in the window. I'm not sure how fast we wIll be going back that fast. read more

Ume - Ume Sampler Platter $16 - Chinese Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Food was horrible dry with no flavor I had the worst steak and chicken wok service was good