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    Umi

    3.2 (114 reviews)
    ModerateSushi Bars, Japanese
    Open 10:30 am - 10:30 pm

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    UMI ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Danielle R.

    Decided I wanted Hibachi, so I gave Umi a try. The restaurant is kind of dark when you walk in and there's a stand at the entrance that tells you to go orders can be placed in the back. I grabbed a menu and decided to order the steak and shrimp dinner. It comes with white rice, but I paid extra for hibachi rice. The meal also comes with vegetables, noodles, soup, 1container of yum yum sauce, and salad. At the back where you place to go orders, there's a sign that says no refunds or exchanges, our food is not a taste test. I thought this sign was a bit much, you can say no refunds or exchanges but the last part seemed unnecessary. My food took about 15-20 minutes to come out. The best items were the noodles, vegetables, and soup. The rice didn't have much flavor at all, I had to add soy sauce and yum yum sauce to enjoy it. The steak was chewy and shrimp didn't have much flavor either. I was pretty disappointed. I give it a 3 instead of 2 because the workers I interacted with were nice, the noodles and veggies were good, and it seemed like a good bit of food for the price just wish it had more flavor.

    No refund sign including TIPS! This girl is very mean and very RACIST!

    They are so racist me and my coworkers went to have have lunch there almost every week because the food is really good but our last visit was horrible which is very disappointing because it was our favorite place managers they made us pay for a wrong order they waitress did they are very racist! Horrible service and you still have to pay them tip because is Mandatory so keep that in mind!

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    Hong-an T.

    My family loves to eat here and we are regulars of this place! Our favorites is the spicy udon and the chicken hibachi fried rice! I also recommend getting the crab rangoons. The service is fast and they are usually very helpful! It's a good place for the price and have great bento boxes!

    Crunchy Dynamite Roll (top) and Yellowtail Roll (bottom). One of the pieces seems odd.
    Scarlett M.

    As far as first impressions go, this wasn't a good one. Ordering on the phone was easy enough, but it was downhill from there. Upon walking in, I was greeted with an empty hostess podium I was just picking up a to-go order, so I didn't necessarily need any staff to greet me there, but it turns out some directions would have helped. I look to the left and saw what looked like an empty checkout counter, a sign on it saying to-go orders should be picked up in the back. So I looked to the back and saw two counters: yet another empty counter in the center by the drink machine, and the sushi counter with two staff behind it. I pick the sushi counter, walked to it, and was redirected to the empty counter by the drink machine. The counter was manned once I got there, but the employee had been sitting next to the sushi counter. Aside from the empty counters and confusion and picking up my order, let me describe the interior of the restaurant. I went at night, so maybe that had something to do with it, but it felt like walking into a cave or warehouse. The lighting was dim - not in a romantic way - and the ceiling was dark and industrial. Maybe it would be better in the daytime, but it looked like all the windows were covered, so I'm not sure. Anyway, pickup confusion + empty counters + dim interior = uninviting feeling. I was eager to get out of there. Once I got home, I encountered the final issue: the sushi itself. I don't claim to be a sushi expert, but I'm fairly sure that fresh ingredients and good technique/knife work are important parts of making sushi. Looking at the sushi I received, one of the pieces was suspicious even before I flipped it over. And once I did flip it over... well, look at the picture for yourself. Again, I'm not an expert, so maybe it was fine to eat, but *because* I'm not an expert I opted to err on the side of caution and ended up throwing that piece away. Overall, not a particularly great experience. I was tempted to rate even lower, but I'm waiting to try them at least one more time to see if maybe it was just an off experience.

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    Went there for lunch I called in my order when I picked it up it was hot and fresh and they didn't miss anything

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    Good food and service. Im a hibachi fan so i like to sit at hibachi tables if i eat in. Take out is just as good.

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    The sushi is always delicious. We have always enjoyed it. Service is good and the food presentation is great.

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    Loved this place till me and my whole family got food poisoning it was the worst experience we've had, we haven't gone since.

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    4 years ago

    Love this place it's so addicting I always get the Umi roll and the Crazy Friday Roll with the hibachi rice yummy

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    Great place for sushi or hibachi!! They have wonderful lunch specials and the sushi has always been so fresh. Big fan!

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    Great food & Great price!! Definitely our go to for sushi and hibachi. Our order was perfect. Friendly staff

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