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Umi Sake House
Categories: Restaurants Sushi Bars Restaurants Japanese Sushi Bars, Japanese [Edit]
2230 1st AveSeattle, WA 98121
Neighborhood: Belltown
(206) 374-8717
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 4 pm - 2 am
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Trendy
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
1064 reviews for Umi Sake House
Review Highlights
"The bad boy roll is my favorite for happy hour."
(in 75 reviews)
"We highly recommend Happy Hour here."
(in 479 reviews)
"You must try the grilled garlic short ribs."
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1064 reviews in English
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Review from Janaki J.
Seattle, WA
2/9/2012 Seated via OpenTable
I love Umis. I've been coming here since 2007, and it just keeps getting better. This was the place that I first started liking raw fish. YUM!!
The ambience is great, and the varied seating is cool.
But the food, oh the food is just delicious!! I love the Yummy roll and the spicy Street Fighter roll!
This place satisfies my sushi cravings every single time.
They have other options besides sushi and sashimi, such as Teriyaki and Udon. However, I come here for the sushi, and I leave happy and satisfied every time. -
Review from Katherine Y.
San Diego, CA
2/9/2012
3.5 stars! My friend took me here right after she picked me up from the airport. The food was good but I guess you can't go too wrong with sushi and the prices were decent.
I will agree with everyone that this place would be the perfect first date place. The ambiance is really nice and if I remember correctly, there are a ton of candles or was it just dimly lit? Anyways, if I ever go back to Seattle, I would want a guy to take me on a date here! -
Review from Niall M.
2/4/2012
Ok, there are over 1000 reviews here, so there's almost nothing I can say that's original.
I was out with a cute date. My cute date mentioned he was hungry, and that he had a hankering for sashimi. My cute date suggested we go here for HH. I obliged.
The ambiance is classy, calm and cool.
We sat at the far end of the bar, and we received impeccable service considering how busy it was. We ate delicious (and cheap) veggie and prawn tempura, seaweed salad, sashimi, and a vegetable roll with pickled veggies.
The back patio looks fantastic. The gigantic fabric woven light fixture in the main room is alluring. -
Review from K D.
Houston, TX
2/9/2012
Man, I thought I knew what great sushi was--I've even at numerous sushi restaurants around Texas (Austin, Dallas, Houston, etc).
Then I went to Seattle and ate at this place...
Their sashimi was so fresh it was absurd; I swear they went straight to the Pacific for a fresh catch just when I placed the order (it's true what they say about eating seafood on a Wednesday).
Try a miso clam soup, and chef's choice sashimi plate. Don't worry, their raw octopus is also good (and I normally hate raw octopus).
As a side note, if you want to miss a lot of the crowd, go after 10p on Fridays or Saturdays. -
Review from Kristin B.
Marysville, WA
Updated - 1/23/2012 Seated via OpenTable 2 Check-ins Here
My first visit to Umi was spectacular. The food was top notch, service was quick and speedy, and our overall experience was really good. I wish I could say this about our second visit.
The hubby and I went to Umi on Saturday at about 5pm. It was not very busy at all so to me, there is NO reason why it took the waiter so friggin long to acknowledge us and take our drink order. Once he took our order, getting the drinks (especially my husbands alcoholic drink) took forever! I picked out a few of my favorite rolls and anxiously awaited their arrival. Getting our food didn't take nearly as long as I thought it would but when it came, it was just....OK. Not great like the first time I was there. Maybe because it was happy hour, they had large amounts of certain rolls already prepared but nothing tasted fresh and nothing was very flavorful.
I think I'll try another sushi place next time I'm in the mood for sushi. This last visit left a pretty bad taste in my mouth so I won't be back for a while.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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10/13/2010
Went to Umi for the first time last night and I was very impressed! Loved the atmosphere and the… Read more »
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Review from Brian and Ann Marie E.
Seattle, WA
2/6/2012 1 photo
Garlic Ribs $6. Order two plates. And swim in them. Give your lips a night to remember.
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Review from Kelly H.
1/20/2012 1 Check-in Here
Really really cool and creative roll place!!
If you are sushi and sashimi lover, and you are tired of plain california roll - please head towards Umi Sake house.
I sort of accidentally discovered this place through my good friend who lives in Seattle, but I will go back to this place any chance I get.
Rolls are HUGE!! (and yes, they can be pricey, but it's so worth it) I appreciated the chef's creativity in making these rolls though - just mixing and putting in unexpected ingredients and creating perfect harmony!! I had some warm sake to go with my rolls ..and it was just perfect! We stayed until the happy hour - and yes, happy hour menu is still good...but don't expect the same things out of the regular menu, Rolls come in smaller sizes, but they are still very very good!
Rolls and Sashimi are their strengths, and don't bother ordering boring teriyaki or noodles. I mean, if you are not raw fish eater, you should have not come to this place from the beginning.
My husband is not a big fan of sauces on the rolls, so we asked them to put it on the side, which worked great! (I actually really like sauces.., and dipping some rolls in the sauce was oh-so-yummy!)
Order a roll or two and a warm sake - and just sit.. say "ommmm" and enjoy good things that come with life. :D
Do yourself a favor and go get some sushi at Umi Sake House! I may just go to Seattle to go to Umi Sake House.
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Review from Corinne H.
Seattle, WA
1/7/2012
Best sushi I've had in Seattle. The menu has a huge selection and all the rolls I have tried are quite big and just amazing. The service is always excellent, though this place is very popular so sometimes it can be a little slow.
Tip: If you want a filling roll without the rice try the Pretty in Pink.Listed in: My Favorites!
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Review from Gumikoya R.
Issaquah, WA
1/8/2012
Unlike Japonessa, I love Umi Sake. It's still trendy, but has a more chill vibe about it. Two close friends took me out to this place and we had a blast. It's very popular, so it's best to get reservations. In the front, they give an old Japanese vibe with having people sit down on mats with low tables. But in the back, there are more proper tables and bar seating, as well.
I can't exactly remember what we had for the sushi. But their creations were tasty but didn't venture off too far from being sushi. We all had Oyster shots as well, which I think is a crazy idea for an appetizer. But it was a memorable one, so I'll give them that.
I'd totally go back here again! -
Review from Rachal W.
Seattle, WA
Updated - 1/6/2012 Seated via OpenTable
So this is sad. I made another review saying how great this place was. And I compare every sushi place to this!! So I've been there well over 10 times now and I have had 2 bad, bad experiences.
So, my husband and I were craving sushi and we went. We also noticed our favorite chef wasn't there. He's a younger guy with a faux hawk. Super nice guy and he does a GREAT job. Though I will not come here unless he's there.
We ordered the tuna tataki, sexy angels, and Don Juan. It came out within, I kid you not, 5 minutes of us ordering. And there were a lot of people there. Normally, this would be like awesome! But this was really suspicious. The rolls were sloppy, gigantic and one was missing its sauce. The tuna tataki is seared and very thinly sliced. Not this time. It was really, really cold and very fat slices. Waaaay too much food in one mouth.
The sexy angels was missing its sauce and the main ingredient. Albacore Belly. Which is super delicious. They put Alaskan Salmon in its place. And the Don Juan had huge chunks of fish to where you felt like you were chewing for a couple of minutes! So disappointing.
The waitress never asked how things were, didn't really check on us. Another man came by and also witnessed we didn't eat much but still didn't ask if we even liked it.
I would have said something if they would have asked me, but we come here often and I didn't want to leave with a sour note with these people. But it was awful. Just awful. Waste of $90. I gave it 2 stars because I still hope that there is hope that this place will be better.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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9/30/2011
This place is SO good. All the sushi is very fresh and very, very tasty. This place leaves me… Read more »
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Review from Brian D.
San Francisco, CA
1/17/2012
Great happy hour. Came in on Monday January 16th, 2012 right as they opened and the place was nearly empty for MLK Day.
Overall, the happy hour had great values with $3.50 peroni, cheap hot sake for $5 and great deals on sushi. Ordered the Seattle Roll $4.50, Bad Boy Roll $5- this one was extremely tasty, and the Crunchy California Roll for $5.
Overall - the food was tasty! Definitely recommend if in the area.
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Review from Carolyn K.
San Jose, CA
1/3/2012
Last stop on our 3-spot happy hour binge! We finished our meal at Toulouse Petit around 8 and had 2 hours of time to kill before we headed here (happy hour started at 10pm), so we walked under the Space Needle, ran around a plaza (to warm up), and drove to a lookout point with a great view of Seattle's skyline (to camera whore our hearts out).
Super trendy inside! It definitely looked more like a lounge than a restaurant. Thumbs up for ambiance!
The stuff here is a little more expensive than the happy hours we had previously frequented, but boy did the fish completely melt in your mouth. We said, "Eff it, it's our last night here," and ordered 3 plates of sashimi, 2 mugs of beer, and one giant thing of warm sake. Amazing! -
Review from Kanchana S.
Manhattan, NY
12/30/2011
Umi Sake House. I like it.
It's packed whenever I go, the food is satisfactory, and the place has a simple ambiance about it.
I loved this place years ago when I had first started eating sushi. Today, I go there when a friend invites me to but I'd never go here on my own account.
If you have never tried sushi or are introducing someone to sushi this is a Seattle go to as Umi definitely has a fusion inspired menu. -
Review from FoodFight.TV ..
Seattle, WA
Tried the Geoduck..it tasted like bland clam.
Great service at the bar! -
Review from Melody P.
I am a fan of Japanese cuisine and I've heard good things about Umi Sake House. However, I was not impressed with what they offered when I was there with few of my friends and my sister.
It's for sure a nice restaurant in Beltwon, good decor and atmosphere. Service was alright. We had late dinner on a Sunday night. If I recalled, there were not many customers at the time in the restaurant. However, service was slow. My sister and I shared an order of roll and Chirashi bowl. The roll was ok. I understand Chirashi bowl is made from scattering. However, our Chirashi bowl can barely feed two of us! And, the fish on the top really looked like scattering. Totally bill was $57 with tips for ONE order of roll and ONE Chirashi bowl.
(NOTE: With $57, I can get two of orders of salad, two soup, two Chirashi bowls, and one order of roll somewhere else with tips. And, better food than my sister and I had here)Listed in: Japanese Food
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Review from Alison W.
Seattle, WA
12/30/2011
Umi has been recommended to me by a few people, and even raved about by others, so I was excited to try it. After finally eating there last night, I would say that they're simply average. While 2 stars seems severe at first, I would say that "Meh. I've experienced better." is exactly how I felt after leaving, and I may have even said that out loud.
I made a reservation for four earlier in the day, and we ended up at some strange coffee table/couch seating arrangement in the bar. This table seemed like the kind of place you would put people who were only going to have drinks and appetizers, not people who had made a dinner reservation. To be clear, the restaurant does have regular table and chairs seating as well as a special tatami mat room.
Service was exactly average with no extra effort made whatsoever.
The food was also only average. It wasn't bad, per se, but it wasn't especially flavorful or interesting or all that good either.
For sushi places, there are several in Seattle that I would recommend ahead of the painfully average Umi Sake House. -
Review from Valerie W.
Hillsboro, OR
1/2/2012 1 Check-in Here
By far one of the best Seattle Happy hours out there! Great location in Belltown with some of the best sushi I have ever had. Everything is prepared fresh and right in front of you.
The Seattle roll is one of my faves. The Spider roll I had was great as well. I have been here on a few occasions for dinner and I must say - Make Reservations!! Especially on the weekends. This place gets hopping come Friday. Happy hour is the best deal of all. Cheap beer and Sake options, plus sushi rolls and yummy bites. After ordering 3 rolls, calimari ( a must!) and having their awesome warm, salty, edemame, we were stuffed! Such a great deal on all of this food and lots of options. This will always be one of my fave places in the area! -
Review from Brad Y.
Seattle, WA
2/6/2012 Seated via OpenTable
My one extravagance is sushi bars. For me, this is the best of the lot in Seattle, a mix of contemporary and traditional sushi. It's filled with I Love Sushi ex-workers. The house specialty is the rolls--popular among the customers. Tempura, however, is limited to an excellent lobster version. Desserts are excellent and unusual. The price is tag is possibly top of the line, too, at $40 a head. The menu is as large as the facilities. It's front room is deceptively small, with a hall that leads to two big rooms past the sushi bar and open kitchen. The setting is "olden wood". A wonderful dining experience. The restaurant was packed by 7PM, so make online reservations.
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Review from Tiffany J.
Seattle, WA
1/25/2012 1 Check-in Here
I'm not a big sake fan usually, but OMG!!!! Amazing sake martinis!!!! Also the hotter sushi options are amazing! Atmosphere is fun and it's a great place for a night out!!! Wait was worth it!!!
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Review from trista f.
Seattle, WA
12/28/2011
Hands down THE best sushi I've ever had..... and i've lived on maui! to die for. fun atmosphere, friendly service.... this place is busy busy busy!!! MAKE SURE YOU MAKE A RESERVATION!
My favorite roll is the Belltown Barbie!
Second one to try if you LOVE to sweat.... the Knockout! -
Review from Cat N.
1/10/2012 1 Check-in Here
food was good and I was going to give them a five star till the very end. Have you ever been so nice to somebody and they were completely rude. You don't know why they're treating you that way but you have no reason for their attitude. That's what happened to me here...I was so excited to have my first sushi dinner in Seattle visiting from Texas.
I asked to be seated and the hostess told us we had an hour for the table. Okay that's plenty of time considering the house was full. Waitress was friendly, food was good, everything was fine and dandy till the very end. The same hostess that took us to our table came and kicked us out conveniently RIGHT after we paid. Her excuse was that the table was reserved and the people that booked have arrived. It wasn't even a full hour yet. As a matter of fact, it was only 45 mins after we sat down so we had 15 more minutes. First of all, we were never informed of that table being reserved. Second, there were two empty tables beside us. She must have been really blind because she didnt seem to see the other two empty tables. Third, even if the guests did arrive early...you can always tell them to wait a little bit. I've worked in restaurants before so you are not slick, missy. Fourth, why were you being rude for? I didn't do anything to you! I was so excited about being in Seattle and that girl totally busted my mood. and FYI, you never kick your guests out, that is so rude!!!! I'm from Texas and southern hospitality is way different than north western hospitality. We don't kick people out after they're done eating.
And as I was exiting, I saw the hostess walking with the guest to the table. (notice I said guest and not guests because the full party wasnt even there yet) hostess gave me a fake smirk and kept walking. She made us feel like we were intruding and it was my first Seattle dinner.
the food was really good but that doesnt matter because I dont really care to elaborate. Service sucked!!! should have thought about yelp before you were rude to me!!!
management needs to regulate this place ASAP!! if management is the same way, owner needs to regulate ASAP. Somebody better do something before my next visit because I will raise hell if I get treated the same manner. Don't mess with Texas! -
Review from Apollo Y.
Waipahu, HI
Came here for late nite happy hour(11pm-1am) and I must say that the food is frickin awesome. Everything we ordered was THE ISH!! The grilled garlic short ribs were my favorite but everything was delicious.
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Review from Rachel L.
San Francisco, CA
1/26/2012
The ambiance of this restaurant is very cool. The interior decoration is beautiful with a forest-like theme. Simple wooden tables & even low ones to lounge around. My friends & I had three rolls: pretty in pink, three devils & 007. The rolls each had a unique flavor that was delicious! The only thing bad I'd have to say about this place is the customer service. Our waitress had no personality & just served our food & bill in silence. Uhh the least she could say was thank you?
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Review from Clover A.
11/15/2011 1 Check-in Here
The food and drinks were great, but it's spendy.
We went in and hoped for happy hour but were told we couldn't sit in the one area that HH is offered because they had a reservation there later-weird I thought.
We had a large party, 12 I think, and when it was time to pay the check, the waitress was kind of bitchy. I know that's a lot of people but we weren't being difficult about payment or anything so it seemed out of place to be so curt with us.
I'll try to go back for Happy Hour as I can see my other fellow yelpers seem to love this place, I'm sure it was just an off night.Listed in: Visiting Seattle? Downtown…
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Review from Chad G.
Seattle, WA
2/4/2012
The ambience and design is amazing, the food is delicious and well-priced, and the service was outstanding. We really enjoyed the lemon sake cocktail, and the Seattle salmon roll. We will definitely be coming back!
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Review from Brad E.
Mukilteo, WA
12/17/2011
We came here for my wife's birthday.
We started out with a few drinks. I had the berry goldwater. I'm not normally into foo foo drinks but I thought this was great with sushi.
For sushi, we had the ocean roll, naughty angel (?), and the spicy rainbow roll. All three were interesting and fun with great flavor. We also got the sashimi assortment. Also good.
Overall this was a good experience. I wasn't sure about all of the cucumber in the rolls but it worked. -
Review from Carmen K.
12/6/2011
I can't say that I'm all that imperssed with Umi, probably because it was hyped to me as the best sushi ever. I've been here on a few occassions, including one where they lost my reservation and then made me wait for over an hour.
The sushi is okay and you can tell ingredients are fresh but the sushi rice they use is a bit too mushy. I do appreciate that their rolls are not super mondo sized as they are in some places - I think it's unreasonable when they expect you to fit a saucer sized piece of fish and rice in your mouth.
The service is ok but you can tell that the staff thinks they are too cool for school because they work at such a hot spot. Also, the clientale can get a little too douchetastic for my taste.
A major pro is that they have black sesame ice cream and dole out monster sized portions of it. YUM!
Would go back if it was a group concensus but I think you can get better quality sushi for half the price elsewhere. -
Review from sreeja s.
Redmond, WA
12/17/2011
This is the best sushi place !!!! Never was a fan of sushi but this place changed me!!
Been there a million times and you can never go wrong with this place.
Spicy Ginger Chicken has a beautiful blend of sweet and tangy sauces always order this one.
KNOCKOUT sushi roll is mindblowing and can tempt any vegetarian palate not kidding but we love the mix of seafood and spice....LOVE IT!! The "Street Fighter" roll is also delicious. Love their sushi platter Unagi and Yellow tail !! Must try place!! -
Review from Hannah L.
12/1/2011
Where to begin, first off, I really like the decor and ambiance of Umi's and I like how the restaurant was aimed at a lounge-type setting. The saying goes "you should never judge a book by its cover," but I'm not going to lie; I totally did. Thinking that the place looks very inviting with a great atmosphere, I assumed the food would be as good as how it looked. Man, was I wrong.
Came by here with a group of friends for happy hour and our party first started off with some drinks to spruce things up. My friend ordered me a "Yeah, Buddy" house shot which tasted like a jolly rancher gone wrong with an overdose of syrup. I'm not really a fan of fruity candy-like drinks, hence why I didn't enjoy the shot. Getting several recommendations on what sushi roll to order, it seemed like "Bad Boy" ruled out every other roll. I ended up ordering the Bad Boy roll and Poke. What I did notice about Umi's sushi menu is that majority of all items are rolls that are either deep fried or have that crazy house sauce drizzled all over the rolls. To balance out the deep fried roll, that I unknowingly ordered, I had to have my dose of raw fish in the mix. When the food finally came out, I must say, I was extremely disappointed.
First off, the Bad Boy roll tasted like a sweet deep fried California roll with unagi sauce drench all over the roll, which caused the rolls to break apart everytime I tried to pick one up. The deep fried batter wasn't fresh, it tasted as if the chefs used some left over batter/oil from a previous order. The Poke tasted so bland that I kind of wished I ordered just plain maguro or sake sashimi. Disappointed? You bet I was!
Overall, the place didn't exactly live up to its ambiance and picture. Although the restaurant itself was nice, the food was just average. The reason Umi's got a 3 star from me? Probably because our server was fantastic! If I could rate just our service, I would've at least given the place 4 stars. -
Review from Beth G.
Seattle, WA
1/16/2012
Service can be a little off here, especially during the busy times but the food is always delicious! I love the "hotter than hell" roll! It's totally delicious and hot, the chef is awesome and kind!
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Review from Cindy T.
11/20/2011
Great sushi spot, for sure. Hip, modern, cool. But knocking off one star for the ridiculous wait time. So make reservations!!!
Duff's rock n roll - the shrimp tempura was so crunchy and the eel was bbq'd perfectly
007 roll - salmon was so fresh
Casino royale roll - spicy tuna and yellowtail was fresh and good. I thought the lime and jalepnos were a great touch.
Salmon skin salad - good, but a bit too spicy
Agedashi tofu - yums, can't go wrong!
The happy hour prices are comparable to those at Japonessa (downtown Seattle), but I prefer Japonessa because they offer a wider selection and HH covers more hours there. Fish is unbelievably fresh, too. -
Review from Ajay R.
Brooklyn, NY
1/11/2012 1 Check-in Here
We had one of the Omakase platters and a roll, and I can't say I was very impressed. The roll was okay, but the nigiri lacked something. I'm not the biggest fan of nigiri anyway so maybe I should have just stuck to the rolls. After hearing so much about how awesome the seafood is in Seattle I'm afraid I'll have to take a pass on this place.
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Review from Ji M.
Seattle, WA
12/12/2011 1 photo
I usually come to Umi for happy hour, which then usually my group of friends and I have to wait a while in line to be seated in the 'happy hour' area. I have not tried all of their dishes, and Umi has never left a strong impression on me. They do have interesting variety of rolls, including fruit-flavored rolls. (OK, I never tried fruit-flavored sushi, with raw fish.) I tried Tropical Paradise rolls, which was surprisingly good. I have never left Umi with full stomach because it would be too expensive to eat more here. Get desserts or second somewhere else and call it good.
And the seats in the inside of the restaurant can get really loud. I always prefer the outside seats (the underage happy hour seats). -
Review from Kate J.
11/7/2011
I really, really, really love the food at Umi. They have tons of veggie options, and some of my favorite sushi not just in Seattle, but anywhere I've been.
That said, their complete unwillingness to seat my large party anytime before 8:30pm - "It's our policy to seat large parties later in the evening" - has really turned me off of them. This is a reservation I'm seeking two weeks in the future, by the way - not tomorrow.
Good food, but if you want to eat dinner with a group at, oh, DINNER TIME, don't bother. Why they have a "Group Reservations" area on their site, I do not know. It's clearly not their specialty. -
Review from Jared S.
Kenmore, WA
1/18/2012
Great sushi for the price. Nice portions too.
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Review from Nikki O.
Seattle, WA
10/12/2011 Seated via OpenTable
I had previously been a Umi regular. It was always my go-to place with visitors or when I was craving some sushi post-9pm. My friends and I would get big tables before hitting Belltown for a night out. Umi has typically been one of my favorite restaurants (not just sushi restaurants) in Seattle.
One of the times I had a visitor in the last 3 weeks, I took her to Umi for a late-night glass of wine and a few rolls. It was a Sunday evening, so I expected things to be rather slow for the wait- and kitchen- staff, so it would be speedy for us. Instead I had one of the worst restaurant experiences of my life.
Let me make this CLEAR - this is about the SERVICE, not the FOOD. But I am a believer that when I pay for the food, I'm also paying for the service from the moment I step in the door. If the service were better, I wouldn't think Umi to be a bit overpriced.
We walked in and back to the main restaurant area because there was no one at the front to greet us. After standing next to the wait-staff register area for about 5-10 minutes, we were finally acknowledged. A man took us to a table, set down menus, and walked away without saying anything. At first I chalked it up to it being late(r) on a Sunday. I know how I am when people bug me in the last hour or so of my time in my office. I went over the best roll choices with my friend from out of town (Belltown Barbie, Badboy, Mango Tango... all SO GOOD), and then waited. And waited. And waited. Our waters were filled twice by a very kind staff member.
Finally a flitty little waitress came over to take our order. With barely a "Welcome" or even just "Hi", she asked what we wanted. We gave her our roll orders, and as she began to speed-walk away I had to call our drink orders after her. There was no interest in whether we wanted something other than water. I had nothing against this woman until that point. But oh, it gets better.
Our rolls were delivered by a staff member I hadn't seen before. The staff member filling water came by a couple more times before we got our glasses of wine. The waitress delivered those, but not without spilling my wine on my plate. And then not offering to get me another plate. The water-filler, however, did get me a new plate.
We were eating, enjoying our rolls. While using my chopsticks out of a wrapper (uh, Umi, why do you do this? So wasteful, so unclassy.), the waitress came by. Because my hand was on my wine glass and over the empty chopsticks wrapper, she knocked my hand out of the way using hers - like I was a bad 3 year old! Unbelievable!! I was so disgusted with my experience with her at this point. Totally unacceptable.
We didn't see that waitress again, except when she brought us the check.
As I was leaving, I asked the water-filler what his name was (I think it was Andrew), and we left him the entirety of our tip. His was the ONLY good service we experienced at Umi that night.
It's downright embarassing to have to apologize for one of your favorite restaurants. Umi's service has obviously slid WAY downhill because of how popular it's become. And there are other reviews regarding service here on this page as well.
Fix something, Umi. -
Review from Amanda J.
Seattle, WA
1/13/2012
The Sassy Sarah roll is the most amazing thing known to man!!
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Review from Jen T.
AHHHH OYSTER SHOOTERS....
I seriously crave their oyster shooters! If you are a fan of oysters - I highly reccommend you try theirs! The tangy citrus-y sauce is very unique and there is absolutely no fishy/sea flavor at all!
Their HH is also pretty good.
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Review from Lovey O.
Spokane, WA
10/25/2011
This was our first stop on our Seattle foodcation.
Generally: Large menu. Supplemented by a special menu. It's pricey, but everything is pretty tasty. Lots of rolls, not as much sashimi and sushi options.
Specifically: I had the Hot as Hell roll, a king crab tower, and a cucumber daiquiri. Hot as Hell roll had a spicy citrus chipotle, with chipotle in the roll. Safe to say, it was hot, almost uncomfortably so, ALMOST. haha. King crab tower was fresh and a friend called it "like ceviche"...and then I was turned off a bit, mostly because it cost 10x more than I've paid for the best ceviche I've ever had. Flavors were still good. Cucumber daiquiri tasted like lighter fluid. I wouldn't have it again.
Service was slow, we got our food before our drinks. They are open late! Parking is DT Seattle on a Friday night at 11:30pm is difficult. We walked.
I would come back. There's plenty more I wanted to try on the menu.Listed in: Seattle
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Review from Erica D.
Seattle, WA
1/25/2012
If you like unique fun rolls, you've come to the right place! Great selection, great cocktails, good fish quality, and good service. The place looks tiny, but opens into a large restaurant in the back. Overall not outrageous in price either for what you're getting. I highly recommend this place!
