The waitstaff station is inside the doorway to the restaurant, and faced away, so it was awkward to come up from behind a waitress to ask for a table. The large tv was playing loud k-pop songs that didn't go well with a lunch experience in a small restaurant, in my opinion. Korean ballads would be much better. The waitress I spoke to told me to sit wherever I'd like, and there were plenty of seats open so I was going to, until another waitress set the menus on a table for me that I didn't really want. Items on the menu seem decent, but I wanted something small so I ordered off the maki roll list. I ordered the special shrimp roll, expecting cucumber to be in it as described. When it arrived to my table, I had to double check to see if I ordered the right one, because it looked to have green onion in it instead? The cucumber strips were so, so tiny, and seemed to be from a package (not fresh, pretty slimy). Moreover, the seaweed inside my tempura roll was very fishy. What brought me to write this review was the wait service specifically. There were 3 waitstaff on the floor, and one was apparently new? But the way the senior waitress spoke to and ordered around the new waitress rubbed me the wrong way. The restaurant is small, so it's not subtle when someone yells across the room, and tells them to only serve water, not take orders. The working environment is very apparent in the waitstaff's exchanges, and it affected my dining experience. The new girl took my order and was nice, and I specified on my check that my tip was for her, so I hope it actually reached her. Also a table near me ordered a dish that wasn't to their expectations, and the waitstaff reacted in a really poor way. I could tell by body language that a solution wasn't met, and the waitstaff was very patronizing. read more

From what I heard, ownership, decor (in progress), and menu (more dishes) had changed, but I can't speak for any differences from before. I was feelin for the 20% discount on the menu doe till Sunday. #yyaassss #KPop on the screen and the menu lookin extensive, I perused through it longer than I expected to. Katsu, ramen, rolls, sushi, tempura, etc lots of stuff to choose from really. Decided to go for curry katsu pork cuz weather and hunger called for it. And cuz I was eating alone, I can scarve this down peacefully lol #solitude. Miso soup at the beginning. Then the goodzzz. Curry was good. I liked the spiciness and the large pieces of beef and carrots was a plus. You can ask for adjustments if you like things spicier. #fiyahhhhh Definitely feel like I'll come here again to try out something else. Good first impression. Bring friends ^^. Pretty chill. #spagetti read more

I don't know how to rate a false advertising ramen restaurant... I came in with a hope to have some traditional Japanese tonkasu ramen based on the picture they use on their menu... but it came no where close to what's on the picture... No fungi mushroom, no hand-made noodle, and came with only one egg. Total disappointment! read more

MaMa Satto - Tonkotsu ramen... it is no where close to what displays on their menu. Horrible false advertising dish! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

I'm sort of surprised at how low the Yelp rating is for this spot, considering it's always packed. I have only ever ordered take-out, but this is easily the best sushi I have found in Ann Arbor so far. The fish was fresh, the rolls were tasty, and best of all, the prices were extremely reasonable. I have tried several other local spots that were borderline inedible and more expensive to boot. I can't speak for the dine-in service or the hot food, but my pick-up sushi order was ready on time and was really tasty. I'll definitely be back. read more

This is delicious casual fare with friendly atmosphere. It is my 8 year old son's favorite restaurant, and our whole family thoroughly enjoys the cuisine. Service is wonderful, and we especially appreciated their accommodating special requests. They have terrific sushi, udon noodles, bento, and bulgogi. Highly recommended!! read more

Although it is a little small and tucked away, the cuisine is incredible. The salmon sushi was incredible, and the chicken teriyaki was delicious and flavorful. The server was polite and the service was quick. However, the cuisine was definitely the standout part. read more

Nagasaki Ramen ! It is awesome hot noodle and one of best hot dish in Ann Arbor. Restaurant is very nice, neat and cozy with Excellent service. read more

Maybe I'm used to being spoiled in California, but this place was very meh in terms of food. I went with the spicy Tonkotsu ramen. The egg was hard boiled, not soft, the "spicy" is just jalapeños in the soup, the soup tasted like something you could make from a packet and some hot water. The pork was OK. Soft and OK flavored. Had some Karaage for starters, and it was... they looked like little calamari crisps. There was almost no chicken in it? It wasn't even chicken nuggets or chicken strips, just little chicken... crinkles? My partner had the curry pork tonkotsu. Again, the taste was something I've done at home with the little store bought curry cubes. Nothing grand, but better than the ramen. Service was fine, it wasn't busy or anything, and the waitress was quick to take our orders and refill the drinks. read more

Half-cooked ramen + awful service + 18% compulsory tip. Worst restaurant in Ann Arbor ever.

MaMa Satto is absolutely satisfactory for an affordable sushi/Japanese dinner. I like the variety of deals they have, and the service is quite fast, but the sushi rolls are just...eh. I ordered the dragon roll combo, which included a dragon roll and a spicy shrimp roll. But were tasty, but not particularly memorable. Flat sauces, bland avocado and daikon. They were also a little light on the fish, which was bummer, but the rolls nonetheless sated my appetite for sushi on a Saturday night. I *did* enjoy the atmosphere at MaMa Satto, which was low-key and intimate. If I do come back, hopefully the sushi will be a little more memorable then. read more

Went in at 7:55 when they closed at 9. They informed us we couldnt order sushi bc the sushi chef was cleaning it to go home. He left at 8:15. Also rushed to order within 5 minutes of showing up with an hour before close. Saw some people try to come in at 8:20 and they were turned away because they were "closed". Dont know many restaurants that operate like that except maybe some bars late at night. Sucks when you go to a sushi place and cant order sushi read more

Not accommodating COVID safety requests. Asked to have my food as a take out order and was refused when I was trying to use a Groupon, citing that i can only use it dinning in. I am so uncomfortable eating in their restaurant which is completely closed in (no open window, no outdoor seating) I told them I will tip just like I am dinning in, nope, still cannot do. I end up leaving empty handed. I am so so disappointed at their reaction to this, I cannot see how it benefits them to force me to dine in. I think they might enforce this just so people like me would give up and since groupons are purchased ahead they get the money anyway. I was a regular to mama before COVID, wouldn't visit them again. :( read more

Be prepared, you may drive 45 minutes and find they decided to close early just as you walk in. Know too they may decide to not honor a Groupon at will. I'd been loyal, but now too many issues, I'm out! read more

Lovely food, good service. I went here on a weekend expecting everything to have a long wait but service was prompt and friendly. I got the Sake Ikura Don and it was amazing, very fresh and tasty. Can't wait to go back to try more. read more

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Service wasn't great. 2 different waitresses asked if I wanted water, but I didn't get any water until the a third waitress brought it over with my food 10 minutes later. The check was set on my table before I even took my first bite, and it felt like they were trying to rush me out. The first time I came to Mama Satto, my sushi was served on a dusty plate. The owner apologized and brought out a new plate within minutes, which makes me wonder if she just simply moved all the sushi pieces into a different plate without remaking it. After all, the sushi was sitting on a dusty plate! I decided to give this place a second chance, and it just wasn't up to par with the other Japanese restaurants. No dust on the plate this time, but the water glass was dirty and service was bad. Food is alright, but service and cleanliness is definitely a deal-breaker for me. read more

I've been to a lot of sushi places in MI, but this one is the best, in my opinion. My favorite ramen is here and the sushi is better crafted and tastes fresher than any other place I have tried. Plus, we went here for a friend's birthday and Song and her staff were a riot! Love it here! read more

The menu looks fantastic. I chose military pot. At first time, the taste was too light so I asked for recook. And I love the taste after recook. read more

MaMa Satto - This is the dish before recook - Sushi Bars Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Good sushi, but I got a noodle dish too that was specifically supposed to have shrimp and there was only one piece of shrimp total.

PROBABLY ONE OF THE WORST PLACES IVE EVER BEEN. The food is average. Nothing that special. But coming here I read the service is awful but I did expect it to be this awful. I was seated at 8:20 and didn't know what time they close (their sign didn't say the Sunday closing time) I was seated and I ordered around 8:30. I got my food at 8:40. At 8:45, I was told they're closed and no pressure but they closed 8:30 and I need to hurry up (but no pressure). I said ok. At 8:50, my check was brought and the waitress asked if how many boxes I needed while I had a sushi roll in my mouth. I told her I'm still eating and she told the boss has a policy that you have to close the restaurant exactly 9:00. So I'm obviously mad at this point and decide to take just my ramen home so I asked for a container. The waitress brings me a small plastic container and leaves (mind you the bowl is extremely wide). So I asked if she can pour it in the kitchen Bc I'm going to spill everything and I'm still eating. She said she can't and so she did it casually and right in front of me, spilling literally half the soup. I then pay my receipt only to find out I was charged more than what my receipt had. Apparently they didn't "update". This place is horrific and not worth it for below average food. DO NOT GO HERE! read more

Earlier in the day, I placed an order to be picked up at 8:45 in the evening. I got a confirmation email saying that it would be ready between 8:45pm-8:55pm. Great, because I knew I couldn't get there before 8:45. Sitting the in middle of a meeting, I got a text at 8:20pm telling me that my order was ready. SERIOUSLY? You prepared my food a half-hour before I wanted it or before I could possibly get there to pick it up? When I finally got there just after 8:45pm, I found my order sitting in a bag in the atrium area (labeled for 8:45 pick-up) ... where my food had been sitting getting cold and soggy for a half hour. You want to know how the food was? It was exactly how you'd expect it to be after sitting out getting cold and soggy for a half hour. What a thoughtless way to treat your customers. read more

This was truly the worst service I've had in a long time. I walked in with two of my friends on a 1 hour time crunch due to class. It took 15 minutes to be seated, and they didn't even acknowledge us at all when we walked in. We sat down and it took them 10 minutes to bring us water and take our order. My friend tried to wave someone down, but she held up a finger at us and didn't say a word. Once the food came, I realized they completely forgot my gyoza that I ordered. I also had a spicy cali roll and ran out of water, so I had to stop eating before resuming eating because it was too spicy. I asked for water 3 times, and she came back to the table multiple times without bringing water. She also added the gyoza onto my bill when I never even got it, and she offered no compensation. I would literally never come back here. There are many better sushi restaurants in Ann Arbor that are much better. read more

This place is actually the WORST. The service is terrible, they are rude, and the sushi is not good at all (not even worth the small price tag). They even ran out of sushi rice...and closed the whole sushi bar because of it. STRONGLY recommend avoiding this place. I made a yelp account just to write about this terrible experience, please be warned!!!! read more

The lunch is pretty good, with a matched price and quality, but the dinner dish(same dish as lunch) 's quality is completely the same as lunch (include amount) while the price goes up a lot, this is annoying. read more

Mama Satto is one of those places on campus that you go to because the location is convenient and you know they can seat you. I think it's a pretty standard Korean/Japanese restaurant that has 1 or 2 solid dishes. I usually come here with the awesome groupon deal that's always available, and when I know I'm coming with a big group. However, the prices for the quality of the food is not that worth. Personally, I come here for their great tonkatsu dishes or lunch specials. However, I think they could improve a lot on their other dishes. Particularly, their soondubu, army stew, and the quantity/presentation of their sushi dishes. I really wish they did better because their restaurant has that "big restaurant" feel but their food just never fits the shoe, you know? I guess there's not that big of a motivation for food innovation because on the other side of campus you have Rich JC / Kang's / Sadako that each take on their own special dishes. Idk. Definitely come with the groupon if you know you're headed here at least! :) read more

My favorite place in AA to get a cheap quick sushi fix. I have been here 4 times in the last couple months and the service, quality, and value have been very consistent. read more

Honestly the place isn't that bad as people say it is. The food is good though most meats in the good end up being slightly chewy, the atmosphere is also nice. Something I notice is that people say the service is completely terrible but this also isn't true. My server was very kind and nice to us. One I do have to nitpick though is that the spicy ramen was just jalapeños inside the broth read more

Came on a weekday and had to wait ~30 minutes for two orders even though there were barely any customers. The food was too salty and I felt like the prices were too high given the quality of food. I was taken aback with how rude our waitress was from the start, so service is also terrible. I recommend eating at Hola Seoul, One Bowl Asian, or No Thai instead. read more

Mehhh... food was ok. Service was horrible. Waiter had some booty shorts on even though she looked great in them but not appropriate for butt cheeks to be out for work in my opinion. One of the guys that works there is unprofessional I could hear him swearing while talking to the other employees in the restaurant. It was my friend and I with her two year old son so I was a little taken back with the bad language with a two year old around. Not appropriate. Waiter did not come back to the table to see if everything was ok I kept having to get up to ask her for things. The list goes on. Overall the food was so,so. I wouldn't go back because of the service and unprofessional behavior. read more

Kind of annoying because we waited a good 10 min after we ordered just to be told the sushi chef was on a break. Did they not have another sushi chef? Anyways we got curry tonkatsu and kimchi jigae instead and they were both pretty good. The curry especially was delicious. Wish we could've gotten sushi though. read more

This is my first time visiting after not eating sushi for a while. This place is good. They provide a good size portion for the price. I'm glad I choose this place over a chain restaurant that has small portions. The wait staff was friendly and accommodating. I went along with my 16 year old daughter who is a lover of sushi and enjoyed this place while visiting U OF M. We will definitely be visiting this place again. read more

Do not have enough menu! I came in the restaurant and there is only one person who serve the food and he said they don not have enough menu. Later he gave us three menu. One of them is empty! Only has cover page but nothing inside! I'll definitely never go there again! read more

the sushi is good, the ramen is very like instant noodles...tempura is fried too much, with trace of oil on the plate...overall a Korean restaurant rather than a Japanese read more

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I have tried to eat here a couple of times now, but each time I have come to eat lunch or dinner here, The Asian lady with long hair is always being mean to us and very rude, almost like she doesn't care about customer service. Also, the "salad" is really just some lettuce with a little bit of dressing on it, it's not a house salad. I will not be coming back until the service is better and they do something about that salad. read more

They cook the curry broth for like 6 hours, it's amazing. Would recommend the curry and udon

We went to this place on a Groupon and you were pretty impressed! I had the tonkonsu Ramen in the broth was really delicious! They gave very generous portions and was very tasty. We also had some sushi. We had the dragon world, and it was average. The sushi was a very flavorful and the deep-fried shrimp was not very crisp. So that is why we gave it three stars. There was also the lack of service. There were only two people serving the whole dining area and the service is relatively slow. We had to ask the servers a few times to serve us. We're not shipped so sure about their other sushi options but the ramen was good! You should also be prepared to see a lot of undergraduate students because this is really close to that area. The atmosphere was pretty busy but the dining room was relatively crowded and small. I probably would not take small children to this place because it is pretty crowded and there is an a lot of room and might feel a little tight. But if it is late at night or you want to quick bite this is a pretty good option. read more

best sushi on central campus but they canceled my order after i had already placed it, tipped the driver, and had the driver arrive at the place to wait for my order. no reason or anything. canceling like that is so inconvenient and rude to both parties. read more

Some of the best staff I have ever met and amazing portions of delicious sushi for an excellent price! Would recommend and definitely coming back! read more

My boyfriend and I ordered sushi and it was a really bad decision. The sushi didn't taste great for the taste. But more importantly, we both felt that the fish was not fresh and felt a bit sick after. Won't recommend for sushi at all. read more

I was genuinely taken aback by how flavorful and deep the broth tasted. I believe they said that the broth is cooked for about 6 hours? Having a culinary background, I can say for a fact that at that time, the flavors take on a new shape and texture to which you experience the "umami" flavor. I would have taken a picture of the broth but I was legitimately drowning in the depths of it. Please keep up the great work, mama. read more

This place has very good food which is also fresh. The waitresses are also nice. Its unfortunately a small location but the food makes up for it. The sushi is high quality. read more