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    Umami House

    3.6 (58 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Tempura lunch special.
    Mei Lan M.

    This restaurant is solid. This is my third time visiting and I've enjoyed it each time. Came here for lunch during a weekday. We didn't have to wait long to be seated. Service was still very courteous and attentive. The lunch specials are great value. I ordered the salmon teriyaki bento box, tempura lunch, beef teriyaki and salmon poke bowl. All dishes come with miso soup. All were priced from $12-17. Not sure how long this will be on for. And you have to pay cash or debit card to order off this lunch special menu. The only thing is it took a little longer than expected for our food to come out. Not sure why. And my daughter had to wait extra for her beef ramen. Overall though we enjoyed our meals and I still think this restaurant offers yummy food at good prices.

    Short rib bento
    Deanne M.

    Previously I'd had some of their party trays as take out, but this was my first time dining in. At the entrance there's a small shop selling some Japanese foods as well as sushi grade fish. Once you walk past it you enter the restaurant. It's nothing fancy but the fish was fresh and the prices were reasonable. There was also a promotion going on at the time to get some free items at certain spend levels. Overall it was very good value for our large group! The service was friendly and attentive. It was a great place to have a casual dinner.

    Adrian C.

    Came here for lunch with a church group and they were super accomodating for 22 people. I had the maki set A and my friends ordered the bento and other dishes. The garden salad included with the combos had a really good dressing. I was satisfied with the portion size for the maki set, but the bento portion looked a bit small compared to other sushi places. Its a bit out of the way for me, but it wasn't a bad one time experience.

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    Imelda M.

    Umami House is a hidden gem for sushi, donburi, sashimi, Asian fusion spaghetti and other Japanese staples. There is a convenience mart and fish market attached to the restaurant selling Japanese goods. Some menu items were unique such as different baked noodles with cheese on ramen or spaghetti, lobster uni spaghetti, crab claws, chirashi donburi, donburi and rice bowls, such as unagi with cheese on rice and poke bowls. The bento boxes were decent. We ordered the tofu teriyaki bento and the salmon teriyaki bento. Both came with spring rolls, few pieces of California roll, salad and miso soup. For drinks the mango passionfruit* fruit tea & lychee peachy fruit tea were quite good. Staff are super friendly, very hard-working. The food selection is great and they have such a good varied menu with many influences.

    Winnie H.

    Saw this Japanese Restaurant and it's was 8pm Sunday. It was not very busy and entrance has a small grocery section before going into the restaurant. There is huge menu. Price is reasonable. The server is very polite. We got a sushi boat. It was a surprise when it serve. There were ice smoke in the glass serving plate instead of sushi boat. It looks pretty. 50 pieces of sashimi and sushi for $53. Taste is a bit bland, I think it is not fresh enough. I ordered grill ox tongue also and this taste good.

    Nadine C.

    We have been regularly coming to and ordering from Umami House because the quality of their dishes to the price cannot be beat! This party tray was $40 and bentos for dinner are around $15-18, cannot find that price anywhere for the flavours and quality that you get! Though it does get busy in certain hours and seating gets full, the turn around is quite fast and definitely worth the wait! Our favourites are PTC and the tempura!

    Beef Yaki Udon
    Kirsten E.

    Umami House has a casual and clean ambiance, and many food options to choose from! I went with the Beef Yaki Udon, and the flavour was perfectly mellow and flavourful! The portion size is plentiful, enough for a second meal. I look forward to going back and trying other dishes soon!

    Mixed Tempura Bento. Kinda heavy with all the fried.
    Anthony C.

    A friend and I went out for our annual October Scary movie date and I suggested this place to go eat prior to the movie as it was close by Fairview Mall. When you first walk in, they was a tiny store selling Japanese snacks and products. Almost like a mini J-Town, very cute. Amature move, but I didn't make a reservation so we had to wait 20min to sit, which made us sweat a bit because we were catching a show. We arrived before 6, so I was surprised they were that busy.. so it would be a good idea to make a reservation! When finially sat down I ordered the appitizer 5pc Sushi and the Mixed Tempura Bento Box. The 5pc sushi was decent, qualtiy was good. They were the usual assotment of salmon, tuna, crab, white fish, shrimp. Next came the bento box. Came with 2 shrimp and mixed veggie tempura. also 6 california rolls and 2 spring rolls. I thought this box ok a little heavy with the grease and there was a big portion of rice. Id probably choose another box if I go back. My friend ordered the chicken teriyaki box and she said she really liked the teriyaki sauce on the chicken. There is a medium amount of seating in the restaurant and parking in the plaza is limited. Servers were attentive and friendly. Prices however are reasonable i found and they offer a 10% cash discount. I would try this place again, there are alot of items on the menu to pick from.

    Alexus T.

    Umami House has a ton of different options from sushi and burgers to ramen and fusion pasta. The food is usually pretty decent, where some things are better than others. The last time I ordered a salmon poke bowl and salmon+avocado roll. Overall it didn't taste super fresh and I didn't love all the mayo. I find that when they leave the skin on the salmon, it leaves a stronger fish smell and lowers the quality. The rolls are also pretty big. Some of my preferred choices to order from here: * Tiger Shrimp & Scallop Spaghetti * Sake & Ikura Don

    Wilma R.

    A hidden gem on the cusp of Scarborough and North York. I visited with a few friends on a Friday night and it was pretty busy - we waited about an hour, but we were a pretty big group of 8. I got the Dynamite Maki set and asked them to torch the assorted sushi ($3 surcharge) and it's the perfect amount of food. They have many dishes, from maki sets to donburi bowls to bento boxes so there's something for everyone. The little market of Asian snacks at the front of the restaurant is also really cute! I'll be back :)

    Watson C.

    The party trays at this Japanese restaurant are of decent quality, but if you're looking to specifically discuss what's worth trying, it may not be easy to pinpoint. Overall, it's not bad, but it's not exceptional either. If you happen to pass by, you can give it a try, but it's best not to have overly high expectations. 呢間日本餐廳嘅party tray水準係唔錯,但如果你要特別去講有咩值得食嘅話,就未必真係講得出。整體嚟講,水平唔錯,不過不失。如果經過嘅話,不妨試吓,但係唔好抱太大期望。

    Sushi and Takoyaki
    Jeslyn X.

    This place has been open for a while. First time came here was 6 years ago. Recently visited again, same layout. Like their sushi rolls, thin rice layer with lots of fillings. Takoyaki balls were yum too. Nice service, the waitress was cute. Food (quality, presentation) - 4/5 Drinks (quality, variety) - NA Ambience (interior, cleanness) - 3/5 Service - 5/5 Value - 5/5

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    Janice Y.

    I'm shocked at the low average reviews. However, I think all the lower reviews are mainly from over two years ago, and my recent visit around Mother's Day was very good. The front of the house is a small fish market, so you can buy the supplies needed for a sushi night in. When we dined in, the sushi tray was beautifully displayed with dry ice smoke pouring out of the plate. The fish was fresh. We also got another specialty roll set where we could choose up to six rolls from their specialty rolls menu. The rolls were massive and tasty and had a great ingredients-to-rice ratio. It wasn't too busy when we went there on a weekend, and it was quite spacious, brightly lit, and clean. I'm giving it five stars because it surely deserves at least four stars based on my recent experience, so I'm hoping this will bring the average up to reflect what the experience is like now. Don't let the overall reviews on this place deter you from a great sushi meal. They also have an extensive menu of donburi, bento boxes, noodles and more if sushi and sashimi isn't your cup of tea.

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    7 years ago

    Great experience! Price is reasonable, Love the tuna sushi very much~ I went there every week.

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