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Umami Sushi

3.5 (387 reviews)
ModerateSushi Bars, Japanese
Open 11:30 am - 9:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Spicy salmon, spicy crab, shrimp roll
Nicole C.

Whenever I'm craving sushi, this is my go-to. I remember it being AYCE but this place is strictly to go only now. I typically get the lunch special: 3 rolls and 2 sushi. Honestly, it's definitely cheaper than other sushi restaurants near me. If you want something cheaper and more for your money, this is the spot aka get the lunch special! Unfortunately no dine in still. However, this is a great lunch option if you're around the area and can pick up your food.

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Lefai K.

We came here as our favorite AYCE sushi place was closed for renovations. This place is located in a strip mall so parking can vary, depending on how well the neighboring stores are doing that night or not. When we got there on a Tuesday night, the wait wasn't too long. There are about 6 seats lined up in the front for you to wait, but we barely waited 10-minutes. The dining room had small booths and tables and chairs. The open kitchen where the food and sushi was served is at the front, and the dining area was large. I would estimate it would fit around 50 people or so. For $21.99 (as of March 2020) you can stuff your face with some decent AYCE sushi. We ordered several rolls and sashimi. There was no limit to the amount of sashimi, which was great. The amount of rice in each sashimi piece was not too much, which other places would add an extra inch of so too. Not this place, which I appreciate it. Appetizer-wise, the star of the show was the Chicken Yakitori. It's basically chicken skewers, but it's deep fried, topped with sesame seeds, and a delicious sweet sauce is drizzled on top. Roll wise, we got several, and my favorite was probably the spider roll. The sushi overall was A-OK. I wish they had a better selection of sashimi, as other places have a lot more. Also, the variety of appetizers was A-OK. BATHROOM REVIEW: Located past the open kitchen, the bathroom consisted of single-person bathrooms for the mens and womens respectively. The men's bathroom consisted of a urinal and a toilet. It was actually surprisingly clean. Sit or squat? Squat.

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Jessica S.

Not the most amazing sushi I've ever had, but I do love the All You Can Eat aspect. This is $21.99 for dinner. The sushi was fresh and good, but the rolls are kind of small and they don't have the best presentation of the sushi rolls. I ordered spicy salmon, crunchy shrimp, and the Ace roll. The Ace was my favorite because it has shrimp tempura, cilantro, cucumber, and eel. Absolutely wonderful! I also ordered the Gyoza (pork potstickers) which were so fresh and full of flavor, and the edamame was delicious, though I don't think it's possible to screw that up. Came yesterday in a group of seven people, and we had to wait an hour for a table, which wasn't horrible because they took our name and number and we just went to Mullen's down the street til they called us. If you plan on waiting, there isn't much space to wait in the place, so I do suggest going somewhere close and coming back. Umami is a very small place, which makes sense why the place is always extremely busy and that there's always a wait. However, they are very accommodating to larger groups of people. This place is BYOB, which is nice, but they don't sell any alcohol. They do give you wine glasses when you bring wine. We had absolutely wonderful service with a nice waitress who was very friendly and helpful. I have had much better sushi than here, but I will be back soon to try more rolls.

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Angel P.

Before the pandemic, this place was AYCE. The price for the sushi was definitely worth it and it still is with takeout. The sushi always tastes great and this is a neighborhood favorite. Umami Sushi never fails to satisfy my sushi craving.

Oct 2019
Charisse B.

After an unsuccessful attempt at trick-or-treating at HIP Mall this past Halloween, we decided to bury our woes in unlimited sushi. Umami Sushi is certainly a decent spot for your AYCE desires. They don't take resos so if you have a big party, you gotta be flexible with the wait time. Luckily, we came on a weekday so our party of 5 was seated immediately. 3 out of the 4 adults in our group did the AYCE, and we annihilated 9 rolls, 32 pieces of nigiri and 5 appetizer dishes. Unlike other places that go heavy on the rice to make you fuller faster, the ratio of rice to toppings per roll was pretty good here. Four out of the 9 rolls we ordered were marked 'new', and I enjoyed all of them. The thing with me is though, sometimes, when I consume mass amounts of the same thing, whether it be sushi or Korean bbq et al, everything starts tasting the same so none particularly stood out to me. None tasted horrible either. I do strongly recommend the chicken yakitori appetizer. It's saucy, tender, and quite addicting! One of my nephews who has gotten very picky and barely eats these days absolutely loved it and ate practically 2 sticks' worth + rice. We were very pleased with the service. Our red-haired server was so attentive and friendly--he even entertained my nephews :)

Mel B.

#57 of 2017 This local favorite packs it in every night because of their $20.99 AYCE option. It's a good deal for good seafood. Parking is available in the strip mall. We got lucky parking close. I was told it's a 1.5 hour wait time. Quickly scanning the room I noticed 5 empty tables telling me differently. There wasn't anywhere else left to sit. We decided to sit in the car and talk. After 42min. we were called our table is ready. I opted for the AYCE option. There are regular menus available if you don't want to eat that much. Service is friendly and very attentive. Our drinks were constantly refilled when close to empty. Small plates were brought out when it was noticed we were sharing. I placed my order for a few sushi and a few rolls to share. Everything came out on one plate nicely presented. I ordered way too much. Others in our group couldn't help either because they ordered way too much also. It was fun to share everything as we always do. Despite all that, and it was all good, there was nothing that stood out above the cut. I would most certainly go back because of the price, it's convenient location to my place, a sushi craving or any conbination there of. Tip #1 We were a party of 5. A 15% service charge was automatically added to the bill. Check it. Tip #2 Ask to be called on your cell when your table is ready. This was not automatically done.

Christina C.

Quick stop for lunch. Place is well decorated yet not so clean. Parking lot is in front so you shouldn't have problem with it. On the entrance you need to wait to be seated. I was seated right away, with my amazingly pretty server lady. She was fast . Overall I just gave stars to her. There are plenty of rolls you can choose from and also AYCE. Which is cca 17$ for lunch and 22 for dinner. I apologize if didn't get it right. Miso soup came out pretty quick , rolls as well. Rolls looked pretty but somehow they were tasteless. Taste was plain. I enjoyed the vibe bc a lot of people with kids were around and liked that.

Linh N.

Umami sushi had decent all you can eat sushi. It was not the greatest but also was not the worst. Some of the fish, like yellow tail and tuna, were quite fishy, where as the salmon was quite fresh. The four star though, was for their service and food presentation. The sushi was very nicely plate and well organized! They were packed tightly with the rice on a very nice plate. The dessert, mochi ice cream, even though wasn't that great, was also very nicely presented, with whipped cream and drizzle caramel sauce for decoration. All and all, this place is pretty decent for an all you can eat sushi shop so id recommend it if you want to pay an affordable price for a large amount of food.

Staple that my husband almost swallowed.

Ordered take out from this place as I heard great things, sushi was ok however upon eating the dynamite roll my husband pulled out A BENT STAPLE from his mouth that he almost choked on. Called spoke to manager who basically questioned me, claimed they have had incidents of other things in food but not staples! Offered me nothing else but an "I'm sorry I guess" unfortunately I would never order from here again.

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Food is good , but waiter was sexists. Only acknowledged my boyfriend and not me. Which was extremely disrespectful.

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Had the all you can eat special and a real variety of menu items. Also had the miso soup. Everything was great. Highly recommend.

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Glad this place is in the neighborhood. Nice lunch and dinner prices for all you can eat. The crunchy shrimp roll is amazing.

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12 years ago

We walked in to Queens we are the champions. That's great motivation for all you can eat sushi.

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12 years ago

Pretty good sushi for the price. It's all you can eat and BYOB which is a plus. Service isn't too great though.

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Best all you can eat place around Chicago area. Does not look that as good as in some other restaurants -1 star :)

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12 years ago

Grate place if you love sushi!!! Going there ones a week for 4 month, never had problem of waiting or with food :)

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Very good sushi here and the service is not bad! I come here once in a while for ayce sushi.

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