My wife and I love this place! We got super lucky finding it and always end up going here for bento boxes! The portion is HUGE, and very fresh. The staff is very friendly and they always have the sports game on TV. read more

Umebana - #44 Chicken Bento Box - Japanese Near Me - Duarte, California

I came here for a lunch break with my co workers and got a chicken teriyaki bento. The order arrived within 10 minutes of ordering. The bento had a miso soup, mixed tempura, california rolls, rice, salad, and chicken teriyaki. The food was average and nothing special. What made me give this place a 4 star instead of 3 is quantity. I'm a big eater and I was very full after finishing about 80% of the food. For ~$19 after tax, this could have been split into two meals aside from the rice. Overall, average food with generous portions. read more

Umebana - Japanese Near Me - Duarte, California

Still a solid choice for reasonably priced sushi and sashimi. I ordered an assortment of items and had them delivered via Uber Eats. The quality was somewhere between mid and good, which is pretty solid for the price. There was no fishy taste, and the fish was creamy and smooth. The teriyaki plate I got was pretty good too, and it was only about $10. Overall, it's still my go-to spot for affordable fish. read more

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I usually order to-go. Plenty of food for the price. Good value. Teriyaki chicken, California roll, sesame/ginger salad, rice, shrimp& veg tempura, miso soup. Filling yet not heavy. This iz my go to read more

The food was great. It's a no frills place and the food is good. The Udon soup was good and the sushi we had. You order the food at the counter. Easy and simple.The server was very pleasant. read more

Umebana - The beef udon was good and so was the sushi we had to eat. 2. Garlic Edamame 38. Beef Udon 146. Jessica Tempura Roll 114. Spicy Tuna Roll - Japanese Near Me - Duarte, California

Craving Japanese food but want to eat in the comfort of your own home? Umebana is the spot! So easy to order on line or over the phone. Food is ready for pickup in 30 mins & the staff are incredibly kind! Fresh, delicious and reasonably priced. Want sushi? They've got it. Rolls? Come here! Bento box with chicken, rice, soup and a sushi roll? They will hook you up! Be sure to tip, they deserve it. read more

Picked up 2 chicken bento plates, a ume special #1 chicken plate. First their portions are generous, chicken was cooked perfectly and lightly dressed with just the right amount of teriyaki. Miso soup, California roll, tempura and rice was on point. Salad was fresh and dressing was delicious. We will definitely be back. Service was quick and attentive. The inside is small with a few tables if you to dine in. Price was great especially for the portion size. read more

Decent but not overwhelming preparation of sushi and sashimi which was convenient secondary to the closest of the business.

My family and I love Umebana, we always leave with leftovers, they serve you so much food. The owners are so sweet and nice and kind. The vegetable tempura is a favorite, as well as the teriyaki chicken, tofu bento plate, and california roll and vegetarian roll. We can't wait to return again and again! Thank You Umebana! read more

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Umebana has fantastic Bento boxes. Fans of spicy pork bentos will leave here happiest of all!

Umebana is a pretty nice Japanese restaurant. I'm really glad it survived even with pandemic times. Service is always friendly and fast. The restaurant is always clean, there is spacious seating and the lighting is perfect (not too bright and inviting). The portion sizes are generous and the quality of food is always on point. We always get some shashimi, rolls and a bento for our family. They offer enough variety even for our littlest eater. I can truly say Umebana is kid friendly because we started coming with one kid, and now with two. They enjoy the miso soup, teriyaki chicken, tempura and California rolls the most. From our last visit, the owner was so sweet, she brought some extra tofu for our daughter to enjoy. Parking in this complex is always ample. I really have no complaints except that we don't get here as much as we'd like to. Bonus points that there's a check in offer for a $1 large Thai tea with boba. It's pretty yummy and STRONG tea :) read more

So yum. I go once a week we love it. Told friends and family about it too. Food is fresh and you're treated well

Umebana was delicious and fresh. I think the restaurant just opened, or they're still getting some secure footing, so the place looks a little unpolished? But the food makes up for it! I was feeling a little basic, so I ordered a California Roll, Philadelphia Role, eel sushi and vegetable tempura. California Roll Krab meat was nicely flavored and cool touch. They were perfect mouth bites and I was very satisfied. They went great with soy sauce and wasabi, and also Siracha. Philadelphia Roll Salmon was fresh with a good portion of cream cheese. Also, perfect mouth bites. Eel Sushi One of the best eel bites I've had. They were warm, perfectly cooked and blended beautifully with the rice, as I chewed. They were also generous sizes, while not being too big to fit in your mouth in one bite. Some eel have chewy, collagen textures. I'm not sure if it's a bad job at preparing the fish, but that was no issue here. Vegetable Tempura Very nice crispy texture and nicely cooked vegetables. I got onion, broccoli, orange squash, sweet potato and green squash. The tempura sipping sauce was also great. I totally recommend and would like le to return. read more

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Came here for a late lunch on a Saturday, they had a few tables filled up which is a great sign. I've been here many time before, but always forget to write a review. You order at the counter and pay, you can dine in or take it to go. They have plenty of seating which is great. I ordered the #5 I believe which come with 4 pieces of spicy tuna, 4 Cali rolls, crunch roll and a salad and it was very affordable. Oh ya and the spicy salmon hand roll, I cant forget that. Everything was really good, the fish was fresh and well prepared, the dressing for the salad was also good. Def coming back to try the fresh rolls. read more

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This is our go to quick lunch or dinner place. The food is good ne they have a good selection of Bento Boxes. I always get the #45 beef teriyaki mixed tempura with 4 PCs California Roll, they are served with Miso soup And Salad We always get the order to go, so we have not have any encounter as dine in customers. The place always looks clean and organized. Ample parking In the shopping area . read more

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Solid option. Wanted some lunch near work and this spot came up. The lady who took my order was extremely friendly. Helped me decide what to get which is always nice when you're at a new place. The hand rolls were a good size for the price and very tasty. read more

Food is very good. Servings are good for the price. Service crew are very friendly and happy . Place is clean . Sits enough people. Check their time schedule before going by calling the restaurant. You will have an impression that this is not a busy place but since we came in till we left a lot of people had been coming in a out. Dine in or take out. I am happy we celebrated our anniversary here . Perfect 10 ! read more

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Umebana is located in the same plaza as Little Caesar's, Auto Zone and Grocery Outlet. I have nevered tried Umebana but have had Maki Yaki when it was here many years before. Anyways, I decided to give Umebana a try and ended up making an order over the phone. I ordered: Large Beef Teriyaki Bowl, $8.95 prior to tax- My husband wanted to have some teriyaki so he picked this out. The portion size of the entree is huge and could easily feed 2-3 people. Definitely a great value for the price. I thought the beef was tasty, along with the teriyaki sauce. Salmon bowl w/ complementary miso soup, $15.95 prior to tax- I wanted fresh fish so I opted for the salmon bowl. This meal is also served with a small side of miso soup. I liked the flavor of the soup and liked that it was still nice and hot when we picked up our order and brought it home. The salmon pieces in this bowl was small but came with 11 pieces. It tasted just fine. I also liked the seaweed salad and 2 avocado slices in this bowl. The rice was perfectly cooked and seasoned. Overall, I was pretty full after eating it all and felt satisfied. -------------------------- (Total= $27.27 after tax) I was surprised when the employee who took my order told me that my order would be ready in 10 minutes. That was incredibly fast. I called around 5:08 pm and it was ready for me when I had arrived about 18 minutes later (I wasn't expecting it to be ready so quickly so I had to take care of a few things before leaving the house to go pick it up). I'm kind of disappointed that I had not tried Umebana sooner (when it was Maki Yaki, I just thought the place was okay, which is probably why I had stayed away). But glad that I finally have and will be back again. read more

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amazing customer service and consistently fresh & yummy sushi rolls! my partner and I go to Umebana for a quick, healthy dinner!

First time. We have been craving Japanese food. Unfortunately the day before, we went to a terrible Japanese Restaurant in Monterey Park. Wasted $50! Ended up throwing out the food! So to satisfy our craving, we decided to try Umebana. Food is great and reasonably priced. Great service! We ordered our food to go and she brought it to our car! Next time we will dine-in. The place is very clean and nice inside! Definitely coming back and telling our friends about this place!! read more

Great place. A nice Korean family operation and they work so hard, never taking breaks. Food is fast, tasty, and well priced. Highly recommend. read more

This Japanese gem is located in a small strip mall in Duarte. It's small and a sign outside proclaims "Grand Opening", so I'm not sure how long it's been open. There is tons of parking, and even though the restaurant itself is small with only a handful of tables, it is not crowded. To say it's not fancy would be an understatement. It is like a mom and pop joint, with mom on the cashier and waiting tables, while pop does the sushi and cleans tables. There is no table service pretty much whatsoever. You order at the counter. You have to get your own water from a pitcher and stack of plastic cups. If you order a soda, you have to get it yourself from a soda machine behind the cash register. And if you have leftovers, you have to go grab your own container from the table with the water. I think that's also where the napkins and utensils are. Mom brings the food to your table. That's about it for service, though they are friendly enough. Just wish it was a full service restaurant. Also wish they had a liquor license so they could serve sake. Japanese food just isn't the same without sake. However, there is a lot they do right. Mainly, the portions, prices, and quality. I can't speak for the sushi, as I don't eat raw fish, but the cooked food was terrific and plentiful. The boy and I had the beef and chicken teriyaki plate, paying extra for white meat chicken. It was still cheap compared to any other restaurant, which made it all the more surprising by how much food there was on the plate. It was enough to share or make two meals out of by splitting it up. The beef is nicely presented in thin slices so it gets nice and well done the way I like it. We asked for the chicken well done and charred and it was perfectly cooked. Add rice and a large tasty salad on the plate and you get a lot for your money. The same can be said for the gigantic bento boxes. The missus got the chicken teriyaki bento with white meat chicken. Once again there was a giant pile of chicken. Also non-greasy mixed tempura and plenty of it. Another giant salad and big dollop of rice, along with four pieces of California roll. You're gonna wanna open your belt by one notch before eating, cause you're gonna be stuffed. Except for the lack of sake and wishing they had full waiter service, this place is really a gem. Definitely give it a try! read more

Umebana - 31. Chicken and Beef Teriyaki Plate with Salad - very good and so... much... food.... Prices are really affordable, too! - Japanese Near Me - Duarte, California

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Food and service is always amazing here. If you get food to go or eat in food is always great. I love coming here!!! read more

Amazing food, and customer service. The tempura, teriyaki, sushi, udon etc are all good. Vegan options available.

The people who work here are really nice, and they have wide variety of choices, which my kids love. My mom really likes coming here too. I couldn't give it 5 stars though because I wouldn't say it's the best Japanese food out there. It's the type of place where you order at the counter and they bring the food out to you. I recommend Ume Special #1 for a good deal (Teriyaki chicken with salad). We will be back. read more

Umebana - #4. Salmon Teriyaki, Rice and Salad Ume Special - Japanese Near Me - Duarte, California

We ordered this afternoon thru Uber eats and it was delicious!! We had the chicken udon, the sashimi bowl and the spicy tuna hand roll! It was all so fresh and amazing quality food! It was our first time ordering from Umebana but I won't be our last! It was delicious, satisfying and all around great! Next time we will dine in! read more

Umebana - 59. Sashimi Bowl - Japanese Near Me - Duarte, California

This place is awesome of their food. I went their for a family outing and ordered their miso and beef it was so good

I was impressed tonight, this is why trying out new locations is an adventure. We came to Umebana for bento plates. The food was made FRESH and came out in a timely manner. The food was delicious, the California rolls were fresh, teriyaki chicken was delicious, the salad was crispy and fresh and the tempura was perfect. Hot, crunchy and delicious. Service was good. You have to go to counter order and pay and tip at that time. I left a 15% tip because I just ordered and had not received service yet. Net time I will tip after I eat. The ambience is nice big screen tv and low music. Clean restaurant. Must check out. read more

I finally made it here. Reason I said it they believe in least amount of hours work week . Forget 60 hours forget 40 hours in a good week they open 20 hours, in holidays it gets worse. Great for their employees but they can do that because they are good enough to retract costumers back again. Staff: great approach with Japanese style politeness and we're very respectful. Interior:interior was ok with lots of space a little feels empty and few additional tables and partition would change it a lot . Music : ordinary radio rock it's ok Atmosphere: more like coworkers luncheon or friends at Friday afternoon before party kicks in kind of vibe . BENTO BOX Food: it was great I ordered chicken teriyaki, mixed tempura & 4 cal roll. The portion was huge I am a great eater and couldn't finish it . Miso soup 2 cali roll chicken Teri and rise plus fried veggies. Value : it's worth the 14$ you might pay for a combo BENTO BOX great value read more

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More like 3.5 stars. You order at the register and they will bring out your food. The sushis is only okaaaay here. I've had the salmon bowl and the sashimi salad. They are not really sashimi grade sushi, but they are decent. The salmon bowl is actually half rice and half lettuce, and I'm not a fan of lettuce. Same thing with the sashimi salad, I wish they have different kinds of greens instead of just lettuce. I came here on 2 different occasions and both times my friend ordered a bento box with a protein, rice, salad, California roll and tempura. This is actually a great deal that can last 2 meals. Since this place is close to my work, I will probably just order take-out the bento box next time. read more

Umebana - Salmon Bowl - Japanese Near Me - Duarte, California

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Went there again and I cleaned my beef udon bowl. and have to get 1 more order for Togo. read more

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This place is a hidden gem in Duarte! We wanted Taisho but they were unexpectedly closed. Glad we found Umebana. Called around 545pm and they told me it would be ready in 15-20 mins. There is a huge parking lot so there was no problem finding parking during dinner rush. We ordered the Salmon and spicy tuna Chirashi and a Shrimp and vegetable tempura. Arrived at 605pm and the food was ready and hot! Took the food home and began to chow. The sushi rice was delicious, perfect balance of semi sweet and tartness. The salmon was fresh and the spicy tuna was tasty. The tempura was fried perfectly. We will definitely be coming back to try more dishes. The menu pictures on yelp are a bit dated as the prices were a bit more. It was well worth it! read more

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10/10. We came here unexpectedly because we just needed to grab a bite to eat. We ordered tuna sashimi, a chicken plate with extra chicken, and some veggie tempura. When we opened our boxes, we saw so much food. Shocked by the amount, we realized we didn't need the extra chicken. It was one of the better quick Japanese food experiences we've had in a while. Tempura, sitting in the box for a bit, was still super crunchy and not greasy. Sashimi portions were generous and the chicken plate was not dry whatsoever. read more

I'd better write review now before I forget to. Here's another winner I located here from the 'City of Duarte,' which is one of the neighboring towns around Arcadia, CA. Today was the second time I visited 'Umebana,' which is an upscale Japanese restaurant. I purposefully looked up locally existing 4.5-star restaurants so my cravings would be satisfied! It worked!!!! Upon walking into the restaurant, already made me wanna stick around due to the super cute decors!!!! They played a large screen TV off one side of the walls. Staff was super friendly and welcoming. I placed my phone order as usual to save time, so when I arrived, my order was ready for pick up again. They even offer Yelp Discount upon check in here, but just show the cashier the Offer Coupon so she can apply the discount. I stuck with my usual Beef Teriyaki bento box which can't go wrong. I also tried their signature milk tea today, which was very tasty with enough tea flavors. They can customize your preferred tea style~from ice level to sugar level. I didn't have time to take a pic of my drink today but will do that next time I return. I'll be back!!!! read more

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I recently visited Umebana in Duarte which use to be Maki Yaki back in the day and I must say that I was thoroughly impressed with the overall experience after all these years that I last visited. The first thing that caught my attention was the quality of the food is still the same: delicious. Every dish that I ordered was made with fresh ingredients and the flavors were simply amazing. I had the #1 Umebana Special and for that price that hasn't changed, is a steal. Please don't change the prices. You get a lot for what you pay. My plate consisted of Teriyaki chicken, rice, gyoza, veg roll, and greens. I also ordered a tiger roll to go, and its so good. I was stuffed. So I was pleasantly surprised that I didn't have to break the bank to enjoy such a delicious meal. The staff was friendly, greeting me as I walk in and saying goodbye as I was leaving. The cleanliness of the restaurant was impeccable, even though they probably opened a couple of hours ago from when I got there. I just felt very comfortable dining in a clean restaurant. Good thing they have a large television for watching sports while eating your food. Overall, I highly recommend Umebana to anyone looking for a top-notch dining experience. The combination of high-quality food, affordable prices, and a clean atmosphere make it one of the best Japanese restaurants in the area. read more

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I first discover this place during Covid. It was an oasis of good food under very trying times. We were looking for Bento on a late Sunday afternoon, to our dismay all the restaurant we contacted or lookup did not serve Bento boxes on weekend. Only weekdays for lunch! Ugggh! I remember Umebana, our quest was rewarded with the most delicious bento box ever. Pretty ambiance with warm colored patio lights. The nicest waitress ever. We left with happy filled bellies. Jobs well done. read more

A little spot in the corner of a shopping center in Monrovia. It's easy to miss because of the Wendy's stand in the front blocks the view. I always get it to go because the seating is a little too tight for a comfortable meal for a party of six. I always get the teriyaki chicken and rice. It's so much food that I eat it for two meals. I found the service to be just ok, but it's always been really busy when I've been there.... which is a good sign.... read more

I have two favorite Sushi spots in Monrovia, Umebana is one of them! Umebana is a very chill, quiet, enjoyable Sushi experience. When I'm not in the mood to wait for a table & wait service, to be around too many people, to fuss with parking, but I just want some top-quality Sushi, I come here! It is peaceful & it's a no-fuss situation. The Sushi ingredients are all top-quality, neatly put together & always delicious. I have never had a sloppy roll, or anything remotely dissatisfactory. I love their #107, the Cucumber Special, because it is rice-less! I try to omit carbs whenever possible. This roll is light, protein packed & very satisfying...with avocado :) I also really enjoy their green tea, it is pretty extraordinary, as they put brown rice in it. I kind of really love it! It's a tasty green tea too. Not too strong. I like that. So, for a no-fuss, but I demand top-notch Sushi, kinda-night, I highly recommend you give Umebana a try. It will not disappoint. For now, if you ask, they'll see up a table outside for you to enjoy your food. But it is still packaged in to-go containers. I can't wait to have plated-Sushi once again when this pandemic slows. read more

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My review is for a to go order I placed on Yelp. I found the menu to be pretty extensive with lots of options and combos for various preferences. I ordered a bento box combination and it was a ton of food! My order was ready to by the time I drove there, about 10 minutes or so, was a very easy process. All the food was vert hot and crunchy even when I got it home. They supplied all of the sauces, condiments, utensils, everything you would need to enjoy your meal. Overall it was happy with the food and service. Would love to sit in and dine some time. Will definitely be returning to try more things! read more

They have awesome boba, awesome service, and they were super friendly and fast. Came in with coworkers and would recommend.