The sushi here was so yummy. There is a GIANT selection of rolls, almost too much, makes it hard to decide. They also offer really a good bento box selection. My only complaint is that the waitstaff seemed pretty confused, maybe they were having an off night? The service was not bad, but they didn't seem to understand our questions or bill. But overall such a good sushi place, and will definitely be coming back! read more

This sushi restaurant is absolutely amazingly good. I go to other sushi restaurants now and it is not the same. They have so many different rolls to choose from and I have to come here at least once a week. The staff is really friendly especially one of the girls who wears glasses. If you see her, request her as your sever. She is always on top of it. The ONLY negative thing I have to say is that they completely stopped there happy hr which was half off selected rolls. When they had this special I would come 2 sometimes even 3 times a week. I'm really disappointed they discontinued it but other than that this place is GREAT! read more

River cat roll! I have all kinds of favorites here. Place is clean, friendly and well priced. There menu is informative and packed with tons of options. My husband and I like to sit at their sushi bar. read more

This place has gone seriously downhill... The first time I was there it was pretty good. But each time after that it got worse and worse. We ordered $1 saki bomb which they would not let us drop ourselves.. And when we ordered a second round he took and brought back the same cups and said he thought he got them back to the right person. The ice cream and Mochi balls were dried out and freezer burnt. Waiter then argued with us when we sent them back. Rolls were missing ingredients. And on the last (and now final) visit the fish was chewy and not at all fresh.. To the point where I was worried we might get food poisoning. Won't be going back.. Too bad. read more

My new favorite place to eat sushi!! During the lunch hour the rolls are 1/2 off! Love the 99 cent saki bombs! The staff is really friendly too!! read more

Disappointed to say the least. Horrible service. We were at a table for 20 minutes and didn't even get drink order taken. Tables sat after us had drinks and appetizers. Tried to waive down waitress and was ignored. We walked out after that and have no plan to return read more

I would have given zero stars if it was an option. I have never had such horrible customer service. I hear the food is great, but I wouldn't know since we sat for half an hour and no one came to take our food or drink orders. They wouldn't even make eye contact when we tried to flag them down. My son was starving and my husband's patience had worn thin so we walked out and never went back. read more

I am new to sushi so I don't really have much past experience to compare Umi's sushi to other restaurants...however, I received great customer service. I will be returning! read more

The food was great! Even my dad who didn't like sushi ended up really liking this place. My only real complaint is that the water taste like tap water. The sodas had this tap water taste too unfortunately. Either way, we came for the food and all enjoyed ourselves. read more

Food was excellent sushi was so good and the green mussels were absolutely amazing. Service could've been better but overall our experience was good! read more

I have been sitting here for 30 minutes and only have my water. Really poor service. Waiters are not friendly and do not care about the customers. Our appetizer won't come out before our food. read more

Best Sushi in town! Love the options! 1 dollar saki bombs are great deal! Sushi chefs are great and so is owner! Love going to a place that makes you feel so welcome and will customize anything! Sushi platters are great for parties too! I have ordered many times and they are done in 30 minutes! read more

It took forever only one waitress. Be prepared to wait for everything from napkins to a refill.

Good prices. Service was fine. Rainbow roll good Will definitely Return. Wine cab just ok read more

love all of the options! I haven't had a bad roll yet and it's never busy which is nice :) I love sushi garden but this is just as good! I would definitely recommend read more

The sushi is great quality for the price. I love the large selection of rolls and the amount... It can be a bit slow sometimes so I always call well ahead just in case. I assume they take a while because the food really is fresh and good. read more

We ordered the mexican roll (love the flying fish eggs on top) which was really tasty, salmon and crab poppers (WARNING...they do not remove the seeds from the jalapenos) were pretty good. Chicken yakatori yuk!! Salad was loaded down with dressing (had to return it and they promptly brought another) Miso soup was ok. Gyosa rolls were deep fried and slightly chewy (not made fresh). Checked the bill if you have anything returned and was supposed to be removed:) Would go back and order the rolls for sure. read more

I have been to Umi Sushi several times now and they have never disappointed. The staff is always very nice and welcoming and the restaurant has always been clean. They have a variety of menu options and for the most part they are all very good. They do have a "value menu" of sushi options, but I would just skip it, as most of the rolls on it are dumbed down versions of the regular menu options. Overall, the price is very reasonable considering their food is of great quality. Kids love the food here too. read more

Cute, updated place with plenty of seating! Hours much nicer on the weekends than most sushi places! Friendly customer service! Great food!

My sister in law & I tried 3 different rolls of the vast options & we loved all of them! We went on a Monday night & there was only a few other people. Our waitress was friendly & was quick to seat us & take our order, the only negative to report was that for being slow I would have thought our drinks would have been refilled before we were practically done! I would definitely recommend!!!! Great tasting food! Will be making this our go to sushi place! read more

Dollar sake bombs do the trick evert time. The staff is friendly and very attentive. Sushi isn't the best ever but it's far from bad. Portions are large, the bento box will fill you up even for one item. Great choice if you're in the neighborhood read more

Food is pretty good. They have a half off roll specials during the week. I usually come during lunch and their bento portions are very generous. Everything here seems reasonably priced. Come check it out. 99 cent sake bombs too! read more

The staff is awesome and they have the best priced Bento Box in town. Not to mention $1 Sake Bombs. You can't go wrong with this place. Also, very clean and your food comes out fast! read more

I would have given more stars because the food is pretty good. BUT the service was freakin horrible. I walked in on a Saturday afternoon and stood at the doorway for a while with no waitress in sight to greet me. They weren't even busy. There were only 2 tables of people. So the guy behind the sushi bar handed me some menus to order to go. The whole time I sat there, not once did someone ask me if I was ready, or had any questions. The one waitress that was working was too busy flirting with the guy behind the counter telling him about her whole life story. Uhhh...no one cares! Just take my damn order so I can leave. I stood up, menus in my hand, waiting for her to acknowledge me but she just walked past without a word. Thankfully an older man had just walked out and offered to take my order. Finally about 20 minutes later, the rude waitress brought over my order, then had me walk back to the register with my bags to pay. She told me my total but never asked how I was doing, never smiled or anything. I don't know what I did to deserve such horrible customer service. I had been in customer service for over 12 years and know that this is unacceptable. Customers come first. It's fine to conversate with coworkers as long as your customers are priority. The management needs to get some new waitresses in here that aren't so ghetto. Till then, I will not be coming back. read more

I love this place! The staff is very welcoming and the sushi is delicious and authentic. Take advantage of their weekly specials. They are a great deal and the staff is amazing! And don't forget to order the cold, unfiltered sake. You won't regret it! read more

Horrible service. The senior waitress whos been there from the begining usually wears a half up hald down hair style is bad enough to make us never want to go back. And if your willing to wait way to long for anything sure go. My husband and kids had dinner here last night after not going for awhile because of the service or lack their of but we wanted sushi so we thought hey maybe things changed...Haha nope it was worse. Upon arriving we asked the senior waitess if we could sit in the corner table (i have a 6 month old so i like to be out of the way in case hes fussy) and she literally walked away no response. I tried to make eye contact but she just ignored us. Luckily another young lady saw us and okayed us to sit. The food took just way too long and when this senior waitress would bring our food if we asked for anything like more iced tea or more gyoza sauce she said okay then never came back. Long bad experience short if you go hope you dont get the senior waitress and settle in cause your in for a wait. read more

Don't bother. It is absolutely the worst Japanese food I've ever had. Rubber chicken. Honestly I got a California roll one time at 7-11 and I was better than this place. read more

We waited 30 minutes to get a table, mind you there was a table empty table that was open for us to be seated. We waited another 30 minutes to be served. It took them too long to serve us and I will not be coming back anytime soon! We were never greeted nor did they apologize about the long wait. WORST SERVICE EVER! DO NOT RECOMMEND COMING HERE!!! read more

the food is good but the service has always been bad. the older female waitress is rude and unfriendly. i use to go the the sushi bar to bypass the rude waitress but now the guys behind the bar are rude too. i go to sushi garden now just across the street ---- the food & service is great !!!! read more

It took ages, but I talked my hubby and son into going to dinner here...he gets nervous around new sushi places. One word - Wonderful! The attentiveness of the staff was great and the food fresh and delicious! I ordered the Redhead roll - yum...starts off sweet and mild then a burst of hot spiciness from the spicy tuna...couldn't have been better - perfectly cut to fit in your mouth, fresh and overall yummy...10 points for that one! I can't wait to go back and try another roll. My husband had the spicy popcorn chicken, and aside from turning bright red and drinking a lot of soda, he was a very happy man...he's hard to please at sushi places (i know, he didn't eat the sushi, but is planning on heading over for lunch in a day or two for the unagi...). Very spicy and fresh; he gave it a thumbs up and was checking out the hours on the window to plan his next visit. My son had the beef teriyaki bento box - wow, that was a lot of food! And the waitress said it was smaller than the dinner portion. He wasn't able to clean his plate, but said it got a thumbs up as well. We can't wait to go back, the food was fresh and overall very tasty, the staff never let our drinks get empty and were attentive without being annoying, and seemed in a great mood the whole time. I think we have a new favorite, which is great, 'cause it's close to home. read more

My husband and I are new to Modesto.We moved from the Bay area. We love Japanese food, always on the look out for great restaurants. We were on way to another restaurant, but we were so hungry we stopped here instead, so glad we did! Excellent food! It was after the lunch rush so it was empty. The waitress was friendly, but actually forgot about us, but we will forgive her because her turn around was quick and the food was wonderful!! We both had the bento boxes, I had salmon, my husband had the chicken. We recommend Umi Sushi! Great food and affordable! read more

Went there last night with my wife. Normally we go to Sushi Garden right across the street, but due to the construction on Sylvan avenue it was to much of a headache so we stopped here on a whim. Greatest choice!!!! The place was awesome!!!! Great decor, food was great and service was excellent. We were immediatley seated and provided beverages and edimame. The place was not a packed house but by no means dead. We had three different waitresses plus the owner check on us atleast once in a very non-overbearing or pushy manner. Our food (I had two rolls and some nigiri the wife had a bento box with teryiaki chicken) was made and served promptly and was outstanding!!! They have a huge selection of rolls and non sushi items for those that don't enjoy it. This is without a doubt our new go to Sushi joint in the modesto area!!! read more

Best sushi ever! Went there for lunch and they had just closed, they called us in and served us anyway.

Great Rolls, great service yummmmm!!!!! the employees are nice!!!!

Me and my girlfriend drove by this spot, wee decided to check it out. Nota bad sushi place at all. If you're looking for your first sushi experience, this would not be a bad choice! read more

Good sushi, very, very bad service. We went on a Saturday night and were surprised to see only 2 other tables. We tried Umi because Osaka was full, nowhere to park, and we were hungry! The menu was overwhelming. The photos were great, but there had to be 100 different rolls to choose from. Everyone we interacted with was friendly, but they just seemed like they didn't know what they were doing. Our server was a young male, and he was nice and spoke clear English. We told him we needed more time before deciding. Within 20 seconds a woman who did not speak very clear English asked us if we were ready to order. We declined. About one minute later while we were all clearly staring at the menus, the same girl came back and stood directly behind me with her pen to her notepad and asked me what I wanted. So, not knowing what to get, I ordered. All of our food was brought to us, and the server, a different slightly older woman who didn't speak clear English, had no idea what any of the rolls were. She brought 2 rolls on one plate. One roll was my friend's boyfriend's roll, and one was mine. We weren't sitting next to each other, and we explained to her that one was his and one was mine. She said, "Okay." and walked away. I had to laugh! Then after bringing several rolls and all of us trying to guess the ingredients so we knew who it belonged to (as we all ordered our own rolls instead of sharing --- we're greedy that way). The servers had no idea what they were bringing us. It was fun at first, but then a little frustrating. After we got it all figured out, we realized my friend had not gotten one of her rolls. The young male server came back and we asked him about it and he said he was sure they were just working on it. After a minute the younger woman came back and said it wasn't on our order and asked if she still wanted it. My friend said yes, and 3-5 minutes later it was brought to us. Now, on to the food. It was delicious! We have all had Osaka, which I rather enjoy and they are very consistent. But these rolls were so yummy. The Las Vegas roll in particular was so delicious. And huge! The prices for what you get are great. I will say, though, the crab in the California rolls at Umi vs the crab in the Cali rolls at Osaka... Umi tastes like the imitation crab from Winco mixed with cheap mayo. Osaka, I understand is still imitation, but it didn't taste so cheap. All of that being said, I would definitely order Umi to go (double check your rolls before you leave to make sure they're correct and you got them all!) because the prices are great and the food is good. But I wouldn't dine-in, and certainly not with company I was trying to impress. ALTHOUGH, this may be a great first date test! Take them to Umi and see if they really do have a sense of humor or if they're going to be uptight and rude to the servers. You're welcome. read more

This place is straight BANGIN'. You walk in, they excitedly greet you in Japanese, then seat you. Service was fast and helpful, although we went kinda late and it was pretty empty. The waitress was friendly and personable. The food came out quickly and more importantly was delicious. Their 2en1 roll (which is basically a California roll with friend chicken on top) was a great roll for someone who hasn't had much sushi before and isn't quite ready to plunge into Uni or Nigiri. I can't wait to go back and try their $1 sake bombs either. Highly recommend this spot to anyone. read more

Didnt really like it had 3 different sushi rolls n the teriyaki box and was truly disappointed the food had no flavor.

This place has probably my favorite sushi in town and it's very inexpensive. The waitresses are all so nice, and there's such a huge selection read more

Umis sushi is fabulous!!!! Me and my sister go there about once a week!!! Fresh sashimi, great service and everyone is so friendly...I have to say that I think you Umis sushi is the best sushi place in town!!!! read more