03/06/09

Atmosphere! Great Sushi

by Bn2bwld

I recently went to Umami on a busy thursday night. Was very impressed with the reservation system. I placed my reservation online they confirmed with an email and called me the day of the event. Umami is set right off Union Street in the heart of the marina. The hostess knew exactly who I was and quickly took my date and I to our table. The service was prompt; the food was terrific. I asked the server to surprise me with two rolls and was amazed with the selections. To sum Umami up it is a wonderful place for a date and serves great sushi.

• Pros: Original Rolls Great Service
• Cons: None

11/21/08

food was amazing!

by ChrisPan

went there a few months ago on a Saturday night - the food was amazing! good atmosphere also.......................................................

• Pros: amazing food, good atmosphere
• Cons: none

11/15/07

Lovely Experience

by jjaeger

I truly enjoyed every aspect of Umami. I was a bit skeptical about going to the marina but you know what this place took that skeptasism away. Food, Service, Ambiance all 5 stars in my book.

When you go try the faded crane cocktail....WOW it was so good.

• Pros: Everything

10/20/07

Something Made Me Really Sick!

by likeasunrise

Shortly after we ate at Umami, I started feeling tired and a little nauseated. 40 mins later, I had my head sticking out of the car door. I threw up every 20 mins from 10 pm until 4 am. My stomach pains also kept me up until 6 am. I won't go into what other symptoms I had. Anyways, it was hell. What did I order? Sprite, Yamato Roll, Edamame, Spider Roll, Spicy Ahi Roll, and Unagi and Cucumber Roll. Everything tasted good, except the Edamame. It was super chilled and tasted too undercooked. I did not eat everything, just in case you were wondering. I ate a few bites of all the sushi rolls and about 30 edamame. The atmosphere was very trendy, dark, and loud from lots of people talking. The service was decent, but our waitress, Mariko (printed name on receipt), poured water into my Sprite glass, and also rang my Sprite up as Coke, which was what my co-worker had. Our waitress boxed up our leftovers but did not put any condiments in the bags. I asked for wasabi, ginger, soy sauce, and chopsticks three different times before she finally gave me everything. All the leftovers went to waste because I didn't want to take the chance of getting sick again. It took me two whole days to feel better. And now, three days later, I am finally almost back to my normal health. Would I eat at Umami again? I am scared to go back. But I guess, you can get sick from eating at lots of places, not only at this restaurant.

• Pros: Decor
• Cons: Unsafe food, not so good service, and parking.

09/26/07

Very disappointed

by kas115

I took friends from out of town a few weeks ago. On a Friday night, they sat 16 of us at 9:30 (our reservation time). Fifteen minutes after we sat down, our waitress came by to tell us that the kitchen was closing and so we needed to do all of our ordering. We orderded a lot more sushi, but then she came back 10 minute later to tell us that they'd run out of RICE! Our only option was to order $20+ dinner entrees (or more apps that we'd already done). They shouldn't sit large parties at that hour if they're not willing to feed them, or they should at least warn you when you sit to start ordering. The little sushi that we ate was fine, but most of us left hungry. It was a very disappointing experience.

• Pros: food, atmosphere
• Cons: service

07/03/07

Best Japanese, Best Sushi @ Umami.

by bingo99

WOW, this place nocked my socks off. I went in expecting another average asian marina spot, and got one of the most outstanding dining experiences ever. Sushi was right on, all the small plates rocked. Service and interior could not have been better. I can't wait to go back.

05/16/07

Great Food and Drinks

by jimmydavis

I grew up in San Francisco and I've been coming to this location since I was a kid (it was a Japanese restaurant forever) and I have to admit I was a little bummed when I found out ownership was changing hands. Since this place opened late last year I have visited a handful of times to either have a sit down dinner with some friends or to grab a quick bite and a beer at the bar. I have to admit, for someone that went in there ready to pick it apart, this new ownership group has done an outstanding job. They made all the right changes to the decor and the menu (which started out very good) has steadily improved with time. I went down last Saturday night around 11pm to grab a drink and the bar was packed! It was a great crowd, super friendly and fun to hang out with. After talking to a manager I found out they opened up the downstairs bar space in the hopes of fostering a fun, hip, late night bar scene on the weekends. Well if its for dinner or for weekend drinking and socializing, Umami has won me over and I'll be going back for many nights to come.

02/17/07

LOVE IT

by jweff

LOVE LOVE LOVE IT. THIS RESTAURANT WAS BADLY NEEDED EVERTHING WAS FANTASTIC. Go here support young business people with a heart for great business

• Pros: everything

02/14/07

Great Enviroment! Great Food!

by catmontes

**FIRST TIME THERE AND HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE**

So I had dinner there last night with my good friend. The atmosphere was awesome and the employees were great, very friendly. Love the entire decor of the restaurant very comforting and romantic. Seating areas are kind of tight upstairs, but it?ll work. Downstairs, they have a cute bar and sushi area with table seating too. Food ? Black Cod, Shaking Filet and Papaya Salad ? Highly recommended. The Cod melted in your mouth, Filet was very tasty and tender and the Salad was great and left a fresh feel in your mouth. Reservations are highly recommended because they fill up fast, they were really busy even for a Tuesday night.

02/02/07

Great Food and atmosphere

by lesley77

YUM! More places should follow this lead. Really good food, great ambience and for the most part, good service.

It was a Wednesday night and no reservations. We walked in and were nicely greeted by the hostess, then walked over to a bar side table and must have turned invisible as the bar staff completely ignored us.Their was a nice group of folks but not crowded or that busy.

After sitting there a good fifteen minutes a waiter came over.. He was great so as far as his service goes no problems. The food was great and the place is cool. The only thing I would suggest is for the bartenders to at LEAST acknowledge when people come in and sit down in the bar area. That was just rude.

• Pros: Great Food, cool place
• Cons: bartenders might ignore you