Over-all experience I would rate 3.5~
Called ahead to see if Goyemon had a wait and they did so we ended up at Umiya~
I didn't know it was Korean owned until the server started speaking to us in Korean haha awesome~ The place is a nice size, looks modern & is clean with a few flat screens and k pop music playing in the backround.. reminds me of the Korean bars in LA with their wooden tables (some people might not like the bench seating but at least you're not forced to share a table with strangers..) but they also have a few regular tables towards the back..
Our server was friendly and fast..
We both did the AYCE dinner ($26.96)
and started off with:
-tuna poke salad (1/pp)- good chunks of tuna, nice marinade and not too much salad
-seared salmon salad (1/pp)- I liked the salmon quality and it came on a bed of greens & daikon
-salmon skin salad- I wish the salmon skin was crispier
-raw oyster (2pieces/pp)- wasn't the best quality but better than Hikari's
-seared tuna sashimi with AJ sauce (2pieces/pp)- good quality I liked the sauce it was creamy & tangy
-agedashi tofu- yummy
-softshell crab- these were HUGE
-monkey brain- spicy tuna stuffed avocado.. it's deep-fried but doesn't mention that on the menu
-grilled yellowtail- was kind of dry and they were out of salmon & yellowtail collar
Then we got assorted nigiri:
-quality- ok...it's not that it was bad but the fish quality was just not all there for me.. Some things like the ikura tasted SUPER fishy and the coloring on some of the fish like the tuna was dull and not appetizing.. Also they charge extra for quail egg and soy paper even when you do AYCE.. They don't have fresh scallops on the menu :( What I did LOVE was their fish to rice ratio.. they give you very little rice.. YAY ;]]]
I also noticed some things we ordered never made it to the table like baby octopus skewers, pork belly, fried shrimp heads.. So there must have been some miscommunication with the kitchen..
Like I said over-all experience was a 3.5... I think I will come back for a lunch bento box or back if they did some Happy Hour prices on their apps and rolls but maybe not for AYCE.. well not until they step up their fish quality game haha ~
HOT TIP: ask about their drink specials.. it seems they always have some sort of promotion going on!