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| - My friend and I went there last night and it was so good I can't stop thinking about it. Even if I could stop thinking about that dinner, I'll be reminded of it every time I check my bank account balance because Umi must be the Japanese word for "you think you can afford this, but you cannot."
I will absolutely dine at Umi again.
I wish I'd ordered the Omakase, which is $85 but provides a sampling of everything and from the other reviews here it looks like a lot of people recommend it. I advise ordering the Omakase because while $85 seems pricey, you're bil is going to be close that anyway.
I know I keep talking about money and it makes me sound like a peasant, but having abject sticker shock at the end of any dining experience is never fun.
It was, however, worth it. My friend and I ordered a bunch of different things and everything was EXCELLENT!
We had:
vegetable tempura
miso soup
white tuna sashimi which basically melts in your mouth
tuna tataki
salmon with mushroom sashimi
sawara w garlic ponzu which was good but we found the garlic a little overwhelming
california rolls
tuna and cucumber rolls
spicy tuna rolls
at least 4 carafs of sake
I highly recommend this place, this would be a good place to go on a date if you aren't paying or if you are traveling with a corporate credit card.
MAKE RESERVATIONS. We were there on a Wednesday and the guy who answered the phone to take my reservation acted like he was doing me a favor to fit me in. It was a little crowded, but we were able to sit at a tatami table.
Pro tip: Wear pants. A family w kids sat at the tatami table across from us and it was a bitch to get out of the tatami table while wearing a maxi dress without flashing everyone. Which is impressive since it was a long skirt.
In summary: Go to Umi, but only if you aren't paying. Trust your servers recommendations, and get the Salmon & Mushroom sashimi
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