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| - I took my boyfriend to get the Omakase dinner at Umi as a Christmas present - it seems like the best location to go for a special occasion, something really memorable.
We made a reservation for a Saturday evening, and got a little dressed up - with the dim lighting and sleek decor, it's fun to wear something here besides regular ol' jeans. The host was very friendly, taking our coats when we arrived, and our server was equally gracious. Umi is a place with truly skilled service, one of the few places I've eaten in town with utterly professional staff. They are knowledgeable and skillful, and they added tremendously to our dining experience.
The Omakase dinner is pricey, I think around $85 per person for seven courses and dessert, which is what we got. The eleven-course meal, at around $130, just seemed like too much for our first try at this. Alas, time has passed since our meal and I failed to write the courses down anyway, but here's the general scoop: Most of the seven courses were prepared raw. I'd say five out of seven. There were 3-4 sashimi courses - just raw, unspeakably fresh fish dressed delicately in various sauces and flavorings. One course was gently fried tempura rock shrimp, another was cooked - I want to say black cod, but the rest were sashimi or sushi, appearing incredibly simple but tasting complex. We took our server's recommendation for sake - it was pricey, but floral and delicious.
My boyfriend raved about the meal as each course came and went - we both had a wonderful experience. I will give it five stars, but I hesitate only because it was such a pricey experience. I have no doubt that the fish was impeccably fresh and certainly worth paying for, but the bill for two of us was well over $200 including the sake. And the food, while excellent, was extremely light and delicate. Now I'm not a big fan of being stuffed to capacity, but with an $85 meal, I hoped to have a little bit more food. I was also hoping to have a little more variety - perhaps this was my ignorance, but I was surprised that 4 of the courses were sashimi - just four thin, amazing pieces of fish on a plate. They were all wonderful - but it was a lot of sashimi. I was hoping for something more substantial, more bold, perhaps?
But that doesn't change the fact that every bite of food we did have was of impeccable quality. I'd recommend omakase only to those who are celebrating a special occasion, love raw fish, and are willing to pay over $100 per person for food and drink. I think in the future, I'd come back and just order a variety of sashimi and maki. And Umi was a class act, from start to finish, with outstanding service and chefs who are clearly passionate about their product.
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