Umi Sushi
“The bigeye tuna was nice too, with a garlic chip giving a cruncy texture without adding tempura flakes.”
“I also love their rock shrimp, fried rice, and wasabi shumai.”
“Service was great, the food was a bit expensive but since it's BYOB, it definitely evened out.”
Umi Sushi
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
4 reviews
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Had dinner there last night and as usual most things were fairly decent. The server messed up my order and brought me two serving of uni, in addition to my order, which I didn't ask for and forgot my anago. No big deal, I like uni so I said he could leave it but bring my anago as well.
After I tasted the uni, I noticed a very bitter taste in my mouth. Perhaps the uni had gone bad but my wife, who also had it, said it was probably the shiso leaf that was incorporated into the sushi. Shiso!
Why would anyone put a bitter herb like shiso (which I love in other dishes) with uni? Uni is so oceany, a bit briney, creamy and smooth. It's perfect in its raw state and really shouldn't be bothered with more ingredients. If you want to jazz it up a bit, one has to be careful to ensure that to maintain the integrity of the flavor profile that makes it so unique. Putting a raw shiso leaf counters, in a bad way, the flavor of this awesome product. Generally, I see shiso used in cold noodle dishes or as garnish for sushi but never IN the sushi itself. It was off putting, to say the least.
My maguro slices were also quite thin, thinnest piece of tuna I've ever seen in a sushi restaurant. The anago was also a bit slim too.
Well, pretty disappointed. Wish the waiter was more proactive and suggested that he bring me another order, particularly since I didn't order it in the first place and he still charged me even after I expressed my hug disappointment with it. Perhaps I should have asked for a new order but decided just to finish my meal and get out of there. I was tired and it was the end of a long day. Didn't need more debating. So sad since I've regarded Umi as one of the better sushi places in the area. Still a decent place, nothing was SO bad that it merits a downgrade.
I just wish that more restaurants paid attention to these details. Customers WILL PAY for true quality, don't see why so many restauranteurs (mostly suburban) don't get this. Quality doesn't have to be relegated only to expensive places using only prime ingredients. There's plenty of awesomeness I've discovered in food trucks and diners. Well, I guess my search goes on.
Am I glad we gave this sushi joint in downtown Millburn the chance to impress on our recent theatre outing. Candidly, my husband and I haven't been wowed by any of the local Japanese restaurants after living in the area for so many years…and we have tried many and repeatedly gone back to some hoping for more consistency.
But alas, we often venture to the city for the freshest sashimi and creative Asian dishes we often crave. Perhaps Umi will change our minds and our dining destination! First, the service is on point. Servers are thoughtful, polite, attentive but not overbearing and spot on in terms of recommendations.
We started with the yellowtail Serrano pepper appetizer which was thinly sliced, tender and lightly dressed with a ponzu sauce and topped with the green chili pepper. Scrumptious! We enjoyed the specials including a live scallop sashimi, blue shrimp and a rolled named after one of the sushi chefs (name escapes me) the ratio of rice to filling in the roll was nice and the eight pieces were sufficient in size and nicely presented on the plate. We also enjoyed some pieces of tuna, kanpachi, and King white salmon-also a special that night. They gave us lots of extra ginger as requested too. They really pay attention to detail and presentation and the curly Q three colored radish spaghetti style adorned each plate beautifully.
We had plenty of time to relax in the quiet simply decorated digs before the dinner rush and made our show down the street at the Papermill in plenty of time. Like most dining establishments in Millburn, this place is also BYO which we enjoy. If I had one small comment it would be about the value proposition. Specials are priced accordingly and are more typical of NYC both in price and portion size. So while the quality is spectacular, the bill can climb quickly and you might not feel like you ate or ordered a lot given the $$$!
Since we value quality over quantity especially when it comes to sashimi, we will certainly be back. I might even give the take out a shot, which is generally a no no in my book for sushi! Thanks Umi.
Pretty tasty and fresh sushi. Nice decor and it's BYOB. Very reasonable pricing.
The only CON was the service..all the waitresses and waiters were nice enough but I felt very rushed while eating. They want you out quick which is pretty annoying. Would re-think going back for this reason.
Nice that they are open til 11 on weekends! Perfect for a quick bite rolling back in town on Saturday. The place is small, intimate I guess you could say. Standard sushi joint, with some contemporary accents, like the rotating ceiling fan fans (traditional ceiling fans with small fans mounted on the ends too). Staff was friendly. Waitress got my order slightly wrong but it was OK (yellowtail instead of spicy). The eel avocado roll was very good. The yellowtail handroll was a bit on the small side and rolled in a tube rather than a cone, but tasty enough, and not too many scallions (I hate onions). They also deliver, which is good. It seems pricey for the portions though.