Umi Hand Roll Bar

387 S 1st St, San Jose
(408) 753-9496

Recent Reviews

Michelle Colucci

I have been here like 8 timesOver the past few years it’s always super good. Today Michelle made the most bomb Lion King roll I walked back in and ordered a second one for tomorrow lol .

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Selina Du

i loved the location of the restaurant! it's close enough to my school and a convenient spot with a bunch of other cool food spots too. the service was quick and they were super nice. the handrolls also tasted delicious, especially the tempura and unagi. would go

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Manny A

Got some good sushi.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sushi, Uni Hand Roll

Ralph

Had the 49er Roll Delicious kitchen looked clean ladies got our order out fast thank You.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: California Roll, Sushi, Salmon Belly

Emily Munday

Came in at 7:15pm and they told me they were closed despite listed times saying 8pm.

Service: 1

Olivia

The fish is not fresh, especially the uni. There is not enough foot traffic and only one staff member.

Wendy T.

It's so hard to take off the plastic for the handroll. Found some boney crab shell on the crab roll. Not enough sauce or spice on the rolls. Son liked the lion king roll tho. The seared salmon nigiri was small

Sarah Shaikh

Inside of Sofa Market. This is a good option for lunch and i like their lunch special. Overall handrolls were good, nice fresh pieces of fish, but i do feel like they are generally pricey for what it is but as is everything in sofa market. Salmon handroll was my

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Tuna Hand Roll, Salmon Belly

Yvon D.

This is my absolute go-to for hand rolls! The fish is fresh and delicious, with the perfect amount of rice ratio. The dishes are always packed with ingredients and flavor. Even with DoorDash, the order is delivers fresh and tasty. The truffle salmon skin hand roll, salmon belly hand roll & uni hand roll are my go-tos & MUST TRY! The uni is so fresh, it practically melts in your mouth. I recommend this place to anyone looking for a fresh, speedy, and convenient hand roll & sushi stop! Definitely 5 stars, no hesitation.

Elena H.

Definitely not worth it. The hand rolls are small and pretty tasteless.We got the salmon belly, lobster, spicy hamachi. The plastic wrapper was super annoying to take off, and the tiny hand rolls were so bland that all the effort was not worth it at all.It ended up being like $30 for literally 5 bites of food after 5 min of struggling with the wrappers. I would much rather go to an actual restaurant

Chris W.

Located in sofa market on the left hand side immediately when you walk in.This place sounded good but I was hesitant to try it. Upon better judgement I ended up ordering a crunchy roll and California rolls to try. Unfortunately the crunchy roll tasted fishy and not like shrimp at all. I ended up only finishing the California roll which tasted fine.

Kimmy P.

Came here on a Thursday around 5, you order at the kiosk and they call your name for pick so really there isn't any interaction with the employees. Extremely slow.. I'm the only customer but it took 30 min to get my food (5 handrolls + edamame). By the time I got my food the seaweed was soggy. I felt like it was SUPER skimp compared to when I had them door-dashed, why is that? Maybe I'll just stick to getting my food door-dashed instead of dining in so I can get my moneys worth. I do like the concept of it being inside a food court. But other than that idkkkk about this place.

AJ J.

The saving grace of this place is that the food is actually pretty good. Unfortunately the service is so slow that it makes it unbearable. I've been twice now and have felt that not only is this place fairly pricey, but it's just not worth the wait. I ordered 3 rolls and waited about 45 minutes for them to be ready. To be fair, the girl was working by herself and tried her best but honestly this falls back in management. Either train your staff to handle orders solo or always have 2 people working in order to keep up. The style of dining at the sofa market is supposed to be quick bites and it really isn't smart to have just one person making food for a whole restaurant.

OMAR TILLAWI

It’s more like look how much we’re gay rather than good food. Service is good but

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 4

Emmeline W.

Slowest service ever :( I don't think I've ever waited more than 15 mins for a hand roll place. This place took 45 mins for 3 dishes... There was a whole ass crowd waiting for their food while the 3 girls behind the counter were taking their time to gossip. PLS............ On top of that, the plastic wrap to keep the rolls fresh makes the process even slower. I would def make sure you're not in a rush or impatient if you come here.Umi is in the SoFa Market food hall. Plenty of communal seating throughout the building. You order on one of the three kiosks on the wall.TRUFFLE SALMON: Not much truffle flavor, but the salmon is tender and fresh. Great portions of rice and filling. The rice is cooled and perfectly sour.CALIFORNIA: Pretty much what you expect-- Cali roll in temaki form.SALMON BELLY: Soooo good. Fresh and QQ!Since we ordered to-go, each roll was wrapped intricately with tear-apart plastic that keeps the ingredients from getting soggy on the seaweed. Kind of like the to-go onigiri you see in Japanese convenience stores. The fish is really good, but IMO their staff need training :-( I know it sucks to work on a weekday afternoon but like... Dude................ 45 mins??

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