Umami Ballard

6421 15th Ave NW B, Seattle
(206) 402-5040

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i got a poke bowl with the poke salmon, tuna, and crab salad and literally could not stop throwing up after eating it, it gave me horrible food poisoning. do not buy food (or at least the poke) from this place.

Lyra Dresden

Hot cheeto mozzarella corn dog tastes like nail polish.

Amos III

The man in the kitchen is cooking and touching everything with NO GLOVES, Ive been in here for 20 minutes now and haven’t seen him wash his hands once. DISGUSTING business and it needs to be inspected ASAP

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This place is solid for what it is. They have an interesting selection of Japanese inspired poke bowls & and Ramen (which I haven’t had and can’t attest to the quality of) but their menu is pretty good and there’s a diverse set of food items you can engage with.
The one individual that I always see working in there is a very nice person.

Emilie Cuevas

They have everything. Poke, sushi burritos, bobas, taiyaki, Korean corn dogs, and more. So yummy.

Dan McClung

Just terrible food. We ordered ramen and poke, all of it was inedible. Stale ingredients that had been premade sitting in the fridge all day. The person working there was very nice, but the manager refused any help or refund. Stay away for dinner, maybe earlier in the day is better.

Oxana Sakagami

It's just incredible how all of the ingredients (both fish and side dishes) tasted and looked NOT fresh. Crab salad tasted like it was rotten. Fish was dry, chewy, smelly, looked much darker than normal, and omg it tasted unsafely bad, like if it had been in the fridge for a while. I've never tried anything worse than this. I spent $30 per poke bowl and I couldn't eat it.
The staff was nice about that, though. I showed them that I was about to throw away the full bowl of poke that I couldn't have eaten, and they issued a full refund. I guess the service is nice.
Maybe I just got very unlucky, but still very sad 😔

Halynn Blanchard

For a quick on-the-go roll, it’s great! Love the sushi burritos. Will try mochi donuts soon.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Anja O.

I got the Shoyu ramen with pork, and a black tea bubble tea. Both items are very obviously catering to the local Highschool crowd, in that they are almost aggressively in-offensive. I would say the main flavor for the ramen was “salt” and the bubble tea being “water”. Bubble tea definitely tastes like it’s been made from powder. The staff were very nice, and the take out was quick and easy. If you want Ramen and Bubble tea that taste like they were made from items at a convenience store, this may be the place for you!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 5

Tali Shlafer

Really disappointing sushirito that collapsed almost immediately.

Food: 1

Aaron & Amanda May

We absolutely enjoyed our meal! Good-sized portions, delicious ramen broths, generous amount of ingredients in ramen and poke bowl. We also got a Mango bubble tea and Mango smoothie with boba—the boba had the perfect chewiness! If we lived here we would definitely be frequenting Umami often!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Traditional Tonkotsu Ramen, Ramen, Poke, Spicy Miso & Shrimp Tempura

off grid

Food: Very tasty soup, seafood was good enough.

Service: Should be a person front of house at all times. There was not and i had to wait for about 10 minutes before one reappeared. Only after i summoned them.

The Atmosphere: From an energetic perspective the place had somewhat of a somber aura. The choice of music really did not help.

Over all pretty good spot to order take out i dont think i will dine in again. The prices are a bit steep too in my opinion but hey it not my business and im not in the restaurant business. All im saying is there shouldnt be an $add-on for having spicy soup instead of plain.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 3

Alondra Castaña

Took way too long to deliver food!!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Cadence Walker

clean, staff are always kind and do their best to make it a good experience, food is always beyond good. The boba is yummy and is a hit in our household ❤️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Edamame, Broth, Ramen, Poke

G Spangler

I added the garlic to my ramen and it was full of clove skins. So everything that it got stuck to was inedible and I had to throw a good bit of it out :( very poor quality ingredient handling

Food: 2

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Ramen

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