Umi Hand Roll Bar

Great food, fast service, but I'm knocking off a star because their ordering kiosk at the restaurant charges you more than using door dash for in store pick up. I debated using Door Dash for a takeout order, but thought it would be cheaper to order at the restaurant. I was very surprised to find that was not the case. However, their food was great. Maybe the best tempura roll I've had. Hand rolls were large and delicious.

My friend and I came into Sofa Market looking for a bite to eat. I was in the mood for sushi, so I gravitated towards Umi Hand Roll Bar. I ordered the salmon belly carpaccio. I thought it was interesting and usual to market sushi (essentially a chirashi bowl) with an Italian term - but it certainly is unique. The salmon was fresh and paired well with the bountiful side ingredients, like avocado. The rice, however, was a bit underwhelming and stale. Overall, you get quite a bit of food for rock-bottom prices at Umi Hand Roll Bar. This is definitely a place I'd recommend if you're looking for cheap and quick sushi.

Located in a food hall. No frills, casual dining with indoor and outdoor seating. Convenient and great place to stop by for a quick bite right before watching an opera at the California Theatre. Very quick walk around the corner from the opera house.Staff are friendly. Ordering done by kiosk. Decent selection of items.

Umi Hand Roll Bar is located in a semi-secluded area that in my opinion can get glossed over in favor of some of the better known places in the Downtown Area, but I'm glad to have discovered it unintentionally while deciding to check out a new drink place my sister had told me about.You order through one of two kiosks, then wait for a text message for your order. Since I was with a friend, we decided to get California Rolls alongside a salmon and tuna hand roll, since we assumed that this was their speciality. I had also gotten a strawberry cake to share with my friend, but they had apparently ran out so I had to get a mango cheesecake instead (the kiosk said that they had it for some reason, but I suppose they hadn't updated it yet). My friend was also feeling hungry afterwards, so we decided to add Alaskan Rolls to it. The Salmon and Tuna rolls were alright. Both of them come with instructions of how to unwrap it, which was pretty helpful for someone who hadn't had a hand roll before. I also enjoyed the savory flavor of the California and Alaskan rolls, with the Alaskan roll having a more subtle flavor compared to the California.The mango cheesecake surpassed my expectations. I could see bits of mango inside, and my mom, who has a strong distaste for artificial flavors, said that it tasted like natural mango. Unfortunately I don't have a photo, and the mango cheesecake was a little small.I'm not sure if this is a place that I would return to, as there were a lot of unique places in that same area that I normally don't try and I think it'll be better to get to one of those first. But overall, it was a pleasant experience.

Good hand rolls but the plastic kinda kills it because ya girl was struggling getting it off. I lowkey wished the plastic was edible, that would've been fun. Flavor wise everything was great, the salmon was very fresh, the tempura - my daughter loved, the tomago was delicious as well.Overall everything was good, I would definitely order from here again.

I can't rate this place higher than two stars because they're so hit or miss and they definitely skimp if you're ordering delivery. I've had a few good meals here but I've also had more than a few where the fish didn't taste fresh or quite right. They also ALWAYS skimp on the more expensive items so what you're getting won't be matching the photos, at least if you're ordering delivery. I'd go elsewhere.

I loved: $15 Umi handroll I liked:$7 Truffle salmon skin handroll $14 Uni hand roll $9 Salmon belly roll These were ok:$14 Dragon roll $15 Lion King roll $4 Matcha cheesecake Loved the namesake hand roll but $15 dollars is very expensive. Salmon skin is hit or miss. It's got strong flavor and good crunch but you can scrape your mouth and have a bad time. We also had 2 and one was excellent and the other was very dry. Skip the rolls. I'd say they're below avg even if they look like #goodeats Fine if you're already in downtown San Jose but for this price I'd rather just go to Rantei.Service was fine, we had a big order but everything came out at a reasonable time. This place is located in a food court so there's plenty of seats and the tables were relatively clean.

My sister wanted to come here as we were craving sushi and settled for their hand roll. You order from a self-touch kiosk, no human action (thanks silicon valley). We got a few of their rolls, but come to find out after placing the order and picking up majority of our food that they didn't even have uni available.If that was so, we wouldn't have ordered initially, LOL.rolls were okay, flavor was expected but nothing out of the ordinary.would I come back? probably not out of my way for this lolfood wasn't horrible, but not HELLAAAA good just fueled our hunger for the time being.Oh yeah, ambiance? in a food court with other food joints, but low-key limited parking if you were to come by during lunch rushes? we came on a midday on Wednesday

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.

Alright, I get it. There's a big event nearby and doesn't help that it's one rampant with weebs, that would definitely make this place super busy and fisted. With that in mind, I made sure to put in my mobile pick up order way in advanced, took my leisurely time walking over there, then used that time to scope out the rest of the market, before returning back to Umi Hand Roll bar to pick up my order. I delayed it so that I would be over my estimated wait time, thinking that my order would be ready. Unfortunately it wasn't and when I asked, how long it would take, I was told 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, I asked again and was told 10 minutes, AGAIN. At that point I just stopped asking and waited for my order, which took another 15 - 20 minutes. Overall this order took almost an hour after the initial wait time and it was a tad frustrating to see others who obviously got there after me in person order off the kiosk, much more complicated, bigger orders get their food before me. But I digress moving forward to the actual review. I got the: 1) Santa Barbara Uni, Salmon Belly, and Ikura Don: -I guess it makes sense that this takes a bit longer only since it's not a roll and a bit more of a "special" menu item. But it's honestly just a rice bowl with those proteins on top. -An alright amount of uni and decent amount of salmon belly and ikura. Tastes nice and fresh. Not a huge portion but not super small either. -Rice was a bit harder and dryer than I would have liked but I guess it was just scooped from the bottom of the cooker. 2) Green Tea Cheesecake:-This was already boxed and in their fridge. Just saw them pull it out and package it for me, so it's definitely something that you yourself can get from a market. -It's not bad though, not too sweet and strong matcha flavor. My order also came with a side of miso soup and I ordered a bottle of green tea as well. My big L for thinking that mobile ordering ahead of time would save me some of the wait, but nah. The fact that this cost almost more than $40 sucked for me, but it is what is. Don't think I'll be back any time soon or even for Fanime.