Umami

We were headed to Kanki and decided to visit Umami instead. The main reason was to avoid the hustle and bustle of Crabtree Mall parking. It was a great choice for my birthday dinner. The wait was short, the service was good and the food was flavorful. I will be returning to try some additional menu items. But the NC State and Eel and cucumber sushi rolls were delicious. We also had the Sunami entree. Everything was prepared to our liking. The ambience is great for celebrations and girls/guys night out. You can even do a first date here if you don't want to be overly intimate and forced to talk to just one person. Others will be at the table with you. LOL!Another plus is that they offer Sapporo beer!Happy eating!

Great experience at the restaurant! Headed for a birthday and the child deemed it better than Christmas! He said it's a sensory overload in a good way. Our chef was on top of it all and had a great demeanor. The food was delish and the sushi top notch! We will be back!!!

We were looking for a place to have dinner for a birthday but we didn't want the celebration part...we opted for hibachi. We were seated fairly quickly with another family and a server came to our table to get drink and appetizer orders while we looked over the menu. They have your standard hibachi items and I did appreciate them telling you the prices of sharing, adding additional meats, etc.We did order an appetizer and it never came. Which is ok (I think I paid for it as well and was in such a food coma that I just didn't even realize it until we left) There is a lot of food, I had the couples meal with my husband and I could barely eat half of it. They apparently know this because they bring boxes for you to take the leftovers home.The service was good, not too much fanfare as the schtick is pretty much the same at every hibachi place. I will say they might need more humidifiers because the floor is slick with what I assume is oil from all the cooking.

Im not sure why it took me so long to write a review for them but this is by far THE BEST HIBACHI IN RALEIGH! I have been here numerous times and it's consistently delicious! It doesn't matter what you get it's fresh and delicious! Today we tried the crab wonton (wonton Umami) it was crisp and flavorful! If you are craving hibachi this is the only place to go!

Flight got in earlier today, through I would grab a dinner at the nearby briar creek shopping area. Stopped by at umami, was promptly seated and order was taken quickly. Main meal came out in a reasonable amount of time-- ribeye steak teriyaki with thin noodles, it's was sooooo delicious- this was really good hibachi. Only weird thing about the meal was the appetizer didn't come out until after my main course-- server apologized and said kitchen was backed up, no sir - that's bad organization of when to take out food or you forgot to put my appetizer in. I was literally getting ready for the check when the yakitori came out, I went ahead and had one skewer--- but the wonky service gave this place an overall mid feeling to it, despite the delicious main course.

We went to this place to celebrate my bestie's milestone birthday!!! She wanted to try this so we said why not make her happy on her birthday by going to this place... bad bad idea!!!!!Ambience is full with overcooked oil smell and I had to steam clean my dress and shoes that I wore. We waited more than 10 minutes to be seated despite advance booking ...and then the horror started.. the server was extremely rude and we could read her face expressions when we were asking questions regarding menu...Out of 5 three of us were vegeterians... even though the portions were big there was a tsunami of soy sauce in everything....Soup had beef broth so we did let it go and then she brought lattuce with a spoon full of ginger dressing and was serving us from the other side of table and literally throwing those bowls in front of us.. no chopsticks were offered ‍The chef was ok and trick of breaking the egg in air and onion volcano are too old now ... BORINGthat fire was too close to our faces and oil smell took away my appetite and I just waited for everyone to be done and get out in fresh air.. ONLY one option for vegetarians in the menu which is called 'vegetables soaked in soy sauce' .... we ordered vegetable tempura from appetizers and that was utterly oily ...Geisha lady who probably is an owner was only there to collect check and tip ....I have no idea why was she crowding on the already crowded tableThe only good thing about the place is that it has doors so you can run outside to breathe .. plus a cute kid who was in the random family sitting next to me for 5 of us we paid 180$ including tip .. Such a WASTE of our hard earned money and I will NEVER go back EVER Note to self: Find a better japanese place in raleigh to make it up to your taste buds

This place always has amazing food! Love the overall atmosphere as you can attend the hibachi grill with friends or groups or opt for a more intimate setting on the upper floor which has appropriate seating and a bar where you can view the food magically being created! One minute you're checking out sushi & the next you're salivating over a variety of heated dishes with great ranges...my only 'gripe' is that the dessert menu is rather limited. Other than that it'll continue to be one of my favorites!

I miss Fujisan. Umami is okay. It is fine. It is not amazing. Soup was the star - super flavorful. Salad was watery and ginger dressing had an off flavor. Fried rice only has egg and ours was over sauced with soy. "Vegetables" were the usual onions.zuchini and mushrroms. HEAVYon onions, very thin zuchini and very sparse on shrooms. No carrots at lunch. My jumbo shrimp was delicious but $4 upcharge for 5 shrimp had me shook. Scallops were cooked perfectly (not rubbery or overcooked) but chef was SUPER heavy on the sauce. Portions are smaller (but that is fine). I would not stay away but I will not be in a hurry to return. Service was fine.

We had a party of 10 at lunch time and we're seated right away. The service was good and staff were friendly. The portions were big and good was decent. The carrots were way too sweet though.

The food is delicious. The service is great. I only knew about Kanki. But now I have umami. I ate the hibachi and the sushi. Both were too tier.