Japanese Izakaya Restaurant Umashiya Uruma Okinawa — Restaurant in Uruma

Very disappointing experience coming from a country who has been nothing bit gracious to us. I had this restaurant saved for when we arrived in Okinawa for our last part of our 21 day Japan trip. My husband & I travel a lot all over the world & this is the first time we were discriminates against.

There were 3 locals ahead of us in line to get into the half empty restaurant. Eager to be seated knowing theres plenty of room. The hostess seated them immediately however when it came to us she said “no more room”. I said that we has no trouble to wait a bit, that we were looking forward to eat their delicious food. She’s still refused us so we stepped out.

Disappointed, i was trying to look up another restaurant to go to & while i was doing that, 2 other locals came in, to which the hostess fingered “2 people, come!”, seating them right away.

Good job guys. We’re disgusted at how you treated us simply because we were foreigners & you didn’t want to bother with the language barrier even though we have a ton of applications on our phones to ease the communication.

I do not...

Nice atmosphere with classy jazz background music (unusual for an Izakaya). My wife and I both enjoyed all the dishes we tried and would certainly return. Just wish the had no smoking areas...but sadly this is the way it is in Japan.

Note - it appears some reviews for this place have mistaken it for the ramen place next door...

A fun izakaya with a warm atmosphere!

The food and drinks are absolutely delicious; I have yet to dislike anything. The establishment is clean and tidy. The staff are very friendly and attentive. Everything about this restaurant is very welcoming and I enjoy returning...