Yumbii @ Moores Mill — Restaurant in Atlanta

Fusion cuisine is always a hit or miss for me. Here, it's a bit of a miss. The concept is Asian tacos, burritos, rice bowls, and salads (with a few regional specials such as Nashville hot chicken). What seems to make it 'Asian' is the use of gochujang - a Korean fermented pepper paste - as the main sauce. I ordered three tacos - fried shrimp, fried fish, and the tofu - and found that it tasted exactly as I imagined, and not necessarily in the best way. The gochujang wasn't really a nuanced or complex addition to the taco experience. In fact, the one I enjoyed best was the tofu taco, with large cubes of otherwise undressed tofu. As a blander protein (and a more traditional Asian ingredient), it benefitted hugely from the gochujang drizzle, while the other fried proteins were well-prepared yet somewhat incongruously matched with the fermented spice flavor. I found myself frequently wondering if I wouldn't have liked it better with a salsa or hot sauce.

Another miss were the sesame fries. The fries are hot and beautifully crisped, but ruined by the unusual dressing of sesame oil, gochugaru (pepper) flakes, and an inescapable sprinkling of sugar. Yes, sugar. I'm a big naysayer when it comes to sweet flavors creeping into savory foods, and this felt like a case in point. If there had been a choice to have an undressed order of fries, I would've chosen it in an instant because they were otherwise well prepared.

All that said, they hit a home run with the Nashville hot chicken taco. I don't eat meat so I can't speak to these, but my typically un-opinionated husband absolutely raved about the flavor and texture of these.

Yumbii has a few good things going for it. The staff is warm and welcoming, greeting you as soon as you walk in. We appreciatively noticed our server taking the time to bus orders and take empty plates (even though the model seems to be more self-service). The space is inviting as well, with bright lights and plenty of seating. If lines ever get busy, they also offer a choice of order placement - either with a tablet or with a...

I was looking forward to trying this place. It’s located in an up and coming area of Atlanta and next door to my favorite coffee shop. Their marketing and store design is attractive, their service was great, but unfortunately their food doesn’t follow suit. Fusion tacos can be risky from business standpoint so I commend them for trying. I kid you not when I say this, but these tacos were some of the worst I’ve ever tasted. I tried the Asia ribeye, Korean bbq chicken, and the Baja fish. All three of the distinct meats kind of tasted the same. The tortillas were cheap and piled on them was a mountain of cheap lettuce. The worst part is that each taco and bathed in some kind of sweet sauce, a cross between bbq and ketchup. There was garnish that was unique for each one. Now the the sad part about it all is that we were led on by some delicious sesame french fries. Those are the star of the menu. I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone, especially at the...

Kind of a bizarre dining experience. The location is beautiful, super spotless and nice inside, friendly and attentive staff, easy to order, etc. It's the food itself that confused me. I ordered the Korean chicken, pulled pork, and Nashville hot chicken tacos, and none of the flavor combinations did it for me. There's a pineapple(?) sweetness to the Korean chicken that tasted off, the pulled pork has a gochujang sauce on it that has no business being there, and the sweet pickles and cilantro on the Nashville hot completely offset any of the actual chicken flavor or spiciness. I was pretty surprised to have enjoyed none of the three tacos I ordered, but at least the Mexican corn was good. I know Yumbii is designed by the chef behind Hankook Taqueria, but in my opinion, Hankook executes the Korean/Mexican fusion much more successfully. None of the flavor combos on these tacos made any sense to me. Just go to Hankook or the Queso Shop when it...