Sumo Roll — Restaurant in Berkeley

Bottom line I would have died of starvation if this place didn’t exist, seriously. Having IBS can make it extremely difficult to find food that won’t make me sick but there’s a lot on the menu that is ok for me here. It’s a safe retreat. Forget about Toss ,Thai Noodle, Kyoto or Momo’s Island(no comparison to Sumo roll btw the one time they were closed and I was forced to eat there). Sure I’m uninteresting and order more or less the same two things but this place is top notch. Rock bottom prices for sushi and bento and best presentation and value in all of Berkeley. Extreme or near perfect consistency every time I order! I’ve honestly never ever had an issue ordering here in the 75+ times I’ve ordered. Thank you Sumo roll lady and family. And I hope your back is recovered from the accident with the rice bag and we love you and your business so much and thanks for the literal years of feeding us and keeping us alive. Hoping for years and years more...

Delicious food. Friendly and professional staff. Waitress took our order without writing anything down -- and got everything right! We walked in off the street with no reservations as a party of 3. We immediately sat at a table and were served water. We ordered the Gyoza, Vegetable Croquettes, and Vegetarian Rolls for appetizers. She told us she could change our Croquette order from 2 large to 3 small pieces so everyone at the table could have one. The vegetarian roll was amazing with LOTS of individual pieces (8). Each of us ordered different items -- Yashinoya Sumo Burrito, Sake Maki Rolls, and the Kakuni Ramen. Every dish was cooked well and assembled into an amazing presentation. We want to go back and order...

Not worth it.. felt happy to order since it said awaiting time 15-25 min placed ordered at. Couple minutes (10 min)it took to finally confirm, so I stepped inside. Lady was busy telling another customer to wait outside until confirmation (can totally understand due to covid) After waiting neary 50 min, decided to go inside the restaurant since it’s been quite a while and my order is sitting there. I asked if it was mine like “yeah it’s been ready.” Like ???? Lady even responded “oh I don’t update app, I don’t have time for that”. How about not promising 15 min pickup ready?? Ridiculous. And if I had waited till the confirmation, it would have been 3 hours later, after they close. Waste of...