Sumo Sushi & Hibachi — Restaurant in Broken Arrow

During yesterday's weekly trip to BA, I landed at Sumo Sushi. TLDR: Bland sushi, wonderful people and decent prices. First let me preface that the sushi was NOT bad... it just wasn't good. At least not to me. I saw plenty of Yelp and Google reviews reflecting a 4 star level, so that was what decided me. But more on that in a second. First, the place is small. Seating for maybe 20 in a pinch. The people are out of this world friendly, and my server was absolutely great.

In order to get a broad sample, I went with the 3 roll lunch special. I cross checked the menu to see what I was getting, which was the Tootsy Maki, Miami Heat and Angry Tuna rolls. I didn't pay as close attention as I should have ,as it turned out the Miami Heat and Angry Tuna rolls are pretty much the same thing. Be that as it may, my order arrived in pretty short order and to be honest, it looked outstanding. And that's where the wheels flew off the bus, at least for me. All three rolls were bland and almost devoid of flavor. At one point I started deconstructing a couple of pieces to see what was going on, and there was no flavor of any substance in any of the elements. The crab salad filler was warm and had hardly any flavor at all. The tempura didn't add anything to the rolls except making them harder to eat. Even the spicy mayo was bland. Looking back, I'm not totally convinced that I didn't get two if the Miami Heat rolls, because they seemed pretty much the same. All that said, I'm sure their food is generally regarded as good by other people, given their aforementioned ratings, but for me, it completely missed the mark. Again, I'm not saying it was bad, but if I lined up all the sushi places I've been to, Sumo would not be in the top 10. Total damages before tip was...

When this place opened it was really good. We as a family have ate here many times and I've taken people from work here for lunch but through time I have watched the RAPID decline of this establishment. DO. NOT. GET. THE. SHRIMP. as of 07.26.2024 I got sick after eating a combination yaki soba that had rancid shrimp in it. This is the 2nd time I've had a bad dish (the last time I thought was just a fluke and was a sushi dish) today I was told they would remove the item from our bill then tried to rush payment with the item still on the bill. When my wife went to ask them about it remaining on the bill they promptly asked if they had forgot to take it off (could very well be a simple mistake but does not look good).. The bathrooms are in total disarray and the floors leading there are a dangerous slip hazard with the amount of grease on the floors. In all, this is a really sad review as I had such high regards for this place a year ago. Hopefully there is a turn around point. But as for our family we will not...

I assumed it was impossible to get good sushi in Oklahoma. . . Until I tried this place.

One of the dishes I boughtwas the "Sushi Regular". The fish was fresh, vibrant, and was just a delight to eat. If you know what good sushi and sashimi is, you'll like this place.

My only regret is that I did not try it with a friend, because then we would have had the chance to discuss the quality of the food while.

If you go, go with a friend so you can share the experience.

(Also to the guy who left a negative review "Seng Lee". I can't trust your review in the slightest. It's extremely difficult to eat sushi that's "nasty". Poor quality sushi is gag worthy yet you posted a picture of an empty plate. Make it make sense.)

(Also salt and pepper on the veggie tempura would elevate it to the...