Yumi Sushi — Restaurant in California

Please note, my standards for sushi are exceedingly high, as I lived on mainland Japan for over four years. I did not try any of the maki rolls, which Americans commonly call sushi, but only stuck with the traditional items.

Staff were super friendly and accommodating. Facility was clean.

Menu is brutally expensive. For reference, a can of coke is $4. A simple bowl of Udon is reasonable enough at around $14, but the sushi is outrageously overpriced for what it is.

The noodles were prepackaged and not made in house. The broth was moderately salted but bland and chicken still had several pieces of gristle.

The sushi was very unremarkable and almost tasted freezer burned. It was more in the style of Okinawan sushi in that it was room temperature. No wasabi served with it. No ginger either. The sushi looked tired. It has no finesse and very little effort was put into its vibrance or presentation. There was no passion in it. The rice was cooked well and obviously washed as it had little starchy flavor, but tasted like an off-brand. It certainly didn't taste like Japanese sushi rice. It was very small grained, but satisfying.

Though staff were friendly and efficient, waitress failed to take half our order.

Kitchen flow was very underwhelming with entrees coming out in five-minute increments so if you plan on going as a group and are the first one served, plan to either eat in front of everyone or sit there watching your food get cold waiting for everyone else.

Two different sushi orders were served on...

My friends and I stopped at this small sushi restaurant after a long day in the sun visiting the avocado festival. We were a bit confused at first since there was no one inside but then a voice in the back welcomed us in. We were seated by a friendly waitress who was both funny and helpful. And while we figured out what to order, she surprised us with shrimp tempura on the house!

One of my friends is vegan and the waitress was extremely sweet about helping her out, she pointed out all the items that would fit her dietary guidelines and gave suggestions for what might taste good. For my own order, I chose the three items bento box which came with miso soup, rice, and salad. For the items, I picked the spicy tuna, sushi, and sashimi. My other friends ordered a variety of sushi rolls and bento boxes.

The food did take a while to be prepared, though this could be caused by the restaurant being a small establishment and there’s only one sushi chef. If you do come to visit, please be patient since everything is made to order. Once everything came out, I was pleasantly surprised by how large the portion sizes were. Both the sushi and sashimi were large cuts of fish and they were very generous with the amount. Everything tasted fresh and delicious, I enjoyed my bento box. The only thing I wasn’t the biggest fan of was the salad dressing, I’m not sure what the flavor was but it’s not my cup of tea. Overall, this restaurant is worth a visit if you are in the Fallbrook area, the staff were amazing and we had...

BEWARE new owners, new chefs that by hearing them speak are not Japanese, food quality was unedible. We paid the bill and left after two bites, made our disappointment known and no comments at all.

The imitation crab inside the rolls tasted like freeze-dried reconstituted mashed potatoes, was so dry could hardly eat it. The baked crawfish roll had toasted fish that was so dry and very little sauce on top of the reconstituted crab meat rolls.

Ordered teriyaki salmon in a bento box, the salmon was so overcooked could only eat one bite. It was also very thin like a slice of beef jerky.

They no longer have a liquor license, so nothing enjoyable to try to wash it down..

So much for our favorite sushi spot in Fallbrook, now off to try others. We will not be coming back here.

OLD review from prior owners:

Finally went back for dine in. Really enjoyed the food an service. The rolls are very full of meat and taste nice. We will be making this our go to Sushi rather than driving all the way to Love Boat...