This was a great place, but it has gone terribly downhill. For the second week in a row, I have received terrible food. The sushi I received on Friday was not edible. The owner refused to take the food back and replace it with decent quality fish. What restaurant does that? I have never had a plate of sushi look so bad in my life. These people have no respect for sushi traditions, a sushi restaurant should take more pride in their presentation. I will not return.
Reply: I was given a 10% discount, which is worth far less than the fish I could not eat. This is a travesty. In my hometown it's against the law for a restaurant to charge meals when the food was sent back. Lompoc is apparently different. These people are very cheap folks, I wouldn't ever...
Read moreThe food deserves 5 stars. The chef behind the bar is an artist. His presentation is always meticulous and the food is always fresh and delicious. This is by far the best sushi bar in town. Yes, the sushi comes out slow, but it is well worth the wait.
The wait staff gets a mixed review. Some of the staff are very pleasant and attentive. Some of the staff is not. We have been turned away on more than one occasion because the waitress felt overwhelmed. All I can say is that if you are turning away business in this economy, you are setting yourself up for failure.
The owner should try to invest in staff that can handle volume and that take pride in the excellent product being served and kick those mediocre dead weights...
Read moreWonderful experience last night at Umami Ya. Party of 7 with some of our family visiting from out of town. Fun, welcoming environment. Stand out favorites on rolls: Lompoc Fiesta, Jalama and Lemon Tree. Everything was excellent from cucumber salad to start to mochi and all the rolls in between! We had never been before this visit - we've found our new sushi spot!! Oh, and we had 2 different servers and they were both great and extremely friendly!
Thanks Umami Ya for a wonderful experience for us and our family visiting from Michigan! We'll...
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