Umi Hotpot Sushi & Seafood Buffet

Finally after a few times seeing Instagram reels on this place I decided to go. I came on a Saturday night when a little snowstorm was coming and the place was packed! First thing I did like was that there was a kiosk machine where you simply put in your name, #of ppl in your group and your phone number to reserve your seat. Their was a security guy who was very helpful with the reserving process and helping the staff call out the numbers and looking for people that were waiting in between the doors (that’s how packed the waiting area was) and coordinating the groups. There wasn’t a lot of space and seats in the waiting area but that didn’t really matter because numbers were being called fast. The good thing was that the ticket number on your phone also shows how many are ahead of you so you can step outside for a bit and go to another store in the mall while you wait instead of waiting in the restaurant. I had a group 4 and we were called in under 10min. I really liked the decor and the lighting in the restaurant. Everything looked clean and fresh. I was looking forward to the sushi but sadly my fav type of sushi is shrimp tempura but the tempura wasn’t fresh! I did try others that made up for it and they also have soy sauce, eel sauce, spicy mayo and siracha sauce that you can put into plastic to go cups with covers & chopsticks! I loved how organized and detailed they were with their drinks, dessert, food and sections! The birthday celebration was so funny! There were like 10bday celebrations and the waitresses would come out with a little slice of cake & a neon happy birthday sign! Very cute and fun to celebrate there with the family! I would def like to go again and try their sushi fresh! Since the restaurant is inside of a mall; there is plenty of parking inside the mall parking lot and drop offs outside of it for cab drivers.