After codename: SIMPLE, we went to dinner at Umi Sake House. This is a premier sake house located in the heart of the Seattle Belltown district. The restaurant offers a unique and sophisticated twist on the Japanese Izakaya style drinking and dining. The room is designed in a way that mirrors a Japanese country-style house complete with a “back porch” as well as a “front porch.” For the serious sake drinker, Umi offers over 45 premium sakes that are highlighted on a menu with many different Pan-Asian, Japanese, Sushi and Raw Bar dishes.
Unfortunately, no one in our group were big sake drinkers. That was OK, however, because Umi serves some of the best sushi in town. We sample half-dozen different sushi dishes and all left our mouths watering. The restaurant was also extremely accommodating to our needs when we changed the number of people attending. Even though they had a full house, they were able to make a table for us.
The speciality at Umi is the sushi roll. In addition to the standard sushi roll, Umi offers nearly 30 speciality rolls, with names like yellow fever, 007, naughty roll, and the badboy roll. Price wise, Umi is quite economical, with most entrees costing $10 to $15. While, I didn’t try any sake, I did order an Asahi beer, which came in a 1000ml can. They take their drinking seriously at Umi Sake House!
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Gosh, my mouth is watering! Damn, I missed a good dinner!! Sorry I didn’t get to attend.
Boy I simply admire their decorating skill …
Such decoration makes these food more delicious … lollzz
Agreed. The food is like work of art.
It’s look really delicious..
More delicious food on John Chow dot Com! I always get hungry while reading your blog, John!
The food looks absolutely delicious as always. Awesome stuff!
Umi Sake House looks like a really sweet restaurant.
Yes John is now a days trying too many Japanese restaurents and dishes.
Its look delicious John. I really love this.
John why there is no video of this dinner … Would love to see.
If you shoot than please add.
John!!
You always make me hungry with all those snaps of delicious looking foods.
I am writing this comment without even reading the post.
In this post photos are self explanatory, yes if you want to know the price of these dishes than you can surely read the posts.
The dish looks so delicious love to eat it
Yes one thing which I noticed in Japanese restaurent that they give importance to decoration a lot.
Hey John, if you did drink sake, what kind of guy would you be – cold sake, warm sake, or hot sake?
John you need to design a new shirt asap!
Yes quite agree with you … Though slogan is quite attractive but with that you also need a good design.
” I am John Chow, Bitch! well that’s interesting who’s idea John?
Looks pretty good, I’m a big fan of sushi!
Yes with these kind of look anyone would like to give a try.
That looks delicious. I hope it’s not because of the camera, it better look like that for real..
Dish looks so delicious would like to try it out
That looks awesome, now i feel like getting some sake and sushi
just Nyam-nyam! John, Watch your Weight
good snaps of food as always, looked like a great dinner.
My mouth is watering while i seeing those pictures on here
This place sounds like a blast. We have a great sake bar here downtown called simply “Sake”, I haven’t been there in a while but it’s a favorite hangout of mine! By the way, getting drunk on rice wine rules!!
delicious food items, really yummy.
yummy yummy dish are so delicious
It must be very Delicious, i can judge it from your smile. Is’t it
And that much food is not more than 5 people, who were those other 5 or more?
Dish looks yummy john you have enjoyed a lot
Great pictures and great foods. You are lucky.
I liked your T-shirt a lot! Where you made it? I would like to have it too…ready to be your referral anytime and always!
The food looks delicious
I love such spicy dinner.