It's difficult for a small à-la-carte restaurant like this to compete with the likes of Hokkaido Sushi, however the quality of the food and the service were both excellent.
My partner has celiac disease, and cannot eat gluten so we really appreciate that the owner ordered his staff to clean their work surfaces when we advised him of her dietary requirements.
The cost of certain items such as nigiri seemed prohibitively expensive compared to our expectations so we did not order any. The miso soup was excellent and our food tasted very fresh.
We spent about 50 dollars before gratuities and we felt the amount of food was appropriate. A meal at G&V, which is AYCE is about 60 dollars before gratuities.
We enjoyed our experience at Umi and we will consider eating there again in the future.