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# Sumo – All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Restaurant in Seattle
Sumo is a popular all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant located in Seattle, WA, known for its diverse menu and vibrant atmosphere. This restaurant offers a unique dining experience where guests can enjoy a variety of Japanese dishes, including sushi, sashimi, and grilled items. Established with a vision to provide quality Japanese cuisine at an affordable price, Sumo has become a favorite among locals and visitors alike. The restaurant is particularly noted for its self-service drink station and the ability to order via a mobile app, enhancing the overall dining experience. Review highlights mention the quality of ingredients and the fun atmosphere, making it a go-to spot for sushi lovers.

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Pretty good quality AYCE sushi and other Japanese food. Make your own drink station included.

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Ohh my god what a bad experience. So trying to understand how to order food is really a challenge.At this place. The biggest problem I had was that they tried to charge us for the food that we didn't eat at $12.95 a pound, after we spent $37 each on dinner. So when they say it's an all you can eat, it means stuff.It in your face and eat it. The staff was hard to understand... Never going back.. The rules are not written down.And when you can't understand your server, it's hard for you to understand what to expect.

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An AYCE sushi place with very good prices and quality. We can in for lunch and the staff quickly explained how things work. You order via your phone and you can put in 15 ordere every 15 minute. You get 1.5 hours and they do charge for leftover food. We essentially only did one round of 15 orders cause we weren't too starved but still really enjoyed everything we ordered. The ingredients were fresh. Every dish was made to order and came out warm. The variety of rolls and dishes was great too. I can see filling up the whole time with delicious food. A super fun, economical spot for a group!

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$30 for AYCE sushi is not bad but also not that great. My eyes are bigger than my stomach... I definitely do not recommend the ahi tuna. It was super tough and meaty. The salmon on the other hand was really good! The ordering system is very confusing. You can order 15 pieces every 15 minutes *per table*. I think they should not do that because it discourages big groups.

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We decided to go for the gold ayce menu since there was a lot of better items that we wanted to try out. Everything was delicious and service was pretty fast! The items that we don't recommend getting are the karaage chicken and shao mao, but everything else was great! Their food bar and boba station was great as well (with three different drink flavors to choose from: lychee, Thai tea, and strawberry). My daughter really liked the bbq chicken on the skewer from the bar! They have a free membership you can join so you can get points and redeem for free stuff. The first order gives you 10% off! I'll definitely come back again. :)

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Food was okay; very salty miso, very chewy, broth for the noodles were very salty. Service is there but the ambiance feels abandoned, self service food area was not restocked.

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This is one of the few solid ayce sushi spots in seattle that I can endorse. They have actual sashimi on the menu including unagi, salmon, tuna, yellowtail, and mackerel. The rate limiting for a party of 3 was 15 items per 15 minutes, but that is more than enough food to get us full within an hour. The fish quality was good, the fried scallops were real, and there was even a self serve bar of sides.

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Love that they brought Sumo to U District! They have a variety of sushi, sashimi, grilled, and deep fried options. The price for dinner is $32.95, which isn't too bad. They also have self serve boba with different toppings!! The ordering system is a little finicky and we thought we wouldn't have enough time to order but 15 items every 15 minutes does add up. They also have a hot bar but nothing was fresh when we went, so we skipped it.

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Good to have an AYCE sushi place in Seattle, but if you have the time to make the drive out to the Kent location, would recommend that instead. I came in for AYCE sushi dinner with 2 friends on a Friday night, and there was a bit of a wait. Figuring out the whole waitlist situation was a bit messy - there didn't seem to be a clear process and we had to flag a staff member down to ask. There also isn't a lot of space for you to wait in the restaurant - luckily we had parked right outside so we were able to avoid the cold. After a bit of a wait, we were finally able to get seated. Ordering is done through phone. I believe there's a cap of 15 items every 15 minutes. My friends and I ordered an assortment of different sashimi, nigiri, rolls, as well as some of the hot items. Overall takeaway was that the quality of items at the Sumo location in Kent is much better. The sushi rice seemed low key undercooked and definitely under-seasoned, to the extent that we didn't really want to eat it. Service was okay, but they're definitely very busy. The one thing that was different about this location compared to Kent is that they also serve sukiyaki, which seemed to be a popular option among the other guests. Maybe we should've done that instead of sushi? I'll be saving myself the trouble of going here next time and heading to another location instead.

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I've come twice, once for lunch and once for diner. I will not be back a third time. The lunch menu is limited. The dinner menu has more to offer. However, the fish quality for both menus is lacking. I also don't love the open buffet, watched several children cough directly into the food. You don't have to grab anything from the buffet, they will deliver most items. The service has been great both times, there are several people running around delivering food. The place feels clean enough, but the tables are very close together. For me, there are just too many better options nearby for a similar price point. My solo dinner with a tip ended up being just over $40 (that does not include a drink). For $40 I can order a few rolls and a small sake, then if I'm full I can take my leftovers home. You are charged $13 per pound to take home anything you don't finish (I understand why, they don't want people over ordering for leftovers).

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