Umai Sushi & Grill in Garibaldi Highlands

Second time to stop at Squamish and second time to to eat here. Food is great that our palates remembered it.1

Awesome

Delicious food and the sushi was yummy per my picky wife fresh and delicious

Fresh, great quality seafood, tasty & well presented.

It was a very intimate (small) place the sushi was amazing and the service was attentive. We were too hungry to take photos but it was beautiful huge rolls of deliciousness!

Eating out with family. Delicious combo sushi

Everything was absolutely perfect. All food in bento box, sushi and STAFF Thank you

Called for takeout on a weekday night and was told 1 hour wait and then I arrived 1 hour later. The food was not ready, then at 1:20 min asked if the food was ready and they told me they had not even started making it yet. Will never return and do not recommend.

Fantastic sushi, good prices.

Never disappointed.

Always delicious and fresh. Really caring considerate staff. Definitely recommended

Great roll, amazing presentation

A more authentic Japanese food, it feels like Japanese food, its worth a try, I highly recommend it

Delicious food, love this place!

Sushi was delicious, staff was friendly. This will be our go to sushi restaurant when we visit Squamish from now on.

Lovely local Japanese restaurant. Very friendly staff. This place has the closest version of yakisoba that I have had since being in Japan.

Beautiful food presentation, everything tasted yummy and fresh. Servers were friendly and checked in from time to time, refilled waters and overall was just another great experience. If you are ever passing through, stopping in or staying around Squamish, highly recommend you check this place out!

Good

OH M G! AMAA-ZING SUSHI! What a treat!!! Definitely will be back when were in town again.

Great sushi and great service! I look forward to coming back next time were in town

Best avocado roll I ve ever had. Really great sushi- they give you tons of filling compared to the rice and it s all fresh. Will be back next time we re in town!

Great service, delicious food. I keep coming back to this restaurant. Highly recommend!!! One of the best restaurants in town.

Needless to say - Artisan-created Best of the Best Quality culinary sushi arts in town! Food

Professional, attentive and friendly service. Generous and flavourful food that came promptly from the kitchen. Simple dining decor in an apartment complex but just fine for a casual evening out. Food

A few of the rolls were very fishy which was noticeable despite the heavy mayo drizzled on top. I wonder if they were hoping the spice would cut out the old fish. The cooked rolls and sashimi were good. Great service I doubt I ll be going back

Very fresh and delicious sushi! We haven t tried other places but they are so good, there is no need to try other places!!! Absolutely recommended!!!

Good udon and sushi

Food is not good & very low hygiene standard! They do not even have soap in the lady washroom. When I asked them , the waitress & owner ignored it. I had to ask the second time & her excuses was We ordered the soap but it s in standing order! How could you run a restaurant with such a poor hygiene standards? I didn t realize they had a change of ownership too. I would NOT recommend anyone to this restaurant now.

Pricey for the portions. Service was slow. The sushi was fresh and delicious.

Great food and service, delicious sushi

Had the worst experience ever.Ordered take out,no one told me miso soup was not in a plastic bag,it dumped out in the bag and then all over the tempura I ordered.i called them to complain and they said they would refund the miso soup only.This was the worst customer service Ive had.What a joke

Awesome neighborhood Japanese restaurant, a few blocks from where we live. We love it!

Nice sushi place in Squamish. Staff and food was really nice and friendly.

Its the best sushi spot in all of BC. Its perfect. Big portions, fresh ingredients and good prices.

Good service and ambience. Food was ok.

The best sushi I have ever had!! There are many options and the food is so fresh. All staff are very friendly whenever I make my order for take out. I definitely recommend this place :)

Really good value! (In this town lettuce is $5, small lattes are $5+. A $19 for chirashi is so good). Both chirashi(s) are so good! So much fish. Good amt of rice.

What a lovely place! The staff are so kind, the quality and presentation of the food is incredible, and its in a convenient location.

Great food! An amazing Bibimbap ! Highly recommend Parking: Not super obvious to find the road to the visitor parking and not the residential parking. Food : 5/5 |

Best sushi in Squamish, try the viking roll!

Very fresh and yummy food! Great service!

Everything was so tasty! Prices are great!

Quick and absolutely delicious! I ll be back! Parking: Lots of free parking available nearby

My favorite sushi place...I love their bento box! And the vibes was quiet and perfect for my mood..

So fresh and delicious!!! 10/10

Its super delicious, but they are intolerant of children, and they brought us the bill without asking.

Best sushi in Squamish, not open everyday of the week but well worth the wait. The hours on google are often not correct or they just close whenever they feel like it

Great experience, great service, great food and great price.

This place has the best sushi in the town and such a big choice, plus portions are big

Great presentation, quality food, good service!

The food here is awesome!

Very friendly and convenient low key spot with great options , good service and quality ingredients. Great lunch specials as well from 1130 to 1430.

Excellent service provided by Jesse and delicious sushi! Highly recommend.

Best sushi rolls in Squamish! Presentation is a always exceptional

Excellent beef teriyaki and salmon teriyaki dinners with so much variety. Excellent service. Delicious green tea. Highly recommended! Thank you. Food : 5/5

Very tasty, very friendly service

Always amazing service & food!

Very good food and nice service

This was a good little place. The staff was very friendly and it was not busy. We got seated right away and the food came quick. Was my first time eating Sushi and I thought it was great. The 4 others in my party said it was very good but they have had better. Thats the only reason its not 5 stars. I will come back here for sure if I come back to Squamish.

Delicious food & very nice people working there! The dinner combo I got was very tasty, reasonably priced, and came with lots of food.

Amazing sushi and service, price is fair and service is fast. Definitely coming back when Im on this highway.

I ate a lunch special and a dinner special back to back. My bill was $44 before tax but I sure did eat well.

Love this place Great Sushi Food

Wonderful food. Extremely tasty, well presented and plentiful. Lovely service from friendly and caring staff. The waitress brought paper and a crayon for my young grandson. We over-ordered by they gave us takeout boxes to bring the spare food home.

Incredible sushi! A must visit for all locals and visitors!

Amazing sushi. Love that it s so close, so fresh and such good value for money.

Delicious sushi and friendly service. Large menu with many different food options. Will definitely be coming back if I come back to Squamish.

The sashimi box is a great deal and will fill you up!

Sushi was so fresh and fast. Customer service was excellent.

Thank you so much for food

The gyoza sauce is the bomb and should probably be paired with everything. The server said the chef makes it in-house for close to 30 hours? Either way. Its delicious

A Local secret Hole in the Wall food was amazing, great price point for both food and drinks. Chef thanked us on the way out staff were great as well. Be back there in a flash when we next visit from OZ.. Cheers Beers.

If you come to Squamish you cant miss this place to taste incredible sushi. Highly recommended!!!

High quality sushi with delicious special rolls! Beautifully assorted.

Takeout sushi, sashimi, noodle and rice dishes: Good portions of fish and other proteins for each dish, with filling special rolls. Fresh, well-textured and delicious sashimi, and everything else was positive too. We unexpectedly ended up eating half the food on the patio before leaving, and the staff came out to offer us service even in an unconventional situation. Service was a positive. Kid-friendliness: Brought us a high chair and were kind about the mess our toddler made (we did our best to clean, but they were gracious about the rest).

Dropped in for lunch. Was surprised how excellent the food was!! Top notch! Prawn tempura excellent. Toro neguri was perfect. Happy to discover this place. Will definitely return.

Best Japanese food I have ever had ! Portion is good enough, price is also worth it. We went to this twice in 2 days.

Literally the slowest service Ive ever experienced. The restaurant was half empty when we got there and yet it took an hour for any food to come out including our appetizer. It seems they had a lot of take out orders. We had no napkins or chopsticks and I never even got a chance to ask our server because she never checked on us. I had to take chopsticks from another table just to eat. Will never go back here.

Great value! Friendly setting.

Excellent quality and variety of menu items, beautiful presentation, and great portion sizes! Everything was very tasty. We ll be back!

Ive been getting Japanese food almost every week as I love it. Imagine how shock I am when I see my ordered ramen is made of instant noodles.It tastes okay but it is not ramen or udon.

I order takeout regularly, and I am never disappointed. The service is fast, and the food is fresh and delicious every time. Parking: I always park at the 7-Eleven. It s much easier.

Great service (really quick and attentive ), great sushi and teriyaki, and good price. I ll go back for sure.

Fast and clean. Free parking

My go to Sushi place in town. Great sushi!

Beautiful presentation, friendly, excellent service and delicious sushi. The gluten free and vegetarian options were great.

Great sushi in Squamish - consistent. Love the Hawaiian Roll & Squamish Ladies roll

Attentive staff and delicious rolls. We havent had the whole offering so ymmv. We go as often as we can. For two of us it is around 50 but we are full. You might need more - were smaller folk. Vegetarian options: They have plenty of rolls. This is my goto. My partner goes the fish route and is not disappointed. Parking: Lots. Free. Close. Kid-friendliness: My boy orders, and they are attentive, polite, and treat him well. Hes 11. How your wee ones do is likely the breaker here. The staff is solid.

WOW... unbelievable sushi. Their Jalapeño bomb was literally to die for. All of it was so fresh, such sweet staff and just a standout. BEST sushi Ive had on the coast and Ive lived here a long time.

Sushi combos don t come with miso soup I am sad

Umai has excellent quality sushi

Very large portion sizes and amazing staff. Thank you so much for a nice dinner out after our Whistler trip

Umai never disappoints. We go once a week for date night and have tried a tone of options. So yummy. Overall fairly quiet and relaxing atmosphere. The servers are so accommodating and kind. Would highly recommend.

Slow service. Food took very long.

Great selection, good prices, nice fresh sushi and they catered perfectly to my allergy requests. I went back the next day and ordered more!

Great service and good food. All fresh ingredients food was great.

Great dine in food and service

Very clean. Friendly service and again, its super clean. Cleanliness is everything when it comes to restaurant. Food is also great.

Good service and excellent food quality.

Delicious, good prices, cozy, friendly. We got six rolls, big ones, and an appetizer for $60.

Great sushi/Japanese lunch spot. Great service. Big portions. A plus they are right in front of the mountains. Look at that view. Perfect lunch break.

Had a great experience dining in at Umai Sushi the food was prepared well and the quality was exceptional, I would definitely visit again as well as recommended . Enjoy.

I have been coming here for years. I was worried when it changed owners but it is still great. Some of the big special rolls are really good, I usually get a yakisoba dish, Wakame salad and some of the deep fried rolls. The boat is a good tray to take home for a group, lots of good sashimi on it. Friendly staff and quick for takeout.

The go to sushi in Squam. Enjoy! Friendly staff. Love it here!

Love this place! Amazing staff and high quality food!

This is an amazing little gem of a restaurant in Squamish. Fantastic sushi and sashimi. Highly recommended.

Loved it!! My new fav sushi place in Squamish!

Very good great service.

Please update your closing time. We drove to your place to make it and arrived at 8:25pm. We were refused to get a spot even when he mentioned we will be there for very short time. Disappointing.

The staff was friendly. Thats the only thing good I could say. We ordered the love boat, but it came in different sizes of plates instead. The food was average but dont expect anything outstanding though. The price should be lower to reflect its quality. One last thing, this is the first Japanese restaurant that customers have to pay for tea while dining, which took us by surprise. Dont ask for tea unless you absolutely want it.

The nigiri was good, but a bit too much rice. The rolls are massive, almost making them hard to eat, and it was soooo much food. Less is more when it comes to ordering here.

Lets start with saying the food here is absolutely incredible. That is not even a question one of the best In town. However, this is now the second time Ive ordered a crunchy California roll and brought it home and it has no crunchy topping and no sauce. My husband also received a completely different roll then ordered. Take out seems to be lacking lately. Unfortunate.

I give 1 star because the food is eatable. But they are really stingy. We ordered food over for 5 people and asked for 5 set of chopsticks. Food over $60, not too much.I confirmed when I pickup the food, a man then dropped 2 more chopsticks inside the bag. As we are head to the park for a picnic. When we arrive and open the bag, it only has 4 pairs of chopsticks, no napkins, only 3 bags of soy sauce, and tiny bit of wasabi. We ended up sharing chopsticks for eating, and NO wasabi and No soy sauce for sushi. It s understandable everything is getting expensive but a pair of chopsticks will end your reputation. Bad experience and won t come back.

We got the Japanese Chirashi. It came with a bibambap side sauce. The taste of the fish itself was subtle, not too flavourful. I guess you need to mix it with the rice and bibimbap sauce to get the whole experience. It was interesting, but wouldn t order again. We liked the sweet potato flakes on the Godzilla roll.

Great food and handled our tired kids with grace. Highly recommend

Stunning ! We ate very well ! My partner and his brother had several types of sushi which were all very well presented and very well garnished. My dish was also delicious and very filling! I highly recommend !

Ive never been disappointed, always fresh and always friendly

The presentation on the sushi was amazing. I was wonderfully surprised about the extra spice levels. I would definitely go again for this mouth watering sushi Parking: Theres a lot of parking available

The people working at Umai are absolute gems. The food was great. Highly recommend.

The food is fresh and great portion sizes. Highly recommend it.

Hey, Wasabi King here usually when I go out to a sushi restaurant for dinner, the only humiliation I have to face is minimal. Pushing when I should ve pulled on the front door, accidentally spilling a drop of soy sauce. Well, tonight was different. Tonight I faced humiliation and scrutiny like I ve never imagined I would see in my life. I decided to order extra wasabi. The small portion included with the bento box just wasn t quite the quantity I was looking for. After getting my dish of soy sauce to the perfect soy sauce/wasabi ratio, about half of the extra wasabi I had ordered was left. I should have known better. I had no idea this decision was going to cost me so severely. The server says to me Oh, the wasabi king couldn t finish his extra wasabi . And disembowels every morsel of dignity of my entire being. This little incident has had major repercussions, My 2 partners were also quite dumbfounded. Quite frankly I dont see my relationship with my 3rd partner going into another restaurant together again, Which is going to put a damper on things as I am a foodie with a vast palette. Tonights meal was a 8 out of 10 but those comments put a bad taste in my mouth. Id give its 3.5 out of 10 after that abrasive remark on behalf of your server. I was once what most call an ALPHA MALE but the comment from the staff was a guillotine to my masculinity. Maybe next time, instead of mints or candy with the poorly organized bills, maybe give the option of some testosterone supplements as it appears your staff is skilled in stripping a mans dignity and self worth. Not to mention, this debacle has cost me my relationship with my current partner. We ve decided to go our separate ways after this, she told me I would need to start building a new life alone. And thanks for the humiliation wish I noticed I had ordered it on the menu. Thanks for the bowl of wasabi. You ll notice this review is left under a generous star rating. This is because I believe in second chances. Karma will do it s job. I ll now begin to rebuild my life , looking for my Wasabi Queen. Ps... the nigiri was to die for.....

Great lunch specials! The food was delicious and the service was great.

This was my first time eating here and it was OK. I had one of their lunch boxes. The price was ok and the service was fine but the food was bland. The box had 8 pieces of California roll but it wasn t flavorful. The tempura was good, 2 prawn and 2 veg. However the veg were both sweet potatoes which were not fully cooked. The teriyaki chicken was really watered down due to the cabbage slaw stirfry that it was served with. The box came with a salad too which I didn t end up trying and 2 fried potato (I think) patties which were also very bland and cold inside. Overall a disappointing experience. I don t think I will be trying this restaurant again. Vegetarian options: Seemed to be a number of options available and labeled on the menu Parking: The parking isn t directly in front of the building but is sufficient.

I tried their tempura udon. Everything about it is authentic. The noodles are super chewy and didnt get soggy until the last bite. The soup is great as well. Its not easy making a simple udon that tastes great. Try their udon and youll know what original udon tastes like in Japan. The tempura was excellent too. Crunchy and the shrimp was piping hot, take it slow!

Pleasantly surprised. Great sushi, really good service and reasonable prices. Would recommend!

Great sushi spot. We picked up our order on the way to Whistler. Excellent quality and friendly staff. Highly recommend.

Best sushi place in Squamish!

Fantastic location and tasty food. We always visit that place when we drive through Squamish.

This is one of the best sushi restaurants I have ever been to, and I m a bit of a stickler when it comes to sushi. I would highly recommend stopping in to grab a bite and to say hello to the hardworking Chefs, waiters, waitresses and hosts. 10/10, highly recommended

Good quality food and nice service! Everything was very delicious! I strongly recommend this place!

Tasty food and great prices. $9.50 lunch specials are huge. Best value in town.

Best Sushi in Squamish with the best owners. Support this place!

Really great Sushi takeout in Squamish. Friday night and my wifes birthday request is sushi. A friend told me this place is the new hotness. I gathered everyones order and placed the order by phone 2hrs before I needed to pick it up. It sounded like I just got it in in time. The food wasnt quite ready at 7 (more like 7:15) but the staff was super pleasant and the threw in an order of edamame for the trouble . Restaurant had two groups dining in, so thats an option. Good to know. There were 4 other people waiting for pickup outside so order early especially on a Friday. The prices were really reasonable as well. I would say about 25% cheaper than the sushi place across the street (i havent actually done the math, it just seems that way at a glance) and every bit as good. Some dishes even better, although my wife preferred the other places churashi bowl. She thought the fish choices in the bowl were not as good, but the fish was excellent. All of our sashimi, maki rolls, gyoza and tempura disappeared quickly and everyone really enjoyed the food. This is the place in Squamish. Great sushi and great prices!

Very friendly staff. Food was good.

Oishikatta

Delicious

Awesome!

Friendly local owners, fresh and delicious tasting food, great value, welcoming atmosphere, comfortable patio, efficient servers and servers. I have been going since opening day, and its still an enjoyable experience

Great good, great service

Great food

Hands down the best sushi in Squamish.

Highly recommend!!

Friendly, clean and amazing food!

Offering something a little different than the other places in town Umai is a good as it is creative! Always a treat.

Amazing food and service.

My fav sushi place

Great quality service, lovely staff members, sushi is probably the best option in town. The thicc role is almost too big to eat gracefully.

Best sushi going !! Hands down my favourite sushi place in Squamish. Thank you for always making me my Las Vegas roll & TT Roll you guys rock

Excellent sushi, presentation and service!!!!

Absolutely delicious sushi

Very slow service, waited almost 1 hrs for 2 main dishes. Rice is kind of cold, also chicken was over cooked. Maybe phone orders are more important than dine in customers.

Ordered take out, food was descent but got back to hotel room and there was no soy sauce in the bag...Grrrrr

Staff was really sweet and attentive, sushi was okay...I didnt love the mayo on the Maki Rainbow Roll.

Ordered and was served very quickly and the quality of the sushi was good. It was a last minute decision to eat here but would go again based on service and food received. Also, good price for the amount of food ordered.

We had a great meal at Umai Sushi & Grill. The Chirashi lunch set was delicious. We were blown away by the quality of the tuna. Service was great, quick and friendly.

Great unagi!

Food was good, friendly staff.

Magnificent experience. Everything is incredibly delectable!

My son absolutely loves it here. The food is wonderful and the service is always warm and welcoming.

Good service, better food! Hands down one of my favorites. 4 out 5. Said this 4 years ago I just had this recently after new management/owners and I was not impressed. 2 out of 5. Bring back the quality please.

One of the best sushi places I ve been to. Fabulous quick service and very good sushi for good prices.

Welcoming and humble staff. What a lovely restaurant. Fresh and delicious sushi and bento boxes. They have good lunch deals too

Decent value. Food is above average but sushi sen is better for sushi. Beef udon was more like Bulgogi noodle soup.

Fresh food, friendly service and fast! 5/5 thank you so much

Very good spicy sushi rolls.

I enjoyed lunch at Umai It was my first visit to this location I can honestly say it has an awesome , and Great service, good price. Reasons to come back: 1) Convenience 2) It s a clean place 3) Great Menu Selection prepared with accuracy! Thank you so much

Staff is very polite. The food is delicious, they have a special lunch menu. Lot of parking. You can dine in or take out.

Good service and great, fresh food.

It was really good sushi. The sushi is best in town

Best sushi in Squamish!

(Dec 17/21) **UPDATE: Im not sure if they changed ownership but the prices have gone up and the quality down :( (previous post) BEST sushi in town. Went for the first time today after being disappointed with service and quality in Squamish and their service and quality is 5 star!

Would give more stars if I could. The sushi was fantastic so is the service. Will definitely come here again.

Best sushi around! So fresh and the chefs are so creative!

Best sushi in Squampton

Currently the best sushi in Squamish. Very consistent with their quality, portions, presentation. Friendly staff and owners.