Masumi Japanese Restaurant

The food is always amazing. We got the Hawaiian roll (topped with chicken katsu) and Hearts on Fire roll. (actually really isn't that spicy) I highly recommend these. The sesame chicken was also very delicious. Service was fast and friendly. Our drink were refilled without asking. The only thing was when the bill came we felt rushed as we were still eating. Other than that our visit was pleasant.

I have been here twice. The first was really good. I had the Ahi Poke Salad. It tasted very fresh! Service was good as well. It was the middle of the afternoon on a Monday. So not too busy. I went last night, a Friday at 5:30pm and it was a very different experience. The restaurant was packed to the gills and the waitstaff was obviously stressed. It was just me and I was seated at a makeshift bar that they stack their to-go orders on. So the whole time I'm there, the waitstaff is bumping into me and stacking to-go orders up right beside me. I barely had room to move to eat my food. I sat there for 10 minutes and finally got my water. Then I had to flag down a random server to get my order in. It was like I was completely invisible as they attended to the tables in the dining room. I ordered the Lion King Roll. A Sushi roll with crabmeat, avocado, and baked salmon. It was just ok. I've had much better fresh sushi from grocery stores in the Midwest, like Hy-Vee. Seriously. After receiving my food. I never saw a server again. I just got up and paid for my meal and left. So it's hit and miss. During the day when it's slow, it was a good all-around experience. During a busy dinner shift, it was pretty dismal. It seems the staff doesn't know how to handle the volume during rushes. But, my first experience was good. So I'll give it another try sometime.