(801) 225-9100
4801 N University Ave
Provo,
UT
84604
40.2976
-111.657
Neighborhood: River Bottoms
Happy Sumo At Riverwoods
What People Are Saying About Happy Sumo At Riverwoods
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
The Scene – The chic dining room is inviting, with sunny walls, large windows, chenille banquettes and colorful earthenware plates. Sit at the sushi bar and watch the chefs, or tuck into a secluded booth--perfect for a romantic date. – – The Food – Start off with a bowl of flavorful miso soup then dive right into the sushi menu. About 20 varieties of nigiri sushi are offered (two bite-sized pieces of fish, each served on rice) in addition to maki (rolls cut into six or eight pieces). A number of specialty rolls are standouts, including the Wasatch roll (spicy salmon,…
09/13/08
One of our favs...
by treebee99
We just love this place. If I want sushi the only thing I want is Happy Sumo rolls!! I am seriously addicted! I love the waitresses here and the food is to die for. My favorite sushi joint!
- Pros: The sushi!!!!
- Cons: Nothing!
09/02/08
Best place for sushi!
by meeger09
"Authentic" no, but delicious yes! The hostess was such a sweetheart, made me wonder why she wasn't a server. The atmosphere is very cool..trendy i guess you can say. Our waitress was very professional and friendly, and all the Sumo servers were sleekly dressed in black. We ordered 6 different types of sushi...mind you its was only two of us! LOL! We got our rolls fairly fast (for sushi) and they were all scrumptious. The Brooklyn Roll ended up being one of our favorites, with us ordering it TWICE in one night. (We were famished)
So good, but there are still so many other rolls to try next time. I can't wait to go back and I'm sad I didn't try this place sooner.
08/29/08
Disappointing lunch experience.
by swiftjm
My daughter, her 7 year old, two of my co-workers and myself went to The Happy Sumo in the Riverwoods and were very disappointed. We decided to eat outside, and we were promptly seated. About 20 minutes later the waitress noticed us and apologized saying that she didn't see us on her list. We were there almost 45 minutes before we were even brought the drinks we ordered. It was over an hour before our food came, so we had to eat quickly because some of us needed to go back to work. Additionally, this is not a friendly place to go if you are a vegetarian. Four of us at the table were, including my granddaughter. Previously, The Happy Sumo allowed substitutions for some of the "meat/fish" items in the childrens' meals, but apparently management has recently told the servers "no substitutions"! My daughter wound up paying almost $20 for a children's meal, because they refused to substitute the CHEAPER avocado roll for a roll containing meat. We spoke to the manager twice. Once for this "no substitution" policy and once because the food took so long to get to us and one of the meals was too cold to eat (we didn't have to pay for that meal), and another barely warm. I got The Frida, which was good, but too expensive. Certainly the service leaves much to be desired. It's a shame that they care more about making their chefs happy, than they do their customers. We won't be going back to The Happy Sumo unless some changes are made.
- Pros: Being able to eat outside was nice.
- Cons: No substitutions allowed and slow service.
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