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Shumi Japanese Cuisine - Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ

Shumi Japanese Cuisine - Ridgewood

4.6
4.6
770 Reviews
$31 to $50
Japanese
SHUMI SUSHI IS UPSCALE JAPANESE EATERY WITH HIGH-END FARE, A SUSHI BAR & BYOB POLICY CUISINE LOCATED IN BEAUTIFUL LUXURY VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD NJ. SHUMI SUSHI SERVES THE OMAKASE OF CHEF KUNIHIKO AIKASA, AND CHEF DAVID SEO.

CHEF KUNIHIKO AIKASA
BORN AND RAISED IN FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN CHEK AIKASA'S BEEN PRACTICING JAPANESE CUISINE FOR 46 YEARS AND OWNED AND MANAGED THE FIRST SHUMI IN SOMERVILLE NJ FOR 31 YEARS SINCE OPENING IN 1986.
New York Times rating: excellent
Zagat rating: 28
Featured in NYT article
Featured in NJ.com (formerly Star Ledger) article
Featured in Verizon Fios TV

CHEF DAVID SEO
BORN IN SEOUL, KOREA AND RAISED IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY CHEF SEO PRACTICED JAPANESE CUISINE FOR 21 YEARS. MANAGED AND CONSULTED NUMEROUS HIGH-END JAPANESE CUISINE.

SHUMI JAPANESE RIDGEWOOD WELCOMES ALL AND WILL SERVE YOU GUYS AS BEST AS WE CAN AND WILL FULFILL YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 8 times today

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Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Cuisines
    Japanese, Sushi, Japanese Speciality
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:30 am–9:30 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–10:30 pm
  • Phone number
    (201) 345-0808
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress

What 770 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

770 Reviews
  1. willb

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great fresh food. Omakase was delicious

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We were seated right away, and offered beverages right away. The server was prompt with our food order and the food was served quickly after. From beginning to end the staff was attentive and we were very happy with everything.

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  3. Vince

    Washington DC

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on September 9, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Service was great and the sushi was tasty. Will definitely be coming back.

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  4. PamelaB

    New York Area

    15 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on September 5, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Shumi is very reliable… Bento box and rolls are always delicious and substantial 👍🏻

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  5. JeffR

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The Omakase never disappoints! I went for a special occasion and took my daughter. She never had anything like this loved the experience of having a different taste in every bite.

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  6. Open

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Every food is phenomenal and service was amazing and friendly. I will back this restaurant soon

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I went this restaurant last night and it was my first time visit here. Everything was perfect. Our servers were very friendly.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    17 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on August 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great-quality sushi joint in a small town with good vibes. The food is amazing. Rolls, appetizers, platters, etc. This place is a must go-to sushi restaurant. Their lunch menu is super nice too. Just remember that it’s BYOB.

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  9. DavidG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 31, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Take this warning seriously: once you eat sushi at Shumi, you will not be able to enjoy sushi anywhere else. It's pricey here, but once you have your first bite, you'll understand why. They have great rolls, but do yourself a favor and just enjoy the sushi or sashimi as-is. You might find you need to put a line item in your monthly budget for coming here on a regular basis.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Greater Boston

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I visited here like one month ago and I came back because their foods are very good. Service and food are still superb I highly recommend this restaurant.

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  11. MikeN

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Memorable omakase experience. We’ve eaten hundreds of meals at Chef Ike’s original Shumi. Was great to see him again.

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on August 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was amazing. Alcohol is BYOB. This is not for those people who enjoy all-you-can-eat sushi night at your sushi restaurant down the street. This is the real deal. They have amazing ingredients that are rare that you typically will not find on any menus. I highly recommend the monkfish liver. The chefs are skillful with a lot of attention to detail, and their training is evident in their craft. Also the quality of food and expertise that you get for the prices they offer are incredible.

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  13. ToddB

    New York Area

    10 reviews

    2.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on August 24, 2023

    overall2food3service1ambience2
    Really really really disappointed with our meal here. We have been a few times. Quality of the food is very good. The is just horrendous. We had a 6:30 reservation at the sushi bar. No menus you have to scan everything in your phone. The server was all over us as soon as we sat down asking for our order. I told him we needed a minute. A minute later he was back. We ordered. Our salads were out within 2mins of ordering. Our appetizers were out within 5 mins. While we are eating our salads. My son ordered a few rolls, I had the sushi sashimi combo. Those were served while we were still eating out apps. Our dinners arrived at 6:45pm. So literally within sitting st 6:30, by 6:45 we had our entire meals brought to us. I felt like we were in a factory just cranking out food and customers. It was not relaxing or enjoyable at all. Everything was rushed snd robotic. For the kind of money you are paying to eat here for their smaller portions, getting the bums rush is the last thing one would expect. We will not be back. There are just as high quality options nearby with better service.

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  14. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on August 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I really enjoyed the food here. I am a vegetarian and went along with some friends and ordered the box special which had a very good selection of dishes. The tofu dish in the box was a must try. Most sushi places don't really think about vegetarian customers and I was very satisfied with how accommodating and tasty the food was.

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  15. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience1
    They need to ventilate the room. They sear the fish, but it’s not done under ventilation.

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  16. JenniferL

    New York Area

    8 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on August 15, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    I will never go to this restaurant again. I have celiac and I asked our waiter if there was any gluten free items on the menu. He assured me he could make almost anything gluten free. I ordered 3 items totaling over $50. I asked many questions about the sauces. I told the waiter I was aware that ponzu sauce, spicy Mayo and eel sauce were not typically gluten free and he assured me that not only did they have gluten free soy sauce that he could make everything else gluten free as well. I told him that I was so excited to hear that and placed my order. When it arrived it was all dry and sauce free. For example I ordered the salmon mozzarella which came with eel sauce, spicy Mayo and fried shoestring onions. What I got for $17 was cooked salmon with melted mozzarella on rice. It was disgusting. Next I received the crispy tuna rice balls that were supposed to be in ponzu sauce and all it turned out to be was chopped up cooked tuna in a ball no sauce. Again disgusting. Finally I had shrimp crunch. Again no sauce. Cooked shrimp on rice. I was so upset. I would have just ordered plain sushi. I can not even believe that the chefs would allow such abominations to leave their kitchen. I tried to find my waiter or a manager for 30mins. Finally when the bill arrived so did the waited. He said oh sorry. I thought you knew I wasn’t going to put any sauce on. What? He would not take anything off the bill, their was no manager on property so I just had to suck it up and pay. It was humiliating. Worst restaurant ever. Total scam. Never again!

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  17. Fred

    New York Area

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on August 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    Excellent sushi. Tables are close together so it can get very loud but the food is worth it an sitting at the bar is great.

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  18. pingx

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 13, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    I went to this restaurant last year in December. The fishes were really fresh. However, I felt that all fishes were not so fresh. Additionally I can't believe that the witness brought us the broken sake cup on the top edge. When I asker the witness to replace a good one, he brought one, which is totally different one without the sake, bcz my previous cup is full of sake. Also, when the witness introduced the whole plate different fishes, he should have pointed to the fish he was explaining. Otherwise, his explanation is useless. Anyway, last night experience was just not as good as I had before.

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  19. JJAZZ

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 13, 2023

    overall3food2service4ambience4
    Sushi was was way overpriced, portions were tiny and the taste slightly above average

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  20. OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 12, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience3
    Servers were not welcoming. Terrible customer service. Servers/bussers would clear plates before even finishing. No pacing to the meal. Dishes would come out before we even finished. The food was ok/mediocre. Nigiri pieces were tiny, Saba was gross and not even pickled. 65 dollar omakase for a soup, chawsnmushi and a few super tiny nigiri.

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  21. DavidH

    Philadelphia

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on August 12, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience3
    We love the sushi at Shumi and have eaten here many times in the past year. We have sat at the bar and at tables and enjoy sitting at the bar. The most recent time, however, the sushi chefs were constantly using butane burners to prepare some of the rolls. It burned our eyes and even the eyes of some of the waitstaff. Our hair and clothes smelled afterwards. The sushi is great but the butane burners irritated our eyes and made us smell the rest of the day.

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  22. Leon

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Small restaurant, friendly staff, quality of sashimi and rolls

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  23. ElizabethS

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 11, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Good service! Felt at times rushed but overall very good.

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  24. LuisP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and service. I live sushi and this place is great

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  25. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on August 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a great time and the food is just phenomenal!

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  26. davidwyk

    New York Area

    22 reviews

    4.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on August 5, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Good food for the money. If they can eliminate the kitchen smell it would be a full 5 star then

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  27. David

    New York Area

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on August 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always the best, freshest and most exotic fish available.

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  28. RonaldC

    Philadelphia

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Shumi is by far the best sushi restaurant in NJ! I travel from south Jersey for their Omakase which is out of this world delicious!!!

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  29. David

    New York Area

    26 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on July 31, 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience2
    Chaotic service. Long wait and sushi not nearly as good as on prior visits here. Less attention to detail. Maybe just a bad day?

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  30. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    An amazing omakase experience! The best sushi spot in the area hands down.

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  31. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I always have the best experience at Shumi! The quality and the service are always a 10/10. Easily one of my favorite restaurants!

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  32. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Had the special omikase and it was awesome! Sea bass fish was phenomenal

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  33. JeffreyK

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing omakase value! We’ve been here multiple times and enjoyed ourselves every time. Very accommodative staff and welcoming atmosphere.

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  34. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    If you’re looking for omakase in NJ, this is the place!

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  35. EstherV

    Amsterdam

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 28, 2023

    overall3food5service2ambience2
    Appetizer, salad , roll and main course all arrived within 30 minutes all together. Ridiculous. Why??

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  36. Rexa

    New York Area

    20 reviews

    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on July 28, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Sea bass inn the deluxe omakase was the best thing I’ve eaten all year!

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  37. BigJoe

    New York Area

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on July 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always a great meal at shumi. We always get the special omakase and took advantage of the anniversary special they offered. Every course is amazing. In a land of corvettes they are a bentley!

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  38. Adam

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Outstanding omakase- worth the expense. Highly recommended

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  39. Seungkyun

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was little noisy, but the food was great and came out when I wanted it to come and service was great.

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  40. ODEL

    New York Area

    11 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on July 22, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience3
    Very good sushi and sashimi. Only 3 stars because the first words from the greeting hostess was to tell us what we could not remain at our table for longer than 90 minutes. We will not go back.

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FAQs

Shumi Japanese Cuisine - Ridgewood offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (201) 345-0808.

Shumi Japanese Cuisine - Ridgewood is rated 4.6 stars by 770 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 8 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Shumi Japanese Cuisine - Ridgewood

70 E Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Ridgewood, New Jersey
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:30 am–9:30 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–10:30 pm
  • Cuisines
    Japanese, Sushi, Japanese Speciality
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout
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