Ami

Great quality for an affordable price! We ordered the agedashi tofu, 007 roll, and udon. Absolutely loved all 3! Great place for a more casual date or outing with friends.

The Tuesday deal is really worth it. Have been here a couple times. The waitresses are nice and very polite. The food portion is pretty big for me.
Try the mountain, ultimate rainbow or bento box. Try the dolsot too. In my opinion their sushi are the best in town.

Frequently go here with my friends because they love sushi. As someone who does not like sushi, I have several other options. Usually I get the teriyaki chicken which is pretty good, but last night I got the shrimp tempura, which came with delicious soup & salad. I would recommend this option & you are likely to have leftovers to take home.

My girlfriend and I go here several times a semester and always enjoy the food, atmosphere, and service. One of the best sushi places in Bloomington

Came with my daughter and had lunch. OK a lost star because service was slow. We ate outside because it was a nice day.
The food however and the portions were great! Enjoyed the sushi ball and a specialty roll. They came with soup and salad so we were stuffed at the end! My daughter goes to IU and I know she is a frequent diner here. I can see why! you should go!
Just note if you eat outside you may have to flag down a server. :)

My favorite place for sushi, they usually have discount on sushi during weekdays! I love their mountain and caterpillar rolls, yummy!

The food has always been decent but way overpriced unless it’s 30% off on Tuesday.
After trying to call in an order for carry-​out tonight, I was told they only do 30% for dine-​in. I’ve done carry out on Tuesday nights before several times because it’s the only time I can afford their overpriced rolls. When I called a second time to confirm that it was only for carry-​out, chad or chett or whoever I spoke with on the phone called me a liar, saying they’ve never done carry out for 30% rolls when I’ve done this at least 3 times in the past year.
I’ve worked in the food industry before and even if I didn’t, I know you shouldn’t call a customer a liar and be as rude as possible. Everyone has a bad night at least once working in food service, but this was unacceptable. Definitely not giving ami my business anymore.

Yum! Got the big party platter for two. Delicious! I haven’t tried their fancier sushi, but based on the more traditional and simple sushi, I’m sure they would also be fantastic. Ample seating! And outdoor seating!

One of my favorite places for Japanese food in town!
Love their sushi as they are nearly the best in b-​town, love the one called Super OMG,
you should absolutely try that one.
I also ordered seafood udon come with California roll for lunch.

I’m not a big sushi fan, but I still eat here for the delicious Katsu Don. It’s a great place to go when some people in your party want sushi and others don’t. The servers are always friendly, but they don’t always seem to be especially knowledgeable about the menu. It’s a great place, you should try it out!

A sushi restaurant without nigiri or sashimi on the menu (you have to ask a server specifically to get the sushi menu)? Only in the Midwest.
Salad was overdressed, and they obviously didn’t care much about the miso soup, but hey that’s not too hard to imagine, especially for a food wasteland like Bloomington.
I’ve gotten nigiri here once and tried their chiraishi. I can safely say that Ami, along with two other Bloomington «Japanese» restaurants are by far the worst three offenders in serving terrible quality fish. The problem with raw fish is that its so easy to tell when you’re getting bargain bin fish that no respectable restaurant would sell.
After trying their maguro and hamachi, I fully understood why they felt compelled to hide their sushi menu: It’s simply not sushi quality fish.
In fact, I’m fairly certain they use the same cut of fish for their rolls as they do in their nigiri. Its absolutely shameful and I can’t understand the reasoning behind this, especially since they still charge around a standard rate on their sushi.
Their maki and rolls are somewhat better, but only because they hide the crappy ingredients with excessive sauces and other garnishing. The thing about garnishing is that it should visually supplement the food, but never actually negatively affect the taste. Apparently that’s something that Ami still needs to learn.
Their Korean fare and non-​fish related dishes are much better though, and are the only reason I’m willing to come back.
As for pros, their wait staff and customer service are absolutely fantastic. They admit their mistakes, and are polite, courteous, and friendly. Really the saving grace of this restaurant.
Edit: I gave Ami 2 stars originally, giving it some leeway since its in the middle of nowhere. When I went back home, I had an Ono+Maguro roll and semi-​seared sake, sake, Albacore toro, unagi, tamago, bincho maguro, spanish mackerel as nigiri, raw tako as sashimi, and an oyster for $ 23pp, all of which were good quality and well prepared, served, and presented.
Other than the tamago, about 70% of the meal was imported from various parts of Japan, 20% was imported from the Atlantic coast, leaving the tamago that was local. Of the 4 varieties of uni available, 3 were from Japan and one was local.
So I don’t really buy the argument that real sushi in California is cheaper and an incomparable quality due to having access to local fish egg, 60% of sea urchin. Ami and all these other faux Japanese restaurants in Bloomington are just drastically overcharging you. I’m fairly certain Indiana is closer to the Atlantic Coast than California is anyways.

Friendly workers, decent atmosphere, and reasonably priced food that is consistently good. What else could you want from a college town sushi place? Miso soup is delicious and I LOVE their ginger salad dressing. I especially enjoy their Tuesdays– 30% chef specials and maki rolls… I’ve never had a bad dish, but definitely try the Crunch and the Crazy Horse rolls!

This japanese/​korean restaurant doesn’t deserve to be the top sushi place in bloomington. I was in town for business, and crave for sushi, so I gave it a try. Ordered the dragon and crunch rolls, the meal came with miso soup and salad (very average). As soon as they took the bowls away, this waitress came and asked if I was ready for the check !!! I was not happy with the service and just replied-​my food has not arrived. The rolls were drowned in the eel sauce, that’s pretty much all I could taste. One of the roll they put so much rice and made it so big, no matter how I attempted to pick it up or eat it, it just fell apart instantly. The main ingredients for these rolls were cucumbers and avacado, they charged each $ 10.95 it was very disappointing

Hablar de Ami equivale hablar de una de las épocas más felices de mi vida, así que si alguna vez un lector de este comentario visita dicho restaurante, que no se extrañe si su experiencia tiene poco que ver con la que cuento aquí.
Ami es un restaurante oriental ubicado en el seno del campus de la IU, a menos de 15 minutos andando de grandes residencias como Eigenmann, e incluso menos desde Wilkie. Como la mayoría de los negocios de Bloomington, en Ami aceptan ‘Campus Access’, algo que siempre es digno de agradecer. El local no es grande, pero está muy bien distribuido y decorado (repleto de elementos orientales y tonos oscuros y elegantes), de tal forma que no te percatas del tamaño real del restaurante.
El servicio es muy bueno. Siempre atento y con un ojo permanentemente situado en tu mesa no se le escapa una, haciendo la entrega de platos toda a la vez y en poco tiempo tras la comanda. Para calmar el estómago durante dicha espera el camarero da a cada comensal una sopa de miso y una pequeña ensalada oriental, ambos platos muy ricos.
En cuanto a la carta, podemos encontrar una grandísima variedad de productos en ella. Muchos, en serio, tantos que tardarás un buen rato en leer la carta entera, y más aún en decidir qué pedir. De entre toda el abanico gastronómico recomiendo especialmente el Yakisoba, el ‘Salmon Avalanche’ (buenísimo, sin pega alguna) y el ‘Lion King’. Todos estos son platos llenos de sabor, que provocan un gran disfrute en la boca del comensal. Igualmente cabe destacar que en Ami disponen de una carta adicional dedicada exclusivamente a bebidas alcohólicas orientales (eso sí, tienes que ser mayor de 21 años para pedir algo de ella). Los precios no son bajos, a lo tonto una comida de entrante, plato principal y bebida se te puede poner en los 40 $, pero el Campus Access disminuye considerablemente el dolor al pagar.
En resumen, dentro de la amplia oferta gastronómica hoosier de Bloomington, Ami no deja de ser una de mis opciones preferidas, un lugar tranquilo en el que disfrutar de buena comida atendido por un cordial servicio.

I haven’t been here in a few years, but was in town the other day and thought I would stop in.
The service was fast and friendly, plus they have a good selection. Rolls were 30% off which was a nice surprise. This would have been a 4 star review but they went way heavy on the rice. It was like an all you can eat sushi place where they wanted to fill you up fast.
With that exception the rolls were well prepared and had a good portion of fish.

Ordered: Crunchy Tuna Roll, Spicy Tuna Roll, Dragon Roll, Rainbow Roll, Spicy Crazys
Ambiance: Not your classy japanese décor with rosewood, bamboo, and minimalist black paint. It’s a college-​town restaurant with a casual atmosphere. Have to admit the fancy-​ish wine rack on the wall seems a little out of place though. Service was fairly decent requiring only a little flagging down to get someone who the people were friendly enough.
Food:
Miso soup was fair, I like mine with less green onion and more seaweed/​tofu. The salad had your standard carrot-​ginger dressing which had separated in my bowl but tasted just fine once I tossed it in the bowl.
By far the best and most recommended roll was the crunchy tuna roll which was essentially a spicy tuna roll with crab and tamago (egg omelet) topped with fried vermicelli and eel sauce. It was very savory combination although you do lose the spicy tuna a bit in all the other strong flavors. The spicy tuna roll, rainbow, and dragon roll were fairly routine, nothing to rave or complain about. The ‘spicy crazys’ is one of those [americanized] super-​rolls you have to take 2 big bites to eat. It has crab, cucumber and avocado with multiple chunks of various fish in each bite. Though not authentic by any means, it was admittedly pretty good. It was fun to try to identify each piece of fish by taste and texture within each bite and the siracha-​sauce never hurts. I must warn, however, the california roll in my friend’s bento box was absolutely horrible with chewy seaweed, stale rice, and a overall spoiled flavor. I don’t know why hers in particular were that way but the rest of the rolls were fine.
Overall:
I’d give this place 3.5 stars, it’s not the most authentic place but the ingredients including fish and [imitation] crab were decent, not the freshest but far from the worst. All the standard rolls were standard but they had some that stood out such as the crunchy tuna roll and spicy crazys. Considering the area/​state, I give Ami the better rating but I have certainly had better in other towns. I also didn’t pay for the meal (yay in-​laws) so I can’t really comment on the value of this place.

Good sushi is hard to come by and in Bloomington Ami has some of the best sushi and specialty rolls. Mountain roll is delicious.
Have to update my review… Before I gave this place 5 stars but their service and furniture needs some TLC. Staff is borderline rude and the booths are all ripped. They wanted to seat me on some greasy cushion and I said its greasy and asked for another booth which was enough for the waiter to give me a look and not say a word thereafter.
It’s about the overall experience not just the food.
The food is good but everything now is borderline sucky.

I decided to go here today for my second time since I saw that Unilocal currently is giving them a higher rating than Red Chopsticks a few doors down – even though I have no idea why.
Today was extremely cold (zero degrees and felt like –18) so I was hoping to warm up in here and get an early dinner. I would of liked to get some hot green tea, but opted not to since I found out you have to pay for it here while it is free at Red Chopsticks. Guess which business won in the green tea category? You guessed it… Red Chopsticks where it is complimentary with your meal.
Like Red Chopsticks, they also have a Vegetarian Sushi menu here which is pretty cool. So a few bonus points for that.
I ended up ordering the vegetable udon and an avocado roll. Both were just average… but no real complaints with either.
Will continue to go to Red Chopsticks instead of here where the green tea is free.

Just ate here for the first time and wasn’t let down. I had the Salmon Avalanche and it was delicious! The prices on Tuesday are very fair and also the reason why you should come before the big dinner rush around 6. Enjoyed it!

«Review for take-​out and non sushi*
I ordered a few items for takeout. They were fast and organized and not overpriced. I didn’t order any sushi though given my last experience but the miso soup, edamame and tempure were good. I wish the tempura was a bit crispier but that could also just be the fact that I had it in a to-​go container for 10 minutes.
I will go back for the non-​sushi to get my japanese fix. Maybe even a veggie roll to satisfy my seawood sushi craving!

After our terrible experience at Sushi Bar Tuesday, my friends and I still had a craving for sushi– good sushi– so we went to Ami’s last night! There really is no comparison.
The sushi is amazing on every level!
The soup is much better, maybe a little salty, but the tofu was much better than what they put in the soup at Sushi Bar. And they make their own delicious ginger-​based dressing for the salad. Plus, my hot tea was brought out hot, just as it should be.
We split a couple of the chef’s specialty rolls.
I believe around the table we ordered the Mountain (a classic white fish tempura topped with crunchy crab meat, shrimp tempura served w/​a special sauce and a delicious potato crunch), the Lion King (smoked salmon and cream cheese with this amazing spicy sauce and the crunchy topping again), the Bond Girl, the «OMG» roll (spicy crab & avocado with whitefish, which they bring out flaming!), the Black Dragon (california with a whole unagi piece), and then some tempura for everyone.
Amazing! All amazing! Thick pieces, with fresh fish, delicious sauces, and it was more than a feast! We were stuffed! Completely satisfied!
The server was a girl that seems to always wait our tables, and she’s always more than pleasant! We told her about our horrible time at the Sushi Bar and at the end, they brought us their desert, tempura ice cream… wow.
Great ice-​cream filled cake battered a fried with rainbow sprinkles and chocolate!
Great food, great service, beautiful ambiance, and an overall unbeatable experience.
Thanks so much to all the people at Ami’s for providing a place to really enjoy this amazing japanese cuisine in Bloomington!