Sushi belt
The conveyor lets you choose passing sushi plates, making the meal interactive rather than a standard table order.
YO! Sushi | Dubai Mall
Downtown Dubai
YO! Sushi is a casual Japanese restaurant in Downtown Dubai where you can pick small plates from a conveyor belt or order from the kitchen. Reviews make the belt experience the main draw, with sushi, Japanese street food and an all-you-can-eat option for hungry diners.
Reputation Score
4.3
★★★★☆
3,227 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Fresh sashimi
Salmon sashimi is one of the more consistently praised choices, with several reviews describing it as fresh.
Buffet value
The all-you-can-eat format is repeatedly described as good value, especially for diners who want to try several sushi items.
Colour pricing
When ordering by the plate, colour coding makes the menu easier to follow if you are watching your budget.
Street food
Japanese street-food dishes can be a strong alternative to sushi; popcorn shrimp, prawn tempura and chicken karaage all received positive mentions.
Bright setting
Reviews describe the branch as bright, colourful, clean and spacious, with plenty of indoor seating.
Family friendly
The small-plate format and buffet were enjoyed by families, including one anniversary lunch with a young child.
What to Eat at YO! Sushi | Dubai Mall How we choose these items We use AI to find praise and criticism of specific foods and drinks in a selection of Google reviews. For YO! Sushi | Dubai Mall, this list is based on 50 reviews, not every review of the restaurant. The score is positive reviews minus negative reviews. For example, two positive reviews and one negative review give +1. Each review counts once per item; neutral comments do not change the score. A zero score is not a positive recommendation. “Only neutral feedback” means there are no positive or negative votes. “Mixed feedback” means equal numbers of positive and negative votes. The quotes are examples of what people said, not every comment we counted. We use different reviews where we can. We normally show up to 10 foods and 5 drinks with non-negative scores. Items with the same score stay together. If a tied group would go past the limit, that group and the lower non-negative scores go into Honorable mentions. If an overflowing positive top tie would leave the list empty, we show up to 10 items from that tie and keep the rest in Honorable mentions. Foods and drinks with a negative score are under What to Avoid. Use this as a guide to what reviewers liked, not a guarantee that you will like it too.
These items at YO! Sushi | Dubai Mall got the most positive mentions in user reviews. Check them out!
Food 3
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Open sushi Net +2
“Yo open sushi is the best. Tasty and generous.”
Positive 2Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Yo open sushi is the best. Tasty and generous.”December 2020
“You can still enjoy an open sushi there with a very low price. The taste is good, and for the price paid it’s fair enough.”January 2021
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Salmon sashimi Net +2
“Easily the best was Salmon Sashimi, as the fish was fresh.”
Positive 2Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Easily the best was Salmon Sashimi, as the fish was fresh.”May 2021
“The sushi rolls were great especially the salmon sashimi but i didn't like the moochi”December 2024
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Sashimi Net +2
“Sashimi was the best. It was quite fresh.”
Positive 2Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Sashimi was the best. It was quite fresh.”May 2023
“I went with ny best friends to have a lunch together and the service was great, food tasty first time miso soup delicious sushi and sashimi ❤definitely recommend also to try the moshi chocolate. Thanks guys great service Arlyn”October 2019
Honorable mentions (17)
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Cake Net +1
“the food is very delicious but the service is very bad it was the birthday of my son and all I requested to serve us 4 pieces of cake at the same time but the waitress wasn t noce at all and told me to try to collect them individually from the belt .. we went another time and we ordered from the menu but they were so slow ..”
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Review excerpts
“the food is very delicious but the service is very bad it was the birthday of my son and all I requested to serve us 4 pieces of cake at the same time but the waitress wasn t noce at all and told me to try to collect them individually from the belt .. we went another time and we ordered from the menu but they were so slow ..”June 2025
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Chicken karaage Net +1
“Chicken karaage. 27 dhs. Tasty.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Chicken karaage. 27 dhs. Tasty.”June 2022
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Chicken sushi Net +1
“I thoroughly enjoyed the Exotic Roll, Veggie Roll, Mango and Avocado Roll. The Prawn Sushi and Chicken Sushi were also standout dishes.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I thoroughly enjoyed the Exotic Roll, Veggie Roll, Mango and Avocado Roll. The Prawn Sushi and Chicken Sushi were also standout dishes.”March 2025
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Exotic roll Net +1
“I thoroughly enjoyed the Exotic Roll, Veggie Roll, Mango and Avocado Roll. The Prawn Sushi and Chicken Sushi were also standout dishes.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I thoroughly enjoyed the Exotic Roll, Veggie Roll, Mango and Avocado Roll. The Prawn Sushi and Chicken Sushi were also standout dishes.”March 2025
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Flaming hot cheetos Net +1
“And i really like the new sushi dish flaming hot Cheetos♥️♥️♥️”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“And i really like the new sushi dish flaming hot Cheetos♥️♥️♥️”August 2023
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Mango and avocado roll Net +1
“I thoroughly enjoyed the Exotic Roll, Veggie Roll, Mango and Avocado Roll. The Prawn Sushi and Chicken Sushi were also standout dishes.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I thoroughly enjoyed the Exotic Roll, Veggie Roll, Mango and Avocado Roll. The Prawn Sushi and Chicken Sushi were also standout dishes.”March 2025
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Miso soup Net +1
“I went with ny best friends to have a lunch together and the service was great, food tasty first time miso soup delicious sushi and sashimi ❤definitely recommend also to try the moshi chocolate. Thanks guys great service Arlyn”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I went with ny best friends to have a lunch together and the service was great, food tasty first time miso soup delicious sushi and sashimi ❤definitely recommend also to try the moshi chocolate. Thanks guys great service Arlyn”October 2019
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Moshi chocolate Net +1
“I went with ny best friends to have a lunch together and the service was great, food tasty first time miso soup delicious sushi and sashimi ❤definitely recommend also to try the moshi chocolate. Thanks guys great service Arlyn”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I went with ny best friends to have a lunch together and the service was great, food tasty first time miso soup delicious sushi and sashimi ❤definitely recommend also to try the moshi chocolate. Thanks guys great service Arlyn”October 2019
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Popcorn shrimps Net +1
“The food quality overall was good (especially the popcorn shrimps), but I wouldn’t recommend the meat dishes (both chicken and beef), as they could use some improvement.”
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Review excerpts
“The food quality overall was good (especially the popcorn shrimps), but I wouldn’t recommend the meat dishes (both chicken and beef), as they could use some improvement.”January 2025
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Prawn sushi Net +1
“I thoroughly enjoyed the Exotic Roll, Veggie Roll, Mango and Avocado Roll. The Prawn Sushi and Chicken Sushi were also standout dishes.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I thoroughly enjoyed the Exotic Roll, Veggie Roll, Mango and Avocado Roll. The Prawn Sushi and Chicken Sushi were also standout dishes.”March 2025
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Prawn tempura Net +1
“Prawn tempura. 31.50. Lovely.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Prawn tempura. 31.50. Lovely.”June 2022
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Rolls Net +1
“As soon as all the sushi and rolls is made, they put on the belt so all the dishes are turning around. That's why we can eat such a fresh sushi while we are sitting.”
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Review excerpts
“As soon as all the sushi and rolls is made, they put on the belt so all the dishes are turning around. That's why we can eat such a fresh sushi while we are sitting.”September 2022
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Salmon teriyaki Net +1
“Salmon teriyaki. 25 dhs. Tasty. Lightly fried.”
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Review excerpts
“Salmon teriyaki. 25 dhs. Tasty. Lightly fried.”June 2022
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Seafood fried rice Net +1
“Seafood fried rice. 29 dhs. Good for one person. Tasty.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Seafood fried rice. 29 dhs. Good for one person. Tasty.”June 2022
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Sushi rolls Net +1
“The sushi rolls were great especially the salmon sashimi but i didn't like the moochi”
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Review excerpts
“The sushi rolls were great especially the salmon sashimi but i didn't like the moochi”December 2024
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Tropical vibes Net +1
“Drinks - tropical vibes. 19 dhs. Refreshing.”
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Review excerpts
“Drinks - tropical vibes. 19 dhs. Refreshing.”June 2022
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Veggie roll Net +1
“I thoroughly enjoyed the Exotic Roll, Veggie Roll, Mango and Avocado Roll. The Prawn Sushi and Chicken Sushi were also standout dishes.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I thoroughly enjoyed the Exotic Roll, Veggie Roll, Mango and Avocado Roll. The Prawn Sushi and Chicken Sushi were also standout dishes.”March 2025
Drinks 1
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Water Net +1
“Thankfully the water you can’t mess up.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Thankfully the water you can’t mess up.”December 2022
What to Avoid (8)
Food 8
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Chicken teriyaki Net −1
“The chicken teriyaki tasted over cooked and couldn’t finish.”
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Critical review excerpts
“The chicken teriyaki tasted over cooked and couldn’t finish.”December 2022
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Dragon roll Net −1
“We ordered a dragon roll and knew it was not right at all. I told them that the price and quality in comparison to the menu pictures are far from it. They did brought me a new set of dragon roll but it was just exactly the same, this time with a different server.”
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Critical review excerpts
“We ordered a dragon roll and knew it was not right at all. I told them that the price and quality in comparison to the menu pictures are far from it. They did brought me a new set of dragon roll but it was just exactly the same, this time with a different server.”April 2021
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Fried rice Net −1
“The food itself was kind of nothing special. We even left the half of fried rice there as it was not good. Took only one picture of what tasted good.”
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Critical review excerpts
“The food itself was kind of nothing special. We even left the half of fried rice there as it was not good. Took only one picture of what tasted good.”July 2021
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Gyoza Net −1
“The gyoza was ok at best forced myself to eat it.”
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Critical review excerpts
“The gyoza was ok at best forced myself to eat it.”December 2022
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Moochi Net −1
“The sushi rolls were great especially the salmon sashimi but i didn't like the moochi”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“The sushi rolls were great especially the salmon sashimi but i didn't like the moochi”December 2024
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Salmon box Net −1
“Ordered salmon box from them, smell like dead body. Called them they said this is what they have been serving all day!?? For those of you that don’t know about row fish, if the fish smell fishy( specially salmon) means not fresh and gone off. You can fry that fish but can’t eat it raw!! Be careful. Never order from them again”
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Critical review excerpts
“Ordered salmon box from them, smell like dead body. Called them they said this is what they have been serving all day!?? For those of you that don’t know about row fish, if the fish smell fishy( specially salmon) means not fresh and gone off. You can fry that fish but can’t eat it raw!! Be careful. Never order from them again”October 2022
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Seafood soup Net −1
“Very bad experience we spend 139 aed per person all we can eat from the menu and after they didnt let us order more + it was big fly on my seafood soup , and the Philipino manager only said oh sorry , nothing else she should work in zoo instead of restaurant”
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Critical review excerpts
“Very bad experience we spend 139 aed per person all we can eat from the menu and after they didnt let us order more + it was big fly on my seafood soup , and the Philipino manager only said oh sorry , nothing else she should work in zoo instead of restaurant”July 2023
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Strawberry mochi Net −1
“The strawberry mochi was either not cold enough or someone mixed the cream weird.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“The strawberry mochi was either not cold enough or someone mixed the cream weird.”December 2022
Tips for a Better Visit
Check availability. Before ordering buffet dishes not on the belt, ask what is ready; one diner had to repeat the request and wait 15 minutes.
Allow time. If ordering à la carte, build in extra time rather than expecting belt-speed service; one sushi order took over 45 minutes.
Watch colours. For à la carte dining, track each plate colour as you eat; the small bowls can add up quickly.
Check spice. If spice matters, check the menu before taking a plate because spicy status is not shown on the plates.
Confirm drinks. Ask about what the buffet includes: multiple reviews say drinks were excluded from the weekday buffet price.
Try sashimi. Salmon sashimi is a safer first choice than the meat dishes, which received more critical feedback in one detailed visit.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Unit LG - 116 - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd
Burj Khalifa - Downtown Dubai, Dubai
Common Concerns
Slow orders
Kitchen orders can take a long time: one à la carte sushi order took over 45 minutes and arrived with a missing plate.
Uneven service
Several diners reported delayed or incomplete orders, particularly when relying on waiters instead of the belt.
Limited fish
One review found the fish selection less varied than expected, despite some newer dishes being enjoyable.
Dessert gaps
Dessert availability has been inconsistent; one buffet visit had only one dessert option available.
Mixed mains
The meat dishes received weaker feedback than the sushi, with chicken and beef described as needing improvement.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
145 AED per person
buffet
“On the bright side, the pricing is reasonable—the buffet costs 145 AED per person, excluding beverages”Google review · January 2025
185aed
buffet
“We came here on Friday and experienced 185aed for buffet”Google review · October 2024
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LOCAL
LOCAL
The Bottom Line
YO! Sushi Dubai Mall is a casual Japanese restaurant in Downtown Dubai built around a conveyor belt. You can lift passing plates from the belt or order from the kitchen, with sushi, Japanese street food and an all-you-can-eat format available.
The belt is the main reason to come: it turns choosing dinner into part of the experience and suits a quick, informal meal after shopping. Salmon sashimi is one of the strongest recurring picks. Popcorn shrimp and other street-food dishes also received good feedback, while reviews specifically mention the Exotic Roll, Veggie Roll and chicken sushi.
The setting is bright, colourful and spacious, and families have enjoyed the small portions and relaxed format. The main caution is service consistency. Some diners received friendly, attentive help, but others waited 15 minutes for belt-listed dishes or more than 45 minutes for à la carte sushi; incomplete orders were also reported.
Meat dishes and dessert availability have been less reliable than the sushi. For à la carte dining, watch the colour-coded plate prices because several small bowls can quietly increase the bill. If choosing the buffet, confirm which items are currently available and whether drinks are included.
Customer-reported buffet prices ranged from AED 129 to AED 185 in older reviews, so check the current offer before ordering.