The Happy Sumo
Sushi · Provo · 4801 N University Ave
The Happy Sumo is the polished end of this site's sushi coverage -- the room to book when the meal is the occasion rather than the fuel.
Where it is
At the Shops at Riverwoods, 4801 North University Avenue, in the same north-Provo center as Rodizio Grill and Slackwater.
Provo addresses are grid references rather than house numbers in the usual sense: they count outward from the origin at Center Street and University Avenue, one hundred to a block. Our guide to how Utah addresses actually work explains why the same number means a different place in the next city over.
What we know about it
Our sushi guide is specific about what to order and who to bring. The specialty rolls are the draw over traditional nigiri, and the Japanese entrees -- teriyaki, udon, stir-fries -- are the reason someone who does not eat sushi will come along without resentment. That second point is the practical one, and it is why the room keeps turning up in our group-dining answers.
Two logistics our coverage records. It takes reservations, and it asks that parties of roughly twelve or more contact the restaurant in advance rather than walking in, which the guide calls a sensible request given the room's layout. It is also the sushi option most often listed as open on Sunday afternoons, which in Provo narrows a field considerably.
Everything we have written about it
This is every page on Provo.com that names The Happy Sumo, most substantial first. The directory exists to route you into the writing rather than to replace it.
The durable facts, and the ones we refuse to carry
- Name: The Happy Sumo
- Address: 4801 N University Ave, Provo, Utah
- Cuisine: Sushi
- Where we read the address: our own page, not a third-party listing
- How we know the city: the only pages naming it are scoped to a single city in their own titles
We do not publish opening hours, prices, phone numbers or ratings for any venue in this directory. Those are the facts that go stale, and a directory carrying them is wrong within a season while still looking authoritative. For hours, ask the restaurant.