Restaurant Review: Umami Burger

Tonight I checked out the new CA transplant, Umami Burger. Of course, they do not take reservations. We were a party of 3 and did not have to wait too long at 7pm on a Wednesday night (though one member of the party was there 15 min earlier to get our name on the list). After 7pm, there was a significant line forming. Anyway, we got hooked up with a sweet booth in the back and enjoyed our meal.

We decided to start with two orders of fries, one regular thin fries and one sweet potato. The regular fries were crispy and savory, and the sweet potato fries were very sweet. They were actually served with brown sugar on top which was interesting. I only wished they were served with some special dipping sauce too.

Now for the burgers. I went splitsies and tried half of the Classic Burger with shiitake mushrooms, caramelized onions, roasted tomato, a Parmesan crisp, and Umami ketchup. The other half was of the Truffle Burger with house-made truffle cheese and truffle glaze. Both were really delicious. We got them medium rare and they came juicy, savory, flavorful, and just awesome. The Parmesan crisp on the Classic was a nice added touch. The Truffle Burger had cheese literally oozing out of it, but it was gooey and truffley and mmm so good. Also, the buns were nice and soft and had a cool "U" burned into the top. Nice branding opportunity.

Truffle Burger

"Umami" means savory, and all of our food was just that. I had heard so much excitement around this new, amazing burger spot, and it did not disappoint. I have had a lot of great burgers, and this is near the top of the list. I suggest you try!