Divinity is a concept that is thrown around a lot in the religious community. It's rare that we ever experience anything truly divine. Man isn't even sure if there is a god, but we do know that there is an Umami burger. With no exaggeration, I just had the greatest burger I have ever eaten. It was so juicy and filled with flavor that I'm still basking in its afterglow 2 hours later.
The Atmosphere: The restaurant is small and the tables are a little too close together. The decor is modern but casual.
The Food: I ordered the "Manly Burger": a fresh ground patty with thick chunks of bacon, beer cheddar, smoke salted onion strings, and a hint of wasabi. I also tasted the "Umami Burger": a fresh ground patty with roasted tomatoes, grilled shiitake mushrooms, grilled onions, and a parmesan crisp. The fries and onion rings were thick and good, but it's really all about the burger. For dessert they offer ice cream sandwiches from Milk and homemade snack cakes from Cake Monkey.
Bloghungry Rating: A+
Umami Burger
850 S La Brea Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036-4810
(323) 931-3000
That's a huge rave coming from you BH. I'll check it out.
Posted by: Guy | June 30, 2009 at 01:24 PM
It's pretty unreal.
Posted by: Hugh | July 01, 2009 at 02:04 PM
Cake Monkey looks good too.
Posted by: Wes | July 02, 2009 at 06:13 PM
I found your food blog going through a few links. Glad I ran into it. Didn’t know that the food blog/recipe community was so big online. I love your posts!
I was wondering if you would like to exchange links. I’ll drop yours on my site and you drop mine on yours. Email at ramendays@yahoo.com or stop by my site and drop a comment. Let me know if you would like to do a link exchange.
Cheers,
Caleb
http://www.ramendays.com
Posted by: Caleb | July 10, 2009 at 08:52 PM
Hi there, I've stumble something interesting and tempting to try it. When I go to your community, I'll make sure that I'll try that burger.
Posted by: Prozac | July 13, 2009 at 02:53 AM
Are you working on some organic baby food recipes yet? She'll be off formula before you know it.
Congrats!!!
Posted by: fightin' mad mary | July 13, 2009 at 08:51 PM
On your recommendation, I too have now tasted the deliciousness that is Umami Burger. Easily the best burger I have had--and the beauty of it is that it wasn't overpoweringly heavy. Thanks for the review!
Posted by: Peter | October 14, 2009 at 07:24 AM
i'm 26 and took my boyfriend who's mid 40's and he loved that they had like old sodas too. Bubble Up. i aint ever heard of it but apparently it's got pure cane sugar and he was in heaven.
Posted by: willam | October 22, 2009 at 10:49 PM