I bought a livingsocial deal for Umami Kitchen after reading some of the reviews on opentable. I'm not sure why they are rated a 4.5 there because I was really not all that impressed especially by the prices. The restaurant is very very small. There are maybe 7 tables and can probably seat around 20 max. The atmosphere was a nice modern Asian decor. My guy and I went on a cold rainy October night and the restaurant was very warm and cozy which I liked. I had a cup of $4 Jasmine bloom tea which was actually very good.
The menu selection was a bit disappointing. There are 5 Sushi/rolls dishes to choose from (as appetizers). 8 small plates choices and 7 large plate choices.
We started with the $9 Spicy BBQ Ribs from the small plate. It came with 4 ribs and some kimchi. It was delicious.
I picked the Udon noodles with spicy steak ($19) and my guy picked the Massaman Curry Chicken(19). My Udon noodles was just maybe 1 min over cooked, the beef was not spicy and a little bit tough. The soup overall was a bit flavor less and too salty especially when I got to the end. My guy said that the Curry chicken was good but he's definitely had a better $12 curry at a lot of other places with bigger portions. The chicken chunk was too large and a bit burnt. The curry flavor was a bit plain, almost missing something.
The serves was attentive and the food came out quickly. Our bill came out to be $51 total. A bit much for the quality I would say!