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| - A group of friends and I went to Umami over the weekend for brunch. Before I write my review, I should preface it by saying...here is what I knew about Umami before I ate there. 1. Umami means the fifth taste sensation. 2. It's Asian-inspired. That's it. Seriously, that's all I knew. I am not a connoisseur of this kind of food at all. But, I gotta say...it was awesome.
We had a reservation for six people right at 10 a.m. Can I just say how much I LOVE that they take brunch reservations on the weekend??? Our waitress was amazing. She was exceptionally patient and helpful in explaining the dishes to us. She offered two people in our party a special gluten-free dish that is not on the menu when they mentioned they didn't eat gluten. She even knew all about the history of the restaurant and its owner(s) and was able to give us all kinds of information that I wouldn't normally expect a server to know. The service alone was five-star quality, but the food was even better.
Again, I'm a novice Asian-inspired Umami eater...and I don't eat meat. This knocked down my options a bit, but I ended up with the BELT buns (Bacon, Egg, Lettuce, and Tomato) without the bacon and the edamame dumplings. First, the buns. I asked if the buns could come with cheese instead of bacon, and originally the server said yes, but later came back to say the chef had denied that request. I am guessing that (s)he knew that cheese would just not work in this case, and I was happy (s)he didn't let me mess up a good meal with cheese. The buns were delicious, the veggies were fresh, and the spicy Korean sauce that came on it was incredible. I am actually still dreaming of that sauce. Soooo good.
I also ordered the edamame dumplings. There is a choice of sauces, but I opted to let the server choose what she though would be best, and she chose some kind of sweet and sour sauce which was almost as amazing as the spicy Korean sauce on the buns. Before I ordered, I offered to share my dumplings with my friends, but after they came, I was second-guessing that decision. I think I begrudgingly gave away one, but I ate all the rest myself. One friend let me try her gluten-free special of hash and kimchi. I don't know that I will ever be a huge kimchi fan, but the potatoes were pretty fabulous, not to mention it was just awesome that the server and the chef even offered up this special meal.
To drink I had a mango mojito, which was really good, though I'm a bit skeptical that it actually contained any alcohol. It kind of just tasted like a pricey juice. I missed the special drink menu with the mimosas, but I will definitely be trying one the next time I go. For someone who wasn't even sure if she would like the food at Umami, I came out a lover and a believer. I now want to take everyone I know to Umami for the food and the service. I can't wait to go back.
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