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| - I have been wanting to go to Umami for a while, but we have a 1 year old, so getting out for dinner can be a bit of a challenge.
From reading the other reviews, it seems that service and quality can be spotty at times, however when we went on a Tuesday evening, both were really top notch. We did have to wait for about 15 minutes for a table, but that was only because there were 7 of us and with the arrangement of tables there was only one place they could put us. Our server though gave us some edamame and snack mix since we had to wait.
All of us ordered the Paitan broth based on my recommendation (from reading other yelp reviews) and I am glad we did. Is it salty? Sure, but it has amazing flavor - maybe it isn't for everyone? All I can state is that it was a first for all of us that night, and we all loved it.
In my bowl I added the charsu pork as well as the roasted pork and the soft egg. I can honestly state this was the best bowl of "soup" that I've ever had. Also the most expensive at almost $13, but it was so, so worth it. The ramen noodles had great bite (they weren't overcooked) and the only thing I could have done without would be the garnish of spinach.
Service throughout the meal was very good - drinks were refilled in a timely fashion, etc. I also enjoyed the house Nigori (cold, cloudy, & sweet sake basically) for $3 which doesn't show up on their menu online.
As with most reviews, you can take mine with a grain of salt, because what I like may not be what you like, but I had high hopes for our first visit, and frankly they were exceeded by the quality of what we ate that night.
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