I know the owners of Umami, but it's not swaying my review. If I wasn't thrilled, I'd just keep quiet and not post anything. That said:
I never in my wildest dreams thought a bowl of ramen could be so incredibly tasty. My experience with ramen is limited .... Probably just to the store bought poor-college-kid stuff. I had no idea there was anything else, but this place is definitely something else!
My lady and I shared a bowl of the sea salt broth ramen with roasted chicken and bean sprouts. The broth is amazing. Rich and flavorful and crave-inducing. The chicken added is real-deal roasted chicken (even had a little skin on it which was great). Bean sprouts were plump and fresh and crisp. Noodles were cooked perfectly and never mushy. The more we ate, the more we wanted to keep eating!
My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
Also had some sake like never before as well .... I'm not a huge fan of the stuff, but we tasted two different varieties that were chilled and incredibly sweet and delicious. Definitely not your typical drop-it-in-beer sake .... And I'm hoping to enjoy one of the interesting cocktails the bartender was creating on my next visit as well.
I didn't understand how in the world an $8 bowl of ramen was logical when the stuff sells for 15 cents at the grocery store. I have been THOROUGHLY schooled. It's worth every penny and is NOTHING like the dried junk. I'm going back. Hmmm .... Maybe this afternoon!