I heard a lot of buzz around Umami this last year. Friends, yelp, and a whole slue of other people have told me how much their love their burgers. While I enjoy a good gormet burger, normally I find myself always going back to The Counter and calling it good because I have yet to find something to top that experience.
While Umami is indeed really good, I still do not think it takes the title of being top dog.
We were eating at the SLS and everyone wanted to try a new burger. We sat down in the heavy sports bar feel of umami because there are TV's absolutely everywhere just like a sports book. It took us a forever and a half to get served because of a mix up, but when we actually ordered everything was smooth sailing.
I shared a truffle burger and some sweet potato fries. I loved the truffle on the burger, the cheese, the patty being cooked just right, and the bun. It was just a little bit small for what I was paying I feel. I got the sweet potato fries because my girlfriend really wanted them. Normally I hate sweet potato fries, but these were not like other's I have had before because they had cinnamon sugar sprinkled on them. This must have been magic pixie dust because it made them go from something I do not enjoy to a plate of fried potatoes that I wish I was no longer splitting with someone else.