Comments on: An Open Letter to Umami Burger

By: firate

firate — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:35:35 +0000

E che cosa facciamo senza il vostro meraviglioso idea

By: Harriette

Harriette — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:28:32 +0000

Ah the vinegar! I knew you had some “solution.” Thanks SJ (And check your mailbox, meant to tell you that…)

By: Sarah Jo

Sarah Jo — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:33:35 +0000

Thanks Harriette – Add some water to your sauce. It will thin it out and emulsify it. A little rice vinegar would also be a great addition. Works wonders.

And thanks to all you guys for leaving comments!

By: Harriette

Harriette — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:07:18 +0000

Wow. Seems like you touched a food chord, good work SJ! Yeah I could imagine that would totally food-suk if I got the gumption to get off my tush and head out only to be met with closed arms

But, really, I digress. I was signing on here hoping for a an “Ask SJ Food Tips” as the other night I was making some simple rice noodles with cilantro, scallions and warmed avocado–>MY FAVE (warmed avocado, YUM) and I decided I would make a sesame/almond paste/sauce. It was oh so heavy with just the two ingredients (almond butter and toasted sesame oil) and I knew–just knew–you might have a 2 second tip on how to lighten –and perfect–it, other than just add water!

I will await my “Ask SJ” corner and meanwhile, I send LA well-wishes for ACCURATE WEBSITES!

By: HerbyN

HerbyN — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:30:06 +0000

my gosh… your comments sound so very familiar. in fact, i wrote a recent review on yelp that echoes many of your concerns/issues with Umami Burger… what a great deal of potential this place has that i fear will be wasted b/c of terrible. i mean, just awful front of house/customer service…

my yelp review:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/umami-burger-los-angeles?q=herbert

By: Nick Hurwitch

Nick Hurwitch — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:23:45 +0000

Once, Amanda and I went (for the first time) and they had run out of food (!). Out. of. food. BUT, they said they would re-open at 5pm. It was about 4:30, so we decided to wander around the area until then. Sure enough, when we returned at 5, they said it wouldn’t open until 5:30. We left.

In related news, I don’t feel I missed much. When we finally “experienced” Umami a month or two later, we found it to be…meh. Fries were too steak-fry like (always a recipe for disaster). And the burgers were just too MUCH. It was like eating a meat-flavored patty of butter. Forgive me, but, a cheeseburger is one of those foods where less tends to be more. So long, Umami.

By: Josh L.

Josh L. — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:20:19 +0000

Fix your dang website UB! It takes one phone call and about 2 minutes to update. How many more people will drive across town only to be shut out? 8^(