(323) 900-0177

850 South La Brea Ave (W 9th Street)
Los Angeles, CA 90036 34.0597 -118.345

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Neighborhoods: Miracle Mile, Central LA

www.umamiburger.com

Hours:

Daily 11am-10pm

Last updated 11.24.09

Category:

Restaurants

Cuisine:

Hamburgers, Fast Food

What People Are Saying About Umami Burger

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The guys who brought us BottleRock wine bar have branched out with this Asian-style ode to the burger in all its meaty incarnations. Turkey confit or triple pork burger, anyone?

drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “Finally, we got our bill after much waiting and hand waving and there are two beers that were allegedly "free" because of the HUGE heads on them / mistakes on the bill.”
food quality
90.0% positive
  1. “Great burgers, REALLY interesting!”
  2. “All in all, fantastic food that'll make your tastebuds happy.”
  3. “The burger was great, but I had to wait 10 minutes for my onion rings.”
  4. “The one veggie burger was amazing according to my wife and the tempura onion rings were light and crispy.”
  5. “This place has really, really interesting burgers.”
  6. “little pricey for what is essentially an indoor burger-stand, but the ingredients are CLEARLY gourmet-level and are probably very expensive to procure.”
  7. “The burgers they make here are truly unique and pack some amazing flavor and texture into every bite.”
  8. “Umami is indeed tasty!”
  9. “Very tasty, interesting burgers.”
  10. “You can't exactly put your finger on what makes it so good - shiitaki mushrooms,carmelized onions,roasted tomatoes bun toasted crispy on inside soft on the outside - there must be 15 details that make this burger so awesome.”
menu variety
0.0% positive
  1. “Tell the manager to look at the tables and manage the flow, tell the waiters to know the menu ahead of time, tell the cooks to get the whole table done at once, and tell the owners that charging a buck for ketchup that wasn't that good, and on top of poor”
service
0.0% positive
  1. “Tell the manager to look at the tables and manage the flow, tell the waiters to know the menu ahead of time, tell the cooks to get the whole table done at once, and tell the owners that charging a buck for ketchup that wasn't that good, and on top of poor”
value
0.0% positive
  1. “little pricey for what is essentially an indoor burger-stand, but the ingredients are CLEARLY gourmet-level and are probably very expensive to procure.”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “The burger was great, but I had to wait 10 minutes for my onion rings.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/06/11

Love it once a week

by paparrazzii at Citysearch

tried every burger havent hit a bad one yet

4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/21/11

Great burgers!

by jessica196 at Citysearch

So after hearing all the buzz about this place me and my hubby decided to check it out, needless to say the burgers were yumm. I love the fact that they use MSG on meat, its a delicious burger of death. Ill be back!

3 Star Rating: Average

03/02/11

expensive but good

by sandybreeze at Citysearch

skeptical to try out the place but its good...expensive but good.

3 Star Rating: Average

12/11/10

Want it to be a 5 star

by jammorgan at Citysearch

Honestly, their burgers are so tasty, i'm not so hot on the home made ketchup. the big thing that for me makes it 3 stars and not 5 is the inconsistency, sometimes we get the right burger cooked right and thats a 5 star, other times, its under, over cooked or has taken 30 min, seriously.

would i go back, probably!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/24/10

Burgers as Art

by Jflynn at Citysearch

This is the second location I've tried and I loved it so much I went back the next day. My only wish is that they had a beer & wine license for this location too.

The Details on Umami Burger

Place Categories:

  • bad ketchup
  • huge heads
  • happy tastebuds
  • indeed tasty umami
  • pricey indoor burgerstand
  • amazing texture
  • poor service
  • amazing flavor
  • fantastic food
  • great burgers
  • amazing veggie burger
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