Umami Burger

The Food Umami, the taste of savory outside of sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. This is what Umami Burger got their name, and today I got a chance to visit their San Francisco location. My friend and I ordered the Maple Bacon Fries along with the Umami and Throwback. The maple bacon fries had a good taste to them. The sweet potato fries with maple braised bacon lardons and smokey bbq sauce is a good combo. The Throwback burger was good and pretty straightforward. It comes in 2 patties along with cheese, condiments, and sauce. My friend got the Umami burger, and it was not bad for her, except the parmesan frico slice was hard to eat. The Miscellaneous The restaurant is quite spacious inside with plenty of seating as well as a bar area. The interior has some interesting decorations and aesthetics. The service was good and the staff was sincere. Their menu is standard across their locations, with same pricing. But the prices are a bit high when compared to most other burger places. Though it is worth a try with their wide selection of different burgers.

Got the Impossible Trufflemaker. Gave it a try because of the hyped heme burger patty. It indeed tastes just like a beef patty! Pretty juicy, the truffle sauce and relish go really well together. The jalapeño relish was unexpectedly quite spicy, apparently the spiciness depends on the quality of jalapeños they get everyday. I had the umami ketchup on the side but I am not sure if this is how umami should taste like. To me, it's a ketchup mixed with truffle. The waiter was very friendly, so it's a bonus!

Had the Original Impossible Burger - wow. This is a great burger regardless of its origins. We don't get Impossible in the UK yet, so it was great to try the patty, but the miso spin these guys add to it was awesome. It was filling, but didn't leave me feeling heavy or greasy. Nice restaurant and I had a very friendly waitress. Can imagine this place having a great atmosphere on a game day. Would certainly recommend for their spin on the Impossible.

The only reason this is getting 4 instead of 5 is that they need to improve their GF menu. The none GF food is great, but their lettuce is not the correct lettuce to use in lieu of a bun and they don't have a dedicated fryer for the fries. A few small changes and they could be a five! The actual patties are great though!

December 2018: Came back for lunch and tried the Asian Chicken Salad. This was a great tasting salad. Dressing was excellent. Will come back just for the salad. 👍 November 2017: Ordered the impossible burger. I've had it before at Gott's and the Umami version was not as good. The Caesar salad was good.