Clearly labeled menu, plenty of vegan options, and knowledgeable staff. Cool, contemporary place!
Samantha Fortier
This place used to be amazing. They have since added a bar (very cool but lacking a solid theme), and made the noodle bar a sit-down type restaurant; rather than ordering at the counter and bringing it to a table to enjoy. I have been twice since this change and it has been downright horrible. The waitresses can’t even remember to bring a cup of water. They chat behind the counter, ignore the customers, and are condescending. The food takes an hour at minimum to come out (both times). My noodles were a giant mass at the bottom of my bowl, the scallion pancake was overcooked heavily, and the tapioca pearls in my boba were chewy/hard. They will never have my service again…never had any issues when the workers just took your order.
David Barker
My wife and I stopped in for a curry dish. Delicious. Appetizers were delicious as well. Friendly service with a relaxing atmosphere. Definitely be returning soon
Aditi Jalla
Got vegetarian "make your own" ramen bowls. The curry and miso broths were great, and the spicy sauce on the side was delicious. Toppings were great, including the kimchi, which was especially tangy and gingery. Highly recommend!
Vegetarian options: Multiple vegetarian and vegan options including ramen broths, rice bowls, and appetizers
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ramen Bowl
Austin Wickett
Food & Drink Here is Amazing As a Business Owner They Are Doing Things Amazingly Keep Up The Great Work!
Carol Long
Ordered a meal n they wouldn’t honor it. Because I didn’t have credit card on hand. They said they would call my husband n confirm but never did.
Service: 1
Jennifer
I enjoyed my house special curry. The mushroom or whatever that starts with a T was not so yummy
Food: 4
Damon Walker
Had Molly as a server, great customer service and delicious food
Thanks yall
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Melanie T
What a gem this place is. We heard great things about this place and wanted to try it out while visiting friends in the Bangor area. We went in the evening (around 7pm) for dine-in. The atmosphere was great. The service was great. The food was EXTRODINARY! Fresh and delicious. We all shared appetizers (Gyoza). Yum. Yum. We all ordered build your own noodle bowls with broth. Mine was DEVINE! See photo. I ate the entire thing. Mine had pork, ramen, egg, broccoli, and so much more. We left at 8:30pm with full bellies. We can't wait to go back to Bangor and eat at Umani again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ramen Bowl
Marissa S
I came here over the weekend and did the build your own ramen bowl and a boba tea. The ramen was delicious. I loved all of the vegetarian and vegan options they offered and the ramen really hit the spot. The only reason I’m docking a star is because the boba was awful. I don’t know if they overcooked it or they make it in bulk and let it sit in water, but the boba was really mushy. So mushy that it didn’t even go up my straw and it got clogged and I couldn’t drink it at all. Definitely go here for the ramen though!
I'd like to preface that this review is reflective of my personal opinion and not Umami's. If anyone is considering listening to Mrs. Susan Peyerl's review of Umami, it's important to be aware that she left quite a bit of info out of her review. Specifically the info that would make her look bad. Believe what you want to believe, but let me fill the public in with the missing information. All the broths are made ahead of time, not to order, so there is unfortunately no way they can make them without oil. That's how most restaurants operate to be able to accomodate for the amount of customers that come in. The rice noodles are going to come clumped up if there is no broth. Rice noodles clump up when they dry out. Normally it is not a problem because the noodles come with a broth over them to keep them from drying out. The amount of veggies they have in the bowls is not ever going to be huge handfulls unless specifically asked and paid extra for. Restaurants have to keep a budget for everything in order to turn a profit and buy more ingredients, so the amount in the bowls is guaranteed to be controlled depending on the price of their produce. The small bowl of cabbage she got was definitely more than what is normally given for orders, because she specifically asked for it on the side. Again, all of her order was "dry" because the noodle bowls normally come with broth, yet she requested no broth. I do know that when she did ask for a sauce, she did not specify what kind of sauce she wanted and would not clarify to the server when asked what type, so trying to keep true to the customer's preferences of no oil, the server brought out a sauce they thought would have the most flavor and the least oil content. The meal her husband asked for was made exactly how it was ordered: white rice with fried chicken, cabbage steamed on the side. There were no instructions given for any type of sauce, broth, or anything else that would moisten the meal, so of course, the food was "dry". As for the limited menu, I'm not really sure what she meant because Umami has 11 boba tea options, 4 different appetizers, 6 different Signature bowls, and a Build-your-own bowl option with 27,404 different combinations (and thats only if you pick one item from each category, even though you can pick as many from each as you'd like). I do agree, the tables are sticky and I do believe the issue is being address as it is assumed to be the type of sanitizer that's used. Having worked at a few restaurants myself, I'm familiar with the type of sanitizer normally used to clean tables, and it does tend to be sticky on certain types of surfaces. Depending on the type of surface, sometimes you can get away with spraying it with windex afterwards, but it doesn't work for all surfaces unfortunately, which may be the case here. Yes the surface may be sticky, but I for one would rather it be sticky and sanitized than not cleaned at all or wiped down with just a wet rag. The final piece that Mrs. Peyerl left out was that she not only gave the server a very detailed and quite demanding description of how she absolutley needed her food to be cooked, but she also BROUGHT IN HER OWN TOFU AND OIL FREE BROTH that she wanted the restaurant to cook. I personally feel that bringing your own food to a restaurant, demanding that the restaurant not only cook your personal food you brought from home, but also cook their food off of their own menu different and in a difficultly executed way than it's usual is VERY rude. It's also not safe for the restaurant or it's other patrons to cook outside food. If you have demands so severe that you not only bring part of your meal from home, but are so specific that you are basically asking the chef to make something that doesn't really exist on the menu, AND has to be cooked differently than how it is normally cooked at the restaurant, then you should either get
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Susan Peyerl
I was informed after my request to not have broth made with oil or butter, that all broths had oil or coconut milk. So my Umami Bowl came with dry clumped cooked rice noodles, a couple bites of steamed broccoli, a couple bites of baby bok choy and a little bowl of steamed cabbage. Dry with nothing. We asked for sauce of some type for some flavor. A tablespoon of thick molasses tasting something came. My husband asked for a rice bowl with the fried chicken and white rice and the cabbage on the side and steamed. Again, no sauce and dry and a small portion of chicken. Together the bill came to $33+. Limited menu, limited customers and not good. We will not return. Tables were sticky and the place looked dirty!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
hazel00eyes
Appreciated the they clearly marked which broths were vegan (3!), they offer tofu and plenty of veggies. Build my own bowl was $21 but I was very full after finishing the togo portion.
Madeleine Bowersox
Delicious ramen, server was super kind & fast!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shadows of Music
The people here were very sociable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Belly Ramen, Pickled Daikon, Tap, Chicken Bun Bo Hue, Chicken and Pork Rice Noodles, Chicken Wings, Instant Ramen, Yellow Curry with Ramen Angus Beef and Jalapenos, Padtai, Chive Dumplings, Ramen Bowl, Curry with Ramen and Pork Belly, The Tokyo Bowl, Tokansu Ramen, Wings, Brothless Noodle Bowl
Clearly labeled menu, plenty of vegan options, and knowledgeable staff. Cool, contemporary place!
This place used to be amazing. They have since added a bar (very cool but lacking a solid theme), and made the noodle bar a sit-down type restaurant; rather than ordering at the counter and bringing it to a table to enjoy. I have been twice since this change and it has been downright horrible. The waitresses can’t even remember to bring a cup of water. They chat behind the counter, ignore the customers, and are condescending. The food takes an hour at minimum to come out (both times). My noodles were a giant mass at the bottom of my bowl, the scallion pancake was overcooked heavily, and the tapioca pearls in my boba were chewy/hard. They will never have my service again…never had any issues when the workers just took your order.
My wife and I stopped in for a curry dish. Delicious. Appetizers were delicious as well. Friendly service with a relaxing atmosphere. Definitely be returning soon
Got vegetarian "make your own" ramen bowls. The curry and miso broths were great, and the spicy sauce on the side was delicious. Toppings were great, including the kimchi, which was especially tangy and gingery. Highly recommend!
Vegetarian options: Multiple vegetarian and vegan options including ramen broths, rice bowls, and appetizers
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ramen Bowl
Food & Drink Here is Amazing As a Business Owner They Are Doing Things Amazingly Keep Up The Great Work!
Ordered a meal n they wouldn’t honor it. Because I didn’t have credit card on hand. They said they would call my husband n confirm but never did.
Service: 1
I enjoyed my house special curry. The mushroom or whatever that starts with a T was not so yummy
Food: 4
Had Molly as a server, great customer service and delicious food
Thanks yall
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What a gem this place is. We heard great things about this place and wanted to try it out while visiting friends in the Bangor area. We went in the evening (around 7pm) for dine-in. The atmosphere was great. The service was great. The food was EXTRODINARY! Fresh and delicious. We all shared appetizers (Gyoza). Yum. Yum. We all ordered build your own noodle bowls with broth. Mine was DEVINE! See photo. I ate the entire thing. Mine had pork, ramen, egg, broccoli, and so much more. We left at 8:30pm with full bellies. We can't wait to go back to Bangor and eat at Umani again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ramen Bowl
I came here over the weekend and did the build your own ramen bowl and a boba tea. The ramen was delicious. I loved all of the vegetarian and vegan options they offered and the ramen really hit the spot. The only reason I’m docking a star is because the boba was awful. I don’t know if they overcooked it or they make it in bulk and let it sit in water, but the boba was really mushy. So mushy that it didn’t even go up my straw and it got clogged and I couldn’t drink it at all. Definitely go here for the ramen though!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ramen Bowl
Restaurantji Recommends
I'd like to preface that this review is reflective of my personal opinion and not Umami's.
If anyone is considering listening to Mrs. Susan Peyerl's review of Umami, it's important to be aware that she left quite a bit of info out of her review. Specifically the info that would make her look bad. Believe what you want to believe, but let me fill the public in with the missing information.
All the broths are made ahead of time, not to order, so there is unfortunately no way they can make them without oil. That's how most restaurants operate to be able to accomodate for the amount of customers that come in.
The rice noodles are going to come clumped up if there is no broth. Rice noodles clump up when they dry out. Normally it is not a problem because the noodles come with a broth over them to keep them from drying out.
The amount of veggies they have in the bowls is not ever going to be huge handfulls unless specifically asked and paid extra for. Restaurants have to keep a budget for everything in order to turn a profit and buy more ingredients, so the amount in the bowls is guaranteed to be controlled depending on the price of their produce. The small bowl of cabbage she got was definitely more than what is normally given for orders, because she specifically asked for it on the side.
Again, all of her order was "dry" because the noodle bowls normally come with broth, yet she requested no broth. I do know that when she did ask for a sauce, she did not specify what kind of sauce she wanted and would not clarify to the server when asked what type, so trying to keep true to the customer's preferences of no oil, the server brought out a sauce they thought would have the most flavor and the least oil content.
The meal her husband asked for was made exactly how it was ordered: white rice with fried chicken, cabbage steamed on the side. There were no instructions given for any type of sauce, broth, or anything else that would moisten the meal, so of course, the food was "dry".
As for the limited menu, I'm not really sure what she meant because Umami has 11 boba tea options, 4 different appetizers, 6 different Signature bowls, and a Build-your-own bowl option with 27,404 different combinations (and thats only if you pick one item from each category, even though you can pick as many from each as you'd like).
I do agree, the tables are sticky and I do believe the issue is being address as it is assumed to be the type of sanitizer that's used. Having worked at a few restaurants myself, I'm familiar with the type of sanitizer normally used to clean tables, and it does tend to be sticky on certain types of surfaces. Depending on the type of surface, sometimes you can get away with spraying it with windex afterwards, but it doesn't work for all surfaces unfortunately, which may be the case here. Yes the surface may be sticky, but I for one would rather it be sticky and sanitized than not cleaned at all or wiped down with just a wet rag.
The final piece that Mrs. Peyerl left out was that she not only gave the server a very detailed and quite demanding description of how she absolutley needed her food to be cooked, but she also BROUGHT IN HER OWN TOFU AND OIL FREE BROTH that she wanted the restaurant to cook. I personally feel that bringing your own food to a restaurant, demanding that the restaurant not only cook your personal food you brought from home, but also cook their food off of their own menu different and in a difficultly executed way than it's usual is VERY rude. It's also not safe for the restaurant or it's other patrons to cook outside food.
If you have demands so severe that you not only bring part of your meal from home, but are so specific that you are basically asking the chef to make something that doesn't really exist on the menu, AND has to be cooked differently than how it is normally cooked at the restaurant, then you should either get
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was informed after my request to not have broth made with oil or butter, that all broths had oil or coconut milk. So my Umami Bowl came with dry clumped cooked rice noodles, a couple bites of steamed broccoli, a couple bites of baby bok choy and a little bowl of steamed cabbage. Dry with nothing. We asked for sauce of some type for some flavor. A tablespoon of thick molasses tasting something came. My husband asked for a rice bowl with the fried chicken and white rice and the cabbage on the side and steamed. Again, no sauce and dry and a small portion of chicken. Together the bill came to $33+. Limited menu, limited customers and not good. We will not return. Tables were sticky and the place looked dirty!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Appreciated the they clearly marked which broths were vegan (3!), they offer tofu and plenty of veggies. Build my own bowl was $21 but I was very full after finishing the togo portion.
Delicious ramen, server was super kind & fast!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The people here were very sociable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Belly Ramen, Pickled Daikon, Tap, Chicken Bun Bo Hue, Chicken and Pork Rice Noodles, Chicken Wings, Instant Ramen, Yellow Curry with Ramen Angus Beef and Jalapenos, Padtai, Chive Dumplings, Ramen Bowl, Curry with Ramen and Pork Belly, The Tokyo Bowl, Tokansu Ramen, Wings, Brothless Noodle Bowl
Loading...