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Meh. Umami has one veggie ramen and one vegan ramen. They have very little flexibility in what they can do with these dishes, and I'd call both of the…
Frank Or Casey
Umami Ramen & Dumpling Bar
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We visited Umami Ramen & Dumpling Bar on Martin Luther King Day as part of restaurant week. The atmosphere was inviting. The restaurant is in a house …
Rick Leed
Umami Ramen & Dumpling Bar
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Good food but easy to spend more than you planned. This is my favorite place to eat in Madison--the ramen here is every bit as good as you'd get in To…
Barnacle.ed
Umami Ramen & Dumpling Bar
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9 Reviews on “Umami Ramen & Dumpling Bar”
Meh. Umami has one veggie ramen and one vegan ramen. They have very little flexibility in what they can do with these dishes, and I’d call both of them just average. I feel like their buns leave something to be desired as well. All in all, edible, but never my first choice.
We visited Umami Ramen & Dumpling Bar on Martin Luther King Day as part of restaurant week. The atmosphere was inviting. The restaurant is in a house built during the 1800s which has been renovated into a chic space. The entrance is on the side. There is street parking in front and a small parking lot in back. The decor was inviting and interesting. There are a couple of different rooms in addition to the kitchen. It’s not a big space and the waiting area always had patrons waiting for a table. The bar was packed. The clientele was mainly 20 somethings.The drink menu includes a variety of good beers, a few wines, saki, and a variety of Vietnamese inspired beverages including some excellent cocktails. The menu is composed primarily of various varieties of dumplings, steamed buns and ramen. Our waitress was prompt and polite. Originally we were all planning to do the Restaurant Week menu: pick a bun, a dumpling, a ramen, and a mochi for $25. Based on the menu we originally guessed the main advantage was getting the mochi included in the price. However, after close inspection of the menu and questioning the waitress, it turns out the Restaurant Week meal was only 1/2 the bun and 2/3 of the dumpling. There is no savings for Restaurant Week. The waitress explained it as a chance to try a little of everything. I guess my expectations for Restaurant Week were that you were getting a discount for going out in the middle of Winter but that was not the case here.The sweet buns were all excellent. Chewy sweet buns, tangy fresh insides. We tried 3 different types. I thought the BBQ was the best, but all were tasty. We also enjoyed 3 types of dumplings. All were best with the soy vinegar sauce. The spicy sauce didn’t add much flavor, nor spice. The ramen was the biggest disappointment for me. The broth was bland. The texture of the noodles was good, but although I ordered the tonkotsu which was described as a rich pork broth, it really tasted more like miso but with very little depth.Although I would return to Umami Ramen for drinks, I think you can get as good of buns and dumplings elsewhere and as for the ramen, I’ve had much better elsewhere.