UUUMAMI BURGERS

Umami burger is still one of the top burgers in my book; should be called uuuumami as this is the sound you would be making after your first bite of the Umami burger aka the original with a Parmesan disk inside, shiitake mushrooms, roasted tomato, caramelized onion and their house made ketchup.

I decided to order some Truffle Fries, Maple Bacon Fries and the Tempura Onion Rings to share. The truffle fries were good but the maple bacon fries were to die for. These sweet potato fries had maple-braised bacon with rosemary, salt and topped with chives. The bacon was not the thin crispy type; it was cut in small thick chunks and you could really taste the sweetness from the maple syrup yet it was salty cuz it's bacon. The tempura onion rings were the lightest and best onion rings I have ever had. It was like biting into clouds if that's even possible.

What to drink was a dilemma. Several types of beer (I do not enjoy beer at all) but Ela and I were intrigued by the Great Divide Yeti  Imperial Stout; roasted malts, chocolate and caramel flavors with a hint of espresso. The beer was so dark it looked black and it had a burnt taste which we ended up liking. My mom had the Duvel, Belgian strong ale, dry and crisp with hints of citrus and pepper. She loved it. Unlike me, she loves beer and started drinking at the age of 8. My grandmother made her drink dark beer since she was anemic. This is how she came to love beer.

We all had the Umami burger except for my nephew Andre. He ordered the Manly Burger; house beer cheddar cheese,bacon lardons, smoked-salt onion strings, their house ketchup and mustard spread. The burgers were so juicy though not as big as Carl's Jr.; this is definitely quality and not quantity. A bite of the burger, a bite of truffle fries, a sip of the dark beer, another bite of the burger and then the maple bacon fries.....OMG....what else could one ask for? We were all happy overloaded happy campers.

Umami Burger are all over. Google them to see if there is one near you.