This had to be the absolute worst delivery I've ever had. It featured a thumb sized "pork shoulder" with an albeit acceptable sauce and an absurd amount of cabbage. Do Not Order. Not worth it.
Quanson T.
I have order twice from here off doordash as late night eats. My sister and I are following a diet and trying to incorporate more vegetables and clean protein. I have to say that the food that we got was absolutely amazing. It comes in a nice brown compostable box and inside it is a medley of perfectly cooked broccoli, water chestnuts and carrots in either a bed of delicious forbidden purple rice or fresh cabbage. Our order today, at 10:55 pm, was the Protein lover's bowl. It had perfectly cooked tofu, braised pork, and roasted chicken. It was so good and really hits the spot without making us feel so bloated. I will definitely be order here more and recommend anyone else to give this place a try.
Karyn H.
I Door Dashed from here. Selected the Protein Bowl. omg! So fresh so good. Such a nice portion. Carefully packed and delivered. Base of shiitake-garlic heirloom forbidden & brown rice, chicken, pork, organic tofu, crisp water chestnuts, I added cucumber and pickled onion. The sauce is off the hook. The protein is flavorful. Plentiful. I look forward to finding other locations as I travel. We need you in Folsom!
Mia L.
Yummmmmmm Healthy, light, and fresh ingredients. I always order takeout, and it's just so good!! I can not recommend this place highly enough. If you are thinking of trying, don't think twice, try it. Once you do, you will never go back!
Maggie W.
My manager recommended this spot to my team as a healthy pick since we were fatigued from deciding where to order from (and were regretting the health effects of a particularly large Chick Fil A order from the prior day's overtime dinner), and we really liked it. I ordered the protein lover rice bowl with spicy orange sesame sauce and Sichuan chili oil crunch, along with a coconut greens smoothie (spinach, pineapple, banana, lime juice, and coconut milk). The rice bowl was so filling and full of healthy greens, veggies, and well seasoned meat and tofu. You definitely finish your meal feeling satisfied, and not with that dreaded gut feeling that what you had was way too heavy or greasy for your palate. The coconut greens smoothie was also not too sweet, I was so excited to see that there was no added sugar in this!!! As someone who makes smoothies at home, I always hate when restaurants add sugar or sorbets to theirs. Sometimes I'm a little too lazy to make my own smoothies or don't want to deal with the clean up, but knowing that there's Jamba Juice orders that masquerade as healthy that hit more than half of my daily caloric intake upsets me.
Emilio U.
I've tried umami before and I will say both times I've tried it have been nothing special. The presentation of the food is I will say always the best part. The food always looks amazing and appetizing but it always falls short with flavor and texture. Might be the sauce that's lacking. I can't quite put my finger on what makes it not an enjoyable experience. The service is quick if you order ahead which is highly recommended because the location you pick your food up at is a weird warehouse type building that has multiple "restaurants" which is more like each one gets a small room to prepare the food and then it's placed in a locker where grubhub and Uber eats can pick up from multiple restaurants at one locker, so it's quite busy. Although it's clean it's just super weird as the ambiance is just a bunch of delivery food people waiting. Personally for the price I wouldn't recommend getting food from any of the locations based on the warehouse as it's cheaply made sold for a high markup.
Michael ..
I ordered the wagyu beef rice bowl along with a coconut greens smoothie, and the food was excellent! The sauces that came along with it, including the Szechuan chilli oil crunch was a great addition to the rice bowl. I would order this again!
Sarah C.
Kind of bland ghost kitchen fare. There are much better healthy things like this out there, I won't be getting this one again.
Adwait A.
I would give this place a 0 or negative rating of if I could. Most bland, tasteless and pathetic food, the food from hospitals tastes better than this. Got the organic tofu bowl and it smelt bad and spoilt.
Jae P.
Super hearty and tasty!I really liked how balanced the protein lover bowl is and the price is super reasonable for the quality and type of ingredients they use. No BS and very filling but not in a greasy and heavy way. Will definitely be my go-to lunch spot on Uber Eats. One thing I'm hoping they will have soon is some salmon/fish options.
Umami Express is excellent. Good quality, healthy, and appealing to your taste buds! My favorite. They also have delivery on Uber Eats, etc. If you are having a bad day, order one of their meals... Guaranteed to cheer you up!
Daniel Lin
Got 3 chicken bowls. I was extremely disappointed with the amount of chicken provided. They took a small chicken breast and cut it in half and put it in each bowl. The amount of sauce was just enough for a hint of flavor. Would not recommend.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Paul
Very pleasant flavors, nothing overwhelmingly intense or salty, well cooked overall.
Food: 5
L S
I'm impressed. It's a healthy, whole food option that also tastes pretty good. It being open later is nice.Dietary restrictions: Vegan options
Yoichi Kato
This place is legit!!! I ordered the Protein Lovers Bowl and it was delicious!!! I have been to one of these ghost kitchen in San Diego once and it was disappointing so I was little hesitant when I got there but glad i did!Food was ?Service was on point, recipet said it would 10-12min for the order to be ready and thats exactly how long it took and I loved that!I’d be happy to visit here again when I’m in San Jose!!! ???
This had to be the absolute worst delivery I've ever had. It featured a thumb sized "pork shoulder" with an albeit acceptable sauce and an absurd amount of cabbage. Do Not Order. Not worth it.
I have order twice from here off doordash as late night eats. My sister and I are following a diet and trying to incorporate more vegetables and clean protein. I have to say that the food that we got was absolutely amazing. It comes in a nice brown compostable box and inside it is a medley of perfectly cooked broccoli, water chestnuts and carrots in either a bed of delicious forbidden purple rice or fresh cabbage. Our order today, at 10:55 pm, was the Protein lover's bowl. It had perfectly cooked tofu, braised pork, and roasted chicken. It was so good and really hits the spot without making us feel so bloated. I will definitely be order here more and recommend anyone else to give this place a try.
I Door Dashed from here. Selected the Protein Bowl. omg! So fresh so good. Such a nice portion. Carefully packed and delivered. Base of shiitake-garlic heirloom forbidden & brown rice, chicken, pork, organic tofu, crisp water chestnuts, I added cucumber and pickled onion. The sauce is off the hook. The protein is flavorful. Plentiful. I look forward to finding other locations as I travel. We need you in Folsom!
Yummmmmmm Healthy, light, and fresh ingredients. I always order takeout, and it's just so good!! I can not recommend this place highly enough. If you are thinking of trying, don't think twice, try it. Once you do, you will never go back!
My manager recommended this spot to my team as a healthy pick since we were fatigued from deciding where to order from (and were regretting the health effects of a particularly large Chick Fil A order from the prior day's overtime dinner), and we really liked it. I ordered the protein lover rice bowl with spicy orange sesame sauce and Sichuan chili oil crunch, along with a coconut greens smoothie (spinach, pineapple, banana, lime juice, and coconut milk). The rice bowl was so filling and full of healthy greens, veggies, and well seasoned meat and tofu. You definitely finish your meal feeling satisfied, and not with that dreaded gut feeling that what you had was way too heavy or greasy for your palate. The coconut greens smoothie was also not too sweet, I was so excited to see that there was no added sugar in this!!! As someone who makes smoothies at home, I always hate when restaurants add sugar or sorbets to theirs. Sometimes I'm a little too lazy to make my own smoothies or don't want to deal with the clean up, but knowing that there's Jamba Juice orders that masquerade as healthy that hit more than half of my daily caloric intake upsets me.
I've tried umami before and I will say both times I've tried it have been nothing special. The presentation of the food is I will say always the best part. The food always looks amazing and appetizing but it always falls short with flavor and texture. Might be the sauce that's lacking. I can't quite put my finger on what makes it not an enjoyable experience. The service is quick if you order ahead which is highly recommended because the location you pick your food up at is a weird warehouse type building that has multiple "restaurants" which is more like each one gets a small room to prepare the food and then it's placed in a locker where grubhub and Uber eats can pick up from multiple restaurants at one locker, so it's quite busy. Although it's clean it's just super weird as the ambiance is just a bunch of delivery food people waiting. Personally for the price I wouldn't recommend getting food from any of the locations based on the warehouse as it's cheaply made sold for a high markup.
I ordered the wagyu beef rice bowl along with a coconut greens smoothie, and the food was excellent! The sauces that came along with it, including the Szechuan chilli oil crunch was a great addition to the rice bowl. I would order this again!
Kind of bland ghost kitchen fare. There are much better healthy things like this out there, I won't be getting this one again.
I would give this place a 0 or negative rating of if I could. Most bland, tasteless and pathetic food, the food from hospitals tastes better than this. Got the organic tofu bowl and it smelt bad and spoilt.
Super hearty and tasty!I really liked how balanced the protein lover bowl is and the price is super reasonable for the quality and type of ingredients they use. No BS and very filling but not in a greasy and heavy way. Will definitely be my go-to lunch spot on Uber Eats. One thing I'm hoping they will have soon is some salmon/fish options.
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Umami Express is excellent. Good quality, healthy, and appealing to your taste buds! My favorite. They also have delivery on Uber Eats, etc. If you are having a bad day, order one of their meals... Guaranteed to cheer you up!
Got 3 chicken bowls. I was extremely disappointed with the amount of chicken provided. They took a small chicken breast and cut it in half and put it in each bowl. The amount of sauce was just enough for a hint of flavor. Would not recommend.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Very pleasant flavors, nothing overwhelmingly intense or salty, well cooked overall.
Food: 5
I'm impressed. It's a healthy, whole food option that also tastes pretty good. It being open later is nice.Dietary restrictions: Vegan options
This place is legit!!! I ordered the Protein Lovers Bowl and it was delicious!!! I have been to one of these ghost kitchen in San Diego once and it was disappointing so I was little hesitant when I got there but glad i did!Food was ?Service was on point, recipet said it would 10-12min for the order to be ready and thats exactly how long it took and I loved that!I’d be happy to visit here again when I’m in San Jose!!! ???
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5