Comments on: UMAMIcatessen – Los Angeles (Downtown)

By: & a Doughnut | UMAMIcatessen Los Angeles

& a Doughnut | UMAMIcatessen Los Angeles — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:08:46 +0000

[...] a menu titled & a doughnut I thought my doughnut loving dreams had come true. So last week Cathy, my doughnut-loving friend, and I went to the recently opened UMAMIcatessen to try their buzzed [...]

By: Let Me Eat Cake

Let Me Eat Cake — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:04:26 +0000

so wished these would be the doughnuts of our dreams too bad at least we can order the tres leches for your tres leches

By: Esi

Esi — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:34:03 +0000

The shrimp burger sounds worth the trip alone, but the stamped buns kind of freak me out!

By: Su-Lin

Su-Lin — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:59:42 +0000

Shame about the doughnuts. But very glad the burgers and sides made up for them! I’ve heard so much about umami burger and would live to try them one day!

By: Diana

Diana — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 08:41:16 +0000

Mmmm shrimp burger – I could definitely make a diversion to Downtown LA for that! Bummer about the not-so-fried-to-order doughnuts. It’s my dream that you realize your dream of finding exquisitely fried pastry dough in LA.

By: Rachael

Rachael — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 06:48:53 +0000

Glad their is an Umami related venture closer(ish) to me now. Will have to check this out next time I’m bumming around DTLA

By: Bob_F

Bob_F — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:10:35 +0000

The food looks good to me, once I recovered from the wince and eye roll at the name of the place.
I bet Cosentino’s contributions to the menu are delicious–he is the pig man.
Re: Lardons. I think they are best pronounced with a strong French accent and a, ahem, soft ‘n’.
LAR-DAAWn.

By: Kung Food Panda

Kung Food Panda — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:09:34 +0000

I have to try it out!

By: Gastronomer

Gastronomer — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:06:45 +0000

Darin - You should consider a second career as a portrait photographer specializing in women holding signs designed by “homelees mother fuckers.” Thanks for ordering the shrimp burger.

By: Gastronomer

Gastronomer — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:04:56 +0000

Meister @ The Nervous Cook – Your neatly numbered comment brought a smile to my face.

In regards to what you learned:

1) When I hear the word “lardon,” my palms get sweaty and I want to get my LARD ON!
2) I have two Knorks in my household. They get very little use because they are quite heavy and my wrists are delicate. Still, I agree that they are a good idea.
3) Thanks!

In regards to the questions this post raised:

1) Yes, I believe it is a capital “U” for Umami.
2) Better than ground shrimp—SMUSHED shrimp. I’m not sure how they adhere to one another, but the results are fantastic.