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    Umami Express

    4.0 (12 reviews)
    Open 9:30 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)
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    Tommy M.

    I'm not sure how this place had such good reviews. I had the chicken and cabbage bowl and it looked like something I could make. And my wife had the chicken bowl and it was pretty sad. There was barely any chicken in the bowls. And it was $11.45 for each bowl. Probably the worst place I've ever tried!

    $2 for this much avocado. Sad.

    Updated: an extra star for the very fast customer service response and suggestion on the chili oil. I'll try it again and see if it has more flavor overall. And hopefully I'll get more avocado next time! The food is okay but still too expensive for what it is. I paid $2 for avocado and got three chunks. I got a total of three pieces of water chestnut. In general, it's just kind of boring. This is a virtual kitchen (not a real restaurant) that is identical to Ben's Fast Food, just with an Asian flair. I greatly dislike all the sauces at Ben's so I wanted to try this version. Side note: I think it's weird you can't add cucumber to these bowls since Ben's offers cucumber and they are clearly using the same ingredients. Overall, it's boring. I still didn't like the sauce. I'm disappointed I barely got any avocado for $2. And they gave me bathroom paper towels instead of napkins which is just weird.

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