Honestly this place is the goat of fast healthy food. I came across Ben's 2 years ago and was blown away by the all the flavor the chicken had. It was super moist and delectable! I ordered their chicken hardy bowl, and I got a side of veggies, including a green shake, and everything that I had was delicious. Since then Ben has become an all the staple of mine. Their food is stellar! Their portions are perfect so you don't have to worry about compromising your macro goals. I love this place! They truly are the best. read more

Umami Express - This is a pork hearty bowl but I ordered a side of chicken because hell yeah protein. ALSO CHECK OUT ALL THAT MEAT!! Worth every penny - Asian Fusion Near Me - Anaheim, California

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I love all of the Ben's Fast Food takes! I loved the water chestnuts and flavors in the bowls. The sauces and chili sauce are great. Service is fast for pickup. I order and the food is ready within a few minutes, and it's so convenient to pick up from the locker with just the click of a button on your phone. read more

Umami Express - Chicken Rice & Cabbage Bowl - Asian Fusion Near Me - Anaheim, California

My partner and I decided to order a quick grab & go after our workout. We wanted to find something healthy. It was around 10pm, and we found this ghost kitchen that served many foods from different restaurants. Parking: This ghost kitchen is located in a lot. It looks a bit sketchy, but fear not. Free parking, but finding a spot can be difficult. It's super busy, and I noticed there were a lot of food delivery workers going in n out. Environment: It's a very small space. No dine in. There are lockers to the right where you'd pick up your food when it's ready. We didn't place an order online, so we ordered through the kiosk. I don't think they take cash. Everything seems contactless. Service: We didn't speak to anyone. It was self order, and we waited for our food. We were texted when our order was ready. Throughput was under 10 minutes. What we ordered: I ordered the chicken rice & cabbage bowl, and my partner ordered the protein lover rice & cabbage bowl and a coconut green smoothie. I really liked my bowl! The multi grain rice paired well with all the toppings, chicken, and sauce. The cabbage was fresh and not soggy. Careful for the sesame seeds, it might get stuck to your teeth lol. I'd prefer a bit more chicken, but other than that, I enjoyed it. I also tried my partner's bowl. His bowl definitely had a lot of protein! It was all delicious! The toppings were similar to my bowl. I did not try his coconut green smoothie bc I don't like coconut, but I'm assuming he liked it since it was gone in 5 seconds. Pricing: The chicken rice & cabbage bowl was $11.95, the protein lover rice & cabbage bowl was $15.65, and the coconut green smoothie was $5.95. I'd say it's worth its price. The bowls left us fulfilling, and we enjoyed everything. read more

Umami Express - Chicken Rice Cabbage Bowl, Protein Lover Rice Cabbage Bowl, Coconut Greens Smoothie - Asian Fusion Near Me - Anaheim, California

Me and my wife decided to choose this place because the food looked good via Yelp. I ordered a protein rice bowl and my wife got a tofu salad bowl with chicken. What I'm a bit annoyed at is my bowl had no rice!! Unfortunately I'd go back and complain but I was too hungry to go back. To those reading this check your orders before you leave... this place was a little difficult to get through. read more

Wow!! We just ordered from Umami Express & OMG .. so fresh & delicious. Super impressed & I highly recommend:) read more

Umami Express - Chicken & Beef Wagyu Beef Rice & Cabbage Bowl - Asian Fusion Near Me - Anaheim, California

So so food. But great environment . Check them out. I came here on a friend's good word and did not regret it.

This is within the Anaheim food co where other online brands sell food as well. You place your order online and pick it up from their lockers. It seems new but I guess it has multiple chains? It's a health conscious quick bowl place. They have the black rice, keto option, and vegan options. It was a filling bowl that made for two meals for me. I tried the orange sauce and it was very interesting. Gave a refreshing taste but I prob would get the soy type sauce for the pork bowl next time. It is not like orange chicken sauce fyi. Overall I think it's a solid lunch or dinner spot when you are looking to have a nutrient packed meal. read more

Umami Express - a note and a fork on a table - Asian Fusion Near Me - Anaheim, California

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Found this place when we were door dashing dinner. Wow! I am so impressed by the quality of the food. So fresh and delicious. I tried the beef and tofu bowls. I preferred the beef one and was surprised how lean the meat was while still packing so much flavor. I also loved the garlic sesame sauce - so flavorful and made me enjoy eating the veggies. Also loved the chili crunch. Forbidden rice was a nice addition to the bowl. Highly recommend! Wish this place were closer, so I could eat here more often. read more

I was in Anaheim and just searching for something healthy to eat. Glad I came across Umami Express on here! Ordered from inside Anaheim Food Co. at the screen. Easy process and food comes out fairly quickly like within 10 min of ordering. Small area but always clean. I chose the "Protein Lover Rice & Cabbage Bowl" ($15.35) because I know I needed to pack on some protein before my disney day! According to the description for the bowl, it states "Dairy free, gluten free. Base of shredded cabbage, heirloom forbidden and brown rice, chicken, pork, organic tofu, crisp water chestnuts, steamed broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, fresh green onion, toasted sesame seeds, our house-made Szechuan chili oil crunch, and a choice of our signature sauces. // gluten, dairy free // zero refined sugar" Sounded like health in a bowl to me so I was excited to try it. I chose the Garlic Sesame Soy Sauce and it was a good pairing. I appreciate that it comes in a little container on the side in case you don't want all of it in one go. I opted out of having water chestnuts because I wasn't in the mood to have that crunch while I ate. The Szechuan chili oil was also SOO GOOD! Had the perfect amount of spice for me. It was pretty hot so if you're not a fan of spice then stay away! The entire bowl tasted delicious. I actually didn't care for the pork esp it was large stringy chunks of meat that I don't think I was in the mood for either. I ended up trying to just give it to my bf to eat. I believe it's pork shoulder since there's a section of "pork shoulder bowls." The tofu was also good, large, super firm cubes. This is a pretty large portion especially there are 3 proteins in it. I enjoyed it so much that I cooked something similar at home for meal prep. My bf ordered the Chicken Rice bowl ($11.45) and it was basically like mine except no tofu or pork. He also loved the chili crisp and it was a good portion for him overall. read more

Umami Express - Protein Lover Rice & Cabbage Bowl - Asian Fusion Near Me - Anaheim, California

I've had this spot a couple of times and would get chicken only and it was pretty good and a healthy meal. Two weeks ago I decided to try the protein love bowl with pork. I ended up being hospitalized shortly after and this was the only place that I had ate out. The doctor told me I had a bacterial infection in the stomach and it was caused by a foodborne illness. I had a high fever, nausea and diarrhea because of this stomach infection. Not sure if it was an old batch or if they undercooked their meat, but I would highly recommend not coming here unless you want to be hospitalized for 6 days. I will not be coming back here ever again after eating at this place. read more

I doordashed the Wagyu Beef Rice and Cabbage bowl with black rice (which I don't know if I'd tried before, and it's really delicious and hearty) for lunch while at a conference and it was truly delicious. I got the chili sauce to add and it gave it a great kick. All the textures together were so satisfying. Definitely expensive like all things seemed to be around Disney, but I'd order it again for sure. read more

Umami Express - Wagyu Beef Rice & Cabbage Bowl - Asian Fusion Near Me - Anaheim, California

Tucked away is delicious restaurant that can be easily missed if you're not paying attention to what you're looking for. Straight ahead when you enter the parking lot is where you'll pick up your order via locker. Around 9Pm on a Saturday, it was busy in the parking lot but our food was ready quick. We got the chicken bowl with extra tofu. The chicken was grilled and seasoned well and the water chestnuts added a great touch to the bowl. It was layered onto a bed of forbidden rice and brown rice which had a savory umami flavor. I'd definitely come back again as I'm interested in trying the coconut greens smoothie. read more

Umami Express - Asian Fusion Near Me - Anaheim, California

The serving was huge and the pick up Time was very quick. I ordered online and it was ready for pick up 10 minutes later. There is no seating here. It's strictly a quick order pick up location. Many different restaurants work through this pick up location. I was super happy with the quickness of service, portion size and taste. I will definitely order from here again. read more

Healthy and it's good food...WIN WIN! There's a nice variety of options to choose from. I went the more traditional route with chicken. And since I couldn't tell the portion size I went with the cabbage and rice bowl. The sauce took it over the top! I could totally eat from here everyday. read more

Umami Express - Chicken Rice & Cabbage Bowl - Asian Fusion Near Me - Anaheim, California

Food was decent but service was terrible. No parking, girl who gave me my food seemed ticked off to be there. Why order when they make you seem like a nuisance? read more

I ordered over $250 worth of food here to be sent in a hospital for hardworking nurses and doctors and NO UTENSILS. This is unacceptable. I dont think I would need to make an extra request or reminder for this for the staff to place utensils. read more

It was a bit of a wait and once I got my food it just tasted bland and was very mush.

So good! Fresh ingredients, tastes homemade and healthy! Love it! So glad to have this healthy lunch option. I ordered the Tofu Rice Bowl with cabbage, lemon garlic soy sauce and the chili oil crunch on the side. I also appreciate the hand-written thank you note! Will definitely order from here again. read more

Umami Express - Organic Tofu Rice & Cabbage Bowl - Asian Fusion Near Me - Anaheim, California

This place is a warehouse. Where you pick up your food in a locker. Sooooo think about how good and fresh the food will be. Mine was microwaved food (tasted like it and looked like it). You know when you buy frozen veggie bags or frozen rice bags that you throw into the microwave and boom it's ready in 1 minute? It feeeels like that's what they did, they popped a couple of these bags, threw them into a box and there's your chicken bowl. The only ordering kiosk was broken, so order through your phone....ahead of time if you decide to actually eat here. read more

Easy to order on kiosk and food is good. But when you need service for missing utensils or sauce it will be difficult because this place doesn't have people working at the front to help you with any assistant. You need wait until someone comes by... read more

First time trying out the umami bowl here and I am glad I did! My protein lover bowl tasted like the meat version of poki bowl, with fresh ingredients, a good portion of meats & tofu topped with savory sauces. Would definitely come back again! thanks for the little note on the box too! read more

Umami Express - protein loverr - Asian Fusion Near Me - Anaheim, California

grabbed a quick bite from this place to eat a home on a saturday morning and it was pretty good! this place operates out of a ghost kitchen so you have to order online and pick up your order. i wanted to try this place because they make asian fusion rice bowls that used fresh & high quality ingredients and all of their food is dairy, gluten, & sugar free which makes me feel good about putting it into my body! we got two protein lover bowls, one with cabbage & rice and one with rice, and it was delicious! their website also lists the nutrition facts of their items which i appreciated so this place is also great if you're tracking macros/calories. the dish came with 3 kinds of protein: chicken, pork, and tofu. the chicken & pork were both shredded and the tofu was just cubed and presumably pan fried. i think it would've been better if the chicken was also cubed so you got chunks of chicken just to add some texture variety instead of eating just shredded meats. the bowls also came with forbidden rice which was cool. altho a bit overcooked and wet, it was something different! there was also steamed & chopped veggies (broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, chestnut) and the cabbage wasn't cooked but i think it would be better slightly cooked so it's not as hard so i microwaved it for a few seconds to make it easier to eat. the crunch chili oil it comes with is also good to add some crunch, but it wasn't that spicy. i also though the lemon soy sauce would be more soy saucey, but it turns out that both their sauces are creamy, which i personally don't care for/like as much so it was just okay with the dish. overall a really good place to get food from when you're in a rush or just want some healthy food to eat at home! it was also a pretty reasonable price (i think around $12-15 per dish except the wagyu) for the portion, as i ate half and saved the other half for later. i think the cooking techniques (how cooked the foods are and how the proteins are served) and sauces need a little work but it was still good! read more

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It is one of the best places for high-quality, budget-conscious food. I've been going to Umami Express for the past couple of months, at least 3-4 times a month, and they have never disappointed. My standard order is the Chicken Rice Bowl or the Protein Lover Rice Bowl, with the garlic sesame soy sauce or the spicy orange sesame sauce. Don't forget to add the "Sichuan" chili oil crunch! read more

Delicious, very healthy food. Quick and easy delivery to my hotel. I liked the variety of options and the portion size was excellent.

We ordered delivery. Honestly surprised at the quality ingredients, presentation, flavor, and even the umami ;) We'll be back!

The pick-up location was a little difficult to find, but the food is really good. Very fresh tasting ingredients and fast service. I got the tofu rice bowl with garlic sesame sauce and really enjoyed it. Would definitely recommend for a healthy and tasty meal. Just an FYI this location does not have seating, so takeout only. read more

Had a great meal from here tonight. We wanted something quick and healthy before a concert tonight. This fit the bill. Ordered via Yelp, was less than a mile from lit hotel, and food was ready when I got there. Tasty. Enjoyed the garlic soy sauce! Will order here again next time we are in town! read more

I'm so impressed with this spot that as I'm sitting here full, with some leftovers, I had the urge to write a review. I saw this spot come up on Anaheim Food Co. and decided to order it for lunch, I got a chicken bowl with the garlic lemon sauce and chili oil. First impressions, I really loved how quick the order was. As I opened the bag I loved all the little personable descriptors, like what they're about and a little thank you note with your name on the box. When I opened the box, I absolutely loved that the sauces were packaged separately, and none of the items were dry! My worries about adding bowls with sauce is always that it would be too saucy, but it was not since they give you plenty separately. In addition, all the ingredients were surprisingly fresh and flavorful even without the sauce. Adding the sauces only added to their wonderful flavor. I'm not usually a lemon person but I recommend the lemon garlic soy sauce. Definitely recommend this spot for a quick to-go lunch! read more

Wow! This exceeded my expectations. The flavors were perfect. The meat was soo tender. Will absolutely be eating here again