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Umami Express

3.7 (23 reviews)
Closed • 10:30 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)

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Crystal W.

If I were to have a checklist of the meal I'd want to marry, this checked off my boxes. vegan gluten free healthy delicious I cannot praise how much this hit the spot. Fresh ingredients and quickly made. Ordered the organic Tofu Greens Bowl, added tofu, avocado with a garlic sesame soy sauce dressing.

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Steve D.

Umami Express (E 12 St.) is serving up amazing food bowls that are new and interesting. DoorDash was offering 20%-off to try this new ghost kitchen in Oakland, so I placed an order for the "Protein Lover Rice & Cabbage Bowl" w/ added pickled onion and garlic sesame dressing. Protein Lover Rice & Cabbage Bowl, $14.95, Grade(5/5): just plain good ingredients, mixed together to create a good meal. I actually felt good after I ate it! It's not like poke bowl or a bowl where they put some toppings on top of a deep base of rice. With a Umami bowl you add dressing and stir it up to create a balanced blend of veggies, meat and rice. It's like a savory salad. It's a different eating experience. Umami or savoriness, is one of the five basic tastes. You have to try it.... ------------------------------------ Umami Express is a ghost kitchen at the Oakland food hall in East Oakland. Parking can be limited, so delivery may be a good choice.

Melissa F.

Great place to get your protein and veggies in for the day, wish I asked for more sauce, but overall amazing taste is amazing on the chicken bowl

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Casey M.

I ordered through Uber Eats and got the organic tofu greens bowl with lemon garlic soy sauce and added the signature chili oil. It is rare that I find a meal in the bay that makes me feel healthy and light after I eat. This food makes me feel that way. If I hadn't have added the chili crisp it wouldn't have been oily at all. The lettuce was fresh and crispy and not wilted by the tofu. The portion was big enough to share between two for a small lunch which I appreciate with the out of control Bay Area prices. When I order again, I'll order a different sauce than the lemon sauce which tasted more fusion to me than Asian. My only major critique was the tofu was under-seasoned and I wished they used compostable/more sustainable food containers.

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Hannah L.

Very tasty! I got 2 tofu/mushroom rice bowls and 1 port shoulder bowl. It was delicious! The cooked food and the optional sauces and chili garlic are so bomb. Great for any meal time i think, because its a lot of food but its managable and will leave you not feeling too heavy. Would eat again :)

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No umami in the flavor. Very bland. For all the trouble to pick it up without parking spaces available, don't bother.

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