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One Coin, Two Sides, Part II: Umami Burger (RELOCATED)
Only happy things between those buns. Following my Father’s Office experience, I set out for one of LA’s newest burger hotspots, Umami Burger. I was a late addition to my group of friends, and the wait...
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Umami Burger is All Grown Up
Like blood, but better. The newest edition of Umami Burger opened up a couple weeks ago in Los Feliz and I got there as soon as I could to see if they could continue producing those same amazing...
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Rejecting Bobby Flay’s Style at Mesa Grill
Why oh why lettuce? As a break from watching horse racing and football at the Caesar’s Palace Casino in Las Vegas, we walked right next to the sports book and into the Mesa Grill. The place is pretty...
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LA’s Best Burger at 26 Beach?
Awesome sign. Recently, a Facebook burger competition (very scientific) crowned 26 Beach in Venice as the best burger in LA. Now you may be asking yourself, “What the hell is 26 Beach?” and you are not...
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800 Degrees of Separation
Not quite bianca anymore. As the Umami Empire continued to grow, to me it seemed only inevitable that it would eventually take on pizza. Enter 800 Degrees in Westwood, a Neapolitan style pizza place...
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Going Global at Plan Check
Fries of the world. A couple of weeks ago, The Backyard Bite invited me to The Burger Culture Clash, sponsored by Stussy (which apparently still exists) and Plan Check. Plan Check, by the way, is a...
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Burgerless at Umamicatessen (REBRANDED)
Where the burgers at? EDIT: Umamicatessen has become Umami Broadway and is more or less now just a glorified Umami Burger from what I hear. The word “Umamicatessen” is quite a mouthful. And I’m pretty...
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Top 8 Burgers in LA
May is Burger Month! And while LA is an easy target for jokes of all varieties, the one thing that no one can take away from LA is its amazing burgers. After years of devouring said burgers, I have...
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