Soft Opening Dates

We will have 3 Soft Opening nights next week - 2/28 & 3/2 are by reservations only & 3/3 is open for walk-ins.  Please email umamimadison@gmail.com for more details with your subject as Soft Opening Information.   Thank you!

Grand Opening on Friday, March 4th for Dinner Service!

We want to thank everyone who have patiently waited for the day to come when we're able to announce our Grand Opening day- Friday, March 4th for dinner! We hope you will come check us out!

Our soft opening reservations are filling up quickly so if you are on our email list you should have received an invite to make reservations for next week. Thank you to those who already have made reservations, we are looking forward to serving you and your ramen & dumpling cravings!

As you can imagine, things are moving very quickly these days - renovations are close to completion and it's looking amazing!

Here are a couple of teaser photos of the interior but we hope that you will come experience the Umami transformation, ambiance and food in person.

Pendant Lights from WAC Lighting - Thanks Shelley!

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Textured wall next to walkway

Our first ramen meal in the restaurant... Miso Chicken Ramen - Delicious!

HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!

Soft Opening News

If you would like to receive information on our soft opening & grand opening dates, please provide us with your name and email address on the right side of this blog under Umami Email List. Or you can email us at umamimadison@gmail.com. We will contact you with details as the date gets closer.

Thank you!

More Ramen News...

Umami is now hiring!
We are seeking passionate restaurant professionals for all front and back of house positions, including servers, bartenders, bussers, dishwashers, prep cooks and line cooks. Please email your resume to umamimadison@gmail.com and indicate your desired position in the subject line.  Thank you for your interest!

Have you seen Asia Society's Ramen Fever in NYC video yet?  It was taped last month and it discusses the ramen trend in the US - very informational!  Enjoy!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm2JCc5wBzY  

Week 17

And a week later, painting is almost done and the kitchen equipment has arrived.

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Ramen News....

We found an interesting article about Ramen on sfgate.com that we think all of you would love!  Check it out...
Ramen's Rising Stock: Leave the Packet Behind
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/09/FD0H1H44LC.DTL

Thanks to a colleague of mine, we found this CBS segment that aired this past Sunday about Ramen as Japan's soul food.  It's a very informative bit in only 3 minutes.
Searching for the Perfect Bowl of Ramen:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7227949n&tag=mncol;lst;1

Enjoy!!  Spread the word and educate everyone about Ramen!

Week 16

Drywalling is now complete and moving on to painting this week.  It's great to see actual walls instead of beams throughout the restaurant.

The exterior of the new addition is complete!

Walkway ramp 

Bathrooms

Venting for Dishwasher

Kitchen hood

Painting and installing kitchen equipment in the coming weeks!

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