Umami Noodle Bar

Terrible service, got everyone's order wrong and took forever.

The soup base here lacks flavor, and the food is generally underwhelming. The presentation of each dish looks delicious until it reaches your mouth. The portion size and taste is not worth the cost. The tonkatsu here is basically mushroom soup with a side of scallions. The service here is embarrassingly bad, we waited 2 hours from start to end. The restaurant only had a few tables, but the server really struggled to get anything done in a timely manner. Definitely don't let the photos fool you, there's no flavor in the food.

Food(about 9 verities of ramen were ordered) was very bland. Needed spice, salt,and overall favor. There were 2 servers and it took a very long time to get our food. The waiter never came to ask what drinks we wanted, we had to go to the bar. The spicy ramen was not spicy at all, it was very bland and when asked for chili oil, we were brought a small ketchup cup amount, still the oil was very bland.

We wanted to try a new restaurant and saw Umami. We started with a gyoza appetizer which hands down I will say it's the best gyoza I've had in Maine. For a meal I chose to try the pork tonkotsu ramen. The broth was awesome very flavorful but not overwhelming at all just delicious, mix in the perfectly gelatinized egg yolks and a melt in your mouth pork that kicks with a tasty flavor. My wife chose to build her own bowl with a curry broth which she has deemed a staple for the next time we stop in. Great boba tea and sake! Will definitely be back!

My wife and I stopped by here for lunch over the weekend while we were in Bangor. The Tori Katsu Curry was amazing. The broth was extremely flavorful, the eggs were gooey and delicious, and the cutlet was juicy on the inside and extra crunchy on the outside. I would highly recommend it. The staff were also very friendly especially considering there was a 14 person party that had come in right before us and wasn't exactly easy going.

Unfortunately with new management Umami is not what it used to be. In all aspects. Customer service is incredibly poor. The atmosphere looks dead with just a blank look to it as soon as you walk in. And sadly the food no longer tastes like it used to. Bland and no life to it. This used to be one of my favorite noodle places to eat. Sadly now it's no longer that.