Umami Burger

Umami Burger is a hamburger restaurant chain. The name refers to the umami (savory) flavor. The restaurant was founded by Adam Fleischman, and was formerly part of a larger Umami Restaurant Group. Umami Burger offered waiter service, and most locations had a full bar. Its first restaurant opened in Los Angeles in 2009. As of 2017, Umami Burger had over 25 locations across California, Florida, Illinois, Japan, Nevada, and New York. In 2016, Sam Nazarian's global hospitality company, SBE Entertainment Group, became the majority shareholder of Umami Restaurant Group and announced plans to accelerate the restaurant's global expansion. In 2021, Alvin Cailan was named the head chef of Umami Burger. Adam Fleischman, an aspiring screenwriter, moved to Los Angeles in 1998. In 2005, while eating a double cheeseburger at In-N-Out Burger, Fleischman pondered the popularity of burger and pizza restaurants in America.