Umami Pittsburgh

Tonight was my second time visiting Umami, and with the exception of the ramen, it did not disappoint.

A hidden gem in the cityI've been here now twice and loved everything about this restaurant both times.

Wings was raw and ****, ribs was all fat and service was terrible.

We were three adults with two (nicely dressed and well mannered) kids at 5 in the evening on a Sunday. The restaurant was 1/2 empty and the rude hostess shoved us at a tall bar table in between a service station and the kitchen door. After asking someone other than the hostess were moved to a regular table. The waitstaff was either overwhelmed or just terribly trained. Service took forever, orders were wrong, and the music was unnecessarily loud. BBQ brisket tasted like it was pounded with a mallet and soaked in liquid smoke. The one good thing I can say about this place is that the onion rings were incredible.

Enjoyed the food and ambiance but the music downstairs was a little loud,could not hear my friends across the table from me!