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Sunday evening and I went out with my mum and dad for a belated Gotcha Day celebration. I am proud to say I have been part of the Austin family for 29 years now! Proud and honored!
I was craving a good burger so we decided on dinner at Umami Burger at the Lakes in Westlake Village. We chose to brave the breeze and sat down outside on the patio with a great view of the lake’s fountain while sipping our water, iced tea and soda. (FYI – the sodas are bottled and therefore no free refills.)
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Recommended: The Truffle Burger!
Since it was our first time at the restaurant, we asked our waitress for her recommendation and unanimously ordered three Truffle Burgers. Boy was I not disappointed.
Truffle, Truffle, Truffle
The house-made truffle cheese and truffle glaze were sinful. As I said, this was a foodie’s paradise of a weekend. The cheese melted in my mouth, the patty was extremely moist and juicy (I ordered mine medium-well and it was equivalent to a standard restaurant’s medium), the bun worth every single carbohydrate (not kidding!), and the glaze was perfectly rich and complimentary of the burger. I even used the leftover glaze to dip my fries. Yum. Yum.
Save Room for Ice Cream
After savoring every bite of my Truffle Burger, I was craving a little something more and was tempted by the ice cream offerings. I had never tried such flavors as Salted Chocolate and Brown Butter Pecan and after a minute’s hesitation (who was I kidding?) I ordered a scoop of L.A. Creamery‘s Brown Butter Pecan in a waffle cone.
Being such a literal-ist, I was almost disappointed the ice cream was not brown in color. Lol. Apart from that minor disappointment, I was in seventh heaven. My mum, dad, and I all agreed that this was some of the creamiest, softest, and tastiest ice cream we’d ever had. Yum. Yum. And the cinnamon flavor of the waffle cone? Well, it perfectly complemented the butter pecan flavor.
Extremely satisfied, dad paid the check (thank you!!) and we headed off into the sunset. <3
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I love burgers and would work great for either lunch or dinner. I’ve heard great things about Umami burgers. Saving room for dessert is never a problem.
The Truffle Burger sounds so yummy! I hope I can try it soon. So delicious! Can’t wait to eat it.
Umami burger… sound amazing. I guess not all burgers are born equal, haha, I definitely want to try this one.
Very interesting dish it seems. Truffle cheese I have never had before and certainly not on a burger. So happy you enjoyed this!
That burger looks so simple and tasty, hope one day Umami comes to the UK
You are making me hungry!! I LOVE hamburgers. I want to try this!
Aaannnhhhmmmmm….this is a burger I would so much love to have! I love burgers a lot….most especially, the beef and chicken ones.
That would be my perfect dinner too. A truffle burger and ice cream. Never heard about it before so it was interesting to note.Looks nice and not too big which I find difficult to manage.
this is the first time ive heard about truffle burger. it actually looks real delicious. can you give me some? 😀 😀 😀
My husband is a HUGE burger fan. HE would absolutely love to try this, I’m sure!
I’ve never heard of a truffle burger!!! This looks pretty delicious.
Aww yeah. Everything about that sounds amazing. I’ve never had a truffle burger before.
I’m salivating. So scrumptious! I can hardly wait to try this!
Truffle burger?! I must try this. It sounds delicious. My mouth is watering LOL
Truffle anything does make a meal go from good to great, every single time. 🙂 Glad you love this burger!
I love a good burger! This looks delicious… interesting to add truffle to a burger!
I have not tried truffle burgers before but reading about your experience with it, I am now craving for one! Even your choice of dessert sounded so mouth watering!
WOOOOOOW! This is my kind of place! Just look at that burger! Looks so good and now I’m starving!
I’ve never heard of Umami until now! Dang, I’ve been really missing out! Seriously need to try them!
The Truffle Burger sounds so delicious! I hope I can try it soon. So yummy!
Sounds fantastic. It’s always nice to find a place you enjoy eating. I find it hard to get a gem but damn when I do, watch out!
You had me at truffle! This looks so good!
I wonder… did they have a plant-based version of the truffle burger available? I would love to try that one out! I *LOVE* truffle everything!
thanks for sharing truffle burgers! I haven’t heard of that before but that sound amazing. I’ll have to be on the look out for them or find a recipe to try to make them at home.