Heritage Driven New Chinese American Restaurant
In 2014 Sanford and Cassandra Wang moved to Charleston, SC from Brooklyn, NY under the impression they had jobs.
They did not.
Done working for anyone else, ever again, they began Short Grain food truck. Not only did it serve untraditional Japanese rice bowls, but it landed them on Bon Appetit magazine’s Top Fifty Best Restaurants list, Eater Young Guns and Best Chef lists, and garnered them a James Beard’s Rising Star Chef nod. All the while, the couple looked for a brick and mortar home. In 2019, they found one in Park Circle, North Charleston. And by then, they weren’t just serving rice bowls anymore.
Meet Umami. Named after Sanford and Cassandra's Chinese zodiac animals, Umami proudly serves heritage driven New Chinese American cuisine in a fun, friendly neighborhood environment.
(Thanks to my favorite local restaurant for the placeholder story seen here)
Heritage Driven New Chinese American Restaurant
In 2014 Sanford and Cassandra Wang moved to Charleston, SC from Brooklyn, NY under the impression they had jobs.
They did not.
Done working for anyone else, ever again, they began Short Grain food truck. Not only did it serve untraditional Japanese rice bowls, but it landed them on Bon Appetit magazine’s Top Fifty Best Restaurants list, Eater Young Guns and Best Chef lists, and garnered them a James Beard’s Rising Star Chef nod. All the while, the couple looked for a brick and mortar home. In 2019, they found one in Park Circle, North Charleston. And by then, they weren’t just serving rice bowls anymore.
Meet Umami. Named after Sanford and Cassandra's Chinese zodiac animals, Umami proudly serves heritage driven New Chinese American cuisine in a fun, friendly neighborhood environment.
(Thanks to my favorite local restaurant for the placeholder story seen here)
Heritage Driven New Chinese American Restaurant
In 2014 Sanford and Cassandra Wang moved to Charleston, SC from Brooklyn, NY under the impression they had jobs.
They did not.
Done working for anyone else, ever again, they began Short Grain food truck. Not only did it serve untraditional Japanese rice bowls, but it landed them on Bon Appetit magazine’s Top Fifty Best Restaurants list, Eater Young Guns and Best Chef lists, and garnered them a James Beard’s Rising Star Chef nod. All the while, the couple looked for a brick and mortar home. In 2019, they found one in Park Circle, North Charleston. And by then, they weren’t just serving rice bowls anymore.
Meet Umami. Named after Sanford and Cassandra's Chinese zodiac animals, Umami proudly serves heritage driven New Chinese American cuisine in a fun, friendly neighborhood environment.
(Thanks to my favorite local restaurant for the placeholder story seen here)