This is hands down the best Korean restaurant in Cville. Not even close…read more I may be cheating a little bit because I've been here prior to this review and have some preconceived notions about how good the food was here. But to be completely honest my partner in crime was not enamored by the experience. I may have a little bit of trouble convincing them to come back. On a separate note though, the mixed drinks here are fabulous. And our sever was excellent, even if she did trick me into ordering more drinks.

Dinner at Maru was marvelous :). Not a SINGLE thing we ordered tasted bad. I got the grapefruit…read moresoda, it was slightly tart but still sweet and yummy! For appetizers we got the Maru fries and their Korean Fried Chicken wings -- HIGHLY RECOMMEND! And a bonus is that their fries are gluten free yet still taste amazingly soft and savory. I ordered the Bibimbap with beef and my boyfriend had their beef bulgogi plate. 10/10, no notes :) Our tummies were full & happy at the end of the night. We came around 7:30 and they close at 8:30 during the week, so they delivered our food super fast, hardly had to wait. The restaurant is super cute inside, we got sat at a cozy booth near the door and it was lovely. The only reason I subtracted one star is because our server was kind, just not attentive at all. He took our order and then disappeared. I understand it was close to closing and he was probably ready to go, but he didn't even ask if everything came out okay or if we needed anything. Not a huge deal though -- our overall experience was great and I would 100% go back again and I think everyone visiting Charlottesville should try this spot. They also do have takeout if you wanna grab a yummy bite but don't want to dine ;)

My go to place to order my favorite comfort meal, Kimchi-jjigae. It is consistently delicious and…read more the pickled radish is the perfect pairing to set it off.

Food is decent! I got the beef bibimbap and thought it was good. It came with soup. I also tried…read morethe lychee soda, that was really refreshing!

One of my favorite places in town, great for special occasions. Lots of meat and some seafood…read moreoptions, not to mention being all-you-can-eat. (There's some vegetarian options but I personally want to get my money's worth!) Always left very full and very pleased. Service is good and smooth with waiters available or at least easy to flag down. The ambiance is fine. A little loud between the grill at your table and the other tables' activities, but the sheer quantity of food that you can consume makes up for it.

If you're looking for authentic kbbq, I wouldn't recommend this place. The service was great and…read moreour server was attentive to our needs. The drinks were very good as well! We were pretty disappointed that we didn't get any banchan except kimchi and rice. Our favorite cuts of beef were the bulgogi and hanger steak. There were three of us ordering, and the portions were pretty small. We did enjoy the sauce bar and they did include ready to eat foods like takoyaki and vegetable spring rolls that were good as well. It was an okay spot, but probably won't be visiting again :(

It's hard to find a better Vietnamese restaurant anywhere in the area. Truly authentic, well…read morepriced, and tasty. The people here were extremely kind and helpful on my take out order. The ordering system is simple. And the food.... excellent. Definitely a must try if you're into this type of food

We were in town and let Yelp guide us and we were not disappointed. This is a small mostly to-go…read morerestaurant in a strip mall. There are 3 tables inside, so we chose to eat in. I chose the Vietnamese sandwich. It was so tasty. Bread was toasted and crispy and the mix of chicken, pickled cucumbers and fresh herbs were great. My daughter ordered the bulgogi beef rice plate (with kimchi on side) and a strawberry lemonade with strawberry popping boba. She loved both. Food comes out fast. Overall excellent!

Literally nothing was mid. Dessert was amazing, appetizers were so good and drinks were reasonably…read moreprices for the quality. Recommend the outdoor seating, literally bummed that I couldn't try everything on the menu!

Bang! was ok in my opinion, It's one of those place where the portion size is pretty small compare…read moreto the cost. But I still had a good time. The waiter was actually really quick, they check in on us pretty often, so that's a plus. My seating area was really cozy also. It was nice that they let us sit where we wanted to. As for the food. I wouldn't recommend getting their buns. I think it's a little dry. Their crispy poke and firecracker shrimp was great though.

I have to recommend the signature dish here - went with a group of friends and found the atmosphere…read moreto be familial and welcoming and the food to be fab. Our server was kind and answered our questions with ease. Would come again without a doubt!

Food was delicious! The service was timely and warm. Only issue I had with our experience was there…read morewas no back ground music or anything to give it a better ambiance.

Sooo good! I love sushi, and it's hard to find good places…read more They are not allowing "dine in" but have seating outside where you can order and eat. Good selection for sushi and other seafood, they also have hibachi Sushi was a little heavy on the rice, but was filled/topped appropriately I already want more

The food is very good. The service is excellent and it is a very calming lunch environmentread more

This dumpling shop has multiple locations. I found it quite confusing ordering online. Some of them…read morehave online ordering and others don't. They have confusing names. The menus have not always been the same when I looked. But to their credit, when I placed an order at the "downtown" location only to discover that they meant something other than Charlottesville's pedestrian arcade (which is where this one is), I was able to call them and get it corrected. My order was transferred over and was ready for me with no trouble. The vegetable dumplings weren't fancy, but there were a ton of them, and what seemed a small sauce proved more than enough. I also got a veggie bun, but the filling was so trivial as to not really be worth it. This place does have some space to eat in, although it seems most popular as a takeout.

I'm always on the search for dumplings, so seeing this local chain caught my attention. With a…read morelimited menu, I had high hopes that they'd hit on all items. While the flavors were decent, I'm relatively sure this is pretty standard frozen steam buns and dumplings from an Asian market marked up quite a lot. The dumplings seem extremely similar to the Way Fong frozen dumplings (probably my favorite brand of frozen dumplings), except they're deep fried and covered with a lot of sauce. The sauce and dumplings aren't bad, but the sauce overpowers the nice flavor of the dumplings. The steam buns are fine, but I think they're reheating them in a microwave. What happens is the dough gets really tough/chewy within a minute or so once it's out of the microwave. If you like the dumplings, check out Way Fong frozen dumplings.