O-cha Noodle Cafe - Beaufort

This place is fantastic. Service was prompt and we were seated quickly. The restaurant is clean, very open, and they had upbeat, fun music playing while we dined.We had steamed pork buns, sukiyaki, the O-Cha special noodles, taro boba with cheese foam, and Jasmine tea. The pork buns were on point, topped with traditional Vietnamese toppings like hoisin based sauce, pickled carrots and fresh jalapenos. The boba was perfect.The sukiyaki wasn't like the traditional Japanese sukiyaki I am familiar with. I'd say it was a Viet spin on that dish, but don't misread this: it was absolutely 100% delicious. Mildly salty but otherwise balanced and grounded, garlicky, with absolutely perfectly cooked shrimp and squid that soaked up all the flavor of the broth and provided a soft counter to the perfectly cooked, mildly crisp bok choy and cabbage. Very, very good.Honestly though, the O-Cha house special soup (sadly not pictured here) was an absolute show stopper. My hubby and I agree, this is possibly one of the best broths we've ever had. We have slurped a LOT of noodles so that's high praise. Somewhere between a really delicate pho and a tom yum, it was perfect with its mix of thick noodles and a hodgepodge of thinly sliced meats and veg.10/10 would recommend.

I came here for boba. I don 't know how they are charging $7+ for boba drinks that don 't even have a standard amount of boba in it... The two drinks I ordered each had less than 10 tapioca pearls/popping boba in them... It was visually questionable as to whether or not they even put any boba in our drinks. Plus, the little bit of boba that WAS in the drink tasted strange and the texture was off. They are way overcharging for boba drinks, considering that they do not even serve the bare minimum...It seems that they only have milk tea selections, so do not come here if you are looking for any clear fruit teas.I haven 't tried the food, so I can 't comment on it. But they need to make some changes about the boba they are serving...

Food was amazing, authentic, and fresh. Every single staff member was incredibly friendly to my husband and I, our server was helpful in making selections, and the atmosphere was comfortable and relaxed.

Consistently good food, friendly service and healthy portions.Good value.Highly recommend this establishment.

I was so disappointed with our meal.I ordered online drove 30 mins and tipped cant check out online if you dont tip) then when I got home I am missing an appetizer.Udon and Ramen taste bland.Takoyaki taste stale.Will pay extra for extra sauce.Package Ramen taste better.Chicken meat is tough.Skimpy on vegetables.I won’t go back to this place anymore,I will rather buy a packaged ramen..They are not good like they used to be.Don’t waste your money.