Maru - Charlottesville

Small shotgun style layout restaurant with a wait, but the food is definitely worth the wait!! Authentic Korean menu, nice staff, quick service, and delicious f... read more Small shotgun style layout restaurant with a wait, but the food is definitely worth the wait!! Authentic Korean menu, nice staff, quick service, and delicious food! We definitely will be back!

We Maru for their selection of great Korean vegetarian food. Our favorites are Maru Fried Rice with Tofu, Fried Vegetable Dumplings, Dolsot Bibimbap with Tofu,... read more We Maru for their selection of great Korean vegetarian food. Our favorites are Maru Fried Rice with Tofu, Fried Vegetable Dumplings, Dolsot Bibimbap with Tofu, the Banchan. The Dolsot Bibimbap came out in a sizzling hot bowl! Great outdoor seatingon Charlottesville?s Downtown Mall.

Experience overall here was not good. First, the service was not good at all. The waitress was not attentive towards my family and I at all. It seemed like she... read more Experience overall here was not good. First, the service was not good at all. The waitress was not attentive towards my family and I at all. It seemed like she didn?t even want to be there. We had to ask for everything including utensils, napkins, extraplates, etc. She never even checked on us after we got the food. The next time she came to our table after we received the foodwas to give us our check. Then she went on to pre-select the tip amount for us which was not professional at all. Secondly wehad so many dirty plates and utensils. One of the water glasses had a bug in it, then we had to send back two plates becausethey were clearly not washed well. The only positive here was that the food was okay which is why I?m not giving it a 1-starrating. However the experience was not good here at all so I will not come back and recommend that you look elsewhere for Koreandining.

Coming from a well traveled foodie here? this is an excellent place to indulge on authentic Korean cuisine. Great variety of dishes and good vegetarian/vegan op... read more Coming from a well traveled foodie here? this is an excellent place to indulge on authentic Korean cuisine. Great variety of dishes and good vegetarian/vegan options too. The food is too good to even describe in words? instead let your senses tell youonce you try it. The sweet lemon/honey tea was amazing especially for a cold Virginia day. When we visited they were extremelyshort staffed due to holidays and COVID related shortages. But the owner, cooking staff and waitress were extremely attentiveand we never had a want for anything. They were timely and showed superb customer care while we dined at their very busyrestaurant. Will definitely be back when in VA again. Well worth the trip!

While exploring downtown after a trip from out of town, we stumbled upon this restaurant and are so glad we did! We had a wonderful outdoor lunch, with quick an... read more While exploring downtown after a trip from out of town, we stumbled upon this restaurant and are so glad we did! We had a wonderful outdoor lunch, with quick and attentive service. Our server was fantastic, answering all our questions. The portions were large, so come hungry! I highly recommend the wings—they’re some of the best I’ve ever tasted.