Kuma Sushi Noodles & Bar

Eutteum Lee

a year ago

★★★★★

Highly recommended! I've been a customer for the past 6 years, and this is truly my favorite restaurant. As a Korean myself, I can confidently say the Korean food here is the BEST in the neighborhood! The staff are also extremely nice. I will surely miss this place after I graduate this semester.

Nick Barrales

2 years ago

★★★★★

Had the takoyaki, miso ramen bowl, and lunch “special” bento tray. The takoyaki was delicious, but everything else was surprisingly bland. The miso ramen had no flavor and both the pork and egg were way over cooked. I didn’t even order the tonkatsu tray, I ordered spicy pork, but I try not to send things back, even though this lunch special was $18. The gyoza had hardly any filling and was again bland, California roll was meh, and the edamame wasn’t even salted. Somehow even the sauce and wasabi tasted watered down. On top of the food, the table was filthy, and my wife’s water cup had dirty bits floating in it. This place was much better 8 years ago, I won’t be returning unfortunately.

Dylan Prévost

4 years ago

★★★★★

Kuma is a quaint little spot for Korean and Japanese food. I think it’s the only place in Charlottesville where you can find takoyaki and okonomiyaki. The takoyaki and bibimbap were great, and from previous trips, we found the spicy seafood udon to be truly phenomenal. The okonomiyaki - while impressive in the number of seafoods in it (octopus, squid, scallop, mussel, shrimp) - was very strange. Instead of cabbage, it had onions, carrots, and bean sprouts. The batter lacked seasoning like bonito stock and ginger, and seemed to lean instead on the toppings (okonomi, mayo, bonito flakes) and the seafoods. Still, it was great for the value, the restaurant itself is charming and unassuming, and the staff were very friendly and fun. Happy to try out their broader menu soon.