Reviews for MASHU FESTIVAL in Charlottesville, VA
Got the taro milk tea with boba. Was good and pretty cheap. Boba was nice and chewy (contrary to one Yelp review). Wahoowa, five... stars. Read more
I would describe this whole meal as ?alright?. It was a decent meal, none of us were inclined to finish our meals. We ordered... the Yakitori chicken thigh, Mashu ramen, boba milk tea, and the pork tonkatsu curry. The yakitori was a bit over cooked, whichis kind of hard to do with a chicken thigh. The Mashu ramen?s broth lacked flavor-a few dashes of salt would?ve made a world ofdifference. The noodles had great texture! The curry was good. The pork was so good with a great crunchy texture. The rice wasvery over cooked. Maybe we will come back and try more. I want Japanese food to expand much more in Charlottesville and I?mafraid this may be over shadowed by the other places in dairy market. Read more
The Pork Tonkotsu curry is delicious! Highly recommend!
Delicious ramen! I had the spicy mayu ramen ????\nI\'ve tried ramen all over the U.S (Japan one day, here I come!) It\'s a... blessing a curse to have compared so many - it means I can usually find things I don\'t like, but that when I do, I\'m quiteexcited!\n\nThis ramen was excellent! The bamboo, egg and broth were seasoned perfectly. The noodles were a tiny bit over done,but I think it has to be that way in a smaller town or most people may think they\'re not cooked enough. The pork chashu wastender with just enough fat on to melt silkily in your mouth.\n\nNext time I\'ll bring a soup spoon - the nature of this foodcourt setting means we only get chopsticks and a standard plastic spoon - which is more difficult for sampling the broth afterevery bite.\n\nThe man working that day was very sweet. He felt terrible for not knowing I was waiting, he wants get a littlebell for the counter now ????\n\nOverall, I highly recommend Mashu Festival, and tonkotsu ramen in general. This is the 3rdplace I\'ve tried in Charlottesville & surrounding area. I lucked out that it\'s so close to home - I\'ll probably be thereweekly ???? Read more
We had a few snacks: the crispy shrimp and onion, gyoza, chicken karaage, and the rib eye steak yakitori. None of these food... items are even close to good. The crispy shrimp and onion is suppose to be tempura but it?s like cheap diner fried onions andshrimp quality. I don?t think they make the gyoza, but just bought from an vendor. And they were cooked horribly. Super hardwrapper. The chicken karaage just taste like bad quality fried chicken. The rib eye steak yakitori is so over cooked. Read more
I had the Crispy Shrimp and Onion, and Bacon wrapped Scallops. They were both dreadful. The bacon and scallops were barely... cooked. I don\'t think it was real shrimp - it was difficult to tell as the breading was so thick and flavorless you couldn\'ttaste any shrimp. The Crispy Onion were onions rings?! Again, thick, bland, lumpy breading - the worse onion rings I\'ve everhad. I\'ve had better food at an airport food court. Read more
Tonkatsu ramen was absolutely delicious! And large portion. Gyoza was good too. Even though it\'s in a food court it\'s a 5 star... experience! Staff was very friendly as well Read more
Really good bowl of ramen! Owner was really kind and prepared an excellent bowl for my father-in-law and I. The chashu pork was... nice and tender. The broth tasted much like some of my favorite ramen spots in NYC. This place will be my go-to at Dairy Marketfor now on. Read more