Maru Downtown

Charlottesville, VA · Korean restaurant

Rating
4.5/5
★★★★★ 4.5
Reviews
20
Rank in Charlottesville
#144
of 475 restaurants
City Percentile
54%
rating percentile
Address
Maru Downtown, 412 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone
(434) 956-4110
Website
www.marudowntown.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11:30 AM Sat

Maru Downtown is a restaurant located in Charlottesville, VA. It is one of 475 restaurants listed in Charlottesville. Its 4.5-star rating is above the Charlottesville city average of 4.4 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Friday11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 M P · Jul 2024

Nice hot food and friendly service. You can see into the kitchen area where vegetables are cut and fried in mounds. Order the large kimchi, because it's great!! The chicken wings are flavorful,.but did not taste fresh, nor korean fried. All of the staff were helpful and nice. Clean dining room and toilets.

★★★★★ 5.0 Zoe Gehman · Apr 2025

The food was so good. We went late on Saturday night and it was easy to get a seat. Started with the pork fried dumplings then I had the dulsot bibimbap with spicy pork and my partner had the bbq chicken plate. The spicy pork was amazing and the experience of the bibimbap was so good but the bbq chicken plate was the winner by a small margin. Would also definitely get the dumplings again.

★★★★★ 5.0 Charles Schwarz · Jun 2025

Great food, service, and atmosphere all rolled into a cozy, almost hole-in-the-all restaurant in the heart of the downtown mall. The portions are deceptively large and the service is quick and friendly. Perfect place for a date night or a pre/post-show meal.

★★★★★ 5.0 Joellen Finazzo · Dec 2024

Finally got to try this place and I was not disappointed! Absolutely delicious. Generous portions and fair prices. Our server Kat was literally the sweetest. We will be back!

★★★★☆ 4.0 Tony Lin · Apr 2024

Do yourself a favor and get the tofu gang jeong appetizer, one of the best things I've ever tried at a Korean restaurant. Very busy on Friday nights, but luckily we had made a reservation. This place came highly recommended to us. The service was a little slow and it seemed like the restaurant was understaffed, but we were still smiling from our sassy server. Udon Bokkeum had good noodle textures, but the flavor was a little bit dull for my taste. Overall, good experience, a little pricey, but would still recommend 👍

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Korean restaurant

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