Kuma Sushi Noodles & Bar

12 Elliewood Ave, Charlottesville - 22903
164 reviews
Sushi Bar Noodles Pan Asian
(434) 328-2741

So disappointing. All the reviews I read said the sushi was excellent so I was really surprised how sloppy (and cheap) the food and presentation were when the plate came. The nigiri salmon were a couple of rough edged chunks of fish - no wasabi to connect it to a loose roll of rice. The yellowtail was the same - weirdly cut and flavorless. I asked for a tempura appetizer - six pieces of greasy fried vegetables and two small shrimp - no dipping sauce at all. The California roll was very little avocado, very little crab but lots of cucumber - again, loosely rolled and hard to eat with chopsticks. The salmon was fresh - the yellowtail was pretty fresh but tough. Cannot recommend at this point.

Superior okonomiyaki and teriyaki wings, excellent sushi. I had the dragon roll, (the eel special roll) which featured a generous portion of eel broiled to perfection. But at the end of the day, the okonomiyaki was so good I’m not sure I’ll be able to ever visit Kuma again without ordering it. It’s a comfort dish that’s far from elegant or aesthetic- but Kuma makes it perfectly with signature garnishes and large portions of squid which was a welcome surprise.

Worse food ever, food wasn't good at all and expensive. I always try new places but this wasn't good at all, I tried okonomiyaky and that was just cabbage with scramble eggs. Ramen was just broil chicken with noodle. I don't recommend this place at all.

I had a fish bone in my sushi…. This is so dangerous!! Be careful when eating sushi here. When we complained, the waitress told us that this is the supplier’s fault and they can’t do anything about it!!!! don’t recommend this place at all!!!!!

Excellent service and amazing food! We love the atmosphere and the Shoyu Ramen is as close to perfect as you can get! Thank you, we will definitely be back!

Fantastic food and service all around. We got the miso, seaweed salad, pink lady and caterpillar roll. The miso soup was some of the best I've ever had!

I just had the worst dining experience. This is my second time here and it was somehow worse than the first time (rude service). The food was okay so I thought I would try them again, maybe she had a bad day. I unfortunately had the same waitress. I ordered the seafood udon which had an inaccurate menu description (didn’t include shrimp and I am allergic). I kindly told them and was planning on ordering something else, but I was shockingly told that “it wasn’t her fault” and

Great take out menu! Lovely experience and love the painted rocks outside. Helpful staff for a first time visitor like myself.

Such cute spot. Very friendly and fast service. I’ve tried many things on the menu, which were all very good. But the spicy seafood udon was definitely my favorite. The portion size was very generous and worth every dollar you spend.

The gyosa are big, the tokatsu and unagui bowl were great.