Matsuharu Japanese - El Paso

I like the food and price, friendly staff, they tried to keep it simple and good. If im correct this is the only restaurant that offer Onigiri for 2.50 only. It was a long wait like 40 mins since i ordered. Maybe they r experiencing shortage of staff. If they can work on the waiting time, I would be giving 5 stars.

Worth the wait!!! Get there early as there are only two people working. One in the kitchen, and one servicing the tables, door, and takeout- wowza! It is no longer cash only, but it might be nice to bring cash because you can just leave your payment and tip on the table and not have to wait to cash out. Onigiri is delicious, fried chicken app was to die for, spicy miso was the best ramen I've ever had, and the chicken katsu curry plate was just what a cold day ordered. They don't have alcohol, but they will let you BYOB. No regrets here!!

I honestly can't get enough of this place. The katsu curry is absolutely worth the wait and the five starts. I will warn y'all, the wait can get long. I think there is only one cook. From the time we sat down to the time we got our food 1.5 hours had passed. The appetizers all got to our table at random times and so did our drinks. And yet, the food is so worth it I can't give it anything below 5 stars.

My family decided to break our tradition of Pizza night for Japanese food because we were all craving it bad. We decided to go on an adventure and try someplace new and we picked Matsuharu and honestly it was a great experience. It's located in a small shopping center and the decorations inside were cute. The seating was mixed matched but there was enough I believe. They had a TV on with some Studio Ghibli movies going on which was great. I will say they didn't have any beer or alcohol BUT they do offer BYOB they said so something to remember for next time. We had edamame as a appetizer and it was good. A few were not as fresh as the rest but overall we ate it all. My youngest was super excited that they had onigiri and he asked for a plum one. He wasn't the biggest fan but he is excited to go back and try the other 2 flavors they have, bonito flakes and salmon. My youngest ordered tempura udon, my oldest Miso ramen, my husband got the Katsu and I got the Nabeyaki udon. The food was great at their Katsu was so on point! I forgot to take pictures of our order this time around because we were so hungry! Over all we really loved the flavors and it will definitely be one of our go to when we are craving some ramen, or Katsu. Now the reason they lost a star, our bill came out to about est$70 for just drinks and the food. They are on the pricier end but maybe that's what they need to mark up their plates for this area but I don't necessarily agree that it was worth that price. The service was super chaotic and I really felt for our server. She was the only waitress in the restaurant and all the tables ended up full. We went multiple times without a refill for our waters just because she was busy with all the other tables. She was really nice and did the best she could but it did leave us creeping close to hangry by the time we got out food. We still tipped her well because she really was taking care of the front of house almost on her own. I mean, overall we will go back but it would probably be as a treat instead of a weekly or every other week thing.

Low key the best hidden gem in the heart of Northeast. Super authentic and not your average dining experience. Worth the wait and every minute. Super good and always the best cure. My favorite go-to is the spicy ramen and the black garlic and oil. So rich, tasty, and yummy, you can thank me later!