Suzie's Soba — Restaurant in Baltimore

I'm not sure if the owner's name is Suzie, but I'm going to call her Ms. Suzie.

Food Crab Dumplings: Delicious. They came out steaming hot and Ms. Suzie told us to be careful not to burn our mouths. When she came back to get the empty plate that my girlfriend and I cleared in record time, I told her that the perfectly crispy exterior and the tender, real crab filling was worth burning my taste buds off. Overall 10/10.

Spinach and Shiitake Noodles: Beautiful. The soba noodles were perfectly cooked. Firm, yet tender enough to fall apart in your mouth and they soaked up the sauce perfectly. The sauce generously filled the plate and was perfectly seasoned. The mushroom selection was impressive with shiitakes and baby bellas (iirc). The spinach is always a great compliment to mushrooms; Ms. Suzie knows what she's doing. Overall 10/10

Shabu-Shabu Beef: Immaculate. Broth was rich but not overbearing, perfectly seasoned. The noodles were perfectly cooked and were a great choice for the broth. The beef feels and tastes like she's worked on perfecting this dish for years. When the fillings of the dish ran low, Ms. Suzie brought us out a small dish of rice to help finish off the broth like an angel. Overall 10/10

Summary: All of the dishes were fresh, well thought out, delicious and well portioned. 10/10

Atmosphere Decor: Cute, quaint, picturesque and personal. We sat in the courtyard alone and really got to take in the art and plants.

Service: Ms. Suzie's got tremendous service skills and a great personality: warm, welcoming, funny as h*ll. She's great at conversation, too. Ms. Suzie took the #1 spot for the most hospitable experience in a restaurant that I've had by...

I came here a few years back and it was one of the poorest experiences I’ve had in a while. To start, I chose this place because I was craving soba noodles and this was one of the few places nearby that offered that. My partner and I went here for a date, but it turned terrible when the owner found out my partner was the same nationality as her but i wasn’t. She proceeded to talk to my partner in her native tongue cussing out my partner for dating someone who wasn’t the same nationality and then said in english “they (my partner) shouldn’t be dating you (me).” I was shocked and my partner was extremely upset.

We still ordered food out of courtesy, especially for being the only customers there, but that was another mistake. When I ordered the soba, the owner yelled at me, saying I should be ordering something different that’s more expensive. However, I came here specifically for soba so I told her was going to stick with my choice. She stubbornly left and made the noodles, which were okay (6/10) and my partner ordered a rice dish, which they rated a 5/10.

By the end of the meal, my partner and I were going to split the bill, but the owner refused to allow that and said that my partner should treat me. She suddenly called me “docile” and proceeded to use that as a reason for why my partner should pay for the both of us. I don’t understand the rationale behind the payment interaction, nor the word she described me as, but all I know is this restaurant is terrible and it’s not worth the...

It was a rainy day and me and my daughter stepped into Suzie's Soba for a warm late lunch. Our umbrella was dripping so I politely asked an elderly lady (was it Suzie?) where I could put our umbrella and she said just at the door. So, I placed the umbrella standing by the door and she came and yelled at us "MOVE!", as she wanted the umbrella an inch from where I had it standing. She yelled at us so loud that my daughter almost jumped out of her skin. We should've walked out of there at that point and whatever possessed us to go inside and continue patronizing this restaurant is a bit of a mystery to me. In other words, we had a bad time and felt we had to rush ordering because we couldn't ask too many questions, in fear of being yelled at again. The lady had mood swings all throughout the meal, sometimes saying nice and sometimes just being cut and dry and just unpleasant. 2 stars for the high quality of the rice green tea. We both had chicken soba and a fried shumai appetizer and were just not enjoying anything because of the dire mood we were in. This is not a cheap place, $20 for one noodle dish and I would think that one should at least offer a pleasant experience, if at all. Another review was correct - "not for the faint of heart". Unfortunately, I don't see why I would have to deal with rudeness if i was the customer, irregardless. Never again, we will take our...