As a commuter through the state of Virginia, I easily could have stopped at one of innumerable NOVA…read morerestaurants, or in Charlottesville, but I determined that this place in relatively rural Culpepper was worth a shot. The owners have a separate Thai restaurant downtown; this noodle-focused pan-Asian place is newer. I tried to manage expectations, but was impressed in every respect. The brick corner building has received an interesting buildout and Bose speakers trumpet mood music. The menu is broad and includes some vegan options. I ordered some dumplings, which I wouldn't have done if I'd known how huge the entree would be, but the dumplings were excellently presented with vegetable garnish and I ate them quickly. They offer a series of tropical fruit drinks, and I got one with longan, which is a little like lychee; the beverage came in its own bottle and had several whole longan fruits in it and was sweet and strongly flavored. Despite the strong start, I still expected less from my ramen that what I ultimately got. Even a good premium ramen bowl rarely has the beautiful array of vegetable toppings I got here, including pickled ginger, kimchi, mushrooms, corn, and bok choy. Ample tofu was provided for protein and the noodles were of a green kale-infused variety. I was offered dried pepper for seasoning and a spice tray if I needed it, but the thought barely occurred to me. It was an enormous bowl and I ended up taking some of it to go. I was easily going to give them the five stars even before they offered me a complimentary dessert that was a little bit like a sticky mochi. The one thing I'd ask is that they label the menu a bit more clearly as I got the sense that a lot of the general Thai dishes could be vegan but it wasn't as clear as I would have liked it to be. But the quality and variety of flavors was as good as I could possibly ask for.

So delicious! Service is great. The atmosphere is relaxing…read more This place blows away all other places that I thought were great out of the water!

Best food for asian cuisine in town! Always fresh and hot. Service is great and people are nice.read more

since they changed ownership terrible ....basics like sweet sour chicken taste & look like they…read morecame out of the grocery freezer isle identical shaped pieces noooo taste awful...dont waste your money

Great food with reasonable prices. The fajitas were delicious. We also got the tuna tostadas which…read morewere a little spicy for me but my significant other loved them.

We came in for lunch on Sunday after church as we thought their special menu for the Harry Potter…read moreevent was really fun. Upon entering we were hit with what smelled like marijuana and we learned when leaving that there is a hookah lounge beneath this restaurant (extremely unfortunate!) The place has been renovated since the Thai restaurant was here and it was nice and bright and clean looking. There was only another party of 4 there when we entered and then another couple came in after us but it was very empty. We were greeted by a gentleman who brought waters for us and then took our orders. I ordered the Voldemort sandwich and my husband ordered the Potter wrap as well as the BlackBerry lemonade. Both sandwiches came with fries. The sandwiches were good but my husbands wrap was very small and mine was light on meat. The fries were nice and crispy and the blackberry lemonade was delicious. There was light rock music playing softly, ambiance was nice. All in all a good experience aside from the smell which was giving my husband a headache. I would probably return for dinner one night. I was trying to decide between giving this place 3 and 4 stars and opted on 4 because it's new (they have food trucks but the brick and mortar is new) and they're still getting things right and the fact that we came for lunch instead of dinner so the menu was very limited and I felt like maybe I wasn't getting the full experience.

My daughter and her dad, and I, ate an early dinner at Grass Rootes Saturday afternoon…read more We were seated quickly and with a smile. Appetizer: lamb lollipops (3), delicious. Very tender. Entrees: daughter-bacon cheeseburger w/fries. Her dad- 1 lb of Cajun Shrimp. Me. Southwest Salad with a big Salmon added for extra $10. It was worth it and we all agreed, I scored the best dish at the table. It was delicious! (Said everyone). The waitresses were very attentive. So much so, we had 3 different waitresses asking for our order once already ordered. 3 waitresses asking do we need anything else. 3 waitresses asking if we're good. After we paid, another waitress came over and asked us if we were ready to pay. We dismissed the confusion and waved off all the drama but really, though, every waitress who addressed us everytime, was a Lot, all of those women, everytime, had smiles on their faces and were happy that we were good to go. We did enjoy our time there. Food was great.

Stopped by Grass Rootes on a Friday afternoon and everything we had was really great!…read more We started with the antipasto board to share which was a great blend of cheeses and a couple meats. The pickled(?) carrots were a great touch! I had a bowl of the chicken tortilla soup of the day along with the Caesar salad. I loved the salad's bread crumbs. I'm pretty sure they were made from rosemary bread, and that crunch was amazing! My mom got the Reuben special and said it was delicious, too. Definitely a solid spot if you're looking for a great lunch around town. Can't wait to go back for dinner soon.

Love this place. The food is always excellent and the service is very good. Prices are decent as…read morewell. I'm glad they moved to a bigger location recently, it's also a little closer to my house. Highly recommend

The fried chicken was incredible! I ordered the dark meat fried chicken dinner and I was not…read moredisappointed. The crust was delicious and the chicken was cooked perfectly. The corn pudding was tasty and just enough to keep me satisfied. The salad was a bit small and the dressing was packaged but still okay. The fried catfish my wife ordered was good, maybe a bit undercooked, affected the cornmeal breading ( made it soggy) but it was okay. The fish itself had a slight muddy taste, I noticed, she did not! So personal preference I guess. Service was on point! Jamie waited on us and made sure we were taken care of. Music was top notch! I will definitely be back and try more of the offerings!

My family very much enjoyed our food at Osaka! We tried some sushi, hibachi chicken, shrimp, and…read moresteak. The portions are generous and everything we tried was delicious.

Osaka's used to be REALLY good back in the late 2000s when we first visited this place and got to…read moreenjoy watching the chefs cook the food. However, in the years since the pandemic, I can't help but feel like the quality of the food's gone down. I'm not sure if the recipe's changed or if they're using different ingredients - but it's just not that good anymore. I recently got the chicken hibachi for their lunch special and immediately, one of the things I first noticed was just how rubbery the chicken pieces were. They also tasted off and not even the yum yum sauce (which I'm pretty sure is different from the one they used to have) could save the taste. They also have a different mushroom soup now that has a lot more spice in it and the taste doesn't match with how it used to be. That being said, I will say that my wife has always enjoyed their sushi here and has never had a complaint on that. Also - the staff here have always been super kind and attentive. We've never had a single issue with the folks that work here. I can't speak of the atmosphere or state of the restaurant since I haven't dined here since 2013. Osaka's is also another staple of Culpeper and frankly - tastes better than Dragon Chef in my opinion. I just wish my recent experiences were as good as my old ones. If nothing else, the staff here are amazing and their sushi is worth coming back here for again and again. Best pricing for their lunch specials!

Wonderful restaurant where simple dishes are expertly prepared. First attracted by the name - now…read moreall of our out of town guests know about the wonderful restaurant hosted by John and Connie. When we are traveling the NoVA area and people find out we are from Culpeper, invariably they ask if we have eaten at 'Thyme'? Do I have to say more? Atmosphere is charming, service is top notch, and the food is lovingly prepared. If you don't save room for dessert make sure to take some home with you - you will not be disappointed. Thank you John, Connie, and staff for the wonderful experience!

This was the most amazing experience! My favorite part was the service. Before we sat down, the…read moregentleman pulled out our chairs and they re-filled our drinks about 5 times the whole time we were there. The food was absolutely delicious and we will 100% come back in the future.

Very Friendly couple!! Had chicken masala. Nice depth of flavor. Not too spicy. Yet, FULL…read moreof rich flavor. Clean. Great value for the dollar. Will return.

This is our first time here and the staff who run it are very friendly. They cook all the food…read morefresh for you. This is a food truck so they have two tables outside under a tarp for you to sit at but we just ordered it to go. The menu has a good variety of Indian and Chinese fusion, something I have not tried before. I ordered the General So chicken with jasmine rice. I ordered a jumbo chicken spring roll which comes in a two pack. If you pay with cash you get 10 percent off the already good prices. The food has a lot of flavor and is homemade, nothing frozen. We will definitely come back here again. The jumbo chicken spring roll was delicious, you can taste that is was made from scratch. You can taste the freshness in every bite. Amazing on how great this food is. I would give it a lot more stars if I could. Definitely a great example on how food should taste.