Monsoon Togogo

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416 W Main St, Charlottesville

Monsoon Togogo Reviews

I remember long ago when Monsoon was a dirty restaurant where the glasses were not clean and neither were the servers.. I heard from friends that Monsoon Siam was far better and bore no resemblance to its predecessor. It was kind of meh. As Thai food goes, the dishes were bland and flavorless. The duck curry was watery and lacked much heat or even the wonderful spices associated with Thai. Ditto for the green curry chicken. The only dish that we found moderately flavorful was...read full review
We love Monsoon Siam so imagine our surprise when we found out that this little place is closer to us vs. Monsoon Siam! I think the portions are about the same as its' sister restaurant. For some reason, I feel like the taste is always just a bit off. Our favorite dish at Monsoon is Andaman noodles - it's just so basil-y and fragrant. For some reason, when we order it from to go go, it just misses a beat. Sometimes I feel like we have to increase the spice factor for classic dishes...read full review

The food here is consistently good, if a bit on the small side (especially compared to their sister restaurant Monsoon Siam). We've had takeout from here both before and during COVID times. The wait time can be a bit much, but you can't fault them for being busy. We really enjoy their staple dishes: drunken noodles, pad see ew, and pad thai!

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