I felt like sharing my yelp message conversation with a person who claims to be the owner of this restaurant, who showed something quite offensive, at best unprofessional.\n\nThe bottom line was: Don't eat out if you worry so much about MSG. Isn't it soooo ridiculous? He claims they don't use MSG but I see he's defending its usage. What does this imply?\n\nFrankly, before the conversation, I felt a bit sorry about having given only 1 star rather than 2 and planned to edit because I still thought the staffs were so nice. But the conversation confirmed even 1 star is already too high.\n\nAlso I want to clarify. Deducting 4 stars was based on the taste only. MSG comment was only for those who are more sensitive.\n\nIn addition, my brief note on MSG. \n\nMSG hasn't been proven harm by FDA as he mentioned. However, some people like myself sense it by having headache, drowsiness and severe thirst soon after eating it, which are unpleasant. Also ramen soups contain MSG. Simply go to Amazon dot com, search Shin Ramyun and read the ingredient. Or simply follow the link. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00778B90S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&keywords=shin%20ramyun&qid=1342449390&sr=8-1\n\nHe claims he studied and researched a long time. Probably, he needs to spend more. Anyway, visiting this restaurant already gave me a lot of headaches and I am now blocking him.\n\n----------------------\n Shawn A.  Yesterday \n\nHi\n\nJK\n\nI am Shawn the owner of Mashisoyo. I am first sorry that you did not like our soondubu due to the taste of MSG.\n\nBut is is funny that you sense MSG in our tofu becuase we DO NOT use MSG at all.\n\nWe prepare natural broth every morning for the stew and natural ingredients.\n\nYour review is nothing but negative if you can't prove that we use MSG.\n\nIf you visit us again, I will give you a tour of our kitchen\nso you feel better next time you try our tofu.\n\nThanks\nShawn Ahn\nOwner of Mashisoyo\n\n----------------------\n  J K. Yesterday \nI ordered a spicy soup and it smelt like shin ramyon soup. Seeing you didn't deny the usage of ramen soup, probably you are using it? Even if you didn't intentionally use MSG, using flavored salt (Mat-so-geum) or ramen soup means the served soup should contain MSG. I remember the server saying you use special sauce for spicy taste. I don't know what kind of sauce you are using, but I am pretty sure it contains MSG or equivalent artificial flavor. \n\nI didn't even mention your pork bulgogi that also tasted like MSG or beef dashida. Please check the sauces you are using before claiming your dishes are free of MSG.\n\n----------------------\n  Shawn A. 6 hours ago \nfirst, there is no way you can buy ramen soup only from markets and even if we used shinramen soup it does not contains MSG so your guess is wrong again.I We are tofu house and I studied and researched a long time to find what our  fofu soup takes to be loved by people and people love our soup and bbq these days. They wait in line to have our food. You don't want to say they are wrong about our food.\n\nI advise you not to eat out if you worry so much about MSG because even a hamburger, taco burrito, fried chicken, pho, Thai, steaks, American BBQ,...many more use the ingredients have a bit of mono sodium but FDA says still it is NO harm to people.\n\nLastly I would like to say you in a nice way NOT to criticize easily. We put a hundres of hours , effort ,money, and love to our restaurant to make a living with our  love ones.\nThe comment like yours hurts us so much.\n\nThanks\n----------------------