I've had the chance the visit SAGA Kitchen twice now for Yelp Elite events during COVID and it's always been a great experience. There's multiple businesses in this kitchen from Dim sum, Japanese Katsu and beef sandwiches, Chinese food and sushi/sashimi. I really enjoyed the XLB from Yue Club. There's so much to choose from that too can probably satisfy your cravings there. Located off of Lincoln road, there's plenty of street parking and they have some tables right in front of the store. I heard people really like their boba there as well, I will have to give it a try next time! read more

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I ordered ahead on the website and took advantage of the 20% off right now (code: SAGA) to order the Kaisen Don ($33) from Sachi Sushi (1 of 4 cloud restaurants in a single establishment). Kaisen-don is a chirashi-like bowl of sashimi and sweet vinegar sushi rice and is beautiful! See attached pics. I discovered Saga through a Yelp Elite Event and was blown away by how thick the cuts of sashimi are and how fresh and varietal the fish is. It's not your standard ebi, tuna, salmon, unagi combo that every sushi resto has. I've never had sashimi like this before - dark tuna, dark mackerel, various fatty tunas, the SWEETEST uni i've ever had in my life. I don't typically like uni but the mini one I ate today was delicate and surprisingly sweet and lovely. They take covid seriously - masks required and distance enforced. The establishment has a really cute shop while you wait. When we went they were selling shirts with various dim sum dishes on them and a few other cute, unique items. Saga is located in a residential area in Alameda with not much else around. It's a place only locals would know about and I'm happy to have discovered it. Suggestions: I wish they would post the fish varieties with photos on their website each day, so we could learn what each piece is. Some of the menu items on the website have no picture or description. Maybe this is still in process, but curious what the $25 Nogizaka 1707 Roll is and what's included in the $16 Heat Check Roll and Omakase. I'm happy to see a neighborhood Sushi Resto with Omakase. I wish they would also offer hot drinks for the cold weather. I saw cans of condensed milk and an industrial sized hot water dispenser at the counter, and thought they maybe served Vietnamese coffee or hot tea, but no dice. Maybe someday soon! read more

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Cool concept. Like how the robot brought us food. I got a rainbow roll for my lunch. Wasn't very rainbow only had three different kinds of fish on top. But, the fish tasted fresh. Good portion for the price. This area definitely needed some food options so I'm glad they are here. Next time I will have to try something different. When you walk in there is the sushi counter with the menu but then you have to walk to the end of the counter to place your order. A little confusing that they don't have more signage and people working there didn't exactly tell me that I needed to grab my own utensils. read more

SAGA Kitchen - Partially eaten rainbow roll - Dim Sum Near Me - Alameda, California

Super late on this review but this place is so good! I ordered quite a lot since I am not from the area so of course I wanted to make the trip worth it! First off, my drink, Hong Kong lemon tea was so delicious! Not sweet or too sour, it had a really nice balance to it. The food was overwhelming considering I ordered a lot for myself and my family. But every thing we tried, we enjoyed it very much. Great customer service by the way! Love their energy and were super friendly from the moment I walked into the store and left. Will definitely come back when I am in the area! Thank you Yelp for giving me the opportunity to try a new place for Yelp elite week! read more

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Very cute and cool concept. Only had a couple of sushi rolls and miso soup. Unfortunately, we had ordered the "Heat Roll" and received a "Golden Dragon Roll". We noticed that the roll wasn't even spicy and realized after eating half of the roll. We didn't want to complain so just kept quiet. The waitress did not seem like she was in a good mood when she dropped off our utensils and dinnerware. We thought she was having a bad day. However, after reading some of the reviews, it seems like the service was not a one-off experience and neither was it a mistake that we received the incorrect roll. Make sure you check your order :( read more

I highly recommend ordering online through their app. You can skip the long lines and get your food and go. It is a pretty cramped and narrow space with lots of people waiting. There wasn't that many people working and it seemed really busy for a Thursday evening. It is super cool that it is different cuisines served at one place along with a cute boba shop. They also have a pretty cool gift shop with some supreme items if you are into that. I ordered the pork buns and It was delicious! Curious to try their other food items! read more

Food is amazing melts in your mouth. Taste of everything is so fresh. Best sushi ever!!!! read more

We've been coming to this location for over 10 years, so are open to liking new offerings for lunch and dinner at a different restaurant. The concept of many menus is fine-- the menus are a bit overwhelming and disorganized to scroll through via app (no paper menus. Food is fine. Standard dumplings, sushi, soup, noodles. There is basically no customer service element. We tried to ask questions last time we ate there and they just motioned to the menu. So there will be no contact or discussion. The space and prices are set for more contact though-- it's not counter service. So there is a mismatch here. The dining experience is up to you. More water? Take your pitcher to the kitchen and ask. The two dining rooms aren't connected so it's a bit of a weird setup. Kids like the cat robot that brings the food. That is the main reason we go back. The cat robot. This could be so much better. read more

I'm Wu-Tang about wonton soups and I think these are some of the best I've had. Firm thick skinned dumplings with a nice pork filling. I can't tell if the mild peppery kick comes from them or the umami light broth. 10 pcs per order. The menu said there's veggies, but I didn't get any. Not trip'n. read more

Ok, I don't even know where to start with this place LOL 4 restaurants.. all food items created in one place?! You're telling me I could get sushi, dim sum, udon, donburi and more in one place? I'M IN HEAVEN. What more do you need? Everything I tried recently was *CHEFS KISS* my absolute favorite was from Koharu Japanese Cafe - Kurobuta Katsu Sando! My first time having it and it blew me away. It's so simple yet so good. My next favorite was from Sachi Sushi - Gokiyoi Sakura Treasure Box. Every bite of the sashimi just melted in your mouth! The chicken karaage and crab cream croquettes were good as well. I would get all of this again LOL but definitely want to try their dim sum next time I visit. I came on a Sunday night for an early dinner, not thinking it was going to be busy.. but it was BUSY! Fortunately, my boyfriend and I are super patient as we were chatting and enjoying the decor and design of the place. It did take a long while for us to get all our food, but assuming that they were short on staff and they kept getting online and in-person orders, we were just patient! Definitely appreciate and acknowledge the staff for dealing with grumpy customers that night (people were getting very impatient!) so thank you for all your hard work! read more

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Somehow I missed out on signing up for an Elite Week Event held here last week, but I did receive an email that mentioned it after the fact. In reading the reviews, I saw that my yelp brother, Harvey K had made the event and was talking it up. The concept of a shared kitchen makes sense to me and I filed it in the back of my mind to check it out when in the area. The very next night, my other half was asking me about Yue Club and we had a brief conversation about it. We were out and about on Wednesday so I decided to make a special trip to check it out. Parking was easy, There were a few spaces available in front. We were standing outside reading the menus when someone inside asked if we had any questions. We replied no, just checking out the menus. He told us to ask if we had any questions. We decided to try as much as we could without breaking the bank. From the Koharu menu, we ordered: Kurabuta Tonkatsu Bento Box and added Ebi - 4 - This was a pretty decent meal with two proteins, a few pieces of potato and carrots, a cherry tomato, piece of broccoli and some pickled veg served with curry sauce and rice. I would have loved another scoop of curry sauce to ensure coverage of the rice but I do love to eat! This dish also came with a container of red miso soup. From the Yue Club menu, we decided to make life easier by ordering the: Dim Sum Set - 4 4 Shanghai Pan Fried Buns - 4 - Good flavor. I prefer a bit more crust on the bottom of the bun. 2 Hong Kong Har Gow - 4 - Fat Shrimp. Reasonably thin wrapper. 2 Black Truffle Siu Mai - 4 - As Siu Mai, probably a 5, especially with the shrimp that was laid across the top. As a Black Truffle Siu Mai, 4 because I didn't get the black truffle. 3 Salty Egg Yolk Buns - 5 - nice presentation, good flavorful runny "egg" center. Beef Chow Fun - 3 - It looked beautiful with plenty of beef and fun, and slivers of carrots, red onions, yellow onions, green onions, and cabbage. What I didn't get was the sense of wok hei that I'm always seeking. Flavor wise, it was a bit bland on the day we ordered it and seemed salty the next day. I had forgotten to ask if they had any hot mustard for it, my fault. When we walked in, I had lamented how we had missed the Elite Event. When we were presented with our order, we were also given a Koharu Sampler Set that Elite members had received. On the outside of the box was a fabric red envelope with a special scratch off ticket inside. We didn't win anything from the scratcher but the Sampler was enough of a treat. It was loaded! 1/2 Beef Katsu Sando; 1/2 Pork Katsu Sando; Karaage Chicken; Crab Cream Croquette; Deep Fried Ebi, Forkful of Spaghetti, Grape Tomato; Broccoli. Easily a $20 value and a great way to introduce so many of their items. Our favs were the Pork Sando, Chicken and Croquette. Service was very friendly. We had a nice conversation while we waited for our order to be prepared. It took about 25 minutes to get our order but everything was cooked to order and good food is worth waiting for. We want to go back and check out some more flavors. We couldn't figure out how they'll set up once indoor dining opens up again. The space is small so it'll be interesting to see. read more

Totally worth the wait! We randomly stumbled across SAGA kitchen on Yelp and stopped by after a trip to the driving range. First off we really loved the concept of a virtual food hall. What a great way to support local Asian-owned businesses all at once. We ordered the Soboro Don with Crab Cream Croquette from Korahu, negitoro from Sachi and the Go Kiyoi x Saga Sakura Temaki treasure box. My husband really liked the croquette (especially since it was made from real crab) and negitoro. But my 7 year old and I devoured the hand roll kit. All of the fish was so fresh and the rice was perfectly seasoned. I think it was some of the best sushi I've had in a long time. We will definitely be back! For those who are thinking about trying it out (and you totally should) make sure you place the order early because there is a little bit of a wait. And definitely order on the app to get that 20% discount! read more

SAGA Kitchen - Go Kiyoi x Saga Sakura Temaki - Dim Sum Near Me - Alameda, California

I've been here twice, but realized I've never reviewed SAGA. On my first visit I ordered from the Yue Club dim sum menu. Enjoyed the Lotus Leaf with Sticky Rice, Pan-fried Potstickers, and Salty Egg Yolk Buns. This was my first Salty Egg Yolk Bun and it was a real taste treat! The delivery of our dim sum by a robot cat was an added treat! On my last visit I ordered from the Koharu Japanese Cafe menu and enjoyed the Japanese Curry Rice. The large portion was quite flavorful, and I enjoyed the leftovers for lunch the following day. Will be back to taste test the Ramen! read more

SAGA Kitchen - Assorted Dim Sum with Unique Flavors - Dim Sum Near Me - Alameda, California

Like many other Yelpers, I stopped in for the Yelp Elite event. To accompany the freebie appetizer, I ordered the pork katsu sando and passion fruit iced tea. Both were good; however, the sando was dry due to the bread being toasted. Not toasting the bread or going with a fattier cut of meat could fix that. Overall a cool spot with lots of yummy options! read more

SAGA Kitchen - Dim Sum Near Me - Alameda, California

We just moved to Alameda and we're looking for place we could walk to and we were pleasantly surprised Saga Kitchen had a variety of different options and our food was delivered by a robot!! The staff was helpful and informative and the restaurant was colorful and seating was great very comfortable chairs! We will be back soon read more

SAGA Kitchen - The kitchen and the robot - Dim Sum Near Me - Alameda, California

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Expanding my horizons, expanding my palate one Yelp Elite event at a time. I stopped by today for my complimentary sampling bento box and decided to order a bunch of other stuff from the different menus because why the hell not. I've been working my way through my bounty all day. I'm currently on the breaded pork sandwich trying to decide if I can recreate this seemingly simple sandwich at home or if I'm going to be driving to Alameda all the time now. Here's what we ordered: --Yue Club (Dim Sum): chili oil dumpling, beef ball dumpling and spare ribs with black bean sauce Everything I tried was delicious. Not a dim sum expert so I don't know how it's supposed to taste but I was happy. Only thing I didn't like was the texture of the spare ribs. They felt slimy and didn't like eating around the tiny bones. My favorite was the chili oil dumpling. Shoulda gotten a double order because they go down easy. --Koharu (Japanese): Kurobuta Tonkatsu Bento and Kurobuta Katsu Sando Delicious! My husband is one of those awful people that doesn't instinctively share so I knew the only way to try the fried breaded pork was to go my own separate way. I got the sandwich, he got the bento. We both agreed the pork was crispy and still tender & juicy. I love the bread. Even though the pork was delish, I think the magic might be in the bread. --Sachi Sushi: Spicy Tuna- straightforward spicy tuna roll but it distinguished itself by its freshness. If I had to do it again, I would have doubled down on the sushi menu and skipped the dim sum. At least I got to try something new but next time I'll lean harder into the sushi menu. read more

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Love Saga Kitchen!!! I have ordered from them four times, two times for pick-up and twice for delivery via Postmates. First, the different options at Saga are great from dumplings to sushi and more. Second, the food is delicious! Three, the people who work there are really nice, friendly, helpful! It is a great addition to Lincoln Avenue! read more

I've been to SAGA Kitchen multiple times now and am a big fan. Love the ghost kitchen concept. Koharu is my favorite - always love me some sushi and sandos. Looks like they may sell some designer (local and otherwise) goods in their lobby as well. The staff have always been super friendly each time I've been. read more

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Who doesn't love a variety of food all in one place? I have been seeing SAGA Kitchen all over social media and it always looks sooo good. I am so happy to have finally tried it and it exceeded my expectations! First off, the decor surprised me because it's definitely got the HYPEBEAST vibe with the Kaws art work, Supreme chairs, etc. I love the way they styled the place. It's so fun :) They've got dim sum, japanese food: fresh sushi, tempura, katsu, ramen, sandos, etc. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed everything. I thought that with all the variety, it would be difficult to make everything yummy in one kitchen but boy was I wrong! We ordered: - Kurobuta Katsu Sando $17.95 - the pork wasn't too dry and they were thicc. The sauces went well with the sando and I was surprised how big of a portion this was! - Dim Sum Set Meal $44.95 which comes with Shrimp Dumplings (4pcs), Siu Mai (4pcs), Barbecue Pork Buns (3pcs), Shanghai Pan Fried Buns (4pcs), House XLB 6 pcs, Tofu Skin with shrimp 2pcs - I think this may have been my fave siu mai ever! They were moist, juicy and so big!! They definitely don't skimp on the ingredients here. I loved the way this set came out with its presentation and the dim sum was solid! I personally don't like thick skin for dim sum and theirs was on the thinner side. I do wish their salted egg yolk bun had more salted egg yolk inside but it was still yummy. - Gokiyoi x Saga Sakura Treasure Box $34.95 - this was their DIY handroll set and the presentation of it was so cute! The fishes were so fresh and for the price, I was so surprised at how much we enjoyed this one. - Meyer Lemon Shio $15.75 - to be fair, we ate everything else first and ate this one later and it was a little cold with soggy noodles so this was probably one of our least favorites so if you order a variety with ramen, eat this first while it's hot! I can tell it definitely had potential. I didn't really taste too much lemon flavor but the broth was very light and still tasty. The soft boiled egg was cooked to perfection and marinated well! - Chicken Karaage - this was a solid chicken karaage that came with rice and a side salad :) Overall, I would make the trip to Alameda just to eat here again. Ample street parking in what seems to be a quiet neighborhood. Came on a Saturday for lunch around 12pm. read more

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I really wanted to like this place. :( Been craving dimsum for so long since covid started so I was super excited to order the dimsum set meal. The packaging was so cute and the food was nicely packed. +1 star for that. Now onto the food, everything was pretty mediocre. The siu mai was probably the best, above average I would say. Now, I thought everything would just be average until I bit into the har gow (shrimp dumpling). It was SOUR!!! I thought I was crazy and asked my brother to try a different piece. It was the same. We both took a whiff of the other har gows and they smell spoiled! Had to throw all of them away...Overall, just very disappointed by the experience. Would definitely pass on the dimsum set if you're planning to come here. read more

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What a delicious treat this place turned out to be. The pork belly is #tdf the noodles were perfectly flavored the soup was the perfect amount. The whole experience was just delightful. The staff seem to run a well oiled machine. Speaking of machines there is a T-1000 that brings food from the kitchen to the front which is awesome. They have a Neo-Geo arcade machine which is cool. I definitely can't wait to go back and try the rest of the menu. This place should be on everyone's list. The pricing is on point with the area which means it's priced right for the amount of food you get. read more

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we eat here regularly. it's not A1 customer service but the food is really good. I wouldn't suggest ordering doordash, it's better in person. We usually get the hand roll kit, dragon roll, pork buns, vegan ramen, and sashimi. No complaints or critiques on any of the items (and that means a lot because i tend to be picky). read more

SAGA Kitchen - Dim Sum Near Me - Alameda, California

SAGA is not a sit down restaurant or a dim sum restaurant. The seats are extremely dirty. The dim sum is frozen and reheated. We had the fried rice and it was tasty and had "wok hei" so I would recommend that. Honestly, from the dirty seats, I wouldn't want to have sushi here. I didn't try so I don't know how fresh. read more

The ramen was fabulous! I had the meyer lemon, The employees are fast and friendly. I definitely recommend Saga Kitchen and will try many other bowls in the future. Thank you!!! read more

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Good quality food at reasonable price. Kaisen Don with seafood at right temperature with tasty sushi rice better than ordinary chirashi bowl in many Japanese restaurants. Beef Katsu Sando is great at medium-cooked good quality thick wagyu beef and not dry. Staff wear masks and gloves. Looks clean. Everything is made fresh, so prepare a little waiting time. Self-service, but staff are friendly. read more

SAGA Kitchen - Dim Sum Near Me - Alameda, California

Eats the Meyer lemon ramen... nice decor with all plants all over .. has a nice vibe once inside.. hand sanitizer pumps thru out restaurant.. omg it smells so good once u get inside.. I was starving waiting for my food.. my order was Togo.. love the container by the way.. it was perfect since I was taking the Romen for lunch the next day.. the food warmed up nicely in that bowl.. my only complaint is I forgot my chili oils at home. My only thing I was the broth had a little more flavor.. I can't wait to come back and try some other things on the menu read more

SAGA Kitchen - Meyer Lemon Shio Ramen - Dim Sum Near Me - Alameda, California

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If I could give zero stars, I would. The aesthetic is very pleasing. It was my first time here. We went here because of tik tok. it would've been nice to at least have someone help or guide our table. You order on the QR code given at your table. I ordered 6 items, it took about 30-40 minutes to come out. The people around us, who came after us, all received their orders first. I ordered the house tonkotsu, lion king with no avocado, veggie egg rolls, har gow, heat check with no avocado, and sake. The total was $77 after tax. So my group had multiple orders since we ordered individually and when the food came, the waiter didn't specify what was what. He just placed it on the table. We asked him which rolls were which because we were unsure and he didn't have an answer. I mentioned that the lion king and heat check, I asked for no avocado because I'm allergic. He took the dishes back and someone else came out to say they had no notes of it. I told her when ordering, I added it to the "Add note" section before adding the items to my cart. She said if they were to remake it, it'd be 20 minutes due to 7 orders in front of us. I was surprised, I would've thought that our order would've been a priority but I guess not. Our friends order the treasure box and expected it to be like the picture, it definitely was not even close to the picture. For the house tonkatsu, there was no flavor at all. It tasted like water and noodles. The har gow tasted like it was microwaved and not fresh at all. When the remake of my sushi rolls came out, they were not as expected. The lion king roll came out cold and didn't even taste like baked or torched salmon, it was raw. The heat check was okay. Not the best. While eating, I asked my partner to go to the other side and purchase a Fanta. It took over 30 minutes for them to help him. When he finally came back with it, it was flat. One of my other friends who already had a Fanta, I asked if theirs was flat too and unfortunately it was. How is a bottled soda flat?! Another person in my group only got 1/3 items of his order. It was already over 30 minutes. However he was able to get a refund. Overall, I would not recommend this place. There's no service, no one checks on you, we were out of water for over an hour, the food takes forever and isn't that great. Extremely disappointed. Will not be coming back. read more

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I highly suggest you coming here and checking out the amazing quality of fresh fish for their sushi. I will be back to try the Japanese curry and passion fruit green tea. read more

SAGA Kitchen - Spicy Tuna (2x) - Dim Sum Near Me - Alameda, California

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First off, I would say this place are for those that love aesthetics theme for those Instagram/TikTok feed. When I first walked in here with friends, there was no instructions on how to order but to looked around and saw there's a VR code on the table. When ordering, there were many to choose from and different variety but I stick with their sushi due to a TikTok video that I saw so I gave it a try. In the photo that I'm posting here is their maguro don, this item was $32.95 before tax, after was about $36.50. It was very disappointing where it was 4-6 bites, it was gone. If I was to make this bowl at home, it would've cost me less. I understand they got to make money to survive but this is not how you do it. To give those an idea on how big of this bowl is, it's like a traditional small China bowl for soup, very small. Customer service was non existence at all. There was no staff coming in and checking up on you or to refill your water. After eating, you would have to clean up yourself, throwing away trash in the back and putting dishes on the shelf like marugame style. For the staff bringing in our order, didn't even mentioned what kind of dish it was, and when we asked what it was, he was unsure and had to run back a couple of times just to figure it out. I'm not sure if this person was his first time working but he would need more training especially if he don't wanna run back and forth trying to figure what customer ordered. I was very disappointed and would not come back again read more

SAGA Kitchen - Dim Sum Near Me - Alameda, California

Kaiden Don: quality falls way behind price of 35$. Sushi rice was cold (prefer warm sushi rice), fish mushy & inconsistent cuts. Would not recommend. Rice plates were good but oily Dog friendly is a plus read more

SAGA Kitchen - Special Kaisen Don - Dim Sum Near Me - Alameda, California

Where shall I even begin with this place? First off, I found this place because of TikTok. Pleasing to the eye? Yes, most definitely. If you're one of those people who are always looking for new places to try and take cute pictures with their food, this place would be the place to go to. Just remember, its only for pictures. You will understand why in a moment. The reason why I'm giving this place 1 star is because of two reasons. First reason is because its pet friendly, and they have little pet treats for your furry family member. Second reason is because it really won't allow me to do 0 stars. The food and service here is beyond horrid, and when I say horrid, it was the nice way of saying it. There was no service what so ever. They have a "community side" where if there's an empty table, go ahead and sit there. You order off a QR code, which was pretty simple to do. There are a lot of different kinds of food to choose from .. ranging from katsu sandwiches, dim sum, sushi, and ramen. My party and I pretty much ordered something from each category. Lets start off with what my bf, daughter and I ordered. We ordered 3 rolls, 1 katsu sandwich, 1 treasure box, 2 XLB, and 1 salted egg bun. One of the rolls we ordered was supposed to be baked .. it definitely wasn't. The other two rolls were simple rolls, a shrimp tempura and a saki maki roll. The katsu sandwich .. I think this was the only thing that was good out of everything that everyone had ordered. No cap. I kid you not, the sandwich of all things was probably their best item. The treasure box .. oh man what a disappointing thing to see. I had gotten it because it was aesthetically pleasing to the eye in the pictures. When I had gotten it, my initial reaction was "this isn't what I ordered." It looked NOTHING like the pictures. Apparently their togo items, and their in house items do not look the same what so ever. To make it worse, the sashimi didn't taste fresh. The XLB and the salted egg bun looked like it was something they bought at Costco and defrost it to resell. It was not good at all, nor was it even warm. Lets go on and explain what happened with the rest of my party. We all ordered seperately through the QR code .. so there was about 4 other orders besides mine. 2 of the orders were the same .. which was for the maguro don. In the picture, it looks like a pretty decent size for its price. When it came out, it was literally 5 bites and the boys were still hungry. My other friend had ordered ramen, egg rolls, and 2 rolls. They messed up her order by putting in avocado in her rolls when she specifically put in the notes that she didn't want avocado in the rolls due to being allergic. They took back the rolls, and told her that it was not stated she didn't want avocado, but she showed it to them on her phone. Instead of remaking her rolls first, they told her she has to wait for the other 7 orders that they had to do. Really? The ramen that they got was literally water with noodles. Honestly, I could have made instant ramen at home, throw an egg and some meat in there and it would have made them pretty happy. The egg rolls .. no complaints since everything else was a failure. The last order .. was well .. never gotten. My friend ordered har gow, and the treasure box. He got the har gow which was also from the frozen isle at the super market. His treasure box .. no where to be seen. 40-45 mins later .. still waiting, he decided to go get his money back because everyone else was done eating and his just never came out. Moral of the story, if you're gonna go try something at this place, make sure you go there with super low expectations and especially not hungry. You will leave pretty upset that the food quality really wasn't what you were expecting. If you're going here to take pictures of the place, by all means go enjoy that because you definitely won't enjoy the food or customer service. read more

Food is overpriced and just ok tasting. But I will never come here again. Their owners are rude and have bad customer service and are mean to their customers and their children. I never experienced something like this before and I never walked out of a restaurant like that- but I will not let anyone treat my family disrespectfully. I always wondered why it is always empty in their restaurant, now I know why. I will never support uncalled for and bad customer service where they do not treat you kindly and with dignity. Do not come here especially if you have kids. The lady owner does not have the patience for them and is rude to their parents. read more

- 12pc nigiri was excellent, would get again w/no liver squid or clam. - Lava egg yolk buns were beautiful and delicious - pork XLB was ok, would pass - Rolls were ok- tried golden dragon and the heat check Robot waiter was adorable and such a surprise read more

Interesting location, 4 menus for one restaurant. You grab a multi-menu and order at the plexiglass sneeze guard protected register and soon enough a cute little shelved robot drives your food over to you. From the Slurp Shop in SAGA Kitchen I ordered the Niku Tan Tan Mein. The pros: -Plenty of noodles, cooked well, nice flavor. -Healthy slices of chashu, nicely seasoned -Yolky ramen egg The cons: -The broth One could argue the broth is the most important part of ramen. Deliberately flavored to harmonize all the ingredients into one delicious meal. Unfortunately, the ingredients were forced to stand on their own, as the broth had little to no flavor. Watery, like no seasoning or oils were added to it. I might give the dish 3.5 stars based on the other ingredients featured but overall I wouldn't get it again. read more

SAGA Kitchen - Niku Tan Tan Mein - Dim Sum Near Me - Alameda, California

We came here to celebrate my son's birthday, but we all ended up in a bad mood. We believe we experienced blatant racism. The waitress was very rude and gave us dirty looks. My sister said "excuse me" more than five times while in the same room as the waitress, and we were the only ones there. She eventually had to raise her voice and say, "EXCUSE ME." When my sister asked for a side of teriyaki sauce, the waitress responded, "Sorry, I don't understand English." The ramen was actually really good, but we didn't like the sushi, which is my kids' favorite food. We'll be sticking to other restaurants that are more welcoming and not racist. read more

I got the Niku Tan Tan ramen. It came with a decent amount of noodles, big slice of pork, and tasty egg. I enjoyed everything but the broth. It just lacked flavor for me in general compared to other ramen places. I will probably go back and try different items on the menu. They have a nice seating area for dine in. read more

SAGA Kitchen - Niku Tan Tan Mein - Dim Sum Near Me - Alameda, California

Seriously the only negative thing I can say about my entire experience with SAGA Kitchen is that curry was not as spicy as either my fiancee or myself were expecting. That aside it was an exceptional mild yet flavorful curry. The treasure box was quite good. I enjoyed the added touch of the separate nori. As someone who often orders chirashi from sushi places I thought it was a thoughtful touch that set it apart. The bento box from the Yelp Elite event was tasty. I very much enjoyed the salmon as well as well everything. The highlight of the trip out to Alameda was Harry at Experience Tea. He was so amazing and sweet, plus he was wearing a My Melody, my favorite Sanrio character, apron. I want to go back and try more teas. The kumquat green tea was perfect. The addition of his perfect grass jelly made it heavenly. My fiancee had the matcha latte and according to him it was an ideal mix of matcha and milk. Needless to say I will be getting Experience Tea again. read more

SAGA Kitchen - Yelp Elite bento box. It was all tasty. - Dim Sum Near Me - Alameda, California

SAGA kitchen is a place where you can order multiple different types of cuisines in one restaurant! we got the dimsum platter as well as some fried food and little sashimi bowls! the dim sum tasted like how dimsum should taste haha and the sashimi was pretty fresh! this location is a little out of the way for me so i'm not sure how often i would come back but would recommend to anyone that's in the area! read more

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I think I found this place on IG and I finally made it up here to try it. Street paring only. I was slightly confused when I walked in. First off, there's not a sign signaling I was in the right place. But the address matched up so I walked in. They have two different doors and areas - I think the other side belongs to them - hmmm maybe it didn't. Haha. Someone greeted me. And I saw a small sign with some offerings but I knew they had more. The staff member directed me to the QR code. Also because I was dining in, he said I could sit wherever and scan the specific table QR code too. Inside they had about 3 short tables and 1 long high top. There's some outdoor dining as well. Also my friend reminded me if you order through the app, you get a discount with your first orders. So I downloaded that and ordered. There wasn't an option to say I was actually dining in. But another staff member came by and confirmed I just put in an order for dine-in. Turns out they're like a smorgasbord of different foods/kitchens/restaurants. Almost like a ghost kitchen but obviously you can dine in too. They have dim sum, Japanese (noodles, curry, sushi, etc), and Chinese. Also another kitschy thing is that your food comes out on a robot. It's super cute. I initially got the Gokiyoi x Saga Sakura Treasure Box, which was like a Hand roll kit. Lots of different fish - salmon, roe, tuna, chopped tuna over 4 bowls of rice. And they serve it with seaweed paper and wasabi and the pickled ginger. There was not enough seaweed paper for the amount of fish they give you. So I wish there was more. But we just ate it with the rice. Fish was super fresh and we both liked it. Then we ordered the salty egg yolk buns and the Kurobuta Katsu Sando. I love salted egg buns but these were just ok. I think it's gimmicky since they're black versus the usual white buns. I did like that it was "lava-y" even after the buns cooled down. Though it wasn't super hot when they came out either - like at regular dim sum restaurants. I would say my favorite was the sando. It came out warm, bread was toasted and pork was thick and flavorful. It was four half sandwiches and plenty for the two of us to share. I would definitely get this again - maybe try a different meat next time. Street parking only. I would service is non-existent here. Since it's all through the QR code and robot. There was an area where I picked up utensils and like soy sauce. But I wish we had plates to eat off of because we were sharing everything. I guess we could've asked but also no one came to check on us after the food came. read more

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Love love love everything here! My absolute faves are the dumplings with chili oil, and soup dumplings! read more

SAGA Kitchen - Soup Chili Oil Dumplings, Shanghai Pan Fried Bun, Fried Sesame Balls, Barbecued Pork Buns, soup dumplings, fried rice! All so Yummay! - Dim Sum Near Me - Alameda, California