When: Weekday dinner What: Pork Belly Don, and Beef Udon…read moreExperience: Find the food here being a mix of Japanese and Chinese food. I did not have any sushi so I won't be able to comment on that. Pork Belly Don was on the fatty side for my preference so end up needing to cut fat portions out before eating. Which is fine with me since I know there may be people who would like it. However, the taste was a little too salty and it did taste a little towards soy sauce pork belly, with the only difference that theirs is also very garlicky. Beef udon had reasonable udon though the beef was lacking in flavor. The beef meat could use some light seasoning before cooking so that it's more appealing vs being bland. Good customer service. Granted we were the only one eating in, while there were people doing take outs, they had good customer service. We left an item and didn't even notice, but they called us from our reservation info to get the item back to us - which I appreciate a lot. Due to being the only people eating in, it was on the quieter side with music playing in the background.

The sushi here is really pricey compared to the quality. I'm not saying that the food is bad, it's…read moreaverage but the price does not add up. Service wise, it was slow. Normally I don't like to mention a language barrier and to be honest I don't even know if that's the issue or the server is just incredibly forgetful but we had to explain thing on multiple occasions and ask for the same thing many times over. We ordered many items from both the kitchen and the sushi bar. Mind you we were 1 of 3 tables and one of those tables have already been served and the sushi orders (2 rolls and nigiri) took FOREVER. The waitress was nice and all but many errors were made. The restaurant was nice and spacious above been here many times when it was a different place. This place has changed hands many times. Maybe the rent is high? Or maybe this location is just cursed as it's been 4 different restaurants as far as I can remember in the last several years. Lots of operational improvements can be made here.

Food was amazing and the service was great! The overall atmosphere was nice and even had artwork in…read morethe hallway to the bathroom. Shoutout my boy Andy!

Shoutout to Andy and his team for providing wonderful service and some of the freshest seafood I've…read morehad in the Bay Area. I came here twice within a week and was surprised to find how quiet it was most of the afternoons BUT it only allowed me to really get to know the owner and enjoy the food at my own pace. The restaurant has a comforting atmosphere AND if you didn't know, the drawings in the hallway leading to the bathroom are done by the chef himself! Ordered sashimi both times and the chef added his own touch to it to really finish it off! Also tried their calamari (good portion sizes), their agedashi tofu, and a couple other dishes. The sashimi comes with soup and salad on the side, which was perfect for a balanced meal. Highly recommend coming here for sushi/sashimi. You will not be disappointed.

This place, I love the food, everything is amazingly fresh and so good…read more Service excellent Ambiance, calm,clean, relaxing. Bathroom So Clean, I was impressed.

Stopped in quickly for dinner and was very impressed! Beautiful ambience, great service, and the…read morefood was amazing! Definitely coming back to try their bento box next time! (:

I live in Sausalito, CA. There are a couple of very good sushi bars between there and…read more Mill valley. I know what I like. I travel to Alameda a couple times each summer to manage sailboat races. Tonight I was in the mood for sushi, so I went to Hashi Gawa and I am glad I did. Now I'm an old curmudgeon, so I don't like menus on a tablet, but in this case I fully understand. Their selection of out of the norm fish is excellent. The quality of their fish is excellent. The service from their wait staff was over the top. Prices were very reasonable. I have to come back to Alameda next month to manage another regatta and will definitely be coming back here.

My friends and I visited Alameda for the first time and we chose this place because of the good…read morereviews. We got 3 rolls for 3 people and the waiter asked if we wanted to try their Washington oyster special and we politely declined and the waiter said "next time come back with more people to try the oyster." What a weird statement to say to customers. Will not be coming back. 1/5 - service 1/5 - food

The freshest sushi I had in a while. And in such an unexpected location!!…read more Ordered their famous treasure box! Will try their sandwiches next time!

I found this place on Yelp about a year ago and have been meaning to try this place. Street parking…read morealways scares me especially during the weekend but luckily I had a Monday off and was able to find parking right across the street. It's a cute little spot and aesthetically pleasing. I believe it's a kitchen hall where multiple restaurants are combined into one? You're able to order curry, dim sum, Japanese sandwiches, bento boxes, etc in one spot. Theres indoor and outdoor seating. We were greeted as soon as we walked in and were seated where the cushion chairs were. Then we scanned a QR code on the table and started a group order/tab. I was looking for some comfort food during these gloomy days so I ordered the Japanese curry with katsu which came with miso soup. Our food was served through a robot was pretty cool! The curry was good! My total for two curries with katsu, including tax and tip came out to be about $50. I'm rating this place a 3.5 due to our table not being wiped down prior to being seated, there were crumbs on it and our server just picked some of it up but did not wipe down the table. Other cushion seat tables were also not wiped down and the cushion seats had crumbs and stains on them. A family came in and their high top table was wiped down . We also didn't have any napkins in our holder so I did have to get up and grab it from another table. But I would come back and try this place again, maybe during the weekend.

Wow, I'm surprised this place is rated so low... the sushi was pretty good and the pieces are HUGE…read more We were seated right away after walking in a didn't even have to join the wait list. The service was QUICK and attentive. The place was fairly large but had the classic vibe that Japanese restaurants usually have. We ordered the Cherry Blossom, Lambada, and Samurai Rolls. HUGE rolls that fill your mouth. I was impressed by the Lambada roll specially, but they were all good! Fish was fresh and flavorful. The rolls fell apart very easily though. The prices may look steep but the portions match. No complaints, definitely recommend.

Everyone always wants to go here. We have been here a handful of times already. I for one wanted to…read moreeat else where but my friend and her family wanted to go here so my group of 4 would only stay if we could sit with my friends already big group. My friend didn't realize I texted her back that we would come so they didn't set the table to include use but there was a bit space for us to sit then later the table next to us opened so we were able to have more table room by then. They are very pricey to begin with and I know that with big groups they would add a so called service charge which is pretty much the tip to all customers point of view so don't expect more than that. Yet their bill still gives a suggestion for more tip. I did add a little more because they made it work for us to be with my friend's group but the suggestion for extra tip is definitely ridiculous to be honest. The service was ok, our server seems to have a lot of table inside and food was delivered later than expected. So again to service fee us makes it like it is just to expensive to eat out when the place is very simple. The area we sat was nice and private for us because we took up all the seats in the patio area but they moved the table setting away from the ocean view that ended up being open space. Their patio is indoors so it wasn't cold there. It seemed like guest wanted to sit inside even though there was an extra table available by us after we took the other big groups table. The bill looked crazy and I'm glad the server made a separate bill for my group. It's not like she didn't make much from us nor did she do so much. She did get everyone's order right. The timing was a bit much for some but I planned it to where we could share a bit with my girls. Food was delicious leftovers were ok Their restroom is located by the kitchen area so you might feel like your in the wrong place but it's there Parking is usually full but it's an outdoor mall area with tons of parking...walking a bit isn't bad.

Parking: street parking only Entrance: big signs, various…read morepicture menu in front Interior: well lit, high ceiling, no steps, flat floors easy to walk/ roll wheelchair or strollers, table and seats or booth available, baby chairs available Service: friendly, helpful, knowledgeable Food: Fresh, tasty and flavorful Weekday 2pm, lunch rush ended but still so clean and organized Restroom is slightly dim lit but clean

They serve large pieces of good quality sushi at a fair price. What more do you want?read more

fire ambiance, good food, great service…read more would come everyday if i could

Clean place kind of quiet though. Big portions. I got a teriyaki chicken plate with all the fixings…read moreand man seemed it could have fed 2-3 people. I had ordered it for pick up and it was ready when I got there. No waiting

The wildly popular fast casual movement has found its way to this Japanese fusion 'noodle house'…read moresadly taking the spot of Panera - everybody sheds a tear for that loss in the Alameda food scene. Cafeteria style - pick what you want - and customize with sauces and green onions and tempura flakes. Big signs around the dining room instruct you on how to eat and what to do. Unique drink option from Japan - soda - with glass ball lid - made for a take home souvenir and will be a future vase. Tempura and noodles that are 50' long in length. No kidding. You will get this great big bowl of noodles - but I have this theory there was just one noodle in the bowl. We tried to share and there was no beginning and no end to any given noodle. We were fishing around for this noodle and it reminded me of this scene from Mrs Doubtfire where they were trying to get teeth out of a beverage.... a tricky task indeed. Fresh from scratch - made in house Udon noodles and Tempura foods are the star. Outstanding value and casual dining as a result of cutting out the servers. These days I think we will see more and more of that. Cut the fat. Cut the middleman. A server - or anybody in the service industry should add value with a smile and good manners - ever since the pandemic you don't see that. Typically the servers are rude, bad mannered and simply just there to spread germs. To this day the only people in the service industry I enjoy being around are bar tenders. I suppose they were hired in the first place for personality alone. The one thing I really liked about Panera was how they only hired top tier helpers. They never hired less than the best. The people working here seemed equally as good - they had passion for noodles and all the little details were there. I particularly liked how they warmed the bowls with hot water before adding food in. A great place to eat solo or in big groups. Push some tables together and spend the evening there with your besties or simply by yourself on a lunch break and be in and out in a flash.

Unfortunately, I feel like this Marugame has declined in terms of quality, price and overall feel…read moreinside. When we first moved to Alameda early 2025, we would come here at least monthly. The prices were inexpensive, the udon tasted great, the service was great, and it would always be bustling inside. Now, the udon tastes stiff, prices have gone up, and it feels like a ghost town inside every time we go during dinner or lunch. Once in August, they were even closed during business hours due to, if I remember correctly, difficulties with their equipment and were unable to make udon until after 12/1pm. A situation like this is understandable for any restaurant. However, like mentioned above, it feels like the quality has gone downhill. The tempura stations are never full (sign says you can ask them to make a fresh one for you on the spot, though); there would be 4 people behind the counter but only 1 person putting together our bowls and tending to the udon on the side at the same time; the cashier sighs impatiently when a person in my party is still down the line grabbing their green onions / tempura flakes (they used to do this for you, but now we scoop them ourselves). I appreciate that they're always pushing a new dish to try to get new blood flowing. A few months ago it was a butter clam miso (?) udon, today it's a stir fry teppanyaki udon. Some days, they have curry and some days they don't. And the kicker is now for 2 regular size bowls, no side dish or drink, comes out to more than $30. We will continue to come here as I love their soup for the kake udon - it's always the best after a stomach discomfort or after a plane ride - but hoping their quality improves.

I've been here twice and both times the service and food has been excellent…read more Great customer service, very accommodating and friendly. Between both visits with friends, I've had Chawanmushi, the lobster roll, fish lover roll, oysters, nori tacos, portobello tempura, veggie gyozas, lamb chops and a small salad. All dishes were delicious. Very fresh and well seasoned. I also like that it's a small quaint restaurant, you can have an easy conversation without talking so loud. If you haven't tried, you should if you like Japanese cuisine. Great quality and fair priced.

Tl;Dr - Decent sushi in an otherwise non-sushi heavy town. Decent Japanese options, humble service,…read moreoverall pretty good if you in town for an evening. So admittedly I came here twice by accident because I forgot being here the first time. My wife and I will come into town there and again to hang out in Alameda and when we do, this is one of the better restaurants in town. Seems to me its a family operation, service is warm and friendly. Ambiance is laid back, cafe style. The menu has all the typical fare, I got the teryaki salmon meal both times and it was pretty good. Could use a little more sauce but you can always ask and I'm sure they'd be happy to provide at no charge. Also got the salmon collar which was particularly good. Prices are a little high for the area, but I would expect that given there's not a lot of sushi around, so they deserve the bump. 10$/nigiri though on some salmon is a *sconch* too high, they should do this a bit smarter. Only big things for me is just keep the hot sake HOT, it was mildly warm when I got mine, but this a common gripe I say about tons of places so not really gonna make a big deal about it. I'm on a mission to get house hot sake hotter across these lands. All in all, comparatively its great for Alameda, but would not stack up at these prices anywhere in Oakland, or SF. An excellent option of convenience if you don't feel like traveling.