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Contribute Feedback What Hitoshi Hokamura likes about B-dama:
This is the casual offshoot of Delage, featuring the talented Chef Chikara-San, originally from Oita Prefecture. The regular menu offers a solid selection of dishes at reasonable prices. However, if you place a special order well in advance, you can indulge in a variety of Wagyu dishes, grilled tuna head, and Nakaochi scraped from large tuna bones. The combination of Hokkaido uni and fresh Nakaochi is superb, and you... View all feedback.
What Khalil Monahan doesn't like about B-dama:
Don't understand what the big hype is about this place. The rice on our spicy tuna roll was a bit hard, which meant, it was old and not fresh. My kimchi beef rice bowl was so bland, I had to add soy sauce. You know it's really bad when an Asian needs to add soy sauce to the rice. Furthermore, how can this place be a single rating, when group of 4 were still hungry after spending almost 60. View all feedback.
As a native Japanese, I highly recommend B-dama. If you are looking for non-authentic 'value ' Japanese food, then this is not the place for you. If you want the real taste of Japan, then wait in the line if you have to for their real flavors of Japan. Sushi I tried were great, as well as Yakitori, but what I really loved was the ability to take the traditional flavors and meld it with local ingredients, and take it a step further. It 's not fusion. This is a true evolving Japanese cuisine.
Tried the vegetable udon for dinner. Was really tasty with the dashi broth. Very mildly flavored and hearty. Would get this again.
I love B-Dama with all my heart, been a customer of theirs since their restaurant on Piedmont Ave opened. If I could have them cook for me everyday, I'd be in heaven. The set lunches/dinners are some of the best deals around, with a generous portion of fish or other protein, a little salad, a bowl of soup, a nice serving of steamed rice, and another little side of veggies. If you manage to eat the whole thing like me, congratulations on joining the glutton's club! I'm also a big fan of their tofu salad, with a creamy miso sesame dressing, seaweed, and a brighy hued, spicy oil that brings out a nice contrast to the coolness of the tofu and salad. Their hand rolls are made to order so everything arrives fresh, delicious, and beautiful to boot. Their udon or nabe hits the spot on a chilly day. My husband rotates his meal choice whe we come to Swan's Market, but I'm always in the mood for B-Dama!
I always enjoy eating at B-Dama for lunch. The food is light, fresh and so full of flavor. Everything I ordered has been delicious.
For me this is the most authentic Japanese food in Oakland. Inside Swan's Market, the B-Dama counter serves up quality dishes at affordable prices: fish collars, nabe pots, sashimi platters, chicken karaage, fish and meats grilled over traditional charcoal hibachis, and an ever-changing menu of daily special menu items, as well as a wide selection of Japanese sakes and a couple beer and wine choices. They also have several very nice bento lunch sets. If you want a more upscale setting and an intimate and amazing 7- or 8-course omakase-style meal, check out their Delage around the corner from B-Dama.
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