Reviews

Overall Total Score
4.4 out of 5
Impressive | 232 reviews

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.

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4.5 ★ from 224 reviews
Yoshika
18.08.2023 - 12:57

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 th...

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Ken
18.08.2023 - 12:57

Tried the vegetable udon for dinner. Was really tasty with the dashi broth. Very mildly flavored and hearty. Would get this again.

Mo
18.08.2023 - 12:57

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 h...

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anne
18.08.2023 - 12:57

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.

Ethan
18.08.2023 - 12:57

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...

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4.0 ★ from 8 reviews
Estevan
26.12.2022 - 10:09

The nice udon to taste for dinner. was really delicious with the Dashi bread. very mildly flavored and hearty. I'd get it again.

Edmond
26.12.2022 - 10:09

I just became a fan of chicken wings!!! Not usually my favorite dish but they had me sucking the meat off the bone. Everything else was excellent also. Dining i...

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Ansley
26.12.2022 - 10:09

Ordered the spicy fried chicken with curry. It was really, really good! I am retuning to try more dishes. It all looks so good.

Hallie
26.12.2022 - 10:09

Teriyaki chicken to go but I ate at the market. The chicken and rice was great, the miso soup, salad and beans were not so good-the miso soup is always amazing,...

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Khalil
26.12.2022 - 10:09

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 ri...

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