I’m so happy to have stumbled into this place. It was a delightful dinner. I highly recommend this place to people! The grilled duck and meatballs is a dish to not skip!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
EUN J. PARK
Very disappointed with the food. Definitely overpriced to that quality of food. The lady receiving orders was being very rude. I won't be there anymore. No parking and you do the street parking with your own risk from neighborhood.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Chris Funchess
First time visit for my Wife and I. Food and service were perfect. Can’t wait to return again soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carlos Rivera
Amazing soba noodles, and cheaper than a plane flight to Japan for authentic soba.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sonia Garcia
i recommend coming some minutes before they open to avoid a very long line! i arrived 5min beforehand and there was already several groups in front of me.
i ordered the corn korokke and the hot ebi ten soba. there was a tiny fly fried on my tempura lol but they quickly replaced it with a fresh set. the soba was okay, but i honestly think i’m just not a fan of soba in general.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Hyungsuk Yoon
[Too Long Waiting] We arrived before 6 PM but weren’t able to place our order until 6:30. While the appetizers came out fairly quickly at 6:38, we had to wait another 40 minutes for the main dishes, which didn’t arrive until 7:16.
[Food Quality] We ordered the Tamagoyaki, Kamo Misu Aburi, Ebi Ten Seiro, and Nishin Soba. The Tamagoyaki was mediocre — honestly, you can find better versions at many sushi spots in the Bay Area. The Kamo Misu Aburi was tasty but too salty on its own. It would’ve been much better if served with some rice or bread to balance it out. The Ebi Ten Seiro was also good, but the tempura portion was confusing. It came with 2 shrimp and 1 shishito pepper, even though the menu said “with 2 shrimp & shishito tempura,” which made us expect 2 shishito tempura as well. The Nishin Soba was unfortunately the weakest dish. The herring was overly sweet and had a strong fishy smell, which made the broth unpleasant. I ended up adding all the shichimi just to mask the off-putting flavor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
Adam Bublitz
Really awesome food and drinks that you wouldn't expect walking by Soba Ichi. After 3 times with different dishes, they definitely have a very unique and amazing menu!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Rafi Khaled
Brings me back to Japan
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jamil Rafael
Well, firstly I want to say: make sure you have your physical card or cash. Apple Pay isn’t accepted. I went to great lengths to secure a noodle here after coming over from the city with only my phone, but it was well worth it. I had the pleasure of trying many different dishes. The tofu, the omelette, the sashimi, the croquette. I had the cold soba and my friend had the nanban soba. Everything was delicious. The nanban with rare duck and an exquisitely balanced broth was the stand out. Truly authentic and refined flavors in a lovely setting. The soba cha at the end was the perfect touch.
Great food and very beautiful and peaceful setting outside (they also have indoor seating). Last time I was here, I tried the cold soba, which I didn’t like very much. But I wanted to give it another shot, and this time, I tried the hot “Kake Soba,” which is basically the plain soba without any meat or toppings. It was absolutely delicious. The broth was flavorful and rich. I also tried my friend’s Corn Cream Korokke, which was crispy, creamy and packed with flavor, and a piece of her duck from the Kamo Nanban duck Soba.
The sashimi and tempura soba also looked delicious, so I definitely want to come back again to try more things
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Mary Lang
As a vegetarian, I felt I had delicious options. The sake, made in the same complex, was very good. I will be bringing friends and family back to this gem.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jade Tran
Enjoyed my kamo negi soba. Their small dishes were pretty good too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Vinay Iyer
A cool place in west Oakland that serves delicious Soba noodles and some appetizers. The food choice was limited, however.
I’m so happy to have stumbled into this place. It was a delightful dinner. I highly recommend this place to people! The grilled duck and meatballs is a dish to not skip!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very disappointed with the food. Definitely overpriced to that quality of food. The lady receiving orders was being very rude. I won't be there anymore. No parking and you do the street parking with your own risk from neighborhood.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
First time visit for my Wife and I. Food and service were perfect. Can’t wait to return again soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing soba noodles, and cheaper than a plane flight to Japan for authentic soba.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
i recommend coming some minutes before they open to avoid a very long line! i arrived 5min beforehand and there was already several groups in front of me.
i ordered the corn korokke and the hot ebi ten soba. there was a tiny fly fried on my tempura lol but they quickly replaced it with a fresh set. the soba was okay, but i honestly think i’m just not a fan of soba in general.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
[Too Long Waiting]
We arrived before 6 PM but weren’t able to place our order until 6:30. While the appetizers came out fairly quickly at 6:38, we had to wait another 40 minutes for the main dishes, which didn’t arrive until 7:16.
[Food Quality]
We ordered the Tamagoyaki, Kamo Misu Aburi, Ebi Ten Seiro, and Nishin Soba.
The Tamagoyaki was mediocre — honestly, you can find better versions at many sushi spots in the Bay Area.
The Kamo Misu Aburi was tasty but too salty on its own. It would’ve been much better if served with some rice or bread to balance it out.
The Ebi Ten Seiro was also good, but the tempura portion was confusing. It came with 2 shrimp and 1 shishito pepper, even though the menu said “with 2 shrimp & shishito tempura,” which made us expect 2 shishito tempura as well.
The Nishin Soba was unfortunately the weakest dish. The herring was overly sweet and had a strong fishy smell, which made the broth unpleasant. I ended up adding all the shichimi just to mask the off-putting flavor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
Really awesome food and drinks that you wouldn't expect walking by Soba Ichi. After 3 times with different dishes, they definitely have a very unique and amazing menu!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Brings me back to Japan
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Well, firstly I want to say: make sure you have your physical card or cash. Apple Pay isn’t accepted. I went to great lengths to secure a noodle here after coming over from the city with only my phone, but it was well worth it.
I had the pleasure of trying many different dishes. The tofu, the omelette, the sashimi, the croquette. I had the cold soba and my friend had the nanban soba. Everything was delicious. The nanban with rare duck and an exquisitely balanced broth was the stand out. Truly authentic and refined flavors in a lovely setting. The soba cha at the end was the perfect touch.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I like their style of soba more than sobakatsu
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Great food and very beautiful and peaceful setting outside (they also have indoor seating). Last time I was here, I tried the cold soba, which I didn’t like very much. But I wanted to give it another shot, and this time, I tried the hot “Kake Soba,” which is basically the plain soba without any meat or toppings. It was absolutely delicious. The broth was flavorful and rich. I also tried my friend’s Corn Cream Korokke, which was crispy, creamy and packed with flavor, and a piece of her duck from the Kamo Nanban duck Soba.
The sashimi and tempura soba also looked delicious, so I definitely want to come back again to try more things
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
As a vegetarian, I felt I had delicious options. The sake, made in the same complex, was very good. I will be bringing friends and family back to this gem.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Enjoyed my kamo negi soba. Their small dishes were pretty good too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
A cool place in west Oakland that serves delicious Soba noodles and some appetizers. The food choice was limited, however.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Still slays!
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