They messed up my order but their food is decent!Garlic Oyster is not very good, and the chicken curry bento box is alright, but the dim sum is on point!
Food: 4
J H
The food is really good, we get hot pot here around once a month. The service is not very good though, the waiters are slow and they frequently forget to bring the food we order.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Junsu Park
Great AYCE
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Calvin Kwan
All you can eat Shabu without the eating part is a little sad. Server forgot our order several times and we had to flag down other staff. When food did eventually come, half our order was missing.Too many options around to take a chance on this place again. We were excited to try this place, but left disappointed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Ken Toyama
They have good lunch prices for the mini hot pots. The broth for the beef satay was delicious and there is a good amount of meat and vegetables. It comes with rice or noodles to make sure you are full. It takes some effort to wave down some help. The mini hot pots can fit into a lunch hour as long as you get your order in quickly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Alex Sedlacek
The food that I ordered was very good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
John Beltran
Great hotpot. It's a fun experience to try, and I always come out feeling full.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Dennis Wu
Do not waste your $$ and time here.So I work nearby and saw that they had all AYCE hot pot for $25.99 during lunch time and decided to try it with my colleagues. First disappointment was the price was actually $29.99.There was no one else beside us but it took 30 min for our first round of order of food to arrive. It's as if they know we only have an hour for lunch and was intentionally bringing out food "SLOWLY". Our second order didn't get here another 20 min later. By then we had to head back to the office. It took 40 min for our complimentary BOBA milk tea to arrive. It was supposed to be AYC Drink, too. The service was non existent. The waiters intentionally ignored us and tend to those who didn't order AYCE.Let's talk about quality of food. How in the world can you mess up a hot pot? As long as the ingredients are fresh, with the proper combination of condiments, you just can't go wrong with a hot pot, but this place accomplished this. The Wagyu beef looked good raw, but tasted like rubber once cooked. The lamb and pork were mediocre. The vegetables and fish balls were normal. The most noteworthy items were: the French fries and boba milk tea. I left hungry and angry.We will not return.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
David L.
First time at Tastee, since we happened to be standing an overnight in Oakland, decided to eat lunch before returning home. Wednesday not very busy for lunch, but had a variety of tasty food. Was hoping they included a grill for self cooking, unfortunately only a hot pot soup. Sushi not bad.
Pauline C.
We really liked their diverse soup options! It's not often that we find hot pot base options that are not primarily made with beef or pork broth. Their selection of meat and side dishes was comprehensive. Timing of the food was fast. Broth and water glasses were refilled without having to ask our server. The robot's song when delivering an item got stuck in our heads for the remainder of the day!
I’ve never been let down by any of the food I’ve ate
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Make Your Own Seafood Boil
Jenny M.
I went with my friends here because they recommended it. THEY ALSO HAVE BOBA REFILLS!1.) Location and parking - 3/5. If you're not used to being around this part of Oakland, you'll probably not be too excited to look forward to it. To us, it's not a bad walk depending on where you find parking. Also, there is public parking close where you can park but will have to pay. 2.) Operating hours and customer service - 3.5/5. We came here at night and we had an hour and 30 mins left which was not bad. They kind of have a slow service but it's because they are assisting other tables. 3.) Look/decorations - 4/5. The inside was ok, a regular AYCE restaurant look.4.) Price - 4/5. I think the price was ok for the 4 of us in my group. Spent $200 here. 5.) Food Taste/quality - 5/5. The soup is so delicious. You can choose to add/make your sauce but I think it doesn't need other sauces. I don't normally go to hot pot places coz I'm not a fan of certain soup bases but this place has 6 choices. We got different kinds of meat so we could try and see which meat we would order again. We only ate the Hot pot since you'd be full of all the protein and veggies you're gonna be eating.I do recommend Tastee Steam Kitchen for people who are curious about the taste of their food so they can see whether they like the food or not. Worth trying!
Kevin Garcia
Great all you can eat shabu in the area. It’s pretty hidden! The food wasn’t too bad, service was prompt and attentive, sauce bar was alittle messy and the food seemed like it was mediocre in quality. The free boba with your meal was an excellent surprise .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Amy M.
This place is a hidden gem of oakland! I have been to many hotpot places but i have to say this is one i will definitely go back to if given the chance. The dining experience, the food, the ambiance everything is so fun and great! For this restaurant you could choose to do AYCE (all you can eat) hotpot, individual hotpots, grilled or steamed meats, sushi, bentos, donburis, noodles, dimsum, seafood boils, and so much sides and appetizers! To have THIS many dinig options in one place? Amazing. Service was decent, dishes came out relatively fast and the staff was very on top of getting things done. The place is very well kept and the inside is really nice. Very trendy place that would be ideal for group hangouts! I personally tried their mini hot pots and steamed clams. -The steamed meats are typically steamed at your table by a waiter if you order multiple dishes. The dish of clams was pretty large suitable for 2-4 people. The clams are just manila clams i believe but they are quite flavorful and you can also use some stuff at the sauce bar to flavor it yourself.-mini szechuan spicy hot pot: VERY tasty! I would say the meal is pretty heavy, probably can leave with extra leftovers and be pretty satisfied. -mini satay beef hot pot: YUMMY :)! I would have to say i was surprised by this one. It was super flavorful and savory. Has a slight sweetness to it as well and doesn't feel too heavy-mini mixed mushroom and chicken hot pot: delicious, this dish has lots of enoki mushrooms and chicken and the broth is light but filling-mini chicken and pork stomach pepper stew pot:Probably a favorite for me! The pork stomach is very tender and soft, the chicken complements the broth so well with the vegetables and everything else. This is a hotpot broth you will probably finish in a sitting. (: very light broth but flavorful and filling nonethelessIf given the opportunity I would visit again and try out more things! But this place was well worth the visit and a great place in the oakland chinatown! The AYCE can be a little pricier than most other AYCE hotpot places but the menu seems to have lots of variety of ingredients. If you're looking for a nice place to drop by without so much traffic, worth the visit!
Sereil Bun
I love all you can eat hotpot! I try to come once a week when I’m not busy.
They messed up my order but their food is decent!Garlic Oyster is not very good, and the chicken curry bento box is alright, but the dim sum is on point!
Food: 4
The food is really good, we get hot pot here around once a month. The service is not very good though, the waiters are slow and they frequently forget to bring the food we order.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Great AYCE
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
All you can eat Shabu without the eating part is a little sad. Server forgot our order several times and we had to flag down other staff. When food did eventually come, half our order was missing.Too many options around to take a chance on this place again. We were excited to try this place, but left disappointed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
They have good lunch prices for the mini hot pots. The broth for the beef satay was delicious and there is a good amount of meat and vegetables. It comes with rice or noodles to make sure you are full. It takes some effort to wave down some help. The mini hot pots can fit into a lunch hour as long as you get your order in quickly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
The food that I ordered was very good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great hotpot. It's a fun experience to try, and I always come out feeling full.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Do not waste your $$ and time here.So I work nearby and saw that they had all AYCE hot pot for $25.99 during lunch time and decided to try it with my colleagues. First disappointment was the price was actually $29.99.There was no one else beside us but it took 30 min for our first round of order of food to arrive. It's as if they know we only have an hour for lunch and was intentionally bringing out food "SLOWLY". Our second order didn't get here another 20 min later. By then we had to head back to the office. It took 40 min for our complimentary BOBA milk tea to arrive. It was supposed to be AYC Drink, too. The service was non existent. The waiters intentionally ignored us and tend to those who didn't order AYCE.Let's talk about quality of food. How in the world can you mess up a hot pot? As long as the ingredients are fresh, with the proper combination of condiments, you just can't go wrong with a hot pot, but this place accomplished this. The Wagyu beef looked good raw, but tasted like rubber once cooked. The lamb and pork were mediocre. The vegetables and fish balls were normal. The most noteworthy items were: the French fries and boba milk tea. I left hungry and angry.We will not return.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
First time at Tastee, since we happened to be standing an overnight in Oakland, decided to eat lunch before returning home. Wednesday not very busy for lunch, but had a variety of tasty food. Was hoping they included a grill for self cooking, unfortunately only a hot pot soup. Sushi not bad.
We really liked their diverse soup options! It's not often that we find hot pot base options that are not primarily made with beef or pork broth. Their selection of meat and side dishes was comprehensive. Timing of the food was fast. Broth and water glasses were refilled without having to ask our server. The robot's song when delivering an item got stuck in our heads for the remainder of the day!
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I’ve never been let down by any of the food I’ve ate
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Make Your Own Seafood Boil
I went with my friends here because they recommended it. THEY ALSO HAVE BOBA REFILLS!1.) Location and parking - 3/5. If you're not used to being around this part of Oakland, you'll probably not be too excited to look forward to it. To us, it's not a bad walk depending on where you find parking. Also, there is public parking close where you can park but will have to pay. 2.) Operating hours and customer service - 3.5/5. We came here at night and we had an hour and 30 mins left which was not bad. They kind of have a slow service but it's because they are assisting other tables. 3.) Look/decorations - 4/5. The inside was ok, a regular AYCE restaurant look.4.) Price - 4/5. I think the price was ok for the 4 of us in my group. Spent $200 here. 5.) Food Taste/quality - 5/5. The soup is so delicious. You can choose to add/make your sauce but I think it doesn't need other sauces. I don't normally go to hot pot places coz I'm not a fan of certain soup bases but this place has 6 choices. We got different kinds of meat so we could try and see which meat we would order again. We only ate the Hot pot since you'd be full of all the protein and veggies you're gonna be eating.I do recommend Tastee Steam Kitchen for people who are curious about the taste of their food so they can see whether they like the food or not. Worth trying!
Great all you can eat shabu in the area. It’s pretty hidden! The food wasn’t too bad, service was prompt and attentive, sauce bar was alittle messy and the food seemed like it was mediocre in quality. The free boba with your meal was an excellent surprise .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
This place is a hidden gem of oakland! I have been to many hotpot places but i have to say this is one i will definitely go back to if given the chance. The dining experience, the food, the ambiance everything is so fun and great! For this restaurant you could choose to do AYCE (all you can eat) hotpot, individual hotpots, grilled or steamed meats, sushi, bentos, donburis, noodles, dimsum, seafood boils, and so much sides and appetizers! To have THIS many dinig options in one place? Amazing. Service was decent, dishes came out relatively fast and the staff was very on top of getting things done. The place is very well kept and the inside is really nice. Very trendy place that would be ideal for group hangouts! I personally tried their mini hot pots and steamed clams. -The steamed meats are typically steamed at your table by a waiter if you order multiple dishes. The dish of clams was pretty large suitable for 2-4 people. The clams are just manila clams i believe but they are quite flavorful and you can also use some stuff at the sauce bar to flavor it yourself.-mini szechuan spicy hot pot: VERY tasty! I would say the meal is pretty heavy, probably can leave with extra leftovers and be pretty satisfied. -mini satay beef hot pot: YUMMY :)! I would have to say i was surprised by this one. It was super flavorful and savory. Has a slight sweetness to it as well and doesn't feel too heavy-mini mixed mushroom and chicken hot pot: delicious, this dish has lots of enoki mushrooms and chicken and the broth is light but filling-mini chicken and pork stomach pepper stew pot:Probably a favorite for me! The pork stomach is very tender and soft, the chicken complements the broth so well with the vegetables and everything else. This is a hotpot broth you will probably finish in a sitting. (: very light broth but flavorful and filling nonethelessIf given the opportunity I would visit again and try out more things! But this place was well worth the visit and a great place in the oakland chinatown! The AYCE can be a little pricier than most other AYCE hotpot places but the menu seems to have lots of variety of ingredients. If you're looking for a nice place to drop by without so much traffic, worth the visit!
I love all you can eat hotpot! I try to come once a week when I’m not busy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pot