The food and a excellent and great value for the large portions. I had the beef donburi and the Katsu son on separate visits. The beef is sliced perfectly thin with just the right combination of fat and lean meat. The katsu don was perfectly cooked and truly represented the German influence of this dish. 4 stars because no place is perfect.
Hunter Reese
Very good little bowls! There's lots of options to choose from, and it looks pretty. The amount of fish in the Sake Don is pretty good for what you pay. Note that this place is inside a food court; if you're not digging the shared table scene, consider ordering to go.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
HM
First off it’s not a restaurant but an eatery with tons of students. Would have been 4 stars as, believe it or not, rolls were tasty and full of fish and little rice. Only problem was the additional plastic or fingernail found in my rolls! ? and the kids behind the counter have no clue about what they sell and tell you ‘it’s going to be a long wait’ AFTER you pay!
Christine K
Such a good sushi, this place is going to be so popular.
Aida K.
Just ordered the 3 roll special and eel had barely no eel, paper thin slice and the spicy tuna roll was cut with a filler like breadcrumbs were added to the tuna. It was a disapointment. Excited to try this place but wont return. My husband liked the spider roll which is a good thing because he ordered 2 spicy tuna rolls with breadcrumbs.
Alice L.
Chicken Karage Curry Bowl & Unagi Donburi are both very good, and well-portioned. They are priced very well too at about $10 and $16 respectively, which is much lower than similar restaurants in the area. I find it lasts me two meals usually. Make sure to factor in a longer wait time (30-40 minutes) from time of order.
Laurie Ramirez
I just enjoyed their dishes. I always get awesome customer service there. The place is well kept and the workers are always very friendly. Keep up the good work.
Yaran S.
Someone reviewed Gyudon was full of beef fat no real meat. Ugh...... That is not beef fat, it is thin sliced beef with a perfect combination of slim meat and fat. It is not a steak! Everything I ordered delivery from here was great. Gyudon, king dragon roll and sakedon, all had generous portion and very good taste. Would love to revisit!
Gabrielle Petty
One of my top locations for quality Japanese food. do yourself a favor and give this place a try. menu is like a place in san francisco i loved.
Gabriel Pierce
This spot knows how to serve their customers. Regularly with a very welcoming approach. The food is affordably priced, constantly delicious and neat.
We love the Spot! Highly recommend the pork shrimp and chive dumplings and then the poke from Poki DC. Bubble tea from Gong Cha is also amazing
Michelle Y.
clean, smart, bright and with the bar, fun SPOT (haha). food- i really enjoyed POKI DC, there is nothing that can go wrong with a healthy bowl packed with vegetables and omega 3 for the plump and beautiful skin. Mian noodles is also very good, nothing wrong with a hot bowl of soup during those cold winter and lonely days. I also recommend getting the shrimp and chive dumplings. bar- fun spot, I usually dont drink but the happy hour deals are too good to pass up on. I also recommend trying out their skewers which can be ordered individually if you would like to try different ones. My favorite is the lam, tofu, mushroom and broccoli.
Lydia C.
There's a variety of solid options at this food hall-- Poki DC, Mian Noodles, Cheers Cut, Gong Cha, a sushi place, a bubble waffle dessert place, and a bar. There's usually something for everyone in your group and the prices are all reasonable. While all the food is decent, there's never been a dish that really stood out to me. Space was initially limited when it first opened, but now it's a lot easier to find a seat. The Spot also has pretty late hours which is great. Afterwards, the town center itself is quite nice to walk around and there are lights strung on the trees during the holiday season. This is one of the few places you can get free parking in RTC, they have a dedicated underground garage right behind the Spot, though the garage itself is a bit tight. I've been able to find parking almost every time I've been here, though there have been a few times where it was full and I had to park at Garage A/B/C and buy something random from RTC for the 2-hour validation.
Victoria K.
This place is similar to Pike Kitchen in the fact it is set up like a food court with fairly similar type of food and a bunch of tables to sit at. Most places will give you either a buzzer or a ticket with a number that they call out when the food is ready. This being said, I checked out 4 of the places here. Cheerscut: This place is where you can get chicken and seafood. I got the combo with chicken, squid, and beef. Overall taste wise it was not bad, but was a bit expensive at $11. 3 stars. Mian: I had the chiicken, shrimp, and chive dumplings. $7 for 8 dumplings. I also saw a bowl of their soup though didn't try it but it seemed like a great portion for the price. 4 stars. Gong Cha: I got a drink here to go with my meat and dumplings. Honestly this is the place that I enjoyed the most. They have purple sweet potato drinks, and I enjoyed the purple sweet potato latte. $5 for the drink. 4.5 stars. Alpaca: I only got a piece of matcha cheesecake from here because I was pretty full from the rest of the food. $4 got me the tiniest piece of cheesecake I have ever had. Flavor was decent but i was a little on the dry side. I might come back to try the waffle and ice cream tho. Overall this place was okay, but I definitely think you get a better value at Pike Kitchen.
Yasi H.
I really wanted to like this place. I decided to pay it a visit as it was the only Asian food hall in the pike district (Pike Kitchen, Pike and Rose's the Block) that I haven't been to yet. My sister and I shared the pork and chive dumplings and each got our own beef noodle soup from Mian Pull Noodle. The pork and chive dumplings were okay, but we both did not really like the beef noodle soup. There was just something funky about the beef. Just not our favorite all in all. Then I got a black tea with milk foam and regular bubbles from Gong Cha, the most popular flavor, and did not enjoy that either. The tea was pretty tasteless, as were the bubbles. The milk foam added this weird salty flavor to the whole thing. I just wasn't really a fan. I don't think I'd return to try any of the other places as they don't really seem like my cup of tea.
The food and a excellent and great value for the large portions. I had the beef donburi and the Katsu son on separate visits. The beef is sliced perfectly thin with just the right combination of fat and lean meat. The katsu don was perfectly cooked and truly represented the German influence of this dish. 4 stars because no place is perfect.
Very good little bowls! There's lots of options to choose from, and it looks pretty. The amount of fish in the Sake Don is pretty good for what you pay. Note that this place is inside a food court; if you're not digging the shared table scene, consider ordering to go.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
First off it’s not a restaurant but an eatery with tons of students. Would have been 4 stars as, believe it or not, rolls were tasty and full of fish and little rice. Only problem was the additional plastic or fingernail found in my rolls! ? and the kids behind the counter have no clue about what they sell and tell you ‘it’s going to be a long wait’ AFTER you pay!
Such a good sushi, this place is going to be so popular.
Just ordered the 3 roll special and eel had barely no eel, paper thin slice and the spicy tuna roll was cut with a filler like breadcrumbs were added to the tuna. It was a disapointment. Excited to try this place but wont return. My husband liked the spider roll which is a good thing because he ordered 2 spicy tuna rolls with breadcrumbs.
Chicken Karage Curry Bowl & Unagi Donburi are both very good, and well-portioned. They are priced very well too at about $10 and $16 respectively, which is much lower than similar restaurants in the area. I find it lasts me two meals usually. Make sure to factor in a longer wait time (30-40 minutes) from time of order.
I just enjoyed their dishes. I always get awesome customer service there. The place is well kept and the workers are always very friendly. Keep up the good work.
Someone reviewed Gyudon was full of beef fat no real meat. Ugh...... That is not beef fat, it is thin sliced beef with a perfect combination of slim meat and fat. It is not a steak! Everything I ordered delivery from here was great. Gyudon, king dragon roll and sakedon, all had generous portion and very good taste. Would love to revisit!
One of my top locations for quality Japanese food. do yourself a favor and give this place a try. menu is like a place in san francisco i loved.
This spot knows how to serve their customers. Regularly with a very welcoming approach. The food is affordably priced, constantly delicious and neat.
Restaurantji Recommends
We love the Spot! Highly recommend the pork shrimp and chive dumplings and then the poke from Poki DC. Bubble tea from Gong Cha is also amazing
clean, smart, bright and with the bar, fun SPOT (haha). food- i really enjoyed POKI DC, there is nothing that can go wrong with a healthy bowl packed with vegetables and omega 3 for the plump and beautiful skin. Mian noodles is also very good, nothing wrong with a hot bowl of soup during those cold winter and lonely days. I also recommend getting the shrimp and chive dumplings. bar- fun spot, I usually dont drink but the happy hour deals are too good to pass up on. I also recommend trying out their skewers which can be ordered individually if you would like to try different ones. My favorite is the lam, tofu, mushroom and broccoli.
There's a variety of solid options at this food hall-- Poki DC, Mian Noodles, Cheers Cut, Gong Cha, a sushi place, a bubble waffle dessert place, and a bar. There's usually something for everyone in your group and the prices are all reasonable. While all the food is decent, there's never been a dish that really stood out to me. Space was initially limited when it first opened, but now it's a lot easier to find a seat. The Spot also has pretty late hours which is great. Afterwards, the town center itself is quite nice to walk around and there are lights strung on the trees during the holiday season. This is one of the few places you can get free parking in RTC, they have a dedicated underground garage right behind the Spot, though the garage itself is a bit tight. I've been able to find parking almost every time I've been here, though there have been a few times where it was full and I had to park at Garage A/B/C and buy something random from RTC for the 2-hour validation.
This place is similar to Pike Kitchen in the fact it is set up like a food court with fairly similar type of food and a bunch of tables to sit at. Most places will give you either a buzzer or a ticket with a number that they call out when the food is ready. This being said, I checked out 4 of the places here. Cheerscut: This place is where you can get chicken and seafood. I got the combo with chicken, squid, and beef. Overall taste wise it was not bad, but was a bit expensive at $11. 3 stars. Mian: I had the chiicken, shrimp, and chive dumplings. $7 for 8 dumplings. I also saw a bowl of their soup though didn't try it but it seemed like a great portion for the price. 4 stars. Gong Cha: I got a drink here to go with my meat and dumplings. Honestly this is the place that I enjoyed the most. They have purple sweet potato drinks, and I enjoyed the purple sweet potato latte. $5 for the drink. 4.5 stars. Alpaca: I only got a piece of matcha cheesecake from here because I was pretty full from the rest of the food. $4 got me the tiniest piece of cheesecake I have ever had. Flavor was decent but i was a little on the dry side. I might come back to try the waffle and ice cream tho. Overall this place was okay, but I definitely think you get a better value at Pike Kitchen.
I really wanted to like this place. I decided to pay it a visit as it was the only Asian food hall in the pike district (Pike Kitchen, Pike and Rose's the Block) that I haven't been to yet. My sister and I shared the pork and chive dumplings and each got our own beef noodle soup from Mian Pull Noodle. The pork and chive dumplings were okay, but we both did not really like the beef noodle soup. There was just something funky about the beef. Just not our favorite all in all. Then I got a black tea with milk foam and regular bubbles from Gong Cha, the most popular flavor, and did not enjoy that either. The tea was pretty tasteless, as were the bubbles. The milk foam added this weird salty flavor to the whole thing. I just wasn't really a fan. I don't think I'd return to try any of the other places as they don't really seem like my cup of tea.