6. Salt and Pepper Popcorn Chicken
95. House Chow Mein
Char Siu and Roast Duck Goose
Eggplant Clay Pot
Sun dried Pork Bely with Cauliflower
Inside roasted duck and mushroom rice roll
Outdoor dining area at Kitchen of Alameda in Alameda.
Eggplant Clay Pot
Seafood Claypot
Pea Sprouts with Garlic
Duck is really tender and juicy here
food
Lunch at 11:15am. They just hosed down the outdoor floors. A bit wet, but you know it is clean. They have added heat lamps, plastic siding.
three bowls of food on a table
food, dessert
Outdoor seating
52. Honey-Glazed Walnut Prawns
Mongolian Beef Lunch
35. Orange Crispy Beef
Red sauce chicken feet!
Inside black sesame salted egg yolk bun
Alan D.
Feb 19, 2025
I've lost count of how many times I've checked in here well over 30 at this point. And every time? Nothing but fire pics and plates that hit every time. This spot stays busy for a reason. It's just a few feet from East Ocean, smack in the middle of Bay Area food heaven, where Alameda and Oakland keep the good eats coming.Been coming here since my kids were little, and the waiter still remembers us so you know we've put in the hours. The food? Always solid. Prices? Still reasonable. Service? Locked in. Check them out if you're ever in the area. Just my opinion this place smacks lol
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Lisa K.
Feb 3, 2025
Great place for authentic Cantonese dinner. Dim sum is also great to enjoy as their pastry is absolutely delicious. My go-to with friends for dim sum if I'm ever out that way. Service is friendly and easy to wave down if you need anything. Place is medium spacious, maybe a few large tables. Parking lot in the back helps with parking stress of alameda.
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Meme E.
Nov 17, 2024
Not my favorite for sure. The dim sum restaurants next to this place, Chef's wok & East Ocean are much better. I don't recommend
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Steve G.
Jul 25, 2024
In the mood for Chinese comfort food so trekked down to Kitchen of Alameda. They have a parking lot. Walking in it feels like a Chinatown restaurant - lot of loud Canto. Don't hate - I'm Chinese. IFKYK.They have the usual Chinese menu, just what we wanted.Cha Siu Wonton Mein - great flavors and lots of cha siu, just not so much won ton - I think 5. Guess that's because there's also the mein. Still 4*.Beef Chow Fun - OK but lot of bean sprouts. 4*.Sweet and Sour Pork - Good flavor, portion OK.Cha Siu bow - Free! Mention "Uncle Timmy" or was it "Teddy". Keep saying Uncle so-and-so until they give it to you ;-)Prices a little on the high side, Service was just like a Chinatown restaurant. If you want some good ol' Chinese comfort food, this is the place.
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Karen C.
Jun 17, 2024
Kitchen of Alameda doesn't give much of an impression, but it does appear get relatively busy from what I saw. My family and I arrived at 11am and was able to snag the last parking spot in the lot and grab a table outdoors without needing to wait. My family shared some the standard dim sum dishes such as Siu Mai and Har Gow along with BBQ pork buns shrimp rice rolls. In general, the dim sum was a tad on the saltier side in my opinion. Overall, it was alright, but not special. We also ordered the Singapore chow mein and beef chow fun. Portion size is generous. The beef chow fun was solid, but the Singapore chow mein was very bland. However, my biggest issue is that it wasn't hot when it came out. It was just lukewarm. Perhaps, it was an off day as it was Father's Day. The waiters looked very busy, so that might have delayed food coming out, which made it cool down. Nonetheless, based on my experience this time, I'd probably opt for one of the other two dim sum restaurants down the street before trying this Kitchen of Alameda again.
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Franz T.
Nov 27, 2024
Best dim sum we've had in a long time. Good prices and good-sized portions. We left full.
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Geronimo R.
Dec 20, 2023
Visited this spot on a Sunday for duck noodle soup, coincidentally during dim sum hours. The outdoor seating under a canopy and the convenience of their own parking lot were big pluses. They have some small and big tables inside for various party sizes. The duck noodle soup, rich with egg noodles and plenty of duck, was the highlight. We also tried the chicken feet and pork spare ribs in black bean sauce. Both dim sum items were meatier than usual and seemed freshly steamed, though they took a bit longer to serve.The jasmine tea, at $1.25 per person, was a delightful, albeit not free, addition.On the downside, the dishes were a bit too sweet for my liking, and the prices were higher compared to other local options. While the food was good, these factors might make me reconsider a return visit, especially with similar, more affordable choices nearby.
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Stephen W.
Nov 13, 2023
I've come here several times with my family usually when I'm visiting I'm up in Bay area trying different places that they recommend. I am also kind of picky about my Chinese restaurant just because I grew up eating it. This is one of the few places that has historically impressed me with their food.No I didn't dine in this time, though I have dined in before and it is a very casual Chinese style restaurant that pretty typical of something you would find in chinatown. The servers has always been very nice and friendly always checking up on us and the food has always been good.This time though, there was a slight delay in picking up the food but otherwise everything seems fine though they seem to have forgotten the utensils and napkins this time.Today we ordered the Singaporean noodles, the beef chow fun, and the braised vegetables with tofu. The beef chow fun is actually pretty good, but I am a little picky regarding it because I had it a lot when I was a little so ... I think it was pretty decent. the Singaporean noodles is one of my absolute favorite dishes and this was very middle road, but I have to say they're barbecue pork in the Singapore noodles was outstanding! It is such an amazing barbecue pork I can't say enough about that. I must say however that my favorite dish was the braised the vegetable with tofu it was surprisingly flavorful it had a lot of vegetables which was very filling and the soft tofu was just a sponge of all these flavors with an amazing texture that I just absolutely love.In the past I have had several other dishes like a clay pot fried rice that was just absolutely amazing. and I think that this place is really good food and I highly recommend coming here and trying their many different dishes.
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Hillari A.
Sep 25, 2024
Was headed to the long-standing Chinese Restaurant next door, but thought I'd give KOA a try. I must say their Chicken Chow Fun was tasty and had wok hei, but, I was very disappointed in the Mongolian Beef. I brought it home (take-out) and it had a very heavy fishy smell. Just to validate, I tried a bit of it and sure enough, it was as if the chef wasted a lot of fish sauce on it, before packing it. I hope this is not the norm. But I would give the chow fun another shot.
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Ju L.
Feb 21, 2025
Pros: Locals' favorite with its reasonably priced, family size portioned, authentic Cantonese dishes. Outdoor dining option. Limited off-street parking.Cons: Waitstaff relatively inattentive, which is to be expected of a Chinese restaurant.
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