Demiya, Japanese curry spot, went in not knowing much and left planning my next visit. Got the tonkatsu curry at level 2 spice, tonkatsu was crunchy all the way through, curry had real depth not that watered down stuff you get at most places. Added a soft egg on top, non negotiable honestly, soaks into the rice perfectly. Portins are generous, came in hungry and still had leftovers. Space is cozy and wood heavy, feels more thought out than a typical fast casual spot. Counter service, no fuss. 5 stars, underrated comfort food and the spice level options are a nice touch if you cant handle heat read more

Nearly gave up at the kiosk. Transaction would not go through. No clear transaction error either. Later learned Amex was not accepted. Rectified with a Visa at hand. Tengone Hamburg and Shrimp Tempura was my first choice. Was told it wasn't an option without reason. Someone wasn't in the mood? Depleted ground beef inventory? Remains a mystery. Settled for the Teishoku Karaage instead which included miso soup, rice, salad, and tempura shrimp as an add-on. Karaage receives my approval. It's well seasoned and lightly battered. Fulfilling but really wanted that Hamburg. Adds to the diversity of choices at The Public Market. Hopefully next time, availability is not an issue. read more

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3.5 stars $17 Mapo Tofu Curry Rice (medium spicy): an initially jarring combination of mapo tofu and Japanese style yellow curry. The sum of the two was not worse than keeping them separate. That said, I don't think I would crave this. Also, the curry was watery instead of thick so and creamy. Willing to come back and try a different dish. read more

Demiya - Mapo Tofu Curry Rice medium spice. - Japanese Curry Near Me - Emeryville, California

The food was delicious!! This spot is inside the public market so you pick up your order from the restaurant. The staff was helpful and made sure we know what was new and what wasn't available. There is a decent crowd around this spot so it's popular and I understand why. The portions are generous, the curry has a rich flavor and it feels like a comforting meal. They allow some customization so I got my meal with a slaw instead of rice, which was fine but the rice would have been better to soak up the curry. My husband has been here before and he has always been happy with his meal. We are fans and we hope this spot sticks around for a while! read more

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===TL;DR=== - Tonkatsu katsu donburi ===TMI=== If you love Japanese curry, this spot in the east bay is pretty good for what you get. They're located inside the food hall. They might be easy to miss so don't make the same mistake I did going in circles trying to find this place! I forgot if I chose level 2 or level 3 spicy but it was just right for me (maybe it was level 2). Don't let the meal deceive you as it lunch look plain but every bite was satisfying. Katsu, rice, scoop of curry. read more

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Got a Katsu Donburi to go from Demiya. Normally I get the katsu curry, but felt adventurous today. I should have gone with the usual. Maybe it would've been better eaten at the communal dining area, but I didn't. The egg was overcooked with undercooked mushrooms and too large pieces of onions. The katsu was sandwiched between the steam rice and egg so it lost the crispiness. The crew at the stall was closing up but were nice and friendly when I came to pick up. I asked for utensils and I got both chopsticks and spoon and fork. The stall is inside a public eatery with lots of other restaurant stalls. read more

Demiya - Katsu Donburi - Japanese Curry Near Me - Emeryville, California

Honestly, for a restaurant in a food court, I'm shocked by how good this is. Demiya has your classic Japanese curry, with fried katsu that's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. In addition the katsu curry, there's also curry udon, featuring thick udon noodles mixed with Japanese curry. While the veggies are a bit on the firmer side, overall, this is a really solid spot to grab dinner if you're in the mood for Japanese comfort food. Definitely will be back again! read more

Demiya - Katsu curry - Japanese Curry Near Me - Emeryville, California

Authentic delicious Japanese comfort food. Tried this spot for the first time, I believe it's new at the public market. The katsu curry is absolutely umami packed house made curry. The curry is rich and super flavorful. Many restaurants use S&B mix, but this is for sure authentic house made. The katsu is chicken breast, although delicious and perfectly fried, I prefer dark meat for katsu. The chicken karaage had deep marinated flavor and crispy. Overall, authentic and better than most karaage that I've tried. Overall, I give it a 4.5, not a 5 due to the katsu being breast and breading was not the best of the best. read more

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Came around 5 pm for dinner. Many of the items are 'out of stock' and unavailable to order. Drove 20 minutes from East Oakland to have the omurice but it was unavailable. Second time this has happened for us. This is probably the only restaurant / food stall I've ever been to where this has happened. Demiya, please get your act together so we can come enjoy all of the food that's on the menu. read more

I am unfamiliar with Yoshoku but what I tried here stands on its own. We were at the opening of the Emeryville Art Exhibition and popped over to Public Market for a bite to eat. I went somewhere else while hubby ordered here. He ordered the Beef Shabu-Shabu Curry Rice Level 2 (spicy) but when the called his name only to say they were actually out of what he wanted. They offered the Tori Curry Rice (stewed chicken) as he did not want a deep-fried protein. For the inconvenience, they gave him a side of pickled and mixed spinach into the stew. I had a taste and it was delicious. Fast forward to last night. After grocery shopping I didn't feel like making dinner so we headed to Demiya. Waited our turn to order at the computer. There were two or three people working behind the counter in the kitchen area. Again, they were out of the Beef Shabu-Shabu so we opted for the Buta-Shabu Curry Rice (spicy). The portion was generous and I was happy we decided to share or we would each have had leftovers. We still had room for dessert at another stall but decided to pass. So yeah, I am a fan of their curry rice. Not too crazy about having to tap my order at the computer and they only have one. If you are behind a slow poke like me, it might be a bit of a wait. Also wish there was another table near the front of their stall and the vegan Mexican restaurant beside it. Their food sounds delish, too. read more

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Demiya recently opened in the vacated unit between Super Duper Burgers & Alma Y Sazon. Any decor was limited to the food stall. D. Specializes in Yoshoku, a "style of Western-influenced Japanese cuisine that originated in late 19th Century & early 20th Century". European dishes were modified to Japanese tastes using local Ingredients & cooking techniques. Offerings (Yoshoku): Teishoku, curry udon, udon/rice bowl, ala carte, curry rice, curry doria, toppings. Bites: Omurice (17.50) ready in 9 minutes -staffed by 3 amigos who worked courteously, efficiently with a smile. -saw dish in "Parasite"-picture of the year. Wanted to try. Wasn't anything fancy. Basic deliz comfort food. -came with a fresh salad of red & white cabbage, Red bell peppers, minimal dressing. Yum! -basically a thin layer of velvety, smooth omelette placed over scoops of chicken fried rice reasoned with dashi & other condiments. Included are chicken morsels & sliced sausage. Some tomato sauce is mixed with the rice and surrounds the entirety of the main dish. *fab comfort food, each bite fresh & tasty. Dipped some fried rice, omelette into tomato sauce for more flava. **this is 5th location. Each opening brings more offerings. 5 stars: Worthy! Quantity: reasonable, had leftovers Quality: Excellent-minimal use of seasonings, no sodium excess. -in Public Market Food Hall read more

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I've been wanting to come here for quite some time now and finally had a chance to try their Omurice. I am a big fan of Omurice and this establishment made it quite well with a nice display of veggies and a clean tasting demi-glace around the egg. The fried rice underneath the fluffy and runny omelet was very good as well. Meat and ketchup, but more sophisticated. It can get bit pricey if you add on a bunch of extras like I did, but it was well worth it! The shrimp tempura and the beef croquette were a great addition to the meal and complemented it quite well. The croquette was crunchy on the outside and filled with a light fluffy potato mixture with chunks of ground beef inside. Next time I might order 2 of them for the snack on the way back across the bridge! It was a 1 woman show during dinner time and she had the whole situation under control. I received my order within 10 minutes after ordering on their kiosk. Plenty of seating inside because it is located in the public market. Parking was quite easy because of the lot nearby. The restaurant is located right next to Super Duper Burgers. My only wish is that they had a Demiya in the city! read more

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Great place for curry and udon in Public Market. There are some easy rice/noodle add on option if you want to get something more if you are hungry. The curry could be very heavy, so I recommend getting that separate if you are getting it with rice. The katsu is typically a great pair with the curry and you get to chose spice level. It can be hard to grab a table in public market, so recommend going in a group and have people order separately. They could use a 2nd order machine especially during peak dinner hours. read more

With the slew of vacant booths at Emeryville Public Market, it's always exciting when a new restaurant open up. Demiya is currently in the soft opening phase. My wife and I shared their omurice and we both loved the dish. For around $16, it's priced competitively with other entree options at other stalls at the public market. The tornado egg on top was perfectly cooked and paired nicely with the rich demi-glace over a bed of fluffy rice. The sauce has a wonderful sweetness to it that's not overpowering. For those looking for more protein focused entrees available -- like the pork and chicken katsu, those fan favorites are available here as well. Definitely hoping to try those out on my next visit at Demiya. read more

Demiya - Omurice - Japanese Curry Near Me - Emeryville, California

Came here on a Tuesday afternoon, and boy was I glad to come here. A little difficult to find on the corner of a strip mall. I would recommend better signage especially for newbies like me. The restaurant is smaller, but come early. We came at 1130, and in a few minutes a lunch crowd came probably from the surrounding companies nearby. My friend had the tonkatsu and I had the mapo tofu. Excellent flavor. Very mild in the curry sauce. Would highly recommend this restaurant! read more

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Food was good but wait time was long and service was a bit confusing. I'm not sure I'll be back. Give it a try yourself. Maybe you'll have better luck than I did. read more

It's so exciting when the public market gets a new food stall & this one is definitely different from the rest! It's difficult to find this kind of japanese food, so i'm very happy with this addition! They are still operating during the soft opening, so pls be patient! I ordered the soft shell crab katsu, curry doria eggplant, and corn cheese butter. it was towards the end of the day and they didn't have any corn and one of the employees were kind enough to replace it with chicken karaage :) Both fried dishes had a good crisp to it and the chicken karaage was juicy on the inside! dips were okay and wish it had more flavor. Now for the curry doria, 20 dollars for this huge dish is insane, I could probably eat this for the next 3 days. It was steaming hot, but so so so delicious! The cheese and curry combination was something I didn't know I would love! It does take 20 mins to bake, so take that into consideration. Staff were great & friendly and I can't wait when they have their full menu available! read more

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Delicious curry rice spot newly opened in the Emeryville Public Market, gotta say it is the best addition in recent years. We are now regularly coming back and look forward to seeing potentially new appetizers become available. read more

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For a while I thought I wasn't a fan of curry or katsu, but that all changed after I ate at Demiya. My go-to here is the karaage curry rice, with a spice level on the higher side. But one time, they were out of karaage, so I "settled" for the katsu, and my mind was blown! The exterior is sooo crispy, but not the kind of crispy that cuts up your mouth. And the chicken is so juicy and flavorful. It's like when you roast a chicken, and the meat gets packed with flavor and juices. And somehow they were able to emulate that in katsu! The service is excellent. I always end up waiting for a shorter amount of time than expected. And they are always very nice and friendly. Definitely check out Demiya. You will be so glad you did! read more

Sad.... My to go order of curry chicken katsu was lackluster at best. Picture a glob of rice with two "burnt" chicken cutlets (cut half hazardly to check if it was cooked all the way). Zero garnish not even a spec of vegetables. Curry was on side. $18!!! REDICULOUS!!!!! read more

Love Demiya! This one is inside of the Emeryville Public Market. I've gotten their croquette curry, karaage curry, chicken katsu curry as well as the menchi katsu curry. All were delicious, but my favorite is still their croquettes! You can get them a la cart too. I will say that their spicy levels are up there. First time when I ordered mild I almost didn't make it (lol). So now I only get my curries here non-spicy. The staffs are always nice and friendly as well! Definitely will come back again and again. read more

Line should be out the door! Food was incredible and definitely worth the wait. Wow just wow! I will come back if I am in the area and I will bypass everything else. Line up! Definitely worth the wait read more

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We stopped here for lunch on the weekend. I had the tonkatsu bento with brown rice. It also included a cabbage salad, edamame, and spinach. The tonkatsu was nicely deep fried. The outside was crispy and the pork meat was tender and juicy. The tonkatsu sauce taste was not like the one I buy. It was a sweet and savory flavor, very different. The cabbage salad came with a dressing which tastes I couldn't figure. It was also good. I am happy to have found a good tonkatsu vendor that is nearby. I can't wait to visit again. read more

I'm always on for anything curry. I'm been to one in Dublin, not certain if there's any affiliation but they have similar name and menu. So I opt for the curry tonkatsu with white rice, though the fried burger dish sounds interesting and takes 20 minutes to prepare. My tonkatsu took a while to be delivered to my table on the public market dining area. The curry wasn't as sweet as other curry ie Thai, Chinese, etc. it had a more harsh bitter taste which is fine and served aside to the rice and tonkatsu. Somehow not the same experience as with the Dublin storefront but nice to have on this side of the east bay. read more

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Located inside the emeryville public market, it is close by super duper burger. You order and pay at the counter and wait for your number to be called. There are plenty of seating around the market so find a spot to eat is not difficult. I ordered the tonkatsu curry -spice level 2 and it was not comparable to the other locations. It was not very hot in temperature and the curry tasted off. The tonkatsu was freshly fried and crispy which saved the dish. I would not recommend this Demiya and would make the trek out to the other ones in the Bay Area. read more

Demiya - Tonkatsu curry - Japanese Curry Near Me - Emeryville, California

Friendly, attentive service, flavorful, fresh food with beautiful presentation. Pork tonkatsu was crispy and juicy. The Tori ramen was delicious and satisfying. read more

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We had to stop in because we saw that they were making westernized Japanese food. Out of curiosity (and because they had my favorite omu-rice) we stopped by for dinner Sunday night. He had the katsu curry and I had the omu-rice. Both were delicious but different from all the Omurice I had eaten as a child. It was a grownup version with a fancy sauce instead of ketchup. Basically - we are talking a real delicious fried rice with a bit of sliced sausage and chicken bits. All with a lovely soft omelet laid over the top. The curry was really good. He got the medium heat version and it was nice and spicy. Very good with a healthy portion of pork cutlet. My only gripe was that all the extras that are often part of the standard dish cost extra. Great if you want to have a say in what goes on your plate. Bad if you are a foodie and are on a budget. Don't get me wrong, I'm coming back and getting all the things. The pickles should be standard though with the curry. You just can't eat it without the pickles. That being said, they are imported so I figure the tariffs are to blame. read more

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We really wanted to like this place but it was just not great. It's one of the stalls in the Emeryville public market food court and we were really looking forward to katsu and Japanese curry. What we got was worst than making it at home :( the tonkatsu was dry and tough and the curry was ok in flavor (dare I say not as good as the Japanese curry cubes you can get at the grocery store...). And on top of that it's not a cheap meal either. Definitely not planning on coming back. read more

Shockingly delicious yoshoku in the Public Market. I've had the Hamburg dish many times in the past (including many times in Japan) and never experienced one where the brown sauce is so flavorful and slightly tart. Really delicious! read more

This is the best yoshoku place I've had. I love the curry udon so much. The service is impeccable. You order on a a tablet so the worker can focus on cooking. But the person working there is still so attentive to the customer! They also have a poster I forming you what exactly yoshoku is. Its really helpful and informative, not just telling you what's on the menu but it's origins too. I love this place! read more

I really wanted to try this place. Walked up, took a paper menu in full view of 2 employees, looked at it for 5 minutes and walked up to order only for the girl to tell me they are closed. And they deliberately saw me stand there deciding on what to order knowing full well that I would not be able to order. Very shameful behavior. read more

The food is tasty here, overall, but it's not really Japanese yoshoku. I would say it's inspired by yoshoku. The curry is good, but not great. Nippon Curry is a better authentic Japanese curry experience if that's what you're looking for. The doria is humongous, which I guess is okay if you're into huge portions, but in Japan the doria comes in cute little ceramic dishes, and the size is just right, since doria is usually pretty rich. The doria here would feed a Japanese family of six :-0 It's also lighter in Japan, the doria here had a heavier, oilier taste -- still tasty, don't get me wrong, but not something I'd go back for. The potato croquettes have a yummy, creamy filling, but, again, different from Japanese croquettes and a different type of breading, kind of like panko, but not quite. The omurice was a far cry from what you'd find in Japan, unfortunately, because when it's done well, it's such an awesome and fun thing to eat. I wouldn't go back for Demiya's omurice. The butter-cheese corn is tasty, but huge and heavy-handed like the other food here. Overall, these yoshoku dishes are bigger, heavier, oilier, and overall different from yoshoku in Japan. It's like western food went to Japan, and the Japanese tweaked it into yoshoku, and now yoshoku is back in the west and tweaked for the western palate. The service was friendly at the Emeryville location. I have a feeling a non-Japanese person started this string of yoshoku restaurants, which is fine since anything goes in the US, but the food is really missing an authentic sensibility, balance, and proportion. read more

Food was good. Service was convenient. Ambiance is modern and lively. Food is filling. Able to order from an iPad for added convenience. Located inside new Rennovated Emery Public market. read more

Fairly new Japanese restaurant at the Public Market, which may have replaced one several restaurants that closed down this past year. Curry is one of their specialties but they also have a nice selection of other Japanese cuisine if you're not in the mood for curry. The Katsu Chicken was cooked perfectly and it was delicious. The service was excellent and if you have any questions, the gal at the counter was very helpful and knowledgeable about Japanese food. read more

Ordered take out, and everything was delicious, they have some special dishes that you can't find at other curry places but you do see from time to time in Japan. I ordered the Mapo Nasu curry, which is a twist on Mapo tofu (tofu and minced pork with spicy sausage) by replacing tofu with eggplant and mixing it with the curry sauce. We also got the karaage and it was pretty solid even after a while. read more

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If you have difficulty finding this Demiya, it's inside the Public Market. On the back side of the Super D burger, it's a new pop-up read more

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Thought I'd try out the new place. The omurice was perfectly made. Hit the spot. Would definitely recommend. read more

Demiya - Japanese Curry Near Me - Emeryville, California

Came two times to look for Demiya but couldn't find it, bcoz the store is a bit far inside the public market, not an eye-catching spot but the foods are out of expectation. We ordered the udon and the egg rice, with this price, it's unbeatable and tasty! The cashier and the chef are very friendly as well. I would definitely come again. I know there are quite a bit options in public market but due to the high cost of rent and the unexpected tasty foods, I sincerely encourage you guys to give Demiya a chance. Worthy! read more

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Great Curry, Curry Chicken and Omurice! Service at the Emeryville location is fast and friendly. Thank you Demiya!

This place is very good! I got the chicken katsu curry at a very spicy level. Other reviews have said this is about a 6/10 realistically, and I can probably agree. The katsu was crispy and the curry sauce was amazing. My favorite Japanese curry is Coco Ichibanya and while this was just shy of being as good, it was just as enjoyable! I ordered takeout so it was ready in about 15-20 minutes. You'll find it inside the Emeryville Public Market which is a food court with a lot of other options around. It's a great place to sit down and hang out. Will definitely be back again! read more