Dragon Gate is such a fun hidden gem in Jack London Square! The food is consistently good, the drinks are great, and the waterfront location gives you an awesome view of the Oakland waterfront. It's one of those places that works just as well for dinner and drinks as it does for a full date night. Some of my favorites are the Idiot Noodles (yes, Idiot Noodles!), Garlic Noodles, Salt and Pepper Shrimp, Pig Ears, and Hot and Sour soup. We've been more than once, and the food has always been good. Definitely come hungry because there are way too many things on the menu worth sharing! One of the coolest things about Dragon Gate is that they also have private karaoke rooms with WATER VIEWS!! Dinner, drinks, karaoke, and a view all in one place? Say less. The location also makes it such a great date-night spot. After dinner, you can walk around Jack London Square and enjoy the waterfront, or keep the night going at Dave & Buster's nearby for some drinks and games. If you're coming from San Francisco, you can even take the ferry over and walk to the restaurant from the Jack London Square ferry terminal, which makes the whole night feel like a little mini adventure without having to drive. Good food, strong drinks, waterfront views, private karaoke, and plenty to do within walking distance afterward. Definitely recommend Dragon Gate for a fun date night in Oakland! read more

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This is a very beautiful restaurant. I was blown away by the lighting and decor. Service was nice. The host even gave us a tour of the whole place. We sat at the bar and food and drinks came out quick. The kebobs were my favorite. The lamb skewers were top notch! I definitely will be back! read more

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Came in on a Sunday it was quiet and empty Food selection: fried rice green beans fried pork chops honey walnut shrimp the rice had a weird kind of taste. The pork chops tasted like the cheap part of the pork not the white meat. the green beans were dry no flavor. Didn't care for the food!! Ambience: inside old decore Chinese bar feel ; karaoke is offered It's nice because it sits on the water, but the interior could definitely use a makeover. Conclusion: I've seen videos so it seems to be fun during weekends at night for karaoke but for me it's not too much to return to! It just didn't do it for me read more

Was my first time coming here and had a blast! The establishment is extremely spacious and well-decorated. All of the staff members are super chill, and service was good. This was honestly the best karaoke room I've been to in the Bay Area. I like the privacy and the views by the water can't be beat! The server did forget an item that we ordered but it all got sorted out. I'll definitely be back again to book the karaoke room. The bar area looked cool to hang out as well too. read more

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It's been a long time since I came to Oakland. I had seen this place before, but never had the chance to go inside. After walking in, I immediately noticed how tight the security was. Later, I found out they also offer alcohol service and transform into a bar and nightclub at night. After a certain hour, everyone entering has to show ID and go through a belongings check. However, I was only there for dinner today. I was seated in a different section where there were quite a few people dining, along with a large stage showing an NBA game. From what I briefly noticed, besides the dining area, they also have three to four private rooms for customers waiting to sing karaoke. The overall environment was clean and well maintained. Even though the food is Chinese cuisine, it seemed like a lot of Western customers also really enjoy the food and atmosphere here. I personally ordered their wonton soup, dumplings, and a baked napa cabbage with cream sauce. Every dish was very well executed, and I was surprised that the prices were not expensive at all. Overall, I would give this place a five star rating and highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys Asian food along with a Western style nightlife atmosphere. The only downside is that the location is in Jack London Square, where parking can be extremely difficult to find. However, with the improvements made in recent years, the safety and cleanliness of the surrounding area have gotten much better. 很久沒有來Oakland，這家店我以前有看過但是一直沒有機會進來。走進店後感覺他們的保安非常的森嚴，後來才知道他們有提供飲酒和夜晚酒吧夜店的服務，過了一個時間點，進來的人都要查ID和隨身物品檢查。 但是我今天只是來吃飯而已，我被分配在另一個區，哪裡有不少吃飯的人人，還有一個大舞台正在播放NBA球賽。稍微撇了一眼，除了吃飯區域，他們還有提供三到四個包廂給客人做KTV唱歌排隊的服務。 整體環境乾淨清潔，雖然是中式餐點，但是感覺歐美人也挺喜歡這家店的飲食和氛圍。我自己點了他們家的餛飩湯、水餃、和一個奶油焗白菜，幾個菜品表現都很不錯，價格也讓我驚訝的不算高昂，整體來講，我給予五星的評價，強力推薦給喜歡亞洲菜和歐美夜店文化的人。 唯一缺點是，他們那裡位於Jack London，停車位真的非常難找，但是近幾年的整頓，附近的治安和整潔程度改善了非常多。 read more

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I've been meaning to stop by this spot for a minute. First off the waterside location is beautiful. It can be a bit pricey but I was happy with everything I got. I had the appetizer chicken and edamame with Szechuan. The Szechuan was very spicy and I dipped my chicken in it. The cocktails were also sweet and strong. The sparkling dragon was a good strong pour. read more

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I visited Dragon Gate for a friend's party with my boyfriend. While the view was beautiful, unfortunately our overall dining experience was disappointing. Finding parking was also very difficult, which made the experience frustrating before we even entered the restaurant. Upon entering, security immediately took my unopened energy drink without giving me the opportunity to dispose of it myself. A brief explanation or the chance to throw it away would have been appreciated. The service was extremely slow. It took a considerable amount of time for our waitress, Mo Mo, to take our order, and she did not appear welcoming or attentive. After placing our order, our drinks were the last items to arrive, and we had to request them three separate times before they were finally brought to our table. Additionally, our beverages were served in plastic cups even though we were dining inside the restaurant. When we asked why, we were told it was because of the different bartenders, which did not seem like a reasonable explanation. We spent approximately $92 on our meal, but the quality of the food did not justify the price. There are many other Chinese restaurants that offer better food, better service, and a much better overall value. The beautiful view was the only highlight of our visit. Unfortunately, based on this experience, I do not plan to return and cannot recommend Dragon Gate to others. read more

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They were pretty busy when we went so it was really hard to get service :( understandable but also keep that in mind if you go on a time crunch. We had to keep flagging for utensils/water and plates- even after our appetizers were delivered. We got cucumber appetizer, variety of kabobs/skewers and garlic noods. I will say I did enjoy my kabobs but no explanation of which were which- just a drop and run honestly. The garlic noodles were brought out but then taken away because they forgot the Parmesan seasoning but I think they just had the wrong order/table as they brought another one out in like 5 or more mins. All in all- it's a cute place with a lot of potential. They have karaoke rooms and a full bar. read more

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Very nice space food looked and smelled good I went for a Birthday party enjoyed every moment . read more

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The food is amazing. We ordered salty and pepper chicken, Egg fried rice, garlic green beans , basil chicken and grilled oysters. The oysters were good but it wasn't that much oyster inside the shell. Portion sizes are shareable if you don't want left overs. read more

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Being local to Jack London Square we were happy to see an Asian restaurant open on the waterfront. The restaurant is beautiful and so is its location out in the water. That's where the good things end... we went there tonight after the Valkyries game via the SF Ferry. We got there about 8:30 and ordered our food. Orange chicken, sweet and sour chicken beef with broccoli, steamed rice and some pork and shrimp dumplings along with a Diet Coke. Our food gets delivered to the table but there is no rice and still no soda. After about five minutes we were able to flag someone down to get the rest of our order which was the rice and the soda. The soda was a can of soda with no refills. There's a 50 foot bar across from our table and you serve canned soda??? Service was extremely slow since the staff was more concerned about the lack of music being played. At one point the music gets chosen and it is EXTREMELY loud and the staff runs over and turns it down. It was still so loud we could not even carry on a conversation. I have severe hearing loss so my participation in any conversation ended at that point. The food: the broccoli beef looked appetizing until tasting it. It was doused in tons of oyster sauce. So much so it was basically the only ingredient that one could taste. We sent it back and ordered beef with green beans. After we had already finish the rest of our food and about 20 minutes later the green beans came out. Just green beans. No beef. By this point we were ready to leave. 30 minutes later we finally get up to walk out since no one came to check on the table. We asked to see a manager on the way out but the no one would ever come... the staff took the green beans sans beef off the bill. Did I mention we were the only table in the restaurant when we arrived and another table was sat About 20 minutes after we arrived? To sum it up: beautiful restaurant and location, seriously the restaurant is gorgeous. Orange chicken and sweet and sour chicken were passable, the broccoli beef... yuck. The dumplings were mediocre at best. And the green beans sans beef was disgusting. It's disappointing that the food and service were horrible since we literally live down the street. Luckily we are close to Chinatown. There are far better and amazing places there. read more

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Unique restaurant with a chill vibe and amazing view of the water. We sat at the bar and the bartender, Aaron, was very quick, helpful, and precise! He recommended the Dragon Warrior which contains Absolut Wild Berry, Malibu, Hypnotic, cran and pineapple. We ordered two and finished them quickly. For food, we ordered the garlic butter noodles with shrimp added and also placed an order of the chicken hearts. The noodles were delicious, I didn't want to share because I was hangry. The chicken hearts had a fried battered coating over them and I was surprised with how many came in an order. The staff here were very friendly and hardworking. The place got busy over the next couple of hours and it seemed each server and bartenders were able to keep their cool while handling each one of the customers in a timely manner. Glad we got a chance to visit Dragon Gate. We will definitely be returning again soon. read more

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***This review is about their lack of service.***Zero stars for that***Food is still good 4 stars*** After coming here the high school reunion and tasted some of their dishes, my wife and I came in for a early Sunday dinner around 4pm and the place was pretty empty with one table. We were seated right away and our server took the drink and food orders, after everything we ordered came we never saw the servers again. Not once did they come back and say how's everything or do you need anything or would you like another drink. Nothing!!! I would understand if they were pack and busy!!! But like I said place was pretty empty. Now for the food we order several different dishes and they were all pretty good. Butter Garlic Noodles with Mushroom, which they forgot the mushroom was good with flavor. After I raised the issue that there was no mushroom, they didn't charge for the entire dish. That was pretty nice of them. Mongolian Beef was flavorful, but more onions than beef. Garlic Stir Fried String Beans was very good and perfectly made. Salt and Pepper Wings was good. Crunchy on the outside and moist on the meat. Shrimp, Pork & Green Chives Dumplings were just okay, nothing special about it. No chives taste to it which I love. read more

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Great location by the waterfront at Jack London Square. The interior was dark, masculine with prominently dark wood with large-scaled seating booths. The bar area was a bit of a mismatch. Large windows to look out over the San Francisco Bay. The menu was sort of a mixed bag. Some dishes aesthetically displeasing like the garlic noodles and chicken wings were actually good and tasty. The tater tots and dumplings were a miss! In the beginning, the server was friendly and chatty. But once the order was placed and the food served, the server was very difficult to flag down. Catching any of the servers attention to ask for the bill at the end of the meal was taxing. read more

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My husband and I decide to visit Jack London Square and take the ferry to the San Francisco ferry building. We found a restaurant with Taiwanese food. Had to try it. Wow- what a pleasant surprise. We were in a rush so we got the stir fry noodle- it had a good wok flavor, noodles nice and chewy. Fried squid was very tasty. We got a table by the window- very nice view. Our server was great. read more

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This is a great spot in Jack London Square great for lunch. Or dinI & love the ambience. Service is great. I love the food. The drinks are great. read more

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Maybe a decent spot if you want to sing karaoke and have a drinking party with your friends, but we were there hoping to try some sumptuous Taiwanese food and the experience was disappointing. We should have known that food was not their focus before we entered the restaurant-- there was a metal detector and two bouncers on the Saturday night that we visited. read more

Love the karaoke rooms and the food is good. Drinks are very overpriced! Customer service is hit or miss, depending on who you get as your server. I love the free karaoke in the main bar on Thursday nights. Hella fun! read more

Nice establishment located on the water in Jack London Square. Very cool and warm vibes. Happy hour is only 2pm-5pm which is weird since happy hour typically starts at 5 pm Food was good. Service was ok. Seems they forgot to put our drink order in, otherwise it was a pleasant dining experience. Plenty of seating with nice water views. Nice bar with several TVs. read more

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Went to the Dragon Gate with a big party, lucky we got premo seats facing the water. That food was great and the noise level was only provided by our party. The employees were conscientious and cordial. I will be back. read more

Great food and excellent service. We enjoyed the view, the food and especially Eddie Momo, the waiter. He is so nice to us. We love his warming welcome greeting us and serve us. He deserves to have promotion. You are lucky to have great employee like him. Thank you read more

Finally, the long awaited dragon gate in Oakland, finally opened up. Ever since they replaced Kincaid's, this place has been sitting empty for several years. The same owners of lounge Chinatown decided to open up a karaoke bar by the water, offering a similar menu of Chinese cuisine. They offer a variety of rooms available for a karaoke with a minimum purchase of two hours. Some rooms are $88 and sit up to 15 people, some rooms fit up to 40 people with for a minimum of three hours. Their drinks are still as strong as I remember when they were originally located on Broadway a couple streets down. Especially the dragon warrior one. Very tasty but very strong. I will say their drinks are very expensive. A cocktail being almost $20 is lowkey highway robbery. I know the price of the location is sort of baked into the price of the cocktail, but I can't imagine paying this much going forward being sustainable. read more

Updated review; actually a tip. I found this out from a friend who dined there recently. If paying for dining and you're using a credit card, there is a credit card processing fee of $6.00. Better bring cash to pay for the meal. Margarita going for $21.00 a glass. That's pricey. read more

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First time customer Midnight snacks became full on dinner Good amount, flavorful, delicious Cocktails are good Price was good for the big amount Service was quick friendly attentive Layout was beautiful Had a good time read more

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Oh, boy. I saw this place on social media first and I couldn't wait to find the right time to go. So...when my birthday came around, I thought it would be the perfect place to bring some friends for fun. Well, starting with the reservation process. I was able to book a room by calling, but I had to go down there in person to confirm the reservation by paying them. When I arrived, I was met by security sitting behind the counter, who asked me what I needed and then shouted for what I assume was the owner. Whoever she was, there was no customer service, it felt like I was imposing to give her my money, and I left feeling anything but excited for the following day. When we arrived the following day, we were sent to our room and told to order drinks from the bar. So, off I went and waited for at least 10 to even be acknowledged. The bartender seemed far more interested in the only other two people at the bar, he took his sweet time serving them, then came to me, took even longer, and stopped making my drinks to help others. Mind you, this is all cutting into the time I'm paying to have a room. Eventually, I got my subpar and expensive drinks served in plastic cups and headed back to my room, where I was met with...YOUTUBE FOR A KARAOKE SYSTEM?!!?! The food was okay, but no one ever checked in on us. What a disappointment all around. Certainly won't be returning. Definitely not worth the cost to be treated like that. Only giving the second star for the view. read more

Came with a group and ordered a bunch of dishes to share with the table. I really only had a taste for chicken wings and loved them. They were very crispy, full of flavor and very temperature hot. I even had enough to eat for lunch the following day. This was a backup place instead of monkey king. read more

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Two stars are for Mona -- she was the only one who demonstrated genuine professionalism and courtesy. Unfortunately, the rest of the experience was defined by an interaction with a male server that felt unnecessarily confrontational. I was told not to sit at a table I preferred, and was explicitly informed I would not be served if I chose to sit there. It's unclear why a paying customer would be addressed in this manner. The tone and approach felt more like being challenged than welcomed, which is disappointing in a service setting. Hospitality should not feel conditional or intimidating. I hope management takes this seriously, as it leaves a lasting negative impression. Based on this experience, I would hesitate to return or recommend this place to others. read more

The view is beautiful, peaceful, it has a prime location on the Jack London Pier, but the owner and host (I believe is the owner) doesn't have any experience with service dog laws in the U.S. so I would not recommend this place to anyone. The prices are exorbitant as well, a drink costs on average of $21 from their cocktail menu. The appetizer we got was greasy and weren't very flavorful nor reminiscent of a Chinese dish. We ended up going to a different restaurant for dinner because drinks alone ran up a bill of a $200 for 4. I'd recommend they take time to review the laws around customers and the regulations required to hold their license. read more

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Location, location, location! I doubt you can ever go wrong being situated on the waterfront. Stopped in Friday night without a reservation and was immediately fat in the bar area, plus. I have a suspicion that their main priority is to see the bar side rather than the main dining room area which has been slightly converted. Overall I think the decor is lovely. I like that the bar offered booth seating and smaller tables. I wish they could figure out their music volume, periodically you would be get a loud blast but the music selection was great, r&b all night. For drinks we started with an espresso martini and a lemon drop. Our first round was very good, however, I was disappointed with the second drinks as they ran out of glasses and service us plastic cups and my espresso martini looked more like a rum and coke and had a horrible flavor. This is a family style type of restaurant, and the portions are quite generous. We started with the spring rolls, they were decent but I believe they're more exciting options, popcorn chicken which was very yummy and finally Kung Fu rice with shrimp great flavor one of the highlight. Our server started off overly attentive and came back every 3 minutes trying to take our order and then at some point just disappeared for what seemed like 30 minutes and we had to flag down a food runner for our bill. This place has great potential but there's still some room to grow and perfect the experience. read more

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I have been here 3 times Food is good, ambiance is nice, view of the water is calming. Prices are reasonable, and drinks are good I had my Galentines event here Rented a Karaoke room. The room was nice but it was really hot in there and the AC was not working too well, also we pressed the "call button" to order drinks and no one ever came. My guests had to go to the main bar and order from there. We were told their main bartender called out.....so bar service was super slow..... Karaoke room prices are $88 per hour with a 2 hour minimum and 15 people max. You can bring your own champagne or wine but there is a corkage fee Things could have been better if staffing was more available I parked in the garage and paid $14 read more

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Dragon gate moved to this waterfront location in October 2024. It's a beautiful location with nice interior decor and feel. Only thing was the music was on the louder side but it makes sense when the place doesn't have sound panels to drown out the loud conversations. There weren't many diners when we were there so food came out relatively quick. Service was good and efficient. The food was overall alright. It's more of the location and atmosphere you're paying for eating here vs the quality of Taiwanese food. It's not bad, but it's not something amazing either. We had fried pork chop, stewed pork belly, beef noodle soup, Taiwanese sausage and seasonal greens. Nothing particularly stood out among all these dishes. read more

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Service on a Friday night wasn't slow like I expected based on other reviews. I went in a group of four and we were seated rather quickly. There were ample of open tables. The food was as expected except for the dumplings. Dragon wings were sweet and crispy, not too dry. The garlic noodles were of good proportion although there could be a couple more shrimps. The dumplings thoughhh were disappointing. The dough was thick and the sauce was not spicy. Server was kind to give us an extra bowl of chili, but it tastes like the laoganma peanut chili sauce, no spice no kick, just plain oil. I think we got the dragon cosmo cocktail, it wasn't good and tasted like medicine. All and all good experience with a beautiful pier side view. read more

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I'm hoping that there will be improvement with this place. I love the ambiance of the place. It was decorated very nicely and being by the water definitely was a plus. We came for a late lunch so the place was pretty empty. We were seated at the bar side of the restaurant. There was a wide variety of items on the menu. We ordered a few items and were a little disappointed in that a couple of the dishes were on the saltier side. Service in itself could use some improvement. The wait staff didn't come around to see how we were doing very much and when we needed one there was no one around. I really looked forward to the opening of this restaurant and hope that it will do well. I hope to revisit the restaurant and see the improvements. read more

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Great dinner spot overlooking the SF skyline and water. We had a family style dinner trying out different things on the menu like garlic noodles, veggies with butter sauce, orange chicken, fried rice. It was all generously portioned and good to share. Very vibey place to come have dinner and followed by some karaoke. You can rent your own karaoke rooms to for parties of 15 which would make for a fun girls night out. read more

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This place not only has a great view, but it has a great atmosphere. There's karaoke and there's several different rooms to choose from great food. The food was amazing. The drinks were amazing so I definitely would recommend this place to go eat.Great for date night. Great for friends night out. Great for birthday parties. Check it out. The surface was also great. Drew was amazing. He gave us a tour of the place and everything is nice and clean upbeat.. read more

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I booked a birthday dinner here for my friend. The service was fast and had little mixed feelings about certain dishes but will definitely come back to try other items the menu is huge! Added new dishes as well. We also ordered drinks they weren't very strong! But nice restaurant inside , outside sitting is available! read more

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We've tried this place twice hoping the food would get better and it didn't. Flavorless noodles and egg rolls, and dry chicken wings were disappointing. Honey walnut prawns and green beans were ok. Just ok. The food needs more...spices, zing, and authenticity. To be transparent, the experience felt like Panda Express with a Karaoke Room. The bar is slow and the bartenders looked confused. Waiting 20 minutes on weak drinks in a practically empty venue is crazy. While this isn't a traditional Bar, bartenders (and bartending servers) should still be thoroughly trained to deliver quality drinks with an efficient speed of service. I recommend pre-gaming at Plank then coming here for karaoke. Not having a server for drinks in the karaoke room was ... Designating a server(s) for the rooms would result in less traffic at the bar and allow customers to enjoy the karaoke room more without needing to leave. On the plus side, the rooms have views of the water and the lighting designs are beautiful. read more

===TL;DR=== - Stir fried basil pork stomach and intestine - Lucky laisee fried rice (tomato flavor) - (I forgot the rest, we ordered way too much to remember) ===TMI=== First off, never knew this place existed until now. Like what are the chances? Waterfront Asian inspired restaurant, has karaoke and a bar inside. The moment you step foot in there, I felt transported into china's night life. Greeting with familiar red lanterns and wooden booths... and neon lights! Everything in here just brings you back to the dynasty era which i love! The menu.. let me just say it's not for folks that get overwhelmed easily. Options are endless so I'm sure everyone can find something they'll enjoy. For you innards people, they have a lot of those here! Haha, chicken hearts, gizzards, intestines, duck/pork blood, you name it. But don't worry, they also have a lot of "regular" food if that's not your forte. We for sure got carried away with their fried street food options - try them all! I'd say their food was quite sodium heavy.. assuming they'll be great pairings with beef and a bowl of rice to balance the flavors out. As much as we ordered.. would love to come back and explore their menu some more. Overall had a great time but wish their food were more consistent. Also, when we went, skewers were not on the menu and they only had beef skewers left so we didn't any. Until next time! read more

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This place is a lot of fun . It's right on the water in JLS. We reserved a private karaoke room which literally overlooked the water. They use YouTube to play songs, which enables you to sing pretty much anything. The room itself is cute, comfortable and, very clean. The service was attentive. The food was flavorful and came out quickly. We ordered a bottle of tequila which came with two complimentary chasers of your choice. It's a perfect place for a birthday party or any sort of celebration really! read more

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My friends and I were looking for a late night spot after hanging out in Jack London and found this place. Vibe was very interesting-kind of like Vegas (?) Loud, bright, a little chaotic. We were seated promptly and our server was nice but then right after we ordered she asked if we wanted to close out? I was caught off guard cause the food hadn't even come out yet. Ordered some tofu, sausage and pork. All very very salty. The food smelled good and the plates were good for sharing but all small bites. The salt was just too much for what we ordered. Eventually we were done but the server was nowhere to be found so we paid up front. Not sure if I'll try here again. I did see they had nice karaoke rooms so that might be worth trying out. read more