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Hana Japan Steak and Seafood - Steakhouse in Oakland, California

Hana Japan Steak and Seafood

4.0 (1208 reviews)

235 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710

Teppanyaki restaurant
Family restaurant
Japanese restaurant
Japanese steakhouse
Steak house

About Hana Japan Steak and Seafood - steak house in Oakland, California

Steaks & seafood served in a casual teppanyaki restaurant with a lively atmosphere.

Customer Review Summary

Hana Japan Steak and Seafood offers a mixed dining experience. Some guests enjoyed their meals, highlighting flavorful dishes like the teppanyaki aged ribeye and entertaining chefs. The atmosphere is generally family-friendly, making it suitable for special occasions. However, many reviews point to disorganization and slow service, with instances of wait staff being unresponsive and overwhelmed. Frustrations included long waits for water, issues with service charges, and difficulties with separate checks for larger groups. While some found value in the food and entertainment, others felt the restaurant's pricing was high and not justified by the service received. Overall, experiences seem to vary significantly based on staffing and service efficiency.

Key Features

From the business

  • Identifies as Asian-owned
  • Identifies as veteran-owned
  • Identifies as women-owned

Service options

  • Delivery
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in

Highlights

  • Great beer selection
  • Great cocktails
  • Great tea selection
  • Great wine list

Popular for

  • Dinner
  • Solo dining

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating

Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Comfort food
  • Happy hour food
  • Hard liquor
  • Healthy options
  • Private dining room
  • Small plates
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wine

Dining options

  • Dinner
  • Dessert
  • Seating

Amenities

  • Bar onsite
  • Restroom

Atmosphere

  • Casual
  • Cozy
  • Romantic
  • Trendy
  • Upscale

Crowd

  • Family-friendly
  • Groups
  • LGBTQ+ friendly
  • Tourists

Planning

  • Dinner reservations recommended
  • Accepts reservations
  • Usually a wait

Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards

Children

  • Good for kids
  • High chairs
  • Kids' menu

Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking

Customer Reviews

Rating Distribution

4.0 out of 5
5
626
4
274
3
142
2
61
1
105
Based on 1208 reviews

Rob Maertens

1 month ago

While in town for work my coworker and I were looking for a nice dinner that was close by our hotel. This place fit the bill nicely! I had the combo teppanyaki aged ribeye and salmon. The portions were good sized and the flavor was spot on! They also made an excellent custom Martini for me that was excellent! Overall this place was a great experience and is highly recommended!

Shane Taylor

1 month ago

I typically frequent this place and will likely never again. It’s really gone downhill. It’s somehow staffed yet extremely disorganized. My partner and I got a table with a reservation. It took them several times to find it. The waiter seemed flustered and admittingly rushed us for food orders and then THE WAITER NEVER CAME BACK. (2) people sitting next to us expressed their frustration left the table and never returned. More than halfway through the meal. Everyone wanted water and no service at all in sight. As a customer, I had to run to the bar to put in requests for water and they couldn’t find the waiter. The bartenders were great. They tried to track down the missing waiter. They knew something was wrong and tried to correct it. Eventually they gave us some bottles of refilled water at the end of our meals and everyone at the table chucked saying “I guess we’re serving ourselves…”. This was an embarrassing and disappointing experience not only for the restaurant but also the customers. A great way to spend valentine’s day. Upon receiving the bill I noticed they had removed a service charge of +20%. This sounds reasonable right?? I mean, I get it - situations happen. The waiter finally returned and mentioned she “Forgot to add the service charge” and brought me another bill. I can’t make this up. Would you pay +20% for an undisclosed service charge with no service. I get hiking prices for Valentine’s day, but not having sufficient staffing or sneaking in a “Mandatory +20% service charge” and failing to provide basic service just seems VERY SCAMMY. The Menu prices also reflected the non-negotiable or advertised add-ons (i.e - complimentary glass, rose, glass of champagne). The staff didn’t seem happy about handing these out. More like frustrated they had to do the task. Really was an awkward experience. As a customer it feels like the staff are taking out their issues with the restaurant policy on the customer.

Alex Krentsel

Hibachi is a funny thing. The food was pretty good, and the experience was very entertaining. Our chef was awesome. But, it took almost an hour for them to start, I think they were low on chefs.

Raul Adame

The Chef was friendly and funny, he looked thirsty, I tried to by him a beer but he politely declined. The wait staff was great in taking care of us. The restaurant atmosphere was great, with families all around my family. I recommend it, the experience was quality all around.

Lady Rel

1 year ago

The chef makes this experience totally worth it. The food I have found is much better dining in. My previous to go order was nothing to write home about. I got shrimp and dry aged ribeye. I should've just gotten a regular one. Maybe it would've been more tender. But otherwise great food and the chef was very entertaining. Makes a great date night. However if you can't fill the table you will be sitting with strangers. And be ready to spend at the very least $100 if you're a couple. Remember at the very least 😉so bring more lol. Most people were dressed casually so if you'd like to be fancy, it's totally up to you.

Larissa Hernandez

9 months ago

I recently had my Birthday here and we had a blast. We had a great chef and he served us yummy food. Great place for the whole family. Good vibes good food.

Stephanie Haynes

The show was good but the servers were slow. My biggest problem was our server. She said she was absolutely unable to give my party of four a separate check from the rest of our group of 16. I even asked before she even took our orders. Each person or small group had to just figure it out. I just don’t understand why we couldn’t get a separate check and she wouldn’t explain why. Never had this issue before. I won’t be returning.

Nakita Thomas

We came for my birthday! The prices were really high which was really surprising. We stop going to Behnihanah cause of the prices. Hana Japan you are know charging what they are charging. Great service with Chef and Server..thank God. Once a year treat for my family and I. #outofourbudget

Location

Contact Information

Hours of Operation

Friday 4–9 PM
Monday 4–9 PM
Saturday 4–9 PM
Sunday 4–9 PM
Thursday 4–9 PM
Tuesday 4–9 PM
Wednesday 4–9 PM

Price Range

$30–50