
Shirasoni Japanese Restaurant
2660 5th St, Alameda, CA 94501
About Shirasoni Japanese Restaurant - steak house in Oakland, California
Spacious, family-friendly destination for teppanyaki, tempura, sushi & other Japanese classics.
Customer Review Summary
Positive experiences highlight great service and fantastic food, particularly praising the bartender and entertaining chefs. Many enjoyed the family-friendly atmosphere, with kids appreciating the cook's humor. However, several reviewers criticized the high prices, feeling they were inflated compared to previous visits. The automatic 20% gratuity was seen as detrimental to customer service, with some experiencing inattentive waitstaff. Food quality varied, with some dishes praised for taste while others were described as bland or poorly cooked. Overall, while there are enjoyable aspects, mixed reviews highlight concerns about pricing and service consistency.
Key Features
Service options
- No-contact delivery
- Delivery
- Takeout
- Dine-in
Highlights
- Fast service
- Great beer selection
- Great cocktails
- Great tea selection
- Great wine list
Popular for
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Solo dining
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Coffee
- Comfort food
- Happy hour drinks
- Happy hour food
- Hard liquor
- Healthy options
- Small plates
- Vegetarian options
- Wine
Dining options
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
Amenities
- Bar onsite
- Restroom
Atmosphere
- Casual
Crowd
- Groups
Planning
- Dinner reservations recommended
- Accepts reservations
Payments
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
Children
- Good for kids
- Good for kids birthday
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
Parking
- Free parking lot
Customer Reviews
Rating Distribution
Annette Terry
36th birthday party 🎉. Had a great time with a group of family members. The bartender was fantastic I don't remember his name but it was in the evening on 1/25/2025 great service. Everyone enjoyed the food. Great staff!!
Rosie Vigil
Really chill and a great place for families. Also has a bar side if it's just a couple people. The food is bomb so good!!! Great service and funny cook. The kids thought he was cool.
Erlicia Williams
Never again! Went last year and definitely don’t remember the prices being this high. $160 for dinner with my 16 year old. Wish I still had my receipt from the bar, $40 for (2) drinks!!! 20% gratuity is added to everything, including your bar tab for (1) drink!
Elaisha Rillo T
We used to come here a lot when we lived in Alameda. Went back after couple of years for a late lunch. We ordered sushi and the shrimp tempura. The taste was quite bland. Not sure what’s lacking. Though presentation still looks good. They also add 20% service charge to your check regardless of how many people in your party (3 of us and we were charged $23 service fee) considering it took a while for the server to take our order, no one even bother checking on us while eating. We asked for our check and gave us the wrong one. They weren’t even busy at that time since it’s already passed lunch time. We were disappointed.
Da ILLEST
Food tasted wonderful but it was the chef that really made the experience. Would deff go again.
Alex Wagner
Our party had a reservation so that we could have an entire area for the cooking show. The chef was very friendly and entertaining. Food and drinks were delicious. I ordered the steak and shrimp with garlic fried rice. It came with salad and mushroom soup.
Ebony Tillis
I went and ordered a drink at the bar and ordered my food to go because I just got off work. It was also happy hour the food did not disappoint and the steak was cooked exactly how I wanted. I would definitely recommend. I will be coming back and bringing the whole family
Ken Tener (MSgt Ten Man)
We sat at a table and not the grill because we had a show to go see. Ok, bartender was very helpful, came to our table to talk about drinks and his recommendation. Our Server on the other could have cared less, and acted like we were bothering her socializing time. BIG REASON WHY AUTOMATIC Service fees (aka tips) hurt the customer service aspect. You don't get any. We shouldn't have to chase them down for boxes or the bill.. now lets get to the food. Wife's Filet under cooked, my NY steak was over cooked. Everything else was ok, not the best and the worst. And of course it is pricey..
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