Kitchen of Alameda — Restaurant in Alameda

This place does not deserve any stars if there were an option. If your not these people's race, they will treat you as if you were bottom of the barrel. You can say they are racist as this has been my 3rd visit. Food is okay not the greatest. They seem to always have big parties and serve them as a priority vs your the option. The server we have had is a tall male server with black side swept hair. I’ve provided a picture. The times I visited with my family he’s given us the stare down as if he is profiling us. We are Hispanic and he always mentioned the price of the plate as if we cannot see it on the menu lol. Long story short, I tip based on service and if your service is lousy best believe I will not tip. Mind you this particular server does not refill our drinks , does not check up on us on how we are doing and lastly we need to fetch our own bill to pay. So basically why tip? Well last day I came here once we payed he said we are not welcome here because we did not tip. I did tell him I tip based on service and apparently as you can tell your service was not great you should take note on why you were not tipped. If your begging for tips it’s not our fault your position does not pay well enough and you shouldn’t be in the business if you are going to harass your customers for tips. CHINA VILLA is the place to go just in case other customers have experience...

This relatively new addition to the Cantonese and Dim Sum options to Alameda used to be a Kentucky Fried Chicken during my childhood. It remained empty for many years until Mama's Chicken Noodle (a Chinese soup restaurant) took over the space.

So Mama's didn't last - maybe about 10 years - and Kitchen of Alameda has come to be. It features Dim Sum and Cantonese dishes.

I went here for my birthday and the Dim Sum was decent, not spectacular, but good. The flavors are distinguishable from each other - the same cannot be said of Mings Tasty in Oakland.

I still prefer East Ocean as they have a high turnover of customers, but Kitchen of Alameda will satisfy those who crave Dim Sum and don't want to wait forever - as is the case at East Ocean - to be seated.

The restroom - as usual in Chinese owned establishments - needs some work.

The servers are generally hands off, don't bother me types, come to think of it, none of the staff were considerably "friendly" but I'm used to this kind of service since I've been a youngster.

So in total, it's a decent "shut up and eat your food," old style Cantonese experience which may be considered "rude" to...

Right between east ocean seafood and chefs wok on Webster Ave in alameda, the kitchen is a good choice for those not wanting the "higher end" Chinese seafood restaurant experience.

This restaurant is much smaller but in terms of food, the selection is just as good. Service from the waitresses was friendly and efficient.

We had the oyster and roast pork clay pot, whole crispy chicken and a dish of stuffed tofu, eggplant and peppers. All were good.

There was a decent amount of Oysters (the waitress specifically noted they're bottled) and roast pork in the claypot dish. The crispy chicken was crispy outside but not Dry inside and the stuffed eggplant, tofu ,pepper was unique and quite good

Good flavors all around,not too greasy and light on the MSG .

They have an outdoor dining area and a small parking lot in the back.

I think The kitchen caters to locals but don't hesitate to give it a try if you're in the area and want a nice authentic Chinese meal. Go where...