Koja Kitchen Emeryville

Too much Arugula!!!! Just too much arugula. Really hard to eat the burger. The whole thing tastes like Arugula. This is proof of ARUGULA. Should it call ARUGULA SALAD. The fries are really good. The rice burger is good.

Pros: poke (pictured) was really solid and had other good food items on the side. Decent price for quantity of food you get. Quick service too. Cons: N/A

I don?t know if they are a chain or have multiple locations? whatever they are now it?s a far cry from where they were when they launched: this location had a crispy chicken special where if you?re going to use a photo of the dish to help sell it then at least make it look like the picture: breading was burnt/ black (see pic: better suited as a creole blackened chicken) pickles limp and greens wilted. The picture screamed of a golden crispy crusted protein it?s size across the length of your dish with a drizzling of a creamy umami sauce. Fail. Then the beef Koja: rice patty tasted like it was at least 2days old, the beef cuts chewy and everything screamed of sirracha sauce. It was dull, disappointing and a let down. I miss the Koja kitchen of old. But maybe it?s just me and my old taste buds.

What. Rip off for cheap teeny fried tofu bowl. I didn?t realize tofu was fried. For 11+. Plus taste was so mediocre. High regret wasting my hard earned . Don?t recommend for vegetarians. At least I learned my lesson ?

KoJa is so tasty... If you like burgers and rice, you can't go wrong with the Original KoJa. With the crispy rice bun and tender meat, I didn't even need fries. It was sad to see only a few inside vendors open at Public Market, but the places that are still open are not skimping on quality. Hoping that KoJa makes it through the slow times and will visit next time I'm on Powell Street to support their Emeryville location! Pros: fresh and delicious, perfect solution if you're indecisive about getting Asian food or a burger Cons: sometimes a bit of a wait for food