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Joodooboo

“4.8 across 244 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; named by Michelin Guide and James Beard Foundation.”

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Joodooboo

korean · Oakland

Michelin GuideJBF · Emerging Chef '26

4.8 across 244 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; named by Michelin Guide and James Beard Foundation.

Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
$$ · ClosedToday · 12:00 — 15:00G4.8T5.0Y4.6MS
Score breakdown

Sources used

Google4.8 ★244 reviews
Yelp4.6 ★183 reviews
Tripadvisor5.0 ★1 reviews

Signal confidence

82%Strong · 3 sources

The star

Harry's own 1 H Star. Scored 90, clearing the 1★ bar (score ≥ 88).

Held since 9 July 2026.

Is Joodooboo worth it?

Smart Spend. Harry scores Joodooboo 90/100 for quality and 80/100 on the Worth It scale for Oakland. No paid placements, no affiliate links — just the arithmetic.

Joodooboo isn't splitting hairs across sources: Google's 4.8 over 244 reviews and Yelp's 4.6 over 183 are as close to agreement as you'll find, which usually means the crowd and the critics are eating the same meal. That consensus lines up with the credentials — a Michelin Guide listing plus a 2026 JBF Emerging Chef semifinalist nod — so this is a case where the industry recognition and the review volume actually corroborate each other rather than one propping up a thin record. The lone 5-star Tripadvisor review is just noise given the sample size of one.

One card, one verdict. Pulled from current data, not a stale snapshot. Want the methodology? How Harry scores.

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