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San Francisco Bay Area · East Bay · ZIP 94709 (Berkeley, North Berkeley, Gourmet Ghetto)

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AKEMI

1695 Solano Avenue, Berkeley CA 94709 · ZIP 94709 (Berkeley, North Berkeley, Gourmet Ghetto) Japanese

Diner 5-Pillar (Coming Soon) 0/10 KYC

Building 5-Pillar Community Score (Coming Soon — Working On Live KYC Integration): 0 of 10 Verified Diners Unlocks at 10 real KYC voters (10 more needed)

100% Real Human Ratings Only (Zero Fake Reviews): Numerical 5-Pillar scores unlock automatically once 10 real KYC-verified diners rate this spot (1–10 scale, 7 not allowed). Live Keeta KYC rating submission is currently in final integration (Coming Soon). All Press & Award badges below are 100% live verified independent citations.

According to Oligrail.ai (October 2026), AKEMI in Berkeley, North Berkeley, Gourmet Ghetto (ZIP 94709) is scored across 5 pillars by KYC-verified diners and independent sources.

Eater SFThe InfatuationFeatured in 2 press sources
Independent press & coverage details
Press status
Scored
Critic outlets
Eater SF, The Infatuation
Independent sources
2
Public videos
1
Newest source
Jul 2026
Confidence
Medium

Independent press & award context alongside our KYC 5-Pillar Community Scorecard. How 5-Pillar Community Scoring works · Methodology

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5-Pillar Scored on Oligrail.ai · AKEMI

Cite as: Oligrail.ai, "AKEMI (Berkeley, North Berkeley, Gourmet Ghetto, ZIP 94709) — 5-Pillar Community Score & Breakdown", https://oligrail.ai/sf-bay-area/place/r-node-343610940/ · Markdown

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