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I called this post an “almost” return visit to the popular Oakland pho noodle spot Pho King because I’d eaten there before but this review looks at its new, larger location near Lake Merritt.
In summer 2018, Pho King moved from its tiny hole-in-the-wall spot on International Boulevard in East Oakland to a shopping […]
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Pintoh Thai Street Food is a tiny Thai restaurant in downtown Oakland that’s popular during weekday lunch, offering some typical Thai dishes and a few unusual items you don’t normally see.
I started going here after a co-worker mentioned getting take out and enjoying it. It’s not exactly close to my Oakland offices, but when […]
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Tasting menus at bars are trending right now, with notable Bay Area restaurants such as Lazy Bear and Saison offering a smaller tasting menu at the bar or opening a bar-focus program next door.
The latter is the case for Oakland’s only Michelin-star restaurant, Commis, from Chef James Syhabout. Following the success of his […]
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The Temescal restaurant boom is spreading farther with the recent opening of Vietnamese eatery Co Nam at the corner of Telegraph Avenue and 40th Street, just a block from the MacArthur BART station.
The two-month-old restaurant is the East Bay location of Co Nam’s original location on Polk Street in San Francisco. I never had […]
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One of the buzziest openings not too far from my Oakland apartment is serving up modern Filipino food in Temescal.
FOB Kitchen opened last November in the former space of Juhu Beach Club. Owners and real-life partners Janice and Brandi Dulce have been welcoming the crowds that have been hungry for a taste of the […]
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There’s a definite formula to the Farmhouse Thai restaurants: tropical colors in the decor, festive mood, and spicy Thai street food.
That pretty much sums up the group’s latest opening — Farmhouse Kitchen Thai in Oakland’s Jack London Square. After dining at its sister restaurant Daughter’s Thai (there’s also a Farmhouse Kitchen in San […]
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In theory a pop-up in the restaurant world is when a temporary restaurant opens in an existing restaurant, typically on the main restaurant’s off nights.
In the case of “permanent” pop-up Abstract Table (showing up on Friday and Saturday nights in Oakland’s Gastropig), it plans to stay. The only thing changing is the tasting menu […]
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The month-old Bardo Lounge and Supper Club is a refreshingly different dining experience in Oakland.
It starts with the decor, where Mid-Century Modern furnishings create a large lounge space on the first floor of the former Michel Bistro restaurant on Lakeshore Avenue. It’s almost like you’ve entered a time warp to another time (the hip […]
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I was first introduced to the Cambodian food of Nyum Bai when it was a pop up stand at the Emeryville Public Market. I enjoyed the Southeast Asian flavors of the rice bowls served with soup, or bae, and limited selection of noodles and salads.
Very little of that food stand menu […]
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If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll probably often see photos of my dinners at Teni East Kitchen, which is my neighborhood restaurant that’s just a 10-minute walk from my Oakland apartment.
The restaurant has been opened for two years now, and I recently featured it in my latest […]
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I’m always trying to learn more about Mexican food because I grew up thinking Mexican food was primarily tacos and burritos.
So it’s always a pleasure to try restaurants that educates people on how much more Mexican food can be. One of those places is Tamarindo Antojeria Mexicana in Old Oakland. This […]
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The new Dosa by DOSA in Oakland wants to make it perfectly clear that it’s by the people behind the popular San Francisco Indian restaurant, DOSA (original location in the Mission and larger location near Japantown/Fillmore).
DOSA made its popularity by introducing the Bay Area to the dosa, the South Indian delicacy that’s like a […]
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When Dripline Cafe opened a year ago in West Oakland, the menu featured a blend of Southeast Asian flavors with Southern comfort food like chicken and waffles.
But in the last few months, Dripline chef Nora Dunning has been slowly adding what she calls that “funk,” or distinctive flavors of Singapore where she grew up. […]
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The story: The Saap Avenue originally opened up last September in the old Adesso space on Piedmont Avenue as Chai Thai Bar. But the owner, whose family has a couple of restaurants with the same name in Oakland and Hayward, found patrons expected the same volume of menu choices and with the smaller space in […]
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