Camino is a restaurant in the Grand Lake area of Oakland, California that opened in 2008. This restaurant is run by Chez Panisse alumni and has ever changing menu with only 3 entrees. Food depends on what is in season and available that day. Focus is on organic and sustainable items. Call ahead to see when is scheduled as we saw a someone leave after they saw the menu. Read the rest of this entry »

Noodle Theory is a casual noodle Asian restaurant in Oakland. Their San Francisco location closed. It is run by a former chef of The House, Louis Kao. They use quality ingredients like Niman Ranch meats. Read the rest of this entry »

Ohgane Korean BBQ Restaurant is a popular restaurant in North Oakland’s. They specialize in Soot-bool BBQ or Mesquite wood BBQ. Most Korean BBQ places use plain gas. They serve an all your can eat Lunch buffet for $9.99, and have an all you can eat dinner special Monday through Wednesday for $19.99. Their normal dinner menu has entrees around a high $25.
The Korean tradition is to cook the meat on a charcoal grill at the center of the table. The cooked meat is wrapped with rice, a thin slice of garlic, soybean paste or red chili paste, with a fresh lettuce leaf. Read the rest of this entry »

Flora was listed as a 2008 Best new restaurant by the newspaper, so were in the area and tried it.
It is located in uptown Oakland near the Fox Theater, in an area that is being revitalized. It’s not a war zone but pretty gritty right now. They serve American food with a decidedly local flare. Read the rest of this entry »

Pizzaiolo opened in 2005 and has been packing them in for pizza since. The Chef-Owner used to work at Chez Panisse. Read the rest of this entry »

Zachary’s Chicago Pizza is a popular restaurant in the East Bay that serves Chicago style pizza. It has been packing them in for over twenty years. The serve select individual slices (Sausage, Pepperoni, Vegetarian) and whole pizzas, both thin and stuffed (thick) crust. The thick crust has filling between layers. They also have half-baked pies for sale.
Decor, Vibe – College pizza place decor with tons of colorful posters on the walls. They have a sit down area and a counter area for quick bites. Lots of college students eating lunch along with the artsy Berkeley crowd.

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