One lovely day I decided to play tourist in my own town.  My bestie and I walked thru all the shopping in Union Square and decided to have a special lunch at Cafe Bazille on the top floor of Nordstrom’s.  We were warmly greeted the minute the hostess saw us.   We were then led…

I brought six year old daughter here to try out their kid’s menu. I had been to Bowl’d before on a few occasions. I actually grew up on Korean food, and was anxious to get my kid hooked; it worked. I ordered their barbecue salad with tofu for my self, and my daughter had their…

  I visited Chow on a day when I needed a boost, or a ‘pick me up’, and they rose to the occasion. I was a bit sad, and having a rough day, so I decided to take a break and have lunch at Chow. I’ve dined here often, and remembered how good the food…

  I popped in to Ms Ollie’s one night right before they began to close and in spite of them winding down, they still made a point to accommodate me and went above and beyond to ensure that I got what I needed. On the door there was a menu from a previous brunch they’d…

Located in the popular Lakeshore area of Oakland, The Rolling Dunes is an American variety type of café restaurant, where you order first, then you seat yourself. The food is then brought out to you by the wait-staff. On several occcaisions, I have found the whole team here is very accommodating, helpful, and attentive. I…

Called in a pick up order for dinner tonite; my family’s fave Tofu, Broccoli with peanut sauce. Grabbed two orders with white and brown rice. As usual, they are super nice over the phone, and extra kind in person. We have dined in on several occasions too, but mostly, we order food to-go.   The restaurant…

I came here for some of our favorite healthy Mexican food. I was with my little teen sister, and my 4yr old daughter. We ordered at the counter for some food to – go. They were very helpful while we ordered with the young man taking his time to ask specific questions to ensure that…

This little diner is a new restaurant in the Laurel district of Oakland.   The owners and staff are warm and nice, and the food is all that and then some. I recently dined here solo, and had a very positive experience. I ordered the roasted vegetable salad with poached eggs, YUMMM!!!! This place can take…

Brought my toddler here for dinner early one evening after we had been out and about riding the city buses and having adventure day. This place specializes in mac and cheese, so I thought it would be a great fit for us both. Upon entering, the hostess / waitress who greeted us had us waiting…

Ozumo was one of my favorite little places for lunch until I had a couple of negative dining experiences here. Even after ‘bearing’ with them (just to make sure) beyond my comfort level, the last time was the last straw for me. I went here for lunch one day while I was pregnant…. Aka: the…

Hopscotch is a pretty upscale wanna-be ‘hipster’ joint in the new Uptown Oakland, and by hipster I mean the special brand of trendy dressing white people who buy properties in dilapidated neighborhoods, then turn them in to small over priced cafes. All while pushing out the local residents and snubbing other wise good patrons. Oakland…

This small Italian restaurant across from Lake Merritt in Oakland, is very ambitious with it’s big prices for small portions of food; which could make it a better candidate for Happy Hour than it does for dinner time. I came here with a girlfriend to catch up and we were very excited to try it…