Oakland Restaurants

True Burger

by Tanner October 30, 2010

I don’t understand the burger business. It’s America’s favorite food and they can be made well using cheap ingredients. You can make money serving good $3.00 hamburgers. So why do so few places do this? It’s $6 for a decent cheeseburger at True Burger. I don’t get it. Why would you go here? It’s neither [...]

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Cam Huong

by Tanner October 10, 2010

The usual chaos, Vietnamese style. You can take a number but it’s not clear if they are using a number-based system to take orders. There’s a line (usually out the door) but not really. You just sortof elbow your way into a lil spot and be ready to order when you’re yelled at. Order a bani [...]

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Zachary’s

by Tanner July 20, 2010

The best.

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Pican

by Tanner July 11, 2010

Does the “revitalization” of a city always have to include $25 fried chicken? Uptown, baby. Uptown. Walk inside Pican and you see modern sturdy glamour and your grandmother’s house in Savannah. They have a pretty slick bar and a nice cocktail book. I had a mini mint julep and made eye contact with people as [...]

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The Smokehouse

by Tanner December 12, 2008

I know I’m cheating here b/c this establishment is technically in Berkeley, but it’s close enough and I just pretend it’s in Oakland anyway b/c I don’t like to go to Berkeley b/c Berkeley residents are all goobers who think they’re cool and simpletons who think they’re smart. But I digress. First, a disclaimer: this [...]

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