Hawking Bird ★ 4.3
Hawking Bird is James Syhabout's fast-casual Thai fried chicken room on Oakland's Telegraph. Kao mun gai and double-fried garlic-ginger fillets to go.
Signature: Kao mun gai, Garlic-ginger fried chicken
Wahpepah's Kitchen is a native american restaurant in Fruitvale, Oakland.
Crystal Wahpepah's Native American kitchen steps from Fruitvale BART serves bison, rabbit and squash tacos. James Beard nominated, Kickapoo tribal member.
Signature dishes: Bison taco, Rabbit taco
Address: 3301 East 12th Street, Oakland, CA 94601
Hawking Bird is James Syhabout's fast-casual Thai fried chicken room on Oakland's Telegraph. Kao mun gai and double-fried garlic-ginger fillets to go.
Signature: Kao mun gai, Garlic-ginger fried chicken
Souley Vegan returned to Jack London Square in July 2025. Tamearra Dyson's Creole vegan soul food has run since 2009 with a national following.
Signature: BBQ tofu, Cajun mac and cheese
Town Biscuits runs a Thursday-to-Sunday biscuit breakfast in Oakland's Uptown. Fried chicken and bacon-egg sandwiches on flaky buttermilk biscuits.
Signature: Buttermilk biscuit sandwich, Fried chicken biscuit
Cenaduria Elvira in Oakland's Jack London Square specializes in Jalisco-style tostadas with shells flown in from Mexico, plus tacos dorados and salsas.
Signature: Jalisco tostadas, Tacos dorados
Puerto Rican Street Cuisine on Oakland's 23rd Avenue runs takeout pollo encebollado and fall-apart pernil with sweet plantain stuffed with ground beef.
Signature: Pollo encebollado, Pernil with sweet plantain
Pizzaiolo on Telegraph in Oakland's Temescal runs wood-fired pizza and pasta with organic locally-sourced produce. Dinner only, daily happy hour 5 to 6.
Signature: Wood-fired pizza, Seasonal pasta, Antipasti