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Oakland, CA

AMERICAN

The Alley  – what to order: steak
Bay Wolf  – what to order: duck liver flan and basically anything duck
— 37th Anniversary Double Duck Dinner
Oregon Wine Adventure
Buckhorn Grill (Emeryville) – what to order: steak
Commis
Homestead
Plum (Oakland) – what to order: NOTHING! This place is also not worth visiting.
Prime Spot (Oakland) – what to order: steak
True Burger – what to order: salads (jk, but actually they do have “chopped BLT salad” for whoever… I can’t even imagine)

CHINESE

Delicious Food Company – what to order: mini apple pie in foil cupcake cup
Sum Yee Pastry
Szechwan Restaurant – what to order: zha chai rou si mein (pickle and pork noodle soup)

ETHIOPIAN

Cafe Eritrea D’Afrique – what to order: orange cream drink

GERMAN

Speisekammer – what to order: elderflower soda (or if you drink, beer and sausage, of course!)

ITALIAN

I Squared – what to order: this place is not that great.

JAPANESE

B-Dama – what to order: monkfish liver (and everything else!)
The Ramen Shop
Shimizu – what to order: “volcano scallop”

KOREAN

Casserole House – what to order: bulgogi jeongol
Kang Nam Pho – what to order: pho (naturally)
Kang Tong Degi – what to order: fried chicken and green onion
Koreana Plaza
Oriental BBQ Chicken Town (North Oakland) – what to order: gan jang chicken
Sahn Maru Korean BBQ – what to order: chulpan bulgogihaemul pa jeon (seafood pancake)
Sura – what to order: jogi gui (grilled fish), but actually, I only like this place for its banchan, which comes for free with any order

VIETNAMESE

Bánh Cuốn Tây Hồ – what to order: banh cuon (steamed rice roll with pork and mushroom filling)
— San Jose: before and after revamped.
— Oakland (old)
— Oakland (new management)
Bánh mì Ba Lẹ (Oakland) – what to order: any type of banh mi, mung bean milk
— bánh mì ốp la (fried egg bánh mì)
— steamed cassava
— banana dog (chuoi nep nuong – grilled banana in sticky rice)
— bún riêu (tomato and crab noodle soup)
Ba-Lê Deli (Oakland)
Kang Nam Pho

OTHER SOUTHEAST ASIAN

GENERAL SOUTHEAST ASIAN
Hawker Fare – what to order: “24h pork belly”
BURMESE
Burma Superstar  – what to order: coconut rice and sauteed eggplant
CAMBODIAN
Battambang – what to order: sach chrouk aing (lemongrass grilled pork)
LAO
Champa Garden – what to order: nam kaow

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