5 stars when compared to every other airport food offering. Every time I've come here the Mezcal cocktails are excellent. The bartenders are super friendly. I had the smashburger and it was better than some other brick and mortar smash burgers. Surprising for a Mexican restaurant. Been here multiple times for cocktails before my flight and they never disappoint. I won't get cocktails at any other Oakland airport bar. There are tables and chairs and also a bar top area. read more

It was a Saturday, bartender, Kimberly- one word....AMAZING When you rate a place it's not 100% food The food was good the service outstanding This has become my go to earlier this year at OAK - because of the people and the tequila selection read more

Had some time to kill and this was the perfect work spot. Myles and Adrian are the best and were super friendly, made the best drinks and made my little work office here the perfect spot! Thanks you fellas for the great drinks and hospitality! read more

Best bar at the airport! Thanks Dylan! Wonderful service and fantastic drinks! You won't regret stopping here read more

Calavera - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

Good place for a quick bite to eat during my layover. I ordered the burrito bowl with chicken tingas. The bowl was fairly decent; however, my main complaint is that a lot of my rice was underdone. I found myself chewing hard pieces a lot of the time which prevented me from fully enjoying my bowl. The meat was very flavorful! read more

Calavera - Chicken tingas burrito bowl - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

Food was ok, and service was fine, but my breakfast burrito was $26.80 with tip, and they forgot to add the chorizo (which was an extra $4). The restaurant business is hard, but I'm sure it's nearly impossible to provide a good value when operating out of OAK airport. read more

This place is the BEST in the entire airport. I was served by Kimberly and assisted by Floraberto. These 2 employees are invaluable! Not only was the food phenomenal, and at a GREAT price, but the employees here are the BEST. Every time I come through the Oakland airport I will be stopping here. Great job Calavera's read more

This place was pretty decent. Cute restaurant vibe, in a nice part of the Oakland airport. I had the Calavara plate, which was pretty good. The meat was cooked well, though I had a large chunk of fat that I couldn't eat. The rice and beans were good, the crema and pickled onions with a nice touch. For $22, it was decent. More than I would want to pay normally, but it is an airport after all... pretty nice choice for an airport meal! read more

Calavera - Calavara Plate - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

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FYI- I'd rate this as 3.5 stars. Grabbed a quick bite before our flight. Good food and liquor options. We opted for the Deal of the Day- 2 tacos (carnitas and tahin pork?) and a kids quesadilla. Both came with a fountain soda. Tacos were pretty good and the quesadilla had lots of gooey cheese. Price was decent considering it was at the airport. Good place for a quick bite while waiting for your flight. read more

Calavera - Kids quesadilla - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

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My convo with them when I needed help at the soda fountain: Me: "Excuse me, when I press lemonade, only water comes out." Him: "We are out of lemonade, you can get the water." Me: "But my meal comes with a lemonade (which I paid for)." Him: "You can get something else. What do you want me to do?" Me; "I want you to be more courteous." (walked away pretending he didn't hear me) Also, kids' meal. $10. Two of the tiniest corn tortillas with a tiny bit of cheese, and the rest chips. Some orange slices to round it out. Thrill. read more

Calavera - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

I was surprised how low the ratings are. This is some of the fresh tasting well seasoned Mexican food that I have had in or out of an airport. The CARNE ASADA QUESATACOS was delicious. Everything was so fresh and the carne asada, tortilla with melted cheese was delicious. Also, the Margarita de la Casa was great. I gave it a 4 only because it was self pick up, although the bartender offered ice water. I will be back! read more

Ordered small quesadilla which I can only Describe as a fried string cheese. Asked for side salsa for my chips and they said that will cost another $1.15. They offered me a packet of hoDefinitely not worth $10 and service is poor. read more

Calavera - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

Chicken bowl was tasty, but rice was undercooked. Staff was friendly and provided another plate of rice on the side. Will miss their downtown Oakland location, but at least I know I can get a taste when I travel out of OAK. read more

Had the breakfast chorizo burrito. It's not worth $17 at all, but it's the airport. It's already pre made, which then I feel it should cost less at that. It was decent. I'd try again if I was craving Mexican in the airport. read more

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Andale has been replaced by . . . Calavera, an even more overpriced Mexican restaurant-bar that manages to be worse than Andale was, if a bit more attractive. I'll start with the good, because there's so little of it. The new seating area seems much larger than Andale's was, and that's good, because it's just much nicer to eat at a table like a human being than trying to scarf down food in a slightly yet nevertheless maddeningly angled airport seat. There are more tables, and they're spaced farther apart than Andale's were. And there are both doubles and four-tops. The soyrizo in my burrito was also good. Andale was definitely overpriced, but you got a lot for your money, at least for an airport restaurant. The burrito I ordered from Calavera wouldn't qualify as a baby burrito at most San Francisco taquerias; it was more like a regular-sized burrito that had been cut in half. It tasted fine, but it was mainly rice and some beans. There was no cheese, salsa verde, or crema to speak of; and the delicious but microscopic bit of soyrizo occupied its own special place in the very center of the burrito, like a plastic toy in a European Kinder Egg. But I don't want the protein of my burrito to be a delightful add-on. I want to savor it, but I couldn't, because it was so small. Self-serve fountain drinks are $4, which doesn't seem like that much of a ripoff, especially at an airport, until you realize that they don't offer lids, so while ostensibly you could get quite a few free refills during a particularly long layover, you'd be worried about spilling your drink everywhere. And don't tell me that not offering lids is Calavera's way of being more environmentally friendly. If they cared about the environment, they'd have regular paper cups rather than the ridiculous plastic ones they use. Why does OAK keeping whiffing on improving its food options? I don't care how nice a place looks. I just want variety, if not the tiniest bit of value. Calavera is definitely a step down, but it's shiny and pretty, so I'm sure most people love it. read more

Calavera - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

Got the chicken sandwich. It was tasty but I thought it looked undercooked and sure enough, the next day I had to stick nearby the toilet all day. Beware! I know it was Calavera's fault because the only thing I had to eat that day was a bowl of cereal. read more

Calavera was right by our gate and what a find! This cute and larger space with a very gorgeous bar, had lots of seating and served as a perfect place to have a snack, drink and a "wait". We ordered Mezcaleras which are comprised of Mezcal, lemon juice, agave, Alma Tepec pasilla licor, and guajillo sal de gusano. I don't know what some of those last ingredients are, but let me tell you...they make a good drink! We also ordered a chips and guacamole as well as a chips and salsa. Note: you cannot order chips by themselves so unless you want to purchase another chips & salsa, I recommend you look at your guacamole to chip ratio and try finish up that dip! Service was very sweet here. We asked why the bar across the way was so packed while this place is so great but not that busy. The nice woman helping us shared that the place across the way has burgers and that people just seem to prefer that over nice Mexican food in the airport. Well not me; I'd totally pick this place over somewhere else in the airport. We'll definitely be back! read more

Apologize I didn't take pics of my food and drink but I was pretty blown away by my experience at Calavera at the Oakland airport. What made this extra special was the bartender working this night in question my wife and I had a layover here. His name was Miles and what an amazing person her was. After a long day of flying all we wanted was some decent food and some adult beverages as we waited for our next flight. Walking in we were pleasantly greeted and waited upon by Miles and made our whole experience awesome. We ended up spending our whole layover there just chatting it up like old friends based on how welcoming he made us feel. Great spot to stop in, open concept Mexican food, very clean and modern ambiance. I would for sure stop in again and hope that my new friend Miles would be here and for sure make the time go by all that much faster! read more

This restaurant is definitely a vibe for any type of occasion food was excellent I will definitely go back just a suggestion for the music can make it for all type of nationality read more

Restaurant was empty (Wed at 2:30pm) Sat down (self seating) waited 15 mins while 5 employees stood around laughing and making small talk but no one so much as acknowledged our existence. So we left and walked across the way to Draft house where we were immediately acknowledged and has food in less than 10 mins. Do yourself a favor- pay a little more and go where they appreciate your business. read more

Good breakfast burrito. Tasted fresh. It got the job done for an airport breakfast! However, it was pricey but I guess that's on par for the airport! read more

chicken tinga burrito bowl, carne asada burrito bowl, chicken quesadillas - all very, very good. long grain rice perfectly seasoned, meats tender and perfectly charred bits. DRINKS. the mezcal margarita was amazing as was the taste of mezcal after - thank you Miles!! You are an awesome bartender/server/guy! read more

Very solid burritos and fast service. 5* for food and service. However every restaurant that includes a 5% "EE surcharge" gets an automatic 1* rating. Hopefully these bogus fees will be gone on July 1. read more

Second time here before a Southwest flight. Honestly, I would be a regular if it were close to my house. Fabulous smokey mezcal marg Chicken tinga-delish Legit good chips The staff has been super friendly & accomodating. You wont believe it is an airport restaurant. read more

Calavera - Chicken tinga tacos - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

So grateful that calavera was open at 5 am today. I got a breakfast burrito that was delicious. Staff was courteous and helpful and my day is significantly better for it! Today is Monday 12/22/2025. read more

Nice place to sit and get a little food. Atmosphere was comfortable and the service was prompt. Being its st an airport, it was pricy, but that is expected read more

Calavera - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

Calavera, which is an upscale modern Mexican restaurant in Oakland, just added a location at the Oakland Airport. The menu includes tacos, quesadillas, tortas, burritos, etc. They also have a bar that serves alcoholic beverages. The tacos are street taco size and start at 3 for $17.50. They also have a deal of the week and value deal. There are vegetarian and gluten-free options. Meat/protein choices: carnitas, tinga, shrimp, soyrizo The queso quesadilla was $14 on the menu but as part of the value meal, it was only $10, including a fountain drink. I think the drink comes with free refills since you fill your own cup. The place was busy and it took 20 minutes to get a simple cheese quesadilla. Every table was taken too but there are plenty of places to sit and eat in the airport even if you can't find a table at Calavera. Queso quesadilla: flour tortilla, Chihuahua and Oaxacan cheeses, pickled red onions, salsa verde, crema. A nice big quesadilla, hot off the grill, cut into wedges. There wasn't a ton of cheese but I really liked that they used Mexican cheeses vs. cheddar and/or Monterey Jack. Definitely tasted better than a quesadilla with non-Mexican cheese, The pickled onions were nice and tangy, plus they tasted like oregano. Microgreens added a little freshness. The salsa verde was okay - it wasn't spicy and was pretty sour. For airport food, this was better than usual. I saw the tacos that people ordered and they were generous with the toppings. They also sell pastries that weren't Mexican (e.g., scones, croissants). Not sure why but Tay Ho at the airport also sells random pastries. In the refrigerated case you'll find Jarritos and Coronas. read more

Fabulous quesadillas with super moist carnitas and the most delicious aioli to dip in. The chicken salad with wonderfully tossed and the chicken thigh meat was moist and very fresh! Super surprised for an airport restaurant that this was so yummy!!!! read more

Calavera "Skull" Mexican Kitchen features upbeat Latin R&B/pop music, fun vibes and a very clean facility. Friendly staff and fair portion sizes for airport food. The flavors of the Calavera Plate were on-point. I would have rated this higher but half of my wife's carnitas plate was fat! Too bad. read more

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If you like a runny, flavorless breakfast burrito, then this is your spot. I am not picky, and was hungry enough to eat almost anything. But not that. It was inedible, so I tossed it. Why do I have to give it a star? read more

I got food poisoning after eating here and I had to ultimately go to the ER. It's not advisable to eat here. I'm still recovering.

Adrian B, you did an amazing job in making our long lay over worth while. You were attentive and helpful to everyone. Thank you! read more

Your usual airport fare. A bit expensive but to be expected. Tucked away by gates 30-32 Southwest airline gates. Staff is fast and friendly. Good place to hang waiting for your flight. There is a QR code to order food but better to go up to the bar and order directly. Faster. They can pour your beers into a plastic cup to walk to and wait at your gate but remember, Southwest doesn't let you bring drinks on board so, bottoms up before wheels up. read more

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Ordered a mangonada smoothie. It was essentially a mango flavored ice cube with tajin lime syrup. I think they just pulled it out of the freezer and didn't even make it. The picture on the menu showed at least a 20 oz cup and the actually thing was like 8 oz. I don't know how the actual food is but to be honest don't bother, just go to Southie next door. read more

If you sit at the bar the service is great and they are awesome! But if you sit at a table and order through the QR code, good luck. The $10 Guacamole Verde was ehhh and came with 18 chips. Plus, the guacamole and green sauce had a vinegar or sour taste to it! read more

Calavera - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

Chicken tocos were very good, loads of meat on them and very flavorful. The pulled pork was also good. I would definitely go here again. The service was fast and the dining area was very clean! read more

Food was terrible and so was the service. Elote was disgusting. Service was horrible.

Stopped here for lunch while traveling back to Seattle. This is the only decent place we found in the entire terminal. It's a busy and seems a popular place. The lady at the counter was super friendly and helpful. We ordered Guacamole Verde Con Salsa, Queso Quesadilla and grilled chicken burrito. The wait time is decent. They served the Guacamole Verde Con Salsa first. It was delicious along with the Guacamole and other salsas. But the chips was too oily. Took another 10 mins for the burrito and quesadilla to arrive. Portion is ok for the price they charge, unlike the typical rip off airport food places. Super happy with the food and service. The place is very clean and well maintained. Staffs are so good. Never thought I would say this about an airport terminal food counter - value for money. No wonder why it's a popular place. read more

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Breakfast before flight w the family. Got the breakfast sandwich, eggs bacon cheese pickled red onion brioche bun (grilled) flavorful cooked right, second dish eggs bacon potato plate. Good portion also cooked right. Got a couple of the fruit drinks tasty. Good place nice staff. read more

I haven't even tried my burrito yet but service is SO slow & rude. Cashier doesn't tell you anything. Food took forever. How long does it take to make a burrito?! I asked for a side of salsa & they were like, oh we have hot sauce packets. I wanted salsa, cause it's a burrito. They said I had to pay extra... AND wait in line again. Maybe that's something you need to tell the customer ahead of time, like when they're ordering the first time. No one smiled. No one cared. Fine, don't be friendly but at least do your job. So annoying. Anyways, if you don't have a lot of time, don't wanna miss your flight and don't want to spend about $15 for a vegetarian burrito with no salsa, please skip this place. I had WAY better service at the Peet's and wish I just got a breakfast sandwich. read more