Food here is incredible and the staff is amazing...I have come here quite a few times and…read moreeverything I have ordered as been sooooo good....my favorite is their pineapple side - it's got a really proper kick...their salad dressing is such a special treat and that jerk chicken and red beans and rice fantastic This last visit I tried a couple of their juices and oh my God so good!!!!

Love love love Cocobreeze Caribbean restaurant. Small place wonderful owner amazing Trini food !!…read moreMade me feel like I was home once again...the doubles was great and the roti soft and amazing! To wash it all down we had Shandy and Carib beer. The service great! I felt like home. Me my sister and brother in law had a wonderful time.

4496 Broadway Oakland, CA 94611…read more The other day, I got a tip that the spareribs are really good at this restaurant. So I placed a pickup order thru Doordash, and used some credits I had on my account. I ordered for takeout: - Jerk Ribs w/ 3 sides - Sides= Rices & Peas (beans), Coleslaw, Mac 'n Cheese Now, it being Jamaican food, I was expecting something spicy or perhaps exotic flavors/spices. What I got was an order of BBQ spareribs. OMG, those ribs were "fall off the bone" tender. The rice and peas were tasty and moist. The coleslaw and mac 'n cheese were dry. I have ordered BBQ ribs from Everett & Jones, Flints, Famous Daves, and I made my own. These were good BBQ ribs with a mild sauce. Some of the other reviews state that the menu isn't 100% Jamaican food, and they are correct. Maybe it's Jamaican food and American soul food. Then BBQ ribs would be on the menu. If you're looking for Jamaican food, I guess it depends on what you order.

Ok. So I was really enjoying this place. Had been there several times and was always very pleased…read morewith the service and food. I went 2 days ago and there was new staff cooking. The food has suffered. It's still ok, but definitely not at the same level. I'm definitely gonna give this place 1 more try, but if it's the same as my last visit, I'm going to have to find a new spot for my Caribbean food. Will post again after I try it next.

T'chaka is so good! Not sure what the lady name is but I believe she's the owner. She's always…read morefriendly and attentive to us. Also the young man who's the bartender/waiter he's very friendly as well. The food never disappoints every time I've eaten here. I've multiple dishes on the menu but this Snapper, is by far my favorite. The spices and seasonings are perfect. Everything about this dish is ! I recommend T'chaka again n again 10/10

I've never tried Haitian food before and was excited to try T'chaka. Fellow Yelpers had nice things…read moreto say about this restaurant and I agree. I started with the Ginger Sorrel drink and it had a nice bit of spice from the ginger. I ordered the Oxtail and it was so tender fall off the bone and tasty. The service was good and I would definitely be back:)

I mean based off just the takeout alone, 10/10 recommend. Cheaper and better than Sweet Fingers…read more Maybe it's the time of day, but we didn't have to wait long for the food either. We ordered brown chicken stew with peas and rice and plantains. FIRE! Definitely found our new spot when we crave Jamaican food!

Unpretentious spot but has great food and generous portions! I've gotten the jerk chicken several…read moretimes and it's always delicious and very well seasoned. The rice and peas are also good. It's great that the restaurant is open late on the weekends as well. They have some indoor and outdoor tables but I don't go for the vibe, just the food.

Went to the new location in Oakland yesterday. I bought small plate jerk chicken. It was absolutely…read moredivine. The chicken was seasoned to perfection and tender, just amazing. I will be back. I was so happy there was parking right outside. I might go back tonight and get more. I'm so happy there are options in Oakland of wonderful Jamaican food.

This location according to IG just had a soft-opening, but the restaurant has been around for a…read morewhile in other locations. I come in around 5pm, and the music was loud, like we were in a club. The atmosphere did not give a place that you wanted to sit, dine and enjoy the company you are with. I sat at the counter (chair wobbly), and was greeted by the counter attendant. I asked for a Ting, none were available. I decided on water. I ask for a combination plate of oxtail & jerk chicken. This is a sit down restaurant. The lady charges me before getting the food. The food itself was not the best unfortunately. The oxtails were really overcooked, and so were the veggies. The jerk chicken was good, but the sauce didn't have that sweet spicy bite that you love with jerk sauce. Price for a plate? $47 Sorry, I'm going to check out other places before I come back here.

First visit to Oakland and this small brightly colored clean open layout restaurant, reserved on…read moreOT, great full window views of street, paid parking in front, and both lunch and dinner menus. 5/5 Paul the Great, both Host and Waiter, made me feel right at home explained specials on menu and recommended some great Oakland places to visit. 10/10. Please ask for Paul when you visit. The delicious reasonably priced entrees cooked by the owner/chef included Dominican salad and Pico Pollo served with little wait.5/5. I will definitely visit again!!

We had an absolutely exceptional experience at alaMar Dominican Kitchen in Oakland! From the…read moreincredible food and delicious drinks to the warm, attentive service, everything was truly outstanding to the ambiance and creative decor brought authenticity and warm welcoming . My husband complimented Chef Nelson on the amazing food, and we were so pleasantly surprised when Chef Nelson came out to greet us personally. He was incredibly kind and gracious, and even treated us to a special creation of his own. That personal touch made an already wonderful experience even more memorable. You can truly taste the passion, creativity, and love that goes into every dish. The flavors were incredible, the drinks were fantastic, and the hospitality was top-notch. We're already looking forward to bringing our folks from Brentwood, Pittsburg, and Antioch to alaMar so they can taste and experience it for themselves. Oakland has a real gem here! Thank you, Chef Nelson, and the entire alaMar team, for such an amazing experience. We'll definitely be back!

My husband and I tried this place for the first time, and the food was delicious. We ordered Food…read moreFood, traditional dish and Customer service was excellent. Very recommended.

Got harassed while trying to eat here. Didn't feel safe and…read moreleft immediately. Thankfully my order wasn't put in yet cause their card machine was broken. Employees did nothing to help. Recommend just ordering online and picking up. Paper menu in the restaurant has no prices listed either.

Food 12/10 Food was amazing! I had the Caesar salad, lamb…read morechops, mash potatoes, grilled asparagus & chicken wings. Everything was prepared well. Service 10/10 Service was impeccable. Staff was very friendly, warm and accommodating. Ambiance 10/10 Ambiance was wonderful, loved the music, the decor, the lighting, great vibes.

Oakland sure isn't lacking for soul food restaurants, and there's a wide variety not only in terms…read moreof quality but in the breadth of food offered. Jamie W and I decided to give this restaurant a try after having had a delightful dinner at Burdell (review: https://yelp.to/FxhL3CmhOt). This one has a more upscale vibe in a cool historic setting, the Oakland Tribune building, but I have to say the execution was mixed. We started with a couple of their house cocktails. Jamie had the $14 Pierre's Margarita with the potent house tequila, triple sec, agave, and lime, while I ordered the puckery sweet $14 Strawberry Drop made with the house vodka, strawberry purée, lemon, and honey (Photo 8). It was a good start but then a long wait for the food. Inexplicably and without apology, all five dishes arrived all at once. Pretty overwhelming. First of all, we wanted to try the $28.50 Oxtail Rasta Pasta, but the server told us they were out. It was only 5:30PM, so we thought that was weak so early in the evening. As an alternative, we were offered a $35 'turf' version of the Rasta Pasta with slices of a medium-rare Ribeye Steak (Photo 7). The penne with jerk-spiced cream and sweet bell peppers was just too rich a bed for an indulgent piece of slightly undercooked meat. Similar in spirit was the $30 Cajun Crab Pappardelle which mixed a rich Creole cream sauce with cracked crab meat and mirepoix (Photo 5). It was another example of a fundamentally tasty dish overcome by muchness. We had marginally better luck with the three appetizers. The heavily dressed $14 Caesar Salad benefited from big toasted croutons (Photo 10). The $18 'Crack' Wings were pretty tasty with the spices and sweet chili sauce (Photo 6). The $15 Crab Fried Rice would've been just fine without the unnecessary topping of shaved Parmesan cheese (Photo 9). It turned out to be a lot of food for the two of us, and had we known how saucy most of the dishes were, we would've cut out at least one or two of the sides. I think they might benefit from Burdell's more economical approach to their dishes where they focus on a unique flavor to make each one more distinctively memorable. FOOD - 3 stars...basically tasty but with too many excessive touches in the execution...and no oxtails at 5:30PM? AMBIANCE - 4 stars...certainly spacious and well appointed for a vintage locale SERVICE - 3 stars...a spirited server but why did all the dishes come out at once?...and what's with not providing dinner napkins? TOTAL - 3 stars...it would be nice to offer an option to strip back on their richer dishes RELATED - Exploring Oakland? Here's my collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/2ObVcpQKASF

First time at Limon. Great food and Wilfredo was an excellent waiter! Highly recommend the…read morechicken!

So walking into this restaurant I really was open minded and didn't have no idea what I really…read morewanted but knew it was seafood. When I tell you my food was a 10/10. Everything was great and I can't wait to come back. Our servers was very patient and answered all of our questions. The environment was nice and clean with Halloween decorations everywhere which was great for the season.

The jerk chicken and oxtail combo was delicious and a generous portion! Oxtail was…read morefall-off-the-bone tender and the jerk chicken was cooked perfectly with incredible flavor. Everything was well-seasoned without feeling too heavy. It's the kind of homestyle comfort food that really hits the spot! I tried some of my husband's ribs too and they were so savory and flavorful. The staff was friendly and the service was great. Seemed like most customers were ordering takeout since there weren't many dine-in customers but rather a steady stream of people picking up orders. My husband and I chose to dine in and it was a great experience.

I ventured into downtown SSF to dine at Flavas Jamaican Grill, which I've had the opportunity to…read moretry at a catered office event last year (I've been craving it ever since). The daily lunch special - chicken curry with rice, beans, and plantains - sounded delicious, and I couldn't resist getting a side of cornbread. The restaurant was packed, yet I did not have to wait long for my food. The curried chicken was aromatic, juicy, and mildly spicy, and it paired excellently with the sweet fried plantains. There were little pieces of bone in the chicken, which is the risk you run when eating bone-in chicken thighs. I wish there had been more beans in the rice and beans, but I'm glad there was a generous portion of rice to absorb all of the delicious curry sauce. The cornbread tasted freshly baked, but it was a bit denser and chewier than I'm used to. There were so many other menu items I wanted to try, so on my next visit, I'll have to get the oxtail stew and beef patties.