Every time I've dropped by this location, the sales person's have been professional and helpful. Besides having cool Oaklandish merchandise, they have a huge collection of Oakland Roots and Oakland Ballers shirts and hoodies. Matt says if you are in the Fruitvale area maybe getting a Peet's or a croissant at La Farine, drop by and support our local community at Oaklandish. read more

Excellent service from very chill employees, high quality t-shirts & hoodies, shop local Oakland!

So much love for Oaklandish!!! If you're a local they're a necessity to rep your roots while supporting a wonderful, creative business that does so much for the community! If you're a Town visitor, there is no place better to pick up gifts for friends and family; and grab some wearable memorabilia for yourself to remember your trip! My most recent purchase was limited edition DubNation celebratory shirts and the one pictured here as gifts. I used the website and the transaction was seamless, and the gifts arrived today (ordered on Friday!!). Will definitely be back, again and again and again! read more

Oaklandish - Oakland Soul - Men's Clothing Near Me - Oakland, California

Excellent business and great service from the employees there, they were very friendly and knowledgeable about their items!!

This business is top shelf for Tee-shirts, Hoodies and more.. How many places can boast that their Tee-shirts are designed and made in Oakland? How many things come from across the sea? For me, it is refreshing to see the clean crisp designs at Oaklandish. Yes, the prices are more than Ross Dress for Less or Target, but when you buy at Oaklandish there is a percentage of the profit that gets donated back to the community. And since the designs are local, the artist/craftsmen get money instead of who knows who? There weren't very many people in the store when I was there the other day (the beginning of May, 2021), and social distancing and limited number of people in the store at one time was still happening. There was a very sweet young woman who was answering all of my questions about the art on the Tees, etc. Some of the artists that design the Tee-shirts are well-known in the local art community. This store is for people who want to wear their Oakland pride on local designed shirts. There are bold color tee shirts displayed on the wall like individual works of art--so you can actually see them without touching them. There are emblems for your car or house windows; solid color hats with simple emblems; glasses and mugs from Oakland; Oakland magnets; and tie-dyed socks; and much, much more. This could be a nice place to take visitors from out of town to take a little of Oakland pride home with them. read more

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Oaklandish has opened a second store and they had their grand opening event earlier in the day with plenty of activity happening at the site. My husband and I walked in and right away it's "pump up the volume" and let's rock, dance (PARTAY!) or whatever...old school music from the 80's was thumpin' and customers could help themselves to some refreshment (fresh fruit platter, pesto pasta salad, assorted flavored juices, cheese 'n cracker tray) and they even had some bubbly...hey, hey...it's like "can't get enough of that funky stuff." The place was crowded, the line was long for purchasing merchandise; but when the hits were continuous - non stop like a Cameron Paul mix (back in the days), hey what can I say...get ya back off that wall, hit the floor and get down on it. Who did my honey and I run into at Oaklandish? None other than Mayor Jean Quan doing some shopping. The employees were super nice and friendly. I got the royal treatment because they noticed that I had my Oaklandish t-shirt and hoodie on, plus I was carrying their old canvas tote in my hand. Hey, I have to represent. Even though the store is smaller than the one on Broadway in Downtown Oakland, I like the artwork on the wall - the Port of Oakland cranes, street signs of Fruitvale and MacArthur, AC Transit buses. Finally, I did not leave Oaklandish empty handed. I purchased two tees - purple & gold (gotta represent OTHS Bulldogs) and Oaklandish WAR510RS. read more

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I almost didn't buy anything at this store because of their worker Leilani. I was having issues w my Apple Pay (which I've never used before) and she started giving me attitude n was zero help. Both her and Julio were mid conversation and seemed uninterested in helping me at all. I stepped outside to fix it, and when I came in I mentioned that they seemed to not be interested in helping anyone. She immediately went on the attack and told me that my attitude was the issue, and mentioned something about my mask. She never asked me to put one on, I put in on willingly after seeing a sign in the store. These people almost made this store lose my business, I would have had a better experience with a self service kiosk since I already knew what I wanted. They're getting paid to do literally nothing, almost worse then nothing because they're causing people like me to never want to come back. read more

I've been a fan of Oaklandish for as long as I can remember. I used to go by their van to admire the shirts and hoodie during the farmer markets on Saturdays at Lake Merrit. I was only able to purchase their apparel when it was on clearance a few times. But my first purchase ever was online when they had shirts on sale that included a free tote with purchase! I love that a portion of Oaklandish sales goes back to the community. I really do admire this company, always supporting other local shops. So today all started when my buddy Ben and I were at a local coffee shop catching up. I noticed his 510/OAK and complimented it. He told me it was Oaklandish! We exchanged how much we love the brand and how he owns a gazillion of their apparels. Then Ben mentioned how their shop (fruitvale location) is super close by....so we went! I never been before! I came in and immediately the staff was friendly! They has so much Oaklandish goodies on the counter of the register along with other "local" goodies by other local artists. The store is so nice! I'm impressed with the decoration. So the way the small store lays out their items, they hang one of each design and you would request your size and they will go grab it. They have so many they can't lay them all out. They have a nice display of baby and kids clothes, prints, stickers, gift items, etc.! I also admire how anti-black Friday they were...which is probably why they don't have sales. I think they did online a week prior. There's a shirt I have been eyeballing for the past almost 4 years now. It's the "Oakland Originals" tee I have been hoping the prices would drop but it's still at $28. I appreciate the fact they give back to the community, and it's locally made and pretty decent quality...but for a shirt it's out of my budget. I felt it was perfect for me because I am an Oakland original! Born, raised and lived my entire life! I'm very proud! My friend was so nice to get it for me! He actually bought 3 more shirts, a deck of cards ($7), a sticker pack ($12) and I think other stuff too. Anyhow, I noticed the lovely tote the cashier was placing the items in. I asked her if we can have another tote. She says she can't give us another because it's a limited tote to a purchase of $60+. My friend asked her what his total was. She responded $160. So he asked...so yeah I can get 2. Then she says it's per transaction. And he asked if he can do a separate transaction. So this conversation was able to go on because we are still waiting for the other workers to grab our shirt sizes anyway. Then I guess the cash register girl got a bit fed up and told us since we keep asking nicely she will give us another one. But it looked like they needed to have the manager give it to us. So yay! I can't believe my friend actually did damage coming here, haha. He owns so much Oaklandish shirts and things. I enjoyed my time here and My lovey new shirt! One day I hope to shop here without worrying about breaking my bank account. :-/ read more

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My hubby has been wanting to visit the Oaklandish store forever but we've never made it to the primary location so we were delighted to find this store open minutes from our house. It was a bit stressful on our first visit though b/c there was a bawling woman outside being interviewed by the police. I had to clutch my gold iPhone to myself a bit tighter ... Great assortment of designs on shirts and caps. I also loved the small section of Oakland made products in the middle of the store. I hope they continue to grow their assortment with more items from local artisans and vendors. read more

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As a new Oakland resident, very cool. The merch is top shelf. Oakland Dust rub even! Great staff. Love it.

First time at the oaklandish store in fruitvale and was very impressed. When I say the store is clean I don't just mean clean, it's sleek, it had good feng shui. I knew what I was coming in for, an Oakland roots tshirt for my 15 year old nephew and they had a good selection too! Leilani was so helpful, I told her what I needed and she explained my options. She was so friendly and when I was chatting with her about the gift, she recommended the size after explaining the sizes. I said I wanted to pay for a bag since it was a gift for later that day and she was so nice and offered to add tissue paper, it was perfect. She made me hyped to go to the store downtown which it has been some years now, I'll be going again and my nephew loves his gift! read more

I like this location because there's a (free) parking lot in the back as well as street (metered) parking. I usually find that they carry what I need EXCEPT during the holidays. That's when the broadway location would have more extensive stock on sizes (but parking sucks there). Prices are above what you would pay elsewhere but I'd gladly pay more cause they support the local community through monthly nonprofit donations, community events, and one that I've personally benefited from: the Oakland scholar tshirt give away for high school students with 3.0 or higher. Looking for a gift for a true Oaklander? Look no further! This is the place to go if you tryna rep the town!! I love their American apparel hoodies and they carry stuff from local vendors. I got my best friend a cool poster of the Tribune for her dorm room. read more

This is the place to go for your Oakland fashion needs. I got a couple of Oakland T shirts that are fantastic. They have some The Town Warriors clothing, it's pricey but it's local and well made. The Oakland Dust Rub is good, I bought the meat rub and it's pretty good.They made the last Oracle reg season game t shirts and they are fantastic. A true original. Check it out, they have a store in Jack London Square as well read more

Been a fan of Oaklandish gear for years! Usually go to the shop on Broadway but my friend and I decided to check out the Fruitvale location today. Parking can be a challenge but once that's done, it's a nice spot! A small shop, really friendly staff and we just so happen to be visiting on a day that the store was giving 10% of the proceeds to level playing field, a non profit for under privileged youths. Happy my money was contributing to that. Oaklandish offers some amazing quality products. The shirts cost around$30 bucks but they are so worth it! Soft and comfy! I had to set a budget before I walked in the door because I want EVERYTHING they sell! Settled on a sweet Candlestick Park shirt and a beautiful starry night themed Oakland shirt. Also have to comment that the staff went above and beyond! My friend was eyeing a mug but didn't know if it was dishwasher safe. These days, with customer service going to shit, I expected the conversation to stop there. Nope, the staff members not only looked on line to see if it was but when didn't find an answer, they called their boss to ask. Great customer service that you don't find everyday. Just another reason why Oaklandish gets my money! Really happy with my purchase and even more so since some of my money went to a good cause. I'll be back for sure! Love this shop! Hella dope spot #RootedInOakland read more

Oaklandish - Men's Clothing Near Me - Oakland, California

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Always have to support local oakland shops. Always great and supportive to them. Town bizness

Oaklandish, just taken my damn paychecks! I LOVE this store, so hard. I love that they gave back to the community, and support Oakland schools. As a teacher, it warms my heart that they are giving back TO CHILDREN! I've never been to an Oaklandish event, but always wanted to (watch it on Instagram live)! Keep giving oaklandish and I'll keep coming back! read more

Love the fact a second Oaklandish store has opened close to me. Great place for gifts.

Great clothing retailer that give back to the local community. You don't have to be from Oakland to love this place as they are more about showing civic pride! Who doesn't respect no matter where they hail from? I've always had great service and they change their inventory out every few months or so. Anyone who has a t-shirt addict should check out both their brands Oaklandish and There, There and check out their online presence. Great to see this latest location in the Dimond District of the O! read more

The customer service is awesome. They help me with what I needed. I love their design. They have some interesting clothes there. Parking can be hard to find. I love how it is near me. I will be definitely come by more often. read more

I love this place, not just because it's in my neighborhood, hella lucky. They have the coolest clothes, cups, bags, patches. The atmosphere makes you wanna hang out there, the employees are all so sweet, it makes you wanna hang out even more. Now they even have a lending library for folks, how cool is this place, LOVE THEM!!!! & love my Oakland pride on my sleeve or chest or cup or where ever I can!! read more

who doesn't love OAKLANDSISH?! superb gear and great customer service every time. Pick up the latest local gear and be supportive of your town! read more

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Proudly give the gift of Oakland. The perfect gifts for that hard to please person, no matter where they live. The Oakland enigma perfectly captured in simple apparel. read more

This is a pretty cool clothing store. Been here a few times. My man loves this store. Awesome designs and great quality clothing. They have kids clothes too. My son rocks a laurel tee :) . Nice spot for this pretty cool clothing store to be at, in the Fruitvale area. read more

Great merchandise and space but even nicer was the fantastic help one of the ladies working this Saturday gave to us! Some of the best retail service I've experienced in a long while; she went out of her way to check inventory at that location along with other stores and online WITHOUT us even asking her to! read more

This is my favorite clothing store in Oakland. The designs are always fresh on the tees, dope hats, and a bunch of goodies on the counter like key chains , buttons , bumper stickers etc. I've been going to this location for over 5 years. read more

POOR SERVICE. Went in there to buy a present for my son, since we now live in the UK and went to pay at the counter and was told to "wait a minute" without even the slightest eye contact or further acknowledgement. OK, I get it, we all get busy, but look up from the counter and smile (don't have to smile) and let me know you'll be right with me - got it! Not at this establishment. This is where the attitude started and continued through out the entire purchase transaction. Well, at the end of a retail interaction, I expect to hear a simple "thanks" or a "thank you" but alas, just more attitude which made me feel like they didn't need my business and that I shouldn't be interrupting them by trying to buy a 75 dollar sweatshirt. Jaime read more

Love this place. I had an issue with a purchase and the staff was able to easily help me. I will not forget their help during this holiday season. Their products are always great quality and would definitely recommend to all! Support Oakland! read more

I was pretty excited to see Oaklandish had gotten a second location closer to home. I go there whenever I want to get someone a gift of a local t-shirt. The only reason I'm not giving it five stars is that the ladies' t-shirts run pretty small. I had to get my mom a men's shirt so that it would fit her. Which is fine, it's just weird. But I love their stuff...their shirts are super soft, with clever things on them...and really, the reason I decided to write this review is because they have a free book exchange in the back! I could hardly believe it when I discovered it. They don't even care how many you take, they say they get tons of donations from the group that runs it. I forget the name of the group. You can bring and take as many books as you want though. Awesome. Good selection too. I grabbed like five for a teenager I know, and three for me. I plan on bringing books there when I'm done with them. Plus, when I left with all of them (and mind you, I hadn't even bought anything, I'd just exchanged my mom's t-shirt for a bigger size), one of the girls who was working there gave me a free tote bag to haul my books away in. I could hardly believe it. They don't just talk the talk, they walk the walk as well. :) read more

It's awesome that they opened up a store here. I no longer have to find parking at he downtown location and instead just come here. The staff is super helpful and of course the clothing is always something worth supporting. read more

Got nothing but love for Oakland, so why not wear your heart on your sleeve? Oaklandish representin' never perpetratin'. In the heart of the Dimond District. That's real. The layout of the store is pretty relaxed, ample space to move about. Caps galore and boards too. Great selection of locally designed apparel and for babies too. This year why not give your homies Oaklandish wares? Spread the Oaklandish pride across the US of A! Free parking in the back. read more

Great store and good selection to choose from. I have family that lives in Oakland so it's nice to have a good shop like this that isn't a typical tourist spot. read more

Unfortunately, my first experience with Oakandish was not positive. It began great when the young man working there assisted me in finding a nice Oakland shirt for my wife. It went sour upon checkout time, when I opted to pay with cash. It appears that he did not know how to process a cash payment and pressed a wrong button on the POS device. He asked me to wait while he consulted his supervisor for assistance. No problem, things happen and I understand. About 5 or so minutes went by, while they talked. I asked was everything OK and gave the young man coins in order to make my change an even $65, so it would be easier. I suggest that they give me my change and that I did not require my receipt so I can be on my way. They ignored the suggestion and asked me to wait longer. I continued to wait while the supervisor phoned someone (the owner maybe?) to assist further assistance. At this point, a line was forming at checkout and I estimate I was waiting about 10 minutes and I was given no explanation. I then said that I had to leave and to give me my change. They asked me to wait longer. I insisted to them that I could not wait, and that I wanted change or my money back. Finlay, the young man handed me change without counting it to me. I asked him to count it to me, and he counted it to himself. I checked it and he gave me $5 too much, and I informed them and handed it back. I had to ask for an apology, which came half-hardheartedly. As a former Oakland resident excited about visiting his home town, it was a disappointing experience. I can't help wondering that if I were white would my experience have been different? read more

I love that this location is closer to my house! Oaklandish is perfect place for gifts for ANYONE! My out of town friends love it when I bring them Oaklandish stuff because its kind of Bay Area exclusive! Also with the A's season approaching its important to get your unique A's gear here! read more

Fashionable variety of Oakland themed clothing. Great quality! Awesome place for gifts. Great customer service! Definitely would recommend this shop to anybody looking for East Bay or Oakland gear. Parking is a bit challenging but totally worth it! read more

Great clothes store and great vibe. The workers were very nice and friendly, I didn't feel pressured to buy anything (even thou I bought a lot of things haha). Great assortment of designs for tees and hoodies. Only thing I wasn't able to get was a green and gold Oakland tree sticker, will definitely come back again! read more

Stopped here to support cat town, waiting for KT to pick out a shirt. Nice store, love that they support east bay non profs.

I R E A L L Y want to give this place 5 stars, and I'm hoping the staff can redeem themselves in the future because I love supporting local businesses and I believe in their mission and values. However, the staff does not seem to share the same sentiment. I had an issue with a product I received online that had faulty stitching, and the woman "helping" me was rude and condescending. She had a superior attitude the entire interaction. She accused me of having mistreated the clothing, instead of understanding that perhaps there was just something wrong with this particular piece of clothing. It was a whole ordeal and embarrassing that I even had to push for a manager to help me. I would have called myself instead of having to deal with her, but she refused to give me another person to call or speak too, loudly exclaiming that she "would have to deal with this on her last day." The other woman in the shop just sat there smirking the whole time and didn't even try to help. I get it, customer service can be rough, but I do it too and would never treat a customer the way I was treated that day. The only reason I don't review this place and 1 or 2 stars is because I was treated very well when I spent $250 dollars there over the holidays. Perhaps some customer service training would do this location some good. read more

We found this place a few steps away from Pete's Coffee. After having our afternoon snack we though it would be nice to check out this place. The clothing is laid out pretty simply and the shirts are hung up. The material of the clothes were very soft and nice. The prices were much more than we expected. read more

I am so glad this business is in the Dimond District. This block has had so many changes and all our good. Oaklandish is a great additon. You have La Farine, All Eyes On Me Optometry and Oaklandish all in a row! You can not go wrong. Richard helped me out one evening after work and he gave good advice and had lots of patience with all my questions. This is someone who is not only good at his job but also seems to enjoy it. My pet peeve is having someone help me who clearly doesn't like their job. Oaklandish is a great place to go for all of your holiday needs or just to represent Oakland! read more

Nice little store with the merchandise displayed along the walls in an appealing way. I needed to pick up some gifts and the two saleswomen who were in the store today were incredibly nice and helpful. Additionally, they really know the merchandise in terms of sizing and stock. Quality customer service all the way around. It's an easy place to shop because it is clean and uncluttered. They have one of every item out on display, and they get you fresh stock when you tell them what you want. Pricey, but the t-shirts make a nice gift. Great place to shop if you are in the market for gifts representing Oakland or you just love Oakland. read more