Simple place located in the Penumbra office buildings--the food is fast, delcious and hits the spot! Prices are pretty decent especially for the Bay Area. I recently tried the burrito and chicken tortilla soup, and both were delicious. read more

Oscar's is located on the Pneumbra campus which consists of several buildings, it's a little hidden. They offer Mexican bowls, burritos, tacos, salads, large soups and daily specials. They serve breakfast and lunch, and have Peet's coffee drinks, smoothies, and cookies from Semifreddis. All entrees are currently $4.95 plus tax/optional tip - an incredible deal!! They are most likely subsidized by Pneumbra, but the restaurant is open to the public. Food quality is pretty good considering the price! They have a few tables inside and out, but they're mostly a to-go business and you can order in-person or ahead online. read more

I agree. Owner guys a jerk. Also the food is never consistent nor ready when you order for it to be ready at a certain time and food is always either overcooked or undercooked. read more

Food: excellent Service: quick, friendly Ambiance: large room, high ceilings, big windows In sum I like this place, the food is great, inexpensive, unpretentious, and a comfortable, friendly setting. Unlike so many of Alameda's eateries which are in small old buildings and you feel cramped, this place is big, airy, open and bright! read more

Street tacos were decent. Mexican rice was blah ..As far as coffee goes, they advertise on the website on yelp and at their counter that they can offer a frappe... when in reality they can't. Sucks cause I had my heart set on a frappe. read more

This place is in a little bit of a weird location, but they have a ton of signs posted so you can't miss it. They have an amazing outdoor eating area that provides some shade. It would be a great place to go for lunch with co workers. I got Grilled chicken crispy salad and it was so good. It Came with a lot of guacamole and chicken! I didn't even need the chipotle ranch dressing but it tasted so good that I couldn't help it. I would definitely Go here again. read more

Oscar's Grill - Grilled Chicken Crispy Taco Salad. So good - Mexican Near Me - Alameda, California

Thankfully the food is good here because it's the food option within a couple of miles. Great burritos and salads, super fast and friendly service. A++ read more

please dont waste your time go there with price and it is not real restaurant. it just take your money and not respect the food. was told that will cooked 1 mintues cooked on potoates. i was puzzled and i let them keep the money to remembering me that not go there again. got finger point from angry chef. bye felicia! read more

I tried this place for the first time at the recommendation of a co-worker. I ordered their grilled vegetable panini. The grilled veggies had a good flavor, but what I got was NOT a panini but rather a flat bread toasted on both sides and then stuffed with cold vegetables. Disappointing. However, their fries were good. I will probably go back and try something else, but I doubt I will order this again which is unfortunate as I really did like the flavor of the grilled veggies. read more

Oscar's Grill - What I was expecting to get. - Mexican Near Me - Alameda, California

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I liked it. No nonsense. Usually when they open a restaurant on the first floor of a business it means someone's cousin's brother's son's wife was able to ask for some rental space on the cheap, and they get easy money but all the rest of us get is disappointment. Not so here. I was happy. I got a California burrito and had a very happy, chill lunch eating, pouring salsa out of a little cup, out in the sun at a standing table under an outdoor umbrella, talking to a couple friends. Why only 4 stars? No freebie chips. And the fountains outside are still in disrepair--but that's a Penumbra thing, not on Oscar's. read more

Oscar's Grill - California burrito and salsa that tastes like a cross between Tapatio and Taco Bell fire sauce - Mexican Near Me - Alameda, California

The service seems to be better here now. The food is SO good, I hated giving it a low review. I'll always give them the benefit of the doubt. read more

After working at the business park for a few months, I finally decided to give this place a try - and I'm glad I did! I ordered a Crispy Taco Chicken Salad online about 20 minutes before my lunch time, and it was ready for pick up when I got out to lunch!! Unfortunately, no picture because I was super hungry so I'll try to describe it in detail. I thought the "crispy" part referred to tortilla strips you'll usually see in a taco salad, but the salad actually came in a taco shell bowl! It was filled to the brim with mixed greens, a little romaine lettuce, black beans, corn, pico de gallo, chicken, cheese, guacamole AND sour cream. Whew. Served with a generous serving of chipotle ranch dressing on the side. It was a pretty filling salad for around $13, and I thought it was worth it. I'll try their other menu items whenever I have a lunch fiasco :) read more

1) Don't Order Online, they don't get the order 2) When I got there, to discover they didn't get the order 15 min before, they put 4 other orders ahead of mine. People arrived 5 min after me and got their food 5 min before me. 3) No Parking, it's all full. Unless you work at this Campus, no parking. It's a campus, so the cafe is in the middle, away from parking. Have a nice walk. 4) 5 minutes after I got her to put in the order, did the line cook begin to look at the tag. He's not looking ahead to know what's next (I used to be a line cook). So the open space on the flat top got an omelette instead of the tortilla. The rest of the food is already prepped on the line. 5) When I got the burrito, she didn't pack any napkins To Go Not impressed but decent food. read more

Absolutely outstanding across the board. Staff are amazingly family and helpful. You can't go wrong with anything on the menu. My favorite is their cheese quesadilla with their guacamole because they block them only is the best I've ever had read more

Don't waste your time. Food is meh. Wait time is ridiculous. Even if you order ahead they hardly ever have it ready ON TIME. And make sure you check your order before you leave. They have a reputation of screwing up read more

Come here every time I'm working In Alameda and it never disappoints. Food is always fresh and made to order. Service is quick and environment is very clean. Awesome job on attention to detail! read more

Oscar's Grill - Chicken soft taco - Mexican Near Me - Alameda, California

Bottom line: worth going if nearby for lunch What to get: spinach salad, decent quality and fresh considering in an office park. What not to get: smoothie, artificial tasting. When to go: quick lunch. Cafeteria in an office park, outdoor seating area. read more

I wish I was petty enough to take my fucking tip money back because they fucked up on your order and give you attitude. You pay for something extra and they don't give it to you as well. They are really good at taking your money but not good enough taking your order CORRECTLY. What a mess. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. Will third time be the charm? read more

Oscar's Grill offers a wide variety of mexican food which is they're specialty and the burritos whether it's carne asada, carnitas or chicken you will be delighted with how tasteful and how much flavor each dish provides. The fish tacos are remarkable, while the quesadillas, and nachos go above and beyond. Not to mention the bakery with they're freshly baked cookies are truly exceptional. The mushroom or guacamole burgers, ruben, philly cheese steak and BBQ pulled pork sandwiches are other dishes I highly recommend. While they're salads are extremely delicious and will leave you completely satisfied. read more

Mediocre food. Doesn't even taste like authentic Mexican food. They abuse their privilege of being Penumbra's only restaurant on campus. Overcharge for basically everything and they are NEVER on time with their orders. read more

Two star if you can get any service from this place, why even Open ola cafe if you can't staff it??? read more

Never gets an order correct. Dont waste your money. Eat from the food truck parked out front instead. Better service and food.

This place was a joke. Ordered the caeser salad and there was no caesar dressing on it. Friend ordered the carne asada fries and it looked like some fries with ground beef on it. Seemed like it was everbodys first day working there with a bunch of ingredients they found at someones house. I don't recommend this place. read more

Decent place to eat close to work where there isn't much. Their breakfast croissant egg/sausage sandwich is very tasty. I've enjoyed their burritos, tacos and burgers. It's not authentic Mexican food, but good. I like that there's variety of foods in a small convenient menu. Sometimes that's better for a small busy location. I haven't tried the specials, but my coworkers seem to enjoy them. read more

I love the Chicken BLT! Always nice produce and assembled with care. I kinda got shorted on the fries, but I don't need them anyway. I like to order/pay with the Yelp app. Only once out of a dozen times have they not received the order and had the food ready. I think it may have been a mistake I caused, because I didn't get a confirmation either. read more

Good Convo with Owner, Cashier Gal's are always nice, the young gentlemen who cooks the food will step in sometimes to make sure that my order was being handled in a timely manner. They always say Hello, Goodbye and Thank You! Good Food , Good Service, Good People, Good Smiles. read more

I used to come come here for the carne asada fries when I worked in Alameda. The burrito is kind of small and could be better.

Great place on Bay Harbor for a quick sandwich, burrito, or salad. They are in the middle of the Penumbra complex -- you won't see it from either parking lot, but just keep walking towards the middle and you'll see it. Ordering online is super convenient. Orders usually ready in 10 or 15 minutes if you order online. read more

This place is a welcomed breath of fresh air compared to the pile of a restaurant that was here before. The food is delicious, and the staff is friendly. I have tried a Regular burrito with chicken, Oscar's Nachos with chicken and the Super Seafood burrito. Everything was delicious. The food tastes nice and fresh. My favorite so far has been the Super Seafood Burrito. They don't skimp on the shrimp! Great place to try if you work in the area. read more

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Bad service never have shit ready on time. Wen they run out of things they wont call and let you know. Their portion is never the same. meat always too burnt. Some time food is hella nasty. read more

Found this jewel today during a business visit. This is a perfect place to get a bite with a nice variety of menu options. I will definitely return. The food was great. read more

I've been going to Oscar's for over a year now ever since it's near me. I typically use Yelp to order from there and I have never had any problems until this particular time. I placed my order well over an hour before I picked it up. When I got there, they told me my order would be "completed shortly." Well, it seems that the staff at Oscar's and I have a different definition of shortly because it took them 25 minutes of my 30 minute lunch to produce my meal. I am very upset and will not be returning to Oscar's. They did not even offer me anything for my troubles or even say sorry. Looks like the food trucks will be getting my business from now on. read more

Very disappointed, I went there after 15 mins after ordering and my garlic fries are cold. Also I paid extra for them to put garlic fries on my California burrito $2, Then I checked and wow, they put just regular fries. What a rip off on my money!!!!! Not ordering there again. read more

I was told this was pretty much the only choice close to the Penumbra Campus. But from what I experienced, they are pretty lucky. Far from the bland impersonal cafeteria style food. Oscar is warm and welcoming. A great face for the restaurant. Everyone told me to try the enchilada soup and hype usually kills it for me but it did not disappoint. It was like eating green chile verde sauce. With a dollop of sour cream and crisp tortilla strips. Heaven on a rainy day. The fish and chips were fine but I would definitely come back to try more. If it's as good as the soup, it warrants closer inspection of the menu! read more

Thank Gawd this place opened! My co-workers and I have only ever had one option in the area for lunch, Why CROOK Cafe (actually called Why Cook Cafe, but the owner is a crook). Looks like we'll all be going here now instead. I just had the veggie burrito and there are actually fresh veggies in it: squash, zucchini, bell peppers, and such. My co-worker had the BLT Chicken sandwich and loved it. Great customer service. Friendly and helpful staff that asked us if we were enjoying our food and experience. Fresh-baked bread and pastries, from the pastry chef himself. We've been waiting for this for years! Yay! read more

Only open for lunch during the week, Oscar's Grill is a sister restaurant of El Caballo Wraps in Alameda, but with a somewhat different menu. Located facing a central courtyard surrounded by four large business park buildings housing Penumbra, this restaurant is decently sized with outdoor seating and a modern, business park feel. You order at the counter and they give you a pager to let you know when your order is ready to be picked up. My regular al pastor burrito was fine and the nachos looked great. I have to try the tortilla soup next time to see if it's as good as the soup at El Caballo Wraps. It's always great to see the owner Oscar, who is one of the most friendliest merchants around. I can see why it's only open for lunch during the week. It is a ghost town around the business park otherwise. read more

The quality of the food and service have increasingly deteriorated over the last year and the price of the meals takes advantage of the monopoly it has in the business park, as many of the predecessors in this business park have had before it. It is unfortunate because when it originally opened, it was set to impress and the food and service were top notch that one could forgive the premium paid for the food - after all, Oscar walks around in a Michelin star chef outfit. Based on initial impression I still keep trying to give Oscar's a chance, but the food is regularly cold, service is rude and slow, and is overly salty, greasy and overpriced ($10 for a salad you can buy at the grocery store for $3). Expect to overpay on salads or eat greasy salt for lunch. That is, if they get your order right in the first place. Summary of last few orders - 1) Placed order on Eat24 at 11:45. By 12:35 order was still not ready for pickup. Staff were irritated by the busy-ness and snapped at customers (never mind that the customers pay their salary). When questioned the order status because I could not wait any longer, was given a refund but this did not make up for not having a meal that day. 2) Ordered philly cheese steak - received bread... a few slices tiny slices of meat inside a sandwich that was not cut. 3) Breakfast sandwich tasted like it was made in my grandma's kitchen and not in a good way. 4) Cashier observed handling money and then tried to help with food area, even picking something off the ground before going back to the kitchen. 5) World famous soup tasted like someone accidentally dumped the whole salt container into the pot, not edible in the least. Update - 11/2017 Class and arrogance from the owner Oscar, drove his car on the sidewalk and walking path in the business park between buildings. read more

Decent food but they just increased their pricing substantially. Twenty bucks and change for a California burrito, small macaroni salad, and a soda. That's just ridiculous.. read more

Best potato salad!!! I had the veggie me lite sandwich where do I start ..... They bake there rolls everyday! Delicious !! It comes with zucchini, tomatoes, lettuce, onions ,cucumbers and avocado so flavorful!!!! Definitely recommend! read more

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Service and quality have significantly decreased in the past 6-9 months.... Prices have increased... I've spend $$ with online orders, and go to pick up items to find out that they no longer carry the item(s) I had ordered. The original staff are still friendly... but it seems like all employees are truly miserable. In my opinion, I think because this is the one little nearby food place, they're unable to handle the burst of capacity when everyone has meal breaks at the same time. read more