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    Primavera

    4.6 (86 reviews)
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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Mary F.

    Primavera rocks!! Granted, I've only dropped by once but this definitely won't be the last time I'm here. It's a very unassuming shop across from Oakland Tech and one of the Kaiser buildings, next to a pet shop, and kind of colorful inside. Primavera is a truly mom & pop sandwich shop, offering different kinds of sandwiches, breakfast foods, and salads, along with various coffee and tea offerings, milk teas and fruit teas, and other sweet drinks. They also have a ton of candy and canned/bottled drinks available for sale (probably given their proximity to the high school). After dropping off our ballots across the street, we stopped by to grab some sandwiches. My bf got a Chicken Italiano sandwich, and I got a half turkey avocado sandwich/half Chinese chicken sandwich combo with a mango green tea with mango star jelly. Needless to say, my lunch was delicious, healthy, and filling, and my partner enjoyed his meal. Everything is so reasonably priced as well- our meals plus drink were about $22, including the tip! I'd return to try the other drinks as well and other sandwich flavors. I'll continue to drop by here when I'm in the area or in a mood for a sandwich or salad... that was TASTY. Support Primavera!!

    Hot pastrami sandwich
    Pedro S.

    This my first time eating at Primavera. I always drove by it and today, I decided to try it out. I had the hot pastrami sandwich on a toasted roll. It included tomatoes, lettuce, onions, mayo and mustard. Their Pastrami sandwich had a good balance of condiments, meat and bread ratio. Good stuff!!! It's a small mom and pop sandwich shop so nothing fancy but good food. Their sandwich are affordable. FYI, They only have street parking so you might have to walk. Come check them out.

    Mamie D.

    Sandwich was delicious!! My daughter wanted to go here today and I finally took a bite of her sandwich and decided I wanted one too. Right across the street from Oakland Tech High school. Definitely will be back. Breakfast sandwiches are also yummy.

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    Shayla B.

    You CANNOT sleep on this place! Yes, the Oakland Tech kids raid this spot several times a day, but that doesn't mean that you can't enjoy it too. Not sure how many times that I've passed this place by without even knowing, but I'm so glad that I discovered them through Yelp! Where else can you get a full meal for $6 or less in this area?! Think.... keep thinking... okay, MAYBE fast food, but even that is cutting it close! When I read that this spot makes some bomb ass sammies for around $5-$6 a pop, I just had to go and see for myself. Parking can be hard in a dual sense; finding it if their little parking lot is full, and trying to squeeze into those tiny little spots. I witnessed a lady scrape her car against another car while trying to fit into a spot on my first visit there! It was hard to watch, but I'm just happy that it wasn't my car (no offense). But once you can get passed the parking, you'll be in for a real treat! Speaking of treats... there are tons and TONS of them! Don't come in here with a sweet tooth because you'll leave here with all kinds of candy and junk food! Chocolate, cookies, chips, candy... they even have cup of noodles! Yaaasss! It's a high school student's DREAM! You can go cray in here buying up all kinds of junk food! Aside from the junk food, they offer salads, sandwiches, breakfast sandwiches, and even boba tea drinks and smoothies! It's amazing, isn't it?! I ended up ordering a half sandwich and half salad combo with a turkey, bacon, and avocado sandwich and a Chinese chicken salad for $6. The sandwich was good and the ingredients tasted fresh. It wasn't the best sammy that I've ever had, but it was good for the price. Now that Chinese chicken salad?! That thang was BOMB! They didn't even really put too much in the salad itself, but the dressing and the flavors just got me. It was delicious! I almost wished that I had gotten a full salad instead of just a half. The family who operates this business is very kind and hard working! They are also super fast and prepared my meal in lightening speed. I came around 11:15ish and the store was pretty empty. I would advise that you come here before noon or after 1:30/2:00ish unless you wanna be stuck waiting in line with the high school crowd. There is only one table for seating inside and one outside, so your best bet is to get it to go! All in all, this was such a great find and I'm so happy to add them to my lunch routine! Check them out if you're in the area. You won't be sorry that you did!

    Whole 9 Yards + jelly (if you know, you know)
    Erin A.

    Support your local mom & pops!!! We love Primavera and they need our support, especially during the pandemic and school closures, so they can continue serving our community and our youth as well as they do! Primavera offers breakfast food, sandwiches, salads, tons of different snacks, drinks, fresh fruit, pretty much anything you might be craving. I usually get different things every time I go, but my partner, who has been going to Primavera since he was a high schooler at Oakland Tech (more than 10 years ago!) almost always gets the "Whole 9 Yards" -- egg, cheese, bacon, sausage on a toasted roll. He also adds jelly to it for that sweet/savory element. Sooo fire. And so affordable! Show this business some love!

    Andrew C.

    Wow, $3.95 for a cold sandwich? $4.50 for hot? Got a hot pastrami with swiss on a soft roll. Nothing fancy. Nice amount of freshly sliced meat (see pic). Friendly staff. I liked that they heated the meat in a broiler / toaster thing and not the microwave that was next to the sandwhich making station. Missed their special sandwich items with a Reuben available. Will have to come back and try that.

    Liquor store atmosphere but sells great sandwiches.
    Kyshia M.

    They have some bomb sandwiches! I get the breakfast sandwich, egg, cheese, tomato on a croissant and it is soooooooo good. I try my best to avoid processed meats and I don't eat pork so my best option was to add tomato to it. Perfect every time! They add a little salt and pepper to taste. Which is amazing because some places will give you a bland breakfast sandwich hoping that you get flavor from your choice of meat. There's a variety of fresh fruit, yogurts, salads, smoothies, lunch sandwiches where you can get a bag of chips, soda or juice. Not to mention donuts and candy, for those wanting something a little more sweeter. The building is really small and you can easily drive past it if you are not careful. Overall I haven't found another breakfast sandwich place close by that is open early enough where I won't be late for work, tasty, affordable and fast. I recommend not coming during high school lunch hours because you'll be caught up in that foot traffic from students.

    Basic turkey sandwich, with bag of hot Funions

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    This now my favorite sandwich shop. Mother Earth was really good, The Hood is the bomb! I will try the LOX next.

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