If you want authentic soul food, this is your place. I think it's now set up as a take out place, but we came in early and delicious savory food was served on paper plates. A 10%gratuity was automatically added but I would gladly give more. Service, great. Small restaurant, friendly staff, good music:) read more

The GOOD, is the customer service. The staff were ultra friendly with our request and had no hesitation with anything. The BAD, The prices are EXTREMELY high for the amount of portion sizes and flavor. I personally think the menu needs an update. I ordered the oxtails, which cost me almost $50 but I was very disappointed in not only the portion size, but also the quality. For the most part, I respect their establishment, but they should be able to understand where the customer is coming from. read more

I came here on Christmas Eve during a random stop while I was in the area. I walked in not knowing about the restaurant's prominence, history, and popularity. The staff was straightforward and clearly busy keeping up with multiple online and takeout orders. The space itself feels outdated, but it adds to the charm and reinforces that you're really here for the food, not the ambiance. I was looking for something light, so I ordered the fried catfish and fries to go. The total came out to $13.28 and included three small pieces of catfish, a small handful of fries seasoned with Cajun spice, and a slice of wheat bread. The catfish was freshly fried, and I enjoyed the cornmeal coating. However, for the portion size and price, I was hoping for a bit more. The bread wasn't necessary as it was cold and stale. I'd still come back to give it another try and order some of their more well-known items, like the oxtail or fried chicken! However, I can tell this location serves as a staple for the community! read more

I couldn't help but notice the lack of Black staff that doesn't sit right with me. Representation matters, especially in a community as diverse as San Leandro/Oakland. The food I ordered was disappointing, and it makes me think you could really benefit from bringing in some talented Black chefs and front-of-house staff who understand flavor and culture. Get a jukebox or something why was Hispanic music playing smh. read more

They closes their door before 8:00pm I had just called the restaurant and they said they were closing at 8:00 but I arrived 7:53pm and they closed. Wow what a customer service this restaurant offer. read more

I've been meaning to try this place for some time now. With all the great reviews and overall rating I had some high expectations. The oxtail was amazing! Fall off the bone tender. However gravy and rice wasn't anything amazing. I'm not sure if it was just an off day but I took off a far for the collard greens and another one for the dry corn brea muffin. Greens were bitter sour tasting. I couldn't finish it. It wasn't for me. I love collard greens too!! The corn muffin was overly dry. The taste is really good but I couldn't get past the dryness. I'm sorry! I'd try again to see if it was an off day as I'm really rooting for this place. Great customer service! read more

Scend's Restaurant - Fish & Chips Near Me - San Leandro, California

I'm writing this review before reviewing the reviews on this restaurant which is unlike me. But here's why..... Today, my Mom and I attended a homegoing service for one of her closest friends. The family had been trying to figure out food for the repast and somehow someone linked them to Scend's Restaurant to cater this event. Top notch all around- the family purchased the chicken from outside the venue but everything else was from Scend's. EVERYONE bragged about how good the food was- from the quality of the food- to the taste- to the seasoning and portions to the overall customer experience. Personally, I don't like mac' n cheese and I will tell you it was great! As a vegetarian, I only ate the greens and mac n' cheese but everyone around me LOVED the fried and baked chicken, the cornbread muffins and the star of the show the peach cobbler. TRY THEM OUT! Especially if you need an event catered at the last minute. THANK YOU SCEND'S! read more

I ordered delivery via Uber Eats from here yesterday (Jan 2nd), and I have mixed feelings about the meal. I'll start with the positives: The cornbread was delicious--fresh with great texture. The catfish was also on point and actually pretty well-seasoned. However, the sides were a major letdown. I had the black-eyed peas, cabbage, collards, and mac & cheese, and they were all surprisingly bland. I understand that a restaurant often has to "cook for everyone" and might try to keep things neutral, but this is Southern cooking. It relies on seasoning! Even just a little salt would have gone a long way. It's hard to enjoy Soul Food when the sides taste like they haven't been seasoned at all. I enjoyed the fish, but they really need to step it up on the flavor for the sides. read more

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The grease is dirty he tried them over and over again and the shrimp are box shrimp not a good thing at all

I ordered the turkey wing, dressing, and collard greens. The portions were fair for the price. The however is I was disappointed with the turkey preparation. I thought it would be smothered however it was oven roasted/baked. It had little to no taste or seasoning. The dressing had a large amount of poultry seasoning as it was sagey and sweet. I never got to the greens or gravy, so disappointed with the other items. The food quality was not as I remember it to be. A friend of mine had also ordered and said the pork chop seemed to be air fried. Not the same as good old grease. Work on it! read more

I've been wanting to try Scend's so I finally decided to order through Door Dash for pick up. I'm trying to lighten up one my meat consumption so I decided to order the Veggie Plate (which comes with 4 sides): Yams, Mac N Cheese, Black Eyed Peas, and Greens. I also ordered a side of cornbread and a piece of snapper. The Veggie Plate was $13.99, cornbread was $2 I believe, and the Snapper was about $4. Everything was seasoned well for me and was delicious. My order was ready upon arrival. read more

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Honest review. This place WASN'T it. Customer service was beautiful, but the food disappointed. The fried snapper was pretty good and crispy. I do not appreciate frozen prawns. They cost toooo much not to be prepared fresh like the fish. The green were tender but had a sweet taste that I didn't absolutely love, at all. The Mac n cheese was gritty, not cheesy enough, and I couldn't finish it! Texture is equally important to taste. The peach cobbler. I forgot to take a picture but it was also GRITTY! Why?? The taste was ok but the grittiness took away significantly from the overall dish. Would I come here again? Probably not! So why the 5 stars? Customer service and location of the B.O.B is stellar. read more

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Right on E 14th st in San Leandro, this is not by any means fancy but it's clean, they are nice in there and everything we tried was great! The price is right for some good soul food. Go try it when you are in the area. My husband and I both cleaned our plates! I got fish and he got chicken. The cornbread, greens and Mac and cheese were all cooked to perfection. I wish I had taken some pictures but I was too hungry and excited when that food came out lol. read more

I ordered 10 pieces snapper and 8 pieces of so called prawns. The shrimp was heavily breaded not much flavor.. The red snapper was not good at all. Everything I ordered did not taste good. read more

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Came in here a few nights ago and picked up some fried catfish & lemon pepper wings. The 6 piece catfish I got was fried to perfection and had good flavor. Good size pieces too. The coleslaw that came with fish was one of the better ones. The lemon pepper wings was okay, not enough flavor and over cooked a little, but still edible. The restaurant look very clean inside and the service was great, friendly!! I will return to try others menu items. read more

Scend's Restaurant - Fried Catfish with Coleslaw - Fish & Chips Near Me - San Leandro, California

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For years, I passed this location up and I've always wanted to stop and give them a try. in February my husband and I stopped by and I ordered the fried chicken wing meal with a side of red beans and rice and collards. My husband went with the oxtails over rice and gravy. My honest opinion is that the food lacked salt and seasoning, and I am someone who does not add a lot of salt to my food. The chicken and snapper were cooked to perfection as were the oxtails, but they needed a little bit of salt. I have the same opinion for the sides. Everything is made with love by the hands of hard-working people and I recommend you come and give it a try and form your own opinion. read more

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I have been there several times and the food was good and served on plates, not paper. My experience at Scends last week was not good, very disappointing. Requested water with ice and lemon, served in plastic cups, appetizers served on paper plates and burnt, entree served on a paper plate. Order four (4) wings which came on a paper plate and was dry, sides served in plastic to go containers not hot. Ordered a soda brought in a can, asked if I wanted ice, yes, brought a to go plastic cup with ice, lid and straw. The waitress was very pleasant and attentive. I will not eat there again. read more

It was my mom's birthday and she requested food from this restaurant. I've been there before, but it has been a while, so I honored her request to get her some soul food. She really enjoyed it. The Service was extra good , because they wasn't open yet , but when I called the owner answered and asked what I want to order and I told him it was my mom's birthday and what she wanted he said no problem and to give him 15 to 20 minutes and he will call my number back when it will be ready. I picked it up and I took it to her and she enjoyed it. Thank you, Scend's ( DION ) read more

This was my first uber eats delivery. I thought I had to worry about the Uber driver but it was actually the food. It was terrible the chicken wings were a little burnt and had no flavor at all. The fish had a tiny amount of flavor and the greens were actually ok but I had to pay an extra $5 for a small container. It said the meal came with 2 sides but I had to pay for one I guess. I've heard good things about scends so maybe it was just an off day, but I probably won't be going back! read more

Scend's Restaurant - This was how all the wings looked without any condiments. - Fish & Chips Near Me - San Leandro, California

This was my first time visiting this restaurant. Small, but lots of history on the walls. I ordered rib tips size a quarter maybe a dime about a cup worth with a lot of smoke flavor it was overwhelming. Price $17 with one side order which was mac & cheese. The mac & cheese was low salt. I also ordered the meatloaf because it was on special and I didn't want any gravy. Came with cornbread dressing soaked in sage and seasoning. The meatloaf has no taste! Maybe that's why the cornbread dressing with overwhelming sage ingredients, would hold up the meatloaf. However, neither was good alone. This was $17 the container had half a cup of crumbling, sage dressing. Maybe that was enough because I couldn't eat a spoonful. The candied yams were very sweet little cinnamon or butter. I make the statements because I once cooked for 13 years and a little seasoning in food won't kill it. The candied yams were sugar on sweet potatoes. The cornbread was so dry it crumbled at the touch, a little oil wouldn't hurt. The bread slices given couldn't get any cheaper. Overall, I couldn't even eat the meal. My total was almost $ 60, adding in desserts. They had a homemade cake in there. They were truly homemade cakes. The peach cobbler was delicious. A home run! The owner treated his staff respectfully they seemed to appreciate him. The restaurant was clean not many people were eating in, at the time I was there. There was a sign on the table of talking about gratitude being added to the check when eating in, because of staffing and food prices. I can understand that but first you have to give better quality of food and enough, for the price you're charging. The staff was wonderful. Wait time was rather long but they got the job done. read more

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Wanted some soul food. Researched some places and decided on this establishment. Wasn't too busy. Was able to order food fairly quickly after reading the menu. Not to long of a wait. We got it to go as well. Music was playing in the background. Nice cozy place. We decided on the 5 fish 5 wings with a side of yams, red beans and rice, greens and potato salad. Also the 5 piece fried shrimp and 5 catfish nuggets as well. The fish had a good flavor nice crunch. Shrimp was a little dry. But what do you expect, some things have to be eaten fresh. The wings had a really good flavor. Fried right,not too hard. Out of the sides the yams were the best. Greens had a nice buttery flavor. Red beans and rice need a little salt, you can add that yourself. The potato salad some of the potato's were crunchy. Outside of that. It was a good meal. All that was about $87. Give this place a try if you're in The mood for some soulfood read more

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I ordered delivery for my family and it was just okay. The prawns were fried well and my family enjoyed that but the catfish was not fried hard at all and was quit slimy. Overall, you can get better fried seafood from JJ's. read more

First time at Scends. Ordered 6 piece catfish with potato salad, rice and gravy, corn bread and lemonade. Everything was delicious and our waitress was very attentive. Met a wonderful couple one table over and they made our experience there even more pleasant. Will definitely go again. read more

Friendly staff. Mediocre food. Long wait but probably because of online and call in orders. It was my first time getting food at this establishment. I got my food to go and when I got home, I discovered that they got my order wrong read more

I used to go to Scends when it was in Oakland back in the day. The one in San Leandro was awful. The worst mac n cheese I have ever had. The yams seem as though they were dumped from a can. The fried chicken was ok but not the taste from the past. Overall not a good experience and I won't be going back. Also not worth the steep price. read more

Love this place. Reminds me of eating in my momma kitchen. Atmosphere: casual. Food is great Staff are friendly, attentive and knowledgeable read more

This place has some of the best soul food in the area! It reminds me of the food I ate growing up and makes me feel at home!! Great service too! read more

I recommend their fish on fresh fish Fridays. I usually get the red snapper There's other dishes like the baked chicken, turkey wings and there's plenty of dessert read more

Great southern/soul food. They get both the sides and meat right, and everything comes with a large portion of friendly service

Food is delicious! I love the fried chicken. The portions are nice sized. Staff is always super nice!

One of the most difficult aspects of sheltering-in-place is trying to figure out what to cook day to day. It was fun the first week or two, but making the same dishes over and over again got old very quickly. Finding a restaurant that offered food that remained delicious after the drive home (or delivery has been tricky. Many places have wonderful dishes, but they need to be eaten right after they are plated, as the heat from the cooking process is elementary to the taste and texture. In addition, going out to eat too much now is more costly than in the before times (both in terms of money and physical exposure). Better to get enough food for leftovers, to last multiple meals. Thankfully, Scends has been a godsend. I call in my order, drive to the restaurant, where my food is hot and waiting. After I pay and drive home, the food is still hot and the textures hold up. Our current order (mind you, for 2 people) is the Boomer's Appetizer (3 fish, 3 wings, 2 pork chops and 2 sides) and the LD's Delicacy (5 fish, 5 wings and 2 sides). My wife's favorite dishes are the pork chops and the greens, while I rave over the snapper and the mac & cheese. And the fried okra are very snackable: order the large if you're sharing... or maybe not. While I'd love to down all this food in one setting, this is enough for 2 meals for us. Even eating the proteins cold are fine, though some of the sides are better warmed up. Every time I've picked up food here, the staff are very kind and friendly. The one catch is they only accept cash, or be prepared for that. Otherwise, be ready for fried food heaven. read more

Scend's Restaurant - Specials menu board (July 2020) - Fish & Chips Near Me - San Leandro, California

To be completely honest I am sad I have to give this place 3 stars because the staff was so nice and pleasant and I've been wanting to try this place for the longest after seeing all the positive reviews. We ordered take out which included the following: Fried fish Fried chicken Two mac and cheeses Yams Fries Let me start by saying that I rate a soul-food restaurant based on their sides because that it always my favorite thing to eat. The mac and cheese was horrible! It tasted like they use the powder cheese and added too much water, I did not like it. Second the yams, now I love yams and I felt as though it would be hard to screw up on some yams but this place did. Once I saw the yams I knew it was something off by the coloring and texture, then I tasted them and I just couldn't even finish, WATER! Just water and sugar, a big disappointment. I do not know this place obsession with watery food but it's not good at all. Now the fries were just the average overcooked frozen fries pretty blah. The fried chicken? Let's just say I should of just made it myself and been way more satisfied! Lastly, the fried fish was very good, it was a pretty golden color with the perfect crisp! This is the only item I really enjoyed, plus they give you a lot so you have plenty for left overs. In conclusion, will I ever return? Probably not! read more

Scend's Restaurant - Fish & Chips Near Me - San Leandro, California

No stars from me . Food came out on paper plates . Mac n cheese cold . Yams, no flavor. The only taste was white sugar . The food was cold . Really, the worst all bad read more

I wanted to take a moment and write a review on this restaurant. We have been trying to make it down and finally made it on the 3rd of the month. It happened to be my dads birthday. He wanted some chicken, black eyed peas, and greens. When we got there it smelled AMAZING outside. The restaurant itself is small. But that's ok , the best places usually are. Service was very attentive. Friendly, and informative. We ordered the ribs and link, with yam and greens 6 piece fish(snapper) with Mac, cabbage, and large rice and gravy. 4 piece chicken wings,black eyed peas, and greens. Let me tell you something! In the car we opened the greens and Boy!!!!! They were so flavorful! Everything was delicious. The one one thing I probably would get was the cabbage. Just because it lacked a little flavor. But, everything else is absolutely 10/10! Hot, crispy, flavorful! If you're looking for some quality soul food, I would definitely recommend this spot! Was so good didn't take any pictures! I will next time, because there will absolutely be a next time! read more

Craving Southern-style fish and not really wanting to drive to my beloved Fat Fish in Berkeley, I searched Yelp. I've driven by Scend's, but never gave it much thought. Why was I not thinking? The store used to be in Emeryville and relocated just over a year ago. I loved their Southern home-cooking. I was reared in North Oakland, no not Rockridge or Temescal. I'm a homeboy! Kinda hard to find street parking on E. 14th. I pulled into a nearby strip mall lot about 100 ft away. Surprise, I later found out it's okay to park there. A nice woman greeted me, handed me a menu and told me to find a seat anywhere. Sweet little store with small wooden tables and chairs. Good assortment of condiments, including Crystal Hot Sauce. A bit of a dine-in lunch crowd and a brisk carry out. The staff, which included a pair of sweet Grandmas just busy, chatting, and laughing. Ordered a lunch special of a pork chop, two catfish, and fries. I included a small bowl of greens, which came with hot water cornbread. Sweet tea and Fanta sodas are available, however I had the choice of Diet Pepsi or Coke. My lunch came out hot. So hot I even had to wait a bit for it to cool down. Good thing my iPhone camera eats first! The catfish consisted of two good sized filets fried in a cornbread batter. Delicious with a homemade tarter sauce. Yes, there was relish mixed in. The greens were an excellent side. The simplicity of well-cooked and perfectly seasoned collard greens can never be underestimated. I reckon they were seasoned with just the right amount of cider vinegar, bacon fat, and chicken stock. The thin cut pork chop definitely was dry rubbed with Cajun spices and quickly deep-fried. Yummy with every bite. Crinkled cut fries were crispy outside and hot moist inside. Dusted lightly with Cajun spice too. So stuffed, my darling server wrapped up my cornbread to carry home. I had to just sit for a moment to reflect on what a fine meal I enjoyed. A handsome man came out from the back of the house and was very courteous in asking how my meal was. Of course, turns out he's the owner and chef! Good food at a fair price! Look for me to become the Yelp Duke here. read more

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Formerly known in the North Oakland area, I finally made it to their San Leandro relocation. I stopped by here for lunch. They're the only fried snapper sandwich place (that I know of) in the area. And since I'm familiar with their food (frequent diner at their old location) I knew the food would be good. I ordered a snapper burger. Hold the mayo but yes to mustard, lettuce and tomato. They did hold the mayo, but thought my choice would make it dry but once I hook it up how I like, it's actually very messy lol. Instead of mayo, I use tarter sauce and lots of hot sauce, which they provide. I should have had them add cheddar cheese. That would have made my snapper burger even more delicious. It was already hella good. I ate it so fast I had hot sauce dripping everywhere lol. The snapper burger was filling so I didn't need fries or any sides. Overall they'll be seeing me frequently ordering their snapper burgers. read more

Scend's Restaurant - Snapper burger - Fish & Chips Near Me - San Leandro, California

Customer service was very welcoming. However the food was just OK and that's an understatement. Nothing I catching about the ambience a few chairs and tables look like most people took their food to go. read more

First, the food is great! I have no complaints when it comes to the taste and quality. HOWEVER!!!! If i shell out $44.00 for a short rib dinner...i expect to get at least three pieces of meat, but nope!!! For $44.00 freakin' dollars, you get ONE short rib and two measly sides. Never again...i don't care how good the food is NO BUENO read more

Excellent food. I wanted peach cobbler and oh my goodness it was so good. Crust and not overly sweet. I also got some rib tips and Mac and cheese. Rib tips was phenomenal. Well seasoned and the sauce was not overbearing perfectly done. Macaroni and cheese was so so. No real cheese favor but it wasn't salty so it was ok. The collard greens was smoking good. I enjoyed them. They were not overbooked nor were they undercooked. They were just rightMy complaint was the size of the cornbread. Two bites and it was gone. Good taste and texture but small size. Overall a great meal So enjoy read more

WOW!! Just walked by and came to a stop. I ended out coming home with ribs, Cole slaw, baked beans, sweet potatoes, 3 desserts, and everything was superb. I will have to go back in a week when I finish all the left overs. read more