It's a little bit hard to find - down a driveway in a residential neighborhood - though worth the…read moreeffort! Delicious food & people - like eating in your chef friend's nice backyard. I had a birria quesadilla & left happy & very full! ;)

I thought we wouldn't be treated as well because me and my girlfriend aren't Hispanic and don't…read morespeak Spanish. The lady however was super nice and welcoming it felt like I was a little Mexican kid waiting for his mom's cooking... The food was also super good, Birria nice and juicy and the portions are massive. Great service I always make sure to leave a tip here because of how nice they are...

Tacos y Carnitas El Garanon is a food stand that's here on the weekends from ? to 2-3ish. look for…read morea a big red tent. they grilled the proteins on site. there are tables set up to eat on site. no menus nor signage seen. all associates were wearing aprons with the name "Tacos y Canitas El Garanon" on it. offerings: Tacos, Carnitas, Tortas, Quesadillas, Mulitas. eats: Barbacoa/Carnitas tacos @3.50, unknown if other proteins offered... -corn tortillas grilled on site. proteins grilled to order-tasted semi-tender, juicy. -various salsas are on table for self servicing. -garnished with chopped onions, cilantro, lime squeeze. 4.5 stars for the uniqueness of freshly made mexican eats. located a block from hesperian blvd. near a former liquor store. on the edge of a parking lot.

Ruben's Hibachi is a popular food stand parked a block away from Chase & Wells Fargo bank. Street…read moreparking only. Look for the white cabless caboose at Paseo Grande & Via Arriba. Parked behind white truck. Greeted courteously, promptly when I approached window. Took their recommendation for shrimp, N.Y. Steak. Breast meat combo. Payment options: cash. Zelle, Apple Pay. One table for dining. Super Bowl Sunday was a slow day here. Many vendors didn't show or closed early. Cooked to order in 10 minutes Offerings: drinks, combination plates. Diablo noodles, sides. Bites: shrimp, NY steak, chicken breast plate (31+tax) -came with Yum Yum sauce ( creamy mayoish), Ginger sauce (soy, ginger...) dipped with all proteins. -7 large crunchy juicy shrimps. Deliz. -many small pieces medium rare steaks: juicy, tender, no gristle. Juices mixed with fried rice was so tasty. -chicken breast pieces also tender. A little dry. Juices made it good. -left grilled veggies (onion, carrots. Cucumber) for snack later. Too full. Veggies deliz. -comped a can of coke. Learned Ruben worked 30 years at Benihana & Hana Japan. Recipes the same. Family operated food stand. 5 stars worthy! Quantity: plenty. Quality: excellent. Fresh. Cooked to order.

I cannot express enough how amazingly delicious Ruben's is! With his history in working at infamous…read morehibachi restaurants for many years, he decided to branch out on his own. Lucky for us! If you want amazing hibachi grilled flavors... head to what I call The Block on Paseo Grande and Hesperian in San Lorenzo. An entire block on weekends and some week nights. Such a humble family, all smiles and amazing authentic tasting eats! The hustle and bustle of The Block makes for a fun night! Someone else Claimed our order so while we waited for them to remake ours, we had a Michẽ from another truck, and sweet mini donuts from a stand around the corner. Look at my other reviews for how that worked out!! Thank you for taking care of us so well when someone else took our order!

Omg this place is amazing! It's a family-owned business. This week was their second week at the…read moreCastro Valley Farmers Market. Last week, they sold out by noon, so this week, I made sure that I got there early. There were plenty of options at around 10:30 a.m. The team is so nice and friendly. Their system is highly efficient, and there are just the right amount of cooks in the kitchen. The cashier was so sweet. He remembered my family from last week even though I came without them this week. Support this business, and they will not disappoint. They have crispy pork, tofu, and chicken banh mi. They also sell Vietnamese coffee, which I will have to try next time. The large banh mi is $15, and a small is $10. Come support this business so they blow up, and I can get a good sandwich any day of the week at a brick and mortar location

I had the pleasure of trying the 5-spice chicken banh mi from this stand at the Castro Valley…read moreFarmers Market, and it was fantastic! The food was incredibly fresh, and the bun was just perfect--crispy on the outside and soft inside, just like the ones in Little Saigon in San Jose. I'm so excited to have something like this nearby! The business is family-run, and you can really feel the warmth and care they put into their food and service. The coffee is out of this world--so delicious and definitely a must-try! The pickles in the banh mi were flavorful and balanced everything perfectly. Service was friendly, quick, and welcoming. I can't wait to come back next week and wish them all the success they deserve! There are picnic tables for folks to enjoy their banh mi nearby to enjoy farmers market vibe.

La Tortilla is a food stand that appears weekends in a vacant parking lot that once hosted the San…read moreLorenzo Farmers Market. it's at a corner location across from a long vacated liquor store. it's not noticeable for afar. only a black covered griller and a sign on the corner is visible upon closer inspection. offerings: mexican "bbq" chicken, spareribs marinated and grilled slowly over charcoal. this is the lst griller l've seen that is covered, not susceptible to overhead contamination. eats: whole chicken chopped (15) -not as juicy as i wanted but not as dry as previous chickens. much bigger, juicier than others i've tasted. -had 3 house made salsas that were phenom: a green (looking like quac but not), a red sweet chili one, and a red spicy one. - -there were few chickens in the "cooked" basket. there's always an option to wait for chickens/spareribs to cook to perfection. 4.5 stars, best "bbq" chicken eaten so far, fab value,

I was really dissapointed .... I stopped by at 3pm on a Saturday and purchased a whole chicken for…read more$15 and half slab of ribs for $10. They cook these over charcoal and the chicken is spatchcocked. (split in half) I was expecting for them to pull chicken off the grill but instead, they pulled them from a cooler. Evidently they cook them up and chop up into the strangest sized pieces and throw in coolers. I had no idea what we were eating. The half rack of ribs was all the gristel and cartilage cut off the ends. I received no bones and very little meat connected to the cartilage. So now they don't have anything to feed their dogs.

this fresh fruit stand is at the driveway nearby Asia Delight Chinese restaurant. to the left is a…read morestrip mall that has a sushi, a middle east market, pho, a bar, chinese bbq, pupusas, subway, boba drinks. the food stand has no singage, just offers 2 kinds of fresh fruit, 32 oz or a tray. fruits: cucumbers, waterlemon, cantaloupe, pineapple, toppings: salt, chili flakes or lime juice. eats: cup of fruits with lime juice sans cucumbers (7) -overall it was a good value. fruits weren't cold enough, maybe the heat overwhelmed his colding capacity? some fruits were hard not watery like the watermelon. take outs: -lots of parking

Cruising down Hesperian, my face was dripping with sweat and my eyes were scanning for a reprieve…read more The fruit cart oasis appeared: one machete amongst kaleidoscope of fruit. I made a quick right, pulled in to the Chase parking lot, and stepped up to the line. $8 standard fruit cup: Papaya, Coconut, Watermelon, Jicama, Cucumber, Mango, Cantaloupe, Pineapple, and more. He chops it up fresh in front of you, piles it into the cup, squeeze half a lime worth of juice, and sprinkle Taijin powder and Chamoy. I saw there were also a clamshell container option but I did not look too closely as I ran to the cover of my car to eat my tasty gems. Great fruit, smiling service, and affordable price to combat the sweaty summer and looming fire season.

this Mexican snack stand has it's colorful shade covering up. it's in the parking lot of a western…read morewear parking lot. no posted menu seen. offerings: fried snacks, fruit cups, corn nibbets, some kind of snack that are in the plastic jars that goes over crushed ice. eats: fruit cup (7) -very fresh chucks of cucumber, watermelon, cantaloupe, mango flavored with lime and salt. tasty, refreshing. 4.5 stars.

Soledad Tamales is a traveling food cart that's part of the Oxaxan Tamale Group in Oaktown. they…read morewere out of tamales, etc. by the time i got here. it's was nearby Melon Crush in Bayfair Farmers Market on satirdays offerings: tamales (3.50) premade -chicken -pork -jalepeno with queso(cheese) -guatamalan -oaxacan -strawberry no seating avilable, farmers market bigger than before, not in front as before, it's in the rear nearby the theatres.

I went to Jollof Kitchen in Oakland during First Fridays, and from the moment we got there, the…read morewhole scene was electric. The music was bumping, people were lined up and genuinely excited to order, and the whole setup felt lively in the best possible way. You could tell right away this was a place people really love. This spot came highly recommended to me by friends, and now I fully understand why. Before heading out, I called ahead to ask whether they could accommodate my girlfriend's seafood allergy, and Kemi, the owner, picked up and immediately made us feel taken care of. When we got there, Victor, the onsite chef, and the rest of the staff were so friendly, thoughtful, and careful about everything. That kind of hospitality means a lot, and they handled it with so much kindness and ease. And the food? Ridiculous. In the best way. I had the egusi, plantains, and fufu, and I finished it in what had to be about seven minutes flat. Honestly, I'm still shocked there weren't bite marks on the container. That food was so good it nearly had me questioning my table manners. Every bite was comforting, rich, and deeply satisfying. What I loved most was that Jollof Kitchen felt like more than just a food stop. It felt like one of those places that reminds you how powerful food can be -- how it brings people together, lifts the energy of a whole block, and turns a night out into something memorable. I'll absolutely be back every chance I get. Safe to say this first time trying Nigerian food, this is now my favorite Nigerian food spot by far. Amazing food, amazing people, amazing energy. So grateful for the care they showed us and very, very excited to come back hungry.

Food is simply amazing, we have enjoyed their food at several events and will drive from San Ramon…read moreto get! It's that good!