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    523 Southern Halal Bbq

    3.5 (21 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 11:30 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    I ate 1/4 of my plate and there's still sooo much food left
    Britney V.

    Met this food vendor at the roots black entrepreneur fair today in Sobrante Park. And oh my goodness, thee BEST $25 I spent on a 2 way combo for halal BBQ. I just ate 1/4 of my plate and I am already FULL. It's soooo good! Literally I have enough on this plate to last me for dinner and my work lunch tomorrow. Thank you sooo much! Definitely satisfied my BBQ craving

    Steamed rice, Mac & cheese, collard greens, grilled beef (?)
    irma d.

    Ordered from the Too Good To Go app. I ordered 3 and they were all the same. The amount of food was good for the amount I paid. - Steamed rice was cooked well. It was fluffy & good moisture. - Collard greens has a good balance of vinegar, salt & smokiness. It almost gave the meal a cleansing effect because of the richness of the meal. - Grilled beef (?), I'm not sure if it was supposed to be a bbq bec it didn't have any kind of rub nor bbq sauce. All I could discern on the flavor is salt and pepper. Maybe, very slight smokiness. Charred on the outside but not burned AND very moist - Mac & cheese is the crown glory. Slight kick and very flavorful. I can taste a good amount of golden browned & crunchy Parmesan cheese !!! The gentleman on the front and back are both polite & friendly. I'm inclined to go back & purchase a regular sized bbq entrees!

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    Kamran H.

    The ONLY place to get halal hand slaughtered soul food. I wish i could have the hot links every week but now that I'm in Sacramento i can't get to his food too much. Great prices for the level of meat you're getting.

    Pretty let down by the quality. Mac n cheese was so overbaked there was nothing but oil & cheese crisps on the crunchy noodles. It's actually almost comical how bad this looks. I can't believe they packed this! One of my sides was missing (in both plates). Fish is nasty. Tri tip was cool. $80 later & I'm still hungry. Bbq is always a gamble but WOW i lost bad with this one

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    Yummy food, great ambiance. Highly recommend food, including their dessert options. Banana pudding was amazing.

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    Salaam May Allah Bless you for the Support

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    Food was great! Brisket and ribs! Good amount of food, add bbq sauce! It's good, definitely rare to find halal southern bbq!

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    I had the links and they were not very good. I also didn't like the attitude of the person at the cash register.

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    Persian Nights Restaurant

    Persian Nights Restaurant

    4.4
    (174 reviews)
    6.0 mi
    $$

    The chicken and rice are awesome. Chicken was juicy and so flavorful…read more Yogurt and chive appetizer was great. The waitress recommended it and it was way better than I was anticipating. Tachin was something completely different. So many different flavors and textures. Great change up. Wouldn't be my go to. But once in a while I could enjoy it.

    We walked in and tried to get a table for 2. And the owner asked us if we had reservations. But…read morethere was plenty of seating inside and outside. Funny part is, no one walked in after us. We were then seated, the first girl asked if we wanted anything to drink which we did but we never got our drinks til another waitress came and asked us 20mins later. We told her we were ready to order and we had to wait another 10mins for another waiter to order. We got the chive/shallot yogurt, lollipop lamb chops, Koobideh and Joojeh Kabob. The kabeb dishes came with grilled tomato, grilled pepper, rice with tadig on top. They also make this pink butter to put on the rice. Food is good and everything was seasoned well and not over cooked. I want to give this place a try again but they need to work on their customer service. They catered more to other tables and we didn't even get offered the dessert menu like the other tables around us. Also, we had to ask for the check and no one even came to check if we were ready to pay we had to go up there.

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    Shawarmaji

    Shawarmaji

    4.2
    (738 reviews)
    6.4 mi
    $$
    Halal
    Vegan friendly

    Decided to come here one day after my dentist appointment. I ordered the chicken shawarma wrap for…read morepick up. It's a good size for the price, the chicken is very tasty and I really liked the garlicky sauce thing that came with it. Would definitely come back here the next time I'm craving another shawarma. Service was friendly too!

    With my Chicago bestie Sarj in town, we were on the hunt for *standout eats* only during his visit…read more Heard many good things about this spot, for which he received two separate recommendations from locals (and I had coincidentally bookmarked to try my location in Santa Clara). We ordered a mini lamb wrap, mini chicken wrap, rose tamarind drink and mint lemonade. The lamb was gristly and dry, so I preferred the chicken wrap, but was disappointed to find that it featured only chicken (well-seasoned and juicy) and did not have any tomatoes, cucumbers, or other vegetables like the lamb wrap did. The chicken wrap was only chicken and lavash. Perhaps it was an oversight on the staff's part, even though the restaurant was not busy during a Friday lunch. And it also still took some time to get our orders out even though we were the only ones in line and there were only two other parties eating there. Maybe there were tons of to-go orders they had to fulfill? I'll be sure to check out the Santa Clara location as well in the future, but for this luncheon, we had to temper our disappointment by going around the corner to get some Gregory's.

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    A 6oz jar of our signature Toum
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    Enssaro Ethiopian Restaurant

    Enssaro Ethiopian Restaurant

    4.2
    (1.7k reviews)
    5.8 mi
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    came in on memorial day bc I was in the area, and a family friend recommended this place :)…read more Quickly seated for a party of one, average sized lunch crowd Servers were great, helpful, and kind Food & drink: - Sampled the classic honey wine! Def sweet & kinda strong for me but still loved hehe - Another server said her fave was the honey pineapple cider wine and it fsho didn't disappoint; came in a cinnamon-lined glass and tasted more apple than pineapple haha but not complaining at all, just noticing - small plate of chicken w/ red lentils -- came w/ injera and salad --- HELLA SHMACK (usually at Ethiopian restaurants, I get the samplers to split w/ friends) since I came in solo, I got the small plate today. I thought I'd need more injera, but the serving was actually a perfect size bc I even needed a to-go box **can't wait to visit again!! though they did note their moving locations soon

    The food was delicious and prices were reasonable for the large quantity. Deducting a star because…read moreit's so loud here I could barely hold a conversation. I'm glad they've moving locations in a week. Wait staff was friendly. We got the veggie sampler for two ($40) and the meat sampler for one ($23). The veggie sampler was very filling, and each dish was flavorful. My friends enjoyed the meat dishes. The dishes came with plenty of injera. The spicy red lentils were my favorite as well as the carrot/cabbage/potato mix. I can't stomach onions so I was happy none of the veggie dishes included chunks in them. They were probably in there but blended or cooked down to nothing. My friend is diabetic so he couldn't eat a lot of the injera. We asked and the wait staff brought him eating utensils. When we entered, we stood around for a while and then figured out we were supposed to go to the back right where there's a few chairs put together for a waiting area. I flagged down a staff member and they had me put my name on a wait list. We were there early on a Friday (around 6pm), so we only had a short wait. Although this place has a decent amount of tables, I can imagine long waits during peak times. I'm glad they're moving to a new location in about a week and I hope it's quieter. We sat in the semi enclosed outside area and even there was loud. Voices echo throughout and since the restaurant is near a stoplight outside, cars and motorcycles blaring music go by constantly. Many were so loud just about the entire restaurant turned their heads to look at what was so noisy. As soon as we finished eating I suggested we leave since I could barely hear our conversation.

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    DORO WOT ( chicken stew ), BEEF Tibs, LAMB Tibs
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    Biryani Tika Kabab

    Biryani Tika Kabab

    4.5
    (436 reviews)
    6.2 mi
    $$
    Halal
    Healthy dining

    Fantastic Homestyle " Chicken Biyani - Bone - In ". Rice…read morePudding - A.k A. Rice Kheer w/ Almonds has a Special Touch !!! Always Tempting to Start with Dessert. " The Ayurvedic Way " !!!!!! Chef Owners are Awesome to work with !!!!!! A Clean Well Lit Space for Halal Indian-Pakistani Cuisine !!! Homemade Flavors Always !!!!!!

    Overall, would not recommend this place. I encountered very racist and bigoted treatment here…read more I placed an online order last night and went by for the pick up. When I approached the front counter, the lady present was very standoffish with me. I informed her of why I was there and she asked my name for the order. Upon giving her my name she then glared at me and literally asked me to recite my entire order lol! I showed her my online receipt in which she then insisted I still tell her my order. She brushed away my receipt and let another customer cut in front of me. Interestingly, the customer told her his name and she retrieved his order with no issue and was very friendly with him. To note, I was the only Black person present at that time. When I inquired as to why that customer wasn't asked to recite his entire order, she grinned and said that he's a "regular" and that I was "new." She went on to let a few other customers cut in front of me. I then asked for my money back in which she refused to return. Even when I asked for the manager, she said he was very busy. I made several requests for this resulting in her saying no and refusing to return my money. I then noted to her I'm calling the authorities in which I did. Furthermore, while servicing some of the other patrons, she would speak in another language with them while they looked at me and start laughing and staring me down. Eventually, the manager came out. He presented himself professionally and upon explaining what occurred he apologized and said it was unacceptable. He even offered me a drink with my meal and asked that I please accept the order instead and wanted to make things right. I took him at face value and said fine. While the situation was remedied, I definitely will not be returning to this restaurant. I researched some of the other reviews and came across several where other Black patrons have had similar racially motivated experiences here. That tells me there's a common practice of racism here. I refuse to support a business where this kind of behavior is tolerated. I have zero tolerance for bigots of any kind. Overall, the experience was a waste of my time and very dehumanizing. To hate someone you don't even know simply because of their skin pigmentation and ethnicity is irrational at best and bad for business especially in a place like Oakland where it's multicultural. My advice would be to not support this establishment. I especially advise any Black patrons not to come here as they clearly have issue with anyone who is simply Black, despite not knowing them as a person. Don't give your money, nor your valuable time, to hateful individuals who dehumanize others. All in all, this place gets a thumbs down.

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