Everything about Rayman's is magical. It has taken me so…read morelong to try this place out because I have never met a Pho that's knocked me off my feet. Rayman's knocked me all the way off my feet and had me in a full chokehold. My son wasn't feeling well so we stopped for an emergency pick me up. Like everyone says, the service is wonderful: kind and attentive. The menu items are not infinite, which I really appreciate because I have debilitating indecisive disorder. I ordered the chicken banh mi and the chicken Pho and it smelled insane so understandably when I got home I ripped into both and they were absolutely mind blowing. I have never had more flavorful broth: perfectly balanced, rich, and robust chicken flavor, balanced by warming spices and really beautiful and fresh veggies. I loved the addition of fried shallots which I have not seen before in Pho, but absolutely added another layer of deliciousness. The chicken was also another level of insanity. Super tender and incredibly flavorful, it was really a treat. This review would be five stars, even if it wasn't incredibly reasonably priced, but it was so reasonable especially considering how large the portions were. I will not make the same mistake of passing this place up affordable and absolutely delicious takeout spot.

Great and friendly service, tasty and filling Bahn Mi sandwiches. Just tried the egg rolls and I'm…read morein love! I buy at least once a week!! Tip: if you use cash you save 5% on your bill.

Came here on a whim during the week. My friend suggested it - I kept thinking, I've been here…read morebefore but the location was different. I confirmed with the server that they used to have a location in Oakland Chinatown, but moved in 2013 or so to this location and one in Alameda. This spot does not have a dedicated parking lot, only street parking. Make sure to read the street signs. My group and I ordered the Slaap Moarn Borg (boneless chicken wings like angel wings), Spicy Tofu with Lemongrass, Cha Kathiw (like Pad Thai), and the Sachkor Ang (beef skewers). The food came out relatively quickly one at a time. Everything tasted good, but the ones I enjoyed most were the Cha Kathiw and Sachkor Ang. I liked it so much I came back a second time within the week for take out! The noodles were a perfect chewiness and had delicious flavor that wasn't overpowered by peanuts and tanginess, which was nice. The beef skewers has a lot of lemongrass bits and it comes with a nice red-orangey dipping sauce. It was very flavorful, which is why I can see it's staple here! The wings lacked some flavor, but it was soft enough and not dry. The tofu dish had a good balance of tofu with mushrooms; I'd order this again in person! There is plenty of seating inside with a men/women's restroom in the back. The interior is painted in orange and yellow hues and has pictures of Cambodia all around. The service was very friendly, attentive, and quick. They made sure our water was filled often, which is a plus in my book! This is a great spot to come with friends, family, or just yourself. Come and try it out for yourself!

This place is underrated and has a lot of great menu items. I've tried several dishes and the ones…read morethat I have tried it include the following.: - Singapore Noodles - Chaw Kathiw - one is it hot and sour soups. I can't recall the name, but it's delicious and you'll recognize it when reading the menu. - eggrolls This place is a gem don't be fooled by like the simple restaurant environment. The kitchen can throw it down. Try it out and enjoy.!

Was very excited to try this spot after seeing it in the SF Chronicle. We came around 1pm as a…read moreparty of 5 and we were only able to get 1 of each item on the menu as that's all that was left. We ordered 3 drinks: viet iced coffee, viet coffee with a cream top, and the lotus tea. For $6-$7, this was extremely overpriced. We got a small plastic cup of coffee with mostly ice. The coffee itself was fine, but the cream top was over salted and the lotus tea was just a big miss. This is a 1 person run spot, but we did get our food relatively quickly. The pho had good flavor and tender meat, but the noodles were very overcooked and kept breaking. The pork banh mi was good, quite small, but flavorful with crunchy bread. The salmon belly rice was fine, very fatty salmon but tasted just as you would expect. We ordered the Cajun shrimp banh mi as well, which I've never had a combo like this before, but it was fine, nothing crazy. We didn't feel too welcomed here as we didn't feel any friendliness, but just felt like we were ordering too much food. Wasn't worth it for us so we likely won't be back.

Saw someone recommend this place on Reddit- such a cute hole in the wall place…read more Street parking on a busy street- could park like a block away in the residential streets for ease~ Service - super friendly and was a 1 person show, they did great! The menu seems to change so it makes sense I couldn't find a menu online - so I'd be excited to see what other items they have~ I got the beef congee- it was such a refreshing take with the lemon! The beef was very flavorful and the cohesiveness was on point for me. My partner got the steak and eggs banh mi. The bread was crunchy but soft on the inside. It had a really good umami taste we both enjoyed.

I have decided that the temescal neighborhood is one of my favorite places to eat in Oakland. There…read moreare just so many delicious restaurants here! I have been super excited to try hawking bird, and it did not disappoint. We got the satay chicken salad, curry fried chicken rice bowl, pickles, and the calamansi soda. Satay chicken salad -- very fresh and flavorful. the grilled chicken was very well marinated, and had lots of flavor. It came with a vinaigrette and a yummy peanut dipping sauce on the side. We thought it could use a little more greens, as the portion felt somewhat small. Curry fried chicken bowl -- this was our favorite thing that we got! The curry was flavorful and there was the perfect amount of it over the chicken and rice. There was a healthy portion of fried chicken and rice, which we appreciated. The chicken itself was super crispy and yummy. All of the components went very well together, and we really loved this one! Pickles -- this was just okay to me. the pickled vegetables consisted of assorted veggies including green beans, peppers, and cabbage. The veggies had a slight sweetness to them, but also were spicy! Not my favorite, but still pretty good. Calamansi soda -- honorable mention because I love calamansi and was so excited to see that they had this as an option! If you are a calamansi lover, you definitely enjoy this. it was crisp, refreshing, and had an authentic calamansi flavor. I'd definitely get it again! Overall, we really enjoyed our meal! We thought that the portions were the perfect size for sharing, which we loved. Next time, I'd definitely get the curry rice bowl again because it was so good! The decor was super cute, and the staff were friendly and attentive. If you are craving a chicken dish, we recommend you check this place out!

Went Sat 7/18 around 5:45pm…read more Food was okay but does not compare to the food they used to serve at hawker fare (used to go to the prior location way back in the day in Oakland, and then the hawker fare location in SF). Order at the counter and they bring food to you. - kmg: The sauce did the khao mun gai did not taste as flavorful (less funky, more watered down). - green beans: similar to above, more watered down flavors. Was expecting more funk and spice and sweetness like what they used to serve. - tater tots: crunchy with a hint of tom yum (I think) seasoning - Lao sausage: a tad dry, again would want more flavorful seasoning Slow service (took 20 mins for us to get our soup broth that came with our rice dish, and prob 30 mins for us to get a side of pickles). Ambiance as loud and echoey and it sounded like a large fan or blender was going for a long time (which was still decently loud despite us sitting furthest end from the kitchen).

The pork potstickers are the best! Shrimp are amazing as well!…read more You can buy them frozen to keep in your freezer too, we always have some for guests or when we need a snack. Definitely the best fresh potstickers especially when served with their chili sauce. You'll be hooked, we are! And everyone else we recommend to try the restaurant. You can order in their sit down restaurant around the corner Huancheng Noodles.

How amazing is that they opened a pot sticker restaurant next door! Today, we parked a few blocks…read moredown and walked through Swan Market as we slowly passed the dumplings, we had to do a double-take, and all of a sudden, I was craving dumplings. But we came to Chinatown to get my favorite Huangcheng Chongqing street noodles, so we had to go there first. We found out that since the restaurants are related, they could order dumplings for us, and we could remain sitting in the restaurant. Thank goodness we had an amazing waitress who also remembered us. Awesome service!! I loved the hot dipping sauce! next time, will try the pork potstickers.

Came here on Saturday evening around 7pm ish, party of 6. It was walking distance from an escape…read moreroom near 19th street so we stumbled upon it from convenience. We all split all the specialty cocktails and I got the Khao Pad Kang Kiew (rice with eggplant and chicken topped with a fried egg). Dishes are $20-23 ish each. We were seated at the 6 person table in the back of the restaurant near the bathroom. My favorite drinks were their take on a hard thai iced tea, the lavender mojito, a take on an espresso martini. There was also this spicy drink that had thai chilis in it that is VERY spicy lol. Pros: - the rice dish was DELICIOUS and also huge haha. Came with cucumbers to cut the peppery flavor if needed. - All the cocktails were pretty different and it was fun to try all of them. They were all beautiful to look at and tasty (lots of coconut and Thai inspiration). - Service was pretty good - Has "typical" thai dishes like pad thai and pad see ew, and also more rare ones that are hard to find - Close to many bars and other establishments, so perfect if you want to eat here as a first, second, or third location of your outing haha Cons: - The air flow in the back wasn't amazing so I did feel like it got stuffy/hot - Parking can be tough in this area so I recommend BARTing Another reason to love Oakland!

I walked here after walking to the nearby post office because I craved some basil eggplant with…read morechicken. I called ahead and ordered and asked if to be the least spicy possible. Unfortunately it was too spicy for my liking and some of the white rice was burnt from the being at the bottom of the pot. There was only 8 eggplant pieces in the entire dish and surprisingly a lot more chicken. So depending on your preference this may be a good thing! I was really craving the sweet, earthy flavor of eggplant so while lots of protein was greatly appreciated I did wish there was more eggplant in the dish. Either way it was a good portion of food so they don't skimp here for sure! The service was friendly and super attentive the moment you walk in. I'd be willing to try another non spicy dish here.

Sobo. So good! I got one of the signature ramens, Black Garlic Mayu. The combination of pork bone…read morebroth with roasted black garlic oil is layered in its complexity and oh so satisfying. The Chashu pork, Ajitama egg, bamboo shoots, bok choy, and garlic cloves are delicious and nutritious! Well worth $19.50. It's a huge bonus that they have my favorite sake, the Demon Slayer. The service is polite, the food comes out quickly and there are plenty of tables. Nothing fancy, but a nice place to have noodles with friends.

The worst yakitori I have ever had. All round no one liked their ramen as well (6 ppl). I normally…read morereserve one stars for food health hazards but this was terrible. Ordered the chicken thigh, chicken skin, and tofu scallion yakitori. Chicken thigh yakitori- cold meat that was clearly old frozen meat. Biting into this was like biting into a spongy mush slab tasting only strange water excretions and the overwhelming teriyaki sauce drenching it. 0/10 Chicken skin yakitori - expected a fried skin lightly seasoned item. Received regular mushy chicken skin with no flavor or pan searing, baking, frying nothing. Again drowned in teriyaki sauce. 0/10 Tofu scallion yakitori - tough, old, and dry tofu on a stick drenched in teriyaki sauce again. 0/10 I have never received such horrible food. All other ramen orders at the table also mentioned bland broths.

Stumbled upon this spot after walking around the area and was very pleasantly surprised. We ordered…read morethe Khao Soi with beef and pineapple fried rice with chicken. Staff was incredibly friendly, I'm guessing the one who took our order and served us was the owner himself. Super caring! Food was incredible oh my. The Khao Soi beef was incredibly tender, and the curry done perfectly. Pineapple fried rice had many ingredients all working so well together, super flavorful!

I used to like this place and order from them somewhat regularly. Not the most authentic but tasty…read moreand a nice neighborhood spot. Last time I ordered take out from them, there were lots of little insects on the lettuce in the fresh roll. I could see them through the wrap and they were mostly alive when I peeled it back. I sent them a message on their site about it and they didn't respond. I'll spare you all a photo but I took photos and video Anyway, I'm not ordered from them again. One fresh roll order with extra... protein... is enough.