Omg I stopped in we seen they are under New owner ship The place was clean, smelled sanitized and fresh everyone had on masks they where changing gloves often. I ordered some wings with the Yodi Sauce and fries my family ordered other flavors and boy where they good fried perfect. We went back the next day and got their Red snapper, catfish nuggets and a red snapper Po Boy with greens mac n cheese potato salad and their desserts are to die for. Let's just say we where very pleased again with food and service and will be going back. read more

Incredible food with so much flavor and authenticity. The staff was very helpful and explained everything diligently. The parking is a little troublesome and the area is a little ghetto, but it's worth it for this place. Strongly recommend just coming in and taking your food to go because sometimes some of the menu items change. Also, halal meat major plus. read more

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Fish sandwich is real good with the Cajun fries!! My daughter order the chicken and waffles it was decent.. I'll rate it a 4 star cause it's a self made business and we need more out there with entrepreneur attitude and good homemade comfort food!! read more

The food was so good , "I forgot to take pictures" of the food type of good . Recommend highly

This place is not only adorable... filled with painted murals of entertainers and athletes naive to Oakland... the food is delicious, as well. Very happy I stumbled across this gem. We will definitely be back. read more

It was my first time here and I was not disappointed. The fish Po'boy was so good; the fish just melted in my mouth. I loved the way all the flavors complimented each other! I usually never finish my fries but the thick Cajun fries were worth every bite. I finished the meal with delicious peach cobbler fresh from the oven. I can't wait to go back and sample more! read more

Big Momma's Kitchen - Fish Po'boy with Cajun fries. A must try! - Southern Near Me - Oakland, California

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If there was an option for -5 stars, I would give them that rating. DO NOT EAT HERE IF YOU ARE NOT AFRICAN AMERICAN or MUSLIM. We were first attended by a young lady who seemed decent. 20 minutes later, still no food or coffee and a man that worked at the front asked us to repeat the order. Two other customers that arrived after us, got their orders before us and were given friendly updates and apologies from the same woman. 35 minutes later, we ask the man about our food and he seemed annoyed that we asked, with no apology, and tells us that our food was "almost done." 50 minutes later, the same man approaches us and tells us that they did not have anymore leg and thigh chicken pieces and that if it was ok if they cooked fried chicken wings instead!!!! WTF, How long does it take to cook chicken and waffles??? I expressed my frustrations and walked out! His excuse was that there were MANY other customers ahead of us..the place was EMPTY with one other customer dining and serviced two to-go orders in the beginning. The kitchen is visible, and no joke, there were 4 people working in that kitchen !! Why did we wait so long to leave?? Because it is hard to find HALAL soul food. In terms of service, there was nothing halal/islamic about the service or ambiance. There is really no point in falsely claiming halal on your menu when you treat your non African American customers like garbage. And FYI, Halal goes far beyond how meat/poutlry is slaughtered. By far, the worst service ever!!!! Normally, other restaurants will try to compensate for mistakes by offering a free meal. This place, not even an apology!! read more

Food is mediocre if memory is correct, certainly will try again. Only have done take out. Very traffic area on E.14th/International blvd. But close to home. Speaking home have had nothing to write home about yet. or even yelp about. But i will try once more. The grocery tax may not be the only thing affecting business. read more

What a disappointing experience! I had not heard about Big Momma's until seeing the Chef on one of the local ballot measure commercials for the upcoming election. In an effort to support local business, I visited Big Momma's last week with friends. Pros: Friendly server although seemed unorganized and overwhelmed. Cons: Never received the third item of my 3-item combo despite ask the server twice; Never received my cornbread or greens (Yes, I reminded the server three times). Lastly, the server made excuses non-stop: "We are understaffed", "we only have two fryers", "oh, I keep forgetting". "Sorry, we are out of Gumbo today". Also, Big Momma's only offers fried chicken strips not a full chicken. I will take my business back to Nellies who are consistently terrific. read more

I don't normally write middling or negative reviews, but this place needs some constructive feedback if they want to make it. Came in for dinner on Saturday, 1/16. Strike 1 Swing and a miss: It took us 30-40 minutes before we could order. Waitress said they were understaffed that night, so this wouldn't be a deal breaker if the other aspects were good. Strike 2: Many menu items were sold out, and it was just the start of dinner service. This is a huge problem because it means that the staff doesn't care or isn't even aware about their their volume sellers and inventory. Again, forgivable except for one big thing: Strike 2.5 Foul ball: The waitress waited for us to make our selections before telling us they were out. Later when the meal plate came out sans cornbread, we had to ask before she would tell us they're out. We saw this unfolding at other tables as well. This is a huge customer service blunder. She should have been upfront about what they didn't have. That would have been disappointing but people would understand. Instead, she let expectation and excitement build, before letting us down. Strike 3 Went down swinging: Then came the food. I'm sorry, but 4.5 Yelp stars? "Best Southern food in the bay?" The reviews must be overrun with friends and family. How could Southern food be so bland? - Shrimp po'boy: The shrimp was fried decently with a light and crispy cornmeal crust. But the rest of the sandwich with "the works" tasted like cafeteria food, with big chunks of lettuce and slice of American cheese haphazardly thrown into a tiny bun. - Fried chicken platter: It looked like it wasn't even battered or seasoned before they dropped it in a deep fryer. No flavor to it whatsoever. My wife did not even finish the 2 pieces she got. Big Momma's Kitchen needs some major help in all aspects of their business. I hope they take some of this criticism to heart, because it's destined to shutter if nothing changes. I for one will not be coming back. read more

Big Mama's kitchen is a joke. The service was absolutely horrible and a disgrace to every soul food restaurant in the Bay this service was absolutely horrible and a disgrace to every soul food restaurants in the Bay Area. They had half of what I ordered. When they finally got around to bringing me my order they brought me someone else's order and asked me if I would take a substitute for what I ordered. I ordered a red link combination they substituted chicken after telling me they didn't have the link when I got to my car with my order all I had was chicken and no ribs. Of course they don't tell you they have what's on the menu until after you've paid. And finally there's some guy walking through the kitchen sagging with his sweat pants below his underwear then he comes out and washes down the table with his underwear hanging out and putting his butt in this customer's face Unless you've got a lot of time to waste and money to waste don't bother going by there they've got issues serious issues read more

This ain't my big mommas kitchen. I went there twice. The first time it took them forever to prepare the food and didn't have everything we wanted to order at the time, ok. The second time I went i ordered turkey wings. My feelings were hurt when I saw they only gave me one turkey wing. Needless to say, I won't be going back. read more

Went here today, looking for fast food had no expectations. Read the menu and thought-soul food.. in oakland, its gotta be good-NOPE. THIS PLACE A DISGRACE. Fish was basically microwaved, cornbread was gross smelled funny and was hard, cold and nasty. Macaroni and cheese was even worse cold, hard nasty with bread crumbs in it-not soul food like at all btw. 0stars. Wowowow. Wow. read more

YUMMMMMM. Everything we had was amazing. Stopped by randomly to find a quick place to grab food before the raiders game and loved it so much came back to grab food for the drive back to LA. First time around had the fried chicken wings with red beans and rice and Mac and cheese and it was just like it was out of your own grandmas kitchen! Freshly made, seasoned well, large portion sizes. Just good second time around came back for the shrimp poboy sandwiches and Cajun fries. Sure it'll be just as amazing as the first meal! Ohh and the koolaid! Lol childhood favorite brought back to life! Bomb! Great customer service. Clean tables if you'd lie to eat in, or you can grab it togo. read more

Great food. Friendly people. Everything was hot and fresh and they were super accommodating. Even gave the kids extra cornbread for free. Fried chicken was made to order. My favorite was the yams - yum!!! Perfectly sweet and cooked just right. Super bonus was that it was halal - yeah! Rice and beans for me :-). Highly recommend. read more

Big Momma's Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Oakland, California

The fish is cooked to perfection seasoned so nice. The greens are flavorful and the mac and cheese is just right. I'm happy I found this jewel. read more

Big Momma's Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Oakland, California

Ox tails were good Mac n cheese good yams and greens good, will definitely go back... Also tried the fried fish .... Also good.... Finally have choices when it comes to good soul food in the bay read more

First time visit, drawn by a Groupon. Sunday lunch, we were a bit late and they were out of a couple of items we would have ordered. However, we had fried fish and shrimp, both were quite good--fresh, not overcooked, properly fried fish (i.e., using cornmeal); and a shrimp Po'boy that was also quite good. Cajun fries with the sandwich were tasty (just be aware that they are 'steak fries', not skinny french fries), and red beans & rice plus collard greens with the fish, also all good. Friendliest staff ever. I'm betting they would have earned 5 stars from me if they had not run out of the fried chicken legs and thighs and the mac and cheese--and i plan to go back to find out. read more

Sucks this review is about them randomly being closed after I placed an order online. Not sure if it's their fault or the online ordering systems but either way not cool. Starving and really wanting to try this place out but now I'm down at good ol Fish King cause I know they're ALWAYS open around lunch time read more

Yum! That garlic crab gumbo . So dank. Their menu changes all the time so it's best to just call and see what the specials are. I live close to here so I call in takeout on my way home sometimes. I've always been happy. The crab is definitely the best. The mac is good too. read more

The worst food and service I I have ever experienced.I waited for the food for 40min.The people working there are the worst in customer service. read more

I ordered the large fried chicken plate with Mac and cheese and cabbage as sides. The chicken were juicy and delicious. My wife had the 2 way combo of fried fish and shrimp with shrimp rice and candied yams. Everything was great. Love to see more halal establishments like this. read more

I'm from out if town and I saw this place through Groupon so I purchased the deal for 4... apparently I was woefully unaware that you really had to have exactly four people, or you would not be served. Im my mind that was more of a recommendation not a necessity, needless to say we were treated poorly and refused service, I myself am in the food service industry and have never been so demeaned or insulted by a fellow industry worker. I wish I could tell you how the food was but I cannot due to refusal of service. read more

I really enjoyed this new spot. I went in with a large party for a family dinner with about 15 people. Even though the restaurant is small, they accommodated us really well. The customer service was really good, especially considering we had so many people. The food was the best part though, literally everything I had was good. I didn't hear any complaints from anyone about the food. They weren't too pricey, everything was well portioned. This place is the best soul food spot that I've tried in the Bay. I'm very pleased. read more

Ate here twice in 1 day everything was good and flavorful. I had the chicken party wing plate with Mac and cheese and red beans and rice, and the 2nd time I got the shrimp po boy with Mac and cheese. Damn it was good!!!! Cooked fresh and with a lot of soul!!!!! The kool aide was some of the best I ever had, it's up there with my grandmothers kool aide back in the days. From now on every time I come to the bay I will stop by here. Great customer service!!! It's very clean inside!!!!! I'm overall happy with everything read more

This place will fill you up with quality soul food. This is my first time writing up food review, this place actually push me to write review for follow yelpers because of the portion and quality of food is given to us , At the end, we end up tipped $10 and the food quality is way better than a lot of cost more $$$ restaurants. Try their candy yam, fried oysters, fried fish while you are here. read more

The two stars is for the hostess and the food. We orderd the turkey wing dinner it was Sunday. We were disappointed that we only got one and a half turkey wing on our plates. Oh yes, I ordered the small shrimp platter for our son. We didn't think that when the plate came that it would just have five shrimp we thought there would be french fries on the plate. I guess this was our mistake when ordering. The drinks were good. The decorations were nice. The food was tasty. It was just not enough food for Sunday after church. Some changes need to be made. I don't think we'll ever return. read more

We had the privilege of not only meeting, but chatting and praying with Little Big Mama! I consider myself the BIGGEST food critic in the world and I LOVED EVERY BITE! This will be my first stop EVERY TIME I'm in Oakland! I pray that this establishment continues to be a blessing. read more

This place is great!!! Love everything they cook. There kool aid is always perfect. Greens mac and cheese fish everything is mucho bueno !! Most of the time their customer service is great ! read more

My experience here was pleasant. We were the first customers that were dining in. The waitress was familiar with the menu and was bubbly. Ordered fish with yams and mac and cheese; was great. Friend ordered oxtails, greens and yams. You got two oxtails, decent size. Real gravy not instant; it was good. Greens are spicy so be careful if you can't stand the heat. Will definitely return. read more

Oh my! Great food! I am a pescetarian and found several choices on the menu. Yes, parking is a challenge, however one of the owners was most helpful with helping me with parking. I had the pleasure of meeting one of the sisters! What a warm spirit.... Looking forward to returning.... These guys WANT TO get it right! read more

Today I visited Big Momma's Kitchen and I must admit the peach cobbler tasted way better than the food I got!!! The fried chicken was seasoned lightly... Not enough flavor for me... The cabbage was bland and the Mac and cheese wasn't cheesy!!! I've been to this place a few times this time was the worst!!! The only reason they got the 3 stars is because 1 for customer service they were very polite and 2 for the peach cobbler... The crust was so good!!! read more

I love this place, the food is delicious. But the last couple of times I've come here, the food portions have been SMALL! There is a huge difference in the portion sizes based on what they used to serve...maybe as a new business they realized they need to cut back a bit; but the difference is so great it makes you question why you're paying that much for a dish. BUT, the food is amazing, just hoping they'll do something about the portion sizes. read more

AMAZING!!! They treat you like family and go out of their way to make the experience wonderful. One of the best dining services I've have. Love you guys! read more

Stopped in having recently discovering po'boys on a trip to New Orleans. Big Mommas delivered the goods! Fantastic sandwich with the expected southern sides available. Potatoe salad was ah ight. Not great, but serviceable. Awesome tribute to local athletes in the form of a mural. Parking sucks. But it's a rough a tumble location too. Go in broad daylight and be hungry. I've been wanting to go back since the day I last got to-go. read more

I really wanted to like this place because the staff was great and the peach cobbler was delicious. However, I got an order to go and when I got home one of my dinner wasn't in the bag(I only order two dinners). I know mistakes happen but I wanted to check the order before I left the place but some lady behind the counter said it was all there and there was no reason to check. I should've listen to that voice in my head. Needless to say I went back and got the order since I paid for it. When I finally sat down to eat my food I was a disappointed. Being from the South I expect more from my soul food and sadly this place did not deliver. read more

Awesome establishment, In and out decor, is what I remember in a New Orleans style cafe. Staff very attentive, short wait. All very pleasant. Food was really good, fresh, tasty, and nice size serving for cost. Will go back. Would like to see full menu on yelp. Not through pictures. Some if us like ordering ahead for take out. So a list for whole menu and time served will be very helpful. Love it, again will go back, lots of things I would like to try. read more

Incredible food homemade! Service lots of personality... highly recommend this to anybody who wants an alternative to boring lackluster chicken and waffles I'm used to in Oakland read more

Me and my family went here a little over a month ago. The food was good and the service was okay. I was disappointed with the small portions, e.g., we were given a half of a turkey wing with our order. My son ordered some fried prawns and a side of yams. The yams were delivered about 30 minutes before his prawns and there was nothing else on his plate but about 5 prawns (no fries or salad). We could have been forewarned by the waitress that the yams would be the only side and we would have ordered additional sides. My son although a light eater needed more food, so I had to cook him a little something when we got home. read more

Halal food at its finest. Went here after praying Juma across the street. Best Friday ever because the chicken and waffles I ate after were a delight. Worth the trip and don't be afraid of the true urban experience, it is that part of Oakland that is full of atmosphere to be PC. read more