It's nearly impossible to eat out and eat REAL FOOD. I…read moredon't have the motivation, time or patients to cook at home a lot. Kitava is bringing you whole, real, and healthy choices you don't have to feel guilty about. Love it.

If you're looking for a healthy alternative for fast food, this should be top of mind…read more After spending the afternoon training at Witterfield for a 5K, my friends and I decided to find a healthy option and stumbled upon Kitava on yelp. We ordered... Sesame Chicken 4/5 Chicken was crispy. Broccoli was cooked perfectly. It could use a little more seasoning on the chicken and broccoli but the sauce was there to elevate it. Reminds me of panda express haha Miso Salmon Bowl 4/5 Salmon was cooked flaky and moist. Really enjoyed the jalapeño lime sauce. Brussel sprouts were roasted to perfection. Very light and tasty meal. Fish & Chips 4/5 Crispy fish and chips. Simple dish but it was fun and tasty! Evolved Caesar Salad + Paprika Chicken (Protein) 5/5 Absolute favorite. After mixing everything together it was the best healthy salad I've had in a while! Chicken was tender and flavorful! Enjoyed this dish the most. Service 5/5 Ordering is very quick, Staff was very friendly and our order came in timely within 10 minutes or less. They do serve your orders right to you but water and utensils are self served, as well as cleaning up after yourself. There is a 5% mandatory fee for employee health, so be aware of that. Ambience 5/5 I loved the vibes inside. It's very bright and homey. Made me feel good to be there. Seats are comfy and tables are clean. Parking was a breeze. Definitely adding this to my diet rotation if I forget to make a meal prep

Back again love this place. Please come to Piedmont and try…read morethe delicious wraps and salads. Ube latte is amazing!!!

Unique spot with creative food A pleasant hang and friendly…read moreservice. Indoor or outdoor dining.

The peach tea was nasty, but the turkey sandwich I had was so full of meat. It's a pretty good…read morebreakfast spot, but finding parking is such a hassle on piedmont ave!!! Also, I'm a sucker for steak fries The staff are also really nice.

I am very sorry to see that this place is closed. I appreciated the owners and their staff and wish…read morethem well.

We stopped by Món Superette around 1pm on a Sunday during a study session in Piedmont and decided…read moreto give it a try. There was a short wait for our sandwiches since the bánh mì is made to order, but it wasn't too bad. I got the lemongrass pork bánh mì ($12.65), and it was BUSS I'm honestly not even the biggest bánh mì fan, but this was fire. The cilantro, pickled radish, jalapeño, and mayo all worked really well together, and everything tasted super fresh. My favorite part was definitely the toasted baguette! It was perfectly crispy and crunchy without being overly hard, and it helped balance out the saltiness of the pork. The crab cake sando ($14.95) was pretty solid too. The coleslaw, sauce, and crab cake paired really well together, and I liked that they didn't go overboard with the sauce. I do wish the crab cake itself had been a little crispier though. Overall, Món Superette is a great Vietnamese grab-and-go spot! Most of the menu is ready to grab, while the bánh mì is made to order. There are only 1-2 seats inside, so I'd say it's better for a quick lunch or something to grab before heading back to work or class. Street parking is available, with additional plaza parking nearby.

I get my hair cut, at least what's left of it, on Piedmont Avenue, so sometimes afterward, I look…read morefor something to eat given the choices around here. I happened to see this Vietnamese-style grab-and-go shop and was immediately taken in by what looked to be a konbini-like approach. Coincidentally it's just a half-block from Ebiko, a similar takeout operation but with Japanese delicacies. This was ideal for me because I wasn't looking for a sit-down meal. There were several green salads and summer rolls with various protein options in the refrigerated section, but what drew my eye was the $13 Crab Cake Sando already packaged in a box and looking like something I would've grabbed at a Family Mart in Tokyo. Walking up to the counter, I became aware of the rest of their menu. They offer hot food made to order in five minutes: imperial rolls, banh mis, chicken wings, garlic noodles, and even desserts, coconut pandan waffles and fried banana. The sando was pretty tasty. Cut in thirds, the crab cake was nicely breaded to a satisfying crisp. The milk bread could've been softer, but the garlic aioli and light slaw provided the right contrast (Photo 10). I'll return for the hot food. FOOD - 4 stars...a solid sando AMBIANCE - 4 stars....compact space, well used SERVICE - 3.5 stars...not much interaction but clear TOTAL - 4 stars...nice Vietnamese-style konbini option REVIEWS OF OTHER KONBINIS Ebiko: https://yelp.to/QIP2lQjmyW Korean Superette: https://yelp.to/wJ_x6PQSs3 RELATED - Exploring Piedmont Avenue? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/FV9Zs6C9rI

First time at Daytrip counter. I knew this place was going to be good because I love tender…read morerotisserie chicken, soft serve and kombucha. I also purchased the cookie. The black sesame coconut cookie is super buttery and very strong tasting. I recommend a coffee, a dark coffee to go with it. The chicken was melt in your mouth tender. Hands down the best rotisserie chicken I've ever had my life. I used to go to Joinery in Sausalito for rotisserie chicken but not anymore. So good I think I'm willing to move to Temescal just to be close. I got the combo half chicken. It comes with one salad, one side and one sauce for the chicken. The chicken doesn't need any sauce because it's perfectly tasty as it is. However the pesto sauce is delightful. I loved the pesto sauce and highly recommend it. The Club Med salad had everything in it. I am biased because I eat Mediterranean. The Med salad had green olives and gigante beans in it. The beans were still warm. There were so many flavors in this salad. The sheep feta is so fresh in it. High quality. I also loved the roasted cauliflower which is a pain to make at home. It was melt in your mouth tender and goes really well with the lemon tahini sauce and olive oil. All this for $40 and $3 for the cookie. Tip is 18% minimum for the preset lowest option. The lady at the counter was so friendly and kind. The music was lively. All in all, just a super cool place to come eat for the best healthy and tasty food available in North Oakland. I'm coming back soon again!

When my bf asked me where I wanted to eat for our anniversary dinner, I knew exactly where I wanted…read moreto go! Once again, we have found ourselves at daytrip counter. We ordered the same thing as last time, the "combo #1." In this combo, we got: the crispy spicy salad, the sesame cauliflower, and the half bird with lemon tahini sauce. I also tried to the black sesame coconut cookie, this time. As usual, everything was super fresh and delicious. I thought the cookie was super fun and different, it's kind of a mixture between a macaroon & a cookie. It has a nice balance of sweet and salty, as well. This is currently my favorite meal at the moment, and it never disappoints! This little counter service spot always has the best vibes, and I will keep coming back! :)

I'm absolutely blown away. I was surprised about how good everything was. Might have been the best…read morefood I've had this year. My family ordered 1 appetizer, 4 entrees, and 2 drinks, all shared, and all 4 of us agreed that EVERY single item was phenomenal. That has absolutely NEVER happened before. At most restaurants, there's always at least one thing that someone doesn't like, and often multiple things that multiple people don't like. Not the case here. The appetizer was the spicy basil wings. Very good to start. But little did I know what was coming my way. The drinks were Thai tea and lychee limeade. The Thai tea was normal. As in good, I liked it. The lychee limeade was amazing, had to order another one. I would like to try the mango next time (there will definitely be a next time). Very sour, which I love. I hate lemonade that's not sour enough. Oh and that too, I usually hate limeade, don't really care for lemonade, and don't drink soda. I usually only drink water, juice, or tea (no coffee, alcohol rarely). So that's saying something. The Laos fried spring roll entree was really good. I always liked fried rolls but something about this tasted better. They were Laotian rolls, so maybe that was part of the difference from the ones you get from Pho restaurants. The duck over rice was amazing. I'm not usually one to pick duck, I don't mind it but I usually don't order it, but this was my mom's choice and it was really good. I like the sauce too. The Panang duck curry was so good. My mom doesn't even like curry and she liked it. And the Chiang Mai soup dish, I've never had anything like it. It was still hot after, I don't know, 20 minutes maybe? At the bottom especially. We all ate this together at the end, while the other dishes were in the order I listed them for myself (mostly, kinda switched around a bit eating family style), and generally the same for everyone else. I tasted a tiny bit of the soup in the beginning and thought it was nothing special, like when my spoon was clean it was the first thing I scooped. Only the soup though, none of the stuff inside. Honestly I didn't read what was in it, some crispy noodle or something. I was not sure if I would like it but my sister said she had it in Thailand and liked it so if I didn't like it she could eat it. That ended up not being a problem. Okay so anyway, we started on the soup at the end. To start, it was pretty good. Somehow, every bite we took tasted better and better, for at least like 5-10 bites maybe. At that point, I was thinking it's the best thing I've ever tasted. (But of course that's probably not actually true, and I'm just falling for the recency bias, kind of like how my favorite song changes all the time.) Never had anything like it. I've been missing out. But wow, I have to come back. And I highly recommend this place. Life changing experience honestly. Like if you asked me right now if I wanted to get Japanese or Korean (my other favorites) food or this, I would go here. I honestly wanted more of every single dish, especially the fried spring rolls, duck over rice, duck curry, and soup. Wait a second... that's all the entrees we ordered! Also the limeade. I need to get that again. But I also want to try other stuff next time so I'm torn. I literally need all 4 of these dishes again so I don't know what to do. I hope these dishes aren't seasonal or otherwise temporary. I noticed the menu had a month and year listed (I think it said April 2026 and it's May 3 2026 today) so I believe they update it frequently. If I lived closer I would come 20 times in a row and try every single thing, but unfortunately I live in San Ramon so it's not like I'm trying to go to Oakland every day. Soon though. My sister lives there, if I were her I would go here every day until I was sick of it, if that could ever be possible. I don't know if I could ever enjoy other food this much again. I was also completely sober so it wasn't like I had munchies or anything (felt I should specify being a young adult who grew up in California). Hmm, that gives me an idea for the future though. Even the pricing is fair (no dishes over $30), and the place is nice. Great service too. The only drawbacks are small tables for parties over 4 people, and it's REALLY loud in the restaurant, but well worth it. If you are sensitive to noise I'd recommend earplugs, earmuffs, earbuds, headphones, or something. The place is also relatively small. I'd recommend making a reservation if you plan to go on a Friday or Saturday night. It got busy, very busy. Well our reservation was at 6 and it wasn't crowded yet, a couple tables open, but by the time our food came out the place was absolutely packed and I think people without reservations had to wait to sit. I'm not sure though, I was too focused on the amazing food to care. Anyway, once again, highly recommend and I will be back.

Came here on a Sunday night with my family, and we might have a competitor for our favorite Laos…read moreplace. We got the following : Lao Appetizers Plate - Everything had great texture with the sausage standing out the most to me. Very soft and not too salty. Garlic Pork Spare Ribs - Great flavor, but a little on the dry side. Still tender enough to enjoy. Duck Larb Salad - Bright flavors and everything worked really well together. Recommend adding this to any meal balance out the other fried items. Kao Piak - I find that most places over cook their chickens, but the meats here were cooked perfectly. Broth was a bit salty for me, and I usually like the broth thicker, but still good overall. Mango Sticky Rice - I liked the crispy fried rice bits that added a nice crunch. Mango wasn't quite in season right now, but it was still sweet and soft enough. Overall service was great, and there is a lot of parking in the area. Def recommend checking it out.

One of the best Mexican places in The Town - and it's a fiercely competitive landscape too! We've…read morebeen coming for a while now and this place never disappoints. The menu does change up seasonally. I've had countless mouth watering chile rellenos with their ever changing sauce and filling. And my to go to nowadays to ensure I get plenty of protein is ordering one of their bowls, usually with pescado frito (fried fish) with black beans. My husband enjoys their barbacoa shredded meat. The bowls are filling, nutritious and flavor bombs. I also love indulging in their agua frescas. Our personal favorites are the strawberry horchata (a MUST if it's available) and their coconut ice coffee. Refreshing beverages to help soothe your tongue because the sliced fresh chiles on fried fish bowl are indeed lethal. Overall consistently delicious. It does get packed but if you come early around 4-5pm you will beat the crowd.

Double dated with my friend and her partner. It was my partner's and my first time visiting Dona…read more Ambiance coming in was welcoming and well decorated. They welcomed dogs on their patio, loved seeing all of the pups. Service was friendly and knowledgeable. Food promptly came out and was delicious. We'd definitely come back in the future! We got the nachos and french toast....delicious

The management for this restaurant is _extremely_ responsive to concerns expressed by customers…read more That's a huge plus for me, as I have a significant soy and legume allergy, so having management/staff who care about their customers is incredibly important! The menu looks very interesting; I wish we had been able to eat there while we were in Oakland for our granddaughter's wedding.

Door dashed lunch after arriving home from a long weekend trip in Vegas and let me tell you, this…read moreis exactly what I needed. Got the chicken ensalada with the mole sauce and a side of the marinated tofu. The pulled chicken was the absolute star!! The mole was a little thick for my liking (but prob just a preference thing/wanted a dressing for my salad) and just bc the chicken is THAT good, I think I'll skip the marinated tofu next time. The purple cabbage/cauliflower and beans+ corn were good (nothing special). But I am a sucker for pickled onions and these added on top were GREAT!! I try not to order lunch when I'm at home, but if I'm ever in the need, or want a light dinner- will 100% order again and maybe try a different sauce!

This place is decent. I especially love the Buffalo wings and for alcohol beverages, they have wine…read moreand beer. The staff is decent, the bartender Alyssa is great and the ambiance is ok.

It was OK. Nothing spectacular. Grabbed lunch solo. Tried the 2 piece pizza for $8. Price was…read moreright. Pizza looked delicious..had little flavor. Like even with the parmesean added, it still waa pretty bland for a slice a pizza. Oddly not even the pepperoni had much flavor. Customer service was OK. The bar itself is a bit dark, but clearly this is a cool neighborhood spot to grab a drink.

Lamb shank was super tough and dry, totally overcooked. Falafel balls were also extremely dry…read moreinside. Neither of these tasted fresh (prepared and cooked maybe 1-2 days prior? Wouldn't be surprised if lamb was precooked 2-3 days prior.) Dips were good and fresh though. Maybe I should have gotten bbq'd items but I'd expect everything to taste good. Very "club" atmosphere with top 20 type songs playing. BYOB was nicest part!

Mazra remains amazing, and it somehow continues to improve over time. It seems like the owners &…read morestaff are always looking for ways to make the guest experience better, and it shows! As much as Mazra is great at/known for their meats, they also put so much thought and care into their vegetables. For example, our favorite mezza is their Whole Cauliflower, which is a massive cauliflower head that's roasted and then coated with a lemon tahini dressing. (They also give you more lemon to squeeze on it.) The cauliflower always comes out perfectly roasted; the inner parts are tender and toothsome, while the outer parts are crispy and a deep, golden brown. Another great vegetable option is their Veggie Plate, which is a plate overflowing with delights on a bed of their rice: falafel; a segment of their cauliflower; roasted broccoli and potatoes; their saffron mushrooms; and a halloumi roll. Each item is about as perfect as can be, and the sheer quantity makes it a fantastic deal. Of course, we still love their shawarma plates, which you can get with either chicken or steak shawarma. The meat comes thinly cut and tender, and somehow still a bit juicy! The plates are also a great value, since they come with a ton of great items that pair well with the meat. These include a rich, savory sauce (toum [garlic sauce] with the chicken, tahini with the steak) and two of their amazing sides. My favorite sides are the baba ghannoush (creamy and earthy) and their fries (golden, crispy, and pillowy). They continue improving the space, too. The pickup window makes it so much easier to get takeout, and they've really dialed in the flow of the inside and back courtyard seating areas.