Go on Fridays for Soul Food Fridays! Have the pork chops, mac n cheese and corn bread! Most fabulous. Chef LaLa, previous Chef at Floras is an amazing chef. I feel blessed to have eaten her cuisine from fried chicken to fancy prosciutto wrapped asparagus. Keep up the excellent work there at Corners. Not only will you get an excellent meal, you will be supporting the youth in the surrounding community. read more

This place is under new management and is even BETTER than before!! I ordered the avocado toast, which came with salad and was amaaaazing. I wish this restaurant had more of a following. It's got a great mission... go eat here!! Corners IS OAKLAND (real Oakland). read more

Corners Cafe - Avocado toast on the new menu - Cafes Near Me - Oakland, California

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I went on a Friday and the special on Friday's is Soul Food! I got the chicken with gravy and mac n cheese and yams. I believe all of the soul food dishes come with cornbread. Food is delicious! My family comes here on other days and also raves about the turkey burgers and really everything on the menu. The employees are friendly and Chef LaLa is amazing! read more

Corners Cafe - Soul Food Fridays! Chicken with gravy, mac n cheese, yams, and cornbread!!! Delicious! - Cafes Near Me - Oakland, California

This cafe is a hidden gem of Oakland. It has outgoing youth producing high quality tasty dishes at excellent prices. I am surprised that its been kept a secret for so long. I love the fact that they don't serve any pork products and offer so many options - substitutions are no issue at this cafe! I also love the daily specials - under $5 for a basic breakfast - eggs, toast and turkey sausage patties? Yes its totally possible. A hot lunch for under $10? - yes - the world has turned on its head - I had the Lasagna special - a generous portion of lasagna with mixed greens salad and a piece of garlic bread - beautiful to look at and even better to eat. They even have extended the hours they are open till 4pm, serving till 3:45pm on everyday except Wednesday when they are open till 6pm. I also love the fact that when I spend money at this cafe I am helping sustain my local community and helping empower the local youth. Good Deeds can taste good. So hurry up and come find out exact what a good deed tastes like. read more

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Diamond in the Ruff By far THE BEST food in the area, the pictures dont do the food or Chef LaLa justice!!! Everything is delicious, made fresh daily, the quality that she and her staff produces is AMAZING and priced affordably. A hidden GEM in our community. read more

This place is out of control!!! We had the chicken and waffles -- extremely generous portion and the flavors were off the hook!! 6-8 wings/drummettes a waffle with fresh strawberries and brown sugar butter. I wish they were open every day because we are just here the weekend but I will make a point to get back here! LaLa was extremely hospitable and the staff was very friendly. Feeling blessed we found this place! Highly recommend!!!! read more

Corners Cafe - a waffle topped with whipped cream and strawberries - Cafes Near Me - Oakland, California

PHENOMENAL!!!!!! Visited this extraordinary place on my visit to the Bay Area, all the way from Chicago. The food was absolutely some I've had in years. The customer service was top tier. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for perfect food. The chefs are knowledgeable about the product they produce. Sauces are made from scratch. Will forever be my go-to place for lunch when I'm in the area. read more

I was looking for a place with wifi to send my files and here i landed. What a smell of delicious meat cooking, and what a beautiful, clean and welcoming place. I was not hungry, but, i had to try something... The turkey burger was the best burger i had this year (and i love burgers). Great place, cool staff... I saw people in a business meeting at a table, students, friends having a chat... I ll come back !!!!!! read more

What a great little deli/restaurant! Went in there for lunch, and I have to say the Ham and Swiss was on point.

Located at the entrance of Youth Uprising in Oakland, this cafe is run completely by youth. With flat screen monitors wrapping 2 walls and wireless service you can grab a cafe, juice, sandwich or meal and surf online. The emphasis is on fresh and tasty made by overachieving, pleasant teenagers from East Oakland. The food is surprisingly good, healthy and geared for a teenager's purse so you are sure to get a good deal. This have it your way type of generation will allow you to add or substitute just about anything on the menu. The fries are killer. Stop in, support the kids, support your stomach with a good healthy meal. read more

Full disclosure: I have worked with Youth UpRising as a consultant, so you can factor that in to this review. But even so, I want to give a shout out for this cafe, which is way under-promoted - so you may never have even heard of it. The food is delicious, fresh and affordable - and not only that, you're supporting job training and self-determination for youth in East Oakland - so it's a win-win! And they have a great catering biz, so think of them when you need food that both nourishes your body and helps to build a world that works for everyone. read more

This cafe is awesome! It's so cool to see the Young People hard at work, and learning the tricks of the trade. The food and smoothies are on point, and the customer service is even better! I look forward to a yummy meal and smiling face whenever I come to Corner's Cafe. Highly recommended! read more

Not gon lie, it took them forever to make it and the girl on the phone didn't know what came on their sandwiches... other than that though, the sandwich was actually good! If I knew that they would take less time to make it (Only lunch period to get it and get back to work) then I would for sure be back! Food 4 stars, but time management takes it down to 3. read more

Visited this spot during my visit from Southern California. I googled the nearest eatery that I could walk to while my host was at work. I walked the five minutes not really sure what to expect but i was pleasantly surprised at what i found. I walked in to a nice warm welcome and immediately noticed a determined team leader teaching a group of teenagers skills to succeed. The young lady at the counter was very professional and pleasant. She even answered a couple a questions I had about the neighboring school and community. While preparing my coffee the Trainer came to further describe the goals and objectives of the program and welcomed me to the community. After placing my order and receiving my food, I felt comfortable and safe enough to find a seat in the dining area and enjoy my sandwich. It was delicious!!! Great flavor, nice balance, and good portions. And the plus is that all of the young men preparing my food wore fresh gloves with every order!!! Five stars all the way around. This place was better then most Francised Restaurants that I frequent. read more

Corners Cafe - Cubano Sandwich with Chips! - Cafes Near Me - Oakland, California

Awesome place to stop by for a quick lunch or sit in for a meeting. Staff is super friendly, quick, and good at what they do. One of the only places to eat in the area that provides healthy and tasty options. Even cooler is that all employees here were once youth members of Youth UpRising who worked their way up to operating a cafe. Eat n live local! read more

I came here for coffee months ago and always wanted to leave a review but I completely forgot... Anyway the guy who helped me was super nice and suggested some great options and choices. Hope this place is doing well! read more

Believe the hype, this spot has so much love and hard work behind it. Delightfully warm staff that went above and beyond, fresh and amazing food. Kevin came out to chat with us at length and all I could think about is how I want to work with these guys. This is a special place that we will be visiting as often as possible. My chicken was on point, by the way, but the whole experience warmed my heart. So good! read more

I really enjoyed the food and service here. The potato salad was amazing. It's a local gem.

I had the Cesar salad, the dressing and cheese combo was perfect and their homemade fresh croutons were super! Served on real plates and silverware but also have to go. People were very friendly read more

Stopped by to support today & I'm so happy I did! The staff was pleasant & the food is GOODT! I ordered the BBQ Chicken Sandwich & my daughter got the Turkey Bacon Avocado. Neither of us could finish in one sitting! And the lemonade was on hit as well! #townbidness read more

Red Bay Drip coffee is excellent; roasted locally. Great wifi, not crowded. I hear the food is excellent too, although I haven't tried that yet. Definitely will be doing so soon. Great coffee, and I really can't get over how great the mission of this place is. A hopeless area for youngsters without access to education, equity, justice, or visibility; the cafe aims to give them something that will hopefully lead to less perpetuation of suffering in these regards. It hires the young; Truly A Positive Cause in a Much-Damaged Society. read more

This place is kind a look like a bar with a bit of a café attached to it and sandwiches that were fairly decent place was clean the bathrooms were clean the people were friendly it was little pricey. read more

Amazing breakfast sandwich. One of the best breakfast sandwiches I think I've ever had. The service was great as well. The place itself is clean and feels good to be in. They have good music too!! Hands down great breakfast and their coffee was also really good compared to other breakfast places I've been to. read more

Found this place on Yelp, they seem to do a great service to the community youth. Got a turkey burger which had excellent seasoning and fries - everything tasted really good and I enjoyed. One small (or not so small) complaint - would be nice if the people wore gloves while preparing the food. Especially since the young lady who made my food told her friend she was sick with a cold. And if not going to wear gloves at least wash their hands with soap (not just rinse them under the water as I saw the young man do) before food prep. read more

Corners Cafe was great. They catered a bussiness meeting for my organization and everything turned out great. Lasagna was excellent lemonade was nice and sweet. Look to them to cater your next event. Monies go to support a good cause. read more

I was looking for a quick place to eat a quick meal and these guys made that happen. I came in to see it was closed but they right away asked me what I wanted to order and made it in less than 10 minutes. Great friendly guys:) Thanks again!! read more

Wonderful hidden gem in Castlemont- and it's actually a social enterprise! They have the best breakfast sandwiches, mochas, and their grilled-to-order chicken salad is delicious! It's great supporting local business while eating great healthy food! read more

Great Service!! Great food!!! A lot of Food, lol! Really low prices!!!! And it benefits the Youth!!!

This place is awesome. Great food and coffee at crazy affordable prices. Fun spot with great staff, wifi and good food!

Great atmosphere! Great food! Glad that it is run by youth. Great way to inspire young people

This is a great place to eat! Run by young people, it had really good food at very reasonable prices. We went for breakfast: I had a veggie omelette with toast ($6.50) which was just yummy....excellent choice of veggies and a good size. Toast was very good whole grain bread. My husband had their "2x2x2" with bacon (2 eggs, 2 pieces bacon and 2 pieces of toast and some home fries). He liked his too...with coffee and tea, the total was $18.75 before tax and tip....if we lived in the area we'd be back!!! It is only open Monday through Friday, though, probably because of the tie to the program that sponsors it and maybe the school next door. read more

My name is Bobbie Bond, a former Commissioner on Aging in the City of Oakland. I have been using Corners Cafe for Senior Lunches for the past 5 years. I have found them very reliable and the food is delicious. They have catered to my needs during the five years that I have used them for the lunches for the seniors. I recommend them highly. The seniors love being served by the youth. read more