Been working in the plaza next to Emils for a while - I appreciate the service as always. Great hospitality and I enjoy trying the variety of foods they have! Very polite and friendly people. read more

I've been ordering for delivery from here quite a bit recently so I can't speak to the sit down experience and parking situation. I love everything I have ordered so far and I have tried a lot of different things already. The food is diner style breakfast and almost all breakfast items can be found in a burger or a wrapped form too which I love when I need an on the go option. Most of the burgers and sandwiches are also pretty much diner style. It's very saucy so be careful when you eat cuz it gets very messy but it is delicious. I do feel sleepy after a meal. I been craving chili cheese fries recently so having chili cheese fries as an option is good here. Honestly, it's nothing to brag about but it does get the craving done. I do like ordering from here and hopefully soon I will get a chance to go to the restaurant itself to be able to talk about their service situation as well. read more

I've been coming to Emil's Burgers in Fruitvale on and off for about 10 years. It's one of those spots that's always been around and feels like part of the neighborhood. I hadn't been in for a while, so I decided to swing by again--this time to try their breakfast instead of the usual burgers I used to grab after work. I ordered the pancake special (comes with 2 pancakes), but I added an extra pancake, plus a side of hash browns and a coffee. * The pancakes were pretty good--large, filling, and tasty. Three was a lot, so if you go with just two, you're set. * The real standout was the hash browns. Fresh, crispy, seasoned just right--I topped them with ketchup and black pepper, and every bite hit perfectly. * The coffee was okay. It could've been a little stronger, but it still worked fine alongside the meal. The vibe here is what makes Emile's special. It's a small place, nothing fancy, but it feels like home. The owner and his wife run it, and they're genuinely nice people. When I walked in, there were a few people seated already, and more came in as I ate--steady business, just like always. Coming back after five years brought back memories of grabbing a burger here after work, and I was glad to see it hasn't lost its touch. Final verdict: * Pancakes: good size, tasty. * Hash browns: the best part of the meal. * Coffee: decent. * Ambience: cozy, local, family-run. If you're in the Fruitvale District, right by the Fruitvale BART Station, definitely stop by and support this local business. I'd give it a solid 8/10 and two thumbs up. read more

Emil's Burger and Breakfast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oakland, California

19$ omelet breakfast? And you aren't offered complimentary water? Too expensive for the serving. You may as well just go to a real Dinner for breakfast (False advertising when the board with the prices says you'll pay 16$ at most) read more

Really good breakfast sandwich! I got a sausage breakfast sandwich on English muffin. They included 2 sausage patties and the eggs were cooked perfectly. So delicious and under $10. You would pay much more for less at other spots. Friendly staff also! read more

I don't know what happened. Small portions and an increase in price. I spent $30 for breakfast and all I did was add avocado with no drink.

I've only ordered delivery so I'm not sure about the storefront but the food - SO good. I'm obsessed with the English muffin egg sandwich and the French toast. Both arrive warm and delicious. Highly recommend. read more

Have not seen the restaurant storefront as I ordered the food for delivery. Burger was cooked to perfection - cooked through and not dry. The toppings were fresh from what I had, and it definitely hit the spot for just the burger I was looking for. Definitely don't know how I've slept on stopping here. Very much planning to return as I wanted another burger after I finished it. (Not due to a small size portion) just really good, overall. read more

Hey! If you order the Ultimate Breakfast Scramble you better be really hungry. The one I got could feed 2 people. Including hashbrowns and toast, for about $10. Fresh and delicious, at a reasonable price. Located near Fruitvale BART station. And the pancakes have a smiley face! read more

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I only order from this place strictly through delivery app like GrubHub, so I've never been there physically so I don't know the ambiance of the place. This place is good, like really good. The crazy pat is that it's affordable too for all the food given. My go-to is always the Breakfast Burger, Pancakes, English Muffin Breakfast Sandwich, and the Breakfast Burrito. Breakfast Burger is absolutely the star of the meal, excellently grilled beef with delicious crispy hash browns on a brioche bun with their special sauce is peak. It's also a large burger too, I'm stuffed every time I enjoy this, usually I cut it in half so I can enjoy the rest of the breakfast. I really love their pancakes and you get a smiley face on it too. Really good texture and the batter is flavored with a slight sweetness so not too much syrup is needed. Absolutely wonderful and one of my favorite places for Pancakes. English Muffin Breakfast sandwich is packed with a lot protein and it's pretty cheap for the amount of food you get. Breakfast Burrito is my sister's favorite, filled with all the good stuff. I don't eat it too much but the bites I've had were good. All the food is cooked perfectly and I split it with my family and it'll last us until dinner usually. The orders are usually accurate, I've only ever had one encounter out of my dozen ordering from them where they forgot a set of pancakes, of course GrubHub made it right so no harm no fowl (we didn't have any chicken). But yeah this is easily my go to breakfast place through delivery, since I don't want to get out the house on my days off. read more

Delicious breakfast sando with spinach and avocado added. Good portions, will definitely order again. How have I not known about this spot?... read more

If you're looking for a hearty breakfast with a good variety of menu options, I recommend ordering from Emil's. They have breakfast sandwiches, wraps, omelettes, pancakes, french toast, and the list goes on. I liked that you could choose a vegetarian option (i.e. avocado or spinach) for both the sandwich and wrap, which was exactly what I was looking for. The eggs were cooked nicely, the avocado was fresh, the hash browns were crispy, and the spinach, mushrooms, onion, and tomatoes in the omelette were really good. They didn't over salt anything, so you could season as needed. The only thing I wasn't a fan of was their cheese for some reason. The french toast batter had a hint of cinnamon, which was good, but I usually prefer my toast strictly savory...no powdered sugar, syrup or anything! (I know I'm probably one of the few lol.) Emil's followed the special instructions included with my order, so that was a plus! If I was in the area and craving breakfast, I would come back. As their name suggests, they also have burgers and other sandwiches. read more

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Ordered via DoorDash yesterday. Perfectly decent burger, perfectly decent salad, kind of old-school. A lot of thousand island dressing. I would order again. Reasonably priced. read more

Like this spot for breakfast. Constantly order deliveries from them. But got quite disappointed lately because we havent gotten smiley face on our pancakes for the last 5 orders. Please bring the smiley face pancakes back!!! Its super essential and necessary to start the day off with a happy face on pancake read more

Emil's have one of the freshest burger I've ever tasted I've been here a couple of times so far so good I've tried the tuna melt, bacon cheese burger, Oreo milk shake, cheese burger, French fries, curly cheese fries and everything was good too the food might take a while to come out because they only have one person making the food. read more

Emil's Burger and Breakfast - Bacon cheese burger with curly cheese fries and Oreo milk shake - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oakland, California

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This is a cute, cheap breakfast/burger joint. I came here on a Saturday morning, around 11am, and it wasn't busy. I opted to order their hamburger meal, which came with a fountain soda and side of fries. Their sign advertises "fresh, never frozen beef" but I'm 100% sure that they use cheap, frozen beef patties. Mine smelled and tasted a little fishy, maybe because their stove needs cleaning, but the whole meal was $10 bucks and you bet I ate it. Fries were bomb and very fresh / hot. Honestly, if it weren't for the cheap prices and cute wife/husband (I think?) working duo, I wouldn't be giving them 4 stars. I think if I were being harsher, I would give them 2-3 stars. I want to try their breakfast next time but I think I may pass on their burgers, at least the beef ones. Other notes -no restroom here. There's a restroom outside, across the courtyard, but when I tried to enter to wash my hands, they were locked and the restaurant owners didn't know the codes -clean your own table read more

Extensive menu from breakfast to burgers as stated in the name . Good variety, Very spacious. Even though a small staff the wait is never long . Covid safety procedures in effect and enough space that it never feels like an issue . Amazing counter people who not only remember your order from days ago and are friendly and efficient. Clean and quick . I come here almost daily . read more

They always have delicious burgers. I ordered the jalapeño burger and it was a good size and hella good.

This place has been in my bookmarks for a few months, and today I went there. It is an easy ride on the 1T down East 14th Street to Fruitvale Ave., from there it is a five minute walk to the restaurant. It was not busy at all, as there was one gentleman in there and I was able to order my food immediately. I decided on a mushroom burger with chili cheese fries along with a chocolate shake. After 19 minutes my food was ready, and it was back to the bus and on my way home. The burger was cooked to perfection and the chili fries were outstanding, and the chocolate shake was smooth. On my next trip there. I would like to try the steak cheese fries or chicken cheese fries. read more

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AMAZINGGGGGG everything was SO delicious. We ate so fast. Everything is super affordable too! read more

Emil's Burger and Breakfast - Our food devoured - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oakland, California

Love this place! Sitting here on a warm and sunny morning next to the fountain in the middle of the Fruitvale Village Plaza. Not being on the street, you don't know about this place unless you walk into this Plaza and find it. Terrific breakfast wrap with fresh spinach and avocado layered into the egg and potato, and wrapped in a toasted wheat tortilla. Nice folks, good food at good prices, spacious little restaurant in a sunny Plaza. Coffee's pretty good too! What more do you want, right? read more

Seriously a good cheap burger. I was leary of the area, clientele and clean but not sterilized appearance of the place but we had bailed off from gridlock on 880 and decided to try something new. Meat is not your highest quality and must have a high fat content, because ours were cooked well done and were still moist and not dry. I had a mushroom Swiss burger al a cart & the hubbs had 1/2 lb bacon cheeseburger meal that was seriously HUGE. Top off with fresh lettuce, hand sliced red onion and a sesame seed bun and you're in for good eats without the price tag. Fries were the thick nearly steak style french fry which we shared and still couldn't polish off. Tab + tip $19 out the door. If you're at the Fruitvale BART station make a pit stop. read more

Emil's Burger and Breakfast - Seriously HUGE burgers!!! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oakland, California

Great food and service. The lady was very nice . Had a family of 9 and we were able to put tables together. Burgers had very fresh veggies. Pancakes were very big. Breakfast burger and wrap were !! read more

If you're super hungry and in the fruitvale area, you can come and have hamburger and fries as there are not too many options for burgers close by. Other than that, it's mediocre. The salad is definitely not worth it because it's stale lettuce with a lot of croutons. The veggie burger was ok. The patty is thin but the. Read is whole wheat which is a great option. The parking is not ideal but you may be able to park in the BART parking lot if it's not full. read more

Emil's Burger and Breakfast - Veggie burger - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oakland, California

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The burgers here are fresh and bomb.com the meat patty had nice flavors. My sister introduce me to this place when we were hungry for some burgers the cheese fries with jalapenos was just alright next time maybe i'll try to curly fries the cook must've forgot to add onions in my burger but it was still good without it most definitely will come back again if im in the area read more

Emil's Burger and Breakfast - Bacon cheese burger and cheese fries - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oakland, California

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If you are hungry and in a hurry, this spot will get you through! Customer service was the best part of my experience. They took my order quickly and prepared the food just as quickly! But someone forgot the doggone Lawry's! Could just be me, but bland gets ya 3‍ read more

Nice service and good diner food. For a "for here" coffee, they use hot water to pre-warm a ceramic mug; nice touch. The Egg Melt breakfast sandwich is American cheese and a basic croissant; a nice sandwich, but nothing fancy. Service is appropriately quick --- yes, that's about how long I expect it to take to make a sandwich. Not "here-ya-go-we-made-it-an-hour-ago-next-please" fast, not "is everyone on break?" slow. Music is understated, rather than the blaring Top 40 stuff at some other Fruitvale breakfast places. Definitely a stress-less place for pre-commute breakfast. read more

Wow. 4.5 stars never was so wrong. This place was basic, dirty and slow. Basically a counter service quick-serve restaurant, looking like a Subway from the 80's. Second star for decent food... good omelet, decent eggs, really nice hash browns, and grilled cheese and kids burger that really satisfied. However, can't get over about :30 to get our food and eat (lots of take-out orders) and a pretty slow order-taker / server. Also, the place was dingy, dusty and had a "wet floor" pylon in the middle of the floor. Yuck. We drove off the highway to find this place because of the reviews and were sorely disappointed. read more

Great burgers and a variety of other options too! My family loves the Jalapeno Burger in particular. Next time we will be trying the breakfast options. read more

I've been craving a non-chain burger for quite some time and Emil's didn't disappoint! My little one and I got some to-go goodness on a slow Saturday and mmmmmmmm yes! We ordered a couple of 1/3lb burgers, fries, and onion rings... The bun was soft and warm, the burger was delish, the fries crispy and hot, crunchy onion rings made our lunch incredible. Emil's is situated in the heart of Fruitvale village, just steps from Powderface and the fountain. You'll find nothing fancy by way of decor - but with food this well-made, they don't need it. read more

This is a cute little spot by fruitvale Bart. They have a lot of diner classics, but my favorite is their chicken fries. Whatever you get though, get it with "Emil's sauce." That ish is delicious read more

Good diner food. Doordash ordered the breakfast wrap, breakfast sandwich, and some curly fries. Food was a nice portion size and tasty. We will be going back to Emil's for lazy morning weekends. read more

Huh? How is it even possible to find a place that hasn't been reviewed yet on Yelp these days. My pregnant friend's baby already has a review and the parasites not even born yet. Anyway, after outrigger practice, I had a craving for beignets so headed over to powderface. I saw a window ad here for fish & chips made with cornmeal. One of the BEST fish and chips I've ever had was coated in cornmeal (over at Pier 23 in the city) so I was hopeful. The girl at the counter is either a temp or really new cause she had no idea what I was trying to order. I had hoped to switch my chips for curly fries ... but she said that my food doesn't come with fries. Oh-kay. As for the catfish itself, it was okay. It was entirely covered in cornmeal rather than cornmeal added to the batter. For $5.99 it was a good quantity of fish and food but not so memorable that I'd be craving it. I suppose it's more of a burger joint anyway. I mean who has fish & chips at 10:00 am in the morning? read more

They have the best food in my neighborhood by far. Im always up for the breakfast. It is bar none a great value it has great taste. And they're doing very well through the covid-19 crisis. Social distancing is the thing with them and doordash as well as GrubHub delivery. Five stars. read more

A diamond in the...well now only kinda rough. Fruitvale has up and come nicely, and while Emil's is a hold-over and nothing close to the fancy vibe emanating from many of the new condos increasingly dotting the local landscape, it holds its own nicely with value for money and the tasty variety of food on offer. Breakfast sandwiches are perfect...really. Burgers are solid, and every plate of food over $5 will fill you up. The interior is nothing to appreciate necessarily, unless you count the kind and chatty folks each morning who find their way to a plate of eggs and hash browns with a few strips of bacon. Now don't come expecting a single fancy thing. You won't find eggs Benedict or a mimosa for a good half mile in any direction. If you can handle the real and manage to chill, then you'll be pleasantly surprised with the rest. read more

Had the hot dog, was very good with all the relish and extras but the frankfurter itself was not that big. Will be back to try other things. They accept credit cards but with a $5 minimum purchase. read more

Emil's Burger and Breakfast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oakland, California

This is my go to burger joint as I work in very close proximity to them. You will not go wrong with ordering the Emil's burger. Their sauce in the burger is so delicious! I usually get it as a combo with curly fries and a Coke. The price is somewhat high for a burger joint, but everyone has to eat. On weekdays I recommend that you go before 12pm or after 1pm. There is a high school close by and the students definitely packs this place! read more

They well deserve my 5 stars. Conveniently located with in a public square, near the clinic, the Fruitvale Bart Station, and surrounded by numerous other shops. Their burgers are vary fresh and tasty, not kitting, they really almost taste like homemade burgers. The staff is vary patient and helpfull. Try it! Note: Be patient, they're busy,obviously, cause their food is good. read more

Food is always fresh tasting and made to order. Staff members are all courteous and helpful whenever I come in for a quick bite. Itcs kind of a shame they don't get more business. Today I ordered the Teriyaki Burger (#8 on the menu) with a side of fries and a drink. The burger was fresh, the vegetables were crisp, but there wasn't a lot of teriyaki flavor; they only put sauce on the bottom bun and not on the meat, which was a little disappointing. The fries on the other hand were great, as usual. Hot, crispy, and thick! Very good. read more

Emil's Burger and Breakfast - The Teriyaki Burger + Fries (Menu Item #8) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oakland, California

Could be really good but it was just ok. I heard the burgers were good but we were there for breakfast. Denver omelette with a side of bacon, crispy, well done sourdough. Easy enough. Food came. Soggy bacon and barely toasted sourdough. Toast went back for another round. They should invest in a new toaster. Barely crossed over from white to lightly tanned. Like they threatened the bread but didn't follow through. Little things make or break a good experience. When you try to get things done fast they take twice as long. May try a burger next time. read more

Emil's Burger and Breakfast - Two rounds in the toaster and still white. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oakland, California

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