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Best Taste Restaurant

Chinese · Oakland

4.1 · 86 reviews Google
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About Best Taste Restaurant

Located in Oakland, Best Taste Restaurant offers a welcoming environment for both quick bites and relaxed dining experiences. With a 4.1-star rating based on 86 reviews, we strive to deliver delicious comfort food and attentive table service. We cater to various dining preferences, whether you're lo...

Located in Oakland, Best Taste Restaurant offers a welcoming environment for both quick bites and relaxed dining experiences. With a 4.1-star rating based on 86 reviews, we strive to deliver delicious comfort food and attentive table service. We cater to various dining preferences, whether you're looking for a solo lunch, a group dinner, or convenient takeout. We are open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 9AM to 5PM. Please note that we are closed on Wednesdays. Join us for lunch or dinner and discover your new favorite meal.

What Customers Say About Best Taste Restaurant

Best Taste Restaurant is a Cantonese restaurant popular with locals for its tasty and reasonably priced food. The clay pot rice and roast duck are highly recommended. Some reviewers mention inconsistent quality and service issues.

Popular Dishes

claypot rice (6) roast pork (3) Hong Kong milk tea roast duck fresh water eel claypot rice pork spareribs claypot rice eggplant claypot BBQ Pork chow fun

Best For

Locals Quick Bite Casual

Tip: Try the clay pot rice or roast duck, but be aware that quality can sometimes be inconsistent.

Features

🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner
🎯 Casual 👥 Groups

What to see nearby

Leimert Building
A 198m

Leimert Building

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Arlington Hotel Building
A 244m

Arlington Hotel Building

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Lincoln Park
A 309m

Lincoln Park

parque

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Harrison Square
A 316m

Harrison Square

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Q136000111
A 330m

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Franklin Square
A 333m

Franklin Square

parque

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Explore the area around Best Taste Restaurant

Best Taste Restaurant is located in Oakland, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.

Parks & Gardens

  • Lincoln Park (A 309m) — park in Alameda County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5366460
  • Harrison Square (A 316m) — park in Alameda County, California, United States of America
  • Franklin Square (A 333m) — park in Alameda County, California, United States of America
  • Washington Square (A 410m) — park in Oakland, California

Other Points of Interest

  • Leimert Building (A 198m) — building in Oakland, California, USA
  • Arlington Hotel Building (A 244m) — building in Oakland, California, USA
  • Q136000111 (A 330m) — building in Oakland, California, USA
  • Q136083835 (A 376m) — building in Oakland, California, USA
  • McMullen Building (A 419m) — building in Oakland, California, USA
  • Union Savings Bank - Easton Building (A 427m) — building in Oakland, California, USA

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Frequently asked questions about Best Taste Restaurant

Best Taste Restaurant is located at 814 Franklin St, Oakland, CA 94607, Oakland.
Near Best Taste Restaurant you can find points of interest such as Leimert Building, Arlington Hotel Building, Lincoln Park, Harrison Square.
Best Taste Restaurant offers chinese cuisine.
Best Taste Restaurant has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
Best Taste Restaurant offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway.
The most recommended dishes at Best Taste Restaurant based on customer reviews are: claypot rice, roast pork, Hong Kong milk tea, roast duck, fresh water eel claypot rice.
Best Taste Restaurant is ideal for locals, quick bites, casual dining.
Best Taste Restaurant is a Cantonese restaurant popular with locals for its tasty and reasonably priced food. The clay pot rice and roast duck are highly recommended. Some reviewers mention inconsistent quality and service issues.
Try the clay pot rice or roast duck, but be aware that quality can sometimes be inconsistent.
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Best Taste Restaurant Oakland Reviews

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Reviews (40)
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Corinne Goodwin

Food is super tasty. Service is ok and it's not the cleanest or prettiest place. You won't even notice when you're eating though. The roast duck is amazing and the clay pots are so tasty. The portions are not huge so you can finish your meal and enjoy some tea

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Amy Jiang

Always have to get my claypot rice when I'm in the area. We came Saturday for lunch, and it was packed! I really LOVE their eggplant claypot. Everything we ordered was yummy!

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Dee Lee

Favorite clay Pot spot In Oakland!

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Richite Cheong

ordered the fresh water eel claypot rice and pork spareribs claypot rice to go~ we got here just as they brought it out (about 25mins from the call), and it's piping hot.

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Yi

This is a place where we find a lot of locals eating here. We ordered three pieces combo and beef fried noodles— the portion is great and food is so tasty.

Corinne Goodwin
Corinne Goodwin

Food is super tasty. Service is ok and it's not the cleanest or prettiest place. You won't even notice when you're eating though. The roast duck is amazing and the clay pots are so tasty. The portions are not huge so you can finish your meal and enjoy some tea

Amy Jiang
Amy Jiang

Always have to get my claypot rice when I'm in the area. We came Saturday for lunch, and it was packed! I really LOVE their eggplant claypot. Everything we ordered was yummy!

Dee Lee
Dee Lee

Favorite clay Pot spot In Oakland!

Yi
Yi

This is a place where we find a lot of locals eating here. We ordered three pieces combo and beef fried noodles— the portion is great and food is so tasty.

Richite Cheong
Richite Cheong

ordered the fresh water eel claypot rice and pork spareribs claypot rice to go~ we got here just as they brought it out (about 25mins from the call), and it's piping hot.

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Shanyce

I love this place. I like to get the half duck or roast pork rice plate. Always a Hong Kong milk tea. They are always kind too. It’s my little slice of community.

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Irvin Yee

New owners of best taste Cantonese restaurant in Oakland. Prices and quality of food is the best around. Need to perfect there soup base for the noodles soup and make it a little saltier but overall best deal around.

Shanyce
Shanyce

I love this place. I like to get the half duck or roast pork rice plate. Always a Hong Kong milk tea. They are always kind too. It’s my little slice of community.

Irvin Yee
Irvin Yee

New owners of best taste Cantonese restaurant in Oakland. Prices and quality of food is the best around. Need to perfect there soup base for the noodles soup and make it a little saltier but overall best deal around.

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Terry Lou (TL)

Quite authentic Hong Kong-style BBQ, not the best in its class but they won the price war. Their breakfast deal is unbeatable in the entire bay area at <$8 with a drink of your choice. Taste is ok, as well as their service... there is more room for improvement than room for comfort seating, but overall a solid 3.5 out of 5 and got my recommendation if you're on a tight budget.

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Dharma M

Good place to stop by if you are in the area. They have breakfast deal which mostly the one on breakfast menu is less than 10 dlr and it comes with free milk tea and the porridge come with free chinese donut. When we arrived , the restaurantbis pretty full but we get seated right away. They have breakfast menu from8 to 11 am. They also have bbq stuff which looks yummy like chicken, pork and duck. They also have lamb dishes. We ordered porridge, braised beef noodle soup, bbq pork rice roll and chinese donut rice roll. The noodle and porridge are about $8 which hard to find the price anywhere else. The portion is also generous. The noddle is also yummy. The rice roll is unique as it is thicker than regular rice roll at other places. There is min of $25 if you want to pay with card. Overall is is good meal

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David Famero

I was introduced to flavors of my in laws country and tried things I usually do not try. My wife is a foodie and I know she gets it from her being raised in a food industry family. Great to see so many people come from other countries like my parents to live the American Dream! The Clay Pot Rice was different for me

S
Scott Wong

Stopped by the first time for some take out bbq chashu for dinner. It was a Sunday afternoon but the selection was limited. Service was very nice and prices are reasonable. Food was tasty. I’d come back.

B
Bill Fong

Good local’s Chinese restaurant! It is nothing fancy but will fill-you when in Chinatown. they also have a good selection of roasted meats for takeout. Service has been good.

P
Pandkee Chang

Not a fancy place but with authentic cantonese foods. Reasonably priced items and the waitresses are always ready to assist. Shown is the roast pork (cha siu), bbq pork, and soy sauce chicken over rice. This place is also a deli where you can buy pre cooked items for take out. Come on in and be prepared to enjoy a delicious meal.

J
Jialei Duan

Authentic southern Chinese food. The price is cheap. Very tasty.

Terry Lou (TL)
Terry Lou (TL)

Quite authentic Hong Kong-style BBQ, not the best in its class but they won the price war. Their breakfast deal is unbeatable in the entire bay area at <$8 with a drink of your choice. Taste is ok, as well as their service... there is more room for improvement than room for comfort seating, but overall a solid 3.5 out of 5 and got my recommendation if you're on a tight budget.

Dharma M
Dharma M

Good place to stop by if you are in the area. They have breakfast deal which mostly the one on breakfast menu is less than 10 dlr and it comes with free milk tea and the porridge come with free chinese donut. When we arrived , the restaurantbis pretty full but we get seated right away. They have breakfast menu from8 to 11 am. They also have bbq stuff which looks yummy like chicken, pork and duck. They also have lamb dishes. We ordered porridge, braised beef noodle soup, bbq pork rice roll and chinese donut rice roll. The noodle and porridge are about $8 which hard to find the price anywhere else. The portion is also generous. The noddle is also yummy. The rice roll is unique as it is thicker than regular rice roll at other places. There is min of $25 if you want to pay with card. Overall is is good meal

David Famero
David Famero

I was introduced to flavors of my in laws country and tried things I usually do not try. My wife is a foodie and I know she gets it from her being raised in a food industry family. Great to see so many people come from other countries like my parents to live the American Dream! The Clay Pot Rice was different for me

Scott Wong
Scott Wong

Stopped by the first time for some take out bbq chashu for dinner. It was a Sunday afternoon but the selection was limited. Service was very nice and prices are reasonable. Food was tasty. I’d come back.

Bill Fong
Bill Fong

Good local’s Chinese restaurant! It is nothing fancy but will fill-you when in Chinatown. they also have a good selection of roasted meats for takeout. Service has been good.

Pandkee Chang
Pandkee Chang

Not a fancy place but with authentic cantonese foods. Reasonably priced items and the waitresses are always ready to assist. Shown is the roast pork (cha siu), bbq pork, and soy sauce chicken over rice. This place is also a deli where you can buy pre cooked items for take out. Come on in and be prepared to enjoy a delicious meal.

Jialei Duan
Jialei Duan

Authentic southern Chinese food. The price is cheap. Very tasty.

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M Wong

(updated) Just came back to have their rice clay pots. Asked for it to be extra crispy. This time I was really disappointed. Not only was it not crispy, the amount of rice was way less. It wasn't busy either. Not sure if it was an off day. Hopefully, their quality improves on my next visit. (2yrs ago)This place is a local hole in the wall. It's a very casual, no nonsense place to get fried chicken wings, roasted pork, duck or steamed chicken. Or u can get their famous clay pots. I love the crunchy rice on the bottom so I call them in advance to give them time to cook it. It's so yummy that the rice on top is so soft, but the rice on bottom is crunchy... Next time u r in Chinatown, try their "bo jai fan" or rice clay pots...

M Wong
M Wong

(updated) Just came back to have their rice clay pots. Asked for it to be extra crispy. This time I was really disappointed. Not only was it not crispy, the amount of rice was way less. It wasn't busy either. Not sure if it was an off day. Hopefully, their quality improves on my next visit. (2yrs ago)This place is a local hole in the wall. It's a very casual, no nonsense place to get fried chicken wings, roasted pork, duck or steamed chicken. Or u can get their famous clay pots. I love the crunchy rice on the bottom so I call them in advance to give them time to cook it. It's so yummy that the rice on top is so soft, but the rice on bottom is crunchy... Next time u r in Chinatown, try their "bo jai fan" or rice clay pots...

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Stormy li

The roasted pork was so tasty and tender. Usually I never like this kind meat. But this time I enjoyed very much. So was Clayton good! The gentleman who cuts the meat at the entrance is very quick and friendly. Only one of waitresses is very rude

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Alice L.

Ordered congee & a shrimp rice noodle roll off the breakfast menu from this no non-sense Cantonese restaurant. Hit the spot on a cold morning & very steady traffic ordering different bbq items.

Alice L.
Alice L.

Ordered congee & a shrimp rice noodle roll off the breakfast menu from this no non-sense Cantonese restaurant. Hit the spot on a cold morning & very steady traffic ordering different bbq items.

Stormy li
Stormy li

The roasted pork was so tasty and tender. Usually I never like this kind meat. But this time I enjoyed very much. So was Clayton good! The gentleman who cuts the meat at the entrance is very quick and friendly. Only one of waitresses is very rude

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Goolie G

I ordered BBQ Pork chow fun and Chicken/Mushroom clay pot to go. The clay pot was bland, with very little sauce; chicken parts were full of bones, gristle, rubbery skin, and joints. The bits of meat I was able to gnaw did prove quite flavorful and good, I just wish there had been a better meat-to-other ratio The chow fun came completely covered in some kind of gravy, which was an unpleasant surprise. The gravy was pretty bland, and ruined the dish for me turning it all into a soupy gummy mess. I was expecting a dry-fried situation with wok-hei fired noodles. I ended up tossing most of it and am very sad. Note: I'm seeing the kind of chow fun I was expecting in pictures of the beef chow fun, not sure why a different meat would make a difference in prep.

Goolie G
Goolie G

I ordered BBQ Pork chow fun and Chicken/Mushroom clay pot to go. The clay pot was bland, with very little sauce; chicken parts were full of bones, gristle, rubbery skin, and joints. The bits of meat I was able to gnaw did prove quite flavorful and good, I just wish there had been a better meat-to-other ratio The chow fun came completely covered in some kind of gravy, which was an unpleasant surprise. The gravy was pretty bland, and ruined the dish for me turning it all into a soupy gummy mess. I was expecting a dry-fried situation with wok-hei fired noodles. I ended up tossing most of it and am very sad. Note: I'm seeing the kind of chow fun I was expecting in pictures of the beef chow fun, not sure why a different meat would make a difference in prep.

Tony King
Tony King

It used to make wonderful clay pot rice and clay pot porridge. Ever since the pandemic, sad to find out big drop in quality. We odered our old favorite of frog leg rice and it came out fishy and stale. Service has never been good even for a long term frequent customer, and, even with the same crew as before, service got worse since the pandemic. Very sad. Really wished they improve again, even amid the terrible conditions of Oakland Chinatown these days.

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Annie Versary

Do NOT buy here! Food is dirty, same person manages cooked food and cashier. Partial of your bbq order is stolen to serve the rice plates and you get replaced with bones and extra head and tail junk instead.

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li coco

The meat in their rice noodle rolls is sour and not fresh. I won't give any comments. The service attitude is also very bad. I will not come again. The health department should check this store as soon as possible. It should not exist.

li coco
li coco

The meat in their rice noodle rolls is sour and not fresh. I won't give any comments. The service attitude is also very bad. I will not come again. The health department should check this store as soon as possible. It should not exist.

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86 reviews
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💬 Reviews
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🌐 Website
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Leimert Building

building in Oakland, California, USA

A 198m
Arlington Hotel Building

building in Oakland, California, USA

A 244m
Lincoln Park

park in Alameda County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5366460

A 309m
Harrison Square

park in Alameda County, California, United States of America

A 316m
Franklin Square

park in Alameda County, California, United States of America

A 333m
Washington Square

park in Oakland, California

A 410m
McMullen Building

building in Oakland, California, USA

A 419m
Union Savings Bank - Easton Building

building in Oakland, California, USA

A 427m
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