"This small but mighty Uptown Oakland restaurant combines a retro diner aesthetic with chef Kyle Itani’s menu of forward-thinking and Japanese-influenced California cuisine. The to-go menu features many of the restaurant’s greatest hits, including its beef tongue-topped burger, its brunchy soba biscuits and gravy, and its always-takeout-friendly buckets of buttermilk fried chicken. Call in for takeout (with curbside pickup available) 11:30 a.m.–9 p.m., or order delivery via Caviar." - Luke Tsai