The 25 Best Restaurants In Oakland - San Francisco - The Infatuation

"Smelly’s is a Creole soul food catering company that operates out of Au Lounge Uptown, which means you can walk in for your share of butter-drenched garlic noodles whenever you please. Those noodles, either paired with a roasted Dungeness crab or the juiciest hot honey chicken tenders on the planet, are a non-negotiable part of a meal here. Other soul food staples that you’ll preemptively order a second plate of: the cornmeal-crusted catfish, gooey “crack and cheese,” and the stewed oxtail that pulls right off the bone." - lani conway, julia chen 1