301 Franklin St., (at 3rd St), Oakland, CA 94607, (510) 835-1176Last visit - November 2008
The Oakland Grill locates amongst warehouses in the Jack London area of Oakland. You'd probably miss it if nobody pointed it out to you. Amongst the newly built condos and reconstructed brick houses, it nests behind long eves so you have to be on a lookout to find it. We walk in and are seated on the second floor. The crowd seems like the early-risers. They have their newspapers, books, and electronic gadgets laid out and slowly sip their coffee. A couple of tables are taken by officers, and there are a pair of officers sitting with us on the second deck. There's actually a third deck above us, but more like adjacent to us.
We order our food. I had the pancakes combo: two pancakes, two eggs, and two strips of bacon. My girlfriend opted for the waffles instead. Food came at a slow pace, but we found the view on the second deck quite entertaining as we watched the kitchen staff do their work. Not a easy place to work in.
I think it's a good place to go if you're waiting for a movie at Jack London, or you just want to start your day with a nice plate of pancakes. Be extra careful there because it is becoming a regular joint for police officers.
Before long, we finished our food and made our journey to the world of Emery bay. The fight with transaction refunds began and I will have to talk about that story another time.
