One of my favorite places in Oakland to grab some dim sum to go. It's usually a busy place, but the lines move nicely. There's 2 lines in there so make sure to line up in the right area. One line is to buy the roasted meats hanging in the front window of the store and the other line is for dim sum. There's one long table with a few chairs along the wall if you would like to rest a bit and chow down on what you just purchased. We always try to order the siu mai,chicken feet,tofu skin roll,baked char siu bao,and a few of the fried dumplings when we go. All of those are so flavorful and tasty. You don't need any sauces to go with any of those since they themselves are so delicious already,they're not too salty nor too oily or fatty. The baked char siu baos are a thing of beauty here. If you don't grab any dim sum then please grab yourselves the baos. The filling is plenty and the ratio of bun to meat is pretty good if you compare it to other places. I don't really care for the roasted meats myself(the roasted duck,soy sauce chicken,roast pork,etc) because I find them not as good as the other places. I don't necessarily like their seasoning and flavor. Stick with their dim sum and you should be good but of course this is just my opinion and maybe you would like their roasted offerings. The workers there are always helpful and friendly. There's usually 2 or 3 people to serve each line.

One of the only places in Oakland's Chinatown for cheap and affordable dim sum to-go, this is a no-frills hole in the wall spot. There's 2 lines, one for the roast duck and roast pork *Window Line*, and the other is for small stuff like dim sum *Dim Sum line*. This can be confusing if it's your first time, yes, there are signs, but they are hard to see when people blocked the signs while lining up. Great services from all the staff at Big Dish.

This is the $9.50 breakfast. The price is amazing. Comes with noodle soup, choice of meat, and drink. They give you the duck separate from the noodle so that it maintains crispy skin and flavor. This is a thoughtful touch that I don’t see often. By this, I think the other bbq would be good. It’s my first time trying this place.

The food is good - but the price on the menu is very confusing for the BBQ meats which will trick you to pay the same price but get half of the product. For example - BBQ meats to go for 11.55 / lb, if your order the same item, they gave you a small plate looks around 0.5 lb but make you pay the same price. When we asked they mumbled - we have no problem paying, but just can’t understand why the same dish will be reduced in half when eating inside. Please be cautious if you are dining in - just order all the BBQ stuff to go. Hope this is helpful.

Atrocious customer service -- or a complete lack of any customer service, rather. Want to wait for your food for over an hour only to find out most of your order was canceled as they "ran out" -- without any prior notification whatsoever? Call to ask a question about it only to find out that one number is out of service, and the other rings till they hang up? This is how this place handles their business regularly and repeatedly. If it was possible to give a -2 stars for service; they'd deserve it. Some of the food is actually not bad, though the rest is mediocre at best, but the disregard for the customer is so blatant that it's amazing they stayed in business even this long. Do yourself a favor and order from some tasty place that is reputable and cares instead of Spicy Tongue.

DO NOT EVER ORDER! I REPEAT DO NOT EVER ORDER! First of all, I ordered the boiling beef with house spicy broth which includes rice and house soup. I just dont understand, there were literally no beef? Except cabbage and no rice too. Never gonna order again. Yes, I did read all other reviews and was convinced before I order but I WAS WRONG! DO NOT ORDER!!!!!

Atrocious customer service -- or a complete lack of any customer service, rather. Want to wait for your food for over an hour only to find out most of your order was canceled as they "ran out" -- without any prior notification whatsoever? Call to ask a question about it only to find out that one number is out of service, and the other rings till they hang up? This is how this place handles their business regularly and repeatedly. If it was possible to give a -2 stars for service; they'd deserve it. Some of the food is actually not bad, though the rest is mediocre at best, but the disregard for the customer is so blatant that it's amazing they stayed in business even this long. Do yourself a favor and order from some tasty place that is reputable and cares instead of Spicy Tongue.

DO NOT EVER ORDER! I REPEAT DO NOT EVER ORDER! First of all, I ordered the boiling beef with house spicy broth which includes rice and house soup. I just dont understand, there were literally no beef? Except cabbage and no rice too. Never gonna order again. Yes, I did read all other reviews and was convinced before I order but I WAS WRONG! DO NOT ORDER!!!!!

We recently celebrated our son’s baptism at Portobello restaurant, and it was an exceptional experience from start to finish. The food was absolutely delicious and the restaurant itself is so beautiful, gives it that Italy feel ❤️. Marcello truly goes above and beyond to make sure his guests are happy, and it shows in every aspect of the restaurant. We couldn’t have asked for a better place to celebrate such an important day!

They had excellent portion sizes. I think nearly everyone finished their plate, but no one was lacking for more food. The staff was accommodating and friendly. Plenty of options for those with dietary restrictions. Super easy to make a reservation. Thank you to the staff there for a stress free event. We showed up and it was setup and perfect. We had a great time.

Was frantically looking for a spot to eat a very late lunch and settles for this place. I kept flip flopping between the burger and mussels and when I told the waitress I wasn't ready, she didn't come back until 20-25 minutes later. Apparently she "forgot" due to some jet lag she was experiencing. Anywayyyyys...she offered to comp my glass of Pinot noir which totally appeased me. I sat outside and munched on bottomless French bread and soft butter. The heat lamps were on so I wasn't freezing at all on this winter cold day. I decided to have the mussels with garlic and lemon. It was amazing! I kept asking for bread to soak up the broth. Cute neighborhood with ample parking (at least during the time I went which was around 1:45/2...). If I do come back, I'll get the burger! With Brie....I would have given 4 stars, but she took a while and I had to wave to her while she was inside and I was out front outside. She then sent the bartender over to take my order. And another thing, she had forgotten to get me water - I had to ask twice. She was friendly and did explain herself but I felt, by that point, it was kind of too far into the experience to assign 4 stars. Hope this explains to that other Yelper who couldn't seem to understand where the 3 stars came from.

food was great an service was good great surounding talk to a lot people an ate a lot of foodi would go back again it was fun an exiting

First ever review, my job decided to order lunch from this restaurant. So this was not out of my pocket. I ordered chow mein chicken and this is what I got, looks to be stripped onions, celery and chicken

We order here often on Friday’s from work. Ridiculously rude delivery driver, didn’t even get out of the car. Refused to make change for his tip and stated “This isn’t a pizza place”. I was under the impression that all delivery drivers provided change, not just pizza delivery drivers. Between the smell of smoke on my food from the chain smoking driver and the owner’s willingness to defend her rude empty, this will certainly be our last time ordering! ***after trying the white rice, to say I am disgusted is an understatement. How do you mess up white rice?!? It’s basically mush shaped as rice!!! Ewww!!! ***