Skog's

We all know the place as something else so of course the building is beautiful. This place has a smaller menu with in my opinion good choices and a family run crew for hosting and seating. Not sure who runs the kitchen but whoever it is is a great chef. We went for a spur of the moment date outing and ended up at skoggs and it was a charming atmosphere with fresh flowers and lit candles. Very friendly young man sat us and was happy at our request to seat us in the bar area. We ordered a couple burgers (1 being vegetarian) and they were amazing! Fresh ingredients, cooked amazing, more gourmet than chain burgers and tasted absolutely amazing! The price wasn't unreasonable and the food you get is vary tasty. I really liked the woman owner and the young son that sat us but the husband and I assumed other son kind of gave us a different feel. It wasn't rude or anything just not as inviting and welcoming as them. It was just our impression and we have only been once and plan on going again so hopefully I will be wrong and will be writing a revision to this review! Don't let my first experience detour you from going because you will be mad you didn't eat the food there! It was a wonderful place to have our spur of the moment date outing!

Great restraunt, under new ownership as of, i believe, 2020. The inside is huge and well decorated. Must try the lemon drop! We started with the calamari which was amazing, and their tarter sauce is some of the best I've ever had. (We eat ALOT of seafood.) They also brought out these fried dough squares covered with powdered sugar and it was on the house! Very nice gal and her son running the place that day. Personable, friendly and helpful about the menu and made the best lemon drop drink. We went after 4pm, sorry no burgers after 4pm, but my husband got the braised short ribs with palente which I tried and was very very good (it doesnt look like alot of food but its very filling for even a grown man!) And I got the pasta dish linguini with tiger prawns and garlic bread, also very good. Must try this restraunt if your in Oakland. Highly reccomend.

We love they're portable mushroom vege burger and fries.

Bacon Bleu Burger! Say no more. No pics as I ate it all. Beer battered fries. Beignets!

We stopped in for a quick bite to eat and ordered biscuits and gravy. OMG it was so good we couldn't stop eating them. The owner was kind enough to give us dessert. It was just as good. Great place, lots of history and killer food.