
422 24th Street, Oakland, CA
Jaji is an Afghan restaurant located in downtown Oakland that serves dishes such as bolani triangles, kabobs, and saffron rice in a spacious dining room. The kitchen prepares refined, carefully-seasoned dishes with attention to flavor, and the restaurant offers a full bar with happy hour service. Staff members are described as warm and attentive by visitors.
The menus clearly state that halal food is served. Featured by Instagram channel @thfr_bayarea.
Score reflects admin-confirmed halal status, with an active issue report under review.
Came for Restaurant Week and it was a lovely experience! We were really taken back by how spacious and beautiful the dining room is. It felt like we were in a completely different place. The hostess and servers were all very warm and friendly. The food was very tasty! Our favorites were the appetizers - a dip sampler and the bolani triangles. The flavors in these were all great and the dip sampler came with really nice breads. The chciken kebabs were perfectly cooked and juicy, although I did save some sauce from the appetizer to eat with them for a little extra zest. Kofta was also very nice. The cocktails were fun and with unique flavors that come through. The cumin one was in fact very cumin-y! They also have a nice selection of wines from different countries. Overall a great experience and I hope to come back!