
reviewed by 5 neighbors
3045 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA
Open Weekdays 7am-10pm; Weekends 8am-10pm. The owner's name is Mohsin Sharif.
The owners are Muslim and have confirmed its halal status. All food at this restaurant is certified halal.
Score reflects a halal certificate on file.
The shawarma here is amazing, especially with the hot sauce. All your Halal grocery needs as well. Hookahs available here but you have to take it outside.
Tasty Tasty Chicken Shawerma!
HIGHLY recommended. There is an EXCELLENT restaurant in here with some FANTASTIC halal food. Plus its located on a block of a couple of Muslim stores, halal meat, businesses, like restaurants, shops, and a masjid. The food was absolutely fantastic. Highly recommended!
This is one of the only halal markets I've ever been in that has fresh produce. Not just the kind in boxes - ie onions & okra - but real produce. Their aisles are clean and well organized, and they have pretty much everything from Jamaican Akee to tahini. And don't get me started on their bakery: their "date bar" style mamoul is out of this world!
Masha'allah I love Oasis market. They are new so they don't have all the meat available that I would like, but the quality of the rest of the store sure makes up for it. Every time I have gone the staff has been very kind and helpful. They have all the ingredients I need for everything I like to cook. That is very uncommon for me. I haven't had the time to eat the prepared food yet, but there is always people eating there so it must be enjoyable. Insha'allah I will have lunch there soon :) 4 out of 5 stars only because the fresh meat isn't fully active yet. 5 out of 5 stars when they have more fresh halal meat :)
Oasis is primarily a large Middle Eastern grocery store, but they also have a small food counter and a few tables where you can eat. When I visited at lunchtime the place was almost completely deserted, and it took a while to find someone to take my order. The cook who eventually helped me seemed somewhat reluctant to make food, and even though there are tables available, my meal was automatically packed in a takeout bag. I ordered the shawarma combo. The meat itself was solid and flavorful, but the plate was dominated by a large amount of rice. The hummus was good, though the yogurt sauce was oddly placed directly on top of it, and the salad was basically just dry lettuce. There were also a few flies around the tables. Overall the food was decent enough, but the service and atmosphere made the experience feel awkward and a bit neglected. It’s an interesting market to browse for specialty ingredients, but it didn’t really feel like a place that’s set up to welcome dine-in customers.