B SIDE BBQ - Gourmet "Oakland Style"
BBQ
By
Carol & Joe Davis
Dining Detectives
We
are big BBQ fans and are always happy to hear that a
new BBQ restaurant has opened in The Bay Area. We were particularly
interested when we were told that Chef-Restaurateur Tanya
Holland, from the very popular Brown Sugar Kitchen www.BrownSugarKitchen.com
in West Oakland, had recently opened a sister restaurant on San
Pablo Avenue called B SIDE BBQ. Tanya has impressive
credentials as she studied cooking at La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine
in Paris, France then honed her culinary skills working with many
celebrated chefs in both Europe and the USA including Bobby Flay.
She is also the author of several cookbooks and is a TV personality.
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B
SIDE BBQ is a small restaurant with a fun vibe, artistic
decor and a cool bar. They have a few individual tables and also
offer high top seating along a dining bar. The walls are filled
with commissioned Artwork that honors African American Cowboys
by April Banks. The cuisine is Wood Fired BBQ made with locally
sourced and sustainable ingredients including Niman and Prather
Ranch Meats and Mary's Organic Chicken.
We
started out with a few of their new specialty Cocktails made with
Tanya's hand crafted drink syrups. We enjoyed the Harlem Rides
the Range made with Tequila, Mezcal, ginger syrup, citrus, and
hellfire bitters served in a tall fancy glass and the South
of the Border Lemonade made with basil vodka, mescal, cilantro,
agave and lemon served in a mason jar. These were great cocktails!
Then we began to check out the focused menu.
We
found the Rib Ends Appetizer a great way to get your
taste buds in gear! We loved everything that we tasted including
the Dark & Stormy St. Louis Ribs, Jerk Spiced
Baby Back Ribs, Smoked Hot Links which are 50% pork
and 50% beef. Our absolute favorite was the Brown Sugar Rubbed
Brisket which was super lean, flavorful and juicy and definitely
the best we've ever had! We didn't try it, but our neighbors raved
about the BBQ Glazed Salmon. The Sides that we enjoyed
included tasty BBQ Baked Beans, Buttermilk Cornbread, Macaroni
and Cheese and Pickled Vegetables. We finished our meal with
an excellent dessert, the Corn Bread Pudding which is a "must
have"!
B
Side BBQ serves excellent "Oakland Style" BBQ
and has a Full Bar. There is Dine in or Take Out and they are
now open 11 AM - 10 PM Tuesday-Saturday and offer Happy Hour Drink
and Appetizer Specials. We really enjoyed both the BBQ and chatting
with our neighbors at the next table! The B Side is a reference
to the B side of a single "record". Famous B sides include
Hound Dog by Elvis and I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor. Don't
be surprised when the B SIDE BBQ is as popular as their "A
Side" Brown Sugar Kitchen.
B
SIDE BBQ
3303 San Pablo Avenue
Oakland, CA 94608
510-595-0227
www.Bsidebbq.com