r/OaklandFood 2d ago

A search for grilled chicken nachos

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Does anyone know of anywhere in Oakland or adjacent to Oakland where I could get this specific type of nachos? Specifically, grilled chicken instead of shredded chicken, and this kind of white melted cheese as opposed to orange cheese.

I had this beautiful plate of nachos while driving through Santa Barbara and have been craving something like this for the last year.

Please help me out!

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u/AdditionSuch7468 2d ago edited 2d ago

La mission in Berkeley, couldn't find any photos on their reviews. I've ordered them there though

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u/localguy69 2d ago

Their chips scoop hard too.

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u/heliopause42 2d ago

Xingones with the tin tin chicken! Their nacho plates are huuuuuuge, and fully loaded. Great service and relatively easy parking

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u/Upstairs_Jeweler2568 2d ago

Xingones should not be overlooked. It's all really great.

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u/heliopause42 2d ago

Fried chicken is excellent too

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u/black-kramer 2d ago

I was quite whelmed by the food there. and the prices were absurd. 12 wings for 24 bucks and they weren't anything to write home about.

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u/heliopause42 2d ago

You mean underwhelmed?

"The food there" you're judging all their food based on an order of wings?

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u/black-kramer 2d ago

I had other food and so did my friends, it was all mediocre. maybe it’s changed since it moved to jls, but I failed to see what was so special about it. expensive and doing nothing impressive. their staff was pumping out takeaway orders and the food we had in the restaurant tasted like middling modern delivery food, so that tracked.

sorry to rain on your parade, but at its price point it needed to be much better.

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u/drippingdrops 2d ago

You’re not wrong. I offered a similar opinion recently and got an also similar reaction.

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u/heliopause42 1d ago

You have shitty taste. It's okay, it's not your fault. You don't have any class or brains

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u/black-kramer 1d ago

sure, sure. quite sensitive about xingones. lol

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u/heliopause42 1d ago

Nah just intolerant of stupidity

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u/black-kramer 1d ago

look in the mirror, my dude. it begins there.

nothing I said was stupid, I simply disagree with you and you're oddly thin-skinned about mediocre fried chicken. weird, but that's your prerogative. have a nice saturday, grab some 24 dollar wings.

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u/heliopause42 2d ago

Wait...so what kind of whelmed were you? Why didn't you mention the other food before? Who said it was "special?"

You also seem to have a problem with the staff handling pickup orders, which is probably a pretty big chunk of their business that they don't get tipped very well on (if at all).

Middling? Are you grading cotton?

Their food is solid, service is good. Their guac and hot sauces are excellent. Price point is fine. Take the stick out of your rectum.

(I don't actually expect you to properly answer any of my questions, or give legitimate feedback to any of my points. I'm content with knowing that you're wrong and I'm right. Keeeeeeeek rawwwwwwwwks)

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u/rae_versace 2d ago

El Tucan in Richmond has excellent grilled chicken nachos

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u/negativeidlst 2d ago

Cactus on College

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u/otwjm 2d ago

Almost anywhere? Los Comales, Los Comadres, Dona, off the top of my head.

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u/deconstructicon 2d ago

comal next door, xolo…

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u/Moonteamakes 2d ago

Dona’s is with the orange nacho cheese. Los Comales I thought had shredded chicken with their nachos, but maybe I’m mistaken. 

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u/Claypothos 2d ago

Dona got that nacho chez

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u/MyOtherTush 2d ago

Anybody have any recs for nachos with fake cheese? I honestly hate real melted cheese, I love that radioactive looking stuff that stays gooey at room temp.

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u/BladeBronson 2d ago

Ana Rosa’s in San Leandro. They’ve got what you’re looking for. https://yelp.to/T88EQpNFR3

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u/uggghhhggghhh 2d ago

Go to an Oakland Roots game at the Coliseum lol

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u/Claypothos 2d ago

I think Dona might fit your description!

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u/SolenoidMurphy 2d ago

señor sisig!

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u/netdiva 1d ago

Second Sr Sisig.

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u/Ok-Entry5272 2d ago

Taco Panzon! They hold a special place in my heart

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u/therealmegjon 2d ago

If you're in SF, The Liberties in the Mission uses that fake melted cheese. Nachos really hit the spot after a few drinks lol

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u/ineedanencore 2d ago

Farolito duhhh

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u/jnsaunde 1d ago

Picante Berkeley

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u/Saka28 1d ago

Golondrinas Mexican Grill on MacArthur.

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u/ululation 1d ago

The Athletic! Looks kinda just like this if you’re up for middle of the road but sloppy and somehow still good nachos.