Ric Vestal

Review of Plank Oakland

After checking out the farmers market with my girl...

After checking out the farmers market with my girl I thought this place would be a cool place to get some lunch and hangout. As soon as we walked in you can see that they have a lot going on. They have bowling, billards and an arcade inside. Plus they have bocce ball outside. Their outside patio looks really amazing and would be the perfect place to relax and enjoy a few cold ones during the summer. Once we made our way to the front we were seated promptly. Our waitress was very nice and took our orders quickly. I ordered a cheese burger with fries and my girl ordered a chicken burger with portabello mushrooms and fries. Our food was served to us on little planks which looked cool. I thought my burger was juicy and full of flavor. My fries were delicious as well. My girl could only finish half her burger so I felt compelled to help her out. Her chicken burger was just as good as mine. Our buns looked and tasted fresh as well as the produce. Once we finished our meal we had to work off a few of those calories. We ventured into the arcade and had a lot of fun. They're selection of games isn't immense but still enough to enjoy. We never made our way to the other side where the bowling alley was but from what we could see that looked really nice. After spending a couple hours here and a good chunk of money I felt that I have to come back and enjoy this with some friends. Definitely want to catch some sunshine while kicking back a few breweries on the patio. I haven't tried any other places in Jack London Square and I do intend to, but this place was awesome and if you're in the area looking for a fun place to enjoy lunch then you definitely need to check out this place.