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Sweetheart Café & Tea

Downtown Oakland

This Chinatown hole-in-the-wall is a popcorn chicken sanctuary. Crispy dark meat, generous portions, and prices that feel like a time warp: $7.55 gets you a solid half order.

Taiwanese popcorn chicken
Mom-and-pop shop
Affordable comfort food
Dark meat crispy chicken

Tips

🍗"one of the best popcorn chickens that I've had in my life" (Taiwan regular)
🌿"the fried basil is the soul of this street dish"
📱order on the monitor outside, they text when ready

Sweetheart Café & Tea

315 9th St, Oakland, CA 94607, USA

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