Hopscotch's premise is quintessentially California: upscale American diner food with a Japanese twist, and seasonal cocktails. The diner/Japanese marriage is more or less a happy one: soba biscuits and sausage gravy are served for breakfast, the burger comes with beef tongue and sesame aioli, and the fried chicken is just…look, the fried chicken is awesome, and reason enough to visit.
Hopscotch
Oakland
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