
Brenda's Oakland
Popular Items
LUNCH & DINNER
Beignets
- Plain Order$8.00
For the diehard traditionalist
- Chocolate Order$12.00
Molten Ghirardelli chocolate
- Apple Order$12.00
Granny Smith Apples, Cinnamon Butter
- Crawfish Order$15.00
Cayenne, Scallions, Cheddar
- One Plain Beignet$2.70
- One Chocolate Beignet$4.00
- One Apple Beignet$4.00
- One Crawfish Beignet$5.00
- Flight$15.00
One of Each: Crawfish, Plain, Apple & Chocolate
- Three Way$10.50
One of Each Sweet: Plain, Chocolate, Apple
- One Ube Beignet$5.60
Filipino purple yam beignet filled with coconut-ube jam & Ghirardelli white chocolate. Sold individually
- Ube Beignets (3)$16.75
Filipino purple yam beignet filled with ube-coconut jam & white chocolate. 3 per order
Sandwiches
- Shrimp Poboy$18.00
Fried Shrimp, Chipotle Remoulade, Lettuce, Tomato
- 1/2 & 1/2 Poboy$18.00
Combo of Shrimp and Catfish, Dressed with Chipotle Remoulade, Tomato, Lettuce
- Hog Heaven$15.00
Pulled Pork, BBQ Sauce, Dill Pickles. Lettuce, Tomato, Mayo
- Tofu Que$13.00
Vegan. Smoked Tofu, BBQ Sauce, Lettuce, Tomato, Dill Pickles, Vegan Mayo
- Catfish Poboy$18.00
Fried Catfish, Chipotle Remoulade, Lettuce, Tomato
- Bumper Crop$13.25
Vegan! Fried Cauliflower, Yams, Onions, Okra Dressed with Lettuce, Tomato, Bread & Butter Pickles, House Vegan Remoulade.
- Big Mama's Spicy Chicken Sandwich$15.50
Fried Chicken, Devil Dip & Dill PIckles. Lettuce, Tomato & Mayo on a Toasted Bun
- Sloppy Josephine$11.00
Vegan! Best Tofu You'll Ever Wrap Your Mouth Around, on a Toasted Bun
BFC: Brenda's Fried Chicken
- Two Piece White$13.00
BFC Breast, Wing & Famous Cream Biscuit. Fruit jam, butter, pepper jelly. No Substitutions.
- Two Piece Dark$13.00
BFC thigh, drumstick and one famous cream biscuit. Jam, butter & pepper jelly. No substitutions
- Boneless combo + Biscuit$13.00
Two pieces of our famous BFC, boneless thigh meat and one cream biscuit with jam & pepper jelly.
- Half Chicken combo$25.00
Brenda's Fried Chicken. One of each drumstick, breast, wing & thigh, plus two famous cream biscuits. Fruit jam, butter & hot pepper jelly. No Substitutions.
- Breast Side$5.50
- Thigh Side$5.50
- Wing Side$3.25
- Boneless Thigh piece$5.00
One piece BFC boneless thigh meat with pepper jelly
- Drumstick Side$3.25
- 3-wing special$9.75
Three BFC wings plus one famous cream biscuit. Served with jam, butter and pepper jelly. No substitutions.
Entrees
- Bowl Gumbo$15.50
Big Bowl Chicken & Andouille Gumbo. Okra, Steamed White Rice, Scallion. Served with Toasted French Roll
- Bowl Red Beans & Rice$15.50
Andouille Sausage, Scallion & Steamed White Rice. Served with Toasted French Roll
- Bowl Etouffee$15.50
Chicken Smothered in a Spicy Creole Tomato Gravy, Steamed White Rice, Scallion. Served with Toasted French Roll
- Jambalaya$16.00
Chicken & Andouille Sausage Jambalaya. Served with Green Salad
- Catfish Plate$24.00
Blackened or Fried Catfish Fillet. Served with Andouille Cornbread Dressing, Sauteed Green Beans & Tomato-Bacon Relish
- Pasta Orleans$25.00
Sauteed Shrimp, Crawfish, Mussels & Andouille Sausate, with Fusilli Pasta in a Spicy Red Pepper-Garlic Cream
- Shrimp & Grits$23.00
Sauteed Shrimp with Spicy Tomato-Bacon Gravy, Cheddar Grits. (Can be prepared without bacon, please note in special requests)
- Catfish & Grits$19.75
Crispy catfish nuggets smothered in spicy tomato-bacon gravy on a bed of cheddar grits.
Lunch & Dinner Sides
- Mac & Cheese Side$5.50
Small 8oz
- Mac & Cheese LARGE$11.00
Large 16oz
- Biscuit Side$4.25
- Fries Side$4.25
- Cole Slaw Side$4.50
Small 8oz
- Cole Slaw LARGE$9.00
Large 16oz
- Potato Salad Side$4.00
Vegan Potato Salad. Small 8oz
- Potato Salad LARGE$8.00
Vegan Potato Salad. Large 16oz
- Cup Red Beans & Rice$7.50
with Andouille Sausage
- Cup Andouille & Chicken Gumbo$7.50
- Cup Etouffee$7.50
Spicy smothered chicken stew. 8oz cup with rice
- Side Jambalaya$7.50
New Orleans' famous rice with chicken and andouille sausage. 8oz cup
- Collards Side$6.00
Cooked with Bacon. Small 8oz
- Collards LARGE$12.00
Cooked with Bacon. Large 16oz
- Cornbread Andouille Dressing Side$6.00
Cornbread, andouille, bell pepper, celery, onion. Small 8oz, large 16oz
- Cornbread Andouille Dressing LARGE$12.00
Cornbread, andouille, bell pepper, celery, onion. Large 16oz
- Cheese Grits Side$5.50
8oz
- Cheese Grits LARGE$11.00
16oz
- Grits Side$5.00
8oz
- Grits LARGE$10.00
16oz
- Potato Hash Side$5.00
Red potatoes, creole seasonings, butter & scallions, 8oz
- Potato Hash LARGE$10.00
Red potatoes, creole seasonings, butter & scallions. Large 16oz
- Succotash Side$5.00
Corn, Lima Beans, Tomato, Zucchini, Onion & Sweet Pepper (vegan)
- Succotash LARGE$10.00
Corn, Lima Beans, Tomato, Zucchini, Onion & Sweet Pepper (vegan) Large 16oz
- Spinach Side$5.00
with garlic. 8oz
- Spinach LARGE$10.00
with garlic. 16oz
- Side Salad$4.00
- Side Fried Shrimp$12.00
- Side Fried Catfish$12.00
- Side Blackened Catfish$12.00
- Side Gravy$6.00
Country Pork Sausage Gravy
- Gravy LARGE$12.00
- Side Remoulade$1.50
- Side BBQ sauce$1.50
- Side Tomato-Bacon Relish$2.50
- Side Devil Sauce$2.00
- Side Fried Oysters$15.00
Salads
Kiddos lunch/dinner
DRINKS
Coffee, Tea, Mimosas, Juice
- Molasses-Black Walnut Iced Coffee$6.00
Our own sweet concoction, over ice and topped with whipped cream. 16oz indiviual serving. Or check out our 32oz growler to stock your fridge!
- Orange Juice$3.00
- Small Mimosa$10.00
- 32oz Walnut Coffee Quart Bottle$21.00Out of stock
Get our signature black walnut-molasses iced coffee to stock your fridge. Our refillable 32oz growler serves four large drinks over ice. Bring the clean bottle back for a discounted $14 refill! Each quart bottle makes four generous servings over ice.
- Large OJ$6.00
- Biggie Mimosa$19.00
- Watermelon Sweet Tea$4.50
- Underberg Bitters$3.50
Cocktails & Mimosas
- Small Mimosa$10.00
- Bloody Mary$10.00
Our spicy creole bloody Mary. Individual or Quart. (Quart makes 4 drinks over ice). *We use Petrov Fermented "Vodka" 20% abv.
- Hurricane Andrew$11.00
Andrew's version of the Nola classic with delicious tropical fruit juices and Sabe rum-based liquor, 20% abv. Individual or quart. (quart makes 4 large drinks over ice)
- Biggie Mimosa$19.00
- Quart Bloody Mary$30.00Out of stock
Our spicy creole bloody Mary. Individual or Quart. (Quart makes 4 drinks over ice). *We use Petrov Fermented "Vodka" 20% abv.
- Quart Hurricane Andrew$38.00Out of stock
Andrew's version of the Nola classic with delicious tropical fruit juices and Sabe rum-based liquor, 20% abv. Individual or quart. (quart makes 4 large drinks over ice)
- Quart Spiked Strawberry Lemonade$30.00Out of stock
Strawberry Lemonade spiked with "Vodka". (We use Petrov Fermented low ABV vodka) Individual 16 oz or Quart makes 4 Drinks
- Underberg Bitters$3.50
- Virgin Mary$6.00
Soft Drinks
- Molasses-Black Walnut Iced Coffee$6.00
Our own sweet concoction, over ice and topped with whipped cream. 16oz indiviual serving. Or check out our 32oz growler to stock your fridge!
- Watermelon Sweet Tea$4.50
- Strawberry Lemonade$4.50
- Mexican Coke$4.25
- Orange Fanta$4.25
- Abita Root Beer$4.25
- Diet Coke$3.50
- Sprite$3.50
- Orange Juice$3.00
- Large OJ$6.00
- LaCroix Plain$3.50
- Bottled Water$2.50Out of stock