Go for the fried chicken sandwich and cole slaw. The Cole slaw is made with olive oil and basalmic vinegar and jalapeno peppers. It is incredibly delicious. The chicken breast is moist and flavorful. No fast food chicken sandwich can touch it. It's had a well seasoned slicely spicy and not too heave but not too light. I also had the lemon pie which was nice and lemony with some kind of candied lemon; a very nice touch. The only minus is the piece I had, although $1 cheaper than the shortcake was 1/2 the size. The strawberry shortcake was very disappointing. It is the most expensive dessert and not worth it. The strawberries are sweetened which is nice but the cake was stale. The whipped cream on was virtually non existent and had a chemical fast food like aftertaste. I stopped eating after 2 bites. Avoid this one. Overall, go for the chicken sandwich and coleslaw. I'd get dessert elsewhere.

Everybite is worth of driving and falling in line..The Best part is.... Betty met my family!! HEAVENUMMY!!!

I tried their fried chicken sandwich and it was amazing. I loved that it didn't feel super heavy after i ate it. The slaw wasn't the typical mayo slaw, it was this vinaigrette slaw which i prefer over mayo slaw. The sandwich was huge. I couldn't figure out how to start eating because it was huge. For $15 I thought it was a solid fried chicken sandwich. Simple, nothing fancy but delicious. The chicken was juicy and the fried batter was thin and light. Street parking only. Could be hard to find. No seating but we walked down the street and found some seats at a parklet for another restaurant to eat since they weren't open yet. I have to come back to try their strawberry shortcake when strawberries are in season again, I heard it's amazing!

Ok! I'm definitely changed my mind. The sandwich is delicious and fresh - it just needs salt and the red hot hot sauce they give you is a perfect accompaniment! I also thoroughly enjoyed the giant box of chicken nuggets for $10. What a steal. Also, omg that giant cinnamon roll is ridiculously good. I don't like eating icing and that cream cheese icing is BOMB. Pair that with a super soft bun with cinnamon - drooling... and waiting for them to open this weekend.

You might already know about the Bakesale Betty Fried Chicken Sandwich with its perfectly cooked chicken breast, crispy crust and slightly spicy, fresh and crunchy coleslaw (no mayo!) but have you tried their pies yet? All I wanted this holiday season was a slice of BB Pecan Pie and here's why: They know how to make a good pie crust that's flakey and thin and doesn't dominate the filling. The pecan pie filling is delicate, surprisingly light and not overly sweet but also rich from the baked pecans. They perfected the whipped cream as well! It's fresh and sweetened just right. The service is always friendly and welcoming! I like seeing a line of people waiting for their food. Makes me want to be there. It's a small space so there's no where to sit but the food is perfect to take home or on a picnic. I highly recommend Bakesale Betty!

Gotta love the local favorite Bakesale Betty. Hubs and I had a coveted lunch without the kids last weekend and we were scratching our heads for where we could go with limited time in the area when we saw people waiting in line for Bakesale Betty. Tired of turkey leftovers after Thanksgiving, we found primo parking right in front and hopped in line. The nice ladies took our order and when asked for dessert recs, the lady with cool glasses said sweet potato was her favorite so that's what we ordered. I got the chicken salad and hubs got the chicken sandwich. I personally LOVE the salad because I feel like you get more chicken and I love the jalapeño slaw which is so spicy and fresh. The chicken is crispy. I overheard the customer in front of us order nuggets so I guess that must be an off menu secret item I have to try to order next time. I think the way they cut the chicken for the salad in strips is great though. You can see from my picture how fresh and juicy the chicken is. They give you packets of Frank's red hot sauce and it goes perfectly with the chicken and jalapeño slaw. There are no tables or chairs and it's takeout only FYI so we sat in the back of my minivan trunk picnic style. The sweet potato pie was SO delicious. It's been almost a week now and I can still remember how it tasted, it was THAT good. The house made whipped cream on the side was also delicious and went perfectly with the pie. I can only imagine if we had managed to get the slice of pie home and heated it up how it would have been EVEN more heavenly to eat warm. I hadn't been back to Bakesale Betty in a few years since COVID lockdown days but this trip will definitely make me go back again soon. Thanks to the lady with the cool bright colored classes for turning me onto their sweet potato pie!

Nobody does chicken sandwiches better than Bakesale Betty! So hearty and delicious is her signature dish, that owner and chef Alison Barakat has become a local celebrity thanks to her quirky, blue-haired alter ego that has been crafting and selling their baked poultry sandwiches for almost two decades. Located on the corners of 51st and Telegraph Avenues, so popular and closely identified with the city of Oakland that Bakesale Betty has become since opening in the Temescal neighborhood in 2005 that one can argue that it ranks right up there with what fellow institutions Fenton's and Homeroom have managed to accomplished in their respective fields. Of course what has brought Bakesale Betty to the heart of every lover of good food is the fact that they make one of the best fried chicken sandwiches in the region, as it all comes down to the preparation, which was inspired by a fried chicken recipe that Barakat learned as a line cook at the iconic Chez Panisse, as their ethereally crispy chicken patties are marinated, hand-dredged and fried, then served on an Acme bakery roll and topped with crunchy housemade slaw. A warm weekend morning is what brought me to Bakesale Betty on a recent visit to Temscal, and thankfully there were no major lines queuing outside that I have seen when driving by in the past. After finding parking on a street nearby, I approached Bakesale Betty's location, their pitch black awning and storefront you cannot miss, but what makes this trip most interesting is that currently Bakesale Betty is taking all orders outdoors. Everything is being made indoors but outside along makeshift counters is where you order and pay for your meal to take with you. Everything seems so temporary as even their menus are all written in black marker on poster boards taped to their windows. None of this was going to deter me from ordering the menu item that I came for: Bakesale Betty's Fried Chicken Sandwich, which costs $13.60 before tax. Although I also came for their signature strawberry shortcake, I suppose it was seasonal as for the dessert that they had for sale was Bett's Bread Pudding with Bananas. For $7.03 before tax this dessert was served warm in a plastic container and with caramel, and a side of whipped cream and walnuts. Although they also sell pies by the whole pie or pie slice and Betty's signature cinnamon rolls, it was their cookies that caught my eye, as they have no fewer than six different types of cookies for sale at a cost of $2.75 each. After ordering a ginger molasses cookie to go with my chicken sandwich and banana bread pudding, my total bill would be $25.49 before gratuity was added in. It wouldn't take too long for my order to be brought in a brown paper bag, as they have a pretty efficient system on creating their sandwiches inside and presenting them to customers in a reasonable amount of time. Of course, I would return home to unbox my treats for the day and overall it was a lot of food. From the warm savory sandwich to the massive cookie to the abundant dessert that was filled with so much caramel that I wanted to dive right into it right then and there. But I decided to take my time and enjoy each bite on its own and I am happy to report that their signature dish tastes as good as ever, juicy, warm and bursting with flavor, this was as good as advertised. The real surprise were my sweets as their banana pudding was better than expected and didn't have me missing that strawberry shortcake dessert at all, and that cookie was as delicious and chewy as any specialty cookie shop would produce. After enjoying my meal at Bakesale Betty, it just proves that good things come in small packages, in this case small menus, as all they have is a sandwich or salad made with their signature main dish. Along with some of the best desserts, Bakesale Betty proves why they have become such a local institution in Oakland.