Smellys Creole Catering LLC

Name: Smellys Creole Catering LLC
Address: 2430 Broadway, Oakland, CA, United States, 94612
Telephone: (510) 812-2675
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.5

4.5

50 Reviews

$31 to $50

Creole / Cajun / Southern

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2 people

11 Oct 2024

19:00

Booked 4 times today

Neighbourhood gem
Good for special occasions
Great for brunch

Full Service restaurant that specializes in Soulfusion.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Creole / Cajun / Southern, Seafood, Soul food
Hours of Operation
Tue 16:00–17:00
Phone number
(510) 812-2675
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Edward’L Wooley
Catering
We cater to all events
Private party facilities
Location is available for daily buyouts

Location
2430 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
Area
Oakland
Cross Street
Corner of 25th and Broadway
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
19th street Bart station <br />51 ac transit
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 50 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.1Service
4.3Ambience
4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

East Bay
Great for brunch
East Bay
Neighbourhood gem
East Bay
Good for special occasions

50 Reviews

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Ariane
San Francisco
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We recently went to Smelly's on a whim after passing by on a Friday night. It's a small space and wasn't terribly busy (about 2/3 full). We were greeted promptly and our service was courteous. We splurged on the crab and shrimp with garlic noodles because as the special, it was only $60 rather than the usual $75. We also ordered chicken wings with green beans and mac & cheese ($33, if I recall) & a side of collard greens. Based on prices, we were hoping that the portions were generous, so we shared two entries among our party of 3. That was the right choice as we all had plenty and even had a small doggy bag to take home. Every dish we ordered was amazing. My belly was very happy (and very full!). The only complaint I have is that we tried to order drinks and were told that the bar was separate from the restaurant and that we'd have to place a separate order for those (even for just soda). Odd, and a bit inconvenient but OK. We waited for someone from the bar to come take our drink order but no one ever did. Now, it was a little loud and our waiter was kind of soft spoken, so maybe he said we had to go up and place our order? IDK. But once the food came (which it did very quickly - a good thing!), our hands were covered with crab and chicken wings and going up to get our own drinks was out of the question. If that's the process, I think expecting diners to fetch their own drinks like they're in a mall food court is not fitting in a place with $75 entrees. If someone was supposed to take our order, they dropped the ball. It wasn't that full, the bartender had plenty of opportunity. Also, when the waiter checked on us, he should have noted that we did not get drinks and alerted the bar. It wasn't a total spoiler since we had water, but it was a lost sale. All in all, food was awesome and service otherwise great. I'd go back. If they get that drink situation worked out, it's a five star experience.
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Jabari
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
🥩👌 excellent choice drinks are fire 🔥 will come Back with The family
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Gabrielle
Los Angeles
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 30 September 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 5
Everything would be perfect, but the food took really long to come. For example it took maybe 45min - 1hr to get appetizers I think waiter was great and did the best he could under the circumstances
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Angel
San Francisco
14 reviews
vip
2.0
14 reviews
Dined on 22 September 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Service was very slow. It took 30 minutes before the roasted oysters were served.
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Melika
San Francisco
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on 8 September 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 5
The ambience of this restaurant was great. It was a little loud so it was kinda hard to hear each other talk. But, you felt welcomed. Now onto the food…not good. I didn’t like it. I had the catfish and shrimp. I don’t know. Maybe it was a bad day, but it just wasn’t very good. In fact everybody at our table didn’t like anything the garlic noodles which look good it’s sweet wasn’t expecting sweet noodles, macaroni, and cheese it was OK. The crabcakes was too mushy . Crab cakes need lump meat in it otherwise what’s the purpose of a crab cake! Plus, if you are cooking crab OLD BAY and SALT! Use it!!! The sweet potatoes they weren’t good. They just like disintegrate in your mouth and it was just to much cinnamon. It wasn’t very good tasting, the greens were beautiful. They had smoked turkey meat in them, but you didn’t use any salt in the greens. I brought crab with garlic sauce and I got it home and it was just grease everywhere to greasy. Use Old Bay on your seafood. The service, slow, slow and slow. I mean who has to wait for a bartender to give you a soda the waiter didn’t bring me the soda. It was the bartender and then you give me a three dollar bill for the soda instead of putting it with my order weird strange, but the service was really slow. The food came out one at a time so everybody was eating, different times. The waiter was really nice. In fact all the servers were great! Lovely people! But the food nope! That was a lot of money for not liking the food! But, if you’re in area check this place out!
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Traci
San Francisco
13 reviews
4.0
13 reviews
Dined on 29 August 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
I've visited Oakland almost monthly for the past 2 years and never knew about this place. I wish it was on my radar much sooner. Food was great! Staff was friendly. Service was slow, but luckily I wasn't in a rush. I'll definitely be back. Arrive early to look for parking.
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Brian
San Francisco
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on 24 August 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Incredible experience! Food was excellent and they give you a healthy portions. Service was first rate, they made sure everything was fine. I highly recommend coming here!
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NayT
Greater Boston
70 reviews
4.0
70 reviews
Dined on 3 August 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
The food and drinks were awesome. You have to get the oysters with crab on top appetizer. The only drawback was that the service was slow and you had to order and pay for drinks from the bar separate from your meal. The bartender was awesome and made great drinks but I felt so bad that she had to take orders, make orders, and then deliver them. You are losing money having her delivery drinks and wait on guest instead of servers.
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Phillip
Tahoe
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 3 August 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Wonderful place with great food and a great vibe. Enjoyable experience on a Saturday afternoon before Dodgers vs. A’s baseball game. Food was seasoned well and the proportions were on point. Had good music playing in the background, but didn’t take away from having conversations at each of the tables. Definitely going back!
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Kimberly
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 1 August 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
The food was great but the wait was too long. I appreciate chef Smelly, acknowledging the inconvenience and then accommodating us.
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2 people

11 Oct 2024

19:00

Booked 4 times today

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2430 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612

Additional information

Cross Street
Corner of 25th and Broadway
Area
Oakland
Hours of Operation
Tue 16:00–17:00
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Creole / Cajun / Southern, Seafood, Soul food
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
19th street Bart station 51 ac transit
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Edward’L Wooley
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Phone number
(510) 812-2675
Catering
We cater to all events
Private party facilities
Location is available for daily buyouts

Smellys Creole Catering LLC

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