There’s a moment when you take that first bite of truly exceptional food – time stops, your eyes involuntarily close, and you make that little sound that’s somewhere between a sigh and a moan.
That’s exactly what happens at Burdell in Oakland, California, where soul food transcends mere sustenance and becomes something closer to a religious experience.
Located in a modest cream-colored building with warm brown trim at 4640 Telegraph Avenue, Burdell doesn’t scream for attention from the outside.
But that’s part of its charm – like finding a secret passage to flavor paradise that only the fortunate few know about…