Butterjoint Offers a Variety of Quality Fare (Mon., 4/14/25)

Butterjoint: The Joint is Jumping with Flavor 

Fancy Crispy Chicken Sandwich.

After an outing with my mom and brother Howard we stopped at Butterjoint in Oakland for a late lunch. The restaurant used to be a smaller, popular adjoining sister restaurant to Legume. After the Covid 19 pandemic Butterjoint expanded into the bigger space. The restaurant features creative dishes, friendly attentive staff and big windows that look out onto North Craig Street. We all shared a Pickle Plate (cauliflower, daikon, shishito peppers, sott’aceto, miso egg) and Fried Cheese Balls. The Pickle Plate had good visual appeal and was delicious and different. The Fried Cheese Balls were very good, but the order size felt a little small for nine dollars. For my main I had the Fancy Crispy Chicken Sandwich (house brined chicken thighs, pickled onion, huckleberry bbq sauce, lettuce) and French fries. The huckleberry bbq sauce was quite distinctive. My mom ordered squash soup (Asian pear, miso, ginger, coconut milk, and topped with toasted pepitas). The soup was smooth and savory with an exotic and pleasant flavor. Ingredients and dishes change seasonally. I capped off the meal with a piece of chocolate truffle cake while mom enjoyed a root beer float. Rachel provided fantastic service. Butterjoint features a large bar in the establishment’s original space. 208 N. Craig St. (R.H.)

Butterjoint’s pickle plate.

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