Sequoia Diner

The goat cheese omelet was to DIE for. Those hash browns were delicious. One of the best omelets I've ever had. Service and ambiance also on point--intimate, cute, retro space with lots of natural light. Tbh I would not recommend the chilaquiles. I've had much better at other places, but the omelet dish blew me away!

Ambience, friendly staff and sticky bun are all 5 starA lot of little bummers that added up to lower rating. the wait time for drinks especially, was long. We ordered 3 non alcoholic drinks which came out one at a time with big gap between each and even after food started coming out. Maybe due to short staffed because everyone was hustling but we had to wait a long time and finally flag someone down for any coffee or water refills and the bill.Although presentation was lovely the poached eggs on the hash were hard - completely overcooked. If someone had checked in during the meal I might have asked for a new egg. It's a pet peeve of mine so maybe others wouldn't mind but especially over hash and especially poached, I want an egg that has some yolk run - even a drop. It's a great neighborhood spot so I still recommend you try it yourself- I've heard great things about chicken and waffles and the biscuits and gravy looked good.

Local American cuisine brunch place with good standard options.It's becoming a very busy place over weekends with long wait time, better make reservation if really interested in trying.IMHO, Some reason for long time would be poor management. Witnessed while waiting for more than 1 hour and finally offered at the bar, guests turnover mismanaged.Food is good but interestingly smaller American portion. Inflation affected.Paid street parking available.Indoor seating only with booth/table and bar seating.

Food is good quality.Prices are already very expensive and 20pct fee is added to orders (both in person and to go orders have the added fee)

Good size portions of breakfast dishes. Tasty options on the menu. Service is friendly. Dined on a weekday, late morning so table for 4 of us was immediately available. Only street parking, so searching for a spot within walking distance may be challenging. Definitely a popular neighborhood eatery in the Laurel District.

Delicious little brunch spot. Food and dranks were great, so was the service. Came in on a Friday round 11am, waited about 20 minutes, and sat at the counter which is full service. It is a small restaurant so expect a wait. Our server and bartender were fun, and knowledgeable. Well stocked bar, don't hesitate to try their specialty cocktails even in the am. Parking can be difficult. No lots, paid street and neighborhood parking only. Pay attention to signs, you will get ticketed kids. THE FOODBeet Hash: baby. Add mushroom for some added weight. The flavor was delicious and nice texture with the beets, yams, and potatoes. The Biscuits: best biscuits in the east. Served with nice soft butter and somebody's preserved that was the perfect little about of added sweetness. Beef Hash: really good. Add mushrooms for that added weight. Race car...side car: some hard hitting lovely ass cocktail similar to a manhattan. It was great. Michelada: sir. Ma'am! Who knew a Michelada could actually be good. Sequoia Diner makes their own tomato base situation which is well seasoned and served with a craft beer.

Great flavors, we ordered the shasuka and corned beef hash. Loved the assortment of pickles on the side for the corned beef hash, and the homemade ham was delicious. Shashuka was really homey- loved all the spices. It was so good! Service was okay- servers were attentive to refill the water- and clearly communicated that they seem to have a system to check through the tables in the order of which they sat ( to take orders, vs. when your table is ready) and you could tell that they were really busy trying to handle all the tables. There's a reason why 20% tip is included! Would come back again.

Laurel District is not a neighborhood we would frequent (apart from a visit to Jo's Modern Thai, which is excellent btw) and we'd always be pleasantly delighted with its food offerings, and Sequoia is no exception.We randomly found this place after doing a bit of brunch search on Eater and local Oakland websites. Strangely enough I had never heard of this place. After browsing at multiple sticky buns and gorgeous colorful hearty meals posted by enthusiastic foodies we knew this place had already won our hearts.We showed up closer to 9am and thankfully there was not a line out the door. The diner was brimming with livelihood, and we admired their tall inviting ficus and money tree plants placed by the entrance. Our host quickly seated us and brought out water for us.They serve High Wire Coffee - bottomless coffee - so we quickly jumped on that caffeine train while planning our brekkie plates. With choices after choices, it was quite difficult making a final decision. I settled for the goat cheese omelette with biscuit while my husband with his usual chilaquiles. And of course we got the pecan sticky bun. Omg. Do not pass on the sticky bun. We took one bite and it took us away on a heavenly journey. The dough was incredibly soft with the right amount of syrup and pecan crusting. None of that Cinnabon sickening sweetness.The chilaquiles was done just right, with light coasting of the tomatillo salsa verde. Hints of spiciness came through but without being overwhelming. My goat cheese omelette was lovely as well, nicely herbed. There were diced tomatoes on top - reddest and fairest of them all - most succulent tomatoes I haven't had in a long while. The potato hash accompaniment was wonderfully crispy. And last but not the least, my biscuit was a buttery, flaky golden perfection that came with a good mouth feel.A few bites in we were already generating a list of foodie friends and family whom we would bring here next. Excitement abound.Service was attentive and friendly. Would most definitely come back here!Street parking was not an issue at all. What more could one ask for??

The food is divine but.... They have a mandatory 18% gratuity. WHICH IS FINE. But I shit you not, I did not add additional gratuity and one of the wait staff said "oh he came back" when I went thru the door

Ok this place is more of a 3.5 but giving them the benefit of the doubt. Ambience- clean, with a nice nod to a vintage establishment, without being cheesy... Modern and fresh.Service - nothing to complain about. Seems like one of those places where everyone shares tips as they tack on an automatic 20% gratuity, which is fine with me.Food -prices are reasonable. I had the American breakfast... Eggs were not slow cooked, but they were good. Hashbrowns were clearly homemade and good, although had a slightly burned flavor due to whatever was on the grill before them. The sourdough toast was really good imo although my husband didn't like it, and I also thought the homemade apple jam was good. They had three different kinds of spicy sauce on the table plus ketchup.Husband ordered the loco moco and complained about the lack of gravy and the overly crisp egg. I noticed he ate the whole thing, however.They serve Highwire coffee, which I personally find bitter and not very delicious. But the servings are bottomless. They also offer mimosas and other alcoholic sorts of things.We got there at 8 on a Saturday and by 9 the place was packed. Neighborhood is busy but lots of bars on store windows - so don't leave stuff in your car, just saying. We'll give them another go.