{"id":502443,"date":"2026-10-20T17:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T17:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/502443\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T17:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T17:54:14","slug":"oakland-food-takorea-brings-mexican-korean-fusion-to-piedmont-ave-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/502443\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland food: Takorea brings Mexican-Korean fusion to Piedmont Ave."},"content":{"rendered":"

Hungry for Korean but also want Mexican? You\u2019re in luck if you\u2019re strolling Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, as a new eatery blending both cuisines is now in business.<\/p>\n

Takorea<\/a> soft-opened late this summer and is having its grand opening Oct. 25 at 3858 Piedmont Ave., in a compact-but-cute location vacated by Fuji Summer. On that grand-opening day it will offer tacos for as low as $1, according to a sign out front, which proudly proclaims: \u201cTwo cultures, one flavor \u2013 fusion done right!\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Mexican-Korean fusion restaurant Takorea opened in fall 2026 on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland. (John Metcalfe\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Inside, there are a few tables and then a Chipotle-like serving bar where staffers customize meals. Ordering is done via touch screen. Though Los Angeles arguably put Korean-Mexican fusion on the map more than a decade ago, with Kogi Korean BBQ<\/a>, the cross-pollination is not as big in the Bay Area. There is local chain Saucy Asian<\/a> and Aria Korean Street Food<\/a> in San Francisco; a similar-sounding but unaffiliated restaurant, Tacorea, closed in Lower Nob Hill years ago.<\/p>\n

At Takorea, there are tacos and burritos with fillings like asada, al pastor, chorizo, pollo and tofu ($11 for three tacos, $12-$15 for burritos). There are nachos, chips and guac, build-your-own bowls and esquite (street corn) in a cup. There are Korean bites like japchae (glass noodles), fried-seaweed rolls and chicken-or-kimchi fried dumplings.<\/p>\n

Treading the middle ground is a bulgogi taco with gochujang slaw and green onion, or a shrimp-tempura taco with pico de gallo and creamy sauce ($8). Bowls and plates incorporate proteins like bulgogi and galbi (short ribs), and are served with rice, japchae and kimchi, with the option to top with Mexican beans ($17-$22). There are also chicken wings, in flavors like mango habanero and honey garlic.<\/p>\n

To drink, right now diners can sip glass-bottle Mexican Coke or have a cup of the daily agua fresca. The eatery is waiting on a license to sell wine and beer.<\/p>\n

Details: Open 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 3858 Piedmont Ave., Oakland; 510-338-3143.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hungry for Korean but also want Mexican? You\u2019re in luck if you\u2019re strolling Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":502444,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[389,184,7,3901,332,413,421,181,23,143,145,144,13745,412,420],"class_list":["post-502443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-alameda-county","tag-bay-area","tag-california","tag-drink","tag-east-bay","tag-food","tag-food-and-drink","tag-latest-headlines","tag-local-news","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-piedmont","tag-restaurants","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=502443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/502444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=502443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=502443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=502443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}