Broken Dreams

Broken Dreams is a family-owned Vietnamese restaurant in downtown Oakland serving authentic dishes built around recipes the owners grew up with. Our menu features broken rice plates with your choice of protein, fresh vermicelli bowls, fried banh bao, wild game pate, and Vietnamese salads, all made with more than 42 years of family kitchen experience. We offer vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options, and welcome dine-in, takeaway, delivery, reservations, and catering for special events.

Broken Dreams is one of the vietnamese & pho listed in Oakland, California. The business is registered at 1312 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612; use this page to check its hours, phone number and Google rating before you make the trip. Google also lists it under asian restaurant, southeast asian restaurant, which is worth knowing if you are comparing several options in the area.

This group covers Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian and other Asian cuisines that are not Chinese, and the etiquette varies by kitchen. Japanese and Korean restaurants often take reservations for dinner and may add a service charge for large groups; Thai and Vietnamese spots are usually walk-in and quick-turnover. Spice levels are frequently adjustable on request at Thai, Indian and Sichuan-adjacent menus, so say if you want it mild or hot. Korean BBQ restaurants typically charge per person for all-you-can-eat service with a time limit, and grills are shared at the table. Vietnamese pho shops post bowl sizes (regular or large) and a plate of herbs, bean sprouts and lime is normal to add yourself. Card and tap-to-pay are widely accepted; cash-only is more common at small family-run counters.

Hours are published for 5 days a week. The most common schedule is 12–7 pm. Note that it does not open on Saturday, Sunday. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. The listed phone number is (510) 250-7701. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. Its website is asianrestaurantoakland.com, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

On Google it holds a rating of 4.9 out of 5 from 16 reviews, which is a strong result for a vietnamese in Oakland and suggests consistent service.

Oakland is in California, on the West Coast, where the climate ranges from foggy coast to hot inland valleys, wildfire season can affect air quality in late summer, and traffic is the main thing to plan around. US addresses list the street number and name, then the city, state abbreviation and ZIP code, and Oakland follows the same pattern; a suite or apartment number such as Ste 200 refers to a unit inside the building. The map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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