Lois The Pie Queen

A North Oakland diner serving Southern breakfasts and soul food that lives up to its name with its pies. Check the display case for what has not sold out, eat a slice on the spot and take another home. The key lime pie has a thick filling on a tender, buttery graham cracker crust, and there is a lemon icebox pie as well; the sweet potato cheesecake, a seasonal flavor, is dense and creamy. Order the key lime pie, and the Reggie Jackson special with fried pork chops if staying for breakfast.

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The Infatuation. A North Oakland diner-style institution living up to its name with a five-tier pie case (key lime, sweet potato cheesecake) and huge plates of savory soul food, including the Reggie Jackson breakfast special.

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