Oakland Restaurant Guide

Experience the joy! Taste of Joy is a culinary boutique serving a fusion of barbeque and traditional southern style cuisine prepared with contemporary flair. Eat in or take out, Taste of Joy's outstanding food is only rivaled by the customer service. A well-received player on the Bay Area restaurant scene, Taste ofJoy Barbeque and Southern Cuisine opened on Lakeshore Blvd., Oaklandin March 2009. Executive Chef Brian L. Hill and Colette Coyle Hillprivately and wholly own Taste of Joy. After a successful launch, theowners had opportunity to expand by relocating to Grand Avenue,Oakland. The Grand Avenue location opened November 2009.Taste of Joy is a restaurant boutique. The primary culinary focus isa fusion of barbeque and southern style cuisine ("southern comfort").Taste of Joy is a full service restaurant that serves its customers throughthe flagship location. In addition to eat in and take out, Taste of Joyprovides catering services to private/individual and corporate/businesscustomers.In recent years, a southern cuisine renaissance has emerged and iswell underway in the San Francisco Bay Area, with several popularrestaurants offering a culinary celebration of regionally specific southerncuisine and culture. Offering a fusion of barbecue and traditional southerndishes (with a contemporary preparation), Taste of Joy strives to beamong the Bay Area's premier, trendsetting restaurants. Taste of Joy isdifferentiated by its outstanding food and unsurpassed customerexperience/service as it promotes a celebration of culinary and culturalheritage.