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after the dinner rush

Late-night soul food
in Oakland and Berkeley. Friday and Saturday, 7PM to 2AM. Weekdays close at 5PM.

This is the truck, not a banquet menu. Tayste of Tay parks mainly in Oakland and Berkeley, and the window stays open late enough for a Friday that ran long.

Order on Clover

Friday and Saturday

7PM – 2AM

The late close. 2AM is the published end of Friday and Saturday service.

Monday through Thursday

10AM – 5PM

Weekdays close in the evening. Sunday varies, and there is no separate late menu.

Hibachi chicken wings served over garlic noodles

Oakland and Berkeley.
The corner changes.

The food truck is mainly in those two cities. Catering covers the Greater Bay Area and Central Valley. If you are looking for a plate after work in Oakland, or a late order in Berkeley, you are looking for the truck.

A standing list of parking spots is not published. The weekly schedule is on the home page, and the same-day stop is on Instagram at @_taysteoftay.

Monday through Thursday the truck is open 10AM to 5PM. Friday and Saturday it opens at 7PM and closes at 2AM. Sunday varies. There is no second “late-night menu begins at 9” clock. You can order the regular truck menu up to that day’s close.

What people order when the block is already dark.

Order on Clover if you want the ticket in before you get to the window. The standing list is fried and blackened catfish, buttermilk fried party wings, chicken strips, catfish or chicken over fries, the Double Up, chipotle chicken sandwiches, a smoked cheddar cheeseburger, and wings in glazed lemon pepper, lemon pepper, honey BBQ, or hot honey. Sides on the Southern dinners are pepper jack mac and cheese, collard greens with smoked turkey, and glazed candied yams. That is the menu you can order tonight. A prep time is not published.

Six chicken wings tossed in a single flavor
Six wings, one flavor. Glazed lemon pepper, lemon pepper, honey BBQ, or hot honey, from the Clover wing list.
Glazed baby back ribs with macaroni and cheese and cornbread
The rib plate people write about after a night at the truck. It is in the photos and the reviews. Ask at the window if it is on that night.

Found this truck by accident on a Friday night. Now I plan my weeks around their schedule.

@latenightplates Instagram
Baby back ribs with mac and cheese and cornbread, the plate from the review

The ribs were unreal. Fall-off-the-bone tender with this glaze that I've been thinking about for three days.

@marisol.eats Instagram
Hibachi wings over garlic noodles, the plate from the review

Those hibachi wings have no business being that good.

@thefoodieboy Instagram

I've eaten BBQ in Memphis, Texas, and Kansas City. Chef Tay holds his own with anyone.

Derek P. Google Review

@latenightplates is the Friday-night note. The rib glaze and the hibachi wings are the two plates those night visits keep naming. Derek’s comparison is about the barbecue, not about a specific address. All four are on the reviews page.

A late event is a different job.

If you need the kitchen at a party, late-night events are a catering quote on the Bay Area catering page. Order on Clover is for food from the truck tonight in Oakland or Berkeley.

Tayste of Tay Catering LLC · 510-472-3854

the late questions

Hours, corners, and what to order.

How late is the soul food truck open in Oakland and Berkeley?

Friday and Saturday the hours run from 7PM to 2AM. Monday through Thursday the hours run from 10AM to 5PM. Sunday varies. Those hours are for Tayste of Tay Catering LLC. The truck is mainly in Oakland and Berkeley.

Are you open late on weeknights, or only on weekends?

The late close is Friday and Saturday, from 7PM to 2AM. Monday through Thursday service is 10AM to 5PM. Sunday varies. There is not a separate published start time for a late-night menu.

Where does the truck park in Oakland or Berkeley?

A standing list of parking spots is not published. Check the weekly schedule on the home page and the same-day post on Instagram at @_taysteoftay.

Can I order ahead on Clover for late night?

Yes. On-demand ordering is on Clover, including for a late pickup. Open the menu at https://taysteoftay.cloveronline.com/menu/all, choose the plates, and check out there. A prep time is not published.

What should I order late?

The Clover menu is the list you can order from now: fried or blackened catfish, buttermilk fried party wings, chicken with fries, the chipotle chicken sandwiches, and the smoked cheddar cheeseburger. People writing about night visits mention the ribs and the hibachi wings. If those are on the truck that night, they will be the plates to ask about. They do not have a separate late-night price.

Do you also cater late-night events?

Late-night events are a catering quote, not a Clover order. Truck orders are on Clover at https://taysteoftay.cloveronline.com/menu/all.

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