# Spices 3

- URL: https://vilf.org/places/spices-3/
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Address: 370-372 12th St, Downtown Oakland, Oakland
- Taste: Good
- Value: Phenomenal
- Booze: Yeah
- Last visited: 24th February 2025
- Verdict: Good taste, Phenomenal value, booze available.

One would think looking at a place with a menu this large that it would be bad. But it is, in fact, pretty great. I can't believe I've been sitting on this place for so long.

Also after tip and tax, for a huge feast, it was $20 a head.

It's a Sichuan/Hunan restaurant. Tons and tons of vegan options, we only got into a little of it. 

Get:
- **Numbing spicy cucumbers** (incredible)
- **Mung Bean Noodle**
- **Spicy Fried Tofu w/ Explosive Chili** 
- **Fire Burst! Cabbage w/Garlic**

Don't get
- Hunan steamed eggplant with chili
- Stinky tofu (unless you like it, but maybe you should explore and try it)
- Iron Pot mixed Tofu
- Sesame Noodles (it's fine but nothing like [Huangcheng](/places/huangcheng))

Way more to explore, I will be here again.