Ohhh, Spice Island, you treat me so well!
My friends and I came here for a spur-of-the-moment dinner on a weeknight and this place was a pleasant surprise! I got the chicken pad thai (with tofu added), along with a pot of lemon ginger tea. That tea was amazing. Seriously. AND I'm a tea connoisseur (by that I mean Asian) so that clearly gives my opinion ethos.
The wait was a *tiny* bit long, but the food, service, and price made it well worth it! My pad thai was not only inexpensive, but also served in a huge portion, letting me make it my lunch the next day as well (I'm cheap like that). While our server got my order wrong at first, she was super nice and apologetic about it and replaced it with the correct dish immediately. For a hip and busy spot in Oakland, that kind of service is pretty rare.
Wish I lived closer to Oakland so I could sip on tea here every night of the week!