Hands down, this is the BEST pan-asian cuisine in the city.
There are some great places to get chinese food, or pad thai in this wonderful city, but the combination of raw-quality and cheap cheap cheap prices rockets this place to the top of the list.
This place is amazing. It's always a good sign that the food is good when you watch the other patrons order and many of them are students at the Universities in the Oakland who hail from Asia, and order in their native tongue.
This place is NOT fancy... and there are poorly shot 8x10 photos of all the food lining the walls, so if you don't know the name of the dish you want to try you can always see it. I prefer this to some kind of kitschy wallpaper with pandas.
Also, I've never waited for than 8 minutes for anything here, and a single dish has never cost me more than $6... and that money will get you a take out container PILED with food. Get takeout, and eat it for at least 3 meals.
I once commented on how good the Pad Thai was here, and the guy behind the counter told me in good english, through a bit of an accent, that their old chef was originally a chef in Thailand, and he had brought his own recipe from home, and allowed them to keep making it that way. It is the best i've had in the city... not the prettiest, mind you, but the BEST tasting.
I HIGHLY recommend this place. Besides all this, where can you eat and feel like you are in the movie Blade Runner?