Your top lunch spots revealed
The votes are in!
About 150 UCOP staff members took last week’s online poll, casting their votes for the best lunch spots in nearly a dozen categories. See which restaurants prevailed and how your favorite fared! And don’t forget to read your colleagues’ comments on our last story to see additional recommendations.
1. Best sandwiches:Â Ratto’s International Deli and Market, 821 Washington St.

2. Best Mexican food: Cosecha, 907 Washington St.

3. Best noodle soup shop: Sobo Ramen, 988 Franklin St.

4. Best salads: Cafe Gabriela, 988 Broadway

5. Best burger: True Burger, 146 Grand Ave.

6. Best Old Oakland Farmers Market food stand: Cholita Linda, 9th St. between Washington and Clay

7. Best place for a business lunch: Mockingbird, 416 13th St.

8. Other personal favorites: Miss Ollie’s, 901 Washington St.

9. Best vegetarian food: Golden Lotus Vegan Restaurant, 1301 Franklin St.

10. Best place to get your coffee fix: Modern Coffee, 411 13th St.

11. Best ice cream/gelato: Cookiebar Creamery, 517 8th St.

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All good to know! I did not vote but must add “Bagel Street Cafe” makes the best tuna salad on a toasted bagel, my favorite.