A New Generation of Asian American Food in the Bay - AAPI Month - My Bay Area | Did You Eat Yet?

I'm Victor, and I was born and raised throughout Oakland and the Bay Area. In Collection Three: “People I've Met", we come back to the Bay to highlight some people that I've met throughout life, as well as through running this series so far. We dig more into the stories about where they're from, what they do, and explore some of the best food the Bay Area has to offer together.
In this episode, we honor AAPI month, and highlight some of the most exciting Asian American food in the Bay Area right now, and hear from some of the people behind it.
Spots Highlighted:
• Tacos Sincero
• Fikscue
• Ok's Deli
• Sunday Bakeshop
• Miharu Ice Cream
• Mama Cho's BBQ
More Favorites and Other Notable Asian American Spots/Businesses around the Bay Area:
• Senor Sisig
• Koja Kitchen
• Jo's Modern Thai
• Mister Jiu's
• Four Kings
• Viridian
• KAOKAO Grill
• Joodooboo
• Dokkabier
• Annie's T Cakes
• Sobo Foods
• Tableside Pizza
• Ox & Tiger
• Bake Sum
New episodes coming soon.
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Special thanks to:
- Tyler Coolidge for the episode music (IG: tylercoolid...)
- Megan for the Did You Eat Yet? design (IG: @ / mighty.moody )
- And everyone who helped me out with shooting and producing and eating with me!

[@badillaboy]

Being in the Bay Area brings so many different flavors since every place taste is unique

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Facts

[@jujub4553]

$16 for a banh mi is outrageous 😒

[@bizarrosito]

thanks for creating chill quality content from the heart. i barely care for any food bloggers anymore these days, but seeing a new upload from you always gets me excited~

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Appreciate that a lot. Just trying to share some stories about the food out here!

[@katana723]

As a 1.5/2nd generation Korean American who grew up in the East Bay, I love this video man I remember growing up in the late 2000s my parents would take us to that Asian Plaza in Oakland out of necessity, now there are Asian food malls all over

[@andrewyong2295]

Your videos are something special, this is some of the best food content on youtube for sure. Thanks for always highlighting local spots in the bay!!! ❤❤❤

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Appreciate that a lot, share the channel with your friends!

[@icedoutblog]

“gluttony without finesse is barbaric” the way bro chooses to eat is finesse lol loved the video dude. such a clear distinction from whatever direction food blogging is going on in social media. You passion really shows. its endearing and motivating.

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching

[@MrChames-Gaming]

On point, keep up the good work. Just had FOUR KINGS over the weekend and OMG YES

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Thanks for watching!

[@suzannewertheim6360]

Thanks so much for this video. So many new things to try!

[@martybaIIer]

Great video man. As as first gen asian kid from the Bay, I love the respect and beautiful combining of culture from all these chefs and their restaurants.

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching

[@emiliogonzales658]

Man you make some great videos. I love the editing, the interviews, the music, everything!

[@lilchristinexD]

love your videos dude! i've lived in oakland for the last 10 years and love seeing some Oakland spots and people highlighted like this 💖

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Thanks for watching!

[@blusef1]

These spots look amazing!! I added so many to my list to check out! Thank u for creating this video!

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching

[@abeyromero8250]

This was amazing. Thanks for the inspiration to look deeper.

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@natashadiaz9668]

My brother lives in the Bay and I can’t wait to try some of these spots when I visit!!!

[@kitkatz9984]

Wowwww...cant wait to try these places...enjoyed this video😊❤

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Appreciate it, thanks for watching!

[@HazardLife]

Bruh I’m from Oakland but have been living around asia for 14 years and I can’t wait to go back to the town and eat

[@donwan2637]

Loved the name of your channel

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Thanks for watching!

[@wuwu9645]

Top content 🎩 that char siu danish looks 🔥. Shiii time to go on a mini food tour 😮‍💨

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Everything at Sunday Bakeshop is hella good fr

[@woodchuckchuckifawoodchuck]

as an ABC 90s kid too, I just want to say this video was awesome and totally struck a chord with me. We're actually so blessed to have grown up in a household and community so rich in culture (and deliciousness). Can't wait to try some of these. Beef rendang is my kryptonite. What a time to be alive! and asian!

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Appreciate it, thanks for watching!

[@euroclyde]

Mixing flavors from cultures is natural and wonderful. Restaurants, especially in the early 2000s, made a big push to do and they named their effort “fusion”. They tried too hard and too often got it wrong. When someone connected to multiple cultures does it and does it genuinely, it’s unbeatable.

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Undefeated when done well.

[@harryoldershaw1636]

fire content as always! Have you ever thought about visiting some spots in Richmond?? Specifically Gangnam tofu has some fire Korean fried chicken 🤙

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

i honestly don’t go up to richmond much, but down to check out some spots in the future for sure

[@stanley2903]

Damn this all looks great..... Thank you Thank you.

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Thanks for watching!

[@jlife9092]

Highlights from the clip: 1. Yet another guest appearance (this time with voice over!) of your lovely wife's fabulous pink nails complementing the pink frosting on that ginormous croissant 2. That decadent plate of barbecued meats 3. Confusion vs fusion in pairing up flavors from diverse cultures

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Trying to get her to appear more beyond just her nails hahaha

[@kevinchung3244]

Great content dude! Really resonate with your perspective on food. Would just say that your subtitles need to bigger or have a background/more contrast bc it’s kind of hard to see. Keep it up bro!

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Thanks! Will make some tweaks for next time to make them more legible. Appreciate the feedback

[@jvysupreme23]

All the child hood spots I miss them 😢

[@chriscamarillo8914]

Loved this video. Thank you. Have you tried the newly opened AAPI owned brewery in Albany called Match Point Brewing? They’re great! 310 Eatery next door is serving up some awesome Asian fusion burgers and classic dim sum that you can enjoy with a pint. I recommend the Vietnamese Coffee Dark Lager.

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Haven’t been up that way in a bit, will need to check it out!

[@Andre-Nader]

Everything looked so damn good. Good enough to go over the bridge for.

[@Andre-Nader]

I’m seriously salivating over that Indonesian Texas bbq. Only to find out they are heading back to Indonesia for a few weeks! Can’t wait to try them when they are back!!!

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

A lotta gems on this side of the Bay

[@DONTSTEPNSNEK507]

Yay you said frito pie

[@davidjohnson-kq2gd]

Frito pies are fire!

[@hoogaba]

damn that icecream looks insane makes me miss Marco Polo I need to start going to Oakland more! And Ok's looked great too!

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Forreal when is Marco Polo opening back up lol. Thanks for watching!

[@Ginger30161]

Lake Chabot Public Market had a massive fire yesterday. Hope they can rebuild quickly.

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

I live a mile away and it’s such a tragedy for the community over here. Will be helping however I can once the Cho family is ready to share more

[@StylleKiDD]

shoutout fellow effulgence gang 🔥

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

effu baby

[@KyrstensCloset]

I get the feeling you'd be the guy to ask - is there anywhere in Chinatown still selling Bak kwa? There was a place I went to as a kid in the 90's but it's not three anymore and I've been craving that jerky.

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

yoooo i have no idea tbh, lemme know if you find out though

[@Mark-ww2bt]

Mama Cho's at CV is closed. There was a fire at the public market on Thursday :(

[@thenewlevi]

I honestly love Bay Area food more than anywhere else in America. Coincidence that its the most Asian American populated area in the US? Definitely not!

[@hentisenti]

You're Asian american when your favorite childhood superhero is Ultraman

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Ultraman and Monkey king

[@jlife9092]

We call the character 'salted egg superman' in Cantonese lol

[@wg0pipi]

Uhh... so I was planning on visiting Mama Chos today and it turns out the Lake Chabot Public Market caught on fire a little past midnight

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Very tragic, I live a mile away and it’s a pillar in the CV community. I hit up the market once a week at least and will definitely be doing what I can to support them

[@nokizzy4680]

SF tour when?!?!

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Might be the next episode 🤔🤔🤔

[@rjf7023]

bay area is a pretty good option for Asian food but i dont think anywhere is as good as the greater vancouver area

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

There’s good stuff everywhere if you know where to look. if you’re talking pure amount of options tho, Vancouver def has more

[@user-jd3us8io5e]

Ni3 Chi1 Le Ma

[@accordiongordon]

$16 banh mi??!! 😂😂😂

[@wilsont06]

[@wilsont06]

not too long ago you could get one for 3.50 from cam huong lol how times has changed wow

[@da6640]

pinoy bbq atbp is def best filipino food in the bay, way better than senor sisig

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Ain’t been there yet, gotta check it out

[@DH-bc8ck]

Why say Bay Area in the title when you just meant "SF + Oakland"?

[@HiDidYouEatYet]

Because they’re in the Bay? And it’s definitely not just limited to SF + Oakland. Sincere pops up all over the Bay, including Richmond and Berkeley all the time. The footage I have of Tacos Sincero is literally from Emeryville and Berkeley. We covered spots in Castro Valley and Alameda. I mention Koja in Emeryville too. The shots of the Senor Sisig truck was in San Bruno. Lemme just put each individual city I mention in the title when there’s a regional term for the area instead lol what

[@chowder989]

Wtf?.... Spot the guy that didn't even watch the vid lmao

[@user-fx6ro9ut6b]

Oakland ain’t it my guy…👎👎💩💩