339216 Thu Nov 02 02:03:58 -0800 2006 21 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 1990259 I needed a dessert for the office Halloween potluck, so stopped into It's All Good, located on Martin Luther King in Oakland, near 60th Street (a few blocks north of Children's Hospital). Anyway, the peach cobbler was a bit runny, and didn't wow me, but was a hit with the office anyway, and pretty good reheated with some vanilla ice cream. However, the Sweet Potato Pie (one can never bring too many desserts, even on Halloween, when one wants one's coworkers to be happy...) was delicious! Nice spicing, not too sweet, very nice crust. Recommended as a Thanksgiving alternative! They only had a few on Halloween morning right after opening, so might want to check availability... They also had an incredible looking tall coconut cake: looked to be about four layers. Has anyone tried it? Thu Nov 02 02:03:58 -0800 2006 10158 susancinsf 1 1991640 Oh, that sweet potato pie makes me swoon. Perfectly spiced and smooth, and pleasantly firm filling. I haven't had the cocnut cake in years (since a friend worked there some time ago) but it was also great. Not as good as the sweet potato pie, but a winner nonetheless. Not overly sweet, good coconut flavor, nicely fluffy cake. Love that place. Thu Nov 02 17:20:40 -0800 2006 1990259 17737 Hunicsz 2 1991682 yum! I like my cakes not too sweet, so will have to check it out! Thanks! Thu Nov 02 17:30:15 -0800 2006 1991640 10158 susancinsf 1 1996492 They make what, about three things? Sweet potato pie, peach cobbler, and some fancy birthday cakes. The peach cobbler, sadly, is made with canned peaches even at the height of peach season. I really really want them to be a lot better than they are, but they're not. Sat Nov 04 08:04:22 -0800 2006 1990259 25310 Chuckles the Clone 2 1996771 They make other types of cobbler as well, and cookies, but yes, I do think the peach cobbler was made with canned peaches, which is one reason I wasn't thrilled, though the pastry was nicely done...but as I say, go for the sweet potato pie. I am going to try the coconut cake too and report back: it just looks so gorgeous that I am really hoping it is as good as Hunicsz says. I'd call it a neighborhood rather than a destination bakery. But then, where would you go to get a really good sweet potato pie? Sat Nov 04 15:58:57 -0800 2006 1996492 10158 susancinsf 3 1997057 >>where would you go to get a really good sweet potato pie? Nations Giant Burgers Lois the Pie Queen And best of all, the Egg Man at the Berkeley Farmer's Markets (Arthur Brown, or something?). Sat Nov 04 18:39:44 -0800 2006 1996771 25310 Chuckles the Clone 4 1997091 Yeah, I have to second Nation's sweet potato pie which is tons better than their pumpkin pie. The sweet pototo ... actually tart ... and lemon merangue are the two best pies at Nations. Egg Man also sells the sweet potato pies at the Sunday Kensington market. Will have to give It's All Good a try. I think I stopped by once and they were out of whatever it was that interested me. Thanks for the tip. In defense of canned peaches, it is almost more traditional to use canned than fresh for this type of peach cobbler. Unless living in the South, canned peaches are the most cost-effective way to make a cobbler ... and even in the South canned peaches would be used outside of peach season. It would have the taste that many people might be looking for in a peach cobbler. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/southern-peach-cobbler/detail.aspx Sat Nov 04 18:59:13 -0800 2006 1997057 10264 rworange 5 1997977 I've not tried Nation's sweet potato, so if you try it at Its All Good you will have to tell me what you think as a comparison. Interestingly, we had a sweet potato tart at Aziza the other night. We didn't order it, but they comp'd it for us (for no particular reason that I could figure out. hubby decided they just made too many). Anyway, though the rest of the dinner was stellar, and I usually love Aziza's desserts, I thought it wasn't as good as the version at It's All Good: a bit sweeter, and richer, but not as flavorful.... Sun Nov 05 05:21:12 -0800 2006 1997091 10158 susancinsf 6 3123130 Well, a long delayed response. Nations is not only in the same class as It's All good ... it's not even in the same galaxy. Nation's is a fine pie and one of the better of a sad lot in the Bay Area. It's All Good is better than most pumpkin pies I've tried. Here's my report and what I thought of some of the other baked goods. Pecan pie is wonderful and I really liked that coconut cake. http://www.chowhound.com/topics/460401 Tue Nov 13 20:17:20 -0800 2007 1997977 10264 rworange 6 5264362 i tried both and its all good is the winner. Sat Dec 19 23:24:00 -0800 2009 1997977 1133167 LilladyMimi 5 1998909 Hopefully those would be home-canned peaches, several galaxies away from commercial. Sun Nov 05 21:19:26 -0800 2006 1997091 17493 lintygmom 6 2000696 Nope. They are canned-from-a-can peaches. I agree with rw, no one in the Great American Peach Cobbler Zone would *ever* make a peach cobbler with anything other than canned peaches. So in that sense, it's really authentic. I guess I was just hoping the recipe would be modified to reflect local tastes. Also while you're there, spend some time checking out the Black Panther information on the walls. Apparently the the Black Panther Tour was being run out of the office next door, and there's a lot of really interesting local history tacked up by the door. Mon Nov 06 18:39:48 -0800 2006 1998909 25310 Chuckles the Clone 3 1997089 Sweet Adeline's, 63rd and Adeline, one block south of Alcatraz. Usually have but can order. Plus, best lemon meringue pie I've ever had. Nothing made with canned anything. Sat Nov 04 18:57:56 -0800 2006 1996771 17493 lintygmom 4 3126026 I'm wondering about the lemon meringue pie at It's All Good. They only make it by special order. Another special order is lemon ice box pie. Wed Nov 14 17:19:31 -0800 2007 1997089 10264 rworange 1 1997228 Wow I'll have to check it out it's right down the street from me. I love baked goods heh : ) PJ Sat Nov 04 20:25:51 -0800 2006 1990259 50976 PateBriseej 2 1997782 mmmmmm sweet potato pie.... after all these years passing that bakery, I'll have to give it a try now. Lintygmom, I totally agree. Sweet Adeline's a wonderful place. I really like the way they make their meringue. It's a great place to go when you're just not sure what's going to satisfy your sweet tooth. They have sooo many items to choose from on any given day. Plus, Jennifer and crew are all very nice and helpful. Sun Nov 05 02:49:52 -0800 2006 1997228 48373 ma2 1 1997257 It's All Good's stuff looked really unappealing to me, pale and doughy. Sat Nov 04 20:41:58 -0800 2006 1990259 11369 Robert Lauriston 2 2000385 I don't think they're particularly consistent. Often stuff does have that pale, doughy look (and accompanying taste), but if you hit them on the right day, they have some good stuff. The sweet potato pie is almost always really good, however. Mon Nov 06 16:48:29 -0800 2006 1997257 17737 Hunicsz 1 1998911 I'll have to try It's All Good. I've driven by many times. If they open early, I'd pick up a SPP for the office. But would have to be open by 7:30. Sun Nov 05 21:20:53 -0800 2006 1990259 17493 lintygmom 2 1999334 I think they open about 7:30 on weekdays...it couldn't have been much later than that when I went by last. Mon Nov 06 01:19:50 -0800 2006 1998911 10158 susancinsf 3 2000090 Thanks. Will try this week. It's a few blocks out of the way as I usually sail down Shattuck in the early am. Mon Nov 06 14:43:13 -0800 2006 1999334 17493 lintygmom 1 3125998 The Whole Foods Market in Los Altos was giving out generous samples of sweet potato and berry pie a few weeks ago. Both were really delicious, and the sweet potato was the best I've ever had (granted I haven't had many) - it reminded me a lot of pumpkin. After the free pie aisle I then stumbled in what was apparently the free guac and chips aisle... Wed Nov 14 17:10:42 -0800 2007 1990259 10992 katya