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Cato's Ale House

Restaurant in Oakland. 7 sandwiches, 6 burgers on the menu; the best scores 88.

Restaurant · Oakland, Alameda County

About

Cato's Ale House is a restaurant in Oakland, independently owned. The site read its menu and scored every sandwich on it as the menu lists it; what follows is the menu, drawn and scored, not a review.

Type
Restaurant
Where
Oakland, Alameda County, California
Ownership
Independent
On the menu
7 sandwiches, 6 burgers; the best Sandwich Score is 88
Breads
semifreddi's bread, rye, toasted acme roll, french roll, roll, vegan bun, and 2 more
Provenance
2 house-made layers, 3 from a named producer by the menu's own wording
Worth a look
5 items with something notable
Menu
The menu this page was read from, read 2026-09 · Website
Logo
Logo: Cato's Ale House, from its website
Directions
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Where it is

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Particularly interesting

The sandwiches

  1. Catoburger burger 51 solid

    semifreddi's bread, toasted: 1/2 lb angus beef patty; bacon; avocado; aioli; grilled onion.

  2. Classic Pastrami 79 excellent

    rye, toasted: thin-sliced pastrami; melted swiss; stone-ground mustard.

  3. Eggplant Sando 62 very good

    toasted acme roll, toasted: pan fried eggplant; roasted tomatoes; burrata cheese (high tier); pesto; balsamic drizzle.

  4. Falafel Burger burger 81 excellent

    semifreddi's bread, toasted: house-made falafel patty (house-made); tomato; cucumber; red onion; tahini sauce.

    Worth a look: house-made: Falafel.

  5. Five Spice Mary's Chicken Bánh Mì 69 very good

    french roll, cold: five spice mary's chicken (named producer); cucumber; cilantro; pickled carrots & daikon; sriracha vegan mayo; jalapeño.

    Worth a look: named producer: Five-Spice Chicken.

  6. Hallelujah! 56 solid

    roll, cold: fried mary's chicken breast (named producer); spicy slaw; lemon garlic aioli.

    Worth a look: named producer: Fried Chicken.

  7. House Burger burger 88 outstanding

    semifreddi's bread, toasted: 1/2 lb angus beef patty; lettuce; tomato; onion; pickle.

  8. Impossible Burger burger 76 excellent

    vegan bun, toasted: impossible patty (named producer); lettuce; tomato; onion; pickle; sriracha vegan mayo.

    Worth a look: named producer: Plant-Based Patty.

  9. Lemongrass Tofu Bánh Mì 69 very good

    french roll, cold: lemongrass tofu; cucumber; cilantro; pickled carrots & daikon; sriracha vegan mayo; jalapeño.

  10. Obama 54 solid

    roll, cold: thinly sliced grilled beef; avocado; swiss; caramelized onion; aioli.

  11. Retroburger burger 52 solid

    semifreddi's bread, toasted: 1/2 lb angus beef patty; bacon; american cheese (low tier); grilled onions; secret sauce.

  12. Rickey Burger #24 burger not scored: no layer the pantry knows

    Burger Bun (bread not stated on the menu), toasted.

  13. Tuna Sandwich 71 very good

    grilled acme rye, toasted: homemade tuna salad (house-made); lettuce.

    Worth a look: house-made: Tuna Salad.

Menu read 2026-09; items and prices change. The Sandwich Score is the site's opinion of each recipe as the menu lists it, not a review of the shop. Tiers and house-made marks follow the menu's own wording.