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Is Bakesale Betty Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Oakland, CA)

Food Paradise, Season 5 Oakland, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Bakesale Betty is listed open on bakesalebetty.us, reviewed by our team on October 11, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The restaurant's own website was live (HTTP 200) and listed current Thursday-through-Sunday operating hours when checked 2026-09-08. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise featured Bakesale Betty, spotlighting the shop's buttermilk fried chicken and coleslaw sandwich, along with a fried tofu version of the same build. The business operates at 5098 Telegraph Ave in Oakland, California, a bakery-and-sandwich counter that also sells baked goods. No information on the shop's founding date was available in the records reviewed. The restaurant's own website, bakesalebetty.us, was live when checked on 2026-09-08 and listed operating hours of Thursday through Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with Monday through Wednesday listed as closed -- details consistent with the shop remaining open. No additional independent, dated source could be located to confirm current operation beyond the restaurant's own site.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 5

Episode 5
Air date not confirmed
Title: Sandwich Paradise 3 · What was featured: buttermilk fried chicken sandwich with coleslaw
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

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Sources we checked 1 reference

  1. bakesalebetty.us https://www.bakesalebetty.us/
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Record fp-0427 · checked by Cal Marchetti.