PLaYT

4.3 (370)

$30 and under

Southern

1036 B St, Hayward, CA 94541-4108

About this restaurant

Romantic
Good for special occasions
Innovative

PLāYT "Sideways Southern" Bar & Restaurant. From the people who brought the nationally acclaimed, award-winning Picán to Uptown Oakland, the best in Southern comfort food, cocktails, wine and our Southern hospitality. PLāYT "Sideways Southern" Bar & Restaurant is a fun place to drink and eat, offering a melding of Southern Foodways — Cajun, Creole, Gullah and other historic traditions — freshest, seasonal ingredients, local sourcing and sustainability, branded meats and specialty ingredients coming together using time-honored culinary techniques, slow-food philosophy and practices.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Southern, Comfort Food
Hours of operation
Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 9:00pm, Friday: 4:00pm - 10:30pm, Saturday: 4:00pm - 10:30pm, Sunday Brunch: 11-3pm, Sunday Dinner:5:00pm - 9:00pm
Website
http://playtonb.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Jerome "Spike" Williams

Location
1036 B St, Hayward, CA 94541-4108
Neighborhood
Castro Valley
Cross street
Between Main and Foothill, historic Downtown Hayward
Parking details
Public lot; street parking.
Public transit
1 block from Main Street/B Street AC transit stop; 1/4 block from B Street/Foothill AC transit stop; 3 blocks from Hayward BART Station (8 min walk.)

Sis's Green Tomato & Mozzarella Salad$10.00
Baby greens, toasted sweet bread, fresh herbs, and lemon oil
Spinach Salad$8.00
Chopped egg, cherry tomatoes, green beans, spiced pecans, and creamy bacon dressing
Mama's Chopped Salad$11.50
Iceberg, grilled corn, green beans, tomatoes, cotija cheese, and house dressing
Chesapeake Caesar$11.00
Chopped romaine, parmesan cheese, anchovies, toasted croutons, and creamy dressing
Plāyt House Salad$11.00
Baby greens, pumpkin seeds, cherry tomatoes, pecans, and honey balsamic dressing
Georgia Wedge Plate$9.00
Iceberg, bacon, tomatoes, and zesty blue cheese dressing

Small Plates

Lwy'zian Hot Wings$11.00
Fried jumbo wings tossed in buttery Creole hot sauce
Geno's Fried Pickles$7.00
Sweet and salty pickle spears, lightly dusted and deep fried, served with chipotle dip
Crispy Cajun Calamari$8.00
Dusted with House spices and fried
Jeb's Grilled Beef Skewers$11.00
Skewered sirloin, southern spice marinade, and teriyaki dip
Jamaican Chicken Skewers$9.00
Curry marinade, chargrilled, spicy peanut dipping sauce
Carolina Fish Fingers$9.00
Cornmeal breaded, deep-fried, served with Creole tartare sauce

Flatbreads

Canal Street$16.00
Crawfish, prawns, mushrooms, cheese, white sauce
Breaux Bridge$14.00
Andouille sausage, Cajun chicken, mushrooms, crispy pork belly, cheese, chile oil
Trinity Crossing$12.00
Red, green bell peppers, celery, Vidalia onions

Mains

Fried Catfish$18.00
Marinated catfish deep fried, served with spiked Logan Turnpike Mill grits, and slow-braised collard greens
Bbq Pork Belly Meat Loaf$16.00
Ground pork belly, garlic, onions, and bacon, served with garlic mashed potatoes, and charred broccolini
Chicken Fried$19.00
Tender beef steak double dredged, pan fried, served with garlic mashed potatoes, and bacon mushroom gravy
Shrimp 'N Grits$19.00
Sautéed tiger shrimp serve on a bed of Logan Turnpike Mill grits, finished with a pomegranate chimichurri

Down-South Sammies

All sammies come with house made blackening spiced French fries

Fried Louisiana Catfish Sammie$15.00
With honey vinegar coleslaw
Plāyt Bourbon Burger$16.00
With bacon tomato jam

Sides

Braised Greens$6.00
Hoppin' John with Tasso Ham$6.00
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Glaze$7.00
Lowcountry Slaw$6.00

Desserts

Special of the Day
Ask your server about our daily deliciousness
- AQ

Reviews

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4.3

(370)

4.4Food
4.1Service
4.2Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

370 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco14 reviews
5.0
Dined on September 22, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Delightful small plates to share. Fried to perfection, only a taste of oil remains, crispy yummy. Green tomatoes, dill pickle spears. All delicious!
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KanikaB
San Francisco14 reviews
5.0
Dined on September 22, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I really enjoyed my birthday at Playt. I recommend this restaurant to everyone.
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco1 review
3.0
Dined on September 21, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Too few undertrained servers, not enough bartenders, everyone was pleasant but often stood in a group talking, sweet potatoes were fabulous!
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco4 reviews
4.0
Dined on September 14, 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
The food was amazing. We were a little skeptical when we arrived because a took a while to be greeted. Staff would just walk by and look at us without saying anything. After about 5 minutes. A server called someone to help us. So glad we waited. Everything we ordered was great. The crab bisque was so good. We will definitely go back.
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RubyV Gold
San Francisco13 reviews
3.0
Dined on September 12, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
We had to ask several times for water
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AdamaZ Gold
Atlanta3 reviews
4.0
Dined on September 8, 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Excellent food, reasonably priced! The location in downtown hayward also makes it very accessible
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MichelleM
San Francisco1 review
3.0
Dined on September 7, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 5
Great food, and staff is friendly, but the wait times between ordering, and reviewing our check was really long and drawn out. Although our waitress was nice, she didn’t check on our table either.
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TrinaD
San Francisco2 reviews
5.0
Dined on September 7, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great service and food. I made note in our reservation that we were celebrating a birthday and they took care of the celebration in a very professional delightful manner.
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MariHasan
San Diego8 reviews
5.0
Dined on September 4, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I was pleasantly surprised by this place! Service was excellent and the food was great. We will return when my family is in town! Pricing is reasonable.
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Cheryl Gold
San Francisco153 reviews
3.0
Dined on September 2, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
The food was very good, but our service was slow. I would have given my overall experience 4 stars if the service had not been so slow.
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Southern, Comfort Food
Hours of operation
Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 9:00pm, Friday: 4:00pm - 10:30pm, Saturday: 4:00pm - 10:30pm, Sunday Brunch: 11-3pm, Sunday Dinner:5:00pm - 9:00pm
Website
http://playtonb.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Jerome "Spike" Williams

Location
1036 B St, Hayward, CA 94541-4108
Neighborhood
Castro Valley
Cross street
Between Main and Foothill, historic Downtown Hayward
Parking details
Public lot; street parking.
Public transit
1 block from Main Street/B Street AC transit stop; 1/4 block from B Street/Foothill AC transit stop; 3 blocks from Hayward BART Station (8 min walk.)

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PLaYT

About this restaurant

Not available on OpenTable

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Additional information

Salads

Sis's Green Tomato & Mozzarella Salad$10.00

Spinach Salad$8.00

Mama's Chopped Salad$11.50

Chesapeake Caesar$11.00

Plāyt House Salad$11.00

Georgia Wedge Plate$9.00

Small Plates

Lwy'zian Hot Wings$11.00

Geno's Fried Pickles$7.00

Crispy Cajun Calamari$8.00

Jeb's Grilled Beef Skewers$11.00

Jamaican Chicken Skewers$9.00

Carolina Fish Fingers$9.00

Flatbreads

Canal Street$16.00

Breaux Bridge$14.00

Trinity Crossing$12.00

Mains

Fried Catfish$18.00

Bbq Pork Belly Meat Loaf$16.00

Chicken Fried$19.00

Shrimp 'N Grits$19.00

Down-South Sammies

Fried Louisiana Catfish Sammie$15.00

Plāyt Bourbon Burger$16.00

Sides

Braised Greens$6.00

Hoppin' John with Tasso Ham$6.00

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Glaze$7.00

Lowcountry Slaw$6.00

Desserts

Special of the Day

Additional information

Not available on OpenTable