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PLaYT, Hayward, CA

PLaYT

4.3 (396)
$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
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Jerome "Spike" Williams
  • 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.)

What 396 people are saying

PLaYT reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3
4.3 based on all time ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.1Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

396 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco Bay Area14 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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  2. KanikaB

    San Francisco Bay Area14 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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  3. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco Bay Area1 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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  4. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco Bay Area4 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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  5. RubyV VIP

    San Francisco Bay Area13 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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  6. AdamaZ VIP

    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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  7. CathyW

    San Francisco Bay Area1 review

    5.0

    Dined on September 8, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I was told this was the same restaurant that was in Downtown Oakland a few years ago. . .but so happens it is the same owner. The food was absolutely delicious, the portions were sizable and the service was impeccable!

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  8. MichelleM

    San Francisco Bay Area1 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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  9. TrinaD

    San Francisco Bay Area2 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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  10. 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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PLaYT is rated 4.3 stars by 396 OpenTable diners.

  1. Home
  2. United States
  3. San Francisco Bay Area
  4. East Bay
  5. Castro Valley

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1036 B St, Hayward, CA 94541-4108

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Between Main and Foothill, historic Downtown Hayward
  • Neighborhood
    Castro Valley
  • 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
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Southern, Comfort Food
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • 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.)
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Jerome "Spike" Williams
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