"A chain barbecue restaurant was approved in a February 2025 vote to open on Jefferson Street as well, representing another new entry intended to help revive the dining scene along the tourist corridor following earlier pandemic-era closures." - Paolo Bicchieri
"An Oakland classic since 1973, family-owned and -operated Everett & Jones continues to serve its usual slate of ribs, brisket, and links. Stop in at one of the restaurant’s other locations on MacArthur and in Antioch." - Eater Staff
"An Oakland classic since 1973, family-owned and -operated Everett & Jones continues to serve its usual slate of ribs, brisket, and links. Stop in at one of the restaurant’s Oakland locations either in Jack London or the Laurel, or its Berkeley location on San Pablo." - Lauren Saria, Dianne de Guzman, Eater Staff
"An Oakland institution since 1973, Everett & Jones is still serving ribs, brisket, and most famously, beef links. Sadly, the restaurant’s matriarch and owner, Dorothy King, died in March 2021, but granddaughter Dorcia White is maintaining her legacy with the family’s three locations across Oakland and Berkeley." - Dianne de Guzman, Caleb Pershan
"A long-standing barbecue institution in Jack London Square with the San Francisco skyline as a backdrop, known for heaping platters of sliced beef brisket, smoked pork ribs, collard greens, candied yams, and macaroni and cheese. It's a lively spot—especially on Saturday nights with live Blues—and best enjoyed with a large group and willingness to get your hands dirty." - ByRyan Walker-Hartshorn