Rob Ben’s in Emeryville is a cozy spot by Marshawn Lynch serving up hearty soul food classics, plus a creative drink menu that's all about flavor.
"Oakland icon Marshawn Lynch’s Emeryville restaurant has a full menu of soul food classics, but given the NFL stars well-documented love of chicken wings, it should come as no surprise that they’d be a prominently featured menu item. These are plus-size Southern-style whole fried chicken wings, with the crunchy wing tips still attached — available as a four-, 10-, or even 20-piece dinner, hefty enough to satisfy the largest of appetites." - Janelle Bitker, Luke Tsai
"You can see the owner of Oakland comfort food spot Rob Ben’s on this week’s episode of Bar Rescue. The episode was taped last fall, but didn’t air until last Sunday." - Eater Staff
"In the year since former Oakland Raider Marshawn Lynch opened Emeryville soul food restaurant Rob Ben’s, he’s taken advantage of the current era’s new routes of self-promotion, including runs at reality TV and the creation of viral web videos. It’s that last venture that inspired a new, limited-edition dish at his restaurant, the SF Chronicle reports: a gigantic burger that packs in bacon, hot wing flavors, and a slew of pickled vegetables." - Eve Batey
"Marshawn Lynch's Emeryville restaurant Rob Ben's might eventually see a version of the chicken wing–inspired burger created in his honor." - Luke Tsai
"As is the case with many new restaurants, things have not always gone smoothly at Marshawn Lynch’s Emeryville bar and soul food restaurant Rob Ben’s. But the former all-world NFL running back is taking a somewhat unorthodox approach to fixing the problems: His restaurant will appear in an episode of the reality show Bar Rescue, the Chron reports. The episode will air on the Paramount Network in early 2020 — but you can check out the more sophisticated, “mature” look of the post-rescue Rob Ben’s anytime." - Luke Tsai
