Comments on: Everett & Jones BBQ: Reviews

By: Pat Ruelas

Pat Ruelas — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:37:39 +0000

I especially love the chicken dinners at Everett and Jones at Fruitvale – Shirley and her staff are a blessing in our community! Keep up the good work and the Great food!

By: katherine perkins

katherine perkins — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:01:24 +0000

I Love the chicken dark meat with medium sauce…but the way the management treats it's employees left a bad taste in my mouth..if you keep your ears open you will hear how they curse and carry on. my girlfriend and I were dining on our lunch and she found a long hair in the corn bread. Yikes!

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:13:54 +0000

If you want some very soild bbq…in a simple place…Go to Great American BBQ in Alameda…They have really good bbq, great portions, and good attitudes. Everett and Jones is overpriced and overwhelmed.

By: Nihira

Nihira — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:46:46 +0000

Flint's ? My mom used to eat at Flint's when she was younger. I wouldn't say it's "Oakland" style, it's just good eatin to me. I've been all over the place trying bbq and none of it seems to compare. I love E&J's links, Ribs, Chicken, everything! I was so sad to see the one in Sacramento close, 'cos now I have to venture into Oakland for good bbq. Sacramento BBQ sucks, heed my warning!

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:43:33 +0000

I agree with all the reviews about the lousy service at #38. A question to the readers — What style is their BBQ? Is it Oakland BBQ? The only other place I've had this stuff is at Flint's. What I love is the LINKS!!! Is there any place I can buy this for my own backyard BBQ?

By: Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:52:21 +0000

I think the competition can stop with the bad reviews on this site now. I've eaten at every single Everett and Jones restaurant and I opened the one on Fruitvale! Like every restaurant they have had their bad days. Unlike every restaurant, their recipes are top notch. I've had the links made fresh that day. Un… believable. I've had pork ribs so sweet and succulent that, full, I wanted to go back and get some more. The service has always been what the service has been. I got about the same service at Flints too. Whatever. Give me my food. Take my money. Love you. Bye. Occasionally I'll get someone who's in a great mood and has the giggles. It's usually a happier purchase but the food doesn't taste any better one way or the other.
I have NEVER received anything cold. Usually the portions are about right. I'm a big guy and I get full here from a single order. I have had the occasion of ribs that were a little dry. I think this happens on really busy days.

The sauce? You need your head examined if you can't LOVE the sauce. It sells in stores! I've bought it and wowed my friends.

No… this is one great restaurant… with a tood.

By: Brooklyn

Brooklyn — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:06:08 +0000

Why all the negative comments stating "This is the worst Bar B Q in the Bay Area"?
I disagree. E&J have good bar b q. I enjoy the beef brisket. I love the Jack london location although my favorite is the one in Berkley. Every restaraunt has it's bad nights. E&J (Jack London location) bartenders are the best. So polite and they interact with the crowd. Favorite side dish are.. the greens and yams. cant go wrong with that. I would recommend any visitor to visit E&J. Obvioulsy some celebrities enjoy eating there also such as John Madden, Jaime Foxx, The Oakland Raiders, Bill Clinton and Whoppi Goldberg. If you dont believe me just look at the menues to read their comments.

By: Ny

Ny — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:45:23 +0000

You people are off your rockers, simply put.

E&J has its bad nights like everyother restraunt in the world.
Like a previous critic said, their bad nights can be better than mosts good nights.

To be concise, you can't expect the service of a "five star" bourgoise (sp) restraunt from a bbq joint.

The food is great. There's not one bbq joint in California that compares.

By: Tracy Castle

Tracy Castle — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:25:30 +0000

I just returned from Oakland (visited 3/12 – 3/19/2008) after a 5 year absence. One of the first places I had to stop at was Everett & Jones! Having resided in Huntsville, Alabama for nearly 6 years where all of the BBQ is "pulled" (read, in some cases, looks like it's already been chewed!); the chicken undercooked; pork sandwiches are served with slaw on top; and the sauce is see-through and vinegar-based (YUCK!!!!!!!!!), I was overjoyed to come home to real BBQ! I was raised in Oakland from the time I was 3 years old. Growing up there was a joy because of all of the great food! I have eaten E&J’s in Hayward and all of E&J's locations in Oakland (Fruitvale and San Pablo) save the Coliseum and Jack London, and was pleasantly surprised to see the one located in Berkeley across the parking lot from the West Branch (?) of the Berkeley Library. All I could do was contain myself as I placed my order. I, my best friend Charlotte, and her son got beef sandwiches while my daughter ordered a rib sandwich. You would have never seen a happier group of people!!!!!!!!!!!! Our server was pleasant and the service was prompt. The potato salad side wasn't skimpy at all. So what are all of you negative people talking about??? I begged our server to PLEASE, PLEASE COME TO HUNTSVILLE to show Southerners what real BBQ is all about. Maybe they'll actually open a chain here before I leave!
As a side issue, I had pork buns from Oakland’s Chinatown (restaurants here in Bama don’t bake them), a super burrito from Casa Vallarta on Park Blvd. and E.18th, and shrimp cocktails at the Berkeley Marina (I presently have to drive 6 hours to get to a beach).

Life offers some simple pleasures such as great food and I found my taste buds again in the East Bay. Boy have I missed home!!!

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:21:18 +0000

I can't speak for the "E and J" in Jack London Square, but the location in Hayward is pretty good. 9 times out of 10 the food is great. It's a hole in the wall, not a very big place so your best bet is take-out; but you can eat in the restaurant. The service is ok, you have to raise your voice to get what you want. Why? Because you have to order through bullet-proof glass, but it's not so bad. I'm very close to this location, so it's not a huge deal for me to jump in the car, and 15-20 minutes later I'm home eating excellent barbecue. If you're nearby and jonesing for 'cues, stop by here.