Everett and Jones Barbeque Opens in Fisherman's Wharf
The Oakland-founded barbecue chain has opened a San Francisco restaurant at 300 Jefferson St. in a space vacant since 2020.
Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in Barbecue
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Everett and Jones Barbeque has opened a restaurant at 300 Jefferson St. in Fisherman's Wharf, serving smoked brisket, ribs, chicken and links along with collard greens and baked beans. The restaurant occupies a two-story, 4,363-square-foot space that had been empty since Lou's Fish Shack closed in 2020.
Why it matters
The opening returns the chain to San Francisco after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged its earlier location there. It also fills a long-vacant waterfront storefront and adds to a stretch of Jefferson Street that is drawing new restaurant concepts.
The restaurant occupies a 4,363-square-foot two-story space under a 10-year Port Commission lease approved in February 2025, with two five-year extension options. Menu items include smoked brisket, ribs, chicken, links, collard greens and baked beans, with beer and wine at the bar.
The players
Everett and Jones Barbeque
A family-run barbecue chain founded in Oakland in 1973 that has grown to multiple Bay Area locations.
San Francisco Port Commission
The city body that oversees the Port of San Francisco's waterfront property and approved the restaurant's lease.
Starbird Chicken
A chicken restaurant concept planning a location at 333 Jefferson St. for summer 2027.
The details
R3 Builders updated the dining room and built a new kitchen before the restaurant opened. The business traces its roots to 1973, when Dorothy Everett opened the first location in Oakland with a $700 loan from a friend, and it has since operated as many as six locations, including Jack London Square and the Laurel District in Oakland and sites in Hayward and Berkeley. Live music is planned for the San Francisco restaurant, which operates 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday.
Timeline
1973: Dorothy Everett opens the first Everett and Jones location in Oakland.
1989: The Loma Prieta earthquake damages the earlier San Francisco location.
2020: Lou's Fish Shack closes, leaving 300 Jefferson St. vacant.
February 2025: The Port Commission approves a 10-year lease for Everett and Jones.
Summer 2027: Starbird Chicken plans a restaurant at 333 Jefferson St.
Local Food Landscape
Raising Cane's opened its first San Francisco location nearby in September, and Starbird Chicken plans a 333 Jefferson St. restaurant for summer 2027. The Everett and Jones opening extends a run of new chain and regional barbecue and chicken concepts clustering along the Fisherman's Wharf corridor.
Fisherman's Wharf visitors and San Francisco diners now have a new option for smoked brisket, ribs and chicken on Jefferson Street. The restaurant's 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday hours and planned live music set the terms for when residents can visit.
The takeaway
A long-empty waterfront space is now occupied, and the family behind the chain is returning to San Francisco after nearly four decades. Diners heading to Fisherman's Wharf have a new barbecue option on Jefferson Street.
What happens next
Starbird Chicken plans to open its restaurant at 333 Jefferson St. in summer 2027.
Further reading
For more San Francisco dining coverage, see our Barbecue section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by San Francisco Chronicle.
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