Ever since Ms. Mary, the owner of Everett and Jones passed away, Sorry to say - you never know what to expect in terms of food quality from E&J these days. I happened to be in the bay near university right around the time the store opened and since they are my favorite bbq spot, decided to give them another try. I'm so glad I did. Got a 3 way with ribs, sliced beef and links with sides of potato salad and baked beans for $46.00. Again, so glad I went. Everything was delicious! The meat was cooked to perfection and tender. The sliced beef had pieces of garlic cooked into it. So good! The beans were a little too sweet for my liking and the potato salad was basic potato salad made to satisfy many different palates so it was just ok. But the star of the show was the meat and it didn't disappoint. Everything was hot and fresh. The bbq sauce was hot and there was plenty of it on the meat. One change I noticed was the walk up window. No longer are you able to walk inside the building. All orders are taken at one window and picked up at a different window. The guy taking my order was nice and friendly. He smiled a lot, told me that I Clearly hadn't been there for a few months when I commented on the new walk up window. When I mentioned I live out of town, he thanked me For stopping by on my visit to the bay. Ms. Mary would have been proud all the way around, for the food, service and the presentation this particular day!!! read more

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I order delivery through the Uber app. This was our first time eating from this restaurant. I ordered the four-way combo & 2 orders of Biscoff banana pudding. Unfortunately, the banana pudding was not delivered. I did request a refund through the Uber app regarding the banana pudding's missing from the order. As for the four-way combo. The meats order was the ribs, brisket , link, and the burnt ends. Unfortunately, the combo did not have any burnt ends, instead it seemed like extra ribs. As for the sides with the combo, we did ordered the mac & cheese and the potato salad. The mac & cheese was slightly different than other mac & cheese, I've had from other places. It seemed to have a little bit of different spices in it, a strong garlic and paprika taste. As for the potato salad, at first, I wasn't sure if it was potato salad or mashed potatoes. Unfortunately, the potato salad did not taste or seem at all like potato salad to me. They pour the barbecue sauce on top of all the meat. The only problem with that, is by the time we got the bag it was soaking wet at the bottom with the barbecue sauce that had spilled out of the container. Personally, I feel, orders for delivery or to go should have had the barbecue sauce on the side to prevent this from leaking outside of the container or in somebody's vehicle. read more

Everett & Jones - 4-Way Combo - Barbeque Near Me - Berkeley, California

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Bland food, ok service, to-go ambiance describes this place. I drove by and smelled the food and thought it would be a good idea to stop. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a bad idea. I ordered the brisket with two sides:Mac n cheese and baked beans. The brisket had absolutely NO FLAVOR. The mild barbecue sauce they put on it tasted old and burnt. I've never had burnt barbecue sauce before, so there's a first. The Mac n cheese was dry. Not cheesy at all. And the baked beans tasted like it was straight out of the can. Very disappointed. I could go on, but what's understood doesn't need to be explained. read more

Everett & Jones - Overcooked, flavorless Sliced Beef Brisket Dinner with dry Mac n cheese and canned 8 Oz. Baked Beans - Barbeque Near Me - Berkeley, California

I just went for lunch today horrible only 1 person in the line at noon that should tell you a whole lot . I bought rib link combo 2 nasty sides hard beans and white looking runny potato salad . The links are now sliced very paper thin . Nothing like they used to be . $45.00 later . Never again And you have to order at the window just a bad set up . read more

I placed my order through DoorDash. I ordered a 3-meat combo plate with two sides. Had I known the food was coming from the Berkeley location, I would not have placed the order. I assumed it was coming from the Jack London Square location, which has been better in my experience. The mac and cheese was overcooked and lacked seasoning. The green beans were okay. The sausage links were fine. Unfortunately, the brisket was dry and overcooked, and the ribs were tough and mostly fat with very little meat. Overall, this was really disappointing, especially for the price. The quality was not what I expected from Everett & Jones. read more

Everett & Jones - Barbeque Near Me - Berkeley, California

Brisket was okay but potato salad &BBQ chicken was good. Service was quick and pricey BBQ. Ambiance was not bad maybe during it's ok for dining outside. read more

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Still really good Q. They changed it to ordering from outside with order windows but it makes it kind of hard to hear them without a mic or sticking head in window. Prices have definitely jumped since last time I was here. I guess that's inflation though, everything gets more expensive. Been craving E&J for a hot minute! read more

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E&J's is always gonna hit the spot when I start craving BBQ in the spring-summer season. The staff are nice and work quickly, they are attentive with taking the order which I love. As you wait, you can look at photos from the past and view commemorative tributes to family and friends of the business, which I like. Order placed, food packaged, craving satisfied. I'm an easy-going guy so I just get 3-pc of ribs with double potato salad. I've only ever been to the Berkeley location due to its ease in access and parking availability, I've not tried the Oakland location, so I might need to swing by over there too. Sharing photos of my food and their sign; if you're hesitant to try E&J's- don't be! It's a family style local business that is a staple for Bay Area heads who love good BBQ. read more

Everett & Jones - My 3-pc rib and potatoe salad meal. Love it. - Barbeque Near Me - Berkeley, California

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Wow. First time here and it was pretty bad. Spent a pretty penny, waited quite a while for our food and couldn't even stomach it. We got brisket, links, ribs, Mac, green beans, potato salad and beans. Everything was terrible and not sure what took so long.. the texture of the links were that of soggy beef jerky. The brisket that wasn't hit with sauce was white.. I thought it was slivers of chicken... it wasn't edible. The Mac was the biggest disappointment because it actually looked good but didn't taste like anything, nothing, just bland. I won't go on, just know we gave it all to a homeless person and won't ever go back. read more

I remember going to Everett & Jones as a kid, when my grandparents lived off University Ave in Berkeley. I've always had fond memories of this place and my family happened to be driving through the area, on our way home. So of course we had to stop in. The exterior looked like it had been painted but as far as I can recall, it seemed exactly the same. They have stickers covering the wall with snarky sayings. We ordered 2 two meat plates with brisket & ribs and brisket & hot link. We also got another 3 meat plate with brisket, ribs and hot link. I think it came out to around $130, but honestly it was one of those places where we didn't even think about price.' Service was good and fast, considering there were only 2 people working. It smelled so amazing in there. The bbq was tender and so delicious, the sauce is so different to any other sauce I've had. There's a smokiness that is hard to replicate. So sad it's so far away. Highly recommend. Also, Safeway sells their sauce! read more

Been waiting over 20 years to eat this place and I finally had a chance to go today. We had the brisket with mac & cheese and potato salad and peach cobbler and the girl behind the counter gave us an extra dessert for free very friendly. The barbecue is excellent. Wish I got the spicy. I was hesitant about the spicy but now I wish I got the spicy. I guess next time but yeah definitely worth the wait and the drive. read more

First time coming here! Came and got some bbq, the service was quick and friendly. The place was compact, when people started coming in, but we didn't wait long at all. I got the brisket dinner plate with green beans and Mac and Cheese. I really enjoyed the brisket slices, it was tender and juicy. The Mac and cheese was cheesy, how I like it, but lacked a little seasoning for me as well as the green beans. I would've liked a little bit more seasoning on those. Nevertheless, I used the bbq sauce to support the flavor. I also got the hot for the sauce, but it wasn't as spicy as I thought it would be. I would definitely go back for the sliced brisket. read more

Everett & Jones - Sliced Beef Brisket Dinner - Barbeque Near Me - Berkeley, California

F-€k Everett and jones they suck I used to like coming here but their prices are too high. They charge now $25 for one meat and two sides. I could have gone to pig n a pickle and paid way less. This place sucks and they don't give the value they used to. Their sides sucked which was the potato salad and beans I'll never go back stay away , stay way away unless you want to waste your money. The only thing half ass descent was the sausage read more

Absolutely delicious! We were able to place our orders quickly and we're out the door by the time the line started. The links weren't too hot, the mac and cheese was cheesy and the potato salad was good. Food was fresh and tasty. read more

Everett & Jones - Wall inside - Barbeque Near Me - Berkeley, California

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Sadly this place have went down hill.came ina and got a lunch plate. Links, baked beans and potatoes salad. The BBQ sauce tasted burnt and has a bitter taste to it. The baked beans doesn't even looked cook, runny, and not brown sugar sweet but regular sugar sweet. And not enough mustard in the potatoes salad like I remembered. You guys don't do Mrs. Jones any credit and should be shut down read more

Everett & Jones - Barbeque Near Me - Berkeley, California

New green beans recipe they're amazing! Ribs still as good as ever. Definite get the ribs, the BBQ sauce A1 as always

52 years in business on corner of university and San Pablo, a bar b que stable in Berkeley, CA. Meat varieties like links, chicken, brisket and ribs...and several sides- Mac n cheeses, baked beans, green beans and potato salad. Get 2 slices of bread with your meal. The spicy bar b que sauce is not for the weak. Outside seating only. BYOB. If you are in the neighborhood support this long standing business. read more

Wow...Everett & Jone's has really fallen off. I grew up eating this bbq and it WAS the best. I visited E&J about 3 weeks ago and the food was good. I had links, ribs and brisket. Potato salad was decent. It was good, I even went again about a week later. It was horrible. Ribs and brisket were tough. BBQ sauce was runny and tasteless. Potato salad had absolutely no flavor. It had no mayo or seasoning. My father had the same experience when he went Saturday. He said he will never go again. I spent almost $100 (two meals) and it wasn't worth it! Plus I traveled at least an hour and half to get there! read more

i really hate writing this review. i've been eating at E&J's since the late 1970's! it was always one of my VERY fave spots... good meat, reasonably priced, GREAT sauce & usually a warm, welcoming vibe- enhanced by an awesome juke box! & i had a good buddy i used to often "shoot the shit" with there. sadly, the prices are WAY high $35-40 for one person!) for meat that seems sub-par now & not great portions... to add to the bummer factor, my fave outlet on san pablo that had the great vibes is now auto computer order based... no more dining in or even ordering inside & a way more impersonal feeling... i hope they get enuff feedback like this to walk back some of these terrible devisions... or, after almost 50 years being a loyal custome... sadly, i think i'm over it. i really hate writing this review. i've been eating at E&J's since the late 1970's! it was always one of my VERY fave spots... good meat, reasonably priced, GREAT sauce & usually a warm, welcoming vibe- enhanced by an awesome juke box! & i had a good buddy i used to often "shoot the shit" with there. sadly, the prices are WAY high $35-40 for one person!) for meat that seems sub-par now & not great portions... to add to the bummer factor, my fave outlet on san pablo that had the great vibes is now auto computer order based... no more dining in or even ordering inside & a way more impersonal feeling... i hope they get enuff feedback like this to walk back some of these terrible devisions... or, after almost 50 years being a loyal custome... sadly, i think i'm over it. read more

Might be the the worst BBQ ever, Brisket they served was literally just fat, I think they served it like that on purpose, lesson learned, the reviews speak for themselves, diabolical to charge the prices they do when the food is that bad. read more

Save yourself time and money NEVER GO HERE THE FOOD US DISGUSTING. Horrible service. They don't even use the same bbq as the other 2 locations. Just go drive 10 more minutes and go to downtown Oakland. Youve been warned! read more

This is tried and true BBQ; the kind where the sauce gets everywhere and you want to lick it off your fingers. E&J get five stars for consistently delivering no-frills, delicious BBQ. I am a fan of the brisket and the chicken with potato salad. The brisket is always tender and falling apart and the chicken is juicy. The texture of the potato salad can vary from being sorta mashed to being chunky, but the flavor is spot on to what I used to get on the Southside of Chicago. Do I miss the $12 combo plate from 20 years ago? Of course! But pretty much everything is 4x what it was, and E&J are still here when other places are long gone. No indoor dining; there's barely enough room for the staff, the counter, and the people lined up to order. I strongly advise that you know what you want before the guy who looks like Reggie White (look him up, young 'uns) takes your order. There are tables directly outside if you want to eat there, but there's no view to speak of except the traffic going by. I have always received service with a smile. If they're really busy, they will ask you to wait outside until they call your number, or they will bring it out to you. read more

The service, it was beautiful. The food was bad. We order baked beans and they wasn't even done. I mean really not cooked. And they said, they had banana pudding, it was banana cream. It was nasty, it was not worth nobody's money. My wife ordered the brisket. She said it tasted like smoke, not meat and the potato salad. We both ordered every bite was full of skin from the potatoes. I mean, it was nasty. I give them a one star. They need to improve or close down read more

Food took forever and came out ice cold. Service was nice and they checked on us multiple times. read more

Everett & Jones - Sliced Beef Brisket Dinner - Barbeque Near Me - Berkeley, California

Good food just watch blood cuff the change other than that food is great never a mistake when u go to Berkley

Well, I was in a crunch while staying at a nearby hotel and needed to find dinner quick. The ad for it on UberEats looked promising. Way overpriced for what I received. I had to take the hit though because I wasn't going out after driving the whole day. Here's what happened: - Order was missing two sides. Ended up having to share what they did deliver with my husband. Luckily, we weren't super hungry. I don't think the driver stole it either as the food was double bagged and stapled. - Food was cold. Doesn't always surprise me though with UberEats. Just a risk you take with random people picking food up and making multiple stops. - Food was "meh". Beans had way too much sugar. Mac and Cheese could have used more cheese. Brisket was a little fatty and swimming in sauce like a soup. Maybe it was just a rough night. Won't be ordering again. But, for what I got this was way too pricey. read more

Unfortunately, I will never be coming back. I've been going to ENJ for years, but this experience was beyond disappointing. At this point, they seriously need to shut down and start over because the customer service and food quality are terrible. My plate was around $40, and it was absolutely not worth it. I ordered two 2-way plates, and the total came to $85, which is extremely high for what I received. I ordered brisket, links, baked beans, and potato salad.The brisket looked more like chicken and was extremely hard giving straight beef jerky vibes. The links tasted like they were cooked days ago, and the sauce looked burnt with a weird flavor. I buy their sauce from the store, and it definitely didn't taste anything like this.The potato salad was white as hell completely bland no seasoning, no flavor at all. The mac and cheese had no life to it either. The baked beans weren't even baked beans; they tasted like plain pinto beans with no meat and zero seasoning. Definitely not Bush's beans. On top of that, my food barely came with any sauce.Overall, the food was just gross. My stomach started hurting and I couldn't even finish it. I ended up giving it to a homeless person. read more

5 stars. Amazing experience. It was my first time trying American BBQ and as a Brazilian, BBQ is in my blood. The food here was on another level. It's the first time in the U.S. that something I ate actually made me feel at home. Everyone was super friendly, the atmosphere was warm, and the flavors were real. Thank you all. I'm coming back tomorrow. read more

I got my order to go and everything was perfect. The service was a 10/10! The person who helped us was super friendly and really attentive. The food was delicious and the pudding was incredible. I've already gone back. By far the best BBQ in the Bay!!! read more

Everett & Jones - Barbeque Near Me - Berkeley, California

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When you are being handed a sticky menu.. that should be your first clue to leave the establishment ... but then you want to just give it a try! And hopefully the sticky menu doesn't matter! ... Ordered a $7 banana pudding .. and it was probably a few days old since the cookies were all soggy ... it was just thrown into a small bowl and looked like mush Ordered the 3 way platter .. I'm sure it was from Sunday nights dinner .. since it was burnt and dried out.. drenching it in watered down sauce didn't hide the bitterness or sour aftertaste. I was really hoping to give this place a chance .. but when you don't look a certain way.. the atmosphere and service is whack! No presentation of the food is not appealing either Perhaps maybe closing down for a week or two and deep cleaning and probably a refresher course on cooking is needed read more

Been goin here for years. That's stops today! I just spend $25 on some slimey green beans, a tablespoon of mac & cheese and some links with clumpy BBQ sauce. Disgusting and tastes like days old food including the sauce read more

My husband brought us food from Everett and Jones in Berkeley on Saturday. We wanted to give them one more chance cause we went here three years ago and the food was nasty. Everything was nasty and we threw all three plates away. The food was dry, the mac & cheese tasted horrible would never go back to this place again will only go to Oakland going forward. You have lost a long-time customer. read more

we have been Everest & Jones for 30 years. Lately , thing slowly change not for the better. Today we have 2 sides combos: Sauce seems still taste the same, bean absolutely horrible, it seems not done cooking, taste too sweet that about it, not taste the same any more and it not for better. Macaroni and cheese is too dry not soft and creamy liked it used to be. Peach cobbler also not the same. We drive from Santa Clara to Berkley for BBQ, I get we need to find some where closer to home because the Everest & Jones not worth the ride any more. read more

Overpriced, boney ribs. Rude staff. They might just be rude to certain people... Need at least 85 characters

I expected it to be good, didn't miss there. My problem is with the service. Card machine not working, cash only. Not a problem, but having people wait while your back is turned, just to them them "heads up, our card machines are down" is turned is wild. I know it's the end of the day.....but why is your cashier treating me like I'm putting him out, when I had to walk three blocks to get cash, just to order. Meat portions great. I ordered double Mac, and got 1 side of Mac spread to look like two. Last thing, if I ordered online, 2 way was $20. In store $40.25 cash only, make it make sense. I'm not saying brown noise, but I am saying don't be a stereotypical black business. Charging whatever you want one day, or in person is illegal and violations of price inaccuracies can be reported....by anyone read more

Their links are so good I have decided they are definitely 5 star. Even if I did not have my own transportation to pick up the links I would take public transportation to satisfy my taste for them read more

Let me tell y'all I went to jack London on 11/19/2025 at 5:00pm ordered chicken and links,potato salad ,bake beans. Shared the plate with my daughter. On 11/20/2025 we were both on the toilet. So I know I wasn't tripping get it together read more

35.28 for a 2 way of brisket and links. Good quality. I was a long time customer of KC BBQ. The macaroni and cheese was fine. Not many bbq options I'm familiar with near Berkeley. I will return. read more

Everett & Jones - Two way links and brisket. - Barbeque Near Me - Berkeley, California

Never again. I've never been because the reputation is already bad but tonight I was hungry and it was right there. I got a link plate and a rib plate and it was almost $50. The links were so rubbery and nasty and like dry I've never had links like that I literally could have made that at home way better. The Mac n cheese was dry and the green beans were hard. My boyfriend liked his plate of ribs but he said it could have been cooked longer. The place is full of homeless outside but the workers were cool I guess . read more

All I can say is WTF, 10slices of links, 2 scoop of potato salad and 2 slices of bread for $36.69 total and a nerve to ask for tip.. goodbye to ever going here again. What a rip off. Could've had a steak and lobster meal. read more