Jack's Restaurant

Historic site in California, United States

37°47′36.8″N 122°24′12.6″W / 37.793556°N 122.403500°W / 37.793556; -122.403500Built1863

DesignatedDecember 6, 1981Reference no.146

Jack's Restaurant (or Jeanty At Jack's) is a historic building and a former restaurant in the Financial District of San Francisco, California. Opened in 1863, Jack’s was the third oldest restaurant in the city, following Tadich Grill and The Old Clam House. ^[1]

It has been listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark since 1981.^[2]

History

In 1863. French-born chef George Voges opened the restaurant at 615 Sacramento Street, and named it Jack's after the jackrabbits that lived nearby.^[1] From 1996 until 1998, the building was closed for renovations and a seismic retrofit.^[1] The sixth owners were restaurateurs Gus and John Konstin, who re-opened the restaurant in 1998.^[1]

In 2002, French-born chef Philippe Jeanty purchased Jack's, later renaming it Jeanty at Jack's,^[3]^[4] and operated it as a brasserie, until it abruptly closed in May 2009.

In June 2016, Bar Works purchased the building for a reported US$3.55 million, announcing plans to convert the location into co-working space, with food and a bar.^[5] As of 2022 that had not materialized.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Citara, Bill (November 22, 1998). "Jack's Is Back". SFGATE. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
^ "San Francisco Landmark #146: Jack's Restaurant". noehill.com. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
^ "Last Taste of History / S.F.'s second-oldest restaurant succumbs to the real-estate market". SFGate. December 15, 2000. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
^ Gold, Amanda (October 2, 2007). "Dining Update: Jeanty at Jack's loses spark". SFGATE. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
^ Lucchesi, Paolo (August 8, 2016). "Jack's restaurant gets new life as Bar Works co-working space". The San Francisco Chronicle. ISSN 1932-8672. Retrieved 2024-01-19.