Jacksonville\u2019s Jenkins Quality Barbecue is closing all three locations. Customers lined up Tuesday for one last taste.<\/p>\n
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 After nearly seven decades, Jenkins Quality Barbecue is closing all three of its locations on North Pearl Street, Emerson Street and New Kings Road.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For generations of locals, the restaurant has been more than just a place to grab ribs, chicken and their famous barbecue sauce. It\u2019s been a community staple.<\/p>\n
At the Pearl Street location, the first thing customers noticed is the sign on the door announcing the closure. Inside service was no longer available, leaving the drive-thru as the only way to get a meal. Lines almost touched the main street, with many waiting more than 30 minutes for a last taste of history.<\/p>\n
Customers said the wait was worth it. Some were stocking up on multiple bottles of the restaurant\u2019s signature barbecue sauce, ensuring they can bring a piece of Jenkins home long after the doors close. The sauce has long been a fan favorite, with some customers driving to multiple locations just to stock up before online orders end on September 21. \u201cIf we can\u2019t have Jenkins at least we can stock up on the sauce,\u201d one customer said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt shouldn\u2019t happen, you know,\u201d another customer said. \u201cThat\u2019s what my heart desires, that they get it back up and running because we\u2019re going to miss this. And the community will miss this very much.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Jenkins family cited rising food and labor costs, ongoing supply chain issues and changing consumer habits as the reasons behind the decision to close. Despite the sadness, customers continue to show up in droves, celebrating the flavors and memories the restaurant created.<\/p>\n
All three locations are scheduled to close on September 30. Online orders for Jenkins\u2019 barbecue sauce will end on September 21. The owners plan to speak more about their decision with\u00a0First Coast News next week.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jacksonville\u2019s Jenkins Quality Barbecue is closing all three locations. Customers lined up Tuesday for one last taste. JACKSONVILLE,…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":195521,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,3188,723,7310,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-195520","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-fl","10":"tag-florida","11":"tag-jacksonville","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115137709209013161","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}