Jenkins Quality Barbecue has operated in Jacksonville for 68 years. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
Published on September 2, 2025 at 11:38 am
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After 68 years of serving the Jacksonville community, Jenkins Quality Barbecue announced Tuesday that it will close all three of its locations by the end of the month.
According to a Facebook post by the Jenkins family, the closure is due to “rising costs of food and labor, shifting consumer trends and chain issues.”
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The restaurant will close Sept. 30.
“After 68 years of serving our Jacksonville community, we look back not with heaviness, but with our hearts brimming with gratitude. From all of us, we thank you. We appreciate your loyalty over the years, and we will miss you!” the restaurant wrote.
Jenkins Quality Barbecue was founded in 1957, and it was considered one of the oldest Black family-owned restaurants in Jacksonville.
The Jenkins family will also be closing down their barbecue sauce online shop, and they asked customers to place their last orders for the sauce by the end of the day on Sept. 21.
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Those with gift cards are also asked to use them by Sept. 30.
