Jackie O's / ジャッキーオーズ

2003 - 2006
Jackie O’s owner, Andrew Arthur Oestrike, known by most as Art, went to Ohio University in Athens, Ohio as an undergraduate and again as a graduate student after teaching English overseas in South Korea. Art’s entrepreneurial career was born when he and his best friend, Lenny Meyer, decided to buy Bagel Street Deli in Athens, Ohio in 2003. 

2014
Life tends to throw us curve balls from time to time. In November of 2014, a tragic fire hit devastated Union Street in Uptown Athens. Damaging six buildings in total, including the Public House Restaurant, the fire not only put a lot of things in perspective, but it also changed the lives of many employees who worked at the Jackie O’s Uptown locations. The kitchen in the Public House Restaurant was badly damaged, which completely changed the way the space was utilized for months afterward. Luckily, the original Brewpub was unharmed.
After a long road to recovery, the Public House Restaurant reopened with a sleek and modern new draft system featuring 30 taps, a newly designed kitchen, and a dedicated Bakeshop space. The Jackie O’s Bakeshop had been established in 2008, but the fire nearly ended that endeavor. With the help of the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks, the Bakeshop was able to keep locally producing all of the bread products used on the restaurant menu.

Today & Moving Forward
Art kept his promise to his mother that Jackie O’s would be more than just a bar. The Jackie O’s brand now extends throughout the town of Athens with the inclusion of the Public House Restaurant, the Taproom (with a full production brewery attached), Barrel Ridge Farm, and the Bakeshop.