Oaktown Jerk

Have been eating this jerky for a few years. Got my first taste at the Oakland Farmers Market and most recently at the Etsy Holiday Fair. High quality jerky with the most amazing taste and texture. My favorite is the Pineapple Basil! YUM!!! Going tomorrow to buy more.

This jerky is amazing! Rad guys, too. Check them out at the Grand Lake farmer’s market in Oakland on Saturdays. My favorites are the hickory smoke spicy (hot) and the sesame teriyaki (mild). Support local business and enjoy this seriously mouth-​watering snack!

This has to be the best beef jerky made in Oakland, and the guy who makes the stuff is super cool also. I started eating this jerky at the Oaktoberfest festival 4 years ago, and have been picking it up at other festivals and farmers markets ever since. The bags are reasonably priced and come in a variety of flavors, everything ranging from original to habanero. I like all the flavors, but the Thai Chili and the Habanero Anise are my favorites, both have just the right amount of spice as to not over power the other flavors. Grab a bag and see for yourself.

Preservatives. Stringy. Need I say more?

Super fresh and made weekly! Made local = freshness and worth every penny.

Mmmm… who would have thought I’d rave about beef jerky? Before my encounter with Oaktown Jerk, jerky was comparable to potato chips for me – ubiquitous, mass produced, and a guilty pleasure snack.
Well jerky is still a guilty pleasure for me, but my view on jerky changed after I won a gourmet food box made by Little Artisan Shop Box through Shikhalamode’s blog (google both of them!). I got a 1 oz. sample of Oaktown Jerk’s PINEAPPLE BASIL jerky. It’s described as «Sweet pineapple zing with the wonderful robust infusion of fresh Thai basil» and I completely agree! I loved the sweetness of the pineapple and there was just enough spice to give it some heat (even though it’s labeled as «mild»). The grass-​fed and hormone free beef is soft, chewy, and never tough. This jerky is definitely a unique local snack made in the East Bay.
I am sad I finished my sample already! I will have to find Oaktown Jerk at a food festival or farmer’s market once spring/​summer rolls around because I don’t want to pay $ 5 for shipping (sigh, that’s the only downside).
I want to try the Thai Basil and Sesame Teriyaki next time, yum!

Time: 6:22pm
Purpose: Attending first friday event on telegraph ave.
Set-​up: Mobile street vendor purveyor of Oakland’s very own beef jerkeys.
Staff: Randall the man behind it all has built this local business from his original east oakland undisclosed location. I won’t say it here but that’s how we met back in the days.
Cleanliness: He has posted his most recent score of vendor safety inspection on the box it’s stated 100% what does that say about him?
Eats: My all time favorite is the Thai basil flavor follow by teriyaki. Hooks me up for at least 2 weeks worth if you were to eat a pack every other day.
Products: Beef jerkies of assorted flavors sold by 5−12oz bags ranging from $ 8 – 12 a bag.
Punch Line: Sodium nitrate free, locally source, available year round, great for trips or any activities, great source of protein anywhere anytime.
Final Thoughts: I sure enjoy the jerkey as a matter of fact check my glove department still have 4 packs inside wait til I get into traffic jam. So folks there you have it if you want to know where the current place that’s being made here’s a clue navy base know figure it out. Randall thanks for all the hook up’s in the past as I continue to wear your t-shirt’s I will need 2 Lg one soon it’s fading my fault though wash it on hot cycle oops.

real artisan jerky.

Grass fed Italian beef preserved in flavorful ways. Salty, chewy, and hickory (my fave) with an option of some Habanero heat and you’ve got a good satisfying snack.

This jerky is amazing.
I grew up making and eating jerky, and I can tell you this jerky is some serious official jerky. So if you like jerky, just put down the Oberto and buy this and eat it all the time and you will be happy. Plus the dude has black eyebrows and white hair. Bonus points for jerky-​man style.

Stopped by the Walnut Creek Farmers Market and found the Oaktown Jerk booth. As a jerky fan i had to get some. Chose the sesame teriyaki and it is so good. So fresh and the flavors are wonderful.

I had been looking for a tasty Asian style beef jerky for quite some time, and about a month ago I thought I found one when Unilocal friend mike c wrote about an SF Chinatown market that made some flavorful jerky. He later told me he found a dead critter in one of the packages. That was pretty much enough to deter me from trying the stuff, but just this week another Unilocal friend May W wrote to inform us that she had found a cut off fingernail in her bag of beef jerky from the Jackson Market. That’s very gross, and I’m certain I will never want to try that beef jerky.
Oaktown Jerk, on the other hand, has been a magnificent find. I found them at the local foods marketplace at this year’s Eat Real Festival. They have seven outstanding flavors of beef jerky from two sweet and mild flavors to a nostril-​flaring super spicy one that cleared up my sinuses instantly! I sampled all seven flavors at the festival and for the most part enjoyed them all, even the really spicy flavors, but when it came down to my purchase I stuck with the two sweet and mild flavors, the Sesame Teriyaki (
) and the Pineapple Basil (
). I bought 2 ounce bags of each and quickly realized that next time I need to buy bigger bags as the two bags disappeared in less than an hour.
Oaktown Jerk uses hormone free grass-​fed beef with quality ingredients. Their beef is sliced thin and their marinades have outstanding flavor. I was told the Sesame Teriyaki was their best seller, and I certainly wouldn’t argue. The sweet sauce has a mix of brown sugar and fish sauce, and the finished product is sprinkled in sesame seeds. The Pineapple Basil flavor is fashioned after Hawaiian style jerky. I’ve never had Hawaiian style jerky before, but if it tastes anything like Oaktown Jerk’s Pineapple Basil I would definitely love it. The Pineapple Basil draws its flavor from pineapple, garlic, ginger, raw honey and black peppercorns.
Currently, Oaktown Jerk beef jerky can be found at the Old Oakland Farmers Market on Fridays from 7 AM to 2 PM at their stand located at 9^th & Washington Streets. That’s where I’ll be tomorrow morning loading up on bigger bags of delicious Oaktown Jerk!

Super delicous JERRRKKKY.
Hands up for them at the Eat Real Festival and being introduced to some REAL jerk. I can’t wait to bump into them again because all that I bought yesterday was all gone :(It was spicy but that good kind where it’s not a painful burn, but that intense flavor I’m going to eat it all until my tongue falls off burrrn.

Picked up a bag yesterday at the Eat Real festival and just finished that entire bag at my desk in one sitting. So good, wish I had more! The Star Anise & Habanero is one of their top sellers (apparently) and a big hit in my book. The spice creeps up on you — good thing I like it hot. Yum.

Hands down best jerky I’ve ever had. The flavors are bold, the texture is perfect and the overall taste is incredible. Thanks Oaktown Jerk. Delicious.

My new favorite snack food. I am hooked on the Chili-​Lime spicy. Randy knows his business. I first found him at the Temescal Festival, and now place orders for delivery, so I never run out. I even mailed some out for gifts.

oaktown jerk was seen at eat real fest but i didn’t partake. jerk uses locally sourced beef and all ingredients are purchased fresh locally.
locale: forage sf@public works
flavors
–sesame teriyaki: sweet
–star anise & habanero chili
–hickory smoke flavor: mostly hotness from chili, smoke an aftertaste.
–thai basil
pricing: 2oz (5) 4oz (10) free delivery l# up. 3#up 35.00/lb
leftovers:
–jerky not thin, chewy
–cash only