Jake & Earl's caters for 10,000
in first year of operation

co-owner Tyler Goff with wife Jacqueline, Laura Pinkham and Gwen Mclaughlan
"Harpoon wants us to do what?" That's a quote from co-owner Tyler Goff when his stepbrother and partner, Don Yovicsin presented him with an offer from Harpoon brewery to cater their Brewstock festival for an expected 10,000 hungry beer drinkers. "It (the festival) took a couple of weeks to plan but with the help of our very talented Chef (Steve Peal) and expert Pitmaster (Sam Haslett) we pulled it off" said Goff. The annual event takes place over a 3-day period and focuses on food, fun and lots of beer. "It was a ton of fun being outside with the bands playing, 4000 pounds of our traditional southern BBQ being devoured and people just having a blast" said Yovicsin.

"Jake and Earl's did a great job. It was hard to believe they had only opened a few months ago"
Fitz Granger
Assistant Vice President of Marketing, Harpoon

Jake & Earl's opened in September, 2000 on the very restaurant popular Moody St. in Waltham. The upstairs is like going to a hip southern BBQ joint. Blues music from the 40's to present day is always playing on the sound system. "I've been a collector of blues music for 20 years. I couldn't even fit them all into our 300 CD player" claimed Yovicsin.

 The food, if you haven't already guessed, is traditional southern with their specialty being BBQ. "We traveled through the south tasting food, checking décor, and searching for the best BBQ smoker known to man" said Goff. According to our BBQ insiders, the stepbrothers found exactly that. The all wood fired J & R smoker from Mesquite, Texas. The same smoker used by celebrity chefs Todd English and Chris Schlesinger. If you are planning a party, there is only 1 place to call, Jake & Earl's, they can feed 10 to 10,000 people. Jake & Earl's has a very flexible catering program to fit all your corporate function or house party needs. They also have a function room at the restaurant that holds up to 50 people. By Tyler Goff Jake & Earl's staff