This was my family's business. My Great grandfather opened this business and raised all of his family there. The lady 4th from the left is my grandmother. I miss this place!!
It’s crazy becuz I was just looking up some old restaurants in Oakland and I stumbled across this video. I use to work at the barn restaurant back in 1994-95. I’m in OKC now, but to me out of all the soul food joints I tasted in Oakland, The Barn had the freshest best tasting soul food out them all…
I had been there on July 3, 1979, with my family when we were in Oakland celebrating some Independence Day family reunion. My memories of The Barn were that the walls were not yet painted white, and it had a juke box? Am I right?
Haha i remember this Old school Soulbeat Commercial I know that area thats next to Ester Orbit Room. dam i miss soulbeat and there Cheesy Commercials. this was way back before they had Mexicans Working in Soulfood Restaurants haha i'm Mexicans and some Soulfood restaurants have Blacks in the Front and Raza in the Back cooking lol. also they have those Fancy Vegan Soul food restaurants now like the one in Jack London square called Souley Vegan. shows you how times have changed.
Oakland needs some real soul food again. Is there anything left? after they closed the crab shack, was that it? RIP the Barn, Crab Shack, and FLINT"S!!!
This was my family's business. My Great grandfather opened this business and raised all of his family there. The lady 4th from the left is my grandmother. I miss this place!!
Michauxnee is my niece and her grandmother is my MOM! That food looks soooo good! Thankful for this video!
Wow this take me back, I used to love going here when I was a child😟❤❤
I miss this food!! West Oakland stand up!!
It’s crazy becuz I was just looking up some old restaurants in Oakland and I stumbled across this video. I use to work at the barn restaurant back in 1994-95. I’m in OKC now, but to me out of all the soul food joints I tasted in Oakland, The Barn had the freshest best tasting soul food out them all…
I had been there on July 3, 1979, with my family when we were in Oakland celebrating some Independence Day family reunion. My memories of The Barn were that the walls were not yet painted white, and it had a juke box? Am I right?
Haha i remember this Old school Soulbeat Commercial I know that area thats next to Ester Orbit Room. dam i miss soulbeat and there Cheesy Commercials. this was way back before they had Mexicans Working in Soulfood Restaurants haha i'm Mexicans and some Soulfood restaurants have Blacks in the Front and Raza in the Back cooking lol. also they have those Fancy Vegan Soul food restaurants now like the one in Jack London square called Souley Vegan. shows you how times have changed.
That Lil boy is my homie Hobb LoL
The best was the original Barn!
Oakland needs some real soul food again. Is there anything left? after they closed the crab shack, was that it? RIP the Barn, Crab Shack, and FLINT"S!!!
I loved this place.
how long ago did The Barn close?