Nearly four years after opening the acclaimed Oakland restaurant Burdell, chef Geoff Davis is preparing his next act: a bar and grill called Uncle’s.
Whereas Burdell is known for its produce-driven soul food that celebrates Davis’s family matriarchs and their food, as Food & Wine reports, Uncle’s will build on Davis’s memories and fondness for hanging out with his uncles.
With that in mind, Davis is designing what he calls a “classic restaurant.” It’s not a steakhouse or a supper club — though the restaurant will serve steaks of various kinds. He prefers using the term “bar and grill” to describe what he and the team are going for. “We’re trying to reclaim what a bar and grill is,” Davis tells Eater. “I think that went out of fashion, but that’s really what it is: It’s a wood-fired grill, and good cocktails, and good wine. [Uncle’s is] a little bit more ambitious than just a neighborhood restaurant.”…