The Greenleaf & Crosby Building Downtown will add Oak Steakhouse on the first floor in the former Jacobs Jewelers space at Laura and Adams streets.
Oak Steakhouse will be at 204 N. Laura St.
Indigo Road Hospitality Group announced Nov. 26 the steakhouse will open in late 2025.
The OakSteakhouseRestaurant.com site shows seven operating locations with Jacksonville listed as "coming soon."
The Atlanta Oak Steakhouse is open for dinner daily. Hours are 5-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 5-11 p.m. Friday; 4-11 p.m. Saturday; and 4-9 p.m. Sunday.
The Atlanta menu signature steaks start at $59 for an 8-ounce filet mignon. A 14-ounce bone-in filet mignon is $102.
Other dishes include, for example, a $22 burger; a $38 Chilean salmon; and a $45 bone-in pork chop.
There also are starters, including salads, scallops and oysters; and sides to share.
The other six restaurants are Alexandria, Virginia; Charleston, South Carolina; Charlotte, Highlands and Raleigh, North Carolina; and Nashville, Tennessee.
All offer private dining rooms for events, too.
Jacksonville-based JWB Real Estate Capital owns and is renovating the historic Greenleaf & Crosby building. Colliers is the landlord representative.
“We are grateful for the warm welcome we’ve received with O-Ku in Jacksonville Beach,” said Steve Palmer, founder of Indigo Road Hospitality Group.
Palmer said the restaurant will be part of Downtown Jacksonville revitalization.
“I’m especially inspired by the design of this location and the history of the space that Oak will call home.”
The news release said Oak Steakhouse, originally launched in Charleston, “is celebrated for reimagining the American steakhouse experience.“
“An essential Charleston restaurant, the steakhouse has been celebrated by publications including Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Food Network, Garden & Gun, and Maxim Magazine, among others,” said the announcement.
It said the Jacksonville location will continue Oak’s “commitment to sourcing quality ingredients, with a focus on Certified Angus Beef prime cuts of steak and a seasonally-inspired menu that highlights local and regional produce.”
It said the historic 100-year-old building “with art-deco roots, will offer a uniquely local experience for guests with sophisticated yet warm interiors, an exceptional wine list, and service that emphasizes hospitality at every level.”
Matthew Clark, Colliers senior director for Northeast Florida, said Palmer’s announcement to restore the vacant jewelry store and transform it into Oak Steakhouse “symbolizes a renewed confidence in downtown’s revival and its bright future.”
Jacobs Jewelers closed in early 2023.
Alex Sifakis, president of JWB Real Estate Capital, said in the release that Oak brings a nationally known restaurant to Downtown Jacksonville.
“This will be the first of many announcements of Matt and the Colliers team bringing world class F&B and retail to downtown,” Sifakis said, referring to food and beverages.
Oak Steakhouse joins the Jacksonville Downtown Northbank, where two steakhouses now operate - Cowford Chophouse at 101 E. Bay St. and Morton's The Steakhouse at 225 E. Coastline Drive in the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront.
Ruth's Chris Steak House operates on the Downtown Southbank in the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel at 1201 Riverplace Blvd.
The Oak Steakhouse announcement said that The Indigo Road Hospitality Group, founded by Palmer in 2009, owns, operates, and manages restaurants and boutique hotels throughout the country.
O-Ku in Jacksonville Beach offers Japanese sushi. It opened in 2022.
Palmer was named a semifinalist by the James Beard Foundation’s award for Outstanding Restaurateur.