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Jackson’s wins best lunch year after year because it serves tasty, regionally sourced food for a fair price. But the neighborhood establishment does the little things well, too. Jackson’s caters to all tastes by offering seasonal salads, brick-oven pizzas, hulking sandwiches and fresh soups. A huge beer cooler offers worldly selections and complements the local tap list. Wines, kombucha and even mixed drinks—if it’s that kind of lunch—are also available. Need a pick-me-up after that midday feast? Jackson’s has an expertly staffed espresso bar that’s open all day. Plentiful outdoor seating, friendly (and good-looking) staff and an edge-of-downtown location make Jackson’s a perennial Bend favorite. (JW)

This article appears in Best of Central Oregon 2013.

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Best Lunch

by James Williams, The Source - Bend, Oregon
August 8, 2013

<h1>Best Lunch</h1> <p class="byline">by James Williams, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />August 8, 2013</p> <p>Jackson's wins best lunch year after year because it serves tasty, regionally sourced food for a fair price. But the neighborhood establishment does the little things well, too. Jackson&#039;s caters to all tastes by offering seasonal salads, brick-oven pizzas, hulking sandwiches and fresh soups. A huge beer cooler offers worldly selections and complements the local tap list. Wines, kombucha and even mixed drinks&mdash;if it's that kind of lunch&mdash;are also available. Need a pick-me-up after that midday feast? Jackson's has an expertly staffed espresso bar that's open all day. Plentiful outdoor seating, friendly (and good-looking) staff and an edge-of-downtown location make Jackson's a perennial Bend favorite. (JW)</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/bestof/best-lunch-jacksons-corner-2284798/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=22930&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/bestof/best-lunch-jacksons-corner-2284798/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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