Ricky's Sports Theatre and Grill was an
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raide ...
themed sports bar located in
San Leandro, California
San Leandro (Spanish for " St. Leander") is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area; between Oakland to the northwest, and Ashland, Castro Valley, and Hayward to the sou ...
.
Ricky's opened in 1946 as a steakhouse and became famous for being rated the number two best sports bar in America according to ''
Sports Illustrated''
and the number twelve best sports bar in America according to
CNN.
In July 2018, Raiders head coach
Jon Gruden
Jon David Gruden (born August 17, 1963) is a former American professional football coach who was a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. He held his first head coaching position with the Raiders franchise during thei ...
held a fan appreciation event at Ricky's that was attended by over 500 fans and featured Raiders general manager
Reggie McKenzie, Raiders team owner
Mark Davis Mark Davis may refer to:
Entertainers
*Mark Davis (talk show host), American radio talk show host
* Mark Jonathan Davis (born 1965), American actor/singer and creator of Richard Cheese
*Mark Davis, American bassist and founding member for the band ...
and several Raiders legends.
Ricky's owner Ricky Ricardo died in November 2020 at age 75, the restaurant had been closed for months due to
COVID-19. A
GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign was launched in 2020 to save Ricky's.
The original Ricky's was opened by John Ricardo Sr. in 1946 and moved to San Leandro, California in 1960.
Reopening
Ricky's reopened in May 2023 under the name Rickey’s Sports Lounge with new owner Ramonn Smith.
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Drinking establishments in the San Francisco Bay Area
Black-owned businesses
Restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area
Theme restaurants
Sports-themed restaurants
Restaurants established in 1946
Las Vegas Raiders
Buildings and structures in San Leandro, California
1946 establishments in California
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