At 1202 Lincoln Ave., the dinner restaurant once known as Black Sheep Brasserie has been folded into Stacks’ Wild Oak Grill, bringing the address’s split day-and-evening arrangement to an end. The change replaces a French-leaning dinner identity with an all-day grill centered on American fare.
The transformation was reported by The Mercury News, which noted the space had long operated as a twin restaurant concept — Stacks running a breakfast restaurant during the day while Black Sheep Brasserie took over in the evenings. That dual identity is now gone, replaced by a single family-friendly grill serving breakfast, lunch and dinner under the Wild Oak Grill name.
According to the Mercury News, the restaurant is open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., with Friday and Saturday hours extending to 10 p.m. Breakfast and lunch service run until 2 p.m.
A French Legacy Fades, But Not Entirely
Black Sheep Brasserie opened in 2015, founded by Don Durante and business partners as a contemporary take on Le Mouton Noir, the Saratoga restaurant that operated for 20 years before closing, according to the Mercury News. The Willow Glen restaurant’s French-inspired dinner menu is part of the address’s history, even as its current format changes.
Some dishes from Black Sheep’s menu remain. The Mercury News reports that the Wild Oak Grill menu includes holdovers such as the tomahawk pork chop and rack of lamb, along with other dishes from the former brasserie.
Borrowing From the Morgan Hill Original
The San Jose restaurant also draws on a concept introduced in Morgan Hill earlier in 2026. The original Wild Oak Grill describes itself on its Toast ordering page as a family-owned modern American neighborhood grill at 17290 Monterey Road.
The Mercury News reports that the San Jose menu includes grill fare such as burgers and baby back ribs, as well as dishes including pasta jambalaya and grilled salmon. The menu combines the Morgan Hill concept with selected offerings carried over from Black Sheep.
Why the Change, According to the Owner
Nate Habash, owner of Stacks Restaurant Group and Black Sheep Brasserie, told the Mercury News that the restaurant was changing its focus in response to community preferences. The new format broadens the offering beyond the former dinner-focused concept.
Online, the neighborhood had already picked up on the shared-space arrangement before the full rebrand. On Reddit’s r/SanJose, one commenter described the setup plainly, writing, “Black Sheep brought in Stacks a little while ago to share the space and do breakfast and lunch, while Black Sheep just does dinner.” Black Sheep Brasserie’s own Facebook page, which lists nearly 2,000 followers and more than 8,600 check-ins, had billed the restaurant as an elevated French brasserie with a California twist.
Willow Glen’s Commercial District
For broader corridor context, the Downtown Willow Glen Business Association says its district improvement program includes marketing and promotion intended to promote the business district. That describes a community-wide priority; it does not establish why Wild Oak Grill changed concepts or identify a specific priority for this restaurant.
The Lincoln Avenue restaurant now serves a wider range of meals under the Wild Oak Grill name, while retaining some dishes associated with Black Sheep’s brasserie menu.
