A legendary name in Oakland barbecue history is making a comeback.

Thanks to the granddaughter of the original owners, Flint’s — a name spoken with reverence in barbecue circles since the last restaurant closed — will fire up the pits and once again serve smoked ribs and chicken in the family’s famously deep, dusky sauce.

“After years of being nonoperative and with the blessing of our step-grandmother, one of the original owners, it is my pleasure to announce the relaunch of Flint’s Barbecue,” Crystal Joy Martin posted on the Eventbrite ticket page. “Same FAMILY recipe same GREAT Taste.”

The first step is a pop-up event, soon to be followed by others. After that, Martin told the East Bay Express, she would like to launch a food truck and then reopen a brick-and-mortar restaurant.

That’s the good news. The bad news? This initial Aug. 4 pop-up, which Martin is calling a reintroduction to the community, sold out soon after the event was announced.

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“Is there any way to just hang out and smell the essence?” Tia Johnson asked on social media.

Although the aroma near the West Oakland pop-up site, St. Patrick’s Church on Peralta Street, is bound to be overpowering, Martin reassured former customers that she would schedule more events soon.

“Stay connected here (on Flint’s Facebook page) and on Instagram under Flint’s Barbecue for upcoming events. Thank you for the love and support!” she wrote.

Martin is the granddaughter of Willie Flintroy, an original owner. Her step-grandmother, Margaret Flintroy, is the last of that generation and will be honored at the event.

The Aug. 4 menu features ribs and chicken, plus side dishes, but several Flint’s fans are clamoring online for a return of the homemade links.

“Flint’s was all about those links,” Darlene Eichelberger Moore posted below the Express article. “Please, please, please bring back those links. From the moment they opened in ’68 until now, no one has done them better.”

According to Oakland Tribune files, Willie Flintroy opened his first takeout place at 6672 E. 14th Street near Havenscourt Boulevard. Other locations over the years included North Oakland’s 6609 Shattuck Ave., near the Berkeley border, and 30th Street and San Pablo Avenue. According to Yelp, a Flint’s on Bancroft Avenue was the last in operation, in 2010.

Among ‘cue aficionados, Flint’s was famous for popping up — long before pop-ups became a thing — every once in a while, even after a location was rumored to have closed.

As one customer from Los Angeles posted on Yelp: “Flint’s ain’t closed down — it just not open yet! Just chill, the day you drive by and see a big ass line round the corner — you know it’d be open and go get in that big ass line.”