Joe Kaffesieder, an outgoing personality himself, maintained the traditions and character of the restaurant and, in fact, also was known to many patrons as "Jake".

In 1961, Howard Wilson, a former manager under Walter Holman, acquired the facility with partner Nick Shewczyk.

[2] In 1972, William "Bill" McCormick purchased Jake's Famous Crawfish and hired Doug Schmick as his manager.

[4] Rachel Dresbeck described the restaurant as having a "turn-of-the-last-century ambiance, with its maze of booths snug against brick walls, its antique oil paintings, deep wood paneling, beautiful bar and crisp white linen.

[5] Willamette Week readers ranked Jake's Famous Crawfish first place in the "Best Old Hometown Restaurant" category in 2004.