Jimmy’s American Grill
“Usually filled with tourists or people having business meetings but it's never over crowded.”
“Ordered a gyro and Stella at 11am friend had Bloody Mary asked for spicy-wow can u say fire!”
“Another great hamburger for lunch, great atmosphere and place to get out of the NYC hustle!”
Jimmy’s American Grill
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Not surprisingly, this place sucked.
Mike and I came here for a quick dinner this week. From the outside, the place look quite snazzy and we thought it was an American Restaurant but once we saw the menu, we realized it was a diner instead. After perusing the comprehensive menu, we ordered a serving of Mozzarella sticks which were good and came out nice and hot. Mike ordered an Egg Cream and I ordered an Shirley Temple. The Egg Cream was okay and the Shirley Temple was horrendous. What was annoying was that they charged more for a Shirley Temple because it was a specialty drink. If you plan on ordering something off menu, be sure to ask for the prices, otherwise you will be like I was….disappointed.
Mike ordered the Rosemary Chicken and I got the Chicken Tenders platter. Our food took over an hour to arrive. When we asked, the waitress was like "Oh, the food just takes a while to make", meanwhile people who came after we had our appetizer was getting their food first. All in all, our waitress didn't seem really interested in being there or even noticed that we were there. However, a new waitress that just started her shift was more friendly and asked if we enjoyed our food…I wish she was our server instead…as she was lot more friendlier.
The Rosemary Chicken came with rice and a salad. It was a huge portion but it was a bit overly salty. I actually prefer lots of salt but even I thought it was a bit too much. The chicken tenders came with fries and a salad. It was a big portion of salad and too little chicken. The tenders were pretty skinny [about the thickness of an average sized finger].
The food is decent, huge portion and is very affordable but the service just blows.
Stopped in just because I happened to be passing by at lunchtime. It was unimpressive and my food was basic tourist fare, a high priced hamburger. Not bad mind you, but nothing to make me want to come back. The fries would make me think about it, but they don't have the power to get me in the door again…
I came here after work because it's close by. Other than the outdoor seating, this place was just average.
The beer was $4 so I supposed that was a good deal but the margarita was $14. I guess come here for their happy hour menu because I expect drinks to be $14 at an upscale place but not at a place like this. I didn't enjoy the menu very much. They did have an extensive selection comparable to a diner however nothing looked very appealing to me. Their appetizers selection was limited to probably 8 at most. I got the guacamole but it was average at best.
I probably would not go back to this place. There's just too many places in the city to visit this place twice.
Was Jimmy's acceptable, yes…but anywhere other than NY. We were in a rush and just decided to get something quick. We went in with only one waitress on duty. The menu was extensive and prices were reasonable. The burger was only $8, but if you want to add fries, it will cost you half the price of the burger. The burger was ok, but my water was never filled and she never asked if we were ok. In the mecca of great restaurants, I would advise to skip
My friend and I were wandering around Manhattan trying to find a place to eat. It's holiday party season so we were not having any luck. He used to work right near Jimmy's and suggested we give it a try. There is nothing to write home about with the decor. The center row of booths have a moving wall so they can accommodate 2-6 people depending on where they push the wall. We were seated next to another couple but the wall was almost all the way on our side. The couple was very nice and moved it towards them, allowing both cheeks to fit on the seat.
Our waitress was nice but we only saw her to take our order and once to check on us. The burgers were surprisingly good. I wasn't expecting much and it was one of the better burgers I have had in a while. I ordered the Jimmies burger which is pastrami, Swiss lettuce and tomato. The burger was cooked to a perfect medium rare as ordered. The lettuce and tomato looked like they had been sitting around for a while. Fries were crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. All in all, a good meal although it was pretty expensive. $16 for a burger and some fries but this is midtown Manhattan.
It's one of my favorite low key lunch spots. If I want a freshly made meal I go here and the drinks are great anytime of the day. The staff can be a bit random at times and sometimes the hold up to getting a bill and getting out of there. Usually filled with tourists or people having business meetings but it's never over crowded. In the warmer months you can sit outside and it's nice. You may come across regular NYC weirdos.
Meeting a friend I had not seen in about 3 years, I decide I can take a 20 minute walk to meet her for lunch at Cafe China. Well, 20 minute wait so we decide to look for other places around there. We should have stayed, it took us about that long to finally find a place we can eat at, and that turns out to be Jimmy's. I had walked by here a few times before and the patio had always looked inviting, so we decide – reluctantly – to settle here.
The inside isn't as nice as the patio, but it's hot so we head in. The vinyl seats are ragged and peeling. The wait staff looks disinterested at first, but as the meal went on they actually got pretty good. No problem with the service at all. The food is very average and a tad on the pricey side for what you get. Decent taste, pretty salty, decent size for my shrimp scampi and my friend's chicken scampi. Awful iced tea. This is what "good" American food tasted like 20-30 years ago, in the days of Sizzler's and TGIF's. It was either this or Le Grenouille, so I guess we've come quite a ways in that time.
While it's decidedly average, I think 2-stars is unjustified. Food is maybe 2.5, decor 2.5, and service, in the end, 3.5. so I'll bump it up to a 3.
Table-for-1 Factor: Yes, since it seems like they can accommodate with their ample seats and nobody will think twice.