Jimmy’s Diner
“They are the baby of a mommy hush-puppie and a daddy tater tot.”
“On to lunch and dinner; it's the full gamut of mozzarella sticks, firecracker wings, mac 'n cheese, DISCO FRIES, fried chicken for days, just everything.”
“The tater heaven bowl is great but be aware that their tater tots are more like hush puppies than anything else.”
Jimmy’s Diner
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Southern comfort food smack in the middle of an odd block. Place is not huge so expect to wait a little bit.
Steak and eggs with cheese grits was okay. Not much flavor to the steak and was a bit overdone, when we asked for medium rare. Cheese grits were not creamy but if it's because they didn't drown it with cream and butter… Thank you.
The big breakfast had two eggs, pancakes and home made sausage with cornbread. Sausage had no casing so it was whack. Pancakes were not very fluffy. Cornbread was decent.
Cash only. Second visit worthy? No thanks.
Among all the trendy restaurants in Williamsburg, Jimmys diner looks like a classic, old-school luncheonette. The location is very small but if there is a wait, it is worth it, because the food is amazing. They have a small but very creative menu. I ordered a 3 egg scramble which was kind of a frittata hybrid. Only complaint was there were ingredients I didn't order mixed up in my eggs. My friend ordered the tater top egg bowl thing and OMG IT WAS UNREAL. Comfort food at its finest. These were not tater tots like one would picture (from Napoleon dynamite) they were like nothing I've tasted before in the most amazing way possible. I will definitely be returning to try the lunch menu!
Diners are a dime a dozen but Jimmy's is the whole she-bang!
We brought out of town guests here and waited about 25 minutes to be seated at 11 AM on a Saturday, so nothing out of the ordinary (it was cold and rainy though).
The place itself, is pretty small and some definite characters work there but they were helpful and friendly (just slightly stoned?).
Food:
Tater Heaven (2 orders): Not your traditional tater tot but home made and delicious. They are topped with surprisingly good guacamole, pepper jack cheese, onions, and scrambled eggs. When the dish comes out it appears small in comparison to some of the other dishes you may see but don't let it fool you, its completely filling and in fact I couldn't even eat all of it.
Chicken and Waffles (1 order): The waffle itself was pretty good and the chicken was well cooked and well seasoned. It came with a topping of country gravy (which needed salt, but that is personal preference). I will say, I would prefer to have boneless chicken (I know the purists will shoot me for that) because when you are dismantling hot greasy fried chicken, you can make a mess.
Crispy French Toast with fresh fruit (1 order): O M G! Well, I don't typically like sweet things for breakfast but this was amazing. It came with three pieces of french toast with some crispy topping but could have been fried dirt chips for all I care, it was amazing. The fresh fruit topping included bananas and blueberries, good combination. Two and a half of these pieces came home with us and were left once our guests returned home, I ate it for breakfast even after it wasn't all that crispy anymore, still awesome!
Overall, Jimmy's Diner was a great place to visit. I like that it offered all of it's foods all day. I know that everyone in NYC is obsessed with brunch but don't people want access to lunch menus that they may not get to utilize if they are I don't know working M-F, just saying.
Tip: Considering the place is nothing fancy inside, the bathroom is pretty clean! Nice surprise!
Came here for breakfast and this is such a cute little diner. Reminds me of those tiny diners you run into when you're driving from New York to California. You know which ones I'm talking about? Oh, me neither…
Anyway, had this bookmarked for quite some time and I was so shocked at the extensive menu that I just want to keep coming back here to try everything else.
I chose the chicken and waffles but decided to have the gravy on the side. Might I thank God for that because I was not crazy about the gravy at all. HOWEVER, those waffles and the crispy layer of that chicken was very delicious. Also, for the price of the food here you're receiving great quality and quantity…yes…AT THE SAME DAMN TIME BABY! My dish was good but I'm so eager to try the other items on the menu. I'll probably never come here on a weekend for brunch though because that space is smaller than a bathroom stall SHEESH!
Oh, the service is great too. Staff is very nice and the food comes out in 1,2,3.
The pancakes will make you cry and then you'll get tears on the pancakes and then you'll cry because you ruined the best pancakes heaven and earth have to offer! I've also had one of their breakfast bowls with the homemade tots: more tears. This place is small, cute, and amazing. I'm a vegetarian and 1. There are great options for a delicious meal and 2. The boy next to me ordered chicken and waffles and they looked so good I considered breaking veg for them. The service was great but honestly they could have poured coffee on my head and I would still give them 5 stars because the food was THAT good. Please eat here!!!!!!!!!!!
Jimmys is in fact that small diner you saw on Guy Fieri's show on the food network. Its small, cozy, and serves some delcious home quality food. breakfast that is. Theres even alcoholic milk shakes here! The cheezy grits are a must get, and dont let "the Big Boy" intimidate you. You can deff finish it and enjoy the choices it gives you from pancakes, to a sweet corn bread slice, home fries , bacon and eggs. By the way, the home fries are perfect here!. Get a waffle and top if with anything! theyre perfectly shaped and taste amazing!
I actually got excited to write this review, because it meant somewhat re-living my meal at Jimmy's. Bryan and I were visiting his sister in NYC, and on our last day we needed to burn time before catching our flight home. Jimmy's sounded like the type of place we like to eat and we were damn hungry, so we pulled up a stool.
Boy howdy, I am glad we did. The breakfast revolves around comfort food staples – grits, cornbread, handmade sausage, and more. I ordered two eggs with cornbread, cheesy grits, and handmade turkey sausage. It was my first time having grits (I know) and I was blown away. They were flavorful and weren't cooked for too long, so the texture was on point. Bryan had the Huevos Rancheros which were delicious as well. We also had two beers, but coffee from a local roastery is available too. Everything tasted really great.
The space itself is very cool, but very small. Luckily, when diners are small it is often charming. The bathroom was clean and we didn't have to wait to be seated because it was a Monday. However, I could see this place getting crazy on the weekends. The service was OK, but didn't blow me away. Where we live, people behind the bar talk to you or even make eye contact. I understand it is NY, but the atmosphere was a little aloof.
TLDR: Small diner, amazing cornbread and grits.
Surprisingly enough my boyfriend and I both had this place bookmarked. He decided to take me here prior to us running my errands for the day. The first thing I thought when I arrived was I can't wait to get my grub on.
There was a 15 minute wait so we decided to take a walk to the Farmer's Market down the street. It blew my mind that my apt is bigger than Jimmy's Dinner. That didn't stop us from plopping a seat at the bar and ordering a mimosa and lemonade.
We ordered the chipotle chicken sandwich, tater heaven bowl, and a side of their cornbread. The food was delicious and very filling. From the chipotle mayo to the homemade tater tots, we were completely won over.
The music was enjoyable and played at a comfortable level where you're still able to enjoy your company. The service was good and the staff is nice.
My only concern is the soap dispenser in the bathroom.
It's a upside down bottle with a nipple you press upwards to dispense the soap. I felt like I was stimulating something I shouldn't have lol.