Great food for a dumpy looking hole on the wall place. Great service and the eggs benedict was excellent.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salmon Benedict
Maria B
Their meatloaf and short ribs were melt in your mouth goodness. It will definitely be a great place to add to our repertoire.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Braised Short Ribs, Jo's Meatloaf, Tomato Soup, Chilaquiles Con Huevo
Nick Smith
Really nice diner, friendly, good food, clean, nice neighborhood! Salmon Benedict was delicious! Little Guy Ferrara food network signature so you know it good
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Peter B.
Best meatloaf and short ribs around.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jo's Meatloaf, Short Rib Benedict, Chilaquiles Con Huevo
Rachel Goins
They sent an order to a hotel with no cutlery. Diabolical. And the wrong order - I ordered a salad and got a different meal. But the food was good, so I’m bumping this rating up!
Kerry Webster-Humphreys
Delicious and a great pace to have a business meeting because they never rush you. I would highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Glenn H England
Great Short Rib breakfast ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Short Rib Benedict
Sean McBride
Not good. Food was bland, nobody in our party of 3 finished their plate. Service was slow and they never took our plates despite being obviously finished for ~20 minutes. Prices are higher than they should be (18.50 for 2 eggs and 2 pancakes and a sausage). Skip this place, go somewhere else.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Alicia Gavin
I’m sooooo bummed! I’m used to thick meatloaf with a heavy slab of that tomato paste icing on top…
I’ve never had bacon on my meatloaf before. Maybe it’s just a preference thing! The flavor wasn’t bad just not what this pregnant girl was craving.
The mashed potatoes were bland but tasted fresh. Same with the green beans.
I don’t believe the portion size was worth what I paid either
But the lady who took my order was very friendly. Just wanted to leave an honest review without trashing.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jo's Meatloaf
Elizabeth
The staff is really nice and down to earth, and they have lunch specials, which is what we tend to get.
Vegetarian options: 2/3 of the soups are vegetarian, French onion, and tomato bisque. The salads are good, as is the Mac and cheese. They have a vegetarian burger on the menu, as well as grilled cheese. There is also a variety of breakfast and dinner options.
We really enjoyed our visit to Jo's. It's been on my list for a while, and I'm glad we finally made it. We stopped in after a day at Comic-Con with some family who also happened to be in San Diego. it was relatively late on a Sunday night, about 8PM (when they close at 9). They were perfectly accommodating for a party of 10 including a wheelchair. All the food looked and tasted excellent and quite frankly I was shocked that nothing was "out" or "unavailable" considering the time of day. And we really ordered things from all across the menu, including French toast, pancakes, short rib French dip, steak frites. meatloaf, chili con carne, etc. With a party of 10, you could imagine the diverse tastes and palates. And yet everybody loved everything that we had as we shared a lot across the table. It's not too often you find a place where everyone likes everything on the menu, but that's the case here at Jo's diner. I personally ordered the meat loaf and it was outstanding! One of the best I've ever had, truly tremendous. The bacon wrap was very crunchy, which added great texture and the demi-glace was amazingly flavourful. It was a featured item on DDD (Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives) I highly recommend ??
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Jo's Meatloaf, Side Tater Tots, Short Rib French Dip Sandwich, Steak Frites
Emily Gore
Excellent, delicious, great service and a really nice place to enjoy the evening. The steak frites and bananas foster was incredible! And the four of us ate for $100 including drinks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Frites
Gail Aquino
Nice place downtown area. Food was good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Short Rib French Dip Sandwich
Tamsin Helprin
Excellent food. Loved the fish and chips
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish & Chips
Teresa Herrera
Vacation in SD we googled a diner for breakfast and it was a great choice. The diner was super kute..food was great and the staff was super nice. Definitely coming back !
Kid-friendliness: They're kids portions were just right for my kiddo.
Great food for a dumpy looking hole on the wall place. Great service and the eggs benedict was excellent.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salmon Benedict
Their meatloaf and short ribs were melt in your mouth goodness. It will definitely be a great place to add to our repertoire.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Braised Short Ribs, Jo's Meatloaf, Tomato Soup, Chilaquiles Con Huevo
Really nice diner, friendly, good food, clean, nice neighborhood!
Salmon Benedict was delicious! Little Guy Ferrara food network signature so you know it good
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Best meatloaf and short ribs around.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jo's Meatloaf, Short Rib Benedict, Chilaquiles Con Huevo
They sent an order to a hotel with no cutlery. Diabolical. And the wrong order - I ordered a salad and got a different meal. But the food was good, so I’m bumping this rating up!
Delicious and a great pace to have a business meeting because they never rush you. I would highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great Short Rib breakfast ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Short Rib Benedict
Not good. Food was bland, nobody in our party of 3 finished their plate. Service was slow and they never took our plates despite being obviously finished for ~20 minutes. Prices are higher than they should be (18.50 for 2 eggs and 2 pancakes and a sausage). Skip this place, go somewhere else.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
I’m sooooo bummed!
I’m used to thick meatloaf with a heavy slab of that tomato paste icing on top…
I’ve never had bacon on my meatloaf before. Maybe it’s just a preference thing! The flavor wasn’t bad just not what this pregnant girl was craving.
The mashed potatoes were bland but tasted fresh.
Same with the green beans.
I don’t believe the portion size was worth what I paid either
But the lady who took my order was very friendly. Just wanted to leave an honest review without trashing.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jo's Meatloaf
The staff is really nice and down to earth, and they have lunch specials, which is what we tend to get.
Vegetarian options: 2/3 of the soups are vegetarian, French onion, and tomato bisque. The salads are good, as is the Mac and cheese. They have a vegetarian burger on the menu, as well as grilled cheese. There is also a variety of breakfast and dinner options.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup Au Gratin
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We really enjoyed our visit to Jo's. It's been on my list for a while, and I'm glad we finally made it.
We stopped in after a day at Comic-Con with some family who also happened to be in San Diego. it was relatively late on a Sunday night, about 8PM (when they close at 9). They were perfectly accommodating for a party of 10 including a wheelchair.
All the food looked and tasted excellent and quite frankly I was shocked that nothing was "out" or "unavailable" considering the time of day. And we really ordered things from all across the menu, including French toast, pancakes, short rib French dip, steak frites. meatloaf, chili con carne, etc.
With a party of 10, you could imagine the diverse tastes and palates. And yet everybody loved everything that we had as we shared a lot across the table. It's not too often you find a place where everyone likes everything on the menu, but that's the case here at Jo's diner.
I personally ordered the meat loaf and it was outstanding! One of the best I've ever had, truly tremendous. The bacon wrap was very crunchy, which added great texture and the demi-glace was amazingly flavourful. It was a featured item on DDD (Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives)
I highly recommend ??
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Jo's Meatloaf, Side Tater Tots, Short Rib French Dip Sandwich, Steak Frites
Excellent, delicious, great service and a really nice place to enjoy the evening. The steak frites and bananas foster was incredible! And the four of us ate for $100 including drinks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Frites
Nice place downtown area. Food was good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Short Rib French Dip Sandwich
Excellent food. Loved the fish and chips
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish & Chips
Vacation in SD we googled a diner for breakfast and it was a great choice. The diner was super kute..food was great and the staff was super nice. Definitely coming back !
Kid-friendliness: They're kids portions were just right for my kiddo.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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