Island Jo Coffee & Cafe

The best coffee! Their banana bread drink is the BEST! ❤️☕️

Really friendly staff, good food, and great coffee!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Great coffee, fast and delicious food. But most importantly, this business cares about customers. I listened to the employees discuss a “Google review” that critiqued one of their meals and they all discussed ways to improve. They did not get upset at the criticism, but instead listened to it and learned how to improve. Best business practice by far.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cool little spot on Oak Island. The coffee and breakfast sandwiches were great. The Avocado toast was weird at best, just super cold slices of avocado and some strong seasoning. Otherwise it would have been a solid 5. The bread for the toast was great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich

Great locally owned business. the home made cake/iced bread was to die for!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cake

Stopped on vacation. Delicious food and great service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Salad Sandwich, Breakfast Sandwich

This is the place you've got to go on Oak Island. Jim makes you feel at home. I can hardly wait until they are open until 730pm. Then it will be sandwich time done the right way.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Everything Bagel

Disappointed overall. A pretty decent local spot here in OKI, and used to be a favorite back a few years ago when my family got a place here. Maybe it’s still dear to me because it was the first place I ever visited for a coffee and breakfast on the island. However, now the prices are absolutely ridiculous for what you’re receiving. You have to be either completely careless or have no idea where else to go if you think that paying $15 after tax and tip for a simple takeout breakfast sandwich is a good move. This is not Cape Cod or Martha’s Vineyard, folks.

That sandwich is maybe a $4, bacon egg and cheese. And they wouldn’t even prep me a fresher slice or two of bacon— just all the burnt extra crispy tidbits from the bottom of the basket. Okay, it was 1:30pm so they were gearing to close but still, don’t stay open or don’t offer breakfast after certain hours if you’re not going to take the time to make it how it should be for any customer who walks in, whether it’s one dude getting a sandwich and nothing else, or a whole family getting breakfast and coffee for everyone.

It’s a shame that we’re seeing places we’ve loved and grown accustomed to change and the atmosphere change as well. Of course, it’s expected that many of these restaurants and shops are going to cater to the tourist, but this was a place that was one of the ones you could count on to be consistently tasty and for a good price, year round. I don’t even think a tourist can swallow paying that for a breakfast sandwich. $15? $15 I wish I had back. I didn’t even want to ask what the bottled beverage prices were, so I toughed it out, and choked the burnt bacon down.

Where are all the good locally-owned (not by Northern transplants) spots? Does one even exist? Shaking my head…

It’s not a problem of money, it’s the principle. The value just isn’t there for me, and I’m sure many others as well. Sell goods and services for the value you provide, people. I seriously hope they reconsider the pricing. Or I may just have to open a cafe and coffee house with right sized, appropriate dollar amounts for good, quality, fresh food. Wake up people.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

Great place, great food, coffee and service. Very dog friendly!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Everything Bagel, Breakfast Sandwich

Best coffee I’ve had in a while. Breakfast sandwich was very good, as well. Very friendly staff.

Great stop for a quick breakfast on island. Decent menu with a lot of variety. Enjoyed the breakfast sandwiches!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich

Best iced chai latte on OKI. Got mine with oat milk and light ice. Would absolutely get again. Came at 10am on a Thursday morning in September post-Labor Day and it wasn’t too busy.

Dietary restrictions: Alternative milk options are offered such as almond and oat milks.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great sandwiches :) we didn’t stay because it was pretty smoky inside. Looking forward to trying their coffee the next time.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great place for breakfast take out. Only 3-4 tables so not much room to stay but good food, nice portions. Coffee (espresso) was surprising excellent.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Island Jo, Breakfast Sandwich

absolutely love this place. best breakfast ever and the atmosphere and staff are great people!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich