Jesse's Place is located along Ingleside Rd. in Norfolk, VA. They aren't attached to a shopping…read morearea, but there are a few other businesses in the shopping area there. They are on the left corner of that shopping area. My visit here was on June 2, 2026.
I don't normally go into this area of Norfolk. What transpired that day was that my mom had her cataract surgery nearby, and we wanted to look to have something for breakfast after that was done. I saw some good things about the place, so that's why we came here. We had gotten here just before 10 am.
When I first came in and parked, from the outside, you would think that it might be something like a dive bar. This would not be the case at all. They are a breakfast, brunch, and lunch type of place. The place looks small from the outside, but it is much bigger than you think once you come inside.
Once inside, it looked more like a large diner type of place. It was quite open inside. We were immediately greeted by Andrea and she said we could sit wherever we wanted to. The placemats on the table have advertisements on one side, and on the other side, it lists their daily specials, including a buffet on weekends.
She didn't take long to come over to the table with menus and asked us what we wanted to drink. I stuck to my usual lemon water, while my mom got Pepsi (they have Pepsi products here). Since my mom just had the cataract surgery, it was hard for her to read the menu, so I helped her look at making a decision. It took us a little while after the drinks came out to choose, as there were lots of great items on the menu to choose from.
After having some time to look over the menu, I decided to go with the French Toast Combo with Scrambled Eggs and Bacon. My mom decided to go with the Stuffed French Toast with Strawberries. After about ten minutes or so, the food came out to the table and looked really good. The French Toast was nice and fluffy, as well as hot. I don't use syrup on it, so butter worked just fine. The eggs and bacon were hot and good too. My mom really liked that Stuffed French Toast with Strawberries. The meals were definitely fulfilling.
Overall, the food and service were great here. It was nice to have a place that feels and looks like a diner. Even though this place is quite a ways from where I live, I would definitely come back to try other foods on the menu, and maybe even the buffet some weekend. If you are in this area of Norfolk, this is a great place to go for breakfast, brunch or lunch.