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Jake's Diner

3.5 (35 reviews)
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Closed • 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Tianna W.

Found this hidden gem yesterday after I had to drive to Greensboro for an emergency. First off I want to start by saying Destiny the server who helped us yesterday gets 5 Stars!!! Her hospitality was great she was very patient and she always had a smile on her face!!! If you love sweet tea be sure to grab one, they make the besttttt sweet tea!!! My friend's food came out along with my French toast but destiny let us know that they were bringing the rest of my food. I tried the French toast and though it was cold it was still good. I give the French toast a 6/10!! Once the rest of my food came out I could tell I was in for a treat! The eggs were scrambled with the perfect amount of cheese 10/10 The sausage has a great taste 9/10 Bacon was cooked to perfection 9/10 The grits were also good 7/10 The fat cat special is only $20 My friend had the Philly cheese steak omelette. Although they didn't put cheese in her omelette she still enjoyed it. Thank you Destiny for being wonderful!!!

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Mary W.

YUM YUM YUM! I generally enjoy Jake's but today was exceptionally delicious! The food was perfect and piping hot. We stopped in around noon on Sunday, waited around 5 minutes which wasn't bad at all considering the crowd, and immediately got sat and waited on. Our waitress was really friendly. I also observed another waitress being raked over the coals by a couple of tables with one complaint or another and she handled them all with ease, never losing her composure. Honestly, I would have had a hard time not losing it myself considering the "complaints". Rather petty in my opinion, but I'm easy going. :) Anyway, the parking at this location on Battleground is pretty easy especially if you go to the back lot. The waiting area is nice, also. I love the counter seating, too. The food: ah! So yummy. I know it seems crazy to ooh and aah over diner food, but I'm telling you it was THAT good. My parents also enjoyed theirs, but unfortunately, I wasn't able to grab a picture before they devoured. My dad ordered the sausage gravy biscuit with eggs, and my mom created her own egg white omelette. Both amazing! I love their turkey club, too. And the crinkle cut fries! The prices are also very reasonable and you can pay using a QR code, which is quite convenient. There are a few Jake's locations around town and I think this one on Battleground is the best. I've not yet tried the new location downtown but plan to ASAP! Definitely don't count out Jake's as a great breakfast, lunch, or even dinner option in Greensboro!

Omelet bacon and cheese. Home fries.
Will M.

Came out to Gboro for my daughter's dentist appointment. She chose this place so we rode about 10min to it. The was plenty of parking, which is always convenient. We were told to pick our seats which was a great start! Waitress was attentive and friendly. She took our orders efficiently. Kind to tell us she had all the jelly flavors when we asked her for jelly. I had the bacon cheese omelet which I first thought it looked a bit small but it did the job. Great taste and bacon just crispy enough. Also got a short stack with chocolate chips and it didn't disappoint. The biscuit was fresh and delicious. She got bacon and pancakes, ate most it! Taking some pancakes to go but she was pleased. There were other guests so they do get people here for good eating. The music was light, the air was on and the overall layout was enjoyable. We will definitely come back!

My meatloaf dinner!
Curtis S.

One thing I look forward to on Thursday's is meatloaf at Jake's! I've eaten at all the Jake's in town, but the one on Battleground hits the spot for me! The servers there are on top of it! The young lady that waited on me last night made sure everything was perfect before I walked out the door. I might not have mentioned it, but I got take out, but I was still in and out in less than 5 mins., and I didn't order until I got there? The place is always inviting and even though the parking lot was full last night, they still took care of me the second I walked through the door! But isn't a full parking lot a sign of good things to come? Anyway, if we ever want to eat out, or take out, on a Thursday night, Jake's is the first place I think of, mostly because of the meatloaf, but not just the meatloaf.

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Anida K.

Looking for a place to hit up brunch and landed here during the weekday! The ambiance and staff vibes felt like the kind of diner that attracts regulars, which peaked my curiosity. I imagine that it's the kind of spot that offers consistency to folks who especially appreciate a solid place to get their fave fixings. No thrills or frills to it! That's what it was for us too. Lots of options to pick from especially if you like breakfast food. I had an omelette with biscuit and gravy and felt pretty satisfied. Hubby and I both left full and happy!

Philly sub
Aniya E.

Dine in | Dinner | $10-20 Who doesn't love a diner! Nothing special of course but food was delicious. I'm a ranch lover, so I can tell the difference between ranches ... theirs were top tier. I'll be back to try their beef tips one night. Service was nice per usual, thanks to Miss Brenda. Food: 5| Service: 5 | Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Home Fries

Bacon and Cheese Omelette.
Randall M.

Good food, good service and diner ambiance. Fast and good. In and out with no delays. Breakfast is always good.

Hash browns ordered crisp. Tasty and cooked perfectly.
Gary F.

A solid breakfast and good service. The eggs were cooked as ordered, over medium, and the sausage was full of flavor. Grits were ok but benefitted from some salt. Service was quick, we waited less than 5 or so minutes for our food. The restaurant was a bit chilly but otherwise clean and comfortable. Waitresses were pleasant and prompt. I'll be going back.

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The food, service, and the whole vibe of the place is great and exactly what a diner should be like.

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Very friendly nice environment and great food too. Great service.... I was definitely will be back.

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Good food. Not bad but not a good place for covid protection. The place has no barriers

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Jakes Diner - Downtown - Side Salad

Jakes Diner - Downtown

4.1(37 reviews)
3.4 mi•Downtown

Place was absolutely awesome. Food was incredible, the waitress was the BEST! We tipped her very…read morewell. We drove down to NC from Maine, this was a unplanned stop, but we loved it. Waitress also explained Grits to my daughter who tried for the first time. What a great place!! Ambiance, food, service A+, Highly recommend!

It was a combination of my last chance to go to a restaurant before this huge snowstorm was about…read moreto hit and seeing the many pleas from the local businesses to encourage us to eat downtown since business was on the decline due to the weather. the economy and the post- covid blues. It was also a chance to catch up with Ron and Victoria who I have not had a chance to see for a while. They recommended Jake's Diner downtown, a couple of blocks down from Victoria's studio. Sounded like a plan to me, so I hopped in my car and headed to meet them down on South Elm Street. I am glad we went because there were not many people in the restaurant at all and by the time we left after lunch we were the only ones. I know they appreciated the business, We were promptly seated and the waitress was very helpful and provided excellent service Ron went with breakfast and had eggs and waffles and bacon and Victoria went with a lunch themed hamburger and onion rings. I decided to go Victoria's route and ordered a a hamburger with blue cheese and an order of fries with a diet Coke. Everything came promptly and was tasty. I must say, considering how expensive things are today, I found their prices to be pretty moderate. Plenty of refills on coffee and diet Coke without even having to ask. I liked that! The food was good, the company was wonderful and it's nice to have a breakfast/lunch spot like that downtown. I hope I caught Jake's Diner at an odd time and a pre storm panic because they certainly deserve patrons and to stay alive in downtown Greensboro. They offered us a nice meal at a good price. I even found parking right around the corner! Check them out!!

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3.3(59 reviews)
4.8 mi
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I normally don't give 3s. Even a bad experience can get four if the service is on point. In this…read morecase it wasn't. Sorry, Jasmine. I watched you cater to 3 other tables and pretty much ignore us. To be fair, I've eaten at Jake's on Wendover a few times. I knew the type of food. It's always been excellent. We arrive. The white lady with the high pony tail says "sit anywhere that's clean. Cool. Didn't get her name. I will call her P. All the small booths on the perimeter were full. We take the large booth in the back corner. The tables in the center were six tops. That booth wasn't clean clean. 50-11 crumbs in the chair. I wipe them off. We wait. No menus brought. One of the expediters walks by. Didn't even stop . A four top arrives. P is at their table in 2.5 seconds with menus and cutlery. Well dayum. Why don't we have anything? We see our waitress waiting on the table next to us. She takes the orders of the two older gentlemen making small talk even. No worries. What she did next should have told me how this whole experience was going to go. She brought the menus from their table to our table. Ummmmm, I don't know what cruds they could have had. Then asked what we wanted to drink. Ma'am! We just got menus. She returns with our water. Asks if we are ready to order. Ma'am' we just got these menus. We place our orders. I ask her name. Like you rolled up on us and didn't even introduce yourself. Jasmine takes our order. Food comes out faster than expected. Great! That's where it begins to go downhill. Jasmine never brought cutlery to our table. We had to ask and wait longer than I think it should have taken. Mind you I saw how P was working her table. Jasmine checked on the gentlemen several times. A family sat at a table on the other side of them. She was speedy with their service. More on that later. The gentlemen leave. Mind you Jasmine hasn't come back to our table at all. Wait once after we got all our food. That's how we go cutlery. I've drank my glass of Diet Pepsi. Would be nice to get a refill. She comes back with a wet rag to wipe off the table where the gentleman sat THEN asks if we need anything. I ask for a Diet Pepsi refill. Bae is in the bathroom and I let her know that he wasn't satisfied with his meal. She just looked like "oh, okay". No server should ever want to hear this. We did not ask for a manager. Meanwhile across the restaurant P has already served and turned that four top. Recall they were sat after us. As I continued to look around other tables were getting soda refills. AND I saw piping hot food delivered. Bae's eggs weren't piping hot. I mean "steam" was coming off these other plates. Bae came back to the table as I was telling Jasmine he wasn't happy with his food. We went there for French toast. He ate one piece. Half his eggs and half his potatoes. He asked for the check. This is after I'd asked for my refill. So I asked again. Jasmine brings out all the food for that family's table. She even brings. An extra plate. Looks over and must have remembered our requests. In the time she went to get an extra plate I could have had a soda refill which I really wanted to drink my soda in the restaurant as I finished my meal. She instead brings it in a to go cup. Fine but had she been more attentive I would have had a refill at the table. Enough about the mid level service. In case you're wondering Bae did tip her 15%. His food did not arrive piping hot. I didn't get a refill. We had to ask for cutlery and watch everyone else around us get better service even those in our section. No, the restaurant wasn't packed but patrons steadily flowed in. We shouldn't have been there for as long as we were. The food? Not terrible except the meat to bread ratio in the patty melt (see photo). Thin party. It was very tasty. I enjoy a good patty melt don't expect the meat to be that thin. The grits? Ouch! Not a lick of salt in the cooking liquid. If you do have salt in the water, please double it. Once I added salt they tasted fine. Bae didn't complain about the coffee so I will say that was fine. Bae says we're not going back to this location. Which is disappointing since it's a short drive and one of few places that serves regular degular French toast. I knew Jake's on Wendover and Downtown would be packed due to GHOE. The Battleground location was busy and getting overflow from the place up the street from them where we went first so we didn't stop there. As we were leaving Jasmine was already talking to the new patrons at the table where those gentleman were sitting. They hadn't been there two minutes whereas we easily waited five minutes before being acknowledged. I'm not saying don't go to Jake's. By all means give them a shot. They have been a Greensboro staple for decades! Our experience this time was less than 4 stars. That's all.

The servers were minimally friendly and not very outgoing or seemed interested in their work. They…read moregreeted, but didn't smile, yet seemed genuine with their closing as we left. Ordering seemed to take longer than it should given the technology involved. A hand-held payment system was used to take the order. I'm not in a hurry to order, but if I want the bacon breakfast platter with scrambled eggs with cheese, a biscuit, hash browns, and side of French toast, why can't I say that? Nooooo, I (and everyone) had to wait for the server to go through the prompts on their screen. My order was simple though: a bowl of chicken noodle soup and a side of broccoli casserole. The server had to check if there was soup, and there was, but for some reason, it was the last thing to arrive at the table, and it was minutes behind everyone else's meal. I'm talking my friend already finished their burger late. While I waited for the soup, I ate the broccoli casserole. It has potential. I'm not sure if I got the bad part of the pan or what. It was mostly dried up cracker topping and a huge slice of melted Kraft-like American cheese slice. If you know the flavor, you know the flavor. It didn't work here and nearly spit out the bite. The inside, however, very good, yet mushy and not creamy-cheesy. Now, I've said it's impossible to screw up chicken noodle soup. I mentioned that in another review, too, but I really should stop saying that. This one was bad. Not inedible, just lacked flavor and was a sloppy, goopy mess. The noodles were cooked to mushy-mush, there wasn't much chicken, and the vegetables were canned Veg-All. No celery, no onion, and more corn than anything else. And potatoes because who knows why? The broth, though yellow, tasted like nothing. The soup was better with the saltine. I didn't eat much of the soup because it was such an unenjoyable experience to eat. Sweet tea tasted like it was unsweetened with sugar added, and yes, that's wrong, sweet tea is made with sugar while it's still brewing, not after the fact.

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4.5(73 reviews)
3.1 mi•Downtown

A special experience, highlighted by delicious food, a relaxing atmosphere, and wonderful service…read more Keyshawn and Danika were terrific, helping us celebrate my wife's birthday. highly recommended!

Hey family! So lately, I have been going out on Thursdays for the past year and Pryme is usually…read morewhere you will find me. At this point, they know my face and my favorite bartender Dame is usually there. The atmosphere is lovely and most times they have jazz or R&B playing. Like I said before, it's always at a good volume and never too loud. I haven't been for brunch in a while but when I go on Thursdays, they have a special for whiskey and bourbon and also wine. It very laid back, however, I still suggest making a reservation as it came get busy out of nowhere. I've seen it happen. The last time I went I tried the Red Snapper bites which came with rice, Caribbean cabbage and olives. I can't stand olives (its a texture thing) but it wasn't on it at all, it came on the side which I thoroughly appreciated. Everything else was spectacular. I also let Dame make me a drink and I often will say "Bartender's Choice" which means they can create whatever they want based on what flavor profile I like. I'm not sure what the drink was but it was delicious and strong. I only needed 1 that night. The service is always great and it feels like you're catching up with old friends. Although, not pictured, I have tried the shrimp and grits, fried cauliflower, and crab dip with toast points. All are very good. This is one of my favorite spots that feels like my own version of Cheers. If you are in the area, check this place out. Wonderful food, wonderful vibes, and amazing staff.

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