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    Jesse's Diner

    3.6 (55 reviews)
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    Open 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Divey
    Casual
    Good for kids

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    Bri B.

    First time here. The service given by Celine was excellent. The coffee was refreshing and hot and tasted so so good. The food was hot and fresh and served with a smile . The price for all of this was great also . Old fashioned diner but ambiance was very pleasant. I will definitely be going back to try more food on their many. Many choices on the menu to order from. If it's not on the menu just ask they just might surprise you and have it

    Iris C.

    The food is always amazing here and they have plenty of specials. Customer service is top of the line and you would love the atmosphere. The workers and owners are very kind and you don't have to worry about refills here because they make sure to check on you steadily, in which I appreciate. I know we all have been places where after they bring the 1st drink the table they return until it's time to pay. So if you're ever in the area please visit Jesse's Diner, you won't be disappointed.

    sausage and cheese omelet w  grits
    Shannon A.

    Food was very good service was good prices were very reasonable I enjoyed my breakfast here

    Barry B.

    The hunger was real Saturday morning and the Sage Mule was crowded. So what do we do....mosey on over to Jesse's Diner. Completely opposite types of restaurants but Jesse's was surprisingly good. I looked but I didn't see his girl (if you know you know). The breakfast menu is loaded with options so if you can't find anything it's your own fault for being so danged picky. Eggs and liver pudding for me, fried to perfection. The grits were good too along with ordinary coffee which was satisfying. Service on this particular Saturday was good and the food came out without incident. So if you can't get in to the more upscale breakfast spot give Jesse's a try. I tried calling 867-5309 but no luck. Again, if you know you know.

    Choice Ribeye Steak Platter
    Lisa M V.

    Took several minutes to be acknowledged by a server. I noticed they stay fairly busy but even to be acknowledged that someone is coming would be nice. Place is noisy since it's a busy place. Lady with apparently no decent upbringing with sitting next to me at counter FaceTiming the whole time. Servers said nothing. My server was a young lady who did a pretty good job although apparently no one likes their steaks medium. I told her that is how I wanted it and she responded back with "medium well"? I said "no medium". Food came out within 15 minutes. Everything seasoned well but my steak was well done. The place is worth a second visit for lunch.

    Chicken Philly & Fries
    Leslie P.

    We are visiting from out of town and was looking for a quick bite. We stumbled across this restaurant and at first wasn't sure if it was open because there wasn't many cars at all in the lot. Upon entering I was very skeptical of what to expect, however, the food is amazing and one of the best chicken philly I've had in a very long time. I had the server order it custom for me because it really wasn't on the menu. Chicken, peppers, onions, mushrooms, mozzarella cheese and mayo. It came out so delicious on a soft hoagie bun with the cheese perfectly melted. The fries were perfect as well. My other half got the smokehouse burger and that was very good also, but he ate it too quick to get a picture. I myself ate half before I realized I should take a picture of it. Going back to the counter area, that menu board shouldn't be there as it doesn't represent all the food they serve. The staff was very friendly and accommodating as well. We were so happy we found this place and will come back on our next trip.

    Cheese omelette with no cheese INSIDE
    Christa F.

    This place must be a popular breakfast spot. It was really busy on Saturday. I was disappointed in the food. Everything was like warm and underwhelming. The biggest let down was the omelette. I asked for a cheese omelette but when she brought it, I immediately noticed a slice of dry cheese hanging outside of the egg on the plate. Then as I ate it, there was no cheese inside. The service was so so; as the waitress didn't really have a personality, just kind of a "what do you want" demeanor. Probably because it was so busy but a smile goes a long way. At least I can say I tried Jesses check it off my list and move on.

    Seafood Combo with White Fish & Shrimp - not bad but overpriced at $12.95, based on quality & quantity.

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    3 months ago

    Very good place to eat breakfast! Everything was fabulous and we would definitely come back if we're in the area.

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    7 months ago

    Reminds you of grandma's breakfast! The coffee tastes amazing, food was awesome and service was wonderful! God bless this place.

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    Very welcoming place! We were in town for a wedding and wanted some good breakfast food. My food was delicious! Would definitely recommend.

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    Food was good, staff was good, service was great, awesome place to eat breakfast if you are going to the Greensboro coliseum!

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    Superb in every way! Can't say enough about food, price and customer care. Top notch place!

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    4.1(37 reviews)
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    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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    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.

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    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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