Best sandwich shop in Tazewell County? Find a better Italian combo sub in the Peoria area... I dare ya. Jimbos is tradition in Pekin, but it was down for the count a few years back. They have bounced back and have been rocking with new owners for a while now. Order the italian combo if your looking to be full for hours... and hours... and hours! Pizza's are especially good as well. Love their sausage chunks. read more

Great buffalo chicken salad, the rest of our group enjoyed their Philly cheese steaks too. Will be back next time in town

Great sandwiches, toasted ravioli and service!! Very filling!! Cheesy garlic bread is amazing!! Very clean business. read more

Cannot beat the steak sandwich. I'd eat it everyday! No in love with the parking lot but it is what it is.

The spaghetti was very good and the unique packaging kept it very warm. The staff is accurate and efficient plus, as friendly as you will find anywhere. How refreshing ! read more

Service is good and the food is delicious. Everything I order is great. Clean inside.

One word sums this place up..Horrible! I've lived in Pekin for 11 years. I've never had Jimbos Jumbo. So tonight me and my daughter decided to give it a try. To start, when I called, the woman that answered was kind of rude. I had looked at the menu online prior to calling but still had questions. One option is $6-7 for 4 chicken strips and fries. So I asked for 2 orders of those. She said they have to be purchased separately. Basically $5 for 4 chicken strips and close to $5 for the fries. Okay, I told her what the menu showed and she said sorry, it has to be sold separately. Fine. I ordered the "famous" steak sandwich they are known for and fries. I also ordered a small cheesy bread. Total came to $40!!! Simple enough. This was at 7:21pm.. I made sure to tell her exact instructions to my townhouse... After an hour of waiting, 8:20pm I call to check our order. It's chicken strips, fries and a sandwich.. easy enough. The same woman answered and asked for my address, I gave it to her and she put me on hold for several minutes. When she came back, she said the delivery guy had left 10 minutes prior to me calling and should be here at any moment.... TWENTY (20) minutes later I get a call from a random number, it's the driver. He can't find my home. I asked if the instructions where given to him, nope! As you can imagine, when you order what I did and it takes an hour and half to receive the order.. it's going to be cold. Sure enough! The fries felt like they'd just been taken out of the freezer and super soggy.. the chicken was soggy and ice cold.. the "famous" steak sandwich was cold, rubbery, and looked like it tasted.. like dog food! It cost me $45 with a tip to the drivers after all it wasn't his fault and he was very apologetic and nice.. But $45 for food that had to be thrown out! We ended up eating a frozen pizza at 930pm. I try to give ALL these smaller mom and pop places a chance... this is one I'll never eat at nor recommend again. TERRIBLE food and even WORSE customer service! read more

Did not eat there because they did not have indoor seating. Workers were very pleasant. I will give them a try next time I am in town.

I got the chicken Parmesan sandwich..... yummy. My husband got the combo sandwich that looked good too. We had the toasted ravioli as an appetizer. The gals behind the counter were sweethearts. They suggested we try the wings and Pizza next time.... we will be back. read more

Tiny one table restaurant so I assume mostly -- call in -- carry out orders. Pizza and hot sandwiches seem to be the most popular choices. Talking hot ham and cheese, italian steaks, stuff like that. Also pasta and salads are on the menu. Good friendly people here. I am assuming it is owner operated. Bottom line, a local independent joint that has been a local favorite for quite some time. read more

We ordered a Jimbos Jumbos Jumbo 16" pizza last week, and was very pleased! The pizza was delivered in much less than 30 minutes, the delivery person was genuinely friendly, and the pizza was fantastic! Its about time Pekin has an original pizza! Update: We recently visited Jimbos Jumbos to order take out food. This was Saturday 12/7 around 1pm. The girl behind the counter was friendly and helpful, getting to our order very quickly. Soon after she began cooking, an older female employee came from the back area and began complaining loudly about another employee who was not at work that day. She was loud and verbal, not trying to keep her negative conversation private. It was distasteful, and made me wonder if she complains about customers the same way. read more

I've lived in Pekin the majority of my life and this was my first experience here. We did carry out & got the Jimbos Italian Beef (add motz & banana peppers) and cheese sticks. They are probably the best Sammy's EVER. So amazing!!! The cheese sticks are your typical fried cheese sticks, nothing amazing but still good. The staff was so so incredibly nice and the food was super yum!! read more

I've been there twice now and have enjoyed it both times. The first time I had a plain cheese pizza and I'm not sure it's fair to judge on cheese pizza so I waited to review until I had a something else. I tried the sausage and steak sandwich (based off a recommendation) and it was delicious! My only issue and it's a small one is that the mushrooms that were on top of the sandwich were raw, I wished they would have cooked them at least a little bit. Otherwise the bread was good and there was plenty of meat on the sandwich, definitely going to try them again! read more

Jimbos Jumbo - Italian Near Me - Pekin, Illinois

I love this place is small but cozy, the staff here are incredibly friendly and the food is amazing. I went here for the first time over a year ago and we put in our order. After waiting quite awhile they realized they forgot to put in our order, they apologized profusely gave me a few cupons and threw in some free cookies. I come here at least twice a month for their buffalo chicken salad and hawiian pizza. I recommend their salads and wings. read more

First time visiting this place... I was in the area dropping off a 4-wheeler at Cupi's Motor Mall, so decided to try Jimbo's Jumo. The staff was very welcoming and friendly. The Italian Beef sammich was done asap, with cheese fries shortly after. Both were very very good, will definitely make it a point to get food here again. The next day when I opened my truck the aroma poured out lol, still smelling the goods of the Italian sammy :) My only concern was the amount of fries was kinda small for the price, but not worth lowering the rating. Maybe something to consider. read more

Just ordered a supreme pizza with garlic sesame wings, I'm super upset it took this long to sat it, it's so so good a must try, we will definitely return!! read more

Jimbos Jumbo - Italian Near Me - Pekin, Illinois

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Worst meatball sandwich I have ever had. No sauce so dry I could only eat part of it. I won't be returning

Welcome back! Really missed them when they were closed. Terrific italian steak sandwich (and the combo with sausage is great too)--I always get extra sauce . And the pizza is very good-- really like their thin crust ( have thick and thin) HIGHLY recommend. . . . read more

Super friendly owners. The $5 pasta + 2 bread sticks was incredibly filling and was such a great deal. The chicken parmigiana sandwich is definitely one of the best in the area too! We all enjoyed our time here and look forward to coming back again! read more

Sure wish my sandwiches looked anything like the photos! Got 2 sandwiches...mostly bread...very little meat and a small order of bacon Mac and cheese. Sounded wonderful right?..but for $7.00 was really small and definitely not worth it. Didn't wait long..but I was the only customer. 4 employees were there. One working, one eating cake, one griping about the one eating cake and the other one was making excuses why she was late to work. Sounds like the pizzas are pretty good but I won't be back. read more

Love their Facebook contests! One time I won a free sandwich. Delicious toasted ravs, made me miss the days I lived in St Louis.

I love this place! Good sandwiches and pizza. I usually scarf down a steak sandwich with cheese, pickles and hot peppers. So, pick your poison and enjoy! read more

I live close by and get their food every few months hoping it'll be better than last time. Its quiet the opposite though....... the sandwiches are lack luster with meager amounts of meat. I just had a ham and cheese with only 5 pieces of some thin cheap looking lunch meat on it and not even enough cheese to cover it. My wifes sicilian almost a foot long only had 4 tiny pepperoni on it and what appeared to be cheap lunch meat. The bacon cheese fries were the bomb but the rest is rather mediocre. The pasta is all some cheap store bought frozen stuff that is warmed up in a steamer and then has a ladle of watery sauce poured on top of it (very disappointing).Ive never ordered a pizza from there for fear of it being like the other food. If your starving and tired of mcdonalds i guess itll do..... read more

Great pizza fast delivery. The best steak sandwiches.its pekins best place for delivery of take out.

went here with my wife for the first time. It was a total hit. Italian meat sandwiches are the bomb. the entire staff was friendly and talkative.I wish they had a Jimbo's in Fort Worth Texas area. next time I am vacationing in Pekin I will definitely come back to this place. recommend getting the Italian meat sandwich with banana peppers and mozzarella cheese. read more

My first time here- ordered a selection of items from the menu, and unfortunately, not one of them met my expectations. The meat in the Italian steak was sparse and gristly, the fries in the cheese fries weren't fully cooked, and were quite soggy. The mozzarella sticks might have been cooked through, but had begun to congeal because they were done long before the other food, the wings were slimy, and they forgot the breadsticks for the ravioli. Needless to say, we were very disappointed and our first visit is also our last read more

Support this place. Very nice people making a living, and it is not a corporate chain. The food is prepared in front of you. The sandwiches are top notch. I get the Italian Sausage with pickles, peppers, & cheese every time. EXCELLENT. My wife loves the Italian Beef. One of my sons always gets the wings. My other boy gets the pizza. Something for everybody. Only one table for four people, so most folks carry out. read more

Do not get their pizza unless you like store bought premade pizza crust! Awful. Review over!

I went there for their wing special, and was very disappointed to find out that they were frozen wings that they just put in the oven. I have had the pizza and it was very good, but I would not recommend their wings. If you can't do wings right then they shouldn't be done at all. I think it gives a bad perception about that rest of the food that may or may not be true. read more

I've relished Jimmy Snyder's Italian steak sandwich since his first week in Peoria (used to be in the tiny shack by the old Burger King on Knoxville). This sandwich is the best in the tri-county area. We are ecstatic that he passed his recipe to fine people who have remained true to its execution. read more

Ordered an Italian steak sandwich one of my favorite. Hadn't been to Jimbos Jimbos in several months so I was really craving the sandwich. Very disappointed with my order. First off the cost was $12.17.I was shocked that it cost that much for chips, sandwich, and a bottle of pop. I questioned the price after that I was ok, had ordered extra sauce and cheese on my sandwich. Once I got home and sat down to eat my sandwich it had very little sauce on it , the bun was different from the last time I eat from there. The bun was longer and way to much bread. The sandwich had more bread than filling for the price. I took my first bite it is COLD and the cheese was not melted. Ok no biggie right I could microwave it. My mistake it made it worse because the bread got hard and chewy, however the cheese did melted ha ha, cooked for less than a minute. It was gross! Waste of my money! I use to see a Manger every time I went in but this time there was no sign of anyone in charge. Wonder if the business changed hands? But in any case I won't go back. Ordering Monicals Pizza!!!! read more