After a long day, my friend took me to eat at Jim's. Our waiter kept our cups full. He was very attentive and respectful. This time I settled on the Mushroom Swiss sandwich. I was definitely not disappointed. This burger satisfied my hunger! read more

Jim's Restaurants - Mushroom Swiss burger - American Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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The breakfast here at Jim's restaurant is so good. The wait staff is so nice and the restaurant is so clean. read more

Jim's Restaurants - Pancakes - American Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

The service was okay. When l asked for extra napkins I was given a pile of cocktail napkins rather than the usual dinner napkins. Did not like that and lve never been given these before. Next is the gas. Covered in a greasy buttery layer that l used all the napkins to absorb the extra butter. Worst of all is the t ea!! Bitter and awful. Added more sugar and it was terrible. My husband said his was fine so l didn't say anything. Even our daughter did not drink her tea at all. When l paid the bill and told the waitress. She I forms me that they are waiting to find out what to do because the brewer isn't working correctly. So they know it's bad and serve it and didn't even offer to refund the $9.90 we spent on 3 glasses of tea!! Now we go here weekly and l am very disappointed in this whole ordeal. Never have we experienced this. Today we went in the day rather than the evening. Lesson learned . Do NOT go here unless it's in the evening. This day crew is awful!! The waitress should have gotten someone to credit this amount back rather than just do zero!! Next time l will be that mean ole lady and demand money back or some other drink than tea. I will also return my meal and order something else or not have anything at all. We go here because our autistic child likes to. They should not be serving tea when they know it's bad. How hard is it to put tea bags in a pot of hot water and brew. Or they now make ice tea bags for cold water. In a pinch something else. read more

The steak is delicious this photo does not even do it justice, this meal also came with a bowl of oatmeal and toast and salsa, one of my favorite breakfast to get. Service was fast and friendly. Ambiance is clean and welcoming friendly staff. read more

Jim's Restaurants - Steak and egg breakfast - American Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Well, my wife wanted pancakes for breakfast and I wanted an omelette. Jim's, a restaurant we used to frequent for a long time, was just around the corner so off we went! You know, the memories flooded back as soon as we parked the car. To us, Jim's is like visiting the 1970's when we were growing up. My wife loves their pancake and so do I. It's fluffy and has that familiar old-fashioned taste of pancakes from eating it as a young person. Their omelet is old-school and still delicious. The service is fast and furious. Our server was friendly and felt like she wanted us to get our food quickly. We must have looked hungry! As for the ambiance, Jim's decor is very old school but has added some touches to be modern. A TV monitor in the waiting area and better furniture for their customers. We've been frequent customers of this eatery. The pandemic kind of pushed us away for a while but we always enjoy eating at Jim's. We will come back now and then so I'm glad Jim's still here. BTW, for lunch, try their Frontier burger and fries! You will be glad you did! read more

Jim's Restaurants - Omelet - American Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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I love old school dining experiences and Jim's is the epitome of that genre. It's not haute cuisine but good solid American diner food. Our pancakes and other entrees came out hot and fast and the veteran server could not have been more kind. Definitely love the 70s vibe in the dining room. Recommended. read more

This is one of my top 10 all-time favorite restaurants in the entire city of San Antonio. I take my mother to this location every Sunday for breakfast. Sometimes we have guest with us and sometimes we don't. It's usually my husband. We always asked to sit in in OKIA section or Joe's section I have absolutely no complaints. Their food is so good that the San Antonio newspaper ran in their tortilla soup as number one in the entire city. We usually come for breakfast for my mother Das her pancakes with three containers of syrup. She gets so much joy coming here, but I hate to miss any Sunday. That being said if you try this location is the number one location on yelp I don't understand why they rating is only three stars. I would give it 10 stars if I could. My only complaint is that they don't sell merchandise like mugs and T-shirts cause I would definitely buy one of each for everyone in the family and their restrooms are always dirty. They never have enough toilet paper. The toilets in the sink are always filthy the sink today in the ladies's room did not have any hand soap, and they don't put the trashcan close enough to the door that you can open the door with your paper towel and then throw it away but literally that is my only complaint I will try to remember to take pictures of my food today and post it on this yelp review until then. Bon appétit read more

We had senior enchiladas. They were very good. Our waitress was attentive, but not overly so. Good food, excellent service and relaxing atmosphere. We will return. read more

I ordered French toast which comes with 6 half slices cover with powered sugar. It looked great and tasted better than it looked! Sorry for no pictures. I ordered a side of bacon which was cooked to perfection.. everything arrived hot! I was served very quickly as well. Jim's does not have a military discount program considering this is Military city and maybe they should.!!! read more

What a cozy spot! I stopped in today for a late breakfast and was very well taken care of. My drink was handed to me as I sat down and the food was hot and delicious. Will definitely return on future lunch breaks to enjoy the comfortable atmosphere and helpful staff. read more

Jim's Restaurants - Jim's old school marquis - American Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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The only word that comes to mind is disappointment. This is Jim's has been here longer than I have been alive and the quality has only gone down with every passing year. Today I decided to give Jim's another chance. After calling 12 times to put in an order to go, I gave up and just went to the restaurant. I asked the waitress if they had been receiving a lot of calls to which she responded "we kind of just leave it off the hook and let it ring" what a joke. I kind of just laughed at her as I didn't know what to say. I left without buying anyone and I don't really know when I'll be back. But it sure won't be for anything to go. Also extremely poor service. My waitress spoke in a whisper and stared at her shoes the entire time we spoke. read more

An outdated diner with filling comfort food. I'm a long time fan of Jim's, but this location is a little further down on the list of locations I would recommend. As for the restaurant itself, the ceiling has a whole bunch of dirty and water stained tiles that are hard to miss, the lighting is extremely dim or out completely in some parts of the restaurant, the tables my group used all wobbled, and the whole place seemed like it could use an overhaul and update. Though the interior was pretty lackluster, the staff was great. Our server was very kind and patient with our larger group and checked in with us regularly. She was great and made sure we always had what we needed and wanted, and the gentleman running the register was also very kind to us as well. The food was pretty good, but not as good as some of the other locations I usually visit. I ordered the Chicken Tender Basket with Cream Gravy, French Fries, and Texas Toast. The Texas Toast was more bread than toast and we ended up referring to the butter on said bread as 'yellow' as it did not taste like butter and was rather chemically. Several of us ended up forgoing the Texas Toast because the 'yellow' really was gross. The French Fries were simply okay; they didn't have much flavor and needed a lot of help from the Cream Gravy. The gravy was fantastic, really thick and creamy with a delicious taste. The Chicken Tenders themselves were pretty good too. The breading was crisp and crunchy, the chicken was moist and fell apart pretty well, it's just that the seasoning wasn't as good as the other locations'. I don't know what it was, they just tasted slightly different. My fiancé ended up purchasing a Lemon Merengue Pie to take home with us to try (Yes, a whole pie because a whole pie is actually cheaper than two slices), and while I have mixed feelings about the pie, he's said that it's 'grown on him.' To start, the merengue on top had a nice, light and fluffy texture and looked really pretty, but didn't have much flavor to it at all, let alone any sweetness. The crust wasn't anything to write home about except that it felt a little stale, and instead of the expected creamy lemon filling for the bottom layer, it instead had the consistency of Jello. It was extremely weird, and after two bites I decided it was not worth eating. Overall, it didn't have any lemony tanginess or tartness, was rather bland, and the textures didn't match up well. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good. While it's still in our refrigerator, I have a suspicion my fiancé will not end up finishing it all by himself. I'd definitely recommend Jim's to friends and family, but I don't think I'd be able to recommend this particular location. read more

Jim's Restaurants - Chicken Tenders with Cream Gravy, French Fries, and Texas Toast - American Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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I stopped in for an early breakfast and the place was pretty empty. Although this is clearly an older location, it was very clean and well maintained. The service was excellent and the food was good and a really good value. read more

It's been a HOT minute since I have been to a Jim's. The kids have asked despite being here before so we decided to have dinner tonight. They used to have a club sandwich called the "Frontier Club," it's a regular club with a hamburger patty and cheese on the menu but they took it off. Our amazing server, Jeniffer, not only knew what I was talking about she said they have it in their system too! Talk about day made. It was everything I remembered, toasted bread, bacon, cheese, hamburger the whole thing. Throw in some thin crispy onions rings and French fries. Dip it into some cheese soup and heaven! It's a Jim's, they are pretty dated but it gives it charm and brings back lots of memories. Food is good. Price is right. Service was excellent: read more

Drove across town just for their club sandwich and was HUGELY disappointed when they gave me this. According to the waitress they might be running out of bread? How can you call yourself a cook and be proud to serve this? They did take it off the bill but I was still greatly disappointed. Will NEVERA return to this location again. read more

Jim's Restaurants - a sandwich and french fries - American Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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I love this local chain. Known for breakfast but the burgers are highly underrated. Chargrilled with their version of burger sauce has always been a go-to and consistently made. I have had other foods that didn't really match up to the Bfast and burgers so I can not give a fifth star. But the speed of service, quality of food and local nostalgia (I have been eatin here since they had a drive up car hops) I will always hit up a location when I just don't want anything fancy/fusion. read more

Jim's Restaurants - THE Frontier Burger n rings - American Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Declining business. Dirty restaurant and menus. They need someone to take the helm and revamp this SA staple.

This was a random find--- but oh, what a find! The looks of this diner from the outside til you step into the doors has an old fashion, Hollywood movies feel. The decor is simple but classic. I came at 6am and a few folks were in there. Upon walking in, the waitress Carol gave me a warm smile and welcome. She immediately offered a cup of hot coffee as though she read my mind. The menu is large and assorted and they serve breakfast all day. I ordered the Jim's Quickie Breakfast that came with eggs, and diced sausage. I got the egg substitute because I can't eat egg yolk. I was very pleasantly surprised they even offered egg substitute. Most places I've visited to include high end chains don't. The food came out looking like something straight from my grandma's table! It was delicious! The waitress was absolutely amazing. She served that entire diner solo and I never had an empty cup of coffee and she did it all with a smile as if we were in her home. If you are looking for high end fancy, this might be the stop. But if you enjoy down home, classic diner feel and food, this is the place. By far the most wonderful breakfast experience since moving back to the US. read more

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I'm sorry to be giving Jim's a 1 star review because they've always been pretty good & have been around since I can remember. However; what they've done is unacceptable. I ordered a chef salad, today, for pick up. To my surprise, everything on the salad had been shaved down to paper thin, tiny, pieces, except for the hard boil egg! Talk about getting ripped off! I remember when these salads had chunks of ham, nice strips of turkey, nice pieces of tomato, strips of purple cabbage & bits of carrots. Hope y'all bring back the old way of making the great salads from the past. read more

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Why did I decide to try Jims for dinner? I have no idea. I gave it 2 stars because of the atmosphere. There was hardly anyone at the restaurant so we didn't think service would take long BUT it did. We waited 10 min for the waitress to come over and take our drink order. We ordered mozzarella sticks which weren't anything special, I'd say the same as the 99€ mozzarella sticks from Sonic. The marinara sauce was ice cold at least at Sonic it's room temperature. Onion rings were a joke. Club sandwich had a weird taste. I paid $66 for dinner we won't be going back. read more

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I walked in and I wasn't impressed by the look of the place. I seated myself and took a look at the menu. My server was Nadine. The menu was the typical food you would expect. It took a bit to figure out what I wanted. After my order was taken and delivered I was forgotten about by Nadine. She cared more about her phone than her customers. I had ran out of water and she never came to refill it. I eventually had to get up and refill my water myself after over five minutes of waiting. That was very unacceptable. It wasn't packed at all. There was no excuse for bad service. The food was just okay. It tasted like you would expect it to taste like. With the horrible service I received I will not be coming back again. read more

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grilled biscuits? raw bacon? no water? pancakes were fine. I've lived in San Antonio since 1968 and I can remember when going to Jim's restaurants was a fun and delicious experience. Great burgers, the best skinny onion rings you could ever find. a great homestyle breakfast. came for a family breakfast and we greeted with not fluffy biscuits, but an obviously hard and stale biscuit that have been put on the grill, broken up into pieces and put on a plate with some butter and brought to the table. The elderly couple I was with would never have complained, which I guess is what they are counting on, I ordered over medium eggs with crisp bacon and a pancake. I got one of the three. Runny eggs and raw bacon. we came because this older couple wanted to come here. I won't be back. read more

Jim's Restaurants - grilled pieces of biscuits. - American Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

If I could zero star it I would! This place is the worst! Unnecessarily long wait for mid food. I ordered a sandwich my boyfriend ordered a burger... it shouldn't take that long. Not to mention the burger was burnt to a crisp! The only good thing was my side of ranch! Oh also if you decide to eat there make sure to add a plus one you may have some unexpected guest to join you!!! grow read more

Jim's Restaurants - Yup that's a exactly what it is - American Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Jim's on Hillcrest I highly recommend! My wife and I have been there for the last three times even though there is a Jim's closer to the house. The service is amazing the food is delicious but most importantly every employee greets you with a smile and is very courteous! The manager is teaching these friendly employees how to treat a customer! The friendly ambiance coupled with an amazing Senior citizen menu makes this Jim's our favorite place! read more

Everything at Jim's has always hit the spot. Some of my favorites include the Cowboy Sandwich, tortilla soup, chicken fried steak breakfast, frontier burger, chicken monterry. Best coffee and very good sweet tea too. read more

It not hard to see why the restaurant is closing so many locations. The food, service, has gone down, and the prices have gone up.

The perfect stop for breakfast at anytime. I got the chicken fried chicken breakfast, and it's plenty of food to fill the hungriest. Safe environment to dine in and they do a great job of sanitizing between customers. read more

Jim's Restaurants - Chicken Fried Chicken Breakfast - American Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

I was so surprised that to see Jim's become what it is now. They my have rap music playing from the kitchen with words like f***, B**** and so on and the entire meal was either burnt or tasted like they haven't changed the oil in weeks. We had to ask for the sides that came with the food and our drinks were empty until we asked for a refill. The employees have friends that come and hang out at the bar tables and the manager just walked around and let it all happen. read more

Jim's Restaurants - Burnt everything ‍ - American Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

We went to the location on Hillcrest and it was horrible. Usually we go to the one on Broadway. They are amazing but closed early for maintenance. For 15 years I have ordered a ham and cheese omelet but with turkey instead of ham do to being Jewish. The server asked and said it would be an up charge of $2.25. Never have I been charged that. I called the manager over. I explained I was Jewish. He said he didn't care and that they were the number one store. I said that was a tad racist. He said no, that since he is Native American and his store manager is Black he can't be racist and repeated it's the number one store. We walked out. I've never been so offended. I will call Corp.Grilled Chicken Sandwich. read more

Dirty place dirty dishes. Need I say more to get in my 85 characters? They sloppped this butter? On our toast gross. read more

Jim's Restaurants - a half eaten sandwich on a plate - American Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

We've been go6to Jim's since we moved to SA 23 years ago. The first one we went to was great then it became a trash house (nanasty). The second one was great but after 3-4 year it just went to crap. We've been to this location and it is a breath of fresh air. Hopefully it stays that was. Does Jim's rotate manager? Tell me they don't. read more

I have a soft spot for Jim's. It's been a San Antonio staple for decades. Let's be honest, it's a diner on par with Denny's or IHOP. They're not reinventing the wheel. Most of their food is frozen, not fresh. They have gigantic, Texas-sized portions, and finding more moderate offerings is hard. For instance, this morning I'm in the mood for some eggs, a single pancake, and toast. I can't get that here, I have to get the much larger Texas Two Step which I can't finish. But that's really a first world problem, right? Too much food? I like this location despite it being in Balcones Heights. The servers are *always* competent and *always* friendly. What's cool about this location is the variety of old-timers that come in here, and likely have been coming regularly for many a year. The food is decent, neither especially terrible nor earth-shatteringly good. Solid is how I'd describe it. Whether you're coming in after church on Sunday, after the club on the weekend, or anywhere in between, Jim's is a known commodity--and it's not too bad. read more

Two different times in a row have I came to this Jim's just to take a bite of my burger and see some shit like this, worse part is me and my family all got burgers all 4 of them looked like this, DONT GO HERE At this point I'm pretty sure they want to poison everyone that does ‍ read more

Jim's Restaurants - a close up of a sandwich - American Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

I come here once in a while and the food is good I order the grilled chicken sandwich with French fries I definitely recommend it, I give this restaurant 3 stars, there is too much flies swarming me and my food I can't eat comfortably without a fly flying around me.There is also a bunch of dead flies on the windows. Other then that the food is good and the staff are nice. read more

I've only gotten breakfast at Jim's before so I wasn't looking forward to coming here for lunch but the chicken over the rice pilaf was surprisingly good. Customer service was excellent. I had ordered a cherry pie for dessert and I noticed it was very soggy when eating it. I looked at the bottom and it was raw crust! It wasn't even baked at all. How disgusting. I hope I don't get sick from the few bites. This made me lose my appetite and I couldn't believe anyone would think that even looked okay to be served!!!!! Disgusting!!!! read more

I have no idea why, but my octogenarian grandmother loves this place. She shops at Neimans, travels Europe, and prides herself on her refined palate... and yet, she suggests this place for meals more often than I'd care to admit. This past weekend we went for Sunday brunch, and she had a taco (did I mention she's also a size double zero?), while I tried the enchiladas (no bueno!); my boss suggested in the previous week and I'd had a Chef Salad then. Food is usually pretty good, service is attentive, and the restaurant, while outdated, is clean and well cared for. This is also a surprisingly busy location. I've been here countless times, and can recommend the chicken tortilla soup, any of the omelets, the burgers, and the salads, but I would personally go elsewhere for tacos and would NOT go for the enchiladas again. Your grandparents (or parents, let's not age-discriminate here!) may be as sophisticated or simple as they want to be, and this is easily an acceptable place to meet them for a quick lunch or weekend breakfast. read more

We drive past this restaurant probably a dozen times a week, but had been warned off by the description from some friends that it was "like Denny's." Well, in that it was designed in the 1950's and some of the menu is probably still the same, yes, that could be true. But Edward, our server, was fantastic -- a real professional -- and, although the wait was overly long) the food was above satisfactory. Not to trash another chain, but I've never been able to say either of those things about Denny's. Spouse had a Texas omelet - three kinds of meat and lots of cheese in a huge omelet which spouse pronounced as very good. He was in the mood for sliced tomatoes, so skipped the grits or hash browns. To please me, though, he did accept the biscuits -- Spouse is gluten free, so couldn't eat them. I've been hankering for Jim's biscuits after reading Cat C's and others' reviews and I'm sorry, I don't get it. The biscuits are big, yes. Fluffy yes, But biscuits are supposed to have their own distinctive flavor. These ones were essentially tasteless. It didn't help that they were served with a "butter flavored spread" that professes to be -- and tastes like -- 45% vegetable oil. Wrong, wrong, wrong. My order of a "senior grilled tilapia" with mac and cheese, though, was excellent. The piece of fish was grilled lightly, and almost literally melted in my mouth. The mac and cheese was just fine too. Overall, I could give them 4 stars within their "type", sort of a diner category -- except for the inordinately long wait -- my dish came out 35 minutes after we arrived, and Spouse's was another 10 minutes after that -- and the frigid air temperature which had me almost ready to plunge my hands into my mac and cheese to get warm. So three stars for the experience - sorry Edward, you are first class and deserve five stars all by yourself. read more

Jim's Restaurants - Texas Omelet w/ sliced tomatoes - American Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

What a shame! For a restaurant to have a good product & a very friendly server but not do what is needed to have a clean restaurant is just poor management! When I go to a restaurant, I want good food and I EXPECT for that food to be prepared in a clean & sanitary environment. The restroom gives me an indication of the cleanliness of the kitchen & this Jim's restroom was filthy! If I had gone into the restroom before I ordered my food, I would have gotten in my car & found another CLEANER eating establishment! read more

This restaurant is filthy. I walked in and was told to sit anywhere I wanted. Half the rest was seated or the tables were filthy. I finally sat at the least dirty table, and it took twenty minutes for a waiter to acknowledge me. The breakfast was fine, but the waiter did not bring any jam, and abandoned me after the food was delivered. Never check on me or refilled my coffee. He did wipe my table upon approach, and left a pool of water on the table. I dried the table with ten napkins. No one seemed to have a clue on how to run a restaurant. I saw a woman (maybe a manager) keep ducking into the back. I finally had to leave, and waked to the cashier to pay, and explained that I had never received a check. She rolled her eyes and got the check. Restrooms had paper, feces and mess all over. Beware. Please fix this restaurant please. read more

His restaurant was visited twice two different times the food was excellent properly cooked beautifully displayed excellent job for the cooks the service temple situations or bad Bob time is it where is your watch fully staffed the first time washer food sit for over half an hour before served it wasn't even full of people surface of the first case it was for Rent I'm second in Quetion we didn't even get knives and forks left his food out there had to get up and go to the kitchen area in the front and asking employee for knives and forks they gave me a look like I was Threatening him it was ridiculous the attitude if the food is amazing the facility was clean and beautiful employees ain't worth a darn you know when you come to work at least look good price I like you took your clothes out of the dryer and the attitude is we should be corrected after that the food was great read more