The food was hearty and delicious. Atmosphere is friendly and welcoming. Love the funny and inspiring signs on the walls. Will come back our next trip through Richmond. read more

This small town mom and pops breakfast spot looks like it was a house at one point and it feels just as homey! A lot of the folks seem to know the server and the chef, going back and forth with playful banter. Our food was delicious and the service was great as well! read more

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Yummy comfort food and friendly service. This type of neighborhood eatery is rare these days. read more

They are very friendly. The food is delicious. Especially the omelettes. I enjoy the deep fried chicken patty with fried potatoes & gravy on both. Yummy!! They had a fire on March 18th that closed them down. But they are working to reopen sometime in June. Hope so, I'm hungry!! read more

On a mini #roadtrip back to Indy. Just the perfect little local place I like to find. Street parking. Small little house, couple/four tables. Cooked to order so it took a little but not a problem. I had the patty melt and the onion rings. Both were a #yum. And I bet the breakfast foods are good. I missed the little chalk board that said there was a fried fish special. The table next to me had it and it looked really good. #ReviewsByRL read more

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Great little hole in the wall Michele is super nice. Yes Service does take a little bit of time when they're busy, but everybody is very friendly and beware the bathroom is very scary but the food is great. Unfortunately they did just raise their prices but they are still cheaper than IHOP or Cracker Barrel read more

Super rude owners. I will never eat here again & I will share my experience with everyone I come across. This is not how you speak or treat me especially when you're in the service industry. I hope whatever personal crisis they're going thru teaches them the lesson of treating people of all colors and backgrounds with respect & not to curse or take out their anger on customers. read more

The tenderloin sandwich was everything I hoped it would be! You do get service like they offered anyplace anymore. You will not be sorry if you stop by this lovely cafe. read more

One of the best small restaurants I have ever ate at. The food is fantastic, breakfast and there specials. Prices are more than reasonable. GET IN THERE, Plus the service is GREAT. read more

Me and my wife eat here often food is always good and service is great makes our visit a pleasure and best of all we always eat for less than 25.00 dollars very responsible read more

We visited our family place after 20 years. Stopped in and had breakfast. Lots of locals inside. Friendly owners. The pancakes are made to order and worth the wait. Coffee is hot. Cool atmosphere. Snow outside. Warm inside! read more

Joann's Cafe - Just a state sign - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Richmond, Indiana

Very small place. One waitress. Friendly greeting from her on entry. However, it took a loooong time to get our food and I was still hungry after eating which is unusual for me. Paid cash, got shorted change (weird). Okay place for locals but don't go out of your way and not if you have to be somewhere time sensitive. No I am not exaggerating on loooong time- I have a photo of the menu at 10:31and a photo of when the food came at 11:17. Since we hadn't eaten anything yet it was an uncomfortably long wait. I was getting hypoglycemic. Again, don't go if you have somewhere you have to be. Also their bathroom is grooossss - recommend going before you get here and wait until you go somewhere else after- there was no soap and floors are super greasy. Just not recommended. I wonder when the health department was here last... read more

Great service and great food. Very quick with order placement and when we got to speak with our waitress. The food was fresh and hot and they were very punctual. read more

First of all don't come if you're in a hurry this is a made to order restaurant. Small grill, one woman kitchen. Waited 45 minutes for our breakfast. Watching her was amazing. Arriving and placing our order there were at least 8 tickets ahead of us. While I watched she threw down hash browns, bacon and eggs, omelet and made the toast. Now all that takes time to cook but coffee was refilled and it was good tasting. Well seasoned pot. It's a remodeled house. Not a lot of space. 10 tables and counter seating. She needs a bigger grill. I saw leftover pancakes on a plate and they looked so good. Thick and large. The omelet filled the platter but didn't look thick. Generous portions, especially the gravy. I don't know if its homemade or not. Food Finally came. The bacon done perfectly I would have given 4 stars if it weren't for the long wait read more

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We love going to this friendly mom and pop cafe. Fast service. We prefer sitting at the counter and watching the short order cook do his thing. My husband gets his brekkie and I always get a fresh made to order real beef hamburger with the works. You gotta have a huge mouth to bite into it! One of our favorite places to eat. The cakes are real good too. Get them when you can bc they go quick. read more

Welcome to grandma's house! This restaurant reminds me of the way we used to eat. I got the Tuesday special, which was meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, salad, and bread. The photos don't do the amount of food justice but $7.24 wasn't a bad price when you consider what little you get at other places. I had to take part of the food with me. The huge difference with all of this is that the food was made from scratch. She made the gravy from the meat she cooked and they peeled and mashed potatoes and snapped and de-strung beans, the way it used to be. Is there another restaurant where you can get that in 100 miles? I doubt it. Just like grandma's, there were people talking when I entered and they were enjoying themselves. If I expected a host to seat me in the fancy area, it wasn't happening. The woman was in the kitchen cooking and her husband was out front taking care of customers when I sat down at the counter. I suppose people today would call that cute and charming but it's just the way things used to be here. These people have been running the place for 18 years. I'd been gone most of that time and didn't normally pass it. Apparently, they did a lot of business because of the Kemper Cabinet factory and other businesses on the south side that have closed. First, I got my salad and dressing. It wasn't much, so I wasn't expecting much. The lettuce was clean with no rusty edges and there were several tomato slices and they weren't yellow-ish or green-ish. Radishes were also included--you can see from the photo. I wasn't expecting the huge piece of meatloaf with a good portion of mashed potatoes and gravy, and hand-snapped green beans, plus a slice of bread. Trust me about the green beans. My grandparents would go out with my parents on Sunday and we'd stop on the road somewhere someone was selling vegetables on the side of the road and grandma would buy a bushel of beans. We'd go to their house and 3 or 4 of us would be on the front porch snapping beans. Making a meal from scratch just isn't that easy. I can't tell you the last time I made gravy because it's so easy to open a jar. She makes the gravy after cooking the meat, the way it should be. I said "there is no sin in lumps" referring to the mashed potatoes, which really didn't have lumps but I could tell that they weren't from an instant package. I had a really good conversation with the owners, also. They're great down-to-earth people. There wasn't enough salt in anything, which is a good thing these days, but...it was just like grandma's. Update 2014.04.17: The new owners have been in business since October and today was the first time I'd been there since then. They're friendly and the food seems to be much the same--made from scratch and made with care. They mentioned that they do large deliveries from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. read more

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Jamie and staff really know how to do breakfast! I will have to try lunch and let you know

I live about an hour away from this nice little spot. My best friend and I were in the area and craving breakfast, we looked up a couple of spots.. and this was the winner. And let me tell y'all, I would drive HOURS to come back to it time and time again. The staff were incredibly nice, you walk in and you just know it's going to be good food. I ordered eggs, bacon, wheat toast, and a waffle. My friend got eggs, sausage, toast, and we shared a full order of biscuits and gravy. MAN!!! It was soooooo good! Everything was cooked to perfextI've been to countless breakfast restaurants and this one is seriously number one! It is home cooking and made with some serious love. Please make the drive to this little spot it is so worth it. read more

Joann's Cafe - Breakfast for champs. Eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, a waffle, and biscuits and gravy. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Richmond, Indiana

Nice, small , local place in downtown Richmond area. Classic American food. Had breakfast bowl with homemade sausage patty... outstanding!

This place is great! Very comfortable and welcoming. The staff is very friendly, and I felt at home as soon as I hit the door on my first visit. The special of the day was chicken and dumplings, which I had with green beans and mashed potatoes. The serving size was quite large for lunch. The green beans were among the best I have had, the potatoes were rich and lumpy, the chicken and dumplings were great. Nice big thick delicious noodle style dumplings, tasty chicken gravy, lovingly cooked chicken. Served with bread to get all the good stuff. Less than seven bucks! read more

Joann's Cafe - Mmmmmmm - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Richmond, Indiana

BEST PANCAKES IN THE MIDWEST. Seriously though, this place is awesome. Great food, laid back atmosphere - it's my new favorite Richmond breakfast spot. read more

Joann's Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Richmond, Indiana

Fun little hole in the wall breakfast joint. I was in town for a meeting and had some time to kill in the morning. Didnt want a fast food meal and found this place on yelp. Very warm comfortable feeling. Kinda like being at a friends house. Coffee was hot and fresh. I ordered a typical eggs, bacon and toast meal. Was cooked right away and was delicious. I will stop again for sure the next time im in town. read more

I can hardly wait to try other things on their menu! I had been there many years ago (for breakfast). I was craving a good home cooked breakfast-one I didn't have to cook and could sit down and relax to eat. It was a little busy, but that made it more entertaining, along with obvious "regulars"! The breakfast was delicious. The burgers, tenderloin, veggies and all on the grill looked and smelled wonderful. Also, I cannot say enough about the service- the waitress was very efficient and courteous. Even though she was very busy, she made time for everyone who entered and definitely stayed on top of everyone's needs! read more

Came here for breakfast with my friend and I'm not going to lie, I did not enjoy that as much as I thought I was going to enjoy it. The seating is first come first served, and that is exactly like that. The food was good, just a bit greaser than I was expecting it to be. Would I come back??? yes. But I defiantly know that its going to be greasy and that they might not have any seating. read more

This place has the best breakfast in town, hands down! I'm in town from Minnesota and had eaten at Bob Evans on National for a few breakfasts before I found Joann's on Yelp. Had biscuits and gravy yesterday and chicken fried steak and eggs for breakfast today! You couldn't make me eat breakfast anywhere else, to heck with Bob Evans! And the best part is the cook! What a character and his daughter is the waitress and they make the dining experience fun and homey! I will be back for breakfast every time I'm in town, thanks y'all for great food and a made from scratch experience! read more

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Some of the best pancakes I have ever had in my life and they are huge! They are light, fluffy, and beyond delicious. Get some sausage patties and you are set for a mouthwatering good time. read more

If you want to wait over an hour for your drinks and mediocre food in an unclean place where the cook touches the food with his bare hands and a customer is wearing a confederate flag hat.. I guess you should come here. Never coming back again. Horrible service, unclean, not good food, inconsiderate owners. Warning college students, this place is not part of the "Richmond charm". read more

Came here for breakfast, and it was pretty good. Don't get cheese in your omelette - it's pretty nasty. Their pancakes are really good and you can watch them make your food, which I like! It's not the best breakfast but it was pretty good for not much else being around. read more

The sausage patties are homemade , the hashBrowns or home fries are real taters and browned like hash browns should be. The meal with coffee was under $7. I strongly recommend this homey breakfast and lunch place. read more

Joann's Cafe - Local with whiteboard special behind him - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Richmond, Indiana

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Super friendly place came in from reviews here. I like the smaller places. It was not glamorous but who cares food was great ,price very good and rhats what i look for in a place to eat . Might eat eat here tomorrow morning. Great Breakfast nice people what else can you ask for? read more

Just a tiny little diner in a tiny little town in the country. Made me happy to talk with some local folks and the waitress. This was the best biscuits and gravy I've ever had. We both agreed. The texture of the biscuit was just right and the gravy had an amazing flavor. Come try them out if you are near by. Would have loved to see some homemade jam. Oh, and the butter was those tiny containers of margarine that can sit out on the shelf for years. Yuck. Some real, whipped butter would have made my grits a home run. read more

Went for breakfast/lunch with family. Ordered grits with cheese as I needed something bland and received cold grits with a slice of kraft style cheese on top. Sister in law had chili that looked and tasted like no chili I'd ever had and was not very good. read more

The food was okay. I loved the ham steak. However the cook had no idea what "egg whites" were. I was sent eggs over medium. When I told the server I wanted egg whites, the cook yelled "She's going to pay for those eggs she didn't want!" Needless to say, that left a bad taste in my mouth. We will not be returning. The server was very friendly though. read more

These are a few of our many regulars that come in. If you want a friendly fun-loving atmosphere along with great food, this is the place to try. read more

Classic diner in the older part of town. We had nice, if not gushy, service and great eggs and french toast/pancakes. The best sign to us was it seems lots of locals eat here (and the hours are great - we had late breakfast/early lunch on a Monday when other places were closed). read more

We stopped in for breakfast, hungry for biscuits and gravy, and found happiness! Their B&G is absolutely amazing and the sausage is mostly responsible. Service was quick and very courteous. Reading the daily specials made me want to stay for lunch too! read more