Just an update to confirm my continued reviews: Josey's is still top notch breakfast food for the area. The prices have stayed somewhat steady since 23 and the quality remains high. Staff are friendly and responsive and are very helpful with requests or questions. I ate here when single, when dating, I brought my kids here when they were babies, and I take them at 12 year olds now. Really glad to have a constant like Josey's that I can always rely on. read more

I haven't ate here for a while. But I love this place. It is the epitome of homemade wholesome country food with generous portions. The staff are real and friendly. If it is anything like it used to be it's easily one of the best breakfasts in Salem. read more

This is our favorite hole in the wall for breakfast. A small little diner with nothing but great food and friendly service. Every time I come I usually get the BLT. They stack it pretty well and the toast never cuts up the roof of the mouth. My husband enjoys their French toast or the light breakfast. Great sized portions for the price. We will always stop in here when in town. read more

Always great breakfasts in a humble and comfortable environment. Staff are very sweet and efficient.

Love the chill vibe here. The breakfasts are absolutely delicious with generous portions. The service has been great. The waitress is very communicative and considerate to all patrons. Definitely a "must go" place for breakfast! read more

Josey's Restaurant - Cinnamon Swirl French Toast Breakfast - American Near Me - Salem, Oregon

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A good little hole in the wall find. Not a huge dining area. The food is classic yummy American comfort. I was there for breakfast. The server was friendly and attentive but not hovering. She kept the coffee filled, took the order, delivered it. She checked back to make sure all was good, refilled coffee and came back again to remove plates and asked if there was anything else, how was it etc. The interaction with her felt natural and unforced. It is very hard to find service like this. The food was well prepared just as expected and the portions were ample. Just note parking and tables are limited. read more

The food is your typical diner food. Biscuits were alright. The service was stellar though!

I was really hungry for pancakes and stopped by this morning. The service was just average. I said at the counter I was expecting more maybe blueberries to go with my pancakes but no, I decided to order for pancakes without even looking at the menu, then was disappointed to see that it was $18.60 for four pancakes wow what a world we're living in nice servers and a dine feel to the place not sure if I'll go back but now that I've looked at the prices and actually opened up the menu online. I think I will go back and give them one more try. read more

It took the waitress at least 20 to take our order. I asked for tomato juice (which is on their menu) they didn't have. we ordered their corn beef and hash, and the jr and sr breakfast to eat in the restaurant, and some chicken strips to go. The corn beef and hash order was fine, my breakfast I ordered scrambled eggs, I got over easy. We were never asked if we wanted ketchup or hot sauce, we had go get the jelly from the waitress , who was chatting with the people in back. She took our debit card and It took her forever to bring back, our copy to sign. I looked back and again she was chatting with the people in back. We finally got our copy. We left her no tip! We go there because the service was always good and the food is o.k. read more

Best biscuits & gravy in town!!! Bacon perfectly crisp and great wait staff. Fair prices too. Our favorite breakfast place hands down

Don't let the humble building deceive you. The breakfast I ate here was so freaking delicious. I asked for over medium eggs. What I got were actual over medium eggs - not too runny and not to rubbery. The hash browns were hot , crispy, and perfectly seasoned. My waitperson was very attentive without being cloying. I will eat breakfast there if I make my way to Salem again. read more

We decided to try this place out based on reviews, and it was close by. The menu prices were a tad higher than the current pictures. They were really busy when we showed at 11am on a Wednesday. The staff seem to have a great team approach. It was nice to see, although maybe a bit understaffed. All were really nice. We ordered a Manhattan burger with onion rings, and the Chicken Fried Steak meal. The burger was good, basic, and the onion rings were amazing. The cook did mess up two parts of that order though. The CFS was large, but thin, and crispy. It tasted good, but I was shocked at how thin it was. The eggs were a perfect over medium. For covid they are social distancing, requiring masks, wearing masks, limiting how many are in the store and how many are seated, and controlling the flow of traffic. I felt comfortable eating in the restaurant. read more

Josey's Restaurant - Menu 11/2020 - American Near Me - Salem, Oregon

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This location is convenient and the service is decent, other than that, it just ok. The prices are way too high for the quality and portions of food you receive. I mean, way too high. You can get a better deal for a grand slam at Denny's for 1/2 the price and the decor will be a lot more updated. Paying $4.40 for a side of onion rings (about 6) or 2 pieces of bacon for $3.00 is just hi way robbery. The photo of the burger is attached and will speak for itself in quality and size. It had a cheap flat bun with a pre-packaged meat party and a thin small piece of bacon slid in-between. All that lack of wonderness for a whopping $13.. Not right! The French toast topping (pictured) was runny and therefor made the bread soggy fast. Experienced cooks would know this the first week in training. This place isn't decorated in authentic 1987 decor on purpose it's just never been remodeled or updated. The menu is archaic with minimal choices. The drink choices are few and the prices are high. The seating is old and comfortable is not the word that comes to mind. The bathroom is tiny, old and not the best smelling. So, it takes a lot to get me to give you 2 stars, but the proof or evidence is to overwhelming to avoid and ignore. read more

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Good solid breakfast at a reasonable price. It's the classic diner experience. We have never been disappointed.

We've been going to Josey's for years. They have the best Belgian waffles in Salem, and their biscuits and flavorful gravy are perfect. The service is amazingly fast, even when it's busy. The ambiance is similar to going back to a vintage 60s diner. The menu options and prices are epic! read more

Top service. Fist time there and I will definitely be going back again! Clean good food and amazing service.

Local little diner. Megan is friendly and efficient running the breakfast crowd alone. People know her by name and she makes you feel like you're in her kitchen at home. Food is great. Fluffy pancakes crispy bacon and spicy sausage. Biscuits n gravy a hit too. Glad we found this little joint! read more

Cute little diner, friendly staff. Stayed on top of the coffee refills. I had the country fried steak, it was tasty. I would go again if I'm Salem, Oregon again ! read more

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Great little diner! This was our 2nd time in. A nice go to place, if you're in the area. Waitress was very attentive and nice. We will be back. read more

Josey's Restaurant - Biscuits and gravy with an egg and bacon - American Near Me - Salem, Oregon

Arrived about 8:15 on a weekday morning and it took wayyy too long to get our food. Waitress SHOULD have been up front with "we only have one cook" before we sat and committed to our order. Slowed us down on our family day trip. Customer who arrived after us (treated like a regular) was finished eating before our food arrived. No excuse or explanation for that. read more

I live around the way from this restaurant. I had been wanting to try it since I moved to the neighborhood. I was not disappointed. The food is good the service has been wonderful everytime we have gone. The prices are certainly reasonable. It is a great place to go for a quick Saturday morning meal!! read more

My favorite local breakfast joint! Have been going there for years. The best chicken fried stake in the valley! Amazing service from the best waitress I've ever seen. She's non stop! Always greeted pleasantly and she always remembers what I order, even after I moved out of state for 2 years! Please support them, they are open for dining! read more

Josey's Restaurant - Senior portion chicken fried steak! Incredibly yummy, tender enough to cut with a fork, excellent sausage gravy, all home made! - American Near Me - Salem, Oregon

First thing you notice is their exorbitantly high prices and secondly is the amount of food you get for your money is a little less than adequate. Two of us for lunch spent $30 and walked away hungry. Service was good but the ambience could use some work. For me it's a one and done eatery! read more

One Extremely Rude waitress with bright colored hair was passive aggressive toward us because we walked 8 steps to the exit door out without masks on. We also walked in without masks and were almost to our seat when we were TOLD to put a mask on, even thou once sitting we would be able to remove then! I have entered numerous restaurants in town for months with NO HASSLES!! . There are MUCH better places to eat locally where servers (who are not KARENS) are not rude to valued paying customers. Not to mention your new 2oz of bacon was horrible! read more

My husband and I stopped in here for one last breakfast in Oregon before heading back home to Los Angeles. We weren't disappointed. Leslie greeted us at the door and promptly brought over our drinks. The best part, she kept my coffee cup filled and a smile on my face. Great customer service. I grew up in a breakfast place very similar to this I was half expecting the food to be a little greasy but it was not at all. My eggs over-medium were cooked to perfection and I devoured it. My husband had the special Blueberry Pancakes which were plate sized. I'm assuming he liked them because when I looked over, they were gone. All in all, if I ever find myself in Salem, OR again, I will be paying this place another visit. Good home cooking. read more

Josey's Restaurant - American Near Me - Salem, Oregon

We have been trying to try this restaurant for over a year and we finally did this past month and it was delicious with reasonable prices. I would recommend the hamburgers for lunch and then we've tried a few breakfast there I like the side pancakes the smaller ones not the big ones. Nice and friendly waitresses and a great place to eat at that feels hometown. read more

Josey's has earned a place as a weekly hangout. There's almost always a section of the Statesman to grab, a favorite seat open, and the waitresses acknowledge me as a regular and are on top of my needs. Exceptionally senior-friendly and welcoming to lone and handicapped diners. All diners require experimentation to find signature menu items. Steak and eggs here is a five-star dish, and the excellent cut of meat was cooked exactly as I asked. I like their Belgian waffle with berry syrup. The only place I frequent that prepares traditional hashbrowns. Bacon the best of any of my joints, eggs always skilfully cooked. When I make an unfortunate choice, it's not a bad meal, just indistinguishable from any other midvalley diner. read more

The level of standards has dropped. Please work on getting back to the great diner my family has visited for years. read more

Josey's Restaurant - Thinnest chicken fried steak in my life. I have eaten here for years. I'm concerned that they changed something. - American Near Me - Salem, Oregon

Great food and great service! Our new go to when we are in town! We both had the Hobo Omelette with hash browns....delicious!!! read more

Josey's Restaurant - The Hobo Omelette and hash browns....Delicious!! - American Near Me - Salem, Oregon

Visited for breakfast because of the good reviews. My breakfast was OK but nothing special in this old school diner. Service was the best part--friendly and attentive. read more

Josey's Restaurant - American Near Me - Salem, Oregon

I've lived in Salem a long time and driven by here a million times, so finally decided to try it out. I had the taco enchilada. Not bad, and staff was friendly. read more

First time here and the service was top notch, coffee stayed hot and full. Breakfast was amazing! Good portion sizes amazing taste! We will definitely be back and reccomend it to friends!! read more

We were heading back to Washington after a week at the beach. The neighborhood atmosphere, breakfast for lunch and easy parking seemed to be what we were looking for. We were right. Our waitress welcomed us and started chit chat. I had the hobo omelet and my husband had the blueberry pancake breakfast special. Everything was yummy. We'll be back on a future trip. read more

Great place for breakfast. Friendly staff and good home style food. The eggs were cooked properly, not chopped up. Hash browns were cooked through and hot. Very satisfied with the whole experiance. read more

Very nice atmosphere relaxing ordering fast waitresses and you get what you ordered nice and fresh and taste great highly recommend. We were driving by at lunch stopped to try it out it was my birthday sure glad we tried it. Awesome read more

Great diner for breakfast! Amazing customer service! First time here, but it will not be the last.

It is my favorite place to eat breakfast. Service is wonderful and the food is delicious.

This is the place to come for classic diner food! They have pretty good portion sizes. The service is really nice. And our food came out quickly (which is good cause we were hungry). I had the San Fransisco Burger and my boyfriend had the Old Fashioned. We were both really satisfied with our meal. We will definitely be coming back to try other items on the menu! read more

Josey's Restaurant - San Fransisco Burger with Onion Rings - American Near Me - Salem, Oregon

I came here for breakfast about a week ago on a Sunday morning. This place is pretty reminiscent of a classic diner from back in the days. My friend and I first arrived and was asked to sit wherever there was space available. It wasn't too busy but still quiet enough to enjoy the scenery around me. I perused through the menu but since I've been here before I wanted to get a chance to order the Sunday breakfast special which is the Prime Rib and Eggs. Our server Carol even remembered the last time I was here and recollected the fact that I wanted it last time as well but was too late because I had already made an order for the chicken fried steak which is also great! When we received our meal I was happy with the size of the prime rib which was also cooked to perfection at medium rare. I took my first bite and was amazingly surprised that it was not overtly seasoned and retained much of its natural flavor. I will admit that I scarfed down this meal and pretty much got to a point where I had to force myself to stop cause it was really too much food. I would definitely recommend this place as they have a great selection on their menu that can cater to many different tastes. Prices are very fair and according with its pricepoint and the service pretty good. Happy Eating Everyone... read more

What happened to one of our favorite breakfast spots? Until the service improves, I can't recommend this restaurant anymore. After seating ourselves for breakfast, we were ignored by our server for approximately 10 minutes until I finally had to retrieve our menus from the front register. Our server did not approach us until approximately 20 minutes after we seated ourselves. No mention of our having to retrieve our own menus. Server made a puzzling comment that she thought that we were waiting for more people, which made no sense because she hadn't approached or communicated to us since we arrived. We tried to order a fried egg and the server didn't know how to take the order. This had never been a problem before. For the next 37 minutes, our server did not communicate to us, provide an update on the status of our order, or check in on us. Attempts to make eye contact were ignored. I thought that our plates would be expedited due to the long delay in taking our orders, but just the opposite occurred. After an agonizing 57 minutes after being seated, we were finally served our food. Toast was forgotten on one of our orders, and despite an attempt to explain what a fried egg was, the eggs were not prepared correctly. The food itself was good, as usual. While waiting to leave, another server brought another customers' credit card, placed it on our table, and walked away. I called her back and it was taken care of, but I was alarmed that I had access to someone else's credit card number and security code. For a moment, I felt like I was in a different restaurant and that this was all a bad dream. We appreciated that another sever helped clear our table to help get us out the door faster; however, we were flabbergasted that, our credit card and ticket were never picked up. I eventually had to take our ticket to the register and request to pay so that we could finally leave. I was surprised to be asked how everything was. I explained the specifics of our negative experience. Frankly, I thought that much more concern would be shown. There were many opportunities to communicate and to make things right, but we left feeling dismissed. I understand that things happen, but our last experience was so outrageous that, although I still recommend the food, it will be a long time before I give Josey's another chance. read more