A refreshing change after making the mistake of eating at First Watch a week prior, where there was one menu item that appealed to me and it was labeled "your Dad eats this". I found this offensive, if not smug. The ambiance, the food, and the service at TJ's were all exactly what we were looking for. I highly recommend TJ's. read more

4 stars food 3 stars service. Food was amazing first of all. Felt like I was in someone's kitchen. Pretty big portioned. Our server was an older lady who had butted into our conversation lol and then started conversating with me and forgot my husbands bread that was supposed to go with his meal. 1. 2. Since she was being super nosey she said that they never put down the patty tor my burger lol which I highly doubt it was cooks fault lol I'm sure she had forgot to tell them lol. Would I go back tho??? Yeah, lol I would. I'll just prepare myself to carry on a conversation and my food might be missing or take forever to come out lol read more

A local restaurant to eat breakfast of brunch at. Depending on time of day, the service can be great or so-so. It seems that on some occasions items get forgotten when ordered. The food is ok, and portions are decent, but they have to do something about the service. read more

Searched for a breakfast place while up in the west Phoenix area and this cute homestyle place came up and we are so glad it did! It is home cooking with the friendliest service, real families and truckers in the country style decorated dining rooms, and huge portions of deliciousness. The blueberry muffin was especially tasty loaded with blueberries. My husband and I shared the big breakfast which could easily have fed 3! Plenty of parking and very affordable. We will be back! read more

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Good food. Homestyle cooking. There is something for every one. We were a little disappointed that the eggs Benedict used what tasted like canned spinach. Service is hit or miss. Casual diner environment. read more

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Working in Phoenix for a few months and this place is the go-to place for breakfast. The service is great and the down home feel you get when walking in is the best. Don't pass on this place because it looks older than others. It will not disappoint. read more

Food was delicious. Service was well it just say there was one lady working waiting on five tables big big groups. It is what it is. She did as good as she could ambience . It's just a 50-year-old restaurant cool as hell check it out you'll love it. read more

TJ's Homestyle Restaurant - American Near Me - Avondale, Arizona

Amazing customer service and delicious food. When you go be sure to order a pistachio shake. It is my favorite item there.

While the food here is pretty good, the owner and her son are very rude, loud and obnoxious. Will not be visiting this restaurant again. read more

Looking for that good homemade breakfast you grew up up with look now further. Almost all the breakfast meals are made from scratch. Many regulars early in the morning and wait staff greats most by name and will ask if they want their usual or something different today. Real hometown feel. Food proportions are large. Reminds me of the lost dinners from my younger years. read more

We arrived as a party of 3 and were welcomed with a wait of over 30 minutes due to kid's soccer teams, PIR event, MADD walk, We Walk for Hope Walk.... The wait was worth it. The soup of the day was albondigas hands down the best I have ever eaten. Compliments to the chef- the broth was full of veggies and the meatballs (yes, two) were flavored and spiced perfectly. I also ordered the green chili omelette- the green chili was very good. My dining partner tried the cinnamon roll French toast topped with butter and syrup. It was a very good combination . My other diner has the chorizo omelette and a strawberry shake. All of the food was very good. As a plus the staff was efficient and kept the coffee full. This is a hometown diner clear on the opposite side of town.. a mom and pop shop .. we will drive for the service and the good down home style cooking ! read more

TJ's Homestyle Restaurant - Raisin toast - American Near Me - Avondale, Arizona

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Came here for a late breakfast and the portions were generous for the price. I love a great family owned diner and this place has been here for years! Closes early in the day but the vibe is fun and the food is good. read more

TJs restaurant and diner is a wonderful restaurant. Their breakfasts are absolutely delicious. Portions are big, coffee is delicious. My wife and I love this spot. When you go, ask for Nikki as your waitress. She is a hoot, and she's always on the ball. Five thumbs up read more

The best breakfast in Avondale, hands down. Service is always excellent. Ambiance is like a chill old school diner. Family owned & excellent food overall. We eat here regularly. read more

We have been going to this place for years, bringing family and friends. We have never been disappointed! Food very consistent. Service, we highly recommend sitting in Susan's section, she is a blast, friendly efficient and just a great person to start your morning off great! Match that with a fantastic breakfast! Simply put Outstanding! Keep up the great work! read more

In my opinion servers are not the kindest. Had a little bit of attitude and Me and my family have sat here for 40-45 minutes waiting for our food. It is not very busy as well. Food is not that great read more

The food was delicious, and there was a great country style atmosphere, with a really friendly staff. Definitely worth the trip. read more

TJ's Homestyle Restaurant - Delicious breakfast platters - American Near Me - Avondale, Arizona

The breakfast was hot when we got it. Bacon was done perfectly! Susan, our waitress, was great. The atmosphere in the restaurant is friendly all through out, even from 1 table to another. read more

The food here always hits, especially the French toast. The prices are reasonable too. However, the service is hit or miss, the place needs some updating, it just feels old and damp. The last two times we've been, the service was really slow, and the food was slow to come out. There are too many new restaurants in Goodyear to continue picking an outdated spot that closes early, the service is OK and the food takes forever, even if the food is good. If you want to stay in the game, you're gonna have to step it up.. i'd like to see you succeed, so make some changes, they are necessary. read more

quite the peaceful quiet little restaurant. Food tastes good like homemade. I like the decorations

I am a DoorDash driver and I drive all over the West Valley. Last weekend, while I was dashing, I drove by TJ's Homestyle Restaurant. The parking lot was very busy and I thought WOW! I've never seen or heard of that place before. This morning, I surprised My Husband with a breakfast date. We went to TJ's and we were so surprised by this restaurant. The restaurant resembles an old 80s truckstop on the outside. The inside is dated but very cute and extremely clean, We walked in and we were immediately greeted by Susan the server. She was very friendly and asked if we wanted a table or booth. We told her we would love a booth so she walked us over and noticed that the booth she was going to sit us at had some water spilled at the table so she said let's go to another booth. This one is dirty. We were really impressed by that. We sat down at a new booth and looked at the extensive menu. We had a hard time deciding what to order because everything looked fabulous. I ordered the VIP pancake, which included one pancake, two eggs, and two slices of bacon. I also ordered a cup of coffee. My Husband ordered the wet burrito and an iced tea. We thoroughly enjoyed our meals. My pancake was cooked perfectly a little crunchy along the edges but pillowy inside and I really liked that. My eggs were cooked sunny side up as I ordered them and the bacon was cooked perfectly. My coffee was hot and really good. My Husband's burrito had a lot of different ingredients inside and it was seared so the tortilla was crunchy. The salsa that came with the burrito was warmed up and it was really delicious. We had never had salsa that was warmed up before. Susan told us the salsa was homemade on site. He also enjoyed his iced tea. After breakfast, we shared a rather large cinnamon roll. It was a tiny bit too sweet for the both of us but very good. We initially wanted to order a slice of pie, but Susan told us that the pies are homemade on Friday and available on the weekends. Service was excellent. Food was amazing and the prices were good. Our total bill before tip was $39.00 and some change. I would say the only thing missing from this restaurant is music. The restaurant was extremely quiet and it would be nice if there was some country music playing . Try this place out you will not be disappointed. read more

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Terrible absolutely terrible and the waitress came by after I asked someone else for check. Fries were unusually hard.

Always wonderful food and service! With so many new breakfast venues in the area, the wait times are lessened, and that was the only thing that ever kept us from being here often. We are excited to become "regulars"! read more

Food and service were great! Even though it was NASCAR weekend and the restaurant was packed, our waitress Maria was amazing. She was attentive to all her tables and somehow still made time to make small talk with everyone while providing wonderful service. We really appreciated Maria's friendliness and how well she handled such a busy crowd! read more

If I could rate 0 stars I would, my family and I are coming from California and decided on this place for breakfast, lady in the front was an older white woman and didn't even seat us just pointed at the "long table" as she stated for us to go to. She then proceeded to ignore us and seat 2 other groups that came in after us, and repeatedly passed us ignoring us, about 20 minutes passed still no drinks or checking up on us. Horrible. We left and she watched us leave and still didn't even say anything. read more

We get the good service and food but their restrooms need to be cleaned for customers and employees. Dirty walls and doorknobs ,high surface touched areas are filthy you can be an old establishment but still clean . read more

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If I could rate this a 0 I would. Their service was so bad, we waited an hour just to get our food. When we had asked how long, the waitress said we had to wait at least 40 minutes for our food. As soon as our food was ready, our waiter only brought it one by one. The ambiance was heavy, it felt like the people were giving us a bad attitude as well as sarcasm. Our waitress only brought us water and got our food orders and then after nothing. No updates, no asking how we are, nothing. She only checked up on us after we got our food. My sister ordered chilaquiles without any knowledge it wouldn't actually be it. In the description it describes it regularly but once she received it, it was only the sauce in a bowl. I have uploaded a photo of how it's ACTUALLY supposed to look like compared to the "chilaquiles" we received. read more

TJ's Homestyle Restaurant - This is what it's supposed to look like. - American Near Me - Avondale, Arizona

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Best place to eat for breakfast and lunch. The waitress are very friendly and excellent customer service. The food is really good. I highly recommend this place read more

Was visiting my mom and thought we'd try this place based on how busy it always is, thinking it would be good. Very wrong. Service is terrible and slow and food was even more disappointing. Tables and floor were dirty and our silverware still had food stuck to it. The wait to be seated was around 20 minutes with two small parties ahead of us. From there, it was close to another hour before we got our food, and our server had been MIA so unsurprisingly it was cold. Part of the order was not there and had to wait another bit for that. The server was very overwhelmed and was overheard snapping at another table who was ordering. The worst was the cinnamon rolls. We took them to go and once home, they were clearly old. I mean multi day stale. Could not eat and heating and adding extra butter did nothing. The entire experience was so comically bad I cannot see myself coming here ever again. read more

TJ's Homestyle Restaurant - Giant Cinnamon Roll - American Near Me - Avondale, Arizona

I have been here twice lately and the service and food was incredible! Our servers were Tina and Nikki. Both of them were very communicative, had a great sense of humor and truly cared about the breakfast experience. Thanks! read more

The food and the service was great. Thank you Nikki for the suggestions and making this a great experience. The food and service was great. Thank you. read more

The servers are always incredibly knowledgeable about their menu and foods. They're very kind and the entire restaurant carries a unique atmosphere that feels like home. The decorations are varied and beautiful. The food itself is delicious, some items are nice and savory while others are sweet. Everything is filling and at a very fair price. read more

TJ's Homestyle Restaurant - West dining area, highlighting classic style booths and a very small selection of the varied decorations, creating a comforting atmosphere. - American Near Me - Avondale, Arizona

Coffee was horrible, hair in my bacon, half cooked still cold country fried steak. Waiter was really rude. Place use to be good, I won't return read more

Food was ok. Restaurant was nearly empty on the side we were sitting on. The lady that helped us had a un friendly comment to my husband, and it was something that would make us never return to this restaurant and we will not recommend it to other people either. read more

The decor parking service is 5 stars. The food, 2 stars. I may have had higher expectations because I really enjoy these family local restaurants. The bacon was very good, luke warm. The eggs were actually pretty good; scrambled with with cheddar cheese. The cinnamon French toast (the most anticipated portion) was very good. read more

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Ate there today for the first time with my husband. I even mentioned it was our first time trying this place out. At first the staff gave us our preferred seating area and assigned a nice waitress to us. It was ok atmosphere for an old mom and pop restaurant. The bathroom was dirty and the place was knowing old from within and out. All of that I could handle as ok. However, the food was questionable. I ordered steak and eggs. The steak was small and paper thin for the 20 price. But it was eatable. What was the crossover for this 1 star review was my husband order. He ordered a double bacon burger meal. It looked ok to the eyes when recieving it. But the meat was soggy,wet and cold. He barely took a bite and I tried a bite. Never ever going to go near this place again. I wondered if this meat was a precooked meat from a different day and just microwave it to make it a meal. Even then a microwave would have made it hot. For the time spent cooking it made me think of fast service with poor food like it was old. The staff checked it and confirmed their mistake. Even McDonald's is 100x better because its hot and cooked. This was a case of God forbid exposure to food poisoning. read more

The food was okay. Nothing special about it but it was hot and tasty. There were 6 of us and the wait for the food was very short. Maria was our waitress and let me tell you, I will wait an hour to sit and wait for one of her tables. We had breakfast and a show. Her personality brought our visit to a higher level (4 stars to 5) just don't wear a green shirt. Maria will understand. Lol read more

Incredible food and great service! We went to Waffleletto prior and they looked at my interacial family and told us an hour to hour and a half wait (even though there were several open tables, one couple waiting and they don't do call ahead seating or reservations). We drove straight to TJ's (been here a few times) and they sat us in minutes. INSANE how much food we got for the money and the quality of food is consistently above the bar! Thanks for having such a genuinely great restaurant that we honestly care across by accident. read more

I absolutely love this place. Good food, great prices, and the friendliest staff you'll ever meet. Nikki makes us feel at home every time we're there. read more

FIrst time here, and not a good experience. First, though, I will say the waitress was very nice and totally apologetic. So, It took literally forever to get our food, the whole time we were there was 2 hours. Was also not impressed unfortunately with the food. Had eggs benedict, and it wasn't canadian bacon but a small piece of ham, and very little hollandaise. The potatoes were of the cheapest variety out of a bag from the freezer, the squares without any onions or peppers, (the farthest thing from homemade). The bathroom is scary, don't use if you can help it. Our companion had a cinnamon roll that he asked be heated with butter. It came out cold, so he asked it be warmed. It was warmed in the microwave so much that the icing came back clear and see through, and the roll shrunk, it looked terrible. Can't afford to try again, as much as eating out it these days. read more